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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

ONE year ago to-day the WATCHMAN in
common with other papers appeared in
mourning for the noble Garfield who had
Just been called to his rest. Yesterday was
the first anniversary of that great national
calamity. During the year past we have
had good evidence of the truth of that now
famous sentence, "God reigns and the
government still lives" The murderer has
paid the penalty of his crime and the de-
mands of justice have been satisfied. The
new executive came to his duties under cir
cumstances peculiarly trying, but he soon
gained the confidence of the people and is
to-day their trusted head. Events have thus
again proved the stability of our govern
ment and its power of adaptation to sud.
den changes.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20
Notes and Notions.

BosroN PosT: The beer trade has
been good in England since Wolseley won
his famous victory
THE Massachusetts, republicans hold their
state convention to-day. Much interest is
felt in the result, which is at present doubt
ful.
The Boston Post, the best democratic daily
in New England, has come out with "new
dress Of the most approved fall style" It
is entirely worthy of its evident prosperity.
AN Albany dispatch to the New York Eve
ming Post says that there are now indications
that Secretary Folger will retire from the
gubernatorisl contest, and that the admins
tration will make an effort to concentrate its
strength upon Collector Robertson.
THE failure of Hon. Jay A. Hubbell Of
Michigan TO receive denomination TO
congress may be charged, the New York
Times thinks, to the popular disiavor with
which his course in regard to the business
of collecting political assessments is OBJ
served.
SOME persons can extract juice from a
very dry chip. Witness the following from
democratic exchange: The result in
Maine will not only prove not disastrous to
the democratic party, but long before 1884
it will have been recognized as an undis-
guised positive good"
BosToN HERALD.--" Scion Chase has
turned his steers around, the Chicago Times
observes, and is slowly driving home, wiping
his eyes and choking with sobs as the peo-
pie along the road run out to tell him the
latest returns. Mr.. Chase was recent
greenback candidate in Maine. Hence these
| steers"
WHO shall decide when doctors disagree
The Caiedonian charges the WATcHMAN
with being the cause of the detection from
Judge Poland in this district, while the
Woodstock Standard says that "before the
convention was held there were angry nut
terings in Orleans county and elsewhere and
bolt was openly threatened if Poland was
nominated" You pays your money and you
takes your choice.
THE war in Egypt has come to a sudden
and unexpected termination. BY mas
terly and decisive combat Sir Garnet VOL.
seley defeated the opposing forces, and
Arab Pasha is now a prisoner. Probably,
on the general principle Of the greatest good
to the greatest number, this victory for Eng
land will meet the approval of civilized ma
tions, as being the forerunner of better days
for Egypt socially and morally.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20
The Every Day College.

The regulation college with its course Of
study extending over period OF four or
more years has been familiar thing for
centuries. We have had colleges for young
men, colleges for young women, colleges for
both sexes, liberal colleges, conservative col
leges, but the everyday college is compare
lively a new thing. The word college at
once suggests TO the mind massive build
ings and collection of young people who
give their whole time to study under the
personal supervision Of instructors. But
not 30 under the new regime. No costly
buildings are needed. The aged, the mid
dle-aged, and the young, are alike eligible as
students, and all may graduate and receive
their diplomas without ever having seen
the faculty. Strange college this, surely.
But to be more specific. Any one who has
considered the subject cannot have failed
to see that, for lack of wellconsidered
plan, many persons do not read at all or
else do it in such a desultory manner, merely
to pass away the time, that very little good
ever comes of it. 1t is plain that any means
by which this simless manner of reading
could be changed 10 following systematic,
well-arranged course, with some definite OBJ
ject in view, should be viewed as one of the
great educational desideratums of the day.
With this purpose in view, DIR. j. II. Vim
cent of New York, assisted by DR.. Howard
Crosby and others, has formed what he is
pleased to call the Chsutauqua Literary and
Scientific Circle &C.. l.. S. c.. A course Of
reading has been arranged covering a pc
riod Of four years, and including the sub
jects taken up by the ordinary college stu
dent. Forty minutes per day are required
required in which to do the work, and there
are the usual vacations. The first class
graduated last summer, numbering about
two thousand (smong whom was lady
over eighty, her son over fifty, and her
granddaughter over twenty, and it is
claimed that thirty thousand are now pursu-
ing the course. We have not space TO an.
swer the objections which are sure to be
urged by the skeptical against the new COL
lege system. We can only say here that it
is not intended for those whose circum.
stances permit them to give their whole
time to study, nor does it in any way come
in competition with the regulation college
Each has its distinct field. The strongest
arguments in favor of the everyday college
are course of reading arranged by thor.
ough scholars, the good use made Of frag-
ments of time otherwise often wasted, and
the stimulus given by the knowledge that so
many others are reading the same thing at
the same time. DR.. Vincent, in his recent
visit 10 this village, laid this matter briefly
before his hearers, and the WATCHMAN's
sympathy with sound educational projects
has led us to speak thus briefly on the sub
ect. Full information can be obtained free
of charge by addressing DR.. j. H. Vincent,
Plainfeld, N. j.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

The Free Press, in long editorial, Wig
orously stirs the Goals and adds fresh fuel TO
the slumbering firein the second district, and
then. closes with the following PecksnifIian
remark :" We hope and trust that Judge p, :
lands course will be such as to tend to quiet
the discordart elements in his district and
that the bitter feelings expressed in and en-,
gendered by bolt of such formidable di-
mansions, will gradually die away. To
this end forbearance, forgiveness and for
getfulness of the past strife will be largely
needed; and without the active exercise of
those virtues, there can be no peace in the
republican camp in the second district" 1t
might be well for our neighbor to take a
good dose of its own advice.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

THE following from the Windsor Journal
is good doctrine, but it comes with i'll grace
from paper which did its best to stir up a
factional fight in the second district q A
matter of disgrace to the republican party
in the state is found in the Increased mum.
Der OF democrats elected to the legislature.
Local fractional fights have given the repre-
sentatives Of strong republican towns to the
other side. There is no reasonable excuse
for such results, and it is to be hoped that
in the future principles, not prejudices, may
influence, and that honor, not disgrace, NAV
characterize the actions of the republicans
who have dishonored themselves and the
party throughout the state at this time"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20
The Speakership.--A Voice from the
West Side.

Mr.. Editor IL see by some OF our papers that
Hon Loveand Munson Is to be urged as a candi-
date for speaker and II Is claimed he will be quite
generally supported on the west side. This s an
error. | am republican member elect and re-
side In the same county with Mr.. Munson and
know him well. II the Office Of speaker could
properly be treated as wedding cake to be
passed around from mouth to mouth, | should
most heartily support him. am equally well ac-
quainted with Hon. J. L. Martin, for whom Ipro-
pose TO cast my vote "a will majority OF the re-
publican members from this county. His past ex-
perience has demonstrated his eminent fitness for
that position, and his friends owe II to him, "a
themselves and to the traditions OF the past to see
that his canvass Is well made. understand
the past custom has been uniformly to re-elect a
speaker when his town has seen fit to return him
10 the house. And II the day has come when the
faithfuness Of servant or public officer In past
terms is to be in any sense the cause OF his dis
missal, then mistake the feeling Of the freemer
of Vermont A MEMBER.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

HARDwIcK. A. NJ. Ward has commenced
the erection of a building near and east OF the
depot in this place, intended for business purposes
report says for q provision and feed store 1t Is
to be thirty by forty feet, and two stories high
with tenement on the second floor "A his
torical picnic, designed to commemorate in some
suitable manner the early history and settlement
of the town, was held Thursday, September It'll,
on the " Mark Morris farm, now owned and oc-
cupied by W. II. II. Stewart. Mark Morris was
among the first permanent settlers. The band at
tended, adding in their pleasant way to the
ioyment of the occasion. Dinner, music and
speech making constituted the most interesting
exercises OF the occasion. The day was fine and
attendance large, and the entertainment was gen.
orally credited grand success The present term
of the academy promises to be one of the most
successful in its history as to attendance, over
one hundred pupils being registered in the differ
ent departments. Engineer Rust of the st.
Johnsbury & Lake Champlain railroad examined
the Hardwick and Marshfield railroad route, as
surveyed In the spring of 1873, during the past
week. The revival of interest In this enterprise
encourages the hope and reasonable expecta-
ton that the road will be built at an early day
The different railroad and commercial interests
TO be benefited by its construction seem awaken
ing to its importance and 1t Is confidently be-
lieved that this last remaining link Of less than
fifteen miles, in a new and important line be-
tween the granaries of the great West and Bos-
ton, via Ogdensburgh or Montreal will soon be
supplied. This would then be the shortest line
between Montreal and Boston and commanding
at once large through business. change OF
time and trains on our railroad goes into effect
the present week. By the new arrangement
the express trains are al discontinued, but pas
senger accommodation is furnished by all the
freights, The first frost of the season to do
any damage in this vicinity occurred on We'd
nesday morning the 18th. Corn and vines were
injured and as a consequence the corn crop, ex-
cept in few favored fields, will be poor and
immature.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20
Vermont In Congress.

The following from the Albany EueninS
Journal has a familiar sound. 1t is the ar
gument which prevailed in the late canvass
and shows how the election of Judge Pc
land is regarded by the Empire state. To
have leading journal of New York &C
knowledge that the "richer and bigger
states " will be eclipsed in congress by Yer
mont's splendid delegation is a Aattering
concession, and, better than all, it is war.
ranted by the facts
John w Stewart, the newly elected congressman
from Vermont's first district, is an ex-governor Of
the state, and reputed both able and energetic
Uncle Luke Polands strong qualities of brain and
tongue are well remembered and everywhere ad
mitted. With these two representatives, and two
such senators as Edmunds and Morrill, our little
Green Mountain neighbor presents a delegation
which for force, experience and capacity for lead
ership will eclipse the larger delegations from q
good many richer and bigger states.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

BETHEL-The fair began the 18th and lasts
three days. The directors Of the society have
spared no pains to make the best fair ever held
on the grounds. 49,. The boys who went to make
a raid on G. j. wallace's watermelons last Sum
day evening made slight mistake, for Wallace
anticipated what was coming and was In waiting
for them, and captured one OF the party and took
him into his house where he could see just who
he was. The young man at once gave the names
Of the whole party, The next day they each paid
a small fine and the costs and went away WISER
and we hope better boys. Mr.. Wilson has put
new coat OF paint on his house and hall, color
pure gray with drab for neutrality-suspicious.
blinds green. 1t gives very cheerful look to
the whole house. Romance Spalding met with
a tragic death Saturday the 10Th inst He went
TO Hancock and bought or snapped for young
horse. lie harnessed 1t into sulky and started
for home, but had gone but little ways before
the horse became refractory and upset the sulky,
throwing him upon the ground and killing him
on the spot. 1t Is not known what caused his
death, whether the fall or a kick from the horse
He was thirty-nine years old and leaves seven
arated from him by law. Morgan Miles, who
has been section boss on the Central Vermont at
this station for twenty years, was disabled by
sunstroke more than two months ago, and Is now
very feeble, though making slight improvement
within few days, by reason of the cool weather
-. Officers Jones and Wallace made the Bascom
House a call this Monday morning, and also the
drug store kept by A. T. Worthen and made a
seizure of all of the "crtter" they could find
much to the surprise Of the owners of the prop
erty. Mr.. ellison, the proprietor OF the Bascom
House, was complained OF before the grand jury
at Windsor county court last December for selling
Intoxicating drink and some twenty counts found
against him. This prosecution was the work of
business men who say they have reason to be-
leve the parties were selling their employees
liquor to their damage as well as to the injury Of
those who drank the liquor. Public opinion here
is strong against the rum dealers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

around the streets ringing door bells and FIVE Of
them have been caught at It,. County court Is
In session and there has been the usual number
oil mysterious disappearance.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The South Royaltop railway station was lately
broken into and some $50 taken H. NJ. Double
day Of South Royalton was lately thrown from
his team upon a barbed wire fence and badly
hurt Clarence T. Sturtevant has sold his ia
nous merino buck for s75. II was the heaviest
shearer In town II not in the county, his fleece
last spring weighing twenty-seven pounds. e.
Rev. Father o. Sullivan Of Windsor has been COM
PEELED TO lay aside pastoral duties for time and
will go 10 Florida, Mrs. J. II, Humphreys OF
Windsor has a night-booming cereus which
blooms In the daytime.
STATE AT LARGE.
The losses by fire In Vermont during July were
sZ3OOOi loss 10 Insurance companies, SS,650.....
The Boston express train on the Central Vermont
railway last Thursday morning ran into freight
train at Bolton and demolished the passenger en-
CINE and several freight cars. The engineer and
fireman saved their lives by jumping, and no one
was hurt. It IL said that the air brakes did not
work. The annual report Of the Passumpslc
railroad shows that corporation to be well man
aged and In prosperous condition. Gross earn
ings for the year, 1851 ,74S expenses S547 90i /;
net earnings 1908, S4 to which Ia added a sur
plus OF S57 ,202. All the interest obligations Of
the company were paid leaving surplus Of S4s-
| 671. The track is being relaid with steel rails
without creating debt.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

JUDGE VEAzEY ON HIGBwAYs-From Judge
Veazey's charge TO the grand jury Of Rutland
county we extract the following In addition 10
your Investigation OF crime the statute makes Il
your duty TO attend 10 several other matters with
which you are doubtless familiar, You may be
called upon to indct towns for not keeping their
highways In repair II you are, trust that your
acts will show that there Is still a remedy for the
highways makes painfully plain 10 the traveller.
Unfortunately you cannot indct town unless
notice has been given To the selectmen by some
resident OF the state at least fifteen days previous
ment Of the law repealed, but while Il stands il
cannot be disreRarded"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

NoRTHFlELD.-Willam G. owen OF South Bos-
ton, former graduate Of Norwich University, Is
visiting in town. Monday, Jimmie McCarty
was pushed off the platform in the depot by an
older boy. lie fell upon the track, breaking
both bones OF his lower arm....J, c. B. Thayer
has postponed his western trip on account of the
illness OF his brother, DIR. Thayer Of Burlington.
-. The Ely Foundry Company was the only ex-
hibitor from this place at the state fair G, W,
McClearn is spending month in Colorado. 80.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Newcomb of Waitsfeld
have been visiting their daughter Mrs. C. A.
Edgerton, for the past two weeks. Misses
Clara Bemis and Ella Dutton, teachers from Sem
mary Hill, spent Sunday at home, o, Mrs. Stay
ton, with her son and mother Mrs Gregory, left
last Thursday for Chicago to spend the winter.
..,... Robert Cashen died Monday night with
typhoid fever On the days of the fair Thurs
day Friday and Saturday September 81, 90 and
%, special passenger trains will be run between
the depot and fair ground as in former years
Also special trains will be run from Mortified to
Waterbury on Friday and Saturda above men
toned.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

CABoT.-The services at the Congregational
church next Sabbath are to have special reference
to the subject of temperance. There will be a
sermon in the morning and Sunday-school con-
cert in the afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Russell has got
settled In his own house. He has been and Is
now doing considerable repairing and evidently
intends TO bring the place back to the good cond-
tion in which 1t was in the hando of its former
owner Israel Cutting. Jerry Brown of Grin
nell, Iowa. is visiting his brother, John Brown in
this town. e. Mrs. Mary Waldo had paralytic
shock last week. For a few days her recovery
was very doubtful, but she is now improving. 80.
Our people very Unexpectedly had an opportunity
of hearing Josh Billings lecture last Wednesday
evening. Although but six hours notice was given
100 tickets were sold Hekept the audience in good
humor for one hour and quarter. The street
lamps were lighted for the first time the present
season last Tuesday evening,-a great conven-
fence. -. Preparations are being made to build
new hearse house. 1t is to be located between
the engine house and the school lot This will be
great improvement on the old one which stands
nearly one-half mile from the village. Mrs,
Josh Billings had been trying to find pair Of
brass candlesticks with brass shutters and tray in
her trip from New York to the White Mountains
around to this place. Here the long-sought relic
was found with Mrs. E. W. Harrington. Mrs.
Harrington being second cousin of Daniel Web
ster made them all the more choice. The Good
Templars lodge has surrendered his charter, sold
its property and ceased to exist This lodge was
organized August, 1864 with nineteen charter
members During the eighteen years Of its work
1t had large number of members, and without
doubt has been the means of doing much good in
the cause. At the decease of Ira Fisher about
twelve years ago he left fund of $500 to the
lodge the interest Of which was to be used by
them as long as they held their charter, and when
they surrendered 1t the fund was to go to the
Congregational church to be added to the fund he
left to the church before, the interest Of which
was to be used to defray the incidental expenses
OF the church. This fund has been paid over by
the Good Tempars TO the trustees Of thechurch.
.....Mrs. b. p. Elmer is in New York for her fall
stock Of millinery and fancy goods. ;. DR.. War
rem has moved to the Davis place at the lower
end Of Main street.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

EDUCATIONAL Recommendations is the
programme OF the meeting of the Orange County
Educational Association, which will be held in
Union hall, Brookfeld, Friday and Saturday,
September 30 and 30: Friday evening, 100, "W6o
shall teaeh2" Principal A. W. Edison, Randolph /;
73O, address, THE purpose OF the common
school, Justus Dart, state superintendent Sat
urday morning-900 First lessons in numbers, f"
Miss A. A. Clement Willamstown; 1000 "How
can the study Of arithmetic be made more pract-
cal and consume less time than il now occupies in
public instruction p Rev, w. NJ. GAY Brook
field, and Principal A. L. Hardy, West Randolph 4;
l1OO, What can school officers and parents do
for the schools p Superintendent Miss F. II.
Graves, Brookfeld, Superintendent p Il. Grow.
East Randolph, and Mr., j. H. Sprague, Brook
field; Afternoon-130, election Of officers; co.
School government" Superintendent IL. r.
Bass, Braintree and Principal C. c. Goodrich
Bro0kfeld; 2.45 Rhetorical EXERCISES Super.
intendent L. ii. Martin, Williamstown; 3lb.
3" Science for common Schools" Mr.. ]. A. Keyes
Chelsea, and Mr.. w. 7. Rocheleau, Randolph
Miss Helen d, Baright Of Randolph has kindly
consented to favor the association with a reading
during the evening session. The subjects OF the
sessions of Saturday will be open to general dis
cussion. All interested In education are invited
TO be present and take part in the discussions
The people OF Brookfied will furnish free enter
tainment to all who desire
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

THE trial Of the star route thieves has
taken new turn. Miner and Rerdell, al
ready found guilty, have been granted a
new trial, and the whole case will come up
anew in December In the meantime the
charges of attempted bribery of the jury
will be investigated, and interesting deyel-
opments may be expected There seems to be
disposition on the part Of the government
counsel to punish both the conspirators and
the jury fxers, and we wish them much sue.
cess in their endeavors.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

NEwBURY. Lizzie Childs and Emma
Watkins have returned from the White Noun
talns The new bridge near the depot is nearly
completed. Professor ID. A. French organized
his musical classes at the seminary last week, -,
Perkins were before the authorities last week for
being intoxicated at town meeting They each
paid fine and costs, Allen Tewksbury OF
Ninton, Iowa, has been visiting friends and rela-
tyes in this vicinity for several weeks II. II.
Demlng has moved To Montpelier. lie will be
very much missed here.,.A large amount OF
grading Is being done near the depot. There
WAS heavy thunder shower here Monday
morning,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-20

The communication in another column
from the Springfield Republican is, with pos
sibly one or two minor exceptions, fair and
truthful statement OF the case. The more
the true inwardness of this congressional
campaign becomes known, the more unen-
viable becomes the position occupied by
those who left no stone uDturned to defeat
the choice of the convention and of the
people.