The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-31
Current Mention.

upon by the president as the date for Thanks
giving.
PLAINFrELD and North Montpelier have been
connected with the Capital by telephone. North
field ought to follow suit at once.
Mr. WRIGHT is expected to preach in the
meeting house at Middlesex Center next Sum
day afternoon, at half-past two o'clock.
A LIMITED supply of fruit and vegetables Of
good quality will be taken at this office on sub
scription, at market rates First come first
served
TELL your friends who are not subscribers 10
THE WATCHMAN that they can now have that
paper until January 1, 1885, and Good Cheer
one year, for So.
GA wELLswEEP fell in New Hampshire, the
other day, and killed milkman," says an ex-
change. 1t seems to be getting dangerous to
attend to ones legitimate business.
THE readers of THE WAToHMAN must con-
cede that we are making liberal premium
offers these days. Read our new announce
ment this week and try either for dictionary
or a watch.
| A NEW order has been issued by the railroad
management to the effect that no trains shall be
run, while passing a station, Mt a rate of speed
exceeding fifteen miles an hour. This is a
| wise precaution.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMs HOOKER of Brattleboro
greatly admres Mr. Robinson's campaigning.
"Garfield in his best days never conducted a
canvass with such splendid force" says the en-
thusiastc colonel.
| WE shall hold THE WATCHMAN next week
until Wednesday noon in order to give the par
ticulars Of Buffers defeat in Massachusetts, and
other election news. This will make the
paper day late to some of our subscribers.
REV. DIR. HAMLIN of Middlebury college
seems desirous of knowing the practical re-
suits on the students of proper feeding and &c
will have those who board at the college board
ing hall, weighed monthly. 1t would be some
what unpleasant, if the record should show g
diminution in weight.
THE extended report of the teachers meet
ing has taken so much of our space that W.
have been obliged to omit much of our usua
local news this week. We hope our cores
pondents will bear with us for thus pruning
their communications and will send in the
usual smCr-.s hereafter.
A WRITER in Harper's Magazine, who spen
his summer vacation in Vermont and gives
very pleasant description Of Mount Mansfield
describes that venerable summit as being il
the northeast part of the state, keeping guart
over the Connecticut valley. Did that touris
study one of your Biographies, Messrs. Harper
AT least one Vermont business man has nj
confidence in Buffers election. A merchant il
Bellows Falls received an order the other da,
for butter from a gentleman at Springfield
Mass, who said he would pay for the sam
after Butler was elected An immediate repl,
was returned that they would not sell good
on such doubtful security
CALL has been Issued for a woman's sui
frage convention to be held at St. Johnsbury
beginning the evening of November Sth an
continuing through the 9th. Distinguishe
speakers will be present, among them Luc
Stone II. B. Blackwell and Rev. Mr. Basil
ford. The object of the meeting is to form
woman's suffrage association for this state.
Iris evident that the Clipper man is hopeful a
to the result of the next presidential election
/ He says: "They have recently discoverd bi
, salt river in Alaska Generals Wells, Henr
and Postmaster Derby, with Special Agent BIZ
, Glow, we learn, have written the natives Ell
quiring as to the fishing John Stearns an
District Attorney Haskins are also looking u
: bait. They say it is bigger than the O-h-i-o!"
D A MEETING of the Womans Auxiliary to ii
Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcepi
n aht oh lah hn11 O. d.,
Q lington, Wednesday, October 81, at 1880 p. NJ
and Thursday, November l, at $3.50 A. NJ,
P. NJ and 80 p. NJ, with addresses by bishop
of Utah, Montana and Vermont. Return raj
road checks will be furnished by the seer
tary. Those interested in the mission wor
of the Episcopal church will find this an inte
esting occasion.
a NEW time table went into effect on Il
Central Vermont Monday, which is correct
: given in another column. The old "Hall
Q train is taken off, much to the regret
many who have found 1t a great convenienc
r. and other material changes have been mad
The practice Of stopping all trains at Roxbul
is broken up by the new arrangement, as tw
day expresses and one night express now pa
there, leaving the good people to sympathi
with Mortified. 1t is limited that there WI
be another change soon.
A PART of the Washington county cases we
heard before any from other counties befo
the supreme court, now in session in this v
|, lage. The following cases have been hea
s during the week past Lucius Cummings I
James w. Brock, John Hogan vs. Town
q Mortified, Perley Belknap u.s. Lorenzo Bl
n knap, Lorenzo D. Hill u.s. Andrew Murray
A. and o. d. Edgerton Us. E. W. Howe,
It cision of county court affirmed. Edwin p. Bur
4 ham Us. Langdon Marshall, |. H. p. Rowell ,
Estate of ID. X. Bennett Hiram Atkins Us
h III. Chase and Trustee Chittenden count
n Charles LaFonntain u.s. The Burlington Sa
n ings Bank, Kiburn B. Walker as. The City
Burlington, s. NJ. Pope, Executor of Sidn
Barlow Us. The Burlington Savings Bank al
~ Marian Cushing. Franklin county-The cas-
y OF Lyman M. Hart uS. The Mssisquoi Railro
70 Company, W. G. Smith, b. p. Cheney al
- William b. Stearnes, and L. II. Kettell and '
" F. Wiley Us, same defendant, Susan A. Bugb
Us. st. Johnsbury e. Lake Champlain Railro
10 Company, and Chester +. Dean vs. same d
ID fendant, were heard together. Rutland cou
Z ty-Warren II. Vaughn Us. Charles II. Cor
70 don, Robert ID. Smith Us. Rutland Railro