The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-15
Current Mention.

The Baptist annual state convention will be
held at West Randolph the fourth Sunday in
September.
Ex-GovERNoR PAGE has presented claim
of from $40, 900 to $4,000 to the directors of
the Rutland railroad.
If James Carey looked one-half as bad as a
picture with his name under it in the North
field NeaCS, we do not wonder that he was shot
THE Indes thinks that if they keep on re-
ducing court expenses in Caledonia county,
they will soon be able TO declare dividend on
the net earnings.
The articles of association of the Rutland
and Poultney railroad have been filed in the
Secretary of States office. The proposed road
is to be built, from Rutland to the state line
in Poultney and there connect with another
road The distance is fifteen miles and the
capital stock is S150,OO0.
THE seventh regiment of Vermont veteran
volunteers which Colonel W. G. Holbrook, now
of New York city, commanded, will hold its
second reunion at Burlington August 2S-30.
steamer has been chartered and an excur-
sion will be had upon Lake Champlain the
year the regiment held its first reunion at
Rutland.
THIS item is now on its travels around the
state: The debt of Burlington is $4,000 of
which $134, 900 is bonded. The receipts of the
past year were $685., 800, disbursements $685.
60" If this were true, we should not blame
Rev. Theodore A. Hopkins for moving out of
the citv IN hut II hpnDans that
these figures apply to the state and not to the
hamlet by the lake.
MoRILLo MOVES, ESQ, a longtime merchant
of Burlington, has gone into voluntary bank
rupey. His failure was precipitated by the
fact that his principal indorser, who is under
stood to be B. B. Smalley, Esq., is said to be
somewhat affected by the St. Albans failures
and the banks refused to longer accept his in
dorsements. Mr.. Noyes' liabilities are $751;
900 and his creditors are practically limited to
the banks.
THE Brattleboro Phoeni1, which championed
General Grout in his last unsuccessful attempt
to be elected to congress, gives the following
as his soliloquy over the Barlow failure
"Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet
they grind exceeding small; though with pa
! tience stands he waiting with exactness grinds
he all" We doubt if General Grout would
thank anybody for attrbuting any such senti-
ments to him.
A MEETING of railroad officials was held at
| st. Albans on Friday to consider the question
of fast freight and passenger service between
| Boston and Chicago. 1t was arranged to put
| on fast freight between Boston and Chicago,
for perishable merchandise, beginning Mon
day, August 20. At the same time fast pas
senger service will be established between the
same points, leaving Boston at one o'clock P.
M. and running through to Chicago in forty
hours. The train will pass Montpelier about
| six p. M.
STow Post, No. 80, G. A. r., will hold a
campfire in the grove of S. II. Foster, in North
Calais, on Thursday, August 23d, to which al
are invited, especially Brooks, Hall and Ellis
worth posts, G. A. R. Comrade H. c. Lull o.
Montpelier will deliver his address on "Ander
sonville." Other speakers are also expected
The exercises will consist of speaking, music
by the band, singing by the glee club, anC
dancing. Board and housekeeping will b'
furnished all who desire it. The exercises will
commence at one o'clock, P. M, and continue
till through
THE following is list of the fairs to be helt
in the state: Franklin County, Sheldon, Angus
29-31 Rutland County, Rutland, Septembe
81; Union Exhibition Society, st. Albans
September 5-7; State, Burlington, Septembe
10-14; Mad River Valley, Waitsfeld, Septem
ber 1919; Caledonia County, st. Johnsbury
September 1920; Poultney Industrial Society
Poultney, September 1920; White River Val
ley, Bethel September 1920; Dog Rive
Valley, Mortified, September 25-27; Orang
County, Bradford, September 25-27 Lamoill
Valley, Morristown, September 25-27; World s
Tunbridge, October pa.
CORRESPONDENT, "X. Y. H." writes a
follows " For the benefit OF young men VIII
are itching for government clerkship, vii
you allow me to quote from letter writer
some years ago by one of our most distinguishe
congressman, for many years representative
and afterward a senator? Writing to one want
ing clerkship, said he, should advise yo
not to come here Washington, D. c. Thos
8 who do come, of course make life IA failure
A clerk when discharged is pauper.' Tn
8 character of the writer, were at liberty to Civ
/. his name, would give great weight to thes
words of advice and warning. They al
worthy of the careful consideration of youn
men,"
/ On the Saturday afternoon before the s
Albans trust company suspended, lady VIII
had sum to deposit hurried over just befoI
closing time in the afternoon, to make sure
having her money in safe place. She no
wishes she hadn't hurried about it, One S
Adams man who had several thousand dolla
n in the bank, added two thousand more to
the week before the suspension Quite nun
ber of individuals found themselves with fro
five to ten dollars in their pockets and the re
/ of their cash locked up with the crust con
! pany. The st. Johnsbury Center correspol