The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-14


dist church in this place furnish place for
holding che sessions and provide lodging for
preachers and their wives, and such denomina-
tiona visitors as may have business at the
meeting. All will take meals at one Of the
hotels and pay for their board while in at
tendance.
A TEMPERANCE revolution has been made In
Middlebury the past week. Much alarm has
been felt at the increasing drunkenness, but a
reluctance was felt to undertake to stop the
business by legal measures. At last plan
was hit upon which seems to be successful at
the outset, though how lasting the change will
be seems doubtful. Last Fslday paper was
circulated by which the signers pledged them
selves to do all they can to prevent the sale OF |
Intoxicating liquors, and in some way the sig |
natures Of most Of those supposed to be selling |
liquor contrary to law were obtained. A sud- |
den and decided change for the better took |
place, and people are watching to see how long |
1t will last.
THERE should be society for the preven-
tlon OF cruelty to animals In this state, and the
editor Of the argus and Patriot should be Its
first victim. 1t is shocking to ones confidence
in human kind to see the conductor OF 80
reputable" sheet thrusting innocent fowls
out into such ipclement weather as prevailed
on Wednesday, The Argus mans inhumanity
to roosters did not end here, IL common report
is true. He is accused OF having another male
fowl of the Butler breed Gagged up in his Of
fee unfed from morn till night. The cries Of
the distressed bird are said to have been truly
heart rending. In extenuation of such cruelty
it is urged that the Snowman would never have
another opportunity to exhibit these eccentric
and preposterous birds to the public. The de-
fense is very lame, more pitiable than the
plight Of the roosters after their unreasonable
| airing.
TELEPHONE business under the management
OF Colonel A. c. Brown, is booming. The
| poles have been set for some time for a line
between this place and Burlington and last
week the stringing of the wire was begun and
connections completed from Burlington as far
as Williston. The line is also finished from
West Randolph to Brookfield via Snowsville.
Arrangements were made last week for a line
| from here to Mortified and work WAS begun
on this Monday, which will be vigorously
pushed. 1t is probable that connection will be
made from Northfeld to Brookfield via South
Mortified and East Roxbury and, il this is
done, a complete line will be established from
| Burlington to West Randolph, distance OF
about seventy miles. Then If the break Of
eight miles between West Randolph and Bethel
is filled, it will give connection with Stock
bridge, Gaysville, Pitts6eld and Rochester;
also down the river to South Royalton and
from there to Tunbridge.
THE Boston Journal says that the directors
of the Rutland railway have been in session
the greater part of three days in that city.
There was submitted to the board report
made by the investigating committee appointed
to investigate the official connection Of John B
Page and Joel NJ Haven with the RUTLAND
trailroad, during the sixteen years they weil
respectively president and treasurer. The re-
port sets forth, in substance, that an immediate
deficiency of S450OO in the cash accounts
exists; that stock has been overissued to the
extent of $685. 900 par value, $4,000 market
value, and that during sixteen years there
were disbursements amounting TO upward of
$780, 600 for which no proper vouchers can be
found. All sorts Of alleged unwarranted manip-
ulations of accounts were made. 1t is alleged
that the funds OF the road were used for pri
vate purposes in entirely unauthorized ways
The directors decline to make public just now
the details of their discoveries. An effort will
be made to call the grand jury of Rutland
county together in special session at the next
term Of the county court, when evidence will
be submitted to them for the purpose of in.
dictments.
In addition to the cases already mentioned
as having been heard by the supreme court, arr
the following: Rutland county-Michael Welsf
ct ar Us. Village of Rutland, William Mullen o.,
David T. Rowel, Rutland Railroad Company
Us Connecticut River Railroad Company ct al
Sias L. Griffith us. Edward T. Abbott ct bl.
Bennington county-Charles w. Bailey rs
Troy g. Boston Railroad Company, James G
Larkin U.s. Ira X. Batchelder. Windhan
county-Sylvester E Rawson Us. Elbridge w
w. Prior, Edwin D. Harris Us. Town of Towns
hend, appellant, Mary NJ. Good Us Charles w
Towns and Charles Sullivan, Mary E. Good, b.
next friend, U.s. same defendant. Windso
county-Paul Cummings U.s. Harman Holt
t Renjamin Day u.s. John D.. Rowland, DAME
/ Tarbell Us. Daniel c. Jones, Lorenzo Hacket
. Us. hollln AmSuen, Town OF tartlanu Va
: Lorenzo Hackett ct al, Charles NJ. Williams {
I al u.s., Sarah A. O.good ct ais. FRANKLIN
t county-Town Of st. Albans us. National Ca
: Company, Village OF St. Albans ps Nationa
, Car Company. Orange county-Ira r. Melend
: vs. Town of Bradford, II. B. Bailey ys. Henri
W. B ,iley, I'd, Mason Chapman Us. DAME
A S. Johnson, Robinson Tempeton Us. Town Q
q Montpelier.
d In his annual report II. NJ Burchard, direC
Q tor of the mint, recommends the retirement @
v the gold dollar and the nickel three-cent piece
y The gold dollar has been found too small TO
n monetary use and is virtually out OF circna
l. tion. There is no demand for it except fo
# cabinet specimens, presents for small chill
o dren, and by jewellers for working up into ol
i naments. From its small size 1t is easily los
}, or is liable to be passed out for smaller piect
The original three cent piece was departur
:. from the decimal system of the coinage an
a came into existence at the time OF the redut
If tion of letter postage to three cents The firi
4 effort to produce coin Of this size was a str
u pid failure-a very small and very thin piec
n of metal with a star in the center Its nick'
~ successor was great improvement, but thi
= Is liable to be passed off for "A nenny and som