The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-10
Other Localities.


II Is said So 900, 900 has been invested in the
gold region of Georgia, and that it returns good
dividends.
MEssRs. Moody AND SANKEY. the revivalists,
sailed from Liverpool to New York last week
Tuesday, on the steamer Alaska.
JUDGE BLACK left by his will 81, 900 to his
grandson on condition that he should drop the
Henry Vantress.
THE Louisville exposition ia doing fairly well,
the attendance averaging 1000 day and being
on the increase. The visitors and exhibits are
chiefly from the South.
THREE or four thousand men, women and
children lost employment Monday in New York
city from the going into effect OF the law pro-
hibiting the manufacture Of cigars in tenement
houses
AN old lady with spectacles and market
basket handed in at the Hartford postoffice
letter with three-cent stamp and asked for a
cent back. She was indignant because she
could not have 1t.
THE wire-fence war will eDga ge an ext ira session
OF the Texas legislature. Some of the pastures
are fenced without break for forty miles or
more, and the only choice left to travellers is
either to drive two days journey out of the
way, or cut the fence
THE Pennsylvania legislature has established
regular deadlock routine. The republican
senate, or a part OF 1t, meets twice week to
democratic house has a pretense of session
every day: but neither makes even a show of
doing anything.
A TRAIN on Long Island recently struck a
telegraph pole which was leaning across the
track and drew down dozen poles before
stoppsge could be made. The engine cab was
demolished and several Of the cars were
scratched and had their windows broken by the
poles and wires, but no one was injured.
The New Orleans national bank. through its
counsel, Mr.. Charles Thompson. October 9th
instituted suit for $1,000 damages in the
district courts against the postmaster general,
on account OF the latters order of September
10 forbidding the delivery to the bank Of regis
tered letters and the payment to 1t of money
orders by reason OF its relations with lottery
company.
Two plucky school boys of Jamestown, N.
l., about fourteen years of age walked en-
tirely around Chautauqua Lake, distance of
forty miles, few days ego. They started at
Tour O'Clock in the morning and reached home
on their return at five p NJ having been about
thirteen hours In accomplishing the distance
me trip was made for the purpose OF obtaining
material for an essay to be read in school.
THE buildings of the exposition at Pittsburg
Penn, were burned last Wednesday. There
were two buildings 400 and 600 feet long and
each fifty feet wide, and In one hour they were
entirely consumed with their contents A safe
containing $6, 600 in cash and gold cornet be-
tents through intact. The loss is placed at
VI ,O000 The first locomotive ever run in
the United States WAS burned.
THE Boston baseball club has won the cham
pionship, this season, having won sixty-three
games-the Chicago nine coming next with
bftv-nine The BOstons won the pennant In
1872, 1873, 1874 1877, 1873. 1883, six times
IN all and three times since the organization of
1873 The Chicagos won 1t in 1876, 1880, 1881,
1882, and the PrOvidences in 1879 The Bos-
tons are the only club that has played for the
championship every year since the organiza-
ton OF professional baseball.
A REAssURING fact regarding the safety of tel
ephones is told by the Newburyport Herald:
Charles w Woods was talking through the tel
ephone at his house in Oldtown, when there
came sharp lightning fash. The girl expert
enced no particular sensation, save from being
frightened, but afterward 1t was found that the
telephone wouldn't work. An examination by
workman showed that the wire In the trans.
mitter had been nearly melted.
NEAR William Purdys ranch, ON Scotts
Creek, near Santa Cruz, CAL, the forest fires
had been raging for three or four days. Mrs.
Purdy was at home with her five children when
the fire reached her place She hurried to the
creek with her children, and ran into the water
under the bridge. Here they stood for six
hours, and with buckets threw water upon the
bIidgea which was in danger OF taking fire.
They were obliged frequently to get entirely
under water to escape the terrible heat. After
the fire had been subdued they came out, but
were utterly destitute and homeless
THE demand for two and four-cent stamps
has been unexpectedly large at the principal
post-ofices In the country. The postmaster at