The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-07
Current Mention.

REV. L. WARREN is to preach in Calais at
Maple corner" next Sunday, November 18th,
at one o'clock P. M
TUNBRIDGE is to have an educational meet
ing some time during the winter, in charge Of
Superintendent Dart.
THE annual meeting of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society will be held at the Bard
well house, Rutland, on Wednesday, Novem-
ber IA, at ten A. M.
A TEACHERS meeting will be held at Bethel
Novemibc. ard 0 By Ne associations Of Wind
sor and Orange counties, and the state super
intendent of education.
THE senior class of Lewis college, under the
direction of Professor Asa Howe, are correcting
the curves on the Montpelier g. Wells River
railroad, preparatory to laying steel rails.
ONLY one case has been heard by the supreme
court during the week past; that Of John E.
Howland vs Benjamin Day and Charles Dean.
The case of Charles M. Williams ct al. U.s. Sa-
rah A. Osgood ct ais. is now being heard.
AFTER causing much annoyance and FORM
ing great hindrance to the proper and
prompt delivery of mails, the recent postal Or
der to the effect that postal cars must be
cleared of all government property at the end
Of each trip has been rescinded.
On account of local reasons the Washington
County Good Templars' Union, which was to
be held on November 14th, at Mortified, is
postponed to Thursday, December 18th, when
the lodge at Northield will be prepared to
welcome their friends from other places.
THE good people of Burlington are getting
stirred up, and with good reason we think, be-
cause Of the indecent character of some of the
show bills that are posted on the bill boards
and hung in public places in that city Pictures
Of actors and actresses in costumes better
adapted to the tropics than to this cold climate
do not tend to improve the morals of the young
or the old.
LAMoLLE county Sunday-school association
will hold its fifth annual convention at Cam
bridge November 18th and 18th, in the Con-
gregational church, beginning at one o'clock
p. NJ. of the first day. An interesting pro-
gramme is being prepared and all interested
in Sunday-school work are cordially invited to
attend The people of Cambridge will pro-
vide entertainment for all who attend, and ar
rangements will be made for return checks on
the railroads.
If the following remark by Charles Dickens
were posted on the street corner in every viii
lage in this section, the effect might be salu-
tary: "The first external revelation Of the dry
rot in man is tendency to lurk and lounge,
to be at street corners without ineligible rea-
son, to be going anywhere when met. to be
about many places rather than any, to do
nothing tangible but to have an intention of
performing number of tangible things to-
morrow or the day after"
NATHANIEL PERRY, postmaster at Lower
Cabot, sends us the following list Of persons
who have died in that town in their full
strength or usual health and vigor, without
any knowledge of their approaching end" and
all within his recollection Enoch Hoyt Elihu
Coburn, Solomon W. osgood, Benjamin Perry,
John Mclean, Abigail Coburn, Elihu Coburn,
3D. John r. Putnam, Phineas Dow Charles
Fisher. The time extends from December 2,
1921 to October q, 1883, and the ages range
from forty to seventy-two years.
Town officers cannot exercise too much care
to prevent mistakes in the performance of their
duties Panton Is now in trouble over its grand
list. 1t seems that Yuba Converse, constable
and collector, a few weeks ago levied upon
some cattle belonging to a Mr.. Butler, and sold
them to pay taxes and costs. Butler sued Con-
verse, who is also one Of the listers, and at the
trial 1t was decided that the town had no legal
grand list owing to the destruction by the
town clerk OF the original document upon
which the listers subscribed to the oaths re-
quired OF them, and neglecting to add to his re-
corded copy ATTEST, William II. Ten Brooke
town clerk" 1t makes job for the next legis-