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


make j. NJ Haven's horses, attached on the
railroad suits at Rutland, earn something. The
stables are closed TO the public, the horses
have eaten up the piovender and the account
ant hasn't yet reported the shortage Of cash.
THE first examination at Burlington under
the new civil service rules was held Thursday,
Dorman B. Eaton being present There we're
seven candidates, four OF whom desired clerk
ships at Washington, and three local appoint
ments.
BRATTLEBoRo was somewhat excited by the
arrest OF one OF its we'll known citizens for vio-
lating the order of the bailiffs forbiddng any
demonstrations on the night before the fourth
He was afterward released and Colonies Fuller
and Hooker quieted the crowd with conciliatory
speeches.
THE $4,000 endowment fund for Lyndon
seminary at Lyndon Center has been accepted
by S. S. Thompson and the deed passed secur-
ing the seminary property to the trustees, of
whom ID. 2. Hall is president and ]. W. San
born secretary. The seminary rang bells, sang
songs and rejoiced.
E. L. BoRDo, mail carrier from st. Adams
Bay to Highgate, has driven one horse for the
past two years. with the exception OF twenty
six days, an average of TWENTY-FIVE miles per
day, which sums up to 10 900 miles travel in
two years time. The old horse bids fair to do
much more work yet.
ABOUT sixty witnesses have been subpnnaed
for the liquor prosecution against druggist
Higgins Of Rutland. The list includes some OF
the most prominent and wealthy men in town
and some OF the clergymen. The place of trial
is set for West Rutland, which gives the wit
nesses about four miles travel
AT Casteton, not long ago, HYDE westover.
aged over eighty-seven years, drove the team
and Joseph Bishop, eighty.one years old, held
the pillow to pillow an acre of land In a day. One
OF the horses was twenty and the other nine
teen years old, and the team has been driven
by the same man sixteen years.
By actual count, the village of Castleton con-
tains 569 maple trees 445 elm, 1877 balsam, 90
locust, IL horse-chestnut, 10 black walnut and
l buttonwood making a total of 1 3S1. The
Oldest and largest among them are an elm.
which Rrths 10 feet, and cottonwood, which
girths 10 feet, planted 10 years since by the
grandfather Of the humorist, Josh Billings
c. M. BOSNIAN of North Adams Mass. has
been appointed manager of the Bellows Falls
telephone exchange. The towns now con-
nected by this exchange are. Saxton's River.
Westminster Rockingham, Alstead, Bartons-
vile, Cambridgeport and Charestown, The
superintendent, Mr.. John B Hunt. announces
that the exchange will be improved by the SUBJ
stitution OF new and better wire.
THE hay crop on old meadows in this state is
light and thin, but the new seeded grass crop
is heavy, the general average being a little
lower than last year. The bad condition of the
old meadows Ia owing to the drouth of two
years ago The grass covers about ], 600. OOC
acres and crop Of about 1. 100000 il expected
The winter was hard and there ia less old hay
than usual on hand, perhaps 150, 600 TONS
A MEETING of the directors Of the Connect.
cut railroad mutual insurance company was
held at Bellows Falls July I'd and Treasurer
Sherman reported the receipts since April Sd
to be S13.023.97 The outstanding claims
against the company are less than 81 ,00t
and II seems that some energetic work has
hnnn IL, nlR 4.
rectors voted to support the treasurer in col
Letting the balance Of their claims.
THE total amount of dnties collected at st
Albans last month was $40 26s AS: value o
dutiable goods entered. S57, 1874 08: value O
free goods entered. $50, 1928 Among the en-
tries were LII GIG feet of lumber, 2. 2985 ton
of hay and 80 9OS dozens of eggs-the latte
being valued at S20,224. The above figures 4,
not include the goods sent forward from thi
place In bond. on which duties were COLLECTED
at port OF destination.
THERE are no new developments with re
gard 10 j. M. Ravens affairs The Springfiel
Republican has the following item referring t
the financial uneasiness in Rutland either
seems to he great deal of uneasiuess abou
the Page financial institutions in Rutland sine
the Haven defalcatiOn. An old bank man ha
been offering stock of the Rutland National. G
which Page is president, at par, and now tn
officers OF the old savings bank are ont with
chru sayinR tney are Ill right ana asking dep0s
itors not to withdraw their funds
THE storm at Brattleboro the 4th, blew dow
, limbs OF trees foot In diameter. awning.
signs. telephone lines, and doing great damag
to highways, as well rs destroying the crops
| quite an extent News OF the approachin
storm was telephoned from Towpshend an
heralded about town The oldest inhabitan,
say they never saw it rain so hard The wate
seemed to fall in sheets and the streets pr,
scented the appearance of small rivers TIL
lightning struck two dwelling houses in th
village, but did little damage. The wind BILE
such gale, and the storm was in every wa
so fierce, that people were fairly afraid Of the
, lives and kept in places of safety during tn
whole time.