The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05
Current Mention.

GOOD hard WOOD, t0ur leet IN lenBtn, III
wanted at this Office In payment for subscrip-
tions.
A LIMITED quantity Of fruit and vegetables
Of good quality will be taken on subscriptions
at this Office.
REV. L. WARREN will preach in school-house
hall, at Maple Corner (Calais), next Sunday, at
one clock. p. M.
THE Vermont & Canada railroad company
hold their adjourned meeting at Towns hotel,
Bellows Falls, the 18th.
No freight trains were run over the Central
Vermont railroad Thanksgiving day, and all
freight offices were closed
THERE was hearing at West Fairlee Tues
day, In the bankruptcy case Of Goddard and
Cain, and Cain took an appeal.
WINDSOR county court opened yesterday,
with the prospect of long term, as twenty
three cases are set for jury trial.
JOHN DuRKER's saw-mll up Ridley brook, In
North Duxbury, was burned Tuesday morning
about four o'clock. Insured for 81, 200
SENATOR EDMUNDs Is preparing postal tel
egraph bill for the United States, and it is not
improbable that the president may commend
the project in his message.
WORK commenced in the furnaces and kilns
at the Ely mines, last Monday, under the su-
perintendence OF d. F. Long. The smoke had
the smell of better days In 1t.
| MIRROR AND FARMER CA Vermont editor,
in publishing one of Byron's poems, changed
the words oh gods!' to 'Oh goshr because
| the former was too profane for his readers"
THE new postal note, which is to be issued
soon, is to be narrower than the present one,
the color to be changed to blue, the paper
heavier and of frmer texture, and the design
to be changed.
| WASHINGTON county Good Templars' union
will be held at Northfeld, Thursday, Decem.
ber 18th, in the Universalist church. Rev. w
j. Johnson of Waterbury will deliver an ad
dress in the evening.
THE following is the quarterly report of the
town liquor agents of this county for the quar-
ter ending October 81 Barre, S538.37; Water
bury, 20; Montpelier, $408,65; North
field, $2SS SO; Plainfeld, $147.95.
WE are indebted to the Argus and Patrio
store for very handsome combination diary
and pocket-book. A large stock Of such ar
tices are kept at this store, and purchasers will
find a wide range both of quality and price
Remember this when you want to buy goot
Christmas present
THE case Of Ira Melendy Of Fairlee agains
the town Of Bradford, for damages sustained
on account Of q defective highway, which ha
been in litigation for ten years, has been de
cided in favor of the plaintiff, giving him $12,
600. The costs to the town in this long drawn
out suit will be double that amount.
SEVERAL tons Of poultry shipped to Bostol
last week were declared unfit for sale by tn
inspector Of provisions. The loss was occa
stoned largely by the warm weather, and /
the largest in several years. About eight ton
went to soap boilers and several more to tn
Gamers Vermont shippers lose several thou
sand dollars.
LONE of the st. Johnsbury & Lake Chan
plain. railroad conductors" says the Sentr,
"tells tue following good story on himself:
passenger recently rendered him trade dola
for fare. The conductor examined 1t and r,
|
We'll, give it to the company, then,' reptile
, the passenger"
IT was rumored that q slight run was bein
made upon the Rutland savings bank last wee
Monday. On investigation 1t was shown thi
, two persons drew out their deposits and close
their accounts, one of which was 81. 13 and Ii
, other trifle over $40. 1t was not though
best to call for another examination Of Il
affairs Of the bank.
IT is announced from Montreal that the tru
tees of the Southeastern railway have institute
{ an action against ex- Governor Hendee, receiv,
OF the broken St. Albans bank, to recover $500
q 900, representing that amount of bonds OF Il
y Montreal, Portland & Boston railway, place
with the bank for safe keeping, which the +
ceiver now refdses to deliver.
THOMAS SALMON, who committed the trip
murder at Laconis, N. H., recently, has MAJ
a full confession. He killed Mrs Ford after
:, drunken spree. He threw her to the floor in
fit of madness, not intending to kill her. al
; put his foot on her chest. He put her in Il
trunk to conceal the crime, and took the trul
to Ruddy's He intended to kill the Rud,
) family and burn the house to conceal /
S crimes. Mrs. Ruddy's escape thwarted l
: plans.
q Mr.. JAMES B. SCovML died In Berlin,
4 vember 80, aged seventy-four years. N
!. Scovill was born in Pennington, Conn, but
moved to Berlin when six years of age wi
!, his fathers family, in which town he has ev
> since resided. More than fifty years ago
!. united with Bethany church, and the faith
then professed has been the guiding princiI
4 of his life Mr.. scovill was highly respected
A a citizen, tenderly beloved as a husband a.
, father, and his death, though illumined by
9 triumphant Christian hope and faith, brin
widespread sorrow.
N 7. ]. DEAvTrr of this village has recent
procured pensions as follows: Charles A. Sa
d ders, Montpelier. an increase of Sc per mont
Ia Addie A. Kimball, Barnet, a widows pensio
A Benjamin Smith, Marshfeld, a depende
father, S8 a month with 81, 900 arrears; Ors
W Turner, Waterbury, $4 month and 1886
"a rears; Edwin Bowman, Lower Waterford, s.
t month and 1886 arrears; Isaac G. Vaughn, Hy
Park, 50 a month and $400 arrears; L. d. Hs
s lock, Berlin, So month and 81 $50 AREA
|, Winslow c. Rollins, Woodbury., So month a
At $40 arrears Samuel E Mclean, Cabot $4
8 month and $50 arrears; Lewis Lapien, Pla