Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-06-06
Current Mention.


The second annual reunion of the Second Yer
mont will be held in burlington, June Goth.
The Central Vermont camp-meeting at North
field will commence on August Goth and close on
the morning OF the Doth
THE telephone line between this village and
Waterbury was completed Saturday night, and
messages are now transmitted daily. Mortified
should come next.
Those who wish to attend the meeting OF the
Universalsts at Plainfield on Thursday and FRI
day OF this week can secure half fare tickets on
the Montpelier & Wells River Railroad
AN anti-masonic convention met in Capital Hall
last evening. The secrets Of masonry were ex-
posed and the formation of new party advo-
Gated. General J. W. Phelps of Bratteboro will
speak to-day at ten o'clock A. NJ.
THE hearing in the case of Joseph Poland ys.
Miss A. NJ. Hemenway was continued Friday and
Saturday OF last week before commissioners
Bingham and Smile. 1t will take one or two
more sessions to complete the case
BROOKS Posr, No 49, G. A. r., extend their
sincere thanks to the St. Jean Baptiste society.
Company ii, National Guard Of Vermont. the
floral committee, and all others who took mart in
the memorial services Decoration day
In the Montpelier grand list given last week
the list for 1882 was the one filed BIZ the listers
before the equazing board made their reduction
on real estate. In many cases this would make
the amount for 1882, as given, larger than that
on which taxes were actually paid.
AFTER several days cogitation, and having an.
psrently worked all day Sunday over the mat
ter, the Free Press man Monday morninl, il able
to say that 1t is amusing to see the cant ne fde
ity which the Montpelier papers manifest; for the
legislature" Canine fidelity =" isn't bad.
THE fast express over the Central Vermont
railroad made the run from West Rapdt ,pb tn
"hise hiVer junction recently In thirty-nine
minutes and made one stop. The dlstal ,ce IL
thirty-two miles, and this is perhaps the TASTES,
time ever made, for the distance, on the road
ATELErHoNE line Is to be built soon from jptts.
field to Gaysville, connecting with the one from
there 10 Bethel rs expected line VIII Dc buili
from Rochester, connecting with the one rom
Pittsfied at Stockbridge common thus placing al,
these towns in telephone communication With
each other.
The last swindling dodge is on this wise: Two
strangers, apparently, meet at farmers house,
manage to stay over night, II they can, and
make a trade before they leave in the morning, in
which the Armers name is wanted as witness
to the contract, which afterwards turns up as a
promissory note, fixed up in a sum satisfactory 20
the sharpers.
In the Ely mines litigation the motion for a.
pointment OF receiver was ordered to stand ove till
the first term OF the court of chancery unless tn,
lit.
bond in the penal sum Of $4,000. conditional to
save Cain harmless and Unidentified from all
damage, consequent on said company possession
OF the mine against his right
II NJ. PHELPs and W. ii. S. Whitcomb of Bur-
liugton, grand high priest and grand secretary Of
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Vermont made
their official visit to King Solomon Chapter Of
this town asst Thursday evening. They expressed
themselves as highly pfeased with the manner in
which the high priest, Collins Bakeley, and his
efficient cdps of officerl performed the work.
VIZ are Informed by Telephone from Waterbury
that Bert Marston wasA crowned last evening in a
mill pond about one mid from Waterbury village.
Conflicting accounts OF ihe circumstances were re-
ceiyed, but the fact Ii doubtless correct A boy
who was with him gave the alarm, and In about
half an hour Drs. Hooker hnd James reached him
but all efforts to revive MIN were unavailng. He
worked in Bruce's tub aGtory, and was married
last Wednesday.
THE reports OF Good Templar lodges for last
quarter ending May LIST show unusual activity
and interest OF lodgeF which have reported
thirty-one have gained in membership and eleven
lost, the net gain being three hundred and ninety
nine. OF these Gouldsvi,le leads of with mel
gain OF sixty-eight with fhe following close be
hind; Hector OF st. JQhnsbury, forty-seven
Capitol Of Montpelier, fortf-six; Burke Mountain
OF East Burke, forty-four. All the new lodges
are reported as doing fnely.
AT the annual meetingl OF the Montpelier q
Wells River railroad, hell In this village las
Thursday, the following d yrect)rs we're elected
d. X. Sortwell, Cambridk eepdt, Mass. s. s
Thompson, Lyndonvllle; Nv. II. H. Bingham
Stowe; Joel Foster and 81 c. Shurtleff, Mont
peer. Al the directors meeting d. r. Sortwe
was elected president; s. Is. trhompson, vice
PRESIDENT Joel Foster, clerit and treasurer; Fred
w Morse, cashier and general rdsSht and passen.
ger agent; W. A. Stowell. geneial superintend
emit; S. G. Shurtleff. attorney.
The Supreme Count has appoirhted J, NJ. Tyler
of Brattleboro, W. ii. Walker OF Ludlow, and C.
B. Eddy OF Bellows Falls, cotnms pioneers to hear
and report upon the petition Of u be Central Yer
mont Railroad Company u.s. the Montpelier &
Well River Company, as to Al tarihd Of rates OF
connection between the two roads this being a
point which has Cor some time been In dispute be-
tween the companies. The hearing Is set for to-
day, at Burlington, and the report fs ordered to
be filed at special term OF court ID DO held at
the same place June 2ist
IT would appear that the roads are not perfect
In some parts OF Windsor county AZ Is shown by
the following note from Bethel in the Woodstock
Standard! For the excellent highways which
the Judevine highway law and Munson's sup
Elementary law give us, let the public pass over
the road just above Mr.. Clouds house in Royal
ton, where they will see that although Judeyine
OF Hardwick may lobby the house, and Munson of
Manchester and Thompson OF Irasburgl put II to
sleep with their fatal lullabies we shall have
highways to drive over that would endanger the
life Of Rocky Mountain goat"
A MAN who gets his living by having fits In
public and then passing around the hat las GER
tainiy very original method of saving HIS mus
Gle, but this Is what Horace Barney OF Marsb-
field Is said to do lie tried 1t at the decoration
day exercises but his game seemed to be known
and he did not take much money. Saturday he
was arrested by Policeman Ordway for intoxica-
tion. and on being brought before Justice Clark
and Grand Juror Kemp, who seem 10 run tie de-
partment OF justice, he was fined SO and coats
which he was unable to pay, but as he has a