The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-19
Current Mention.

QUITE number Of preferred depositors in
the st. Albans Trust Company will, through
their attorneys, appeal from the recent de-
cision Of Judge Royce.
THE grand jury of Windsor county have re-
ported thirty-nine true bills. one being against
Stephen c Wyman Of Weston for the murder
OF his infant child. Wyman is in jail at
Woodstock.
COMPTROLLER KNOX has ordered Receiver
Hendee to prepare for dividend In favor Of
the depostors in the Vermont national bank of
St. Adams. The dividend will be a small one
twelve and one-half per cent.
UNDER the heading of " Fashions" the Rut-
land Herald says that Captain A. E Leaven-
worth, principal OF Castleton academy, was Sc
riously injured by a recent fall and was un-
conscious for some time. 1t seems to US that
styles.
THE Poultney Journal says: "The cornet
band attended the funeral OF John Heath at
Middle Granville Sunday morning. He had
many friends in this village who extended their
sympathy to the bereaved family" They
was present.
BARRE correspondent Of the Clipper says
that " DR.. George Nichols for governor, Gen.
eral Ripley for lieutenant.governor, Du uBois
for state treasurer, c. s. Page for secretary of
state, and Colonel E. Henry Powell for state
auditor, would make slate that would be
hard to break"
GoULDsvILLE merchant advertises In the
Northfield Ne,os that he has In stock a I" full
line OF patent medicines, wash-tubs, pals,
mops, brooms." This classification indicates
such an appreciation Of the eternal fitness of
things as is not usually possessed by the pro-
prietor of a corner grocery.
WE are informed by telephone that the rake
factory OF ID. s. Patterson & Son of Brookfed
took fire about haf-past eight o'clock Monday
night and burned, with all It's contents. Loss
on stock $1,000; no insurance. The building
was insured for 81 200. The fire is supposed
to have taken from one of the stoves.
THOSE Of our patrons whose subscriptions
expire January 1st should renew promptly and
thus secure Good Cheer for the year free and
all others are reminded that Good Cheer Ia
sent free to those who will pay srreara, ss to
the time OF making their remittance and also
pay for year in advance. You cannot afford
not to accept this offer.
THE Central Vermont railroad shops and
foundry at st. Albans and Rutland are now
run on eight-hour time, the new arrangement
going into effect Monday. There has been no
occasion for this reduction in time during the
last four years, and the announce ment was
great surprise to the men. The hours are
from 7:15 A. M. to 4:l5P p. NJ.
The December term OF Orange county court
began on Tuesday. There are two hundred
and one cases on the law docket and thirty
three In chancery. The jury calendar con.
tains forty-seven cases, but of these, three at
least are cases in which Judge Rowel il dis
qualified to sit and must be continued as no
other judge can come this term.
This paragraph is the best explanation of the
reason why the genial colonel WAS not elected
sergeant-at-arms of the senate: "For sergeant
alarms, Senator Hswley put In nomination
Colonel W. p. Cannadsy of North Carolina.
and Senator Edmunds nominated Colonel
George W. Hooker OF Vermont Cannaday re-
ceived twenty-seven votes and Hooker six"
JAMES DUNN of Roxbury, brakeman on the
Central Vermont, was run over by the cars and
his right arm crushed, at North Williston,
Thursday morning. He was taken TO the
Mary Fletcher hospital at Burlington, and the
injured arm was amputated at the shoulder.
The unfortunate man survived the amputation
but q few hours, however He was about