The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-29

East MOntpener.. iUO 81 WhTrtnssssssssss's " oi
Fayston.. 22l Waterbury........ SO 43
Marshheld. ......... 70 p Woodbury. IL ~
Mddlesex......... 81 10 Worcester 26 81
Montpelier. 669 22
As this Is only distribution of the amount for
six months~all others having been for year
the amounts coming to the towns are of course
less, but they will show the comparative
amounts of deposits from the several towns, as
the distribution is based upon the deposits
from each town July l, 1888.
The Brattleboro Reformer came out last
week in an eight-page seven column quarto form
and now prints more square inches of matter
than any other paper in the state. The Re
former sometimes gets wild on the subject OF
packing democratic state conventions and I" re-
publican maladministration Of state affairs"
but in the main it is pushing, candid and pro-
gressive When it shall have succeeded in get
ting its folding, pasting and trimming machine
into working order, as it doubtless will before
its next issue, we shall be pleased to give it our
hearty congratulations for the good sense it
shows in following the lead of THE WATCHNIAN
in adopting modern improvements If our
contemporary should follow our lead politically
boro and southeastern Vermont would have
what they need, wide-awake, aggressive re-
publican paper strongly edited, Now Brother
Davenport, we shall wish you all prosperity in
spite of your politics, provided, you do not try
to make point against us by ascribing The
WATCHMAN's late mechanical Improvements
made in June to the Retormer'S posterior
"racket"
THE jurors for the September term of Wash
ington county court are as follows; Grand
jurors-E. f. French, Barre; J. S. Wheelock,
Berlin; George M. Webster, Cabot; A. D.
Pearce, Calais S, M Turner, Duxbury; Luther
NJ Parmenter, East Montpelier; S. Johnson,
Fayston; Mark Mears, Marshfeld; c. c. Put
nam, Middlesex; M. D. Gilman, Montpelier;
G. B Evans, Moretown; Newton Martin, North
field; s. B. Gale, Plainfield; Billings Spaulding,
Roxbury; j. G. Lewis, Waitsfield G. B. New
comb, Warren; E. B. Huse, Waterbury; Joseph
Benjamin, Woodbury.. Petit jurors-Wilbur
Shepard. Jude Town, Barre; G. w. Dustin,
Horace W. Strong, Berlin W. S. Atkins, E. T.
Burnap, Cabot A. C. Bliss, Calais d. A. Gray,
Duxbury; M. D. Willard, G. H. Clark, East
Montpelier c. D. Billings, Fayston; C. w.
Virgins, William Hudson, Middesex; John
Bowles. Marshfield A. ]. Sibey, T. R. Merrill
Montpelier; E. w. Bisbee, A. f. Lovejoy,
Moretown; S. F. Judd, ]. L. Moseley, North
field; A. F. Martyr, Plainfield; Loren ]. Wiley,
Roxbury; L. D. Savage, George w. Folsam,
Waitsfeld; James E. Cass, Orvile Richardson,
Warren; G. c. Corss, Dan d. Woodward,
Waterbury; j. D, Bailey, Woodbury.; Luke
Lawrence, M. w. Brigham, Worcester.
THE Mechanicsville correspondent of the
Vermont Tribune has severed his connection
with that paper with valedictory of a most
touching nature. Its length (about half col
brief extract, just to show its style The clos
ing sentences are as follows: Human life is
a succession of meetings, brief associations and
sadder partings. Verify, like the foam flakes
that for moment ride the crest OF the pillows,
and are sundered for aye; and only the whis.
pers Of the king and prince eternal come floating
across the vistas of the centuries, like sacred
music through hallowed corridors, speaking to
our approving hearts, 'ye shall meet again
Kindred spirits are thrown together for pleas
ure and labor, the tide lcks our feet, and
silken threads are snapped asunder. We ex
change farewells and pass out on the tide
Readers of the Vermont Tribune, we have
sailed our heaven-bound crafts few days to
gether. We are in sound of the breakers
Give me your hand-farewell!' !' This is all very
we'll in its appropriate place, but is a trif'
grandioquent when coming from one whos'
vocation 1t has been to note that John Smitl
has shingled his barn, or Sarah Pringle ha
bought new gown, or James Jones has painted
his fence.
A DISPATCH from st. Albans to the Bostol
Journal says: "Mr. Bradley Barlow state
that a contract has been signed by himself ant
the syndicate, wherein he agrees to transfer hi
interest and relnquish his right in the South
eastern for a specific amount, and the syndi
= cate agrees to purchase on condition Of its be
ing able to effect arrangements for buying u
the claims which various parties have agains
the road. The attitude which the Canadian
Pacific railroad compsay assumes regarding
its claim of nearly 81. 100000 against tn
Southeastern road will determine the matte
, OF the proposed sale. Mr. Barlow says that tn
Canadian syndicate will accept proffer @
money to satisfy their claim, and will not stan
. in the way of the purchase of the road by tn
Chapman syndicate. He states that neithe
the Central Vermont, Grand Trunk, nor Car
3 adian Pacific road is in any way connecte
7 with the Chapman syndicate in the propose
3 purchase of the Southeastern road. He ais
3 states that 1t is true that negotiations are i
3 progress between the Canadian Pacific and 81
: Governor Horace Fairbanks and others, repre-
: senting the interests of the st Johnsbury
1 Lake Champan railroad for a permanentleas
y or purchase OF the latter road, and the formi
q tion OF a line by way of Rouses Point, SwantoI
t St. Johnsbury, Portland and Boston"
n BRIEF mention was made last week Of tn
drowning of Mrs George Crosby while crossin
: a creek in Nebraska. 1t Itappears that the nam
Q OF the stream where the disaster happened
= Dry Creek, and this designation is no misn'
! mer The bed of the creek was dry and pas
Q able by carriages. Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby ha
n driven into the bed of the stream when, will
d out moments warning, flood of water bur
!, upon them. 1t overturned the wagon an
>, swept it and the horses away. Mr.. Crosb