The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-19
Current Mention.

MIR. WRIGHT is to preach at Wrightsville
next Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.
WE are indebted to DR.. c. S. Putnam, for
merly of Barre, for copy of the Moorhead
Mimi evening NeloS
REV, j. MCINERNY will preach in the school
house hall at Maple Corner, Calais, September
23d, at seven o'clock P. M.
WE notice that these papers which resolved
30 vigorously about running patent medicine
reading notices among pure reading matter, go
right on doing it just the same.
THE annual state convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be held in
Rutland, October 1921. An interesting and
successful gathering may be expected
THE Messenger thus compliments the state
fair: " Some Of the farmers who attended the
state fair this week put in as hard days work,
killing time, as they ever did on the farm
HENRY TIBBETrs of South Woodbury., while
planning lumber at East Calais last Monday,
lost the second, third and fourth fingers Of his
right hand He was brushing the shavings
from the board in front Of the knives when his
hand was caught with the above result.
AN accident occurred at Essex Junction on
Thursday evening, by which William Baker of
st. Adams lost his life. 1t seems that Baker
attempted to cross the track in advance of a
moving freight, when he was knocked down
and run over, and had both legs broken and
also his back He died during the night.
He was about thirty-six years old, and was
driver, or hostler, for Dr. Waugh of st. AL
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Burlington.
SHAM-FIGHTs, although an attractive feature
at musters and soldiers reunions, have re-
suited in severe injuries in several cases this
fall. The accident by which one of our brave
veterans lost his right arm at st. Johnsbury Ii
fresh in our minds. At Weirs, N. II, a few
days ago, three men were injured. and in New
Jersey recently dozen or more received
wounds in a similar engagement. In view o.
these facts, humanity demands that these ex
hibitions be discontinued. Human life ant
limb are too precious to be even risked in sucl
evidently dangerous sports.
THE grand jury of the Rutland county court
ON Friday forenoon returned four indictments
against J. NJ. Haven, all charging him witt
were Immediately issued, and Mr.. Haven wal
arrested by Sheriff Peabody. Bail was fxeC
by the court at $1,000 on one case and 81 ,OOC
on each OF the others. Bail was furnished fo
Haven In the afternoon by General II. IL. Bax
ter, Charles Sheldon, j. b. Harris, d. C. Bill
lings, Dr. j. A. Mead, A. II. Tuttle, E. Pier
point W. c. Dunton and F. A. Haven.
THE West Randolph Herald and Ne,os ha
this choice bit of information in its last issue
1.-THE Passumpsc railroad will contest the con
stitutionality Of the corporation tax law. Al
it now looks the friends of the law will not fee
much more disappointed If it is decided to b.
unconstitutional than they were at the way l
'panned out on the first trial" This is rsa
enterprisel The passumpsic road had paid it
taxes and the fact had been announced severa
days before this item was printed. And VIII.
does the Herald and Ne0s try to discredit tn
law in advance of a fair trial?
WEEK or two ago scarlet bush by tn
streams or bunch Of cleaning foliage on
conspicuous hilltop told that Autumn's pres