The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25

fraud Of eleven and one-half full punches in a
gross. This explains why these articles are
called ltlcifer matches, and undoubtedly the
term should with equal appropriateness be
applied to many other kinds of merchan-
disc by reason OF short count, light weight, or
satanic adulteration.
THE Sunday Republican had the following
account of the game Of round ball at Brattle-
boro which was mentioned in last weeks
WATcHMAN: "The game was called promptly
at three o'clock, with II. r. Lawrence as UNI
pire and Captain Hooker at the bat. The lat
ter was tastefully and richly attired in white
pants, silk velvet coat and white tie. He
would hardly have been recognized after the
first round, however; his pants were thoroughly
used up, his face was bruised, and he was
completely winded. A new pair Of pants was
sent for and the game proceeded with energy
Captain Hookers men, Messrs. Starkey, Clark
Haskins, Childs, Taylor, Tucker, Stoddard and
Allen proved good hitters and swift runners.
Captain Brooks came to the bat becomingly
and coolly attired His men were Messrs.
Martin, Cox, Cressy, Fuller, Gale, Childs Will
lard, Taylor and Lynde. There were thirty
! nine innings in two hours and a half, the game
ending In a tie. During the last inning an inn
provised ambulance, escorted by drum corps,
came upon the ground and took three of the
disabled from the field, followed by the mines,
the captains bearing pretty banner presented
by the women. The spectators voted the game
the most remarkable and laughable exhibition
| ever witnessed in the place."
| A RUTLAND correspondent Of the Springfield
Republican has this to say about the Rutland
| railroad trouble: "Clement claims to contro
forty thousand shares out of sixty-eight thou
sand, and may very likely win; but then agair
he may not. Governor Pages friends say thai
there is good deal of bluff in the Clement
claims and intimate that now both sides arr
fairly understood good many proxies giver
the Clements on the strength of their frs
statements may be revoked. The feeling il
town certainly is strongly in Pages favor. HI
is man whose friends stand by him, he ha
done great deal for the town, and he has be
haved we'll under fire. all of which helps II
turn public feeling in his favor. Aside from
the first hot-headed outburst OF his attorneys il
the local paper, he has acted on the defensiv
and hasn't injured his case by shooting of hi
mouth in public. He waited until people ha,
begun to get curious as to what he had to sa
for himself, and then spoke in a way that ha
helped him with the community and will b
likely to do so with the stockholders. There
Il little feeling that he hasn't had a fair show
and his insinuation that the Smith ring is bac
Of the Clement raid won't hurt him any. Th
idea of his backing explains to them why tn
J Clements, who never have been railroad mer
and who have got big interest on their invest
ments, are trying to buy road that isn't i
first-rate financial condition. Meanwhil
Haven, who was the cause of all this bobbery
: is lost sight Of. He is in town and his affair
are being settled up in the insolvency cour
! 49, % rr9rr cn7 lm ant than attends any larg
failure. The truth is the man was more Of
} fgure-head than power. He was thought
be rich and he invested in local enterprise
recklessy, which gave him good deal {
prominence in town and more out of it. Bl
he is not strong man, and his disappearance
! from active life only makes break because
the withdrawal of his money"