The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-12
Current Mention.

current MenClOns
THE September term of Chittenden county
court will begin on Tuesday of next week,
ABOUT five hundred participated in the ex-
curson to Weirs last Thursday. The day was
perfect one and the trip was very enjoyable.
The train was on time going and coming.
WE are informed that change will be made
in the color of the new postal notes when the
next lot is issued The present peculiar color
of the face renders it difficult to see the writing
distinctly
IT now turns out that it was st. Adams,
Maine, and not Vermont, where the financial
crookedness in town affairs occurred, which
was referred to in our extract from the Boston
Traveller last week.
THE September term of Washington county
court was nominally opened yesterday, but was
at once adjourned till next Tuesday when
Judge Redfield, who is now holding court in
Orleans county, will be present.
RECEIVER RICH of the St. Albans Trust Com
pany has gone with an expert to investigate
the Norwood lumber property, and soon after
his return will be ready to make detailed
statement of the affairs of the Trust Company.
THE men who were injured in the accident at
Colchester are all doing very well except the
fireman, Chilson, who has improved but little
and is still suffering greatly. lie is receiving
skillful medical attention and careful nursing,
and it is hoped that he may recover.
LAST week party of gentlemen began
survey of the battlefield of Bennington for the
purpose of marking permanently the points
and places of interest. Baum's entrenchments
and the Tory breastwork were laid ont the first
day, and the work will be continued until
completed
The Central Vermont railroad will give
grand excursion this month from Burlington
to New York and return at the remarkably
low rate of five dollars. Tickets good to go
Wednesday, September 10; good to return,
leaving New York, up to and including We'd
nesday, September Goth.
On Thursday last at Albany, N. Y, the Cen.
tral Vermont Marble company was organized
with a capital of $500, ,OO0 The directors are
Green B. Raum, late commissioner of internal
revenue, James Gilfllan, late United States
treasurer, and Coryden Karr of Buffalo. This
marble property Is located in Pittsford, and is
very valuable.
THE Montpelier & Wells River railroad ad-
vertises an excursion next Saturday to New
port, Vt, where the opera, Iolanthe, will be
presented in the afternoon The fare for the
round trip, including admission to the opera is
as follows: From Montpelier, East Montpelier,
Plain6eld and Marshfied, $1.50; other sta
tions on the line, $1.25 The attraction offered
and the low rates of fare will doubtless draw a
good company.
A VENDOR of small beer, lemonade and pea
nuts at the muster conceived the idea that he
had been defrauded Of few pennies by the
"sojer boys and asked Colonel Greenleaf fol
a guard. The obliging colonel cheerfully
granted the request-with instructions to the
guard to allow no soldier to approach the booth
Of the complaining keeper. This was protec-
ton that protected, the only draw back about
it being that it reduced sales and diminished
profits.
THE third annual musical festival Of the Bur
lington Philharmonic society will be held Oc
tober 9-12 inclusive at the Howard opera house
The following musicians have been engaged
Miss Fanny Kellogg, soprano; Miss Ita WEIGH
eontralto Mr.. G. W. Want, tenor; Mr.. d. M
Babcock, basso; Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard
pianist; Charles N. Allen, leader of orchestra
Carl Zerrahn, conductor. chorus of at leas
two hundred and fifty voices is already as
sured Further particulars will be given soon
EDITOR CHASE of the Lyndon Union has tn,
following appreciatye reference to the presen
proprietor of the Landmark in his account of
trip to Maquam bay: At Morrisville we toll
him (the Caifornian) about Morrisville'
former intellectual giant, A. A. Earle; Of hi
newspaper experience in IrasbuIgh, Bartor
Bradford, st. Johnsbury, Morrisyille and Whit
River Junction; of his fight with General Gror
and DR.. Bullard; of his great horse trot
Waitsfeld, and of his headong flight throug
the Watsfield underbrush, while attempting
put distance between outraged patrons of thf
entertainment and the protector thereof; anC
lastly, we told him about Earle's entire dissin
ilarity to the Cardiff giant. In response to OF
description of Earle's rise and progress, ii
Californian pertinently inquired Why don
Barnum or Forepaugh catch that fellow an
make fortune by advertising and exhibitr
the biggest Ounce on edrth?'"
A REUNION of the Tenth Regiment Vernon
Volunteers was held at st. Johnsbury Septen
Der 7th. goodly number were present tt
regiment is to continue its reunions with great
interest than ever. The following officers We
elected for the year ensuing: Colonel A.
Jewett of st. Johnsbury, president Gener
W. W. Henry of Burlington, vice presiden
DR.. E. j. Foster of Waterbury Center, seer
tary and treasurer. 1t was voted that as Il