The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-17

and In the evening at seven o'clock, returning
at ten o'clock. Fare for round trip, ten cents
THE Vermont officers reunion is to be held at
Rutland tomorrow Thursday and elaborate
preparations are being made by competent
committee. The meeting which was held there
before was very pleasant one and 1t Is ex-
pected that there will be a large attendance
this year. Colonel Holbrook of New York will
deliver the address, banquet will be given in
Baxter Music hall, and the Rutland band will
furnish music.
THOSE members Of the bar who were in at
tendance upon the court yesterday were greatly
amused by an unfortunate error Of one Of their
number who, as counsel in divorce case. had
signed his legal paper in such way rs to ap-
pear as one of the wicked persons with whom
the petitionee had consorted. The unblem-
ished character OF counsel was all that saved
his document from appearing as voluntary
confession OF his own waywardness.
AT the time convention Of the railways at
Chicago last week, the new time system de-
scribed in the last WATCBMAN was adopted
and will probably be universally accepted by
the railways. Local time has very generally been
made to correspond to railway time Harvard
recommends the new system to Boston, and in
that city, New York, and throughout the east,
seventy-fifth meridian time regulates local af-
fairs as well as the movement OF railway
trains.
A PARDON on conditions has been granted
by Governor Barstow to Edmund NJ Stone of
Dummerston, who was sentenced in April,
1877 to twelve years in state prison for arson.
The principal in the crime, Harrison M. Town.
send, now serving twenty years sentence,
was convicted by the confession OF Stone, which
was made on representations of the states at
torney that his own sentence would not be over
five or six years. and that official earnestly
recommended that the pardon be granted.
THE legal farce enacted in Washington
county court recently, in which two men in
dicted for criminal offences escaped trial by
failure to appear and forfeiture Of bail, has had
a suggestive afterpart For one, who was
known to have escaped and to be beyond ar
rest, bench warrant for his apprehension was
promptly issued. The other was present in the
court room yesterday and goes about his daily
business without the fear Of bench warrants
or any kind Of legal molestation before his
eyes. o Mores, etc.
THE third annual festival Of the Burlington
Philharmonic society last week was very suc-
cessful meeting. Fromthe auspicious opening
on Tuesday evening to the closing concert on
Friday evening, at which Sullivan's oratorio Of
the Prodigal Son " was finely rendered, the
pleasure and interest were we'll sustained
The soloists, vocal and instrumental, are highly
commended and Mr. Zerrahn achieved his
| usual success as a conductor. The attendance
throughout was good and WAS very large at
the last two concerts, many being present from
| out of the city. The festival was also q
| financial success.
In pursuance OF a new policy the state teach
ers' association is trying the plan of holding
its meetings at fixed place and it has chosen
Montpelier for that place. Last December was
held the first meeting under this new departure.
1t was fully attended, the exercises were inter
esting and new energy and enthusiasm were
infused into the organization. The second
meeting will be held here next week. 1t is de-
sirable that the association shall have renewed
encouragement to call its next meeting here
| 'Ao Po"P'0 VA 'ao Nih"6o rhouiu 6AVO th'o oh
couragement by word and deed Let theiI
presence at the sessions of the association tes
tfy their interest, and their willingness to re-
ceive and entertain attending teachers, theil
desire to have the association come again. The
meetings will be held after Wednesday evening
in Capital hall.
Two young men, Henry Cole and George
| pripo MI tod Cnn
day afternoon to row from Colchester Point t.
Grand Isle. About three o'clock when they
were nearly five miles out, heavy gale upse
their boat. Although it was so rough tina
large steamers did not dare to venture out, tw'
men on the shore of Malletts Bay, E. r. Cool
of Burlington and George Spalding of Mallett
Bay, set out in row boat to rescue them
Their boat was constantly filling with waite
and they we're chilled and soaked, but the.
reached the place of the accident in about al
hour and quarter when they found Prim Still
clinging to the boat, but Cole had lost his holt
and sunk soon after the boat capsized. Prin
was restored after several hours exertion an
his recovery is assured Messrs. Coon an
Spalding are entitled to the highest praise 70
their courage in thus risking their lives in sue
a perilous undertaking.
AS the incendiary, Isaiah Lanya, who wa
sentenced last Wednesday to ten years i
states prison, was on his way to Windsor /
charge of Sheriff Joseph Barton Of Burlington
on Friday Of last week, a desperate attempt
escape was made. They were on the fast e,
press which was running at the rate of fort
miles an hour and when near Gouldsvillt
about two miles north of Northfeld, Lany
| was allowed to 60 into the closet where
slipped his handouts and jumped from tn
window. After tumbing about pretty livel
for awhile he got on his feet, ran to a sma
island in the river and concealed himself Ia til
leaves and bushes The train was prompt
, stopped to let the sheriff off, who began III
search with posse Of citizens and in about a
hour discovered his prisoner. lie was bsdl
bruised, but no bones were broken, and h
, was placed in the lookup at Mortified till ii
/, afternoon train north when he was taken to til
county Jail at Montpelier, being sent up
charge Of Deputy Sheriff E. w. Howe of Nortl
field. Saturday Sheriff Barton returned O
the fast train and the convict was conveyed |
Windsor where he was safely lodged in IL
prison.
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