The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-20
Current Mention.

A MASS temperance meeting will be held at
Lyndonvie on the Fourth Of July.
THE annual meeting of the Central Vermont
railroad company occurs at St. Albans to-day.
THE annual meeting OF the American Insti
tute of instruction will be held at Fabyan's,
White Mountains, July lib
H. G. MEAKER OF Duxbury visited his son
Almon at the state prison last week for the
first time since his confinement there.
WHEN you come to town Friday to see the
circus, it will be An excellent plan for you to
pay what is due on your paper. Please re-
member 1t.
THE proposed removal of Lewis college to
Brattleboro is still undecided, and will prob
ably remain so until Colonel Estey's return
from Europe.
THE new rules for legal practice recommended
by the State Bar Association are being adopted
by the various county bars and will probably
go into effect soon.
THE friends of the Vermont Methodist Sem
mary have been highly gratified by the gift of
81, 900 to that institution by Judge Samuel
Plumley Of Albany.
THE Bradford listers have been indicted for
offenses against the listing law in 1881 and
1882 and will have their trial at the next term
of Orange county court.
THIS year s the one hundredth anniversary
of the settlement of the town of Cabot and at
meeting of the citizens, held last week We'd
nesday, it was voted to hold celebration of
the towns centennial on Fourth Of July.
THE Cdledonidn suggests that guardian be
appointed over A. j Willard. To an outsider,
1t has seemed as though Willard had about as
sound a head as any one in St. Johnsbury, and
had shown good reasons for his actions.
OUR Tunbrdge correspondent informs US
that complaint has been made to States At
torney ]. K Darling, of East Corinth, Of the
outrage mentioned in the WATcHMAN OF last
week, and the matter will doubtless be in
vestigated
Ir is rumored that Harris Of the Inder does
not find his efforts to reform St. JohDsbury
very heartily reciprocated, and that he is soon
to retire from the publishing business. This
will give Chase of the Union his hands full to
keep things straight in that section.
SOME liquor was seized at one Of the Barton
hotels and a part, which was considered unfit
for use in the town agency, was hidden in
loft Some fellows with a keen scent for
liquor stole it and the Monitor offers to give
them free obituary notices when the stuff
takes effect.
IT is reported that the Southeastern railway
Of Canada has been purchased by the Canadian
Pacific and that the road will go into the hands
OF the new company the 1st of July. The South.
eastern system is three hundred miles long and
the acquisition of the road will give the Cana
dian Pacific New England outlet via New
port, Vt.
THE Poultney Journal tells serious story
about j. NJ. Haven, the proprietor of the Bates
house at Rutland, claiming that he has been
largely over-issueing Rutland railroad stock, 9
big proportion of which he sold to Charles
Clement, who is said to have bought for the
purpose Of ousting John B. Page from the
presidency.
The district stewards OF the Methods
churches in the Burlington district have ap
pointed the Hon. J. V. Carney, Rev. M. Hui
burd, Rev. j. ]. Noe L. Howard Kellogg, Irf
Russell, M, D. Jump and D. r. Lowell com
mittee to prepare statement of matters con
nected with the boundary difficulty between
the Troy and Vermont conferences.
THE National Car Company have recently
chosen the following directors: Lansing Mills
James r. Langdon, 10. D. Hatch, M, Hall Stan
ton, Gilman Cheney, Herbert Brainerd, f
Curtis Smith. At subsequent meeting o
the directors, Mr.. Mills WAS elected president
F. s. Stranaban Of st. Adams, secretary ant
treasurer, and Hon. j. D. Hatch of Burlington
auditor.
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN,: "Green Mount
ain rustics are this week opening their eyes a
the style of the Dwight-Wiman coaching clul
Of New York and Toronto, who have invaded
the state with their coach and six for the frs
time. They wear shiny velvet coats, and ther
are vermonters unsophistcated enough not t
see the advantages of their equipage over Fore
paughs chariots" Thus does the Republican
poke fun at its neighbors.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for q new
, fast train between Chicago and Boston, owe
the Grand Trunk and Central Vermont roads
by which the time will be reduced to fort
, hours, three hours less than the present run
ming time. Going east, this train will leav
l Montreal about 80 p. NJ, arriving in Bosto
: the next morning. Going west, it will leav
Boston in the evening and arrive in Montres
!, about noon. This arrangement will probabl
begin next Monday.
: THE court at Woodstock has overruled tn
o motion to set aside the verdict as to four {
the respondents charged with assault with II
l. tent to kill upon Mr.. Barrett at Windsor an
Y pronounced sentence as follows: William Ga
o lagher, seven years in prison; Edward Gafney
/ six years; John and Frank McClipton, on
, month imprisonment and fine of $3.50 eacf
= Frank Gallagher one month imprisonment an
o a fine of $50; George Field, two years in th
Is house of correction.
A BRATTLEBoRo man, G. w. Parker, has il
vented new musical instrument which
Il calls the " clariphone" 1t is a combine
o guitar and harp, having eighteen strings, an
: is said to possess great volume range and ilel
u ibility It initiates great variety of instr
u ments and can be thrown into any key /
N turning single knob. Mr. Parker has col
: structed model of four hundred and eight.
D. four pieces of differen varieties of wood an
has applied for patent.