Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-18
Current Mention.

THE Episcopal diocesan convention is to be
be holden in st. Adams in June
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is to preach in the
church 10 Middlesex on Sunday, April ooh, at
half-past one.
REV. j. EDWARD WRIGHT is to preach In the
Morse school.house in East Montpelier next Sun
day afternoon.
The governor has issued his proclamation an.
nouncing the fact that the two articles OF amend
ment to the constitution voted for at the late
town meetings have been adopted.
The late order denying to postal cards the
privilege Of being forwarded from original desti
nation to the parties addressed without payment
OF an additional postage has been rescinded and
the cards will again be sent the same as letters.
THE town OF Nottingham has for the third
time refused to bond for the proposed Brattleboro
and Wilmington railway and the project is likely
to fall through unless the road is built by private
capital. The town is wise in not getting into that
bear trap.
THE newspapers are perpetuatiug the story
that Charles Cook OF Elmore recently killed
twelve crows at one shot There can be no doubt
as to the truth OF it. 1t is inherently probable
lct tho ucNii, VIM 10 saiu W uc tie vi All
lies, will one day claim his own.
THE hill roads have been impossible to teams
for many days. The breaking up OF the winter
leaves them for while In a wretched condition.
The mails to several points have either not been
carried at all or have been transported over the
snow on the back of the stage driver.
The Richford Gazette stoutly denies that the
prosperity OF that town has been seriously checked
by the removal OF the Southeastern railway shops
to West Farnham, p. Q. 1t is well to have
cheerful and hopeful spirit but the town will un
doubleday feel the removal of this business
BURLINGTON CLIPPER 1.-THE board of alder
men, -. -, president, can earn the ever
lasting gratitude of long.suffering public, II
they will pass an ordinance regulating the fees of
hackmen. As an extortionlst, the average Bur
lington hackman is entitled to the chrome"
The amended five-cent nickels OF the new issue
bears the word "cents in comparatively large
and distinct letters below the "V" on the reverse
OF the coin. The "cents il In letters uniform
with those In the words I" United States of Amer.
ica," and completes the circle around the rim OF
the piece.
THE Island Pond Herald, published in that por.
tion Of the state popularity supposed to be the cold
northeast corner OF the state, is conducted with
considerable ability and is deserving Of better
support than it apparently receives. The articles
by Its correspondent "Taus" are exceptionally
entertaining.
IT has been some time since the stereotyped
"sea serpent item has appeared in the Burlng-
ton Free Press. The Bellows Falls Times, how
ever, makes its contribution to the newspaper
menagerie In the shape Of an item to the effect
that dead alligator was seen floating down the
Connecticut river on a cake Of ice.
THE Bennett & Moulton comic opera company
played "Olivetts" in Friday evening, Pima
fore at matinee Saturday afternoon, and
"The Chimes Of Normandy" Saturday evening
In the Saturday entertainments the acting, mu-
sic, and the general tone Of the performances
were very good and much superior to that OF
Friday evening.
SPRISGIso blades OF grass rapidly follow the
retreatlng battalions OF winter The fight bet
ween the green and the white Is joined on every
side. On the very edge OF the snow banks the
green spires shoot up from the soil where the
germs OF life have been kept warm and active by
the brooding SHOWS Nature seems to be read ;
for the business OF regeneration and no one will
objectto her proceeding at once with her "sprng s
work"
ON the 18th inst, at Mortified there WAS or
ganized the Abel Draw-eut Mower company, with
the following board of directors: George Nichols,
Moses Ellis, A. A. Fletcher, l.. P. Gleason and C..
g. Perry. Geo. Nichols, president; Fred Z. Smith,
secretary and d. w. Gilbert, treasurer. 1t Is not
yet decided where the company will locate its
works, which, as the name indicates, is ~ manu-
facture the newly invented "Abell draw-cut
moving machine" 1t Ia its intention, how
ever to procure from large factory in the west
machines to introduce in this section for this
years haying, and to commence at once to manu-.
facture for the next year We understand the
only embarrassment about locating this manu-
factory In Montpelier Is the heavy freiRhts
charged by the railroads. This new machine
with its many important patented improvements,
and with the class Of men interested in it, will
make a desirable business for the town which Sc
cures IT, At present we understand the principal
offices will be kept by Fred Il, Smith, secretary,
Montpelier, and d, W, Gilbert, treasurer, Keene,
New Hampshire
WITH its wonted mildness and discrimination
the argus chaTacterizes the WATCHMAS's COM
ments upon the McCafffey trial as a savage al
tack upon States Attorney Huse." and with a
Dogberrian air reviews the case and reafiirms the
decision of the court below" 1t Is not pro-
posed to enter upon the frutless proceeding OF a
newspaper trial OF McCaffrey. That the WATCH
MANS view OF the trial was q fair expression OF
the popular verdict 1t has received ample and
hattering evidence from many and diverse
sources IL has all the Ar0ls' contidenca I'm Var.