The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-19

the top OF the car.
ST. JoHNsBuRy INDEX "Mr. d. r. Locke
(Nasby), editor Of the Toledo Blade, Is soon to
make trip through the state for the purpose
OF observlng the workings and effect of the
prohib'tory law We suggest that committee
OF the prees. consisting Of Brother Camp Of the
Express and Oviatt, moral and dramatic editor
OF the Argus, be delegated TO meet Mr.. Locke
and see that he is furnished with reliable sta
tistics concerning the traffic"
TEE White river medical society held It's an.
nual meeting at Wilson's hotel, Bethel. last
week The retiring president, Dr. f. j. Fish,
read paper upon Physiology and hygiene
as common school studies" Interesting cases
we're reported by Drs HavilaDd and Hunting
ton Of Rochester and Cha ee Of South Stra ford
! The officers for the coming year are: DR.. A. L.
Bailey Of West Randolph, president; Dr.. Hav-
| Hand OF Rochester. vlce-president; DR.. L. NJ
Greene Of Bsthel, secretary and treasurer.
THE postmaster general decides that labels,
patterns, playing cards, tickets, photographs,
engravings, samples Of printing, valentines,
fancy Autographed and engraved cards lin
cuding Christmas, New Year and Easter cards),
address tags, scrap pictures, blank books, desk
blotters, with or without printing thereon, and
also maps, prints, show cards, etc., printed on
or attached to other material than paper (which
includes card-board), or mounted on rollers
or with metal bindings, or in frames, must pay
postage Of the fourth class, or one cent an
ounce.
| MESSENGER 1.-TWO St. Albans young men
were In Boston few days ago, and attended
an evening entertainment at the Howard
During the performance q bapjo-plsyer caiue
out to smuse the audience, and at the close Of
his song the st. Adams delegation thought he
had finished his appearance and got up to
leave the hail. But the performer came back on
to the stage. and when the boys were about
half way down the aisle he called out to them
What's the use Of going out, boys2 Why
don't you have 1t brought in? This broke up
the house for about five minutes so that the
show could not proceed
| HENRY G. VENNoR, the self-styled "practi-
cal meteorological" again infiicts himself on
long.suffering public with the following state
ment: "The phenomenal character OF the pres
ent winter, he'd forth by me now for the past
six months, seems about being verified. Fur
ther, the red or ruddy tint In the sky-ooncern-
ing which 80 much explanation has been at
tempted-seems, to my way of reasoning, to
indicate .erms Of unusual warmth during latter
portion OF present month and much of January.
Yes, even summer warmth In mid.winter.
But March and April will probably give us the
cold and snow lacking through the first hall
Of the winter"
writer In the Lowell Courier tells this
story Of the late Governor Mattocks Of this
state "On the very last day Of the year, the
governor being on journey, spent the night
at the bospitable house Of a friend. On the
morning Of New Years day, as he was bathing
and pr pairing for breakfast, he unfortunately
leans against the. door az the head OF the
stairs leading to the kitchen. The door gave
way and the maids Of the household, while
busy preparing for the morning meal, were
astonished to see, rolling and tumbling into
their presence, chubby, fat old gentleman in
a most unpresentable attire. But in this hour
Of dismay the governors ready wit came
promptly to his aid for politely excaiming,
Ladies, wish you all happy New Year. he
hastened back to his toilet"
| AFTER reading that singularly modest edi.
torial in the Argus, last week, the writer was
reminded 80 forcibly of story which he re-
Gently read that he will give it here trav-
eler on a turnpike came to a toll-gate and,
although the gate was open, sought the absent
keeper to pay the toll. Diligent search abou
the house and barn failed to bring him to
light, but he was finally found in the field and
the usual fee paid to him. The keeper then
inquired why his friend did not drive along
without paying the toll. because am an
honest man." he replied. "Did you look for
me in the house9" "Yes." "And in the
barn?' Eyes" "And then came clear down
here to pay me?' eyes" Boy" said the
gate-keeper to his listening son, " watch that
man until he IL out OF sight. He is too honest
to have around" When a paper makes such a
fuss over its honesty and independence, it will
bear watching.
| THE annual meeting of the Vermont State
Grange was held at Bellows Falls last week,
Worthy Master Colonel A. B. Franklin, presid-
ing. The meeting on Wednesday afternoon
was open to the public and was largely at
tended. Addresses were made by Hon. f. NJ
Goodwin OF Hartford, Hon. Henry Lane OF
Cornwall Mr.. o. NJ. Tinkham OF Pomfret and
DR.. FL. A. Cutting. At the evening meeting,
after the usual opening with music, Hon. NJ.
W. Davis made brief but eloquent address OF
welcome and greeting to the state grange in
behalf OF the people Of Bellows Falls and Vi
cinity and the board of agriculture This was
responded to by Mr.. Z. f Andrews of Berlin.
| Invitations were announced and extended to
all present, from the Vermont farm machine
company, to visit their works. and also from
the Fall Mountain paper company to visit their
mills. Hon. James Draper of Worcester, mas
ter OF the Massachusetts, state grange, gave an
address, In which he explained the working of
the order In that state Colonel franklin de-
liyered his annual address, which was broad
in its scope and was as good for the people in
general as for farmers and members OF the
grange. The meetings were very pleasant and
agreeable to all present. Those of Thursday
were private, and a large amount of "order 4"
work was accomplished.
JUDGE LUKE p. POLAND OF Vermont is,
perhaps, the most striking of the new cen
gressmen," writes Washington correspondent
t. the Cleveland Leader. "He has slender,
well-built form of full six feet, and though
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