The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-22
Current Mention.

II the l,wyer slept in the editors bed
When no other chanced to be Nigh
And though he has written and naively said,
How easily editors lie:-
He mast now admit as he lay on that bed,
Ana slept to his hearts desire,
Whateer he may say of the editors bed
chen the lawyer himself lier.
A RoAsT-coRN festival is the latest novelty
in church sociables.
RELIGIOUS services may be expected in the
Westinghouse at Wrghtsville next Sunday
afternodn dn at two o'clock.
The burning of woodshed near the track
at West Randolph delayed the express yester-
day m orning about three hours.
IT isl stated that some of the depositors of the
St. AlEbans Trust Company burned the presi-
dent, lawrence Brain erd, in effigy last Satur-
DAY nignJ
SOME on our exchanges say that Barnum will
visit this state next month and will show at
Rutland September 25th, vut we are inclined
to doubt il
The item in the issue of August 9Th should
read that Cutting & Damon of Beaver Lake,
Michigan, are cutting forty thousand shingles
instead of four, and dressing ten thousand feet
of siding daily.
THE engine, D. R. Sortwell, is just out of the
shops, having been thoroughly overhauled, re-
paired and painted. All the engines of the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad are now in
first class order.
THE following notice is posted on one of the
buildings in Barre: "Notice-the person who
lost the Logger Bottles of his buk-borde will
find the bottles at Granger's stone shed. The
\ Logger, the ID knows whear."
THE changes in the running of trains on the
Central are shown in the timetable elsewhere.
The only change on the Montpelier & Wells
River is in the mixed train going east which
now leaves at 90 instead of 4 10 P. NJ.
THE Central Vermont Baptist Association will
meet in Groton the first Wednesday in Septem-
ber The Central Vermont and Montpelier &
Wells River railroads will give free return
checks to all those who pay full fare one way.
THE Universaist convention of Vermont and
\ the Province Of Quebec will hold its annual
meeting at Richmond, Tuesday, Wednesday
ard Thursday, August %. 90 and 80. This be-
J. ing the semi-centennial meeting of the organi.
zation. 1t is expected to be especially inter
4 esting.
THE Windsor veterans will hold their third
annual reunion at Hartford, September 4th
Lieutenant Governor S. E. Pingree Of Hartford
will deliver the address OF welcome, and Gen
Pral W. W. Grout the afternoon address
Among the distinguished guests expected art
4 Governor Ba-stow, Colonel w. c. Hobrook o.
New York and General Stephen Thomas
THE Reformer, referring to the Estey Guart
the muster says: "The guard will add som,
ew attractions in the way of decorations II
heir camp this year. and we are reliably as
sured that they won't be liquid either. Tha
department is not susceptible to improvement.
This way OF putting it leaves us in a terribl
state of uncertainty as to the real meaning o
the comment.
CHARLES H. CLIFFORD of Grand Forks, Da
kota, formerly of Newbury, was drowned Sal
urday evening" August 4th. He went West las
October, and was in the tailor and cothin
business with his uncle, j. N. George, also q
Newbury. He was a brother of George
Clifford, who studied law at Montpelier. TIL
burial was at Woodlawn cemetery, near Boz
ton, Sunday, August 18th.
THE annual meeting of the St. Johnsbur
anu Ldho Ohdhpldln rallTOau WAS nelu hJ .
Johnsbury the 10Th, and elected the followin
directors Horace Fairbanks OF st. Johnsbury
Franklin Fairbanks OF st. Johnsbury Thoms
Coggeshall of Newport X. L., Bradley Baro
of st. Albans, A. B. Jewett of Swanton, A. /
Hyde Of Boston, A. B, Harris OF Springfield
Mass, w. B. Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury.
MESSENGER: 81. b. Fletcher, agent for Ii
National Life Insurance Company of Montpt
lier, has received from his company chec
for S2,092, in payment of insurance ON the lif
of the late Seth P. Eastman-which check hs
been handed to Mrs. Eastman. Mr.. Eastma
was one of the first policy-holders in this con
pany. and the National Life has been con
mendably prompt in settling with his widow.
ANOTHER excursion to Wers N. H., will
given by the Montpelier Wells River raj