The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-23

send two delegates each. The usual courtesy
of return checks will doubtless be extended by
the railroads to all persons paying full fare one
way. All are invited to be present.
OUR frsky contemporary, the st. Albans
Messenger, is devotng its aggressive energies
to such a matter of lively state concern as
"Affairs in Egypt" and to such entirely sea-
sonable subjects as {" Polar Expeditions"
Some Of those meddling Arctic fanatics have
evidently left the north polar door wide open.
Let the Messenger organize and lead an expedi-
ton to close the frigid portal and nail 1t up. 1t
is eminently fitted for a raid upon the North
ern Sphynx," and meantime its contempora-
ries will undoubtedly wake up to the import
ance Of such minor affairs as the governorship
and other state issues, and in their feeble way
endeavor to supply the aching void in state
politics which the Messengers departure would
leave.
THERE is quite stir on the west side OF the
state over the intention OF the Central Vermont
to withdraw its sleeping ear to New York from
the Bennington and Rutland railroad and run
1t uid the Delaware and Hudson. The Troy
Press sees in this step purpose on the part
passenger traffic between New York and Mon
treal from the Central Vermont line for the
benefit of its own road. 1t says that Mr. |. V.
Baker, president of the New York and Cam
ada, holds that II the southern travel by way
Of the Hudson River and the West Shore rail-
roads can once be brought to Whitehall instead
OF suffering it to pass, as now, over the Troy
and Boston and Bennington and Rutland, it
will be an easy matter to get 1t to pass over
Mr. Bakers road on the west side of the lake,
and thus freeze out the Central Vermont on
the bulk of the southern travel
THE annual report OF the National Life In
surance Company shows receipts for prem iums,
$416, 6S5 3S. during the past year, and for in
terest and rent, S149. 009. 70 five and one-half
per cent on the average assets for the year..
Eighty-three death claims have been paid,
amounting to STA, 1861; paid for matured
endowments, 81 900; surplus returned to policy
holders, $59, 172 A; surrendered policies, $37,-
27121; paid for annuitants, $3,816 go; total
paid policy-holders, $2S2, ,02748. Salaries of
officers, commissions to agents. taxes, printing
stationery, postage, rents, and all other ex-
penses, were SS7, ,961 06. The assets January
l, 1884, amounted to So, $50, $40 IA, and the
surplus by the Massachusetts standard to
$780, 1924 There were 2,210 policies issued
in 1883. insuring S27OO, 900. 90, and there are
now 1885 policies in force, with S12 ,056, ,959 90
at risk, an increase in number of 1851 policies
and in amount insured of 81, 3S7, $50. Since
the organization Of the company its total losses
by death and matured endowments paid
amount to 81, ,799, ,797 sc and its total interest
received, the same time, ST., S68, ,35161.
THE members of the Washington county bar
attended the funeral of Hon. Heman Carpenter
at Mortified last Saturday. After the inter-
ment of the body meeting was organized with
H. A. Huse of Montpelier, chairman, and T. j.
Deavitt OF Montpelier, secretary to consider
what action should be taken to express the sor-
sow occasioned by the death of one of their
oldest, ablest and most respected members.
Remarks were made by c. II. Heath of Mont
pelier, Frank Plumley Of Northfied, a late
partner of Judge Carpenter, W. P. Dillingham;
and E. F. Palmer of Waterbury, and others.
On motion of c. H. Heath it was voted to ap-
point committee Of three to draft resolutions
and to arrange for public meeting at the next
session of the county court at Montpelier, fol
the court and bar to give voice to their sorrow
at the decease of Hon. Keman Carpenter, that
the virtue that was lovely in his life should moi
be forgotten in death and that the sweet odor
of good mans example and memory should
not be sepulchered in his tomb. Frank Plum
ley of Northfield. Joseph A. Wing of Mont
pelier and W. P. Dillingham; Of Waterbury
| fod Ia,,
johnson Of Northfield was appointed to pre-
pare and read sketch Of Judge Carpenter
life on that occasion.
THE Union Agricultural Society held its
annual meeting in Tunbridge last Tuesda,
afternoon, and elected the following officers
President, D. w. Cowdery of South Royalton
vice-presidents, ]. P. Fish OF Washington ant
Lewis Dickerman of Tunbridge; secretary, f
c. Lyman of Tunbridge; treasurer, Fl. R. Hay
ward Of Tunbridge; executive committee, J
NJ. Whitney of Tunbridge, NJ. F. Preston O
STAFFORD and H. V. Whipple of South Royal
ton; marshal o. P. Cilley of Tunbrdge; gen
eral superintendent, L. Dckerman of Tun
bridge; directors, Z. N. Bacon of Chelsea, c
j. Sleeper of Strafford, H. V. Whipple Of Sout
Royalton, j. p Martin of Bethel, Luke Paris
Of Randolph, w. c. Clark of Brookfeld, II II
Perkins of Washington, N. II. Austin of Tun
BRIDGE A. b. Preston OF Sharon, and o.
Martin of Williamstown. E. N. Bacon o
Chelsea, James NJ Jones of Tunbridge and
p. Fish of Washington were elected a com
mittee to take into consideration the sugges
tion that public sale of such articles as tn
farmers may wish to sell, be had with tn
next fair. James N. Jones proposed havin
more than one class of stations or othe
horses, 80 that some special breeds may have
chance for premium, and not give all tn
premiums to the Morgans
THE Boston Journal says that contract
have been prepared and are now read
for signatures by which New York, Vermont
New Hampshire and Massachusetts railroad
will form an all rail line for freight traff
to and from western points, in connection wit
the New York Central and its connections frol
Syracuse. The roads to enter the agreemeu
+. are the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg an
Lake Champlain, st. Johnsbury g. Lake Chan
plain, Connecticut and Passumpsic, Bostol
Concord and Montreal, Northern, Concord an
!, Boston and Lowell. 1t is not probable thi
large quantities of freight will reach Bosto
from the west by this roundabout line; but Il
Z certain portions of northern Vermont and Ne