The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-29
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1884
Current Mention.

Woodstock last Saturday.
REV. j. r. BARTLETT of Middlesex wishes
us to announce that Prohibition votes can
be obtained of him at 81 per thousand.
Hon. HENRY BALLARD left Burlington
Friday of last week, to take the stump for
the republican ticket in northern New York
EXCURSIONS to Boston this week over the
Central Vermont and Montpelier & Wells
River railroads are literally patronized.
THE services in the Westinghouse at Mid
dlesex Center next Sunday afternoon are to
he conducted by Rev. j. Edward Wright
beginning at a quarter past two o'clock.
MESSENGER: "We are authorized to say
that within few weeks the general depos-
itors' committee will publish full and reli-
able statement of the affairs of the st. AL
bans Trust Company"
THE surviving members of Company G,
18th Regiment Vermont Volunteers, are to
have reunion at Montpelier, October 80.
Over thirty have already signifed their in
tention to be present.
THE Ethan Allen engine company of Bur-
lington are "talking up" trip to Chicago
next year. They will be accompanied by
the Sherman military band and there is a
possibility that the Trojan Hooks of Troy,
n. Y, together with Doring's band of that
city, will also accompany them.
To avoid any possible question of his in
eligibility to the office of presidential
has resigned his position as president and
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and the resignation has been accepted
Hon Warren Gibbs, chairman of the repub-
lican state committee, received notice Of
this action to-day.
H. S. BoUTwELL's fine brood mare, the
dam of Engineer Boy, was stolen from
the barn of Benjamin Town on the East
Montpelier road Thursday night The mare
was in box stall and the barn and stall
doors were both locked last night as usual
That it was the intention of the thief to Sc
cure this particular animal is shown by the
fact of his taking extra trouble and risk to
free her from a boX-stall when there was
another fine mare in an open stall close by.
THE twelfth reunion of the First Vermont
Cavalry will be held at Montpelier on We'd
nesday November 9TH. The business meet
ing will be held at the capitol at four ocock,
PM A banquet will be served at the Pa
vilion at seven O'Clock p. NJ. The address
will be delivered in the representatives hall
by Major Josiah Grout of Derby After the
address general campfire will be insti-
tuted, IN which it is expected the whole
regiment will participate.
THE Vermont Bar Association will hold
its annual meeting in this village this week.
Tomorrow evening there will be public
meeting at the court house at which an adj
dress will be delivered by the president,
Hon. b. f. Fifeld, on Judicial Tenure and
Compensation. Hon. jonathan Ross will
read a biographical sketch of Chief Justice
Pierpoint; and Hon. j. w. Rowell will pre-
sent biographical sketch of Judge Peck.
The election of officers will occur Wednes-
day morning and the banquet will be held
at the Pavilion in the evening.
THE Messenger says that Judge Redfeld
has rendered a decision in the demurrer
phase of the Royce-Maloney case. He over
rules the demurrer as to the first count of the
declaration, and sustans the demurrer as
to the second count In other words. he
holds that the nnuendo of bribery is not
warranted by the averment, and that a
jury should not be allowed to find bribery
charged by the words alleged; while as to
the second count he holds that the language
alone, with any innuendo, is grossly libel
Gus, and the plea of the defendant not suf-
fcient to cover the case
FRANK PLUMLEY, Esq, of Northfield, a
member of the house in 1882, is now speak.
ing in Michigan under the direction of the
Republican National Committee and is
meeting with marked success. The Detroit
Sunday Post says: Among the campaign
speakers who have made brilliant ..reputa.
tions in Michigan during the present can,
vass, the Hon. Frank Plumley of Vermont
deserves especial mention. He
has clear, ringing voice, admirably adapted
to outdoor speaking, and has a way of treat
ing even dry topics of financial policy in q
way that is entertaining as well as instruc.
tive and convincing"
The general term of the supreme court
was begun in the Washington county cour
house, yesterday forenoon. Chief Judge
Royce presides, and sitting with him on the
bench are Judge Redfeld, Judge Ross, Judge
Powers, Judge Veazey, Judge Taft and
Judge Rowell. The following members o
the bar were present when court was
opened: Hon. Luke =. Poland, Hon. f. X
Hard, Hon. Walter G. Dunton, A. p. Cross
Esq, Hon. Henry II. Start, Hon. l.. III
Thompson, Colonel Joel G. Baker, Hon. j
j. Wilson, John II. Watson Esq, George
w. Cahoon, ESD. William Batchelder, Esq.
Hon. George n. Dale, Hon. f. A. Sowles
Hon. Roswell Farnham, Colonel Willard
Harrington, Colonel A. NJ. Dickey, Hon
Daniel Roberts, j, j, Deavitt, Esq, w, ID
Wilson. The opening prayers We're Offered
by Rev. Howard f. Hill, rector of Chris
Church, Montpelier.
WE take the following from the The North
aoest! "a good story is told of the Hon
Frederick Billings Of the Northern Pacif
company Arriving in Duluth not long ag,
with party of friends, in his private car, h,
saw a news boy standing on the platform
Have you the st. Paul Pioneer Press?
asked Mr.. Billings. The boy said he had
Give me five copies Got any othe
papers?' Want the Minneapolis Tribune?
Yes, III take five. Any Chicago papers?
Tribune or Times? Give me five of each
Amy Duluth papers? Eoening Herald, jus
out All right, I'll take five of that, too.
The bows ewes had been getting bigger an,