The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-02
Current Mention.

THE attention OF listers is specially called to
the letter of Hon. Levi K Fuller in this paper,
giving his rule for the appraisal of bank stock.
To clean the inter from sugar pans put in a
little water and add salsoda. Then let it boil
few moments and it will come off by little
scraping. Try it.
CONNECTICUT and Passumpsic railroad stock,
preferred is selling in Boston at 77a; Rutland
railroad, preferred, 21a; common, 81; Consol-
idated railroad preferred, 2Sf National Car
Company, SO.
RUTLAND HERALD: "There is blood on the
moon: Hiram Atkins, w. Fl. II. Bingham, Dr.
Hanrahan and L. w. Redington were coseted
in deep consultation last night. The republi-
cans of the state will do we'll to keep watchful
eyes on the democratic party"
THE Bennington Banner in speaking of a
public meeting in that ancient and patriotic
borough" says that it "gave Bennington's
Thomas jefferson an opportunity to air his
notions Of matters and things" We have a
lurking suspicion that this may refer to A. p
Childs
In speaking of the salaries of United States
judges, the Rutland Herald says: "The sal
aries of our own state judges are 50 shamefully
low that no lawyer of large income can afford
to accept the place, and no lawyer of small in
come is likely to be independent Of favors that
no judge ought ever to accept"
THE republicans of the first congressional
district will meet in convention at Rutland,
Thursday April "a, for the purpose of electing
two delegates and two alternates to attend the
republican national convention to be held at
Chicago, and for the purpose of nominating
candidate for representative in congress, for
the term commencing March d. 1885
THE Methodist boundary commission which
meets at Burlington to-day consists of the follow
ing members: On the side of the Vermont con-
ference, j. D. Beeman, P. n Granger, H. A.
Spencer, r. Morgan, J. R Bartlett. On the
side Of the Troy conference, Homer Eaton, II.
Graham, D. w. Dayton. W. II. Hughes, W. J.
Heath-three Of the latter being former pas
tors Of the church in Burlington.
RECEIVER RICH has instituted suits against
the St. Albans Trust Company directors to re-
cover the sum of $4,000 The suits are
brought under the section of the charter which
provides that in case any loss occurs through
improper loans the trustees or directors shall
be personally liable for the same The old
suits which were begun by attorneys in behalf
OF depositors are to be carried further
AN American Devon Cattle-breeders' Club
was organized at the East End Hotel, Pittsburg,
Penn, the Goth. The officers are: j. NJ. Miller
OF Hickory, Penn, president; ]. D. Hicks OF
Nashville, Tenn, vice-president; F. W. Reed
- iIa D,,oIr
ham OF Ztnesville, Ohio, treasurer. The gen.
eral management is left to an executive COM
mittee, one of whom is John P. Fish of
Washington, VT.
THE argus twits THE WATcHMAN with lack
OF enterprise in reporting the dongs of the re-
publican state committee at its late meeting in
Montpelier We reported all the committee
did, and il the Argus had confined itself to
facts and coopered its imagination, it would not
now be using so much space in explaining its
misstatements. AS Josh Billings says; Bet
ter not know 80 much than know so many
things that amt sc"
The town superintendents of Washington
county met at the courthouse yesterday, and
organized by the choice of DIR. Gale of Cabot as
chairman and c. A, Braley of Mortified as
secretary. The time for the spring examina-
tion of teachers was fixed for Saturday, April
Goth Rev, L. Tenney of Barre, Principal Hit
of Northfield and Principal Davis of Water
bury were chosen a committee to examine
those wishing for county certificates, and lisl
OF questions was decided upon for use in the
town examinations.
NEW YORK TRIBUNE: "During Hon. E. j
Phelps lecture before the Yale law school the
other day, on Independence in Politics, just as
he was saying, Now the coming man In this
country,-and he is coming-is the Independent
voter the door opened and middle-aged, in
telligent looking gentleman entered and quietly
seated himself, He evidently did not under
stand the ripple Of laughter that ran over tn,
audience when Professor Phelps, equally un
conscious Of its cause continued: He is tn,
man whose feet are beautiful upon the noun
tains, for he brings glad tidings'"
BOSTON HERALD: "A few mornings since
when Senator Edmunds opened his mail in tn,