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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10
Fire ut West Randolph.

West Randolph has met the fate that,
sooner or later overtakes villages made up
of wooden buildings, huddled together in
compact masses. Around a triangular area
bounded by Main and Pleasant streets and
Merchants Row, We're most of the stores,
the hotel and several dweling-houses of
the village of West Randolph. About quar-
ter past nine o'clock, Saturday forenoon,
fire was discovered in the basement of Bad
ger block, on Main street, in room used
the storage of oil and varnish. The response
to the alarm was prompt but the fire made
rapid headway on the intensely combustible
material Immediately at hand and was soon
making its way, and beyond control, in the
partitions of the building. The occupants,
w. E. Lamson, furniture dealer, f. III. JOS
lin, jeweler, and the Randolph cornet band,
cleared the building of their stock-the
former partially, the latter almost entirely.
All efforts to save the building were in vain
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

portant witness, who was in the state of
New York. They thought the case ought
TO be continued and special order made
by the court to arrange to take the deposit
tion of the absent witness. After consider
alton by the court the case was continued
ana the prisoner remanded to Jail. There
appearing no further business for the petit
jurors, they were ordered by the court dis
charged for the term.
The question of continuance of some civil
cases was then taken up and disposed of,
after which the attention of the court was
occupied in hearing number of divorce
petltlons and testimony thereon. The cases
so heard were as follows: Ivra Allen u.s.
Mary Il. Allen; bill granted upon the
ground of intolerable severity; care and
custody of children given to the father; p.
a. Gleed Tor petitioner. Maria A. Ellsworth
US. Myron w. Ellsworth: motion for con-
tinuance heard and granted. Fidelia Foster
u.s. Frank Foster; cause, alleged desertion
ana lntoierable severity; with the court;
left open for further evidence in support of
the petition. Elsie A. Taylor ys. Thomas
o Taylor; bill granted upon the ground of
desertion; &. G. Burke for petitioner El-
bridge ID. Wood Us. Emily Wood; bill
granted upon the ground of desertion; Gus
tody of two minor children given to petit
toner; Joel Page, Jr., for petitioner Edgar
A. Pixley US. Josephine Pixley; bill granted
upon the ground of desertion: Moody for
petitioner. Henry ID. Harrington rs. Laura
Nj. Harrington; bill granted upon the
ground of adultery; T. J. Boynton for petit
toner.
The new docket contains about fifty
entries, law and chancery-an increase on
the new docket of last term which only con-
tanned thirteen entries
On Saturday the grand jury reported the
result of their investigations. They con-
sidered sixteen cases and in seven found
true bills. They reported the Jail in good
condition, They were discharged and court
adjourned.
Some cases are left open, and the Judges
will meet at Morrisville next Monday to COM
plete the entries to be made, and hear a
case in which Mr.. Lamson is counsel, he
being engaged at present at Caledonia
county court, in session at st. Johnsbury.
Sheriff Potter has appointed the following
deputies; Fl. c. Lanphier, Hyde Park; N.
&. Raymore, Cambridge; j. NJ. Parker and
W Z. Doane, johnson; Jonas T. Stevens,
Eden. Other deputies will shortly be ap-
pointed in other towns
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

JUDGE AND Mrs. L. p. POLAND left for
Washington the first of last week.
Hon. HENRY G. BELDEN, late Of St. Johns.
bury, has removed to Minneapolis, MINI.
REV. M. ATWOOD of Sheffield has ac-
cepted a call to the Free Baptist church of
North Danville.
COLONEL GEORGE T. CmLDs, as messen.
ger of the Vermont electoral college, left
for Washington Monday.
GENERAL JOHN G.. MCCULLOUGH OF North
Bennington has been elected director OF
the Erie Railroad Company.
GEORGE w. MAoAvoY, formerly manager
of the Bates House, Rutland, has taken a
hotel in Florida for the winter.
JAMES, son of Senator Morrill, has been
put in charge of the treasury department
exhibit at the New Orleans Exposition.
REV. DIR. GooDELL of the Pilgrim Con-
gregational church, st. Louis, well known
pulpit of the Congregational church at
Washington d. G.
GORDON SMITH of Manchester, for many
years sheriff of Bennington county and the
man who hanged Bates, the SALISBURY
murderer, in 1889, died last week. His age
was eighty-five years.
GOVERNOR PINGREE has appointed Hon.
Hugh Henry of Chester to be Judge of pro.
bate for Windsor district in place of Hon
w. III. Walker, who resigned to accept a
DOSitiOn on tha sIprpme bpnch
G. j. PATCH son of j. l.. Patch of Rut-
land, formerly one of the carrier boys of the
Herald, is now superintendent of the En-
pire stone works at Berea, Ohio. The COM
pany owns the finest mill in Ohio.
COLONEL FREDERICK FLETCHER, president
of the Merchants National Bank of ST.
Johnsbury, was offered the congratulations
of the business men of that town and pre-
sented with an easy chair on his eighteth
birthday.
MASON b. CARPENTER has been elected to
the Colorado senate from Denver by a ma
jority of five hundred sixteen over his dem
ocratic opponent. Mr. Carpenter is native
of Barre and a graduate of the University of
Vermont. He has already served in the
lower house of the legislature, and came
within one vote of being elected speaker
over the democratic nominee.
A. L. BALDWIN, prominent resident of
Wells River and formerly owner of the
Groton Pond mill property, died Wednes-
day night at his fathers residence He
never recovered from the effects of the fall
from his wagon last summer. The church
and community have suffered great loss,
as he was one Of the most active of men,
and his wealth gave him the ability to be
the strongest financial support of the church
Hon. SENECA NJ. DoRR, for the past thirty
years a resident of Rutland, died at his
home last week Wednesday night, aged
sixty-four years. Judge Dorr was born in
Chatham Center, n. Y. He was a promi.
nent free soiler in the days before the war
and became one of the founders of the re.
town and county in the council of censors
in both branches of the legislature, and
served two terms as county judge His
career as a legislator was of notable value
to this state; for 1t was largely through his
personal efforts that railroad taxation was
brought about, state reform school built
and the biennial system adopted. Judge
Dorr was also influential in developing the
great marble interests of Vermont. Mrs
Dorr and four children survive him.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

East MontpeIier.-A singing-school is
school-house tomorrow (Thursday) even
ing, with Charles Dudley as teacher. -
Alice Nj. Templeton is teaching in Middle
sex, Jennie f. Hill teaches i'll Cabot, and
Villa Carnes in Calais. - Some of our
democratic friends were quite elated over
the beautiful weather, last week, claiming it
as a result of the recent election. - Mr..
John q. Putnam, an old-time resident of
this town. but more recently of southern
Iowa, and his son, has been making a short
stop with friends in town. The object of
his visit was the removal of the remains of
his wife, who died some months ago. from
southern Iowa to East Montpelier. Mr..
Putnam holds his age very we'll at seventy
four considering the poor health in which
he left town. He will reside at Rutland
with his son for the present. - The
youngest son of Il. w. Ormsbee put his
elbow out of joint, Sunday morning,
while attempting TO get over fence. -
The McEwen piano that was on trial at III.
.. Stewards last summer, has been pur-
chased by Ira f. Haines, wooden manufac-
turer at South Cabot, in this instance TAX
ing the preference over one of Chickering's
best == Mrs. Newhall and children of
Stowe have been spending few days with
her parents at the Center. =- W. b.
Woodward, who has been in Cabot several
months. has returned home. == n. A.
Goodwin has returned to New York. after
brief visit at home. == Mrs. Lucinda
Gould of MiddleseX has been spending few
days with relatives in town.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

The December term of court for Addison
county began yesterday. The jury calendar
contains only about dozen cases. The chief
interest of the term will center in the trial
of Mrs. Marian Catlin of Goshen, who is
charged with numbering her husband, by
slowly poisoning him. one year ago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

AN attempt was made TO rob the post-office
at Middlebury last week Thursday morning.
One OF the two burglars fired several shots
at Officer Dickinson, and the latter sue
ceeded in sending two bullets after him, but
without effect so far as is yet learned. The
man, who had been in the office, having
jumped from an open window, the two
burglars made oil together, Dickinson be-
ing prevented by the high fence from maxi
ing an eifectual pursuit.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

JUDGE WHEELER of Jamaica recently re-
moved TO Brattleboro, twenty-siX miles,
taking favorite cat. The cat the next
day returned TO It's old home but, finding
the doors and windows closed returned to
the family in Brattleboro.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

RATTAN CHAIRS of new styles and beauti-
fully trimmed and finished upholestry, for
holiday gifts, at Paine's, As Canal street,
Boston.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-07-02
THE CHOLERA.
The chicago weelly News.

Ihe Anlcago weekly News. ..
This dread disease has secured a
foothOld in Europe that is ominous
ofevil for bis country. The scourgo
has broken out in Toulon, an impor-
tant Mediterranean port in France,
and has caused panic among it's
inhabitants. The efforts to Keep it
circumscribed in Egypt have failed,
and as the plague follows lines of
travel and commerce it viii be prac-
tically impossible to keep it from
crossing the Atlantic and ravacing
this country. Tt is said that the
cholera iE Toulon is sporadic, rath-
er than Asiatic cholera, but of late
years there has been little, if any,
difference between the two. As it
appeared in Egypt last year It must
have been sporadic 1t appeared
at Damierta on heNile, a place that
had no connection with India, and,
IN fact, at the time Of its appearance
there it had but recently broken
cut IN Bombay Yet the Egyptian
s>eurge was pronounced Asiatic
cholera after fall investigation,
but no clew was given as to how it
was possible for the disease to have
been transported from Bombay to
Damietta. 1t appeared at the for
mer place in May, and in few days
afterward broke out in the latter
place. But the history Of the dis
ease shows that each time it has
visited Europe it has spread in the
United States. 1t may be hardly
necessary to add word OF caution.
No time should be lost by any City,
town, or individual to clean and
keep clean the abodes of the people.
Filth of every character should be
removed and buried or destroyed,
and cess pools, vaults, and sewers
should be looked after and putrefac-
ton should not polnte the air in vii
lagos or the vicinity OF dwellings.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-07-02

A correspondent Of the Nashville
Banner rebukes the arrogance" of
S. 4. Champion and ]. NJ. Head,
who, under the provisions of law
passed by the last Legislature, and
for which they voted, were sppoint>
ell States attorneys for the eelIec-
tion Of certain taxes. And the Ban
Rer itself asks: How much did
these funerant attorneys receive
rs a fee from the collection of back
taxes from the Louisville and Nash
willie Railroad Company? Phe i'm
preston il, and that impression
amounts to almost an official state
ment. that they received about So
600 or $40, 900. The service reR>
dered j. considered nominal. 1t is
stated upon good authority that
these 'iIinerant attorneys have re-
ceived about $4,000 for their MONS
inaI and only clerical services render
ed the State forthe county of David
son" 1t pays 10 be anoisy, offusive
and aggressive politician. Head
and Champion feaThered their nests,
and Wilson and Savage did not hes
itate 10 profit by the States neces-
sites. We trust the Banner will
continue its work until the nest Ia
uncovered, sspiratcs the appeal
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-07-02

A Broadway Lounger," in the
New York Tribune: II was talking
to a Kentuekian yesterday, who said
to me: Il believe Henry WattersOn
wants Blaine elected President. In
deed all through the South there is
n very happy feeling toward Mr..
Blaine. He is so easy TO get ae-
quainted with, so generous to see in
necessity, so fond Of his manly enc
mics. that if he should be elected
there would be a wonderful move
ment and procession from the South
around his inauguration. We do
not forget that he came among us
to teach school ] said to this gen.
tleman What sort of people are
your Kentucky mountaineers?' Said
he: They are the most courageous
people in the world They DO not
have the credit in the East of the
East Tennesseans, but they are a
much manlier race. What pal
pable truth and what a scandalous
lie "a Kentuckian" told at the same
time
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-07-02

Nashville American The declar~
atoms of the Democratic cOnven-
tons of Connecticut, New Jersey,
Virginia, West Virginia, Nevada.
California, Louisiana, Ohio and lnS
diana are all in favor Of the adjust
ment feature of the Ohio platform.
All of these were made during the
tendency of the Morrison tariff bill
or after its defeat, and they were
adopted in full view of the organ
lied and powerful effort to deliver
the Democratic party in bondage to
free trade theorists. All Of them are
debateable States in the Presiden-
tai election this year. By needing
their Voice the Chicago convention
next week may hold the next ma
tiOnal administration in its own
hands.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-07-02


Mendacious Mr.. Watterson, says
the GAINESVILLE Chronicle, pretends
to give a frank reply to a ceres
pendent who asks him about his
s'fop over" on the Ohio platform,
and, to draw it as mildly as a plain
English expression of the correct
idea will permit, he tells a lie. He
says: f
awe accepted the Ohio platform;
not ono resolution. but the platform
as q whole. Whom the Nashville
AMERICAN speaks of the Ohio plat
form, it speaks Of the second resoz
luton alone" ...r. r.
Now the gush that Mr.. Watterson
telograpbed bis paper from New
York was in these exact words;
OF the platform, as a whole, it
Is needless to speak. 1t is admira-
BILE OF the tariff clause, / can only
say that the party next year can DO
no better than copy it. 1t is, in all
respects, preferable 20 the tariff
plank of 1876, from which that of.
1880 was taken, and expresses with
precision the meaning of tariff re,
vision and tax reform as they are
understood by those Democrats who
donounce the present system as a
masterpiece Of injustice, inequality
and false pretcnse." \
1t will be seen that he spoke spe-
officially of "the tariff clause" Wat
terson's mendacity is only excelled
by the cheek he displays in trying
to palm it OFF on the country.
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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-07-02

Heavy rain storms, last Saturday
did considerable damage TO the Wes-
tern North Carolina railroad and
to the crops in Buneombe aud other
counties. TIVE trcstles were wash
ed away on the Western North Car
olina road. east Of Asheville and five
land slides are reported. The North
Carolina division Of the East Ten
nessec, Virginia and Georgia road
suffered no damage. ... .... .
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for three mOnth:, sesAfd O9Aihe IN
ionu side in th 4 uuar-Sf thSa rebellion-

ion gido-1m AthG Nar-GHtb@amwb@l lion
who has an honorable discharge
and j.. or shall become disabled from
any cause net the result of his own
gross carelessBess or bad conduct,
and who is dependent upon his own
labor for support, The highest rate
allowed under the, section is $24
per. month. Section 9 increases-
the pensions ofall widows or minor
children Of soldiers and sailors TO
Sl2 mouth Ia the case of the
death Of an. invalid pensiOner hay.
ing n widow, or miner children UNI
der is years of age they shall be
entitled, in the order Ofsuccession,
10 an original pension in their own
right without being required to
prove that the death of the husband
or father was due 10 his military
or naval services. 1t is provided
that in considering the claims ofde-
pendent parents it shall only be ne
cessary TO prove that the parent is
Without other means of comfortable
support than his or her own labor,
and such dependent pareut shall be
entitled to sl2 per month instead Of
IS. The inequalities in favor Of the
Union soldiers over the Mexican
veterans were injected into the bin
by the amendments offered by Con-
ger and Mitchell, Republican Sena-
tors, and settles the allegation that
the amendments offered from the
Republican side merely sought to
put the Mexican and Union soldier
on perfect equality. The bill has
gone to the House for concurrence
in the Senate amendments, aad the
latest Indication Of it's fate there rs
that it will beignored by the friends
of the original bill, as thought TO be. |
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TIE MExTCAg pension nm

TIE MEXICAN PENSION BILL.
The Mexican pension bill as pass
ei by the Senate on the oath, places
on the pension rolls the names of all
who actually served fourteen days
in Mexico, or were on the coast or
frontier, or were en- route to Mexi-
co, or were in a battle of the Mexi-
can war and were honerably disS
charged, and such of their widows
as have not remarked, PROVIDED
such persons are 81 years of age, or
subject to a disability or dependency
recognized as cause for a pension
by the pension laws Of the United
States. The rate Of pension is fixed
ut IS per month. Section eight
gives = pension 70 all persons whoi
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-07-02

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