The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-30
Current Mention.

IT is estimated that the proved claims against
the First National Bank at St. Albans will
amount to about $250,00
THE Patrons Rural has been changed to a
six-column folio and is now issued weekly from
the office of the West Randolph Herald 1t
seems to begin its third volume under favor
able auspices.
APPOINTMENTS have been made in this
county for Mrs j. K. Barney as follows:
Waitsfeld July 81; Warren, August / Water
bury, August 8; Montpelier, August A; North
field (at Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Institute), August 6; Marshfield, August z /;
Cabot, August 8.
THE spelling reform movement seems to
have reached Ludlow, and they have had
bad spell !" of it, Two campaign flags have
been put out-one for Blame and Logan and
the other for "Blain and Logan" The Tri-
bttne thinks that, as there is but one more way
to spell Blaine, they will probably get it right
next time.
JOSEPH EAPE, a resident Of North Duxbury,
aged about twenty-five years, met with q seri-
GUS accident at Waterbury on Monday morn
ing He attempted to get aboard moving
train, missed the step and fell under the cars,
which went over his left leg, mangling it 30
badly as to render amputation below the knee
necessary.
MRS. FRED J. LIvERMoRE of Strait ord, dur
ing an attack of puerperal mania, last Sunday
morning, cut her throat, completely severing
her windpipe. Drs. Dewey, Fish and Chaffee
were promptly in attendance, but her recovery
is not deemed probable. She is a worthy
young woman, and much sympathy is ex-
pressed for herself and her husband.
THE death is announced of Hon. Smith Ely Of
West Fairlee at Lebanon, n. H., where he had
been staging for some weeks. He had COM
planned for day or two of feeling very tired,
and went to his room, Saturday afternoon, to
lie down and rest. In few minutes after
ward he was found dead He passed away
peacefully, gust as he had lain himself down to
rest. His remains will be sent to New York
AN accident occurred on the Central Ver-
mont railroad, about a mile this side Of
Waterbury, yesterday morning. AS one
freight train was ascending a grade at that
point, it parted and the rear portion ran back
and collided with another freight train, which
was following. Several cars and the engine
were badly wrecked. The mail train south
was delayed something over two hours by the
accident
THE Rutland Herald, denying the statement
that Judge Poland is the only member Of the
Vermont delegation in congress that publicly
indorses Blaine and promises him hearty sup
port says that Mr.. Stewart is for Blaine; that
he does not believe that there is any evidence
to show that Mr.. Blaine is other than an
honest man, and that the Mulligan letters con-
tain nothing that convicts Mr.. Blaine of a sale
OF public trust for private gain.
THE republican state committee will this
year make their canvass for the national
ticket mainly before the September election
Arrangements are nearly completed for hold.
ing six grand rallies in different parts of the
state in the month of August, to be addressed
by speakers of national reputation. 1t is prob
able that Rutland, Burlington, st. Adams
Montpelier, st. Johnsbufy and Windsor (ol
Rockingham), will be the towns selected fol
these meetings.
AN understanding between the post-ofiice de-
partment of the United States and the Canadian
post department has been reached, whereby
printed matter, Autographs and chromos SEN
by United States publishers as premiums t
subscribers in Canada, and which have here
tofore been excluded from the mails for tn,
Dominion because of their dutiable character
may hereafter be admitted to said mails, sub
ject to such regulations and liability to custom
duties as the customs laws OF Canada ma,
impose
THE Barton Monitor explains the use OF tn,
striped ballots at the St. Johnsbury caucus IL
manner SO guileess as to be anything bu
flattering to the intelligence OF that community
1t says: AS to the colored votes, we are in
formed by those who know all the eircum
stances that the colored votes were gotten out
TO prevent mistake, and to circumvent tn,
purpose OF some who hoped to beguile tn
voters by using a ticket in opposition to thu
Grout ticket which was printed in like form
headed by the same name, and deceptive II
having other than Grout men on the ticket.
Such innocence is truly refreshing. The Mont
tor further says that there may have beel
some things in regard to the primaries in SOM
localities that were not up to the methods O
'Sunday-school politics." ="
THERE is one consideration which ought Il
reconcile private citizens to their lot they ar
not in danger Of having so-called pictures o
themselves thrust upon long-suffering public
Now the Retormer is one Of the best of our OK
changes, and we appreciate the spirit OF enter
prise which prompts it to try to publish pic
lures OF public men. but it is terribly hard O
the men. Last week 1t had a portrait Of Hon
W. P. Dillingham; which must make him fee
tired Even the Reformer itself plainly feel
that there is something wrong about 1t, as
says "The portrait gives Mr. Dillingham;