The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-03-26
Current Mention.

THE Grand Lodge of Vermont, Knights OF
Honor, will hold its annual session in Middle
bury on Wednesday, the 10Th Of April.
PARTIES interested in Devon cattle hold
meeting at Pittsburg, Penn, to-day, to organ
ize an American Dsvon Cattle-breeders' Asso-
citation.
THE Whitmore & Clark minstrel company
disbanded at Ludlow, after disastrous season,
having lost about $4,000. They claim that
skating-rinks were the cause of their failure,
but some who have attended the show think
tine trouble is nearer home.
NEW bank was organized at st. Albans on
Monday, March 18th, under the old charter
of 1878. Victor Atwood of St. Albans was
chosen president, and A. w. Woodwork of
Enosburg Falls, vice-president, Present indi-
cations are that active operations will not be-
gin until next fall.
THE West Randolph Herald and NetoS, which
nominated Lieutenant governor Pingree for
governor with great flourish, some time ago,
now speaks of him thus: "The Windsor Jour
nal is pushing the name Of Pingree, an es-
timable gentleman, no doubt, from Windsor
county" What has come over the spirit of its
dreams?
A GooDLY number OF men are found in Chit
tenden county who ar willing to be sacrificed
on the altar OF county politics. John Fl. Thorp
of Charlotte has recently been brought for
ward as a candidate for senator, and would
make a good one We should like to welcome
"the gentleman from Charlotte as the
senator from Chittenden."
DIVORCE lawyers will be interested in the
following from our Tunbridge correspondent:
'Stephen Noyes OF this place was married
fifty years ago Thursday of this week. Up to
The 1st of the present month, when Mrs. Noyes
was called to the bedside of sick daughter,
he had never been separated from his wife for
twenty-four hours at a time"
A DEFICIENCY of so, 139 has been discovered
in the accounts of the Bennington graded
school district, as the result Of Tiffany's de-
falcations. 1t is thought these figures will moi
be much exceeded. All order-holders were
notified that interest was to cease March %,
which action will doubtless result in the prompt
presentation of all orders for payment.
THERE will be public meeting of Washing
at half-past seven o'clock, when addresses viii
be made and papers read in memory of Hon
Heman Carpenter and F. R. Bates, Esq, O.
Northfield Messrs. J. A. Wing, c. II. Heath
Frank Plumley, j. n. johnson, u. S. Stantor
and W. F. Baker are expected to take part ii
the exercises. The public are cordially invited
to be present
Tuu Ctata Pol Auunciatinu in eaaaiOn
St. Albans last week Thursday, elected thes
officers President, R. M. Chase of Bethel
vice-presdents, G. II. Swift Of Manchester ant
R. X. Warner OF st. Johnsbury; secretary, I
Mound Of Rutland; treasurer, James Lewis o
Burlington; executive committee, W. Fl. Mon
roe of Wells River, c. F. Lewis of Burlington
aud W. S. Curtis of Hsrdwick. The mex
annual meeting will be held at Burlington.
FREE PRESS 1.-THE week doesn't promis
to be a particularly lively one. In the way G
smusements, we have Callender's minstrels d
the Howard opera house on Wednesday ever
ing, and that is all, as far as heard from. !
the church calendar, Wednesday is the festivs
of the Annunciation Of the Blessed Virgi
Mary, and next Sunday will be the fifth
Lent" The Free Press evidently has origint
ideas as to what constitutes a lively week.
must not be too fastidious,
THE sugar season has fairly opened in IL
state, and all Of the makers are active
engaged, with general feeling that they a.
to have profitable year. Wilmington stant
at the head in the amount produced and Il
quality One farmer in that town sets upwal
of three thousand buckets, and his reputatit
for good sugar.making has become famou
New sugar ia now selling at from fifteen
eighteen cents a pound, though 1t is likely
drop down to twelve cents this week, unle
unfavorable weather should curtail the pr
duction.
REFoRMER "A familiar figure in Vermo
falls out in the death of John X. Forest
Winooski, which occurred Sunday. He was
man of eccentricities and crochets, but one W
always had the courage OF sincere convicto
He was one of the original and most enthu
astic advocates OF prohibition, and in rece
years was one of the leaders of the SIN
greenback party in the state. He also we
headong into the Irish land league; he was
advocate Of spelling reform, and of Immune
able other issues which he believed to &C
tribute to the worlds progress In private i
he was man OF many smiabilties."
"THE time is at hand" says the Patrol
Rural, "when the sugar bush will claim and
ceve the attention of the sugar-makers OF VI
mont Whether the product will be large
small, prophet nor seer cannot foretell. 0
thing, however, is certain-if it is sul
weather. there will be good run OF sap,
not. The average annual product OF ma
sugar in Vermont is about three million POM
This is an item Of no small amount Ev'
farmer who has naples can use them W
profit, but many do not, because of the p'
quality of sugar which they make. 1t p'