The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 81, 1884.
Current Mention.


THE May term of Washington county su-
preme court began yesterday with Judges
Royce, Ross, Taft and Rowel present
THE faculty of the University at Burlington
has chosen one of its number to act as chair
man of committee of four udents, one from
each class, to have charge of athletic matters
in which students may take interest.
THE Bennington Banner has just discovered
that Col Pingree has written letter about the
governorship, and published the document in
its last issue. The Banner has evidently just
recovered from an overdose of soothing syrup.
BELLOWS FALLS is to have another news
paper, making the sixth paper in Windham
county and the second in that town. 1t will be
issued by A. Mcdonnell, formerly Of the Times,
and will be called The Rockingham Transcript.
1t will be independent in politics.
AMONG those who have received Commence
ment appointments at Dartmouth, are the
following Vermont boys: Stephen r. Willard
Of St. Johnsbury, G. o. Thurston of Barre, j.
c. Flanders of White River W. E. Sargent OF
Thetford, G. L. Adams of Williamstown and
J. W. Granger of Randolph.
A LETTER from Phoenix, Jackson county,
Oregon signed Miss Mary Rigges," has been
received at the Montpelier post-office inquiring
as to the whereabouts of relatives of one John
Thurber who was killed at Larry Beach " by
Indians. Deceased left some property, which
is in the hands of strangers, and this means is
taken to find, if possible. the legal heirs.
Professor HIrT Mortified, is fast assigning
berths in Pullman seepers and securing board
ing accommodations in Madison, Wisconsin, for
those purposing to avail themselves of the ex-
cursion July IL, to the National Educational
Institute. Tickets good for six weeks, only
$50. Special excursions radiate in all direc-
tions from Madison. Write Professor j. NJ
Hit for particulars.
THE Rutland Herdld's voice comes floating
again over the back bone of the green hills
down into the second congressional district,
proclaiming to the denizens of the east side
valleys their duty in the matter Of the choice
Of a representative in congress. 1t looks very
much as II our erratic contemporary were
looking round for q safe object on which to
vent the energy it has husbanded so miserly
during the canvass for the governorship. 1t
lb COlu, anu UdChWdTu bcdSOu, uodT IItFutu, Ill
the second district, but congressional matters
will doubtless move off in due time. State
and national politics seem to have the right Of
way at present.
THE annual loss by fire in the United States
is about S100, 1000, 900. 1t is about twice as
much per inhabitant as the fire loss of Great
Britain, four times as much as that of France,
and six times that of Germany. At the aver
age rate of production it would require the
constant labor of about four hundred thousand
men to replace the loss. The loss is nearly as
much as the amount collected on internal rev.
enue, and one-third more than the annual
interest of the public debt The amount OF
premiums collected by insurance companies is
considerably less than the loss, so that some
insurance companies must fail every year. II
is estimated that SO per annum is collected for
every man, woman and child in the United
States to pay for careless construction and neg.
ligence in guarding against the dangers of fire.
W. A. DEERING. formerly principal of the
Essex Classical Institute and more recently
principal of a school in Pennsylvania, is now
visiting the various high schools and acade.
mics of the state, in the interest of the Uni.
versity OF Vermont. 1t will be a part of Mr.
Deering's mission to confer with teachers, and
to give and receive suggestions of methods by
which more will be brought into these schools
from the lower grades and more passed on
from these schools to the University and other
colleges Especially it will be his aim to devise
and suggest ways and means by which bright
youths may, in spite of straitened circum.
stances, be put in the way of receiving the
benefits Of a thorough education 1t is ex.
pected that one good result of this work will
be to bring the University and the preparatory
schools into close relationship, to their mutual
benefit
A TERRIBLE fight took place in Grand Isle
Saturday, says the Free Press, in which Jacot
Kent, man over eighty years of age stabbed
bis grandson, Rolla Kent, with jack-knife
The Kents live together near Keeler's Bay
and quarrels between grandfather and grand
son have been quite frequent. On Saturday
the elder Kent went to the portion of the house
occupied by Rolla, it is said, and assaulted hil
wife who was engaged in her usual household
duties, and with an open jack-knife threatened
to cut her throat. Mrs. Kent ran screaming
from the house and called her husband, who
was employed in blacksmith shop near by
He at once came to the rescue, and by mair
force elected the old man from the room and into
his own. apartments. During the struggle tn,
elder Kents hat was knocked off Rolls
picked it up and opened the door, intending Il
give it to him, Just as he did so the old maj
rushed at him with the open knife and deal
him murderous thrust in the abdomen, cut
ting a downward cash some three OF four in
ches in length. The injured man was helped
to his bed and aid summoned. DR.. Petty soor
arrived and found the unfortunate man in
most pitiable condition At last accounts
however, some hopes of his recovery were en-
tertained. Young Kent is about twenty -eigh
years of age and has wife and family.
The Vermont greenbackers, "few but undis
mayed" met at Waterbury Thursday, and die
up, In lump, the state business of the part,
for the season. G. F. Clough, chairman OF tn,
state committee, called the brethren to orde
and an organization was effected by the choic,
of L. S. Thompson Of Stowe as chairman, will
the usual complement Of subordinate officers
Speeches we're made by the chairman, by Dar
Tarbell, Tom McGinnis, c. s. Lewis and 9th
ers, arraigning all other parties for various
crimes and misdemeanors, blessing the Lore