The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-03-05
Current Mention.

THE Reformer and the Bradford Opinion are
now issuing illustrated editions which look like
second hand copies Of Puck
THE supreme court has sustained Chancellor
Royce's decree for an equal distribution of
the St. Albans trust company's assets. Judge
Taft dissents.
WE have several other "Vigorous Voices
from the People" which are crowded out this
week by reports of town meetings. They will
be heard next week.
REFoRMER: Hooker never admits that there
is any doubt Of anything. He says that it is
decided upon that the next republican ticket
will be Edmunds and Lincoln"
The governor of California has issued proc
lamation for an extra session of the legislature
to consider the railroad tax cases. They do
things on a different plan in Vermont and the
companies pay.
RUTLAND HERALD: we are informed that
the lecture advertised to be given by II. W.
Love at West Rutland last night was unavoid-
ably postponed, there being no audience pres
ent" A very good reason for a postponement.
THE new board of directors Of the Vermont
e. Canada railroad company met in Boston last
Thursday, and organized by the election of
John l. Mason of Richmond as president, and
William G. Shaw of Burlington as clerk and
treasurer.
WE acknowledge the receipt of a very hand
somey engraved invitation to be present at
the inaugural exercises OF the new building for
the medical department of the University of
Vermont, the gift of John p Howard, Thurs
day, March 6, 1884"
MESSENGER; cit is reported that Sleeping
Lucy has been consulted in regard to the
Krause disappearance, and informed her ques-
TONER that it would all come out right by and
by. That is rather non. committal way OF
getting at the matter
MEETING OF the st. Johnsbury e. Lake
Champan stockholders will be held at the St.
Johnsbury house on March 20, to see II they
will vote to issue bonds to raise money and tc
see if they will authorize mortgage of the
real and personal property, and franchise of the
companRto secure the payment of the bonds.
WE make our acknowledgements to Mr. A
c. Brown for the valuable assistance rendered
us in collecting through his telephone ex
changes an unusually large number of towI
meeting reports The value and convenienc
of the telephone as means of promptly gather
ing news is especially apparent on election day
In the Iowa senate a bill was passed, by a
vote of thirty to ten granting pardon to q
man who was serving a life sentence for mur
der on condition of his total abstinence from
all intoxicants So it seems that drunkar
uhI 30 Ia 90 ha Il,
ileges which would be denied to man VIII,
had always been sober. Bah!
THE publishers absence from town has de
layed considerably forwarding our usua
monthly list for Good Cheer, but the matte
will now be attended to at once. Our off or /
still open and many more should take advar
tage of it, BY paying for THE WAToHMAN t
March 1, 1885. you will receive Good Cheer on
year FREE Send in your money. You will b
pleased with Good Cheer.
HON. LEVI UNDERWOOD of Burlington hs
caused writ to be served, returnable at th
coming April term of Chittenden county cour
on Messrs. C. H. Blodgett, T. E. Wales, A. !
Grinnell, f r. Hard, W. W. Henry and W. {
Shaw, claiming 81 5OO, 900, and alleging that
has suffered damage to the amount of thu
sum at the hands Of those gentlemen. II
claim is such a modest one that IL will doub
less be paid
THE rural press is a tremendous power whe
it unites on any line of action. This is fore
bly, illustrated in the opposition to the mea
ure, introduced into congress in the interest
the metropolitan press, to copyright news 4
twenty-four hours. Editors OF country new