The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-30
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 80, 1884.
Current Mention.
vERGENNEs has declared for the town system
by uniting her two school districts into one.

VERGENNEs has declared for the town system
by uniting her two school districts into one.
HON. JOHN w. STEWART has sold out his in-
terest in the Middlebury Register to Joseph
Bsttell.
THE second district committee has called the
convention for the nomination Of represents
tive in congress at Montpelier, July 23d.
THE democratic state committee meets in
Burlington next Friday, to decide the time and
place OF holding the democratic state con-
vention.
THE Central Vermont camp.meeting at North
field will commence June 49, and the state
temperance c,mp-meeting at Morrisville on
August 49,
MIDDLEBURY REGISTER: "Chares W. Por-
ter, the present able deputy secretary Of state,
should succeed DR.. Nichols as secretary Of
state" Quite correct.
THE Argus is now in a state OF mind because
THE WAToHMAN does not make speciality of
divorce cases, and thinks its course, "unex-
planned, will tear the last shred from its pre-
tentious hypocrisy" Too bad
THE Lyndon Union nominates Bliss N. Davis
Of Danville for governor, and the Retormer
suggests Hon. Jacob Estey. Developments
seem to indicate that the republicans are not
looking to democratic papers for candidates
this year.
The maple sugar season is substantially
ended The crop is unusually light, but of
better quality than that of last year. Good
sugar is bringing from eight to twelve and a
L. 90,
cakes, and not plentiful at these prices.
THE Concord IN. H. Tribune says that
Colonel Hooker's candidacy for the position Of
pension agent at that place rests principally
upon the hope OF such active competition be-
tween the other two that the president will
deem it best to make selection from some
other state.
THE Newport Express thinks Hon. C. s.
Page Of Hyde Park worked good boom for
himself out Of his letter to the Caledonian re-
plying to charges against him which appeared
in that paper. Several papers published his de-
fence although they had paid mo attention to
the charges
THE national greenback-labor party Of the
state Of Vermont, in all its entirety, is OK
pected to meet in convention at Waterbury,
May 18th. There is rumor that Chairman
Clough will invite in a few of his republican
friends to keep him from being lonesome, but
we cannot vouch for its truth.
MESSENGER: "The Montpelier Watchman,
having been convicted OF gross inconsistency
in its views on the governor question, is not in
pleasant state of mind. We can, therefore,
overlook its unfair attacks upon the Mes.
senger." We assure our esteemed contem-
porary that THE WATCHMAN is in a very ami.
able frame of mind and views the situation
with the utmost complacency.
THE republicans Of the first district met in
convention at Rutland, last Thursday, to nomi.
nate a member Of congress and two district
delegates to Chicago. Hon. John W. Stewart
was very properly nominated by acclamatior
as his own successor, without any opposition
whatever, and Hons. A. B. Valentine of Ben.
nington and Henry Ballard OF Burlington were
chosen delegates The work was quickly done
the only contest being on Mr.. Ballard election
The Burlington delegation opposed him and
presented the name of Governor Barstow
although that gentleman had declined to be 8
lard's favor.
THE arrangements are completed for thu
large party Of New England teachers which IL
to attend the National Educational Association
at Madison, Wis, in July. The number from
New England has, up to the latest accounts
risen to nearly four hundred. The party vii
leave Boston in a special Pullman train July
12, at nine A. NJ, and 60 via White River juno
ton and St. Albans, arriving in Montreal ii
the evening and remaining there until Sunda,
evening. Leaving Montreal, the party will g
directly to Chicago thence to Madison, reach
ing the latter place Tuesday, the 10Th, in tim,
to attend the opening meeting of the associa
tion in the evening.
OF late the Argus has had less to say abou
its "duty to republicans" and since its last
attempt to publish so much "inside informa
ton" and score point against THE WATCH
MAN at the meeting Of the state committee re
suited so disastrously, 1t has been much NOR
discreet, evidently not relshing the awkward
situation in which it was left. And now tn
Reformer is taking up the strain and modestl
says: The maddening thing is that the re
publcans of Vermont have to depend on tn
Reformer for the news of what is going ON in
side their own ranks" We certainly hop
that the Reformer will succeed better in estab
fishing this claim than the argus has, although
we have an idea that few republican paper
will still be published in the state.
JUDGE POLAND is endeavoring to put sto
to the senseless and expensive practice of tn
wholesale delivery Of eulogies over departe
congressman whose virtues were never discoy
cred until after their decease. Such a rul
would have saved the long-suffering member
from having inflicted upon them an Grafton G
which the following is only sample sentence
"Mentalities imbued with vulcan strength /
their intuitive grasp Of the fruitful and Q,
haustive results flowing from his profound IL
vestgations and powerful analysis; and /
their gigantic stretches Of his sweeping an
overwhelming combinations they upheld, ma,
shalled and thundered his deductions and col
clusons with perspcuity and an intensity
feeling and thought few il any would dar
wsntonly to provoke, and fewer still woul
volunteer to improve"
THE Argus and Messenger, purveyors of a
unsavory article of political diet fguratlvel
designated "boiled crow" have at variou
times during the past few months seemed yer
solcitous to supply THE WAToHMAN with the