The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-30

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Rev. DR.. Mckenzie of Boston Saturday, at
800 A. M, "The womans work in foreign
missions" At 10: 30 A. NJ, Result OF mis-
sionary effort upon a church In its own COM
munity," by Rev. L. B. Steele Of vershire
discussion, "Can any one discharge their whole
duty to Christ without working for missions p
opened by Deacon A. B. Cushman of West
Randolph; closing remarks by DR.. Mckenzie.
The public are cordially invited. Entertain
ment will be provided. Mrs. Gates of Boston,
secretary of the Woman's Missionary Society,
will be present, and it is expected that she will
be accompanied by a returned lady missionary.
T. ]. DEAvrrr, Esq, Of Montpelier has re-
Gently procured the following pensions: David
Barton, Montpelier, 81 a month and 1886 ar
rears; James Campbell, Montpelier, So month
and S45S arrears; Horace Trask, East Warren,
S4 month and 81 900 arrears Calvin Holt,
Barre, so a month and $408 arrears Albert
French Barre, an increase and $400 arrears;
James Thompson, Rutland, So a month and
$5l1 arrears Henry II. McLoud, Calais, $4 a
month and 1915 arrears; Charles E. Emory,
Washington, S2 a month and $40 arrears;
Francis H. Staples, Williamstown, $4 a month
and $3.50 arrears; Benjamin F. Morse East FL
more an increase to SO month; Carlos H.
Rich, Roxbury, an increase from so to "a
month; Roger Hovey, Worcester, an increase
from Sc to So month; Albert N. Northrop,
Tunbridge an increase from SO to $12 month; /;
George E. Robbins, Tunbridge $4 month and
$50 arrears; Chester G. Hulet, Pawlet, So
month and S400 arrears; Wyman II. Allen,
Greensboro, S4 a month and 1910 arrears; ;
and S1,730 arrears.
THE argus and Patriot again has recourse to
the tricks of the illusonst to extricate itself
from an embarrassing position. Recently, amid
a grand flourish of wind instruments, it pro-
claimed itself the guardian of the republican
party of the state. 1t waved wel-hacked
sword of lath, used a great deal of lordly lingo
about "chiefs of rings" and sang its own
praises for bravery in fighting mythical gorgons
and delivering the state from their tyranny
THE WAToHMAN challenged its doughty con-
temporary to come down out of the clouds and
furnish bill of particulars Matters Of fact
not hifalutin," was what the public wanted.
After columns of wrigglng, quibbling and eva
sion, of foolish talk about "good right hands {"
and "maied gloves" and powerful and tena-
cious grips" to the suggestion of THE WATCH
MAN that it was time to "put up or shut up"
our contemporary showed the first geam of
good sense it had displayed for weeks, and,
choosing the latter alternative, made a virtue of
necessity and incontinently "shut up" Hav-
ing plugged up the ring" attachment to its
duplex organ, the Argus piped away with the
full force of its bellows at tax-dodgers. THK
WATcHMAN had asked its contemporary for
any information it might have respecting judges
of the supreme court, either republican OF
democratic, who had made out and sworn to
false inventories and had, in consequence, be-
come the subjects Of legal proceedings. Now il
there is one thing more than another about
which our contemporary pumes itself, it is
publishing the news" " not paper in Yer.
| mont even pretending to rival 1t - in this re-
spect. But ray Of broad daylight was let in
upon this delusion when, on the morning OF
May I'd, its subscribers scanned its columns
in vain for report of the proceedings of the
board of civil authority, held at the court
house on the previous day. For this slip some
thing may have been good-naturedly sscribed
to lack Of enterprise, something to a little
professional obtuseness in rating the value
and importance of news items. The trans
actions at the courthouse may not have beer
considered 80 worthy of being embalmed a,
the escapades of Tom, Dick or Harry, matter,
which are usually served up with much ecla
and with ruthless fullness of details, or its
energies may have been exhausted in "expos
INF" an alleged republican post-ofice malfeas
ance Of contemporaneous occurrence at High
gate. Circumstances, however, seemed to in
dicate that the Argus and Patriot may hav,
had some sinister motives in suppressing ar
account OF the proceedings before the board Of
civil authority. In its reply to THE WATCHMAN
the Argus uses up nearly a half Of a column II
threshing over some Of its old straw, and amid
the din of its empty fail casually remarks that
1t never heard of the case which formed the
subject Of THE WATCHMAN's s inquiries Wha
a confession for our great republico-demoerati
"news" contemporary And "what whop
per" too, some of the incredulous may add, IL
view of the fact that an event of this kind was
matter of great astonishment and chagrin las
spring and was the subject of much unfat
tering comment throughout the state. As W.
have said, the Argus was making specially o
heinous tax-dodging, and we asked our all-wis,
contemporary about certain alleged cases O.
dodging by means of returning false inven
tories. People have kind of respec
for the consistency of the citizen, official Oh
private, who refuses to make out an inventor!
and manfully stands up and takes the conse
quences, but making false inventory AND
swearing to it is kind Of tax-dodging that IL
any one would not be 30 easily condoned
and in a judge of the supreme court such al
offense would be greatly aggravated, and it
enormity enhanced. 1t is pleasing to know
that tdings of wrong-doing so rank have neve
penetrated the Eden-like precincts of the ofiic
on North Main street and sullied our contem
porary's child-like simplicity. 1t Is enough
that Billings wickedness has been made known
to its pure mind. No oasis in the desert eve
presented a spectacle OF such refreshing green
ness as this example of paradisical innoceDc
shining out untarnished amid the arid, mora
wastes of naughty world, and 1t should b,
sacredly guarded from the further intrusion o
mans sinful Deeds Never had any infor
nation of any such cases." No? Blissfu! liz
norance alone could inspire this eager petition
for the truth, II our contemporary has, TO
Heavens sake let II disclose as soon as pos
sibleW When THE WATCHMAN challenged
the Argus and Patriot to prove its knowledg,
of alleged " rings" by exposing them and the