The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-13
Wafrhman & gnnrnaL
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY l3, 1884
Current Mention.

neatly, ana redSOnaDly at tnls onlce'
THE docket OF the March term of Washing
ton county court just out, presents two hum
dred and fifty-six law and seventy-one chan
cery cases.
FROM last week Monday morning to Friday
morning, inclusive, one hundred and thirty-one
cars were taken into Montreal over the Central
Vermont line.
THE leading article in The Manhattan for
March will be on Dartmouth College," The
article will be illustrated with portraits, and
from drawings made expressly for it.
THE Orange county Good Tempars basket
picnic union are to hold a meeting at Brook
field, Tuesday, February 10. In the evening an
address will be delivered by Frank Plumley,
ESQ.,, of Northfeld.
AS FAR as the governorship question is con-
cerned the Monitor says it is waiting till after
the cyclone" The appropriate advice. under
such circumstances, would seem to be to " wait
till the clouds roll by"
THE Vermont conference committee on the
observance of the centennial Of American
Methodism meets at Montpelier on the 10th in
stant, to arrange for appropriate observances
in this state during the present year.
THE woman's Christian Temperance Union
of Burlington offer the sum Of $50 in prizes for
the best essays on the evil effects of stimuants
and narcotics, to be awarded to pupils of the
high and grammar schools of that city
CONSIDERABLE correspondence is condensed,
and some is left out entirely, this week, be-
txuao raoaivod too lota mn =
ter should be received at this Office by Tuesday
noon at the latest, to ensure publication.
BY command of Governor Barstow, Adjutant-
general 7. s. Peck has called meeting of the
commissioned officers of the state militia for
instruction and drill, at Burlington, the 2Sth
and 29th insts. Colonel W. l.. Greeneaf of
the first regiment will arrange the details.
THE Vermont Accident Insurance company
of Rutland has decided to wind up its affairs
and go out of the business. Arrangements
have been made with the United States Mutual
Accident association of New York to re-insure
all certificates now in force, without charge to
the certificate holder.
SHOCKING accident occurred at West
Fairlee last week Thursday. Mr.. Horace Sib.
ley was at work in his carriage-shop, and while
attempting to adjust belt which had run of
pulley, his arm was caught by kink and
torn, or twisted entirely off below the elbow
Drs. Simpson and Gillette amputated the arm
just above the elbow, as the flesh below it was
torn to shreds. At last accounts he seemed tc
be doing well.
THE Vermont Farmer and the Mortified
Ne,os, which have been published at North
field by George II. Richmond, have been com
bined into one paper, which is called tht
Farmer and Ne,os. The publisher says: " Il
is often said that there are too many news
papers in Vermont. Perhaps so. At any rate
we do our share in reducing the number by
combining our two papers" We regard th'
change as wise one, and believe the new
paper will be better than it was possible tt
make either of the others.
THE sixth masonic district convention, un
der the direction of DR.. J. Henry jackson, dis
trict deputy grand master, will be held a
Masonic hall, Montpelier, on Friday, Februar!
22-Washingtons birthday. The gavel will
sound at two o'clock P. NJ, and the convention
will then receive the Most Worshipful Crane
Lodge Of Vermont, after which the first an,
second degrees will be worked, and in tn
evening, at seven clock, the third degree will
be conferred. All worthy Master Masons ar
cordially invited to be present. The railroad
will extend the usual courtesies. Let all tn
lodges in the district be fully represented.
THE supreme court has sustained Judg
Royce's recent order, to the effect that tn
funds Of the st. Albans Trust Company shal
be divided equally among the depositors, ant
no preferred claims be allowed. No write
opinion has been filed giving the grounds 70
this decision, but the clerk has been instructe
to enter on his docket that " the decree of tn
court of chaDcery is affirmed, and the cause rt
manded." This settles the question as to ho'
the funds are to be divided, and it will be we
come news to the ordinary" depositors
Receiver Rich intends to prepare for distribt
tion, as soon as possible, dividend Of abor
twenty per cent from assets on hand.
COLONEL RANDALL has issued call to til
surviving members of Company F. Second We
mont Volunteers, for reunion, to be held
Montpelier on the 21st instant. bushes
meeting will be held on the afternoon of IL
21st, at four o'clock. In the evening gran
campfire will be held in Capital hall, to whiC
general invitation is extended. This cam
fire will be replete with interest, as remini
cences of camp life, as experienced by the cor
pany, will be given by the speakers who VI
be in attendance, and by members of the cor
pany. The Reynolds sisters, assisted by the
father, DIR. A. H. Reynolds, with other di
tinguished musicians, will also be present al
furnish the music for the occasion. 1t shou
not be forgotten that Company was recruits
in Montpelier, and was the original Capt.
Guards.
A CORRESPONDENT OF the Woodstock A
suggests B. b. Smalley Of Burlington as I
democratic candidate for governor, and say
g. Mr.. Smalley is we'll and favorably known
the voters of Vermont, and also has nation
reputation, we'll earned in his patriotic pl
sonal efforts in assisting the putting in nomn
tion Of General Hancock, and OF efforts
secure his election. He is in fact and practi
business man, and possesses the confidence
all men, without respect to party. He is in t
vgor OF his strength and manhood of Vi
orous, quick perception of mind and indl
trious habits, and would be representa-
of Vermont industry, enterprise and order
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