The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-30
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY,. JANUARY 80, 1884

Vermont railroad, and every precaution is
taken to prevent accidents This affair was
undoubtedly due to the action Of the long.con-
tinued cold weather on the switch.
UNoUEsTIoNABLY we should deserve to be
called "blockhead" II, in an effort to pay an
esteemed contemporary a deserved compli-
ment we should make such a mess of it as we
seem to have done in our endeavor last week
to speak appreciatively Of the st. Albans Mes
senger. Our attempt, however we'll intended,
must have been exceedingly malapropos, for
our usually inoffensive contemporary exhibits
every sign Of anger, calls up Horace Greeley to
help in branding us as a " "blockhead and in
dulges in other similar pleasantries. Now as
to heads, II we are blockhead," it's our own
head, and it great deal better for us than no
head, just as a cork leg may be better than no
leg, living dog better than dead lion, or
blockhead better than chattering automaton,
and 80 on-all of which can have no personal
reference to our disgruntled contemporary, but
simply illustrates the store we set by our own
poor possessions.
THE West Randolph Herald, which, by the
way, is a good local paper and deserves its
prosperity. has enlarged to eight pages. We
congratulate 1t on this fact, but when 1t says
that "the amount of reading matter is nearly
the same" as is found in "the Windsor Jour-
nal and similar papers," and invites its sub
scribers to "show the Herald to their neigh
bors and tell them that they can get a So paper
for only 81 25," we are obliged to enter our
protest. We have taken the trouble to measure
the reading matter in the Herald of last week
and THE WATcHMAN Of the same date, and
find that the former is higher-priced paper at
81 % than the latter at So, considering the
amount Of reading furnished, granting the
quality to be the same In addition to this
we furnish the sixteen-page monthly, Good
Cheer, free to those who pay in advance In
the nature of the case, it is impossible for any
man to furnish a So paper for $1.25.
IT is amusing to notice how those papers
which deprecate booming any man for the
governorship usually close their remonstrance
with little boom of their own. The Windsor
Journal says: elm the meantime, it is too
early for successful boom of any kind. The
discussion of possible nominees may afford
pleasant amusement for booming editors, and
can produce no great harm. When the time
comes the people will take the matter in their
own hands, and nominate their own candidate,
and it would be no matter of surprise If their
choice for governor should fall upon the
present most excellent lieutenant-governor. F"
Judging from such editorials as this, one would
think that the dear people" were possessed
with an almost irresistible desire to make Hon.
8. E. Pingree governor, and that it would take
sharp political wire-puling to prevent them
from accomplishing their purpose. II this is
the case, we should be glad to know it.
AS the time draws near for the winter carni.
| val at Montreal, which occurs from February
4th to the 9th, public interest is getting to be
aroused, and everything would seem to indi-
cate that very large number will participate
| in the enjoyment Of that occasion The Gen.
| tral Vermont railroad have issued some very
unique and tasty bills, announcing excursion
rates from the various points on their line, and
a programme of the sports, which also gives
| the price of round trip tickets as follows: ESSEX
Junction to Bolton, inclusive, 50; Ridley's tc
Mortified, inclusive S2. 80; Roxbury to Brain
lr6t, lucluSiNo, Roi hduuOipn W OndTOu, lnClu
sive, $3.50; West Hartford to White River
Junction, inclusive, S4. The programme o.
sports is a very attractive one and, from per
sonal experience, we can commend the trip a,
being thoroughly enjoyable An excellent op
portunity is also afforded to visit Ottawa, al
the Canadian Pacific railroad will sell round
| trip tickets from Montreal for $1.75. Parlia
ment will be in session during the week, ant
places of public interest will be open to visitors
A MUSICAL convention will be held in North
field, at Concert hail. February 20, 21 and %
and the following soloists have been engaged
Mrs J. FL. Mimms of st. Albans, soprano; Mis-
Mary A. Phinney Of Montpelier, alto; w.
Baker, Esq, OF Northfield, tenor; MIR. M. D
Fuller Of Burlington, bass; assisted by Mrs
Fri Spencer of Marshfied, soprano; C. II. Big
Glow of Brookfeld, tenor; H. B. Whittier o
Cabot, baritone; Miss Lila M. Rumrill o
Mortified, pianist. There will be concert
Thursday and Friday evenings, and matine
Friday afternoon. Season tickets, 81 each.
piano will be furnished by Mr.. G. w. Wilde
of Montpelier. The Central and Wells rive
roads give free return checks. This conven
ton takes place at the close of a successful sc
ries of singing-schools by Professor f. R
Ober of Waterbury, and will be conducted b,
him. The convention of last year was sue
cessful and pleasant, and there is good assur
ance that this one will be more 80. Free enter
tainment will be provided for all who apply il
advance to j. M. Hit, j. L. Moseley or f
L. Field of Mortified. The orchestra whicl
has furnished music at the sipging-schoos viii
be present at the convention. There will b
no committee of invitation this year, and
general and cordial invitation is extended t
all singers and musicians in this vicinity to b
present and participate in the exercises of tn
convention
A MISSIONARY meeting, under the auspices O
the Central Baptist Association, will be held a
the Baptist church in Montpelier, beginning a
half-past one o'clock r. M. on Thursday, Feb
ruary 7th, and closing Saturday noon. Th
programme is as follows Thursday, at 1 30 Z
NJ, devotional exercises; brief address by Rev
E. d. Mason, extending welcome and stating
the object of the meeting; sermon by Rev. j
A. Pierce of West Randolph; paper, Relation
OF home missions to our national welfare,
Rev. f. d. Mason. At 7 90 p. M, devotona
exercises; a dialogue by the mission band o
the Baptist church, descriptive OF the condition
OF the heather in Turkey, India, Greenland
Ceylon, China, Africa and Japan, and the Indian