The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-05
Current Mention.


their annual gathering to-day.
THE annual reunion of the Vermont Off |
GERS occurs tomorrow evening.
COLONEL f. V. RANDALL will deliver his |
address on the battle of Gettysburgh in rep |
resentatives' hall next Friday evening.
THE next annual session of the Vermont
Methodist Conference will be held at Bel |
lows Falls probably some time the last of
April.
MAJOR CIRCUIT will read paper at the
cavalry officers supper and there will be no
address in representatives hall, as has been
quite generally announced.
Mr. AND Mrs. L. X. FULLER returned
Tuesday from their European tour. The
former is much benefited both mentally and
physically by the change of air and scene.
A posT-oFFIcE has been established at
West Berlin, with w. Cove as postmaster.
The office will receive mail from the agents
on the line of the Central Vermont railroad.
THE WArcHMAN is indebted to Mr.. John
H. Thorp of Charlotte, a member in 1882,
for basket of very fine apples The
gentleman from Charlotte - knows how to
do the handsome thing.
THERE will be an informal social gather
ing of ladies in the governors room at the
state house this "wednesday evening,
from eight to ten o'clock. All lady visitors
and residents of Montpelier are cordially
invited.
THE Orange County Sunday-school Asso-
citation held its annual meeting at Chelsea
on Monday evening and Tuesday, October
81 and 2S, Smith Baker of Lowell, Mass,
being in attendance and addressing the
convention Monday and Tuesday evenings,
besides taking part in the discussions.
The annual meeting of the Vermont "
Canada Railroad Company was held in st.
Albans Thursday, and the following board
of directors elected: John L. Mason of
Richmond, Jed p. Clark of Milton, Alfred
S. Hall, Charles E. Billings, Henry ID.
Hyde, Thomas II. Perkins and Augustus
Russ of Boston.
THE following candidates for admission
to the bar were examined last week and
successfully passed the ordeal: E. A. Cook
of Irasburgh, A. G.. Coolidge of Rutland,
w. G. DeCelle of Burlington, Alland G..
Fay of Montpelier, j. Arnold Keyes of
Chelsea and Stephen L. Holman of St.
Albans. The examining committee We're
Messrs. A. F. Walker, L. H. Thompson, S.
c. Shurtleff Roswell Farnham and w. p.
Dillingham;.
AT hearing before Chancellor Royce on
Receiver Rich's petition for an order to as
sess the stock of the st. Adams Trust Com
IF 1nccaS 10 Ianncitors
Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington appeared
for the receiver, and G. H. Pitllin, Esq, of
Montpelier and A. p. Cross, Esq, of St. Al
bans appeared for the stockholders. De-
cision was reserved, bvt the case will in
any event be carried up to the supreme
court for final settlement, and it is prob
able that the counsel will agree upon some
order, with view to taking it higher
The republicans of the first congressional
district of New York, on Monday, October
81 nominated unanimously for congress
Hon. James H. Platt of Queens, Long Island
Mr. Platt is native of Burlington, VT. He
settled in Virginia after the war; was sem
to congress from that state, and served witt
distinction and ability in the house. Subse
quently, his business calling him to New
York, he removed his residence to Queens
The odds are greatly against him, but as
Butler candidate is also running in the dis
trict, it is not impossible that he may win.
WILBUR f. STORY. recently proprietor o
the Chicago Times, who died October 27
was born in Salisbury, VT, in 1918. HI
learned the printers trade in Middlebury
and received limited academical educa
ton. He subsequently became the owne
of the Detroit Free Press, and about twenty
four years ago bought the Chicago Times
About three months ago he was judged a
of unsound mind, and after legal action, tn
control of the Times was taken from him
The Times cost less than $4,000 and unde
his management has valuation Of 81 SOC, ,00(
THE annual catalogue of Goddard Semir
ary at Barre, just issued from this office,
handsome pamphlet of forty pages, file
with just such information as is needed b
those looking for good educational inst
tuition. This is the second year of Principi
Dana's administration, and, to all appea
ances, the school is very prosperous und'
his care. A department of music has bee
added this year, and is largely patronize'
there being fifty-six students now receivin
its benefits. There were one hundred sixtee
students in attendance during the fall tern
larger number than for some time befor
Catalogues can be obtained by addressr
the principal at Barre
THE title and good will OF The Vermo
Farmer has been sold to Messrs. l.. p. Thay
and Il. Gerry of West Randolph. III
Farmer was started at Montpelier by III
Thayer, who sold it to Geo. II. Richmon
1t was published as separate paper for
while and later consolidated with the Mort
field Ne,os. The union does not seem
have been happy one, and, divorce ha
ing been obtained, the Farmer ieturns
the family Of its sire, although the pattern
roof is now at West Randolph instead OF
Montpelier. We judge that this is ST.