The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-09
Current Mention.

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SOME town correspondence has necessarily |
been condensed, and some omitted entirely, |
this week.
THE services in the Westinghouse in Mid
dlesex Center next Sunday afternoon are to be |
conducted by Rev. ]. E. Wright, beginning at
fifteen minutes after two o'clock.
A COMBINATION of unfavorabe circumstan-
ces, beyond the control Of the publisher has Sc
riously crippled US this week and will explain
some DEFICIENCIES in this weeks paper.
ANOTHER change of time has gone into effect
on the Central Vermont and Montpelier g.
Wells River railroads, and the corrected time
tables will be found on the eighth page
DAILY mail has been established between
Calais and Montpelier, to take the place of the
tri-weekly mail now running. The new ar
rangement will go into effect on Monday next.
THE earnings of the telephone company's
lines between Burlington, ST. Albans and
Montpelier, for the month Of June, amounted to
S112, an increase of S22 over the earnings for
May.
NEW YORK TRIBUNE: "Mr. Smalley of Ver-
mont thinks that the democrats ought to carry
New York. If he knew as much of New York
as he knows Of Vermont Mr.. Smalley might be
wiser than he is"
T contracts for the state printing for the
ensuing two years were awarded yesterday by
the commissioners Of printing. The bidding
was very close and the work was divided be-
tween Rand, Avery e. Co. of Boston, The
Chs Dr;p ~ of C,r ald
The Tuttle Co. of Rutland and w. W. Prescott
of Montpelier.
THE directors of the Ogdensburg g. Lake
Champlain Railroad Company have organized
as follows: President, L. Mills; treasurer, II.
A. Church; secretary, George T. Childs; execu-
tive committee, L. Mills, j. Gregory Smith, ].
r. Langdon, W. A. Haskell, S. A. Carlton;
road and property committee, D. W. Lawrence,
Timothy Hoyle and j. W. Hobart.
ONE Of the worst smash-ups in years on the
Central Vermont took place at Ford's Crossing.
about two miles from West Randolph, Satur-
day The way freight was taking in wood
when No. 3 ran into its rear, totally destroying
the engine and setting fire to two cars loaded
with kerosene, and burning them, the engine
and three other cars Five others were dam
aged badly. No one was hurt. The damage
is over $4,000, and travel was seriously inter-
fered with
COMMENCEMENT exercises at the Methodist
Conference Seminary were OF unusual interest
and merit. Tuesday evening there was meet
ing of the alumni and former students. Many
interesting speeches were made. Wednesday
forenoon, ]. M. King, ID, delivered the
semi-centennial oration. 1t was a very inter-
esting and scholarly affair. Some graceful
lines were read by Miss Ellen o. Peck of East
Montpelier. In the afternoon came the BAN
quet at the Pavilion, at which one hundred and
sixty-five guests sat-flling the spacious dining
hall The nsenu was the Pavilions best, and
the occasion was unique for its agreeable incl
dents. Wednesday evening occurred the prize
recitations, which averaged better than hereto
fore and showed good training. Thursday
came the exercises of commencement day
proper.
THE republican state committee met at the
Van Ness House, Burlington, last week Tuesday
night, says the Free Press, and elected Warren
Gibbs of Burlington, chairman; Carroll S. Page
of Hyde Park, secretary; and an executive COM
mittee, consisting of the chairman and secre-
tary and Messrs. II. G. Tuttle of Rutland, j.
j. Estey of Brattleboro and F. W. Baldwin Of
Barton. These members of the committee
were present. Addison county, George W.
Grandey; Bennington, j. K Batchelder Chit
tenden, Warren Gibbs; Franklin, Olin Merrill
Lamoille, Carroll S. Page; Orleans, F. W.
Baldwin; Rutland, H. c. Tuttle; Windsor,
Iahr at.ol. 81.
solutely declined to continue as chairman. To
that position the committee first elected j. X.
Batchelder, but he declined the election, and
Mr.. Gibbs was then chosen. After the organ
ization had been completed a long discussion
of the general political situation was had, and
it was not until late hour that the committee
adjourned,
INa paper on the proper way of advertising
Peter Henderson, Of Peter Henderson g. Co.
the successful seedsmen, makes the following
point: " The ways of advertising are nearly a
varied as the article advertised, and the grea
points to discover-what are the best medium
and the best means. Newspapers faunt befor
you their circulation, and often very often, i
is a faunting lie' But even where the circu
lation is honestly given it is not always th
largest subscription list that brings about tn
best results. All depends on whether tn
paper circulates among the class of people VIII
want the goods you have to offer. The diff or
ent branches Of our profession often throw
their money away for want OF knowledge II
this particular. II you have expensive article
of luxury to sell. paper Of one hundred thou
sand circulation among the working casse
will not give as good results as one having
circulation Of five thousand among the NOR
well-to-do Glass; while cheap article of utit
might do better among the one than the other
THE WAToHMAN has its preferences, but 1t