The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-18

Current Mention.
THE president has signed the bill providing
that newspapers weighing less than four ounces
shall be sent through the mails for one cent.
AMONG those who are receiving favorable
mention as senators from Windham county is
A. N. Swain, editor of the Bellows Falls Tines
IT is now stated that Hon. Carroll S. Page is
not candidate for the office of secretary Of
state, and the suggestion Of his name was en-
tirely unauthorized, and in answer to inquiries
from his friends in Lsmoile county, he has ex-
pressed desire that they do not present his
name.
THE following figures are taken from the
consolidated report of the assistant quarter
master-general, department of Vermont, Grand
Army of the Republic for the first quarter Of
1884: Balances in hands of post quartermasters
at last reports, 50, 930.0S; received from all
sources during the first quarter $2066 Ga paid
per capita tax on 2656 members, 1912 4S paid
for relief from post funds, S193 08 paid Incl
dental expenses, 81, ,41773; balances remaining
in hands Of quartermaster, 49, 17343 Relief
fund, balance last report SS38. 30; received
from all sources. $79204 paid for relief Of dis
tressed comrades, 341.O6; balance on hand,
81, 1,2S953.
THE programme for Commencement week
from June 22d to the 27th) at the Randolph
State Normal School is as follows: Sunday
evening, sermon by Rev. T. P. Frost of Mont
pelier Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, ex-
amnations. Wednesday evening, address by
Rev. " NJ. Hardy. Thursday, at ten o'clock
A. M class-day exercises; two P. NJ alumni
meeting; eight P. NJ, competitive speaking.
Friday, at ten o'clock A. NJ, graduating exer-
cises; two P. NJ, alumni dinner. Arrange
ments have been made for full reports from
every class since the establishment of the Nor
NAL and it is expected there will be an unusu-
ally large attendance of alumni. Free return
checks over the Central Vermont railroad will
be furnished to all who pay full fare one way.
NEXT week occurs the eghtieth commence
ment of the University Of Vermont and State
Agricultural College The exercises of the
week are as follows: Sunday, June %, Bacca-
laureate discourse by the president; anniver-
sary of the Young Mems Christian Association
Monday, June %, Medical College Commence
ment address by Professor King Tuesday,
Juu6 ~, ANNUAL HebtlUR Ol lub Eli DeCd hdppd
society meeting of sunni; meeting of Med-
cal Alumni Association; celebration of the Phi
Beta Kappa society Grafton by Hon. D. II.
Chamberlain of New York city; junior exhibi-
tion. Wednesday, June 20, procession from
the college; orations OF graduating class, and
comforting of degrees corporation dinner;
commencement levee Thursday June 26, ex-
animation for admission to the university.
Music will be furnished by the Howard opera
house orchestra.
THE guileless Barton Monitor, in manner
that is exceedingly fresh, announces that
General Grout is candidate for congress- The
Monitor says " In answer to numerous in
qulries, as to whether General Grout is to
allow his name to be used as a candidate at the
second district convention, we answer that we
suppose he will be in the field. During the
last two months he has received a large num-
Der of letters from nearly all parts Of the dis
trict, and many proffered assurances Of support
from influential men both among those who
favored and those who opposed him two years
ago. His friends feel, in Difference to these
wishes and the expressed desire of many others
in the northern portion of the district, that h
uCsitdto IOuSoT W utCIdIt his
willingness to be in the hands of his friends"
Probably the gallant general had never dreamed
OF being candidate again until during the
last two MONTHS" when " the large num-
ber OF letters" recalled his thoughts from
briefs and silos to things political.
In reply to our structures on L. w. Reding-
toms remarks about the corporation tax law,
the Reformer says: "The Watchmdn does not
report Mr.. Redington quite fairly. What he
did say was that the law should be given
fair trial, although a departure from the old
system of list taxation 1t is true that to
avoid stirring up bad feeling his statement in
the convention WAS not so pronounced as the
Reformer would wish, or as we have reason to
believe his convictions would justify. But
really all anyone can ask Is that the law have
a fair trial. and there can be no doubt then
Of its permanence as principle OF taxation.
The Watchnaan need have no fears but that II
the democratic party or democratic candi-
date should take position against the corpo-
ration tax law, the Relornaer would fight them
the best 1t knows how" II Mr.. Redington
hesitates to speak out strongly in favor
of the law " to avoid stirring up bad feeling"
the courage of his convictions and is not suit
able man TO lead his party.
THE Argus Dc Patriot OF last week published
brief article personal to Hon. Homer +. Hub
bell of Fairfax, in which mention was made of
the fact that he was a member insthe first YER
mont senate in 1886. and gave some remins-
cences in relation to the membership OF that
early senate. The retrospect might properly
have been extended to the house OF that same
year, and certain interesting facts developed
Horace Eaton Of Enosburgh, Carlos Coolidge
of Windsor and Erastus Fairbanks of st. Johns
bury, three gentlemen who afterwards became
governors of the state, were members OF that
body The following other distinguished gen.
tlemen we're also members: Solomon Foote Of
Rutland, John Smith of st. Adams, Charles X,
Field OF Wilmington, Roswell NJ. Field Of New
fame, Lucius b. Peck of Montpelier, Jacob