The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20
Current Mention.

HAS the Northfield Farmer and Ne1oS heard
that DR.. Nichols is a candidate for the COVER
norship?
THE report that Colonel G. II. Joyce intends
returning to Rutland for the practice of law is
now denied.
THE managers of the Central Vermont road
are taking final inventory, preparatory to
turning the road over to the Consolidated
company.
THE argus devoted over column OF its valu
able space, last week, to showing up the "monu-
mental ignorance of The WAToHMAN, and
even then did not seem satisfied with the re-
suit Poor, unhappy ArguSi
CHANCELLOR RowELL has decided to in
struct the receiver to sell the mining property at
Ely for the benefit of the bond-holders and
creditors on the motion of the Vermont Copper
Mining Company made in January. The prop
erty is valued at 81 100000.
THE Rutland Railroad Company has sued ex-
President John B. Page for 5000, 900, for money
claimed to be due the company from Page,
and which, it is alleged, we're had and retained
by him during his official connection with the
THE Bates house, Rutland, was sold on Sat-
urday for ST. 500 over the mortgage (about
50O0), Dr. John A. Mead being the pur-
chaser. Mr. Mead will take possession Of the
property either to-day or March LIST. 1t is
not believed that he proposes to run the hotel
himself, but will probably lease it.
MEssRs. PALLIsER, PALLIsER & COMPANY of
Bridgeport, Connecticut, have published, under
the title of Pallisers Useful Details" a series
of articles of great practical use to- architects
and builders. The hints are practical and in
clude every conceivable thing which goes to
make house or furnish it. The drawings of
the outlines are carefully executed.
PHILADELPHIA PRESS: "The democratic can
didate for governor in Vermont this year will
probably be the Hon. Bradley B. Smalley. He
has been for some time the states representa-
tive on the democratic national committee.
The only compensation democrat gets for
heading his party's ticket in Vermont is in
having the honorary title of governor pre-
fixed to his name thereafter
RECEIVER RICH began last Monday the pay
ment of the twenty per cent dividend to the
st. Adams Trust Company depositors Names
on the company's books are numbered from
three thousand seven hundred upwards, and at
this number the payments commence, about
two hundred and fifty checks being sent out
each day through the mails, in numerical
order. till all have been furnished with their
share Of the cash.
AN exchange says: "We hear it rumored that
A,l +lo
young people of st. Peters church, to be held
at an early date. 1t is proposed that a large
punch-bowl of soap-suds shall be placed in the
hall; that pipes decorated with ribbons be
sold to all that attend, and prizes will be given
to the blowers most successful in forming the
irridescent and fragile spheres" Hasn't this
sort of foolishness been carried about far
enough?
IT is sometimes said that great minds run in
the same channel, but perhaps the following is
one of the exceptions which prove the rule.
The Mortified Farmer and Neaos says: I" The
Pingree boom seems likely to go to the wall
A Fair Haven tobacconist calls new brand OF
cigars the Pingree.'" But the Springfield Re
porter views it differently: "A Fair Haven
tobacconist has named a brand of cigars the
Pingree. This settles the governor question
for Sam"
WINDSOR JOURNAL: at looks now as if the
late Vermont Accident Association of RUTLAND
died as frauds do die. At least, this is thu
opinion of number of our towns-people who
were inveigled into investing their shekels il
the institution. At the same time, many ar,
inquiring to what extent were the directors &C
quainted with the concern" A correspondent
in another column, seems to take about tn,
same view of the matter. 1t would seem to b.
in order for the managers of the company t,
rise and explain.
THE annual convention of the masonic Graf
of Washington county will be held at Masoni
hall, Montpelier, next Friday, February %
under the direction of J. Henry Jackson, dis
trct deputy grand master. The meeting vii
open at two o'clock in the afternoon, and tn
grand officers of the grand lodge of Vernon
will be received. The work Of the first degre
will be exemplified by Mad River lodge, Nc
n, of Waitsfeld. Green Mountain lodge, Nc
68, of Cabot, will give the work of the secon
degree. At seven o'clock in the evening w
nooski lodge, No. 40, of Waterbury, will confe
the third degree. All worthy master mason
are invited.
In its issue of January 9th the Argus plume
itself on its rapidly increasing list, and sal
that its circulation for that week was " Out
seUen thousand" In mild way, THE WAToI
MAN ventured to suggest that this statemei
must have been intended in Pickwickia
sense, and later developments confirm I'll
truth of our assertion. Last week our o
teemed contemporary came down to facts an
stated that its circulation for the edition date
January 16 was two hundred and sixty-tw
qures, OF six thousand two hundred and eight
eight copies. Now, one Of two conclusions fo
lows: either the Argus made mistake Ito pt
it mildly when it said " Ouer Seuen thousand,
or its circulation decreased over seven hundre
copies in one week. You pays your mons
and you takes your choice"
In the biography of the late Senator Carpe
ter appears the following incident: "Youi
Carpenters first professional engagement a
ter returning from West Point was made ear