The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

case was worked up to such an extent as to
justify Hills arrest, and he, being intoxi-
Gated, it was easily accomplished"
THE court and bar of Caledonia county,
and lawyers in the vicinity, gave compli-
mentary dinner to Hon. III. G. Belden,
member of the Caledonia county bar, at the
st. Johnsbury House, st. Johnsbury Mon
day night, presided over by Hon. b. N.
Davis. About fifty were present A gold
headed cane was presented to Mr.. Belden
by Hon. w. p. Smith.
STATES ATTORNEY BATES, who was shot
Thanksgiving night at Bennington by
young Joseph Bennett of White Creek, N.
Y, is more seriously injured than was first
supposed. A gradually deepening paralysis
has attacked the right arm, so that both
sensation and motion are much impaired.
The right leg is also bordering on similar
condition. No trace of Bennett has been
discovered.
MOUNT Zion CoMMANDERY, No. 9, Knights
Templar, elected the following officers at
their annual conclave December 4th: Com
mander Collins Blakely; generalissimo, w.
M. Rumbaugh ; captain-general, w. A.
Briggs; prelate, George l.. Lane senior
warden, j. w. f. Washburne; junior war
den, 7. l.. Wood; treasurer, j G. Houghton
recorder, George Atkins; standard bearer,
E. l.. White; sword bearer, f. w. Bisbee;
warder, Arch. Batchelder; first captain of
the guard, ID. S. Wheatley; second captain
of the guard j. r. Sabin; third captain of
the guard, A. w. Ferrin; commissares,
Allen McGillivary and c. w. Lockin; sem
tinel, James Erwin.
THE Argus illustrates its cringing servility
by publishing an item disparaging DR.. Hol-
ton, by reason of the failure of certain public
measures the Senator introduced at the
late session, particularly the board of health
and the railway bills. 1t is no disgrace to
support progressive and enlightened legis-
lation; but, as many of the best members of
this and previous general assemblies have
learned to advocate such measures in a
Vermont Legislature is to enlist in forlorn
hope. DR.. Holton is a liberal-minded con-
scientious and pubic-spirited gentleman,
with clear convictions and having the cour-
age of his convictions. All who know the
Argus and Patriot will so construe its at
tempt to slur the Senator. We wish the
whole legislature had been innoculated with
the doctors honesty of purpose and broad
view of things. He and his partner, DR..
Conland, were good men to have in the
legislature.
AN attempt was made during Saturday
night to blow open the safe of j. B. Gui-
nand, jeweler, at st. Albans. A hole was
drilled in the safe door in such a way as to
break the combination machinery, but be-
fore the job could be completed the burglars
were frightened and hurried away, leaving
their tools behind; also rubber blanket
and quantity of batting, with which they
meant to deaden the sound. The tools for
the job were stolen from Bedard's carriage
shop and an entrance to Deschene's store
was easily effected through the back shed
and door Half an hour more of time
would have made the job complete, and
quite lot of watches and jewelry would
have been cleaned out. There is no re-
liable clue.
OUR esteemed neighbor, the Argus,
printed last week what it called ga very
appreciative article " from the Age, "a live
democratic paper" published at Houston,
Texas, in which we find the following para
graph: "There are Vermonters, however,
who are democrats and who have staid in
Vermont, and, in the face of radical inso-
lence, and in defiance of radical majorities
authority and power, have asserted
and maintained their democratic principles
the eternal principles of reason, justice, and
the constitution and the Union, and these
men are among the happiest men now on
the continent. Conspicuous in the gallant
band is Hiram Atkins, proprietor of the
Montpelier Argus and PATRIOT" Here is
richness 1t reminds us of the old fellow
who was asked about the state of religion
in his vicinity. Bad, very bad" said he /;
" there are only two men in town, Smith
and |, who have any religion at all, and 1
have some doubts about Smith,
UNDER the caption "Victory and Defeat
in Vermont" Mrs. M. L. T, Hidden of Lyn-
don writes at some length to the Woman's
journal of the untimely fate of the munich
pal suffrage bill in the last week of session.
We give as long extracts as our space will
permit: " We had the benefit of five speeches
in the house-from Mr. Butterfeld of Will
mington, Mr. Henry of Chester, Mr.. Stick
ney of Bethel, Rev. Mr. Hopkins of South
Burlington and Mr.. Adams of Fairhaven-
all in favor of the bill. 1t was debated on
Saturday, November %, and the third read
ing ordered for Monday morning by vote
of fifty-nine to forty-two. Only one speech,
if such a ridiculous rigmaroe as the repre-
sentative from Stratton poured forth might
be called speech, was made in opposition.
Every one was of the opinion that the bill
would pass, and we rested on the Sabbath,
after our weeks hard work, in the assurance
that all was well Many of the leading men
in both senate and house favored it. But
while we rested, the enemy sowed tares
and lol when the bill came up Monday
morning, several objections were made to its
construction. Mr.. Grout of Derby moved
an amendment, which was accepted by the
majority, but which did not satisfy Mr..
Barrett of Rutland, who declared himself
opposed to giving such dangerous class as
the women of Vermont the ballot So
powerfully (?) did he portray the awful re-
suits which would follow the passage of the
bill that many turned about face, and voted
to dismiss it,, in spite of the eloquence of
such friends as Mr. Butterheld, Mr.. Henry
and MIR, GrOut, n We comfort