The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-22
tUattbmam 4 aournal.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1884.
Current Mention.


day, November 9th, instead of October 18th,
% formerly announced.
WE are in receipt of a copy of the Vicks-
b,rgh (Miss.) Weekly Commercial Herald,
sent us by j. w. Gregory
THE indications are that about January
the St. Albans Trust Company will pay
another small dividend-possibly ten per
cent
THE legislature ought to refuse to legalize
grand lists under all ordinary circum-
stances. Towns should be compelled to
elect competent listers or stand the conse-
suences.
THE September term of Washington
county court closed last Friday. Judge
Hastings of Waitsfeld, whose term of active
service is now closed, retires with the high
esteem and confidence of all who know him.
DmN'T see any roosters in our esteemed
aeighbors columns last week. And yet
it is very good weather for poultry. Did
their premature and ineXplicable exhibit
tion in September unfit the fowls for an Oc-
tober airing?
Hon. CHARLES w. PORTER, the newly
elected secretary Of state, will give recep-
ton at the Pavilion, tomorrow (Thursday)
evening. Over six hundred invitations
have been issued, including all the members
and state officers.
THE question is being raised whether Hon.
Hiram Harlow of Windsor, who has been
elected director and president of the ma
6onal bank lately established at that place,
can also be eligible as presidential elector.
The safest course will be the wisest.
Boston ADVERTISER: " Mr.. Morrill's re-
turn once more to the senate, at his ad-
vanced age, is an acceptance of the belief in
England and on the continent that arduous
and brilliant work may be done by men
ever seventy, as well as by those in their
prime. Vermont thus sets an excellent ex-
ample of blotting out the dead line of
seventy"
A TELEPHONE line is being built to con-
meet West Randolph and White River June
tion. With the completion of this link tel
sphonic communication will be had between
Swanton and Lyndonville on the north and
Brattleboro and other points in southern
Vermont. 1t will also give the Montpelier
exchange, and Burlington and st. Albans,
through that exchange, connection with the
same points.
The meeting of the state medical society
brought large number of prominent ply
sicians to the capitol last week. Among them
were Drs. Jackson of Barre, Draper of Brat
tleboro Richmond and Sherwin of Wood
stock, Albee of Bellows Falls, Hosington of
Westminster, Clark of st. Adams, Kidder
of Vergennes, Brewster of Windsor Rugg
of Hartland, Cutting of Lunenburgh, Brad
ford of Northfield, Jones of Benson, and
Drs n. S. Babbtt of North Adams, Mass,
and A. M. Smith of Wiliamstown, Mass,
delegates from the Massachusetts Medical
Society.
A TELEGRAM to THE WATcHMAN an
nounces the suicide of William McMaster
Of Strafford by hanging. Mr.. McMaster
was formerly in good circumstances and has
held all of the important town offices, but in
recent years he has taken to drink, squan-
dered most of his property and mortgaged
the rest. He has also been unfortunate in
his family having lost his wife and one son,
and the remaining son recently received a
severe injury from which he is just recov-
ering. Mr.. l.. ID. Parker of Strafford, the
heaviest creditor, went Thursday to attach
some property, whereupon Mr.. McMaster left
him, went to the barn and hanged himself.
SENATORS THOMPSON AND IDE were at Rut-
land yesterday to argue in the United State S
circuit court before Judge Wheeler on a
motion in the somewhat celebrated case OF
Melendy US. Currier. This case was tried
in the Orleans county court and then car
ried to the supreme court, the verdict being
for the defendant in both cases An order
was then secured from Judge Wheeler re-
moving the case to the United States court
to which the defendants counsel Messrs
Edwards, Dickerman and Young of New
port, object, and this hearing is upon a mo-
ton to vacate the order. The question thus
raised is of considerable interest to the legal
fraternity.
AT the annual meeting OF the Union
Mutual Insurance Company, held the
10Th, the following directors were chosen
w. G. Ferrin, w. f. Braman, James w
Brock, Erastus Hubbard, A. ID. Farwell and
NJ. M Cutler, Washington county; S. S
Villas and A. A. Butterfield Windsor
county; G. NJ. Campbell and Francis Sill
NtI, tdltuOnld county; y. W Ming, ESSeA
c, G. Dodge, Lamolle; f. Z. Cotton, Orleans
Z. A. Ram, Rutland; Charles Il. Houghton
Bennington; o. l.. Watson, Orange Georg,
Marcy, Windsor; j. G. Webster, Franklin
Alvin ID. White, Chittenden. W. G.. FerriI
was chosen president j. w, Brock vice
president, and w f. Braman secretary anC
treasurer.
OUR esteemed contemporary, the Argu,
and Patriot gave mankind in general res
last week and devoted its space chiefly tC
THE WATCHaAN. Its TRADE was rancit
rehash of its old editorials, seasoned with
little fresh venom, the product of tn,
ridicule to which THE WATCHMAN'i
exposure of its hypocrisy has subjected
it. The readers Of the Argus mus
be often reminded of the country
mans recommendation Of his jack I,
the invalid young lady who had beer
nourished by the milk of his jenny, which
snluckily had died very suddenly SO tn,
boor gallantly produced the jack, explain
ing with rustic innocence: Jenny be dead
miss but Ize brought ye Jack; he doesn'
give no milk, but he can brayi'
THE annual report OF the Burlington HON
for Destitute Children says that the institu
ton was never in better working order Tn