The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-20
Current Mention.

a BosToN and Montreal day express train
over the Passumpsic and Southeastern roads
will be put on next Monday.
Mr.. X. A. PROCTOR has contributed
paper on How Earthquakes are Caused"
to the June number of Hdrper's Adgazine.
THE State Homeopathic Medical Society
will hold meeting in Montpelier on We'd
nesday and Thursday, the 9th and 2Sth in
stants.
THE Vermont Press Association will hold
its annual meeting at Brattleboro, July s,
and take an excursion the next day to
Block Island.
If the party who ordered THE WATCH
MAN from Orange, yesterday. and forgot to
sign his name, will forward the same to us,
we shall be pleased to send him the paper.
The North Star refers to the burlington
clipper as lone of the leading papers of
Western Vermont" and says that it " is and
has been a financial success" Carry the
news to the Free Press
Poor Colonel Dickey of Bradford After
waiting patiently for quarter of a century
for an office, the state dispenser of demo-
cratic patronage turns cold shoulder
toward him. Bossism is not always pleas
ant to the man who gets left.
A NEAT and comprehensive libretto, con-
tanning complete programmes of the matt
nees and concerts and the words of all the
choruses, has been issued for the conven-
ience of those who attend the musical fes-
tival at the Golden Fleece the present week.
THE North american ReUie1c concludes its
seventieth year with its June number. 1t
never had so large a circulation, nor greater
influence, nor a more brilliant staff of con-
tributors. This number discusses seven
topics of vital public interest by no less than
fourteen eminent writers, not including the
short contributions in Comments"
SENATOR MORRILL, came to Montpelier
last evening, and was engaged with his fell
low-members of the library building com
mission in the consideration of plans and
localities for the proposed structure. The
entire commission was present at this meet
ing, and it was determined to erect the new
building as an annex to the west wing o
the state house.
WE are informed that the Bradley Fer
tilizer Company will not try their suit
against DR.. Hiram A. Cutting, secretary o
the State Board Of Agriculture, which wa
mentioned last week as the first case marked
for trial at the term of the United State
circuit court which opened at Windso
yesterday. The defendant is desirous o
continuance.
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN: Z" The Yer
mont editor, as a rule, understands small
potatoes better than politics. At this poin
we clear the decks for Hiram Atkins an,
await developments. Hiram has come hom
from Washington, bearing spoil like unit
the big lunches of grapes that weighe
down the spies sent by the children of Israe
to report upon the promised land Boss Al
kins, perhaps it should be amended, CON
bines politics and small potatoes"
THE committee to locate the Vernon
colony in Dakota has made its location /
Edmunds county. Mr.. Bowman and pan
of the committee have returned, the Other
remaining to look after the interests of tn
colony until it gets there. They spea
highly of the location and think the colon
will be satisfied. Mr.. Bowman will get til
members of the colony in readiness as 500
as possible for their new homes. They wi
be located near a railroad and not far frol
Aberdeen, thriving village
THE annual meeting Of the Vermont Cel
trail Association of Unversalists will |
held with the Church of the Messiah, Mon
pelier, on Wednesday and Thursday IL
Sd and 4th days of June next. The counc