The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-22


The postmaster-general has appointed
the following fourth-class postmasters in
this state: Henry G. Hatch at Straiford, G.
A. Pease at West Bolton, ID. r. Densmore
at West Burke, c. e. Taylor at Pawlet, S.
p. Fem at Weston, J. e. Leonard at West
Rutland, o A. Adams at Arlington, Nathan
Mcfarland at Johnson, Charles Perkins at
Lower Cabot, Orlo Dutton at Middlesex, E.
w. Smith at North Hyde Park, II. NJ. Golf
at Richford A. B. Edwards at Richmond,
G. e. Adams at Cuttingsville, Fred S. Pres
ton at panville, John K. Buffurn at East
Dorset, l.. S. Hutchins at Gouldsville, Will
S. Whitney at Granville, e. S. Slade at
Hartland, w. ID. Hewlett at Wallingford,
John M. Weeks at Lyndon, George II.
Weeks at Lyndonville, o. A. Adams at
Dandy, Horace NJ. Wells at East Fairfield,
b. p. White at East Calais, e. p. McLaugh-
lin at South Peacham, III. NJ Small at Hunt
ington Center, Charles Young at Factory
Point, Irwin Stephenson at Lowell, Nahum
Brigham at Bakersfield. The president
has also appointed George f. o. Kimball
at Vergennes and L. w. Redington at Rut-
land, vice A. H. Tuttle, suspended. This is
the first suspension in presidential office
in Vermont
ONE Samuel Clements of Elma, N. Y, is
an applicant for pension. A few days ago
the commissioner of pensions wrote him
that so much of his claim as was based on
certain specified disabilities was rejected.
Senator Hawley is looking after the claim,
and Mrs. Hawley attends to her husbands
pension business. She sent Clements a
postal card informing him that his pension
was allowed and offering congratulations.
Instead of going to Samuel Clements, Elma,
the card went to Samuel L. Clemens, FL
mira, N. Y, and that gentleman replied as
follows, signing the note IS. L. Clemens.
known to the police as Mark Twain :"
"John c. Black, ComniSsioner-Dedr Sir:
l have not applied for pension. I have
often wanted a pension-often-eve so often
i may say, but, inasmuch as the only mil
itary service | performed during the war
was in the confederate army, l have al
ways felt delicacy about asking you for it,
However, since you have suggested the
thing yourself, l feel strengthened. 1
haven't any very pensionable diseases my
self, but can furnish substitute--a man
who is just simply chaos museum of all
the different kinds of aches and palms, frac-
lures, dislocations and malformations there
are; a man who would regard rheumatism,
piles and sore eyes as mere recreation and
refreshment after the serious occupations of
his day. If you grant me the pension, dear
sir, please hand it to General Hawley,
United States senator-I mean, hand him
the certificate, not the money-and he will
forward it to me. You will observe by his
postal card which / inclose, that he takes a
friendly interest in the matter, He thinks
I've already got the pension, whereas I've
only got the rheumatism; but / didn't want
that; | had that before. / wish it were
catching. | know man that / would load
up with it pretty early. Lord, but we all
feel that way sometimes. I've seen the day
when-but never mind that; you may be
busy just hand it to Hawley-the certifi-
cate, you understand, if not transferable"
Ir seldom happens in Vermont that an
editor sees leading article, in the columns
of contemporary sheet, devoted all to him
self. Such has been the distinction accorded
to member of our staff. Editor Gibbs of
the st. Adams Messenger, in whom is com
bined both the crank and crankman of the
organ to which he is attached, marked us
for this unusual courtesy. We trust our
brethren of the press will not be Jealous.
We are about laying down the quill. and
this explains our amiable friends partiality.
The eulogy is, however, of a somewhat
doubtful character. We are not quite sure
that Gibbs intended to sing pHans to u.s.
The organ is evidently out of tune. The
sweet singer was apparently off his base
The general course of his psalmody discloses
indisputable signs of dementa. 1t strongly
confirms the reports which have come up
from the city of his late residence that
" Gibbs is a mental wreck" And vet he
seems to have mind enough left, such as it
is, to harbor malice and sin wickedlv,
Measured by the lusty vigor of his fictions,
he must still be an intellectual giant. And
yet what can we say for the sanity of a man
VINO, on hearsay, makes charges positively
awful OF what the naughty WATCHMAN was
saying and doing a year ago and more
And what shall we say of charges of general
N''''AN'o anu phSliicoS Ol II more
recent date, when it is fair to presume he
has " seen the paper y? We are forced to
the melancholy conclusion that it is indeed
a bad, bad case of demency, and we throw
the veil of charity over our brothers. maun-
derings. If, however, he will wheel his ear
nap this way we will try to connect with his
sensorium, and correct one misrepresenta-
ton that is particularly injurious: The pub
Usher of The WATCHMAN has seen, consid-
cred and approved what his assistants have
written before its appearance in the paper.
He has not been controlled or overborne in
the editorial management. He has "run "
his business, or had it "run," to suit him
self. The sale of THE WArcHMAN did not
" become necessary to rid itself of the bar
nacles upon it," There were no "barna-
cles " to get rid Of If your intelligence and
candor were equal to your malice and wick
edness, after what has been published in
late issues of this paper and had you made
use of ordinary sources of trustworthy infor-
nation, you would not have published your
string of fasehoods. That is all.
OF the many hearty expressions of good
Will and appreciation we have received dur
ing the past three years, and which have
greatly multiplied since the announcement
of the sale of THE WATcHMAN, we publish
with pleasure the following from n pentla-