The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-15
Current Mention.

A DISPATCH from Washington to the Bos-
ton Herald says: " Bradley B. Smalley is
here to ask why the offices in Vermont are
not being distributed more rapidly"
WE are informed that Henry Oviatt had
resigned his position as reporter of Wash
ington county court before Mr.. j. III Mimms,
the present incumbent, was appointed.
THE Ogdensburgh & Lake Champlain
railroad directors elected these officers at
Rouse's Point, N. Y, last week President,
j. w. Hobart of st. Adams; treasurer, II.
A Church of Boston; secretary, George 7.
Childs of st. Albans.
THE board of examining surgeons for
Montpelier has been organized with Dr. j.
E. Macomber as president, j. Henry Jack
son of Barre as secretary and S. l.. Wiswell
of Cabot as treasurer. They will meet
at Montpelier to-day wednesday,, at
nine o'clock, in DR.. Macombers office,
Blanchard's new block.
EDITOR GIBBS of the Messenger was so
tickled with the attentions he received from
Colonel Levi X. Fuller, at the recent press
meeting at Brattleboro, that he forthwith
begins to boom him for the lieutenant
governorshp. The "stop" the inventive
colonel is said to have devised for Hoskin-
son may be needed for Gibbs.
THE sixteenth annual reunion of the Mas
sachusetts Press Association was held at
the Sea View House, Cottage City, Mass,
Saturday evening. Governor Pingree was
present by invitation of President Loomis.
He was most cordially greeted, and, on be-
ing presented to the assemblage, acknowl-
edged the honor in fitting and felcitous
speech. Vermont was handsomely compli-
mented, too, by Hon. George A. Marden of
Lowell and other speakers.
The worst storm for years visited the
section of Vermont about Burlington Thurs
day afternoon. Buildings were unroofed,
trees blown down and much other damage
was done. Lightning struck in many places
and several horses were killed. The tele-
graph wires, as far south as Shelburne
on the Rutland division and good ways
south on the Central division, were blown
down. Reports from large number of our
correspondents show that the storm was
quite general.
The Boston 4adUertiser says "The de-
cision of the case of the national banks OF
Vermont which have determined to resist
the payment of the assessment upon them
ordered by the comptroller of the currency
on account of the failed Vermont National
Bank of st. Adams, will be looked forward
to with great interest. 1t is understood
that the banks proceeded against will con
tend that they hold the stock simply as Sc.
curity for debts, and not as stockholders
If the debts have not been paid, and the
stock of the defunct bank has been taken
possession of, and stands in the names OF
the various banks, it will be a nice question
to determine the ground for a discrimina
ton in their favor. II it should be decided
that they are equally responsible with Other
stockholders, it will show that such col
really elements of risk"
RUTLAND HERALD: "The order of the
comptroller of currency directing Receiver
Hendee to bring suit against the Baxter
National Bank of Rutland, three st. Johns
bury banks and the Brandon Bank on ac
count of their failure to pay the first part o
the assessment recently made upon them a.
tional Bank of st. Adams, made a comno
ton among the officials of those and othe
banks interested in the matter. The latte
include the National Bank of Vergennes
the National Bank of Middlebury and tn,
Bellows Falls Savings Institution. A Sc
cret meeting of their representatives wa
held in Burlington on Friday to decide tn,
question whether resistance should b.
made Among those present were l., p Po
land of the First National Bank of st
Johnsbury, w. s. Streeter of the Mer
chants National Bank of st. Johnsbury, A
A Fletcher of the National Bank of Middle
bury, c. j. Stevens of the National Bank o
Vergennes and George l. Briggs of tn
First National Bank of Brandon. Stewar
l.. Woodford of Brooklyn, the attorney TO
the banks, was also present at the confer
ence, which was held in one of the bacl
parlors of the Van Ness House. Great reti
cence was maintained by the members O
the conference as to what action had beel
taken, but it leaked out that il had been de