The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-04

puDnC SCHOOLS lnSuruCulOn dS w tho eheCts
of alcohol, and it is charged that in many
cases the bills are so framed as to create a
market for unstable books, or provide a
pleasant job for some phianthropist in com
piling a new one.
RECEIVER HENDEE of the Vermont Ma
tional Bank at st. Adams advertises for pro-
posals for the controlling interest in the
Montreal Portland & Boston railway. The
sale is made under an order of the United
States circuit court for the district of YER
mont. The section of road offered for sale
forms an important link Of thirty-two miles
in the Southeastern Air Line " between
Montreal and Boston. Mr. Hendee says
that he has up to this time been kept out of
possession of the road by legal proceedings
in Canada, which have been altogether based
on technicalities The cases are now pend
ing. AS soon as decision on the merits is
arrived at, the controlling interest now in
the receivers hands, and hereby offered for
sale, must obtain the road and property.
THE United States circuit court, which
has been in session at Burlington, allowed
the district attorney to nolle pros the cases
of the United States against Herbert Brain
erd and Edward A. Smith of st. Albans, in
dicted by the grand jury at the May term.
The prisoners furnished the government
with conclusive evidence of their entire inno-
cence of any attempt to deceive the national
bank examiner in connection with their
business transactions with the First National
Bank of st. Albans. The liabilities of Her.
hart prain narIa rI A Spnifh of ha
First National have recently been settled to
the full satisfaction of Receiver Roberts.
Most of the cases set for trial were continued,
including the libel suit for $4,000 damages
instituted by the Bradley Fertilizer Com
pany against DR.. Hiram A. Cutting.
THE missionary meeting of the Vermont
Central Baptist Association for this year
was held last week at Groton, beginning
Wednesday evening and closing Friday af-
ternoon. Topics were assigned to Rev. E.
7. Sanford of st. Johnsbury, Rev. DR.. w.
s. Mckenzie of Boston, Rev. DIR. A. p. Ma
son of Boston or Rev. Dwight Spencer of
Utah, Rev. DIR. Andrew Pollard of Boston,
and Rev. n. w. Alger of Saxton's River, the
state missionary, besides several to residents
absent the time was well occupied. 1t was
one of the best meetings ever held in the
association. Thanks are due Rev. Mr..
Clough Of Groton for his efficient manage
ment and care for the comfort of visitors.
A vote of thanks was passed to the Groton
people for their hospitality and to the rail-
roads for half fare.
The March term of Washington county
court will begin next Tuesday, Hon. II. II.
Powers presiding. The following persons
have been selected to serve on the petit
jury: II. II. Wetmore, Erastus Keith,
Barre; Janus Crossett, John Winslow,
Berlin; G. A. Wiley, Harvey d. Smith,
Cabot; George w. Chase, ID. w. c. Ormsbee,
Calais; c. w. Atherton, Duxbury; Luther
G. Town, j. L. Coburn, East Montpelier;
| w. G. Kelsey, Fayston; Francis Wooster,
Marshfield; D.. ID. Nelson, George p. Niles
MiddleseX; l.. p. Gleason, George w Parm-
enter, Montpelier; II. l.. Taplin, John B.
Murray, Moretown; L. A. Holton, f. M
Dole, Northfeld; w. B. Page, Plainfield
Salmon Williams, Roxbury; c. NJ. Richard
son, w. e. Bates, Waitstield; E. W. Miller
James e. Eldredge, Warren; George w
Grover, James w. Sleeper, Waterbury
ton, Worcester.
G. NJ. STONE of the Caledonian writes
spirited letter to the Free Press, correcting
its misstatements in its recent article upo
The ST. Johnsbury Newspapers" Mr.
Stone makes good showing, which h
closes as follows: " AS regards my mean
and friends, have none to spare of either
Yet it may surprise some to know that tn
CaledonidR never had so many or warme
friends than at the present time. But di
not enter this contest in the rights of con
science, for the purpose of making friends o
coming money While l esteem friend
above price and desire peace above almos
everything else, | reckon my self-respeC
worth more And, guided by conscientiou
convictions of right and duty, without pal
ticle Of spite or prejudice in my motives,
propose to stand by the Caledonian and il
friends in this county, whatever the pc
cuniary results, and not abandon the tiel
of journalism while there are so many plai
indications that l should remain"
THE opinion of Hiram Atkins, as the bos
of the Vermont democracy, may not be q
all conclusive as to what Mr.. Clevelan
will do, but it is fair index of the sent
ment Of the Vermont bourbons the polio
of whose leaders has been to keep tn
party as small as possible, so that the feders
J patronage in the state, in the hoped -fC
= days of national democratic triumph
= would not become too attenuated by to
much stretching In recent discussion, o
e a railway train, of civil service Mr.. Atkir
= very Indignantly and emphatically scoute
e the idea that any republican holder of fe,
l eral Office in this state should continue ii
t the expiration of his term. He would
e soon think of a republican walking into h
= house and taking possession of his privat
property as holding on to the offices undt
4 a democratic administration. No doubt
1 would be exceedingly eXasperating to I'll
Y faithful TO see republican postmasters s.
r renely performing their wonted duties an
;, dying natural death under democrat
q rule, but such eXasperation " would Ii,
d greatly weaken respect for Mr.. Clevelar
5. in this state, or in the country at larg
v Indeed, principles aside it would be vel
O shrewd and polite thing TO do TO suffer ii
M officials to remain until their terms expir
THE following circular by John Schuyl
i Crosby, acting postmaster-general, relati