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

Farwel of Montpelier, previous to June 3D.
of their intention to attend the meeting and
the amount of accommodation desired. Free
return checks will be furnished to all paying
full fare over the Central Vermont and
Montpelier & Wells River railroads.
A BOOK containing forty views of scenery |
along the line of the Central Vermont rail- |
road and its leased lines has been issued. |
In this book our Vermont scenery is brought |
out in an artistic manner. The views were
taken by w. ID. Chandler of st. Albans, the
well-known Photographic artist, and are SUI
perior specimens of the photographers and
engraver's art. A special train was fur
nished Mr.. Chandler, who devoted whole
week to the work, visiting every point on
the road and leased lines. The books are
handsomely bound and sell at fifty or
seventy-fve cents each, according to bind
ing. They can be found at all the leading
bookstores
THE excursion to the Shenandoah Valley
and the revisting of the old battle-fields of
Winchester, Cedar Creek, Fishers Hill and
Harpers Ferry, next September, will be
enhanced in interest by the rifle matches
DtbWttu Lnt Ntbtldno VI uic tihCichV AOBi-
ments and the national match between
teams from the Union and Confederate ar
mics. The committee from the Eighth Ver-
mont has decided to enter team to com
pete for the prizes that have been offered
and it is hoped that there will be general
interest among the members of the regi-
ment and that many will go into active prac-
tice at once. For full particulars apply to
w, II. Gilmore, Fairlee, VT
THE WATcHMAN seems to have tapped
the 4" leading editorial writer - of the Argus
and Patriot, two weeks ago, and during the
following week he ran" several columns
of editorial sap. 1t was, however, of the
yellow birch sort, which flows by the hogs
head but boils down to nothing. In its
crude state it may be converted into poor
article of vinegar, and the Argtts economist
seems to have undertaken this, but to give
pungency to its stale acidity so much gall
was mingled with the vinegar the Spring.
field Republican was moved to remark: The
bitterness to which dispute on such a sweet
subject may attain is seen in the ArguS edi-
tors latest two-coumn effusion which is
mostly devoted to calling his rivals argu-
ments idiocy such as is rarely heard outside
lunatic asylum
The May term of Washington county SUI
preme court opened yesterday, with Judges
Taft, Rowell and Walker in attendance,
Judge Ross being detained by the critical
illness of Mrs. Ross. Prayer was offered
by Rev. III. +. Hill, rector of Christ church.
The calling of the docket showed that but
few of the tweny-one cases would be heard,
the most of them being continued to the gen.
era term. In the forenoon the case of Jerry
Harrigan as. Daniel Bacon was heard
Heath & Carleton appearing for the plain
tiff and James n. Johnson for the defend
ant, which was followed in the afternoon by
the case of Perry as. Morse, j. p. Lamson
appearing for the plaintiff and Heath &
Willard for the defendant. Mr.. Ashton r
Willard made his first appearance before
the supreme court, yesterday, and acquitted
himself with much credit.
FREE PRESS: Governor Pages reputa
ton, in this matter, was in a sense the prop
erty of the state. He had been its treasurer
for many years, twice its governor, repeat
edly member of its Legislature; long at thu
head of one of the great railroad companies
of the state; connected intimately will
banking and business interests of grea
r magnitude; leading member of leading
, religious denomination widely connected b,
= ties of friendship and business and kindred
r possessing the confidence and respect o
: thousands of our best citizens-the fall o
such man would have been humiliation
= and misfortune to the state. We congratu
= late not him and his personal friends aon
q ON his acquittal, but the community at large
: Surely none but his personal enemies coul'
: rejoice in any different issue of the tria
:. We trust that the result of this betokens
, like result in the cases yet to be tried, i
:. which he is the respondent
# OF course we have realized and grateful
l. appreciated the fact that Major " Hirar
n Atkins owes us no personal ill-will an
n that it has been only in reluctant respons
e to the stern call of public duty that h
has smothered his feelings of high regar
p and called us hypocrite, sneak and
|. liar in the Argus, while his great, generou
n heart was fairly bursting with affection fo
a us. But we do not wish Major" Atkir
"a to be embarrassed in regard to the allege
f. railway pass DuSiutSS Dy his esteeu ioI u
w and so will waive all the benefits of it
of this particular case and urge him to do h
whole duty. We do this the more willing
because some of our friends, who evident
=. do not fully appreciate the Majors gel
~ erous nature, have expressed the opinio
" that in making that one-hundred-d doll
., ." challenge he had bitten off more than
~ could conveniently masticate. Call o.
20 your court, Major " Atkins!
of THE PaU NAL Gazette, London thus 7
sb counts a blunderer's double play ~: " !
Washington reception a young gentlemi
said to rather imposing-looking man. Go'
-, evening! glad to see you've have not IN
" since we parted in Mexico The pers'
~ thus spoken to coldly replied; l fear y,
~ have the advantage of me-. Why, surel,
40 40 exclaimed the mortified young fellow, u
don't seem 10 remember me- To tell d
~, TRUTH have never been to Mexico A
y. you not Sir Edward Thornton No, | a
- Judge Poland Of Vermont A few ngl
after this rebuff the young man happened
be at another party and, seeing the judl
mt made up to him. After little desulto
Ill conversation he ventured to say: That W
irt an awful blunder of mine, the other evenr
BIS to take you for old Thornton. And who
ne do you take me for now, may 1 ask?' WI