The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-24
Current Mention.

THE badge of the members of the Ver-
mont department at Portland is sprig of
pine.
RECEIVER ROBERTS advertises for bids on
the building occupied by the First National
Bank of st. Adams and other property.
On the sixth page will be found a cut
of the scales we are offering in connection
with THE WATCHMAN, and the terms on
which they can be secured.
The Barton Monitor apologies to its
readers for having " inadvertently stolen
from the Argus, and promises to have
nothing of this unfortunate character occur
again"
1T is reported that another assessment of
twenty per cent has been laid on the stock
of the St. Johnsbury Publishing Company.
The Republican does not seem to be money
making affair.
SOME of our subscribers ought to bear in
mind that promises to pay made to a pub
Usher are just as binding, morally, as when
made TO other parties. We fear that few
have forgotten this fact.
THE Vermont State Medical Society will
Falls, in connection with the Connecticut
River Valley Medical Society, on Thursday
and Friday of this week.
IT is expected that c. II. Pitkin, Esq. of
Montpelier, will at once receive his appoint
ment as district attorney in place of Hon.
Kittredge Haskns. The papers in his case
were forwarded last week
THE sixteenth annual meeting of the Ver-
mont Editors and Publishers Association
will be held at Brattleboro on Wednesday
evening, July Sth. The editors and pub
fishers of Brattleboro propose to give the
members of the association and their guests
complimentary banquet, to be followed
by literary and musical entertainment
SOME tramps entered the house of Solon
Lawrence, who lives on the river road in
Moretown, on Sunday, during his absence
helped themselves to provision and a little
loose change they found in child's bank
and the room of the school-teacher, who
boards at Mr.. Lawrence's. They entered
another house on the way to Middlesex, but
escaped arrest.
The annual meeting of the Ogdensburg &
Lake Champlain Railroad Company, held
at Ogdensburg last week Wednesday, re-
suited in the reelection of the old board OF
directors. They were elected by twenty.
five thousand votes, the largest number
ever cast at a meeting of this company
and the result was reached without the
least opposition.
COLONEL j. C. STEARNs delivers up the
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successor, Mr.. G. l.. Spear, Saturday, the
9th. General f. ID. Sewell, United States
revenue agent, will superintend the trans
fer. Mr.. A. j. Sibley, manager at the Pa
vilion since the opening of the new hotel
nine years ago, will enter upon his duties
as deputy collector and clerk
THE Central Vermont management hav,
made some improvements at Missisquo
Park A new platform has been bull
across the meadow by the side of the track
the buildings have been thoroughly re
paired, and new and permanent bridg
built from the park across to Penniman'
summer resort The improvements will b.
appreciated by all who are accustomed t.
visit the park.
In the great procession at Portland, yes
terday, the fifth grand division was com
manded by Colonel w. l.. Greenleaf de
partment commander Of Vermont. TIL
division was composed Of the following de
partments Potomac, Maryland, Nebraska
Michigan, Rhode Island, Colorado, Mime
sofa, Delaware, Missouri, Oregon, Arkar
sas, Kentucky, Washington Territory, Da
kota, Utah. Georgia and Tennessee
AT the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Vermont Valley Railroad Con
pany these directors were unanimousl
chosen: A. b. Harris of Springfield, Mass
II. c. Robinson of Waterford, Conn, Fred
erick Billings of Woodstock, John b. Pag
of Rutland, Oscar Edwards of NorthamI
ton, Mass, j. II. Williams OF Bellows Fall
and Hugh Henry of Chester. The treasul
ers report showed the net earnings for tn
past year to be $4,000. A three per cen
dividend was voted, amounting to S60,0O'
and $9S04 was carried to the surplus, afte
deducting S2,90G for interest and rents
bringing the total surplus up to S73,S2
THE country week." conducted by til
Boston Young Mems Christian Union, la
given, since its Inauguration in 1870, mor
than twelve thousand of the poor childre
Of the city the pleasure of ten days Wis