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

employed agents to present them before the
department Such applications must be
written and signed by the postmaster, late
postmaster, or legal representative, entitled
to such readjustment. 1t is earnestly desired
that these claims be directly presented, when
they will have such prompt attention as the
clerical force of the office will permit, and
will secure to the claimants all that may be
found due them, without being obliged to
reimburse third parties out of the amount
recovered for pretended services to secure
the precedence OF one claim before another,
or expedite the final payment of the amount
be permitted or allowed. The services of
an attorney are in no instance necessary to
insure prompt action on the part of the de-
partment."
COLONEL f. V. RANDALL died very sud
denly, of apoplexy, at his residence at North
field Sunday noon. He had been suffering
for some time with an old army trouble,
but went last week Tuesday by team to
Vergennes to keep an appointment to lee
ture. After speaking he was so much worse
that he left his team and started home by
rail. He fell in with some friends, who per-
suaded him to stop at Richmond and lee
ture Wednesday evening. When he arrived
home Thursday morning he was very much
exhausted, but was not supposed to be
dangerously ill. He apparently improved,
and Saturday was quite comfortable. Sun
day morning about seven o'clock he was
found in great distress and unconscious, in
which condition he remained until death
came. The funeral will be held tomorrow
Thursday in the church at Northfield Cen
ter at 1 80 P. M, and he will be buried with
military and masonic honors. The North
field militia company and Post Johnson, G..
A. r., and the Northfield and Brookfeld
Masons, will attend in body and large
delegations from Post Brooks, G. A. r.,
and the masonic bodies of Montpelier, and
from the Washington county bar, will also
be present. Rev. Howard f. Hill of Mont
pelier will conduct the services. Persons
leaving Montpelier on the noon express will
reach Northfield in season to attend the
funeral. A biographical notice of Colonel
Randall is necessarily deferred until next
week.
THE annual school of instruction for the
officers of the Vermont National G uard was
held at Burlington last Thursday and Fri
day. There were present at the opening
Colonel w. l.. Greenleaf, Lieutenant-colo-
mel j. j. Estey, Major G. c. Kinsman, Ad-
iutant NJ. ID. Green Quartermaster William
Smith, Assistant Surgeon j. c. Rutherford,
Commissary e. l.. Greenleaf, Inspector,
general M. Fletcher; Captains l.. j. Ca
hee, G. III. Bond, A. W. Roberts, E. r
Morse, w. p. Conger and j. c. Moulton
First Lieutenants f. w. Childs, j. r
Squire, w. s. Boynton, f. ID. Proctor, j. M
Moonly, o. ID. Clark, r. l.. Buss and G.. S
OConnor; Second Leutenants G. b. McCol.
lam, G. r. Stevens, George E. Coulbeck, w
M. Thompson, w. T. Dewey c. A. Wake
! field and f. Chatfield Thursday was occu
pied in giving instruction, and in the even.
ing the rink was crowded with the citze ms
of Burlington to witness the performance
of dress parade by the University Battalion
and the'drll of the officers of the Nationa
Guard. The reviewing officers were Ad
jutant-general T. S. Peck, Brigadier-genera
l.. &. Kingsley, Quartermaster-gener III
X. Ide, Major S. III. Wood and Colonel A
A. Hall of Governor Pingree's staff, Th
University Battalion was under the com
mand of Lieutenant III. E. Tutherly, U.
A. Friday mornings session was devoted
to drill in riot duty and street formation
The afternoon was occupied with recitation
on battalion movements and skirmishin
and in company drill. Instruction was ais
given on guard and outpost duty. Capital
l.. X. Fuller and the officers of the Fulle
Battery of Brattleboro were in attendanc,
and Captain Fuller was detailed as instru
tor in artillery tactics. The school was
profitable one to- the officers and much il
terest was manifested by the public in tn
exercises.
On the subject of avenging private il
juries by physical violence the Argus an
Patriot speaks with fervor and pathos Dor
only of excruciating personal experienc
Very naturally Hiram Atkins abhors tt
theory and practice of rawhiding or slul
ging as remedy for newspaper abuse an
scurrility. 1t is said that whenever he read
: of a case of editorial horsewhipping, symp
thetic chill courses down his spinal column
) So long as cunningly y-devised phrases ca
protect him from libel suits, horsewhi
tar and feathers, or good right arm is all |
fears; and rs now and then victim is wi
ing to pay few dollars to the state for Il
privilege of chastising him, the source
{ the disinterestedness and vigor of his sane
monious protests against private vengean
is tolerably clear. A man publishing
newspaper has terrible advantage, and
3 publisher who is persistently or malicious
| making unjust personal attacks, but who
r occasionally reminded by a black eye or
battered nose, or abraded skin that ma
0 hood at bay will turn and fight, presents
sorry and cowardly spectacle sneaking f
S protection behind the skirts of Justice al
4 piously pleading the demoralizing
J. tuence of personal violence. Violence
| not necessarily blow from the shoulder
$ with bludgeon. Worse than the severe
5 iiogging Mr.. Atkins ever received has be,
r lessly inflicted upon people who are .
t self-respecting, or who lack the opportuni
g or ability to retaliate and whom, for the
: or like reasons, he has assailed with
morseless impunity. For the comparati
C immunity he has enjoyed he is indebted
It the fact that with the cunning of bully
Il has made a judicious selection of his victim
,. When his gross offences against the privs