The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-01
Current Mention.

THE first number of the Burlington Inde-
pendent made its appearance last week.
THE commissioners are advertising for
proposals for the erection of the state library
building.
THE Central Vermont Railroad Company
will sell round-trip tickets between all sta
tions, July Fourth, for fare one way
On the seventh 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 executive committee of the Central
Vermont camp-meeting have announced
that the annual meeting will open at North
field August 81 and continue five days.
JUDGE Powers has appointed j. H.
Mimms Esq, reporter of Washington county
court, in place of Henry Oviatt. The bar
and the public will approve the change.
HIRAM, haven't you made enough out of
the otfice-brokerage business to rap up that
one-hundred-dollar forfeit? Or do your rail-
way fares to and from Washington take all
the proceeds of the business actually trans
acted? They do say, however, that you
squeeze the crossroads postmasters unmer-
cifully when you happen to haul in an ap-
pointment.
INDICATIONS multiply that the West Ran
dolph Herald and Neocs is an incurable
victim of the " Enosburg disease" Here is
the latest: The Waterman is
trying to place obstacles in the way of the
commissioners on the state library and get
them to change from the plan adopted and
build a separate building" ETC., etc. The
patient is evidently in the last stages of
fatuity.
MONDAY forenoon the barn of L. e. An
drews of Berlin was struck by lightning
and burned, together with the shed, twenty
tons of hay, farm wagon, cart, wheel
harrow, scales and various farming tools
The bolt came at about half-past eleven
o'clock, and in less than an hour the build
ings were burned to the ground. A pair OF
cattle under the barn were instantly killed
by the lightning Mr.. Andrews and hired
man were painting the house at the time
and both were Frustrated by the shock
They soon recovered, however, and, with
the help of the neighbors, succeeded in saw.
ing the corn-barn and house by means OF
water carried in pals. The barn was one
hundred feet long, and cost $1,000. There
was 81 400 insurance on the barn and S25C
on produce, all in the Husbandmen's Fire
Insurance Company.
The annual festival of the New England
Musical Festival Association will be held al
Weirs, n. H., commencing to-day and con
tinuing through Saturday. Blaisdell's or
chestra (twenty pieces), the Temple Quar-
tette of Boston and the following eminent
artists have been engaged for the occasion
Carl Zerrahn of Boston, conductor; Mis-,
Louise N. Baldwin of Boston, soprano
Mrs. Amy Aberg Stockbridge of .Bostor
formerly of the Original Swedish Lady
Quartette), mezzo soprano; Mrs. j. r. Eli
son of Boston, contralto; Miss Mary K
Camden of Oakland, Cal, contralto; Mr.. +
f. Webber of Boston, tenor; Mr.. A. f
Stoddard of New York, baritone; Mr.. ID
M. Babcock of Boston, basso profundo
and Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard of Boston
pianist. Round-trip tickets, good from Jul,
lst to July 9th inclusive, will be sold from
stations on the line of the MONTPELIER &
Wells River railroad at the following re
duced rates: From Montpelier, $3.50; from
all other stations fare one way. None cal
spend the Fourth more pleasantly than b,
attending the grand concerts to be given a
Weirs on that day.
In letter to the 81. AlbdnS Messenger Rev
e. j. Ranslow Of Wells River says: "Quite
discussion was raised last spring by an al
tcle in the Argus on the cost of making
maple sugar. | think am as well qualife
to form an opinion on this as any one, for
have grove of one thousand trees and hir
all the work done, even to the boarding O
men. l am perfectly confident that with
good sugar works a man can make NOR
with sugar at seven cents than he can il
making butter at thirty cents. The ne
profit is actually greater and | would b
only too glad to pus my whole farm int
naples. If | had five thousand maple
others might make the butter, although las
year good share of my butter sold a
forty cents. But it must be understood
am speaking of good sugar orchard. Their
are some that 1t does not pay to touch, jus
as there are cows that it does not pay t
milk. So much for agriculture" Much ora
testimony of a similar character from prat
tical men like William Chaplin, Renjami