The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-15

Ger returned from MONTREAL lueSudy, alu
satisfying himself that Thompson was at 5he
house of his brother-in-law, Edward Har-
mon, he went to Burlington and secured
the aid of General Henry, Sheriff Barton
and number ofdeputies. Harmon's house
was surrounded about twelve o'clock Tues
day night, to prevent any possibility OF es
cape, and Thompson was secured without
resistance. Thompson has wife and three
children, who are said to be highly con-
nected, in Connecticut.
THE following by writer in the Cincis-
natl Enquirer is q sample of the stuff that is
going the rounds about Mr.. Phelps: :" Mr..
Flagg of Vermont, a lawyer in New York,
asked me what thought of the new admin
istration. Who is your friend Phelps, the
new minister to England?' Oh said
Flagg, Phelps is sort of monarchist.
Phelps lost his interest in freedom when the
negro was going to have some of it. He
went to England, and it made a great i'm
preston on him. He came back to the
United States disgusted with politics in this
country is he a very fine lawyer?' /
asked. oh, yes; pretty good fellow,
too, but out with the times and the country
l met Mr.. Smalley of Vermont, whose first
name is Bradley Barlow and asked: Who
is this Mr.. Phelps who has just been sent to
the British court?' Phelps said he, is
something of monarchist. He has been
twice to England. After he came back in
some Of his addresses in the courts he had
so much to say and to explain about the
British government that it got to be bore
to some of our Vermont lawyers, and they
notified him publicly to go on with his ar
gument and let his British experience
alone.'"
A SARATOGA correspondent of the Chris
tian Union, writing of Saratoga as health
full and desirable winter as well as summer
resort, says: "There has been an unusual
attraction this year, which has brought
great numbers from Troy, Albany, the
river towns and even New York. Ten
years ago club was Termed for snow
shoeng and social ends, in imitation of the
coteres in Montreal. The members have
continued to emulate the example of their
provincial cousins, and have built a shute,
and made slide, and formed 'toboggan
club. The place selected was Woodlawn
Park on the east side of Broadway, going
north The snow and weather were favor
able on New Years Day, and the sport be-
gan. 1t was immensely popular, and the
membership of the club increased from
forty to nearly hundred. Some of them
reside in Troy and Albany, and few in
New York city. Special trains are put on
for the former places once or twice each
| waak The Oamhars o1lnua1 IN inv ifa
their friends, and they use their privilege
freely, as the enjoyment depends on the
social element in the sport as well as upon
the excitement of the dash down the shute
and slide. Besides, the speed of the to-
boggan is greatly increased by the weight it
bears when entirely loaded. This pastime
has proved to be safe and wholesome.
There have been no abuses, and it is impos-
sible to discern any sort of improprieties.
None but members and their friends are in
vited, and there is no familiarity Of any
kind except between those who have title
to it, and cannot by any means be disposed
to abuse it, This spring the club will begin
work at Glen Mitchell, which has been
leased to them, on three shutes and slides
The present shute is one hundred forty feet
long and forty feet in height, and the slide
about one-third of mile in length. The
new course will have more pitch and length
as well as capacity. 1t is expected that g
very large increase in membership will fol
low these improvements" AS THE WATCH
MAN has said before, it is believed that the
encouragement of these healthful and in
vigorating winter sports in the larger vii
lagos of this state would neutralize effemin
ate and harmful attractions and be means
for the promotion of strong bodies, sount
minds and wholesome morals. The to
boggan shute" and "slide " should be
fixed institution in the villages. Toboggar
clubs. snow-shoeing clubs and associations
for other athletic winter sports, may TAX,
the place of or counterbalance the effects o
means of recreation which, if not positively
harmful, do not contribute to the develop
ment of sound minds in sound bodies.