The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-01

NORTON and Grand Isle are added to the
list of the towns that adopted the town sys-
tenn of schools at the late election, making
thirteen so far as heard from.
THE case of the Rutland Railroad Com
pany Us. John b. Page still drags its slow
length along in the Rutland county court,
with nothing to indicate the end near.
THERE will be meeting of the full board
of commissioners on the new state library
building in this village, tomorrow, to adopt
some one of the plans submitted by the
architects.
In his article in the April Century on
"Some Phases of State Legislation" Theo-
dore Roosevelt gives it as his opinion that
the Vermont legislature is superior to that
of New York.
STATE TREASURER Dubois and Secretary
of State Porter, the insurance commission
ers, have just renewed the licenses for
about six hundred insurance agents, grant
ing them the right to do business in this
state during the coming year.
On the seventh page will be found cut
of the scales we are offering in connection
with The WATCHMAN, and the terms on
which they can be secured 1t is very
favorable opportunity to obtain an article of
practical use in every household.
EVENING RECORD: maud S. has arrived in
Philadelphia, where she will try to beat
her record 1t is quite possible that she
may do so, but it will be of no use for her to
come to Boston, for she can't beat our
Record. This is Maudest statement"
In our report of the trial of Sanders, last
week, we unwittingly stated that Mr.. w.
b. Paige of Plainfield, one of the jury, il
merchant" Mr. Paige is an honest black
smith and does not wish it inferred that he
has given in his occupation as anything else.
KANSAS CITY (Mo.) TIMES: "With the ed
itor of the Montpelier Argus at the New Or
leans exposition, the member of the national
committee in New York, and Mr.. Phelps of
Burlington preparing to go abroad, the dem
ocratic party of Vermont is at present out of
existence"
VERMONT LODGE No. g 1. o. o. F., of
Montpelier will dedicate their new hall in
Blanchard's block, April 7th. Ceremonies
will be conducted by the grand lodge. Full
particulars will be furnished on application
to II. c. Webster, Montpelier, chairman of
the committee on preparation. Admittance
by tickets only.
THE st. Johnsbury Republican made it's
debut last week. 1t is printed on gilt-edge
paper, in nine column folio form, and con-
tains large amount of Caledonia county
locals. Its political editorials are a trihe
hysterical, as if the editor, in the role of a
pronounced Blaine republican, was not
quite sure of his ground, and was uncertain
how much emotion to display.
THE management of the Central Vermont
railroad have made arrangements with the
Montpelier & Wells River road to furnish
the latter with certain number of freight
cars at this station each day for transporta-
ton to Woodsville. The freight is that
which has hitherto been hauled by the
Portland Il Ogdensburgh road From ten
to fifteen cars are delivered here daily, and
summer.
THE story of how Dr. Sunderland came tc
be pastor of the church at which President
Cleveland attends service is told as follows
When the father of e. j. Phelps, our new
minister to England, was in the senate, and
E. j. Phelps himself was second comptroller
of the treasury, he heard prominent Pres
byteran say at dinner one day that his
church needed a bright young clergyman as
pastor. Phelps said: 81 know just the
man. He was classmate of mine, a brigh
fellow and good preacher. His name il
Byron Sunderland. He's preaching out il
western New York somewhere now. He's
just the man you want" Mr.. Sunderland
was asked to come, accepted the invitation
and has been there ever since.
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN: "The PhHa
delphia Press is of the opinion that the de
mocracy of Vermont consists of Smalle,
and two other fellows The Philadelphia
paper evidently goes on the principle laiC
down by William r. Travers of New York
He was out driving with William Dor
sheimer, and the pair stopped at a waysd
inn. Travers was asked who his com
panion was, and gave the information. III
is bigger man than thought he was, re
sponded the questioner. All! but you shoul
see him as large as he thinks he isl quickl
responded Travers. But the Press is wrong
thinking that the democratic party of Vel
mont is composed of two men, me an
Atkins"
MESSENGER: "In the civil libel suit
brought by Judge Royce against the edito
of the Richtord Gazette it will be remem
bered that Judge Royce's counsel demurre
to the pleas that were filed by the defend
ant, claiming that they were sham pleas
or, in other words, that they failed to met
the allegations of the declaration. Defent
ant refused to amend them on opportunt
being offered, and the case was taken to tll
supreme court and heard at the last Januar
term. The case fell to Judge Taft, who ha
just rendered the decision of the court SUI
tanning the demurrer, adjudging the plea
insufficient and remandng the case to til
county court. This disposes of the mai
questions that were involved in the Orlear
county criminal case, and now the case is
be tried upon its merits, without evasion. "
RUTLAND HERALD: "As an earnest, rad
cal republican, as an ex-Union soldier, I'll
writer is frank to say that the southern me
who are to-day the most progressive state
men OF their section, who are disposed
educate the negro and to frown on tho ra,
prejudice which would rob him of his civ
rights, are the confederate brgadiers.