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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

seems to have put himself in his en-
emy's power, and from that time has
paid Wilson nearly 100000. Now that
the trial is over there is only glimmer
of light cast upon the singular relations
that have existed between the two men
for ten years past. Many theories are
advanced as to the great secret that
both men are keeping from the public.
Taking hint from the testimony of
Moen, the more general supposition is
that Moen's son was caught committing
disgraceful act, which, although not a
state prison offense, would impair the
social standing of the family. Others
are of the opinion that Moen hired
Wilson to steal some valuable patents
for him. But for all this, it remains a
mystery; and perhaps il is none of the
business of the public at all, except so
far as mere curiosity can be made
business.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24
Another Celebrated Case.

The trial of the Wilson-Moen case,
which presents so many strange fea-
lures, has ended in verdict against
Doc" or Levi Wilson for 100000
and interest on the notes held by Mr..
Moen. The latter is a wealthy wire
manufacturer of Worcester, and the
case was tried in Boston. For years
Wilson has been drawing large sums of
money from Mr.. Moen until the latter
refused to pay any more. Then Will
son brought suit for an alleged breach
of contract. Mr.. Moen testified that
in 1875 Wilson claimed to have wit
messed disreputable act, and threat
ened to make it public if he were not
paid 800. Moen asserted his inno-
cence, but alleges that he feared to
have the story circulated, and accord
ingly paid the money. BY so doing he
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24
The Fire Department.
MONTPELIER, Nov. %, 1886.

MONTPELIER, NOV. y, 1886.
Mr.. Editor:-It is always sign of good
business management when a man takes
care of his personal property, not only keep
ing IT IN good condition, but also providing
a suitable place to keep it in, so ~ to be
able to handle 1t in the best possible man.
ner and to the best advantage. If he does
not DO this he is set down as a sloven and
not fit to have property.
Surprising we apply this standard to the
Keeping OF village property. Look at the
place where the village keeps most of its
fire apparatus-a place not fit to keep hogs
in, let alone property that cost several thou
sand dollars. The apparatus of two nomi-
nal hose companies is kept there, but they
seldom meet either for business or practice.
80" you say, they join the companies to
escape the poll tax" but just give them a
suitable place to keep their machines and
they Will gladly spend more on it than the
the taxes amount to every year Then, too,
the machines are rusting where they are and
no hose will keep in good condition on the
carts where it must be kept.
The hooks and ladders are in no condition
to use. Sometimes the ladders are on the
truck and sometimes not, and then, what is
the company made up of? Is it composed
of young men, who would take pride in
having things kept in shape, or of men past
the prime of life, to whom efficiency in that
important department is an impossiblity?
What the village needs is a suitable place
for storage of hook and ladder and hose
trucks and for the companies to hold their
business meetings in. "O,' you say, Z" the
expensep' What would be saved every
year in deterioration of valuable property
would more than pay the interest on the
cost of a suitable building, and, what is
more, the companies would take pride in
being efficient while now they are not much
more than organized mobs.
write this in hopes that the village will
look into this matter and carefully consider
a IA OF oil Zinc
the voters there will revise the membership
of the different companies and see to it that
none but efficient and capable men are re-
tanned in the organizations. TAXPAYER.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

THE Boston Trareller INDUCES in
some interesting "supposes " as fol-
lows: Suppose that no candidate for
the presidency should secure majority
of votes of the Electoral College. Sup
pose that when the contests are settled
in the house of representatives neither
party controls the delegations from
twenty states, then it will be left to the
senate to choose the vice-president,
who will become president. But sup
pose, again, that Senator Riddeberger
should decide to vote against the re-
publican candidate, as it is not unlikely
that under some circumstances he
would, then the senate would stand
thirty-eight to thirty-eight, and there
would be no election. These are all
remote contingencies, but they are
contingencies nevertheless. Is it not
about time that congress passed bill
settling the disputes that may be likely
to arise over counting the electoral
vote?n
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

A CAREFUL examination of the rail-
road commission bill reported by the
railroad committee of the two houses,
and which passed both houses Satur-
day with only one dissenting vote,
shows that its provisions are, in the
main, moderate and judicious, but that
it is stringent enough to satisfy any
reasonable advocate of such measure.
1t may not be acceptable to extremists,
though we understand that it is not an
tagonized by either the railroads or
those who have been most persistent
in demanding this legislation. How it
will work in practice cannot be pre-
dicted with certainty.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

papers leave some things out of the
calculation: That the railroads pay
nearly one-half of the corporation
taxes of the state; that the money in
vested in railroads in Vermont earns
less than two and one-half per cent
annually; and that one road, the Cen
trail Vermont, disburses more than one
million five hundred thousand dollars
for material and labor annually, in this
state alone. SO it appears that they
make some return for the privileges
they have received from the state.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24
The New Towns.

during the progress OF the ngnt over
the division of Rutland, the WATCHMAN
refrained from expressing any views
upon the merits of the question, pre-
ferring to let the Legislature settle the
contest in the light of the facts fur
nished by the special legislative COM
mittees and the statements of the con-
ficting interests. All sides of the case
were fully and ably presented; but lay
ing aside the matter of sentiment and
other considerations of greater weight,
it seems to us that on the whole the adj
vocates of the division had the best
of the argument. 1t was quite fully
demonstrated that both Proctor and
West Rutland would have sufficient
area, population and wealth to make
respectable towns, and that their situa-
ton justified the scheme of separation,
while the injury to the old town by the
division would not be very great or per-
manent. If it is true that nine-tenths
of the inhabitants of Proctor and West
Rutland favored the separation, then
nothing would have been gained for
the interests of Rutland by prolonging
the contest.
West Rutland, the larger of the two
new towns-comprises about one-thira
of the old town; a population of some
1000; 724 voters; and property val
uation of over two million dollars. In
their report the committee said: "We
found there all the elements necessary
to make first-class town. The town
business cannot be transacted, or the
general interests of her people be made
identical with the whole town of East
Rutland, without great inconvenience
and expense"
The new town of Proctor has ain area
of ten square miles, and population
of 1,724, which is said to be larger
than of 100 towns in the state. Its
property valuation is about one million
dollars. The town is supplied with
.,
a village hall and public library. The
Boston Journal correspondent says:
"The present marked prosperity of
the village of Proctor is almost entirely
due to Ex-Governor Redfeld Proctor,
who is fairly entitled to be ranked as
the largest marble producer in Amer
lea. The Vermont Marble Company,
of which he is the principal stakeholder
and president, has its main works and
finest qnarries at Proctor. 1t employs
an army of men, many of them skilled
artisans, and its annual output of man
ufactured marble is enormous. Gov
ernor Proctor resides here and gives
his personal supervision to this great
industry. He has built up thrifty and
prosperous community, and the last
legislature, in recognition of his bene-
factions, passed bill changing Suther-
land Falls village to Proctor" 1t APP
pears that the statement that one man
owns nearly the whole of Proctor is
unfounded. Governor Proctor and the
marble company together own less than
one thousand of the five or six thou
sand acres. Neither does the principal
marble interest own all the stores or
houses; but there are a good many
workmen who own their houses, and
there are number of thrifty farmers
in the new town.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

ernor Pingree is too well known to
require particular mention. Colonel
Fletcher, who is member of the pres
ent house, is a prominent merchant
and business man; was delegate to
the republican national convention i'm
1884, and was member of Governor
Stewards staff. Mr.. Clark is lawyer
by profession; was a member of the
house in 1884, and is now one of the
senators from Rutland county.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

IT is a matter of deep regret to many
fair-minded and far-seeing people that
the house should have killed the free
textbook bill. Many of those who vot-
ed against the bill justify their action by
the remark that they are g able to buy
their children's school books and are
ashamed to ask help of the state"
Very well; but did those people ever
stop to consider the fact that there are
hundreds of poor families in the state
to whom the constant obligation to buy
new books for their children is a GREW
Gus burden? We have known and
do now know of many poor children
who are compelled to remain out of
school good part of the time because
their parents are too poor to purchase
the necessary books. We think the
arguments against the bill were i'll
founded and indicated rather narrow
view of the question. The first step
for the state to have taken was to have
placed all the children of the state on
level in regard to educational advan-
tages so that they might have an equal
chance. This it refused to do.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

HON. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS of
Massachusetts, died at his home in
Quincy, Monday morning. He has suf-
fered some five years with brain trouble
arising from overtaxing his brain by
literary work upon which he was en-
gagged. He was the third son of John
Quincy Adams and was born August
IS, 1907. He received large part of
his education abroad, while his father
was minister to foreign courts, and
graduated at Harvard in 1926; then he
commenced the study of the law, being
admitted to the bar in 1925. He rep
resented Boston for five years in the
legislature, and three years in the sem
ate. He was also editor of the Boston
Wing, and in 1S4S was nominated by
the free soil party for vice-president on
the ticket with Martin VanBuren: in
1858 he was elected by the republicans
from the third district to represent
them in congress, and was reelected in
1860, but served only until 1861, when
he was appointed minister to England
by President Lincoln and served in that
position until 1868. He fully sustained
the high reputation his illustrious father
and grandfather had established as a
diplomat, and performed the duties of
the trying position of minister to Eng
land during the civil war with tact and
discretion. In 1871 he was one of a
board of arbitrator to settle the Ala
bama claims; was democratic candidate
for governor of Massachusetts in 1876
and subsequently engaged in literary
work-editing the works of his father
and grandfather. He leaves three
sons Charles Francis, Jr., John
Quincy, and Henry Brooks Adams,
and daughter, Mrs. DR.. Quincy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

A WASHINGTON special says: SEN
ator Morrill, of Vermont, speaking of
the work of congress during the APP
preaching session, says that he does
not think any determined effort will be
made TO secure tariff legislation during
the short session. Congress will hardly
seriously begin work until after the
Christmas holidays, which will leave
but two months to prepare and pass
the general appropriation bills.n
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

VERMONT is entitled to the proud and
honorable distinction of being the first
state in the Union to advise the study
of scientific temperance in the public
schools, and the first state to make the
study optional. Since Vermont led the
way in this matter twenty-seven states
and territories have followed her ex-
ample. She now leads in making this
study compulsory, and it is confidently
expected that the sisterhood of states
will continue to follow her lead. The
credit of starting and promoting this
grand and noble work belongs to one
woman, Mrs. Mary Hunt of Boston.
In this state she has had the able and
earnest cooperation of Mrs. Perkins of
St. Johnsbury, and other ladies promi-
nently interested in the work.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24
To Members of the Legislature
and Others.

The VERMONT WATCHMAN AND
STATE JOURNAL (weekly) will be sent
to strictly new subscribers from this
time until January 1, 1SSS,-thirteen
months-for Two Dollars. We shall
be pleased to receive your subscrip-
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

GOVERNOR ORMsBEE's selections for
members of the newly-created railroad
commission are regarded with much
favor. They are Ex-Governor Samuel
E. Pingree of Hartford, Colonel T. c..
Fletcher of st. Johnsbury and Hon,
Henry l.. Clark of Castleton. Gov
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The shah's Fools Paradise.
London Globe. !


The Shah is courageous and brave, a
fine rider, an indefatigable sportsman,
and dead shot. 1t must have been
nervousness which made him shoot so
badly in 1878 when out with the En-
peror of Austria. The Emperor's
opinion is that he mostly missed, and
be said so to q member of his suite.
His talents are neither those of states
man nor those Of q soldier. He has the
best Of intentions, and devises schemes
Of reforms and progress, but lacks the
necessary patience and perseverance.
1t often happens that ne sends for .
Minister to give him some orders re-
gardiDg some important affair Of state.
The Minister arrives as quickly as he
can, but when he presents himself the
Shah has forgotten what he wanted him
for; his thoughts have already run off
to another subject. He is said to love
the army and to be soldier at heart.
But his love is only apparent. He In
spects bis troops not for the sake Of &C
curing any knowledge Of his army, Of
the individual officers and men, of the
weapons, ofmilitary discipline. &C., but
more for the sake Of apastime. 1t datters
him to see officers and men bow down
to him, and he likes to hear the national
hymn played as he enters and leaves
the battle-ground. He is incapable Of
directing . maneuvre. Flattery has
spoiled him. His Ministers, his attend
ants, the members Of his hsrem, all
fatter him; not . soul dares to give
him any advice or hint that hs is not in
failible. He lives in . kind of fools
paradise. and is probably convinced
that Persia is . powerful and we'll
governed empire.