The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17

in snow-drift at Bolton, and Terrill i'm
proved the opportunity to take nap. He
was still mapping when Roxbury was
reached. Here another hitch occurred,
which prevented him from reaching Mont
peier until Tuesday forenoon. He was all
worn out.
JOHN II. SRNTER has about the best put
together travelling bag that our novelty
seeking eyes ever rested upon. 1t Is an
extra large size, made OF fine alligator
leather, and the interior is marvel of space
economy. There are places for brushes,
combs, mirrors, shaving utensils, bottles,
and everything man could possibly want
on 1ourney-all arranged so as to interfere
but slightly with the usual luggage packed
between the covers Of the valise, No need
to dive franticslly for tooth brush that has
become lost in a chaos OF socks and four-in-
hands.
CHARLES A. SMITH, OF Weston d Smith,
borrowed X. G. Bowers 4" counterfeiting ma
chine" over Sunday and had q barrel OF
fun with 1t. Among those he mystifed was
Hiram Cross. Mr.. Cross was so satisfied
that the bills turned out were counterfeit,
that he refused to buy them at half their
face value Then he wanted to bet fifty
cents that Smith could not change them at
the bank, but when the latter took him up.
he concluded not to bet. "YOu might get
the change" he said; but when you turned
to come out OF the bank you would find the
door closed on you"
1T Is a rare occurrence for a husband and
wife to celebrate their eightieth birthday
on the same day, as did Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles III. Cross, last Saturday. All but
two Of the children and grandchildren were
present, the party that gathered round the
festive board comprising Mr.. and Mrs
Charles III. Cross, George Cross, wife and
son OF St. Johnsbury, l.. b. Cross, wife and
daughter, and o. N. Cross and his wife and
daughter. The unlucky thirteen twas
prevented by the absence OF Charles son Of
l.. B. Cross, and Jennie, daughter Of George
Cross Mr.. and Mrs. Cross have been mar
ried 6fty-seven years, aud despite their ad-
vanced years are still hale and hearty,
AS was expected, q friendly rivalry has
sprungu up among the mem bers Of the Apollo
Club as to who can put up the best game
OF billiards. One excellent way to settle
such a contention is q tournament, but until
the status Of each players game has been
approximated and system OF handicaps
| fgured out, serious tournament is not de-
sirable. To get at these points, a trial tour
ney is to be held, beginning probably the
frst Wednesday evening in March. About
the only man in the club who can put up a
good game is b. B. Bailey; but there are
enough good scrub" players to make a
contest mildly exciting.
| LAST Thursday night George B. Preston
and William Fisk became embroiled in a
serious misunderstanding at late hour.
The row started near Moriartys stables,
but the pair wandered down State street to
the vicinity of Colonel e. p. Jewetts,
where they proceeded to make night hijjus
During the melee they clinched, and Fisk
improved the opportunity to do little
cannibal work. He affixed his teeth to
Preston's lower jaw, and held on until
$16.44. including COSTS for furnishing liquor,
and $l5 35 for intoxication. He was carried
back to Jail, preparatory to a trip to Rut.
land. Fisk was fined $1001
AN antiquarian ball is to be held at Eas,
Montpelier this evening. The cards CON
tain a fac-simile of an invitation to an
Election Ball" at Montpelier, dated Octo
ber 6, 1915, aud bearing the names IF Lucius
Q. g. BOwles, Daniel Baldwin, John Reed
and John Spaulding. The copy for the
card was the invitation of Miss Sally Boy
den, and was printed on ten spot of hearts
Specimens of similar invitations, dating
back to 1912, are preserved. The announce
ment of the ball tonight and the fac-simile
OF the relic of early days are printed On the
deuce and trey of diamonds by the Watch
man Publishing Company. We wish the
merry dancers tonight all the joy of theil
ancestors at the " Election Ball"
HE was jay. There could be no ques
tion of it. His hair, his apparel, his bizarre
tout ensemble, proclaimed him a jaw with {
capital j. He entered the post office, last
Friday, and approached the stamp window
where Willard Lndslee presided. 1t could
not have been anything he saw in the
s amp window, because the idea had prob
ably entered his head before he came in
But he glanced around once or twice, and
inquired anxiously: g. Be this museum?'
While the stamp clerk was being carried Ou
back where the air might blow on him
some one directed the visitor to the brick
building around the corner on Elm street
L.. -t..I E,,1 ,..,t H.
Where did he come from? Ask of the
winds that far away sOugh through the
snow-laden tree-tops back of Groton pond.
THE board OF civil authority met las
Monday evening for the abatement of taxes
and correction of the checklist. Severa
grievances concerning real estate appraisal'
were brought in, but were dismissed on &C
count of "no jurisdiction" George w
Scott, administrator OF the Samuel Walton
estate, figured up mistake in Mr.. Wal
toms list whereby he was taxed for ter
shares of telegraph stock at $50 instead o
five shares at Sl5. The selectmeh were or
dered to return the difference of S425 II
three instances poll taxes were repaid Il
militiamen who had, because OF error, pad
them, and Hugh Devine was returned hii
poll tax because he was over seventy year:
old. A tax assessed on horses owned by
Mr.. Brown, the New York horse buyer
was abated, and three or four cases pu
over until the next meeting, week from
tomorrow night, when the checklist viii
be corrected.
COLLECTOR J. K. FRENCH Of the New
Hampshire district Of internal revenue, DR.
Ii. II. Mcintyre OF West Randolph, deputy
in charge Of sugar bounties in New England
Colonel q. s. Forbes of st. Albans, deputy
collector OF the Vermont division, and DR.
Gushing of Turner, Maine, were in towr
yesterday to confer in regard to the ap
pointment Of weghers In Vermont. of whom
there will be about sixty-fou'. DR.. Cush
ing has come to town to remain during the
sugar season az chemist in charge of the
laboratory which is being fitted up ON the
second floor Of the government building
Weighers are to be appointed in the fol ow-
ing towns: Arlington Barton, Barre, Bar.
ton Landing, Berkshire, Bethel, Bradford
Barnet, BraLtleboro, Bristol, Burlington,
Cambridge, Chester, Cuttingsville. Dan
Vile, East Fairfield. Enosburgh Fails
Fletcher, Greensbo Bend. Georgia, Groton
Hardwick Hyde Park, Jericho, Jamaica
johnson, Ludlow Lyndonville, Lunenburg
Manchester, Marshtisld, Mi dlebury, Mid
dlesex. Milton, Montpelier, Newbury, New
port, North Troy, Plainteld, Pompanoosuc
Putney, Randolph, Richmond, Richford
Rupert, Rutland, Ryegate, Sharon. Sheldon