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MONTPELIEE, VT., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1SS3.
VOL. 79. JLOIS. NO. 1.
jjffufchmun 0 Jourmil.
UKDN'ESDAY, OCTOHKR 17. 1883.
Imporiniit.
Many nro taking ndvnntngo o( our llbernl
offer to glvo GoorJ Cheer and Tiik Watchman
for the prlco of tho latter, and nll are pleased
becmse we mako tho samo offer to all suH
gorlbers, old or new. We aro not dlscriinlnat
lng ngalnst our old patrons, but are glving all
an eqnnl chance. Romember tbat you can
have. Good Chter one year fhf.b, by paylng for
Tjir Watchman np to, or beyond, October 1,
188-1 whetber you are an old or a new gub
rorlher. Sotne who have pald to gome date ln
1884 are lnqulring whether they raust eend tho
batnnce dttn tn October 1, 1884, ln oider to ee
cnre Oood Chetr. In reply we wlll gay that we
mnst have some fixed tlme to whlch gubscrlb
ers mnst pay, and ns wo havo fixed the date
we do not wlsh to vary lt. Send geventeen
cents f.)r ench month due to October 1, 1884,
and receive Good Che-r ono jear kree. Our
gubscrlbers wlll do tm a favor by suonlng thl
offer to thelr frlends and invlting them to nend
for samplo coples of The Watohman. whlch
wlll be forwaided free of charge. '
Local Itcins.
IlAm'En'B Bazau patterns at Webster's.
Chiculatino llbrary at n. E. Slayton'B.
A few blankets atlow flgures at Webster'B.
IIavr you seon the glassware that ls sold for
five cent at Webster's ? t
Crockery, glnssware, chlna, lampa of all
kinds and prlcea at Webster's.
Silk vklvkth, plushps, velvetcens, ln black
and oilor.a, dreai good?, fUnnels, all and more,
at Webster's.
It Is an old gaylng that wben Ignorance is
blls 'tln folly to be wiso, but most peoplo want
to be wle enouehtobny coods chenp. That
belng the cae, our advlce ls, go to Webster'a.
Ric!IA1idon & Fullerton, Waterbury, Vt,,
mnke a modestannouncement on the flfth page
of thls paper. They clalm to do thelr mnst
effectlve advertlsing at tlielr rounter, a hlnt
whlch tbe publlc wllldoubt'.ess take and put to
the teat.
Mns. D. A. Slack has retnrned from Boston
where ghe epent a few days In gettlng the fall
Btyles, and ls now prepared to execute all or
dera for dressmaklng promptly and In th(
lateststyle. Any one ln need of employment
ln her llne would do well to call on hcr.
Q. TT Smilie wlll gell you a palr of calf boots
for 81 85 Thls Is a better bootthan yon us
ually get for 82. Come and bny a pfllr of
whole ftnok (back and front), tap gole calf
boots for 82.25, a better boot than you usnnlly
bny for S2.C0 Don't forget the place. Slgn
of the Golden Doot.
You wlll find a good assortment ot aah and
patnted chambergets, lounges, mlrrors, sprlng
beds, wlre mattreases, easy, wlllow and bsgket
chalrg, and anythlng that you need to keep
house wlth, as cheap as can be bonght in
Washington, dounty, at A. T. Straw & Co.'g,
Maln street, Waterbury, Vt.
M. M Knioht, the veteran dry gooda mer
chant of Waterbmy, haa an advertisement on
the elghth pseo of the Watctiman, to find
whlch ono wlll not need to look twlce. Mr.
Knlght ls a born tradesman and long experl
ence has not detracted from hls nntlve ablllty,
Be ls an expert at eelectlng a stock of goodp,
of whlch facthls gtoreaffords concluaWeproof,
Currcnt Mcntion.
Windham county courc grantod tweWe dl-
Torces.
It la reportd tbat tbe profits of the gtate
fair were 84,000.
The gervlces ln the meetlng-bouae at
WrlghtaTille ncxt Sunday afternoon are to be
conducted by Rev. Mr, Wrlght.
The Norwood lnmber company ts advertlsed
to be gold by Asolgnee Ashley at publlc auctton
on November 7th, the eale to take place at
Norwood, N, Y.
Coruespondenge nhould reacli thla ofilce not
later than Tueaday noon, to be sure o( appear-
lng the same week. Important news can be
tent Tuesday afternoon.
The Central Vermont road bas just pnr-
chaaed ten locomotlvea of the " mogul " pat
tern, the present number belng inadrquate for
the lmmense burlneas now belng done.
The annual meetlng of the Vermont & Can-
adn rallroad company wlll be held at Dellows
Falls next Frlday, when lt ls hoped that gome
golutlon of the pregont diQlcultlea wlll be ar
rlved at.
It ls sald that Governor Butler gtrongly en
dorses the lnventory gygtem of Vermont and
New Hampfthire for securlng fqual and just
taxatlon. The report geems almost lncredlble,
but lt may be true.
The truiteea of thebondholders of the South-
eastern rallway now ln control ot the road
liave cnlled for a fivo per cent tax on tbo bond
holders generally to pay off the laborers on the
llne lu arrears of wagea.
A oknehal term ot the Vermont supreme
court U orderrd to be held at Montpelier, com
menclng the 231. There are elghty-nlne cases
on the docket; twelve of them liave been heard
once, but are ordered to be re-argued.
A couiiRgi'ONDENT of tbe Troy Timea gavs
that a demand wlll be made next geason for a
Sunday nlght tr.iln lo New York to accoramo
datebualneas men deelrous ot pa'flng Sunday
in Manchester and other parta ot Bennington
county.
Mita Lanqthy haa arrlved ln thls country
in pursuance of her g econd engBgetnent. Nt w
gcenery and new coBtumea liave been prepared
for her, and l'arlslnn art haa been exhausted
to f urntah forth her wardrobe. Mrn. Langtry ls
announced to appear In Burlington next week.
Tna losaes of tho Vermont Mutual flre insur
anca company In tho reuent flre at South lloy
alton havo beeu gettled as follows: M, J, Sai
gent, 81,250; J. 0. Belknap, 81,211; J. II.
llewltt. 810; M. S. Admns, 820; Blxby &
Jones, 84 000; O. II. Manchester, 840; Wm. V,
Soper, 810; A. 1. Skinner, 820, uakiog a total
of 80,500.
IIokaou and Aaiion Vvvim were arreeted ln
Canadu, where thtyhad fled, and brought to
Newport Center lant week Frldsy, for an ns
gault wlth Intent to niurder Landlord Chandler
Austln of that place last week Wodneedny,
They were held in 81,000 each for trlal, in do-
fault of whlch they were commltted to lras
burgh jill.
Tuk Unltarlan goclety wlll hold a soclable at
N. 0. Tnbor'a Thuraday afternoon And evenlng
of thls weok, Tho ladlea wlll attend In the
afternoon and evenlng, tho gentlemen and
young poople In tho orenlng. Cars wlll loave
the Wells Ulver depot at three o'clock r. m
and In tho evenlng at geven o'clock, returnlng
at ten o'clock, Fare for ronnd trlp, ten cents.
The Vermont ofllcerg rcunlon ls to be held at
Rutland to-morrow (Thuraday) and elaboiato
preparatlons are being mndo by n cotnpetent
commlttee. The meetlng whlch was held there
before was a very pleaaant one and it ls ex
pected that there wlll boalarge attendance
thls year. Colonel Uolbrook of New York wlll
deltver the addreas, a banqnet wlll be glven In
BaxterMualchall, and the Rutland band wlll
furnlsh mnalc.
Thosb members ot tho bar who were In at-
tendance upon the court yesterday were greatly
arauaed by an unfortunate error of one of thelr
number who, as connsel In a divorce caso, had
glened hls legal paper ln guch a way as to ap
pear as ono ot tho wlcked persons wlth wliom
the petltlonee had consorted. The unblrm
inbed cbaracter of conngel was all tbat saved
hls document from appoarlng as a voluntary
confesslon of hls own way wardnets.
At the tlme convention of the rallways at
Cblcago last week, the new tlme gystem de
acrlbed in the last Watchman was adnpted
and wlll probably be unlversally accepted by
therallwayg. Local tlmehas very generally been
made to correapond to rallway tlme. Ilarvnrd
recommendg the new gystem to floston, and in
thatcity, New York, and throughout the east,
geventy-fifth merldlan tlme regnlatea local at-
falrs as well na the moveraent of rallway
tralns.
A l'AHDON on condltlons hns been granted
by Governor Baratow to Kdmund M. Stone of
Dummerston, who was gentenced ln Aprll,
1877, to twelvoyears In gtate'g prlaon forarson.
The prlnclpal ln tho crlme, Harrlson M. Town
send, now gervlng a twenty years' gentence,
was convlcted by the confesslon ot Stone, whlch
was made on ropreaentatlons ot the ttate'a at
torney that hls own gentonce would not be over
five or pix years, and that ofllclal earnestly
recommended that tho pardon be granted.
Thk legil farco enactfd In Washington
county court rccently, in whlch two men in
dlcted for criminal offencea e;caped trlal by
fallure to appear nnd forfeltnre of ball, haa had
a suggestlve aiterpart. ror one, wno was
known to liavo escaped nnd to be beyond ar
rest, a bench warrsnt for hls apprehenslnn was
promptly tasued. Tho other was present in the
court room yegtorday and goes about hls dally
buslnesa wlthout tho fear ot bench warrants
or any kind ot legal moleatatlon before bia
eyea. O Moreg, etc.
The thlrd annual ffstlval of the Burlington
Phllharmonlc goclety laat week waa a very suC'
ceaxful meetlng. Frombe ausplcloua openlng
on Tuesday evenlng to the clo-dng concert on
Frlday evenlng, at wblch Snlllvan's oratorloof
the " Prodlgal Son " was finely rendered, the
pleaaure and Interest were well gugtnlned.
Tbe Bololatg, vocal and Inatrnmental, are hlghly
commended and Mr. Zerrahn achieved hU
nsual guccegs as a conductor. Tlie atteDdance
throughout was good and was very largo at
the last two concertg, many belng present from
out of the cltr. The XeBtlval was also o
financial guccess.
In pursuance ot a new pollcy the gtate teach
ers' agsoclation ls trying the plan of holdlng
Its meetings nt a fixed place and It hns chosen
Montpelier for that place. Last December was
beld the first meetlng under this new departure,
lt was fully attended, tho exerclsea were inter
eetlng and a new energy and enthuslagm were
nfuaed lnto the organlzatlon. The second
meetlng wlll be beld here next week. It ia de-
slrable that the aaanclatlon ahall havo renewed
encouragement to call Its next meetlng here.
Tbe poople of the yillngo phould glvo thls en
couragement by word and deed. Let thelr
presence at the sesaions of the agsoclation tee
tlfy tbelr Interegt, and thelr willlngnrgs to re
ceive and entertaln attendtng teachers, thelr
desire to havo tho aaaoclation cnme again. The
meetings wlll beheld after Wedneaday evenlng
ln Capltal ball.
Two young men, Henry Cole and Georgo
Frlm, aged about nlneteen years, gtarted Sun
day afternoon to row from Colchester Folnt to
Grand Isle. About three o'clcck when they
were nearly five mlles out, a beavy gale upset
thelr boat. Although lt was so rough that
large gteamers dld not dare to venture out, two
men on the ghore ot Malletts By, K. R. Coon
of Burlington and Georgo Spaldlng of Mallett
Bay, get out In a row boat to rescue them
Tbelr boat waa constantly filling wlth water
and they were chllled and goaked, but they
reached the place of the accldent In about an
hour and a quarter when they found Frlm stlll
cllnglng to the boat, but Cole had lost hls hold
and sunk goon after tbe boat capeized. Frlm
was reatored after several hours' exertion nnd
bia recovery la asatired. Measrg. Coon and
Spaldlng are entitled to the blghest pralae for
thelr courage In thua rlsking thelr llves In guch
a perilous undertaklng.
As the incendlary, Jsalah Lanya, who was
gentenced laet Wednetday to ten years i
gtate's prlaon, was on hls way to Windsor i
charge of Sherlft Joseph Barton of Burlington
on Frlday of last week, a desperate attempt to
escape waa made. They were on tho fast ex
prega whlch waa running at the rato ot forty
mlles un hour and when near Gouldsvillo,
about two mlles north of Northfield, Lanya
was allowed to go into tho cloet whero h
sllpped hls handcuffs and jumptd from tli
window, After tumbllng nbout protty lively
foruwhile he got on hia feet, ran ton gmall
Island ln the rlver and conccaled himself ln th
loaven nnd buthes. The trnln was promptly
gtopped to let tho sheriff off, who began the
gearch wlth a posge ot citlzens and in about an
hour dltcoverrd hia prironer. He was badly
brulaed, but uo bones were broken, and he
was placed In the lockup at Northfield tlll tho
afiernoon traln north when he was taken tothe
county jill at Montpdler, being gent up iu
charge of Deputy Sheriff K. W. Ilowe of North
field, Snturday Sheriu Barton retnrned on
the fast traln and the convlct was conveved to
Windeor where he waa safely lodged in the
prinon.
A Fiaim'IKLU correapondent wrltos: "The
educatlonal meetlng held on Thursday laat by
Mr. Juiitus D.ntt, slate superlntendent, astlsted
by I'rlnclpal A. W, Kdaon of lUndolpli uurinal
gchool, wiub very Interestlng meetlng, although
not so fully attended as lt uhould havo been,
Mr, U.irtt gave our young teachers gome valu
able hlnta on teachlng, and explnlned gome
new methods whlch wlll donbtlens bo a help to
them, and whlch were well recelved, Friucl
pal Edaon la a olear-headed, practlcal man,
and knows whereot he gpeaka, correct iu hls
work and in every way well Utted for tho re
gponslblo posltlon he holda. Uo gave our
each ers gome good advlco on gchool govern-
mcnt, and gpoke nt gomo length on tho ap-
proved methods of teachlng tho dlffercnt
branches taught in our commeli rchools. Tho
evenlng exerclses opened withnnaddreps tothe
people by Mr. Dartt, urglng parents and gunr-
dlana to take a greater Interest ln onr cnmmon
schools, and In tho educatlon of tho children.
The meetlng wg cloaed by I'rlnclpal Edson,
wlth a grnphlo descrlptlon ot a model teaclier,
and gome remarkn t theparentsgbowlng thelr
duty to, and noed of oo-operatlvo work wlth,
tho teacher. All speak hlehly of the meetlng,
and expresa a wlsh 'that Mr. Dartt may come
agiln."
Whkn Sheriff Barton of Burlington bfgan
hia aenrch for tbo convlct, Iinya, who jumpert
from the traln near tho vlll'ge of Gouldtvllle
n the town of Northfield Inst Frlday, heoffered
810 to the man who ghontd find hlm wlthln an
honr, It happened that tho prlsoner was dls
cnvered atjuat about the game ingtantbythe
Bherlff hlmcolf and another man of the posse,
acd the latter clatmed tho reward. As penn
rlnusness ls not one of " Joo" Bnrton's fail
ings, he compromlsed tho rnatter by hnndlng
SlOtonpromlnent ci'lxn of Gonldvlllo and
told hlm to dlvlde lt as he thnught bett. After
conrldernbledlfcnsslon by the crnwd, the gen
tleman lald ten dollar pleces on the counter of
one of the vlllnge gtores nnd sald that it any
man thonght he waa entitled to tho mnney, he
could gtep np and take hls dollar. The money
was promptly approprlated by the bystand r,
and It is daimed that rme of the approprla-
tors were not present at nll durlng the searcb,
while sorae of tho operatlves ln J. W. Gould's
woolen factory who were ordered out by tbe
sheriff at the beglnnlng of the search had re
turned to thelr work, and consf quently recelved
nothlng. Truly, jmtlce dopg seem to be bllnd.
n rejpect tosomo small mntters, at any rato.
M. D. Fcllkii of Burlington wlll glve hls
gecond serles of elght grand rehearsals, at IIo-
tel ball, Waterbury, Vt., Mnnday evenlng,
Tuesday afternoon nnd evenlng, Wednesday
afternoon Bnd evenlng, Thursday afternoon
and evenlrg, nnd Frlday nfternoon, October
22, 23, 24, 25 and 2G 1883, followed by a grand
concert, Frlday evenlrg. The chorus wlll bo
a?slsted at tho concert by Mrs. W. A. B'lgga,
snprano, of Montpelier, Mls Flora C. Hyde,
contraltn, of Boton, Mr. I Van Busklrk, tenor,
of Burlington, Mln L A. M iyo, planlit. Each
rehearsal wlll embrace many general hlnts and
snggestlons upon the Biihj'ct of sknglng. Great
care wlll be taken In gelecting " new cboruses
from some of the most emlnentcompoers, and
the rehearsals cannot fall to be hlghly benefi-
clal t all glngers. (Muslc furnlghed ) At the
Thuraday evenlng rchearaal, a soclal pro.
gramme of yocal nnd initrumental muslc wlll
be rendered by home talent. Mrs. Brlgga and
Mlss Hydo wlll nglst. The followlng are the
termsof admlsslon: Membership tlckets, ad
mlttlng to geats ln the chorus, fifty cents; sea.
gon tlckets, ndmlttingto all rehearsals and con
cert, fifty centa; concert tlckets, twenty-five
and forty cents; concert tlckets for chlldren,
fifteen cents; slngle rehearsal, ten cents.
Titia is the eeason of the year to start read
ing clubs for the wlnter. Every town should
have at lenst ono and they may be made very
pleaaant ns well as useful and Instructirr.
They should comprise a gnfflclent number to
glve a reasonable attendance, ns absences will
usnally occnr tn some extent, but not go large
as to mako lt dlflleult to accnmmndate them in
a prlvate honse, for we bellevo in the social
plan of holdlng tho meetings at the homes of
tho memhers. From n dozen to twenty wlll
generally meet these reqnirementg. Not many
winters flgn wo met wlth a club whlch road
wlthnnt mnch di'cn'slon or romment, for tlme
won'd not ndmlt of It about a dezen of the
drnmas of Shnkespeare, gnlng thrnugh wlth a
play in an evenlng, and the meetings were
mucb enjiyed by all. One great sdvantsge of
snch clubs is tho prnctice of reading alond be
fore others, whlch ls nsnnlly glven up on leav
Ine scbool. Few, even of those who conslder
themselves good readers, know the temporary
embarrassment lt will orcaslon them to attempt
to read alond before a small company, espec
lally wlth any vlew to dramatln effect, nor do
they reallze hnw goin thls wlll wear away,
Talk the matter over wlth your friends, start a
good club nnd you will find it one of the pleas
nntest of tho comlng wlnter's exporlences.
TiiEfeventieth annual meetlng of tho Ver
mont State Medlral Society was held at the
I'avlllnn in thls vlllnge durlng Wednesday and
Thursday of last week. After the reading of
records nnd reports of comrnlttees, obituary no
tlceBnfD'. J. O Crampton and Dr. Jnhn S.
Chandler were read. In tho absenre of Dr. C.
L. Allen, hl paper on the lato Dr. Cyrus Porter
was not read. Tho essays read were: "Ml
croncoplo anatomy of the llver," by Dr. George
E Dunmnre and " Jtundlce, cnnseg and treat
raent,"byDr O W. Sherwln. Fapers were read
ofl ''Venesectlon," by Dr. J. B. Wheeler; "Phys-
lology, pnthology and treatment of dlgeageg
of the pelvle organs," by Dr. J. M. Currler;
"Newmethod of localltlng bullets," by Dr.
S. J. Allen; " Fliyslclan's testlmonials," by
Dr. O W. Sherwln, and " Dutles and lights of
experts before th courts," by Dr. S T. 'Irooks,
Sveral esssy nnd pnpera on interestlng gub
jecta were oniltted In the absence of their
authnrs. Presldent L M. Bingham wsb not in
attendance, and the usnal annual addresa dld
not come off. Dr. J, II. Goddard, delegate
from the Massachusetts medlcal goclety, and
Dr. C. It. Glbsnn, delegate from the White
Iltver medlcal snclety, nttended the meetlng.
The i fllcers elected for tho ensulng year are
Fresldent, Dr S. S. Clirkof St. Albans; vlce
presldent, Dr D F. Rngsr of Hartland; secre-
tary, Dr. J. II Richmond of Woodstock; treag'
urer, Dr. S, Futnam of Montpelier. The meet'
Ing was adj iurned Thursday noon.
Ouit Barre correspondent wrltes: "Quitoa
darlng hUhwav mhbery or attempt at one, oc-
ciirred on the road from thls vlllage to Mont
pelier a few nlghts ngo, happentng as followg
Fratik Cook nnd Wlll Gnldabury, workmen at
the grantte ghons, went to Montpelier one
nfternoon and wero comlng back in tho even
lng, Some ot tho other boys tbought to pnt
uphjibonthem and mako Cook the vlctlm
ot a practlcal joke. The hoys, gome glx or
elght ln number, gecreted themselvea In tho
buhf g besldo the road just beyond the Judge
Tlldou p'ace and awalted tho returu of thelr
vrctlms, who caroe in duo tlme, and one of the
bold hlghwaymen gtepped out and took the
horae by the blt. Fr.ink deslred to know what
was wanted, and as one or two more appeared
on the ncene they told hlm hls money, Frank
Hiys, 'I have got only elghteen cents lett,
You can havn that, but let mo get It for you
turned hls whlp butt first and planted a Btlnger
in one man g eye, Others comlng tothe reecue,
Cook caught the urn ofl tho gtove he had in
hia wsgon and almost epllt open the head of
another man, laying hlm out for the tlme, then
gave chaee to a thlrd who concluded dUcre-
tlon lo be the better part of valor, and ran.
Ftank camo back nnd waa going for the man
ho had knocked down when these. courngeous
hlghwnymen crlcd forqnnrter and made them
gelves known. Now the boys don't wnnt to
honr anythlng about thelr llttlo lark, aa they
had bccome vlctlms of their own joke."
A St. Amians correspondent of the Boston
Jvvrnal gnja: "The.Canndlan I'aclfio rallwny
company la now vlrtually in possesglon of tho
South-eastern rallway. In accordance wlth a
vote of thedlrectors of the latter company, the
Soulh-eaBtern has been ttansferred to thetrut-
tees of tho bondhnlders, Unn. T. F Redfield of
Montpelier, Mr. Willlnm Forwell of Farnham
and Mr. Duncan Mclntyre, a dlrector of the
Canadlan Faclfic. Tho Sonth-eastern road was
ptFged over to these trustees and ls belng
opernted by them nnder tho provislong of a
deed of trnat or mortgsge executed on tbe 12'h
day of Arjgust, nnd by reaaon of detault bavlng
been made for more than ninety daya ln the
payment of four eemi-annual interegt coupons
on tbe 82 000,000 ot first mortgage bonds of tlio
company." It tbis correspondent statea factg,
as we are credlbly informed ho does, lt would
seem that tbo propor tbing for Jndge Redfield
to do would be to reglgn hls judgeshlp. In vlew
of Ihe judge's absence from the country the
matter should perhaps be held In abeynnce.
ButaB the fsct of hlsconnectlon wlth the trus
teeship of thla rallway transpired on the eve
othla departnre, and slnce, as ls alleged, he
went to Cansda in advance of tho eaillng of hls
vessel to atlend to business connected wlth the
Sonth-eastern, a passing notice of tbe matter can
do no Inliistlce. Thls mixlng np, ln a nrn-
judlclal way, wlth the nffalrs nf rallways ls In
conslstent wlth tbe jndlcial rfflce and lt would
seem that thls should be more clear to no ono
than the jndge himself,
A Boston dlspatch says: "Thennnnal rfl'
port ot the dlrectora ot the Vermont & Canada
rallroad, to be gnbraltted to the Btockholders nt
the annual meetlng next Thursday, givea Iu
detail the reasons why itwas deemed necessary
tondvlso the road's stockholders not togur
render thelr ghares to the Amerlcan Loan nnd
Trust company in excbange for the bonds of
the CoDsolldnted rnllroads of Vermont, wlthout
ohlalnlng securlty of unqupstionablo prioriiy
Tlie dlrectora cannot understand why th
Langdon gult ls not dNcontlnued, ns the dl
rectors of the Oonsolldated railroad company
and those ot the Central Vermont are identlcnl.
It would seem that there must be Bome reason
apparent to them or Bome Interegt of thelrs nnt
common to other oxpectant holders of the new
bonds why such a dlsrontlnuanco haa nnt al
ready taken place, The repnrt goes on to say ;
'Your dlrectora gee gome cnuse foralarm in the
delay ln dlscontlnulng this sult, and in the call
ot the trust company upon you to take new
bonds forthwlth or hazud your rlght to them
forever. It seems to un that until thls sult Is
dlscontinued and the receiverghlp la ended a
mortgige to secure bonds lmporta notblngmore
than a sec?nd mortgage, whereas the gettle
ment rrqulres It to be first.' The report refers
tothe propoged sale of the Consolldated com
pany and of the Central Vermont to the Grand
Trnnk, and asks lf the Langdon euit istobe
dhcontlnned before guch n purchase Is eflected
or It tbe Consolldated road Is to be turned over
to the Grand Trunk before even gainlng poe
sesslon of the property it bng- undertaken to
morteage. The only meanB in the oplnion of
the dlrectora of enforclng tbe fulfillment of the
terma for settlement ls for the stockholders to
retaln thelr shares, and control thelr organlza'
tion until the obstacles to a valid mortgage
are removed."
It Is etited by the Journal correspondent
that the posseion of the Smtb-eastern by the
Canada I'acific and the Passumpslc roads in no
wlse affects the etatus ot the Montreal, Port
lnnd nnd Boston rallway, whlch Is a geparate
corporatlon and is controllcd by holders of
stock and bonds ln tbat company. A maj'rlty
of bnth classes of gecurltleg are held by Brad-
ley Barlow and the Vermont Nutlonal bank of
St. Albans. Recelver Hendee says that the le
gal tltle to thls road Is in the stock and bonds.
For this reatonho belleves the bonds held by
tbe bank amountlng to 8531,000 out of a total
issue of 8001.000 nre valuable securlty, and
that they will bringatleast 8300 000 for tbe
benefit of the Vermont Natinnal bank. It is
necessary for tbe Canadian Paclfio to own the
Montreal, Portland and Boston rallway, whlch
is tbe Important link ln tbe South-eastern llne
between Montreal and Newport, in order to op
erate guccessfully and advantngeously the
Siuth-eastern gystem. The road is in posseS'
sion of the present trustees of the Soutb-east
ern only by the taclt consent of tbo holders of
the stock and bonds Bradley Barlow and Re
celver Hendee In whom tbe rlgbtnnd tltle ot
the property la vested. For prudential and
wlse reasous Recelver Ilendee does not agsert
hls rlght on behalf of the Vermont Nutlonal
bank for the posseeslon of tho Montreal, Port
land and Boston rallway. lt will be to the
greater udvantage ot the depositorg ln the
bank lt tho bonds can be sold at a renaonuble
figure to the Canadlan l'aclfic. Iu addltlun to
the bonds in questlon Recelver Ilendee gtntes
tbat he haB assets nf the bank ln hls posseeslon
amountlng to 8125,000, whichcan bo converted
into cash, and also the Washington property ot
Bradley Barlow, whlch Is vnlued above nll ln
cumbrances at nearly 8125,000, nnd whlch ah
gets lt la believed cannot beaffected by any ln
eolvency procetdlnga In Vermont. It these
assets can be reallzed on at the fignrea glven
above 8550,000 there wlll be sulllclent funda
to pay deposltora in full as well as nll tho
dehts ot the bank, the expensea of llquldatlon,
and leave a small marglu for the gtuckhulderg
The " untuly meraber " of the Aryus fc i'
trtot broke loose ngaln last week aLd, as usu.il,
when ou tho rampage, mndo its owner rldlcul
ous. Among other thlngs, It cruelly clfi-ecl
the irieproachable C'nfcifonfari with "jnnrnal
Utlc curs " of lesser noto who " are yelplng at
tbe heels nt Judge Redfield," on nccount ol hls
alleged ofilcialconncctlon with the Passutnpsio
rallway, Iu vlew of the occnslonal gusty rnlda
ot tho Aryus and by wnv ot vlndlcutlug the
local newspaper famo, It may not be out ot
place to note lu passing that Brother Atklna
Bometlmts puts hls worst sldo out In hia pnper.
Helsnptto "eat hia brigadiers lu publtu"
while muintaluing an tntente cortllale behlud
theitcenes. Peoplo unfnmlllar wlth thls Pick
wicklan cbaracterlstlo are not propared to find
behlnd the pen tbat could gttgmatlzo the ex-
emplary nnd hlgh-mlnded Kdltor Stone ns"n
jouruallstla cur," a genlal Bort ot a fellow
whose rzca'AeifraoplniouBand manuersarenot
entirely nborlglnal, The peaceful Watchman
was also arralgned In thla breezy issue of tho
Aryua and J'atrtot for bavlng eupported llirara
A. Huse torstate's attorney instead of Juhn II.
Senter, tbo democratlo candldato. Mudenty
compels us to dlssent from our contemporary'a
too flatterlng averment that "lf The Watch
man bad acted wlth the Arijus and J'utrht in
thosuppnrt of John II Sentorho would have
been elected." Thk Watchman haa " acted
wlth tho Aryus and 1'atrtot lu tho support" of
Judge Redfield and In one or two'notable ln
stances lt hns ratber Ied hia edltorial and do
nomlnatlonal gponsor in tho defenso of Hls
Honor. Whatever blamo may attach to the
gtato'g attorney for tho recent escape from trlal
ot men iudlcted for gravo crlmes, it Is dlfilcult
to gee how hls superlor, the judge on the bench,
can bo blameless ln the mnttcr. Now wlll the
Ariutand Patrtot bo "honest"nnd at tho
next electton eupport a candldato for judce,
aa well ns for prosecutlng ofllcer, wbo wlll gee
tbat wrongs aro not perpetrated in hia own
court, under hls judlclal noso and before hls
judiclal eyes7 Tlie lrgt and Patrtot further
chargea that Tnit Watchman " dellberately
stolo " from It " tho Idea " that was conveyed
in a recent artlclo entitled "No State AssesS'
ment." We regret to rebuke our gensltlve con
temporary'a edltorial vanlty but candor com
pels us to gay that the artlcle in The Watchman
waa Insplred by lettera and etatements, the
nuthors of whlch bad got (stupldly enough, no
doubt, slnce onr esteemed contcmporary never
muddles tblng) tho Idea from gome of tbo
state papers, namlng the Aryut and l'atriot In
partlcular, that an extra gesslon of the leglala
ture had got to bo called thls fall and a gtate
tax levied by reason of tho "fallure" of tho
revenuo law, To dlspel thla illuslon the rev-
emie law was quoted and the understandlngot
Its purport, whlch The Watchman haB alwaya
had nnd oxpressed, was reproduced. The
Watchman got "the Idea" from tbeetatute
book, at first hand, and aa any one mlght gee
"dellberately" nor carelesely "gtolo" nelther
it nor the language In whlch it waa expressed,
from the Aryus and ratriot or any ono clse.
The allegatlon apparently was only another
futilo attempt ot the bumptious allegator to
scoro a polnt ngalnst Tiik Watohman.
Fcrsonal.
TiiADDr.UH AiiuiAKS bad a very narrow
escape from death at St. Johnabury on Satur
day from a runaway team,
Caitain Rushlow, lato ot the steamerVer
mont, lt Is feared s Incurably insane. IIo is
ln the asylum nt Concord, N. II.
Colonfx Hookek was invlted by the Massa-
chusetts Repuhllcan state commlttee togoupon
the stump for Roblnaon, but declined.
Mn. Geouoe Allen of Phlladelphia, an ac-
compllshcd 'cello player, wlll play wlth th
Howard Opira Houso orchestra of Burlington
the comlng season.
Dit. Geoucie T. Flamjkiis of Rutland dled
Saturday at forty mlnutes pagt slx i. Ji., aged
thirty elght. He was born, sayB the Ilerald,
at Washington, Vt. He first commenced the
Btudy of medlclno wlth Dr. Jonea of Chelsea In
1807, after whlch he attended the homeopathlc
collrge ln Phlladelphia, graduating from that
instltutlon in 1870. He went to Rutland eli
years ago and took up the practlco ot medklne,
and at the tlme of hls death enjoyed a largo
and constantly growlng business. Ile was a
genlal, plensant, generoua hearted man, and
bia lnsa wlll be long and geverely felt by nll
tbat knew hlm. Tbe deceased lenves a wlfe
and two chlldren; also afatber and mother,
who realde ln Tunbridge.
Montpelier.
Buiinsidi! Hailey bae been IU for a few daye.
O D. Clakk haa had hls name put on a
board.
Dfxteh Moodt is clerklng at the Blshop
House.
Mh. and Mr9. B. F, Fifield went to Boston
last week.
Mn and Mna. Ohuin Daley lett for Botton
Tuo-day morning.
Du GROiiare E. Hunt ls taklcg a vacatlon
amoDg ttie Adlrondacks.
A A. Mrad has uut a new and bandsome
gbow c.tso into hls store.
Rf.v. H. F. Hill's danchterB aro recovcring
from tbelr recent lllnegg.
Mi and Mrs. M. D. Gilman have gono to
Provldence, It. I., on a vlslt.
Hon. Jamks L. Mahtin waa in town over
Sunday on Important business.
Mnn. F W. Morsk cavo a tea party to some
of her lady friends last evenlng.
Hall'h traln golng north now leaves at G:20
A. M lustead ol 8:30 as lormeriy.
Miss Eu.na Kkllky nf Elmore la vlslting
wltli her auut, Mrs. C W Ualley.
D. W Ramsdkll ot Washington, Vt is en-
gaged aa clerk at ttie Amerlcan uouse.
Rkv. L. G. Wake of Burlington f ftlclated at
tlie Cuuicti ol tlie Meelali last suuasy.
Mi-b Edith Adams has recovered from a re
cent illness and is ngaln able to be about.
Rkv. J N. Walkkix of East St. Jnhnsbiiry
ofhcluted Ht Betbany churrn last buuday.
M. Byron A. Rorinson of Cambridge,
Mass., assisted tho Boihany cnolr Sunday,
The lalllfTs have nt laBt concluded to come
to tlme. They had only to turn the hand In tbo
matter.
Mrs. Silas BunnANicreturned Monday frora
a prolonged gtay in thu West and ia nuw ut the
I'awnon.
Mn. and Mna. Josphi Howeb of Boston
have been vleltiug thelr relallvea in town for
geveral days,
An uncommon gceno on Maln gtreet, n few
davg since, wus that of a dog with un ulllgator
ln blg muutn,
The largo rnom In tho now bnlldlng of tho
Wells Ulver rnllioad company Ia lalked of fur
a sftatlng i lntc.
SIfssus. J C. IIouqhton nnd Homer W,
Heatnu Iihvh been Hppoiuttd commtaeioners of
W. Yi . btorr gestate.
Mn. T. W. Woou. the aitlst, Is palntlrg a
pnrtrnlt ot " l'cpn-r." wno ls ono ol tue inoii
tutions ut the I'.tvlllou.
Hon Ciiarlpb Dswky nnd fnmlly rfturned
from PlillHdelplila Situulav, makicg ghort vls
its lu Boiton ni d New Yoik.
Mna W. T IIuhniiam, who has been Btopping
nt Hih K-tiiptoii Ikmisb for geverul wttks, it
turned to St. Juhnsbury Tuosday.
Mlts J M. Polam) hss rentrd her houso
near Mldd'esex stroet to W. W. Pri-scott, who
will occupy It the first of November.
Mit AMi.Mua A J. SlliLKYare vi-itlngMr.
Sihley'ri bruther at Ame-bury, Mi-s. They
wlll returu tlie latter ptrt u( tlils week.
Thk Dublln D.in Comedy Company ot Irlsh
ninl Amerlutu TourUts is booked lor Capltal
liall KmUy and Saturday evenlugs, October 10
and 20.
Mn. and Mkb. W. C. IlARitis, who have been
nttlio 1'ivlllou while tliuir house al Groton
Puiul was belng bullt, wlll go to houtckeeplug
tbo llrst ot November,
It Is expected that Chaplaln C. C. McCabo
will deltver hls celebrated lecture: " Brhiht
cUIh of 111b In I.lbbv prieou," lu tbls villagu
toiun tlme iu December.
Tiik mirrluiie of Mr. Carroll P Pitkln nnd
Mlss Mollie Devino occurred last Wedm-sday
evenliu. Tbe cereiuoiiy was peiforued by
Kev. J. Edward Wrlght.
A btated convocation ot Klng Solomon,
Royal Arch Cbaphr, No. 7, wlll be held at
niHsonlo hall, on Thursday evening, October
18, at half-iast geveu o'clock,
T, C. Claiik, who Is pleasantly remembered
here from hls gtay of last wlnter, has been
taklng a vacatlon fnim hls dutlis ns iailor car
conductor betweon New York and Montreal
and vlsltcd Montpelier last week. 11a recelved
a warm welcomo from nll who hed mndo hia
acquaintance.
N. W. Fhink ia confined to hls hed on po-
countof an injury to hls leg, whlch wasio-
ceivea on tno train.
F. W. Bancroft went to IMInws Fal's Mnn-
dny to attend the weddjng of hls Irlend, J II.
Yiinams, lormeriy treisnrer ol tlio KtitlHUd
rallroad, whlch occurs to-day.
Thobk who attended thoconofrt nt Burling
ton last week frnra here, retnrned mnch
pleased not only wlth the succi'sh of the con
cert, bnt wlth thelr cordial receptlon.
Anotheh chl'd of Thomas II Cftve. who hnB
been un nndlv hnilr.terl In ilin lovHfif n lftllp ilrl.
hns been qufte slck but lanow cotiflderHMy im-
proved. aiuch gympatliy ls lelt lor tbo lamlly
in thelr grent trouble.
Mhb. John B. TnnitsTON has closed her
house for thn wlnter and wlll remnln ln Mne-
snchusetts. Mr. Thurston contlnue. nbnut Iho
snme and fearH are entertalned tl at there may
bo a permanent impalrment ot hls mental
powers.
" Scenfs ln the llfe of tho Apostle Panl." is
tho tltle of a gerles of germons to be glven Sm
day evenlngs by Rev. Mr Mlller at Trlnlty
church. The one glven lnst Sunday evpnlng
was " Paul at Antloch" and tho noxtone will
bo " Paul at Phlllppl."
John P. Df.wf.y's auction last Wednesday
resulted In thn gale of most ot thn houi-ehold
furnlture. The real estate I- s'l'l f r sale. Mr.
Dewey nnd famlly and E. F K mball wlll go
to Florlda very goon to spend the wlnter
mnnlhsand postlbly to mako it a permanent
resldence.
Fiiank Mayo had a cordial and nnpreclatlvo
audlence at hls performancn nf Divr C'orkett
Thursday evenlng. Mr. Mayo'g sctlng ls good
nnd lils support Is fair, Put tlierr- IH very little
of the legenrlnry or hlstorlc Davy Crc ckeit ln
tho drnma to whlch be has glven the name of
ttie great oacxwooas nero.
A full day of mtnlsterlal dutv was laat
week Wednesday for Rev. D. K Mlller, who at
tended a fnneral at ten A. M., another n' two i
m., solemnlzed a marrlngoat sevpn o'clock nnd
another at elght o'clock ln the evenlne. Tbla
does not Indicate that lt Is vtry Ick-ly about
lipre or tnat all our young penpie nre running
off lnto matrimony at onct tlmply fortultuus
circumstances.
F. W Baciioft Intends enlne to Boston
early ln November tn contlnun hlx mulc.l stu
dles. Prevlous to hls departure he wlll clve a
concert in whlch he wlll bo assl-ted by Mr. F,
P. Balrd, n noted muslcian of Cblcago, and
somoofourbe-tmuslc.il and dramatlc talent,
In addi'lon to an Interestlng mUeellinenus
prognmme there wlll be presented for tlie fl'st
time in Montpelfer, the new nnd gpaikllng
operetta, "TlieCrimson Swrf."
Nathaniel II Sthatton. for manv venra a
cltlzen of thls place, passed away l ist Wednes
day evenlng afier a long terin of fO'liletrgi
wnicn. nowever, naa not connnen iuio until a
short tlme before hls death. Mr. Stratton cmo
to thls place from Mafgachiisetts nbc ut Iblily
vpars agoand entered infri businr ss with J i-eph
Fisher. Afterwards he was engiged In vnrl
ous pursults here nnd elsewhere, nt one tlme
nwnini; a popular restaurant ln Washington,
1. (J. Mr. stratton was wlrtely known nna
always sustained a reputatlon for wit and
gpuiality.
Cafital Hall was filled Mnnday evenirc to
wltness the presentallon of "'Ihe World" by
the Boston Theatre Co., and lf npplnuse is nny
Inrilcatlon of npprerjatlon the jilay was a de
clded blt. Seveial.times the cnrtnln had to be
ralsed a seciiud tlme and onnn a thlrd tlm be
fore the audlence whs satbll-d and Hamlltnn
Ilarrls as Slr Clement Hiiutlncrord was called
beforn thn curtain nnd vloroiixly aip!niif1ed.
John T. Craven as the grnsping J w, who was
hnpiy to see you to ghnilllnE llils mornlnr;.
gustalned hls part almost wltliout fault and
was one of the fnvorites of the evenlni;. Con-
gidering bnw poorly our stace is ndapted to
such a play, some ot tlie scenlc euerts wereun
usually gocrt, allhotigb the tlme seemed very
long between tbe varlniig acts. A plut whlch
introduces more nf srclal ltfennd les of the
traglc element suits ua full better but lt re
quirpg a variety to nipet nll tastea nnd Manager
I'rstt gnows gooa nagmeut in ms enterutin-
mentB.
WusliiiigtHii County Court.
Hon. Jonathan Rop, Chief Judge.
HON ,1. H. llAkTINOS. 1 ...,.., r.i..
Uon.J M FisiiF.it, AuistantJudoa.
M. K Smii.ik, Clerk
F II. Athkuthn Sher(T
II. A. HfSK, State' 8 Attorney.
Henry Oviatt, Menouraiher.
Durlng the past week m thine has been done
hutihetilal and dl'P 'sitlon of divorcn cases.
Judgo RnH bas held thn conrt frm arly
moinlpg until lato in the rvenlng wlth an evi
dpnt delermlnntion to c'oe np tbe bu-inefs of
the term w ithnut belng cnuipelled tn adj 'iirn
for tbn mpreme court, whlch oonvenes Octo
ber 231
Tbe followlng cases have been heatd sinco
nur last Nsiie: Maryeltu Byer v$ Jo-pph
Biyprof NiirthfieM; blll granfd for adnltery.
Joseph Mots M. Marla M Morsn of Mont
pelier: I III granted for ndultpry W. II Har
rlson P.iwers t'4 Lydla A. Powers of Jhue
tiiwn; blll grmited for adu'tery. Itlehard
Blackhall bj. MilllnG Blackhll, both of Mont
pelier; blll irrantt-d for Mdullerv. Emma J.
l'eavey vs Ji bn N IVavey nf N rtlitielil ; blll
trrnnted for Inti'lerable severlty, fiirnitine and
cu-tr dy of mlnnr cblldren decreed topetl'loner.
Adella M. Bill vs. Allen It. Bll ot Barre;
cause nlleged was refuHl to su; port nnd intol
erah'e sevprlty; blll denl'-d A'vllla Conant
vs Lnienz i Cc nant of Wuodbnryj bill eranted
forrelusil to support, Mercy St. Itock vs.
l'etor St. Rock of CalnU: li'l granted lor in
lolernble sevfilty, Alvin P Cumminss vs.
Biidget Cuminlcgs, pnttles llve in Berlin;
chu-o altfgfd, wllfu) desmtloii, casn artly
heard. Tbn case of Manha L CaMwell vs.
Don fnrlo Caldwell was tbe hitlercrt fiibt that
has cliHracterlzd the trlal of a divorce rauso
slnce tlie celebrated cases of Lane m. Lane and
Ki gter vs Fo-ter sotne years flnce. Bnth
paitles re-lde in Warerbury vlllagn and havo
llireo chlldren one daugluer nnd tln sons.
Slnco thn blrth of the twln, Fm BHventeen
years ago, troublfl nf dllT-Tent klnds has been
sprlnglnir up. Tlie petltioner clalin-d that tho
bulk i f tbn proprly was hers in rlght, being
orlginally her jiortlon nf her faiher's estate,
thatthepetitlniiee wskh shiftlos nnd lszvlms
bmrt, never cnntrlbutlr.g tn thn Miport of the
famlly by hl indnrtry, but rel!ni ni on her
generoslty to that eni', tltnt she tifired vlo
lencn at hls hands at dlvers HineH, llkn throw
Ing water In her fce, splttlng uion her, Mck
lnc her out of bed, etc., whlch, to somn people,
mlght seem tn bn ttivlal matters, but by her
weretnken seti"iily. Thern wero gninn e le
ments In the cae wlilHt, ln deren' V, w.e oinlt,
Dwlslon resetved Lnreito F. Gllle'te vs.
Abel JI, Ollltttn nf Diubury; csusp, lntnter
nble seveil'y; bill denUd. O-cir F !! utwell
vs B-lsiy ltmtwell; Intoleruble severlty, not
dThlrd.
In thocnsnof State vs Kd Rulllvan for Im
pedlng an oflli'er; bill was f rf-ltd n etrago
nnd had ni t beeu psld. Th ttt's icti'ney
Bfked fora bench warrnnt, and lh iO'P"twlent
was briutgln Inio rouit iud li.ll Hxd at 8135,
Judgo Rnsshft for Sr. ,1 bn-burv lii'silay
nfteriioon, to remain nittll Mouilay, wbeu ho
wlll returu to cb'sn up th" b isiuess nf tho
teiiii; thn ci'tt't convenlng Mmday oveulng to
dlspofO of pendini: iii"ion', t to.
RtciiAiii) Wn.i.s of South Royalton, a gnye
man ndvHiiced lu years. uvulf n r'cni tilpto
Boston. Whllo wsltlng ln one nf th depots,
h mtdn the it qnalntutii o nf a fine (V) vnung
mati, wliom Mr Wells mo innid iio 1 wt'lt a
loan of SI&) for a few hours, be tnltl' g as se
rmltv inlnlng stock ptirporting to be worth
81 000. Of rourso the v wnt man dld not put
iu nn appHtraiicu aud Mr. Wells owus Sl.COJin
worthless stock.
Feau Not. All other kldney and urlnary
cniniilHints, O'peclallv Uriglit's d san, dli
betes anrl llver tronhles, Ilop Illt'ors wlll
surelyntd lantlngly cum Cases txactlr llko
your own havn beeu cun-d In your tiwn nelgh
borbnnd, nnd vou oin fi id rnliabln proot at
hotuo ut what Ilop ltitiers 1ns nnd can do,
ATa gale nf Jersey cattle in New Yoik tho
cow "Sarsgossa" btoimht 84.8IX).
Hood'b Sarsaparii la is mide of roots,
beibs and birks II glvus tonn to thn stnmach
and mukes the iveak gtrong, Sald by dtugglata.
