Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-04-02

months past. SO many complaints have been
made of the receptions practiced upon those
who have patronizcd these enterprises
that Mayor Ticman of New York has inter
fcrcd to break up those concerns which are
"gulling the country people with composition
jcwclry, and other attractive bats" Country
people who arc patronizing "Gift Book En-
terprisos, and all other enterprises" with
the expectation of drawing "a prize in the
shape Of icwelry or anything else will do
well to bear in mind that the "przos' they
are drawing arc SO many prize humbugs
= and of no intrinsic value whatever. If YOU
wish for a book, or anything else, better by
far go to your home dealers and purchase the
/ articles you want at much less price than are
charged by these humhug Prize Enterprises"
and, by Withholding your patronage from
them, eventually break up these nests of de-
coption and fraud.
~ Anticipating the spring emigration
from the New England States. the Western
newspapers are beginning to puff this, that
and the othcr locality. We are constantly
in receipt Of these papers and circulars, ac-
companied with the request that we should
copy them in the lpoiciman knowing the
propensity Of these Western spectators to
extol their own particular localities and dis
paragc others, we have inserted these articles
promiscuously- undcr our table. Our advice
, to Western cmigrants is not to place too much
. dependence on the representations of local
interests, but TO ascertain from disintercstcd
persons, or from personal investigation of the
facts as they really are.
PocKEr TELEGRAru-Mr j. T.. Smith
of Northfcld, has shown us novel little in
vcution, the best description of which is Civ
en- by calling it pocket telegraph. 1t con-
sists of small telographing apparatus, SO
arranged in neat little box for the purpose
- of carrying it in the pocket that it can be
connected with the main wire at any place on
the telegraph line. ana messages transmitted
- to any desired station. This will prove a val
y liable invention for Railroad conductors in
= cases Of accident.
I11 From the record of Marriages, Births
and Deaths in the Town Clerks office in
q Montpelier, for 1857, We find that there have
p boom
- Marriages, 2
Births 50
Deaths, 30
OF the Deaths, have been of consump-
ton, of cankerrash, . of dropsy, of old
age, Of appoplexy, each of congestion of
lungs, cholera infantum, dysontery, small pox,
measles and Group; of the remainder the
o disease is not stated.
- We infer from an illustrated circular.
said to emanate from the Waterman office,
that a new paper, somewhat literary in its
S cast is soon to be issued by our neighbors.-
freeman.
S We received through the Posto8ice, copy
of the "circular" referred to above and to
disabuse the Freeman Of any hand we may
have been supposed to have had in the mat
ter we can assure him that all such take
9 offs never have, neither will they, meet with
any favor by us.
a ~ The Boston Daily Journal came to us
on Monday evening last in an entirely new
e. dress. The Journal is not surpassed by any
Daily in the country. It's compilation of
, news, both foreign and domestic, is most COM
pletc, and, in the main, most reliable; while
its editorial and commercial departments are
= conducted with an ability rarely excelcd-
S The Boston journal is the Daily for everybody
10 At the annual award of premiums by
the Cosmopolitan Art Association, in New
York city, on Friday last, the Greek Slave
was awarded to Miss. A. f. Coleman of Gin
cnnati, Ohio
Among the other successful ticket holders
we're the following from Vermont:
3 Hyde Park, View From-H. spalding.
p Bristol Vt.
View Near Fishkill-H, H. Doolttlo, Bur
n liugton, Vt.
- The steamer Niagara, from Liverpool,
' arrived at Halifax March 26th, but brings no
news of particular interest.
I'll ~ The editor of the Mortified MESSENGER
has been tho recipient of between sixty and
4 seventy dollars donation from the people
of Mortified Falls, with whom he breaches
on the Sabbath. Immediately following this
r donation the Messenger has donned new
head
70 The town of Stowe, at special
7 meeting called for that and othor purposes on
$ the 25th inst, voted that the Commissioner
t for Lamoille County be requested to appoint
no agent in that town for the wear ensuing
- Merchants and business men are refer
red to the Boston advertisements in to-day's
paper from the advertising agency of Messrs.
5. NJ. Pettingll & Co.
~ The New York Agricultural Society
f nave offered prize of 500 for tho best 10 |
t acres OF Indian Corn, the product to average
not less than one hundred bushels Ia he AGRA |
~ There is to be Grand Railroad RAN
at the Northfeld Hopse, Mortified. on We'd |
nesday evening next. Halls Band. Boston
is to furnish tho music.