Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-01-20

bers but sulI there is room. Remember
that this is the Presidential year, and that it is
important that Republican papers should be
sent into every family, so far as practicable.
For this purpose we offer the Waterman at the
exceeding low price of 81 90, when taken in
clubs oftwenty or more. We hope our friends
will continue to send us additions to our list.
just lend your papers for this week and last
to your neighbor, and ask him to subscribe
for it,
MrssroE SABBATH SoHooL FESTIVAL
That was pleasant occasion at the Depot
Hall, last Friday afternoon, when one hun
bred children, members in the Mission Sab
bath Schools in this village, assembled for
their second annual festival. They had plays,
and marches, and songs, and collation.. And
tnen came the distribution Of gifts, in which
each child was the recipient Of some useful
and acceptable book or article Of clothing.
Two hundred persons, besides the Schol-
lars and their teachers were present to wit
ness the festivities, and everything passed off
in the happiest manner possible.
~ The Anniversary Festival of Capital
Division No, "a Sons Of Temperance, Of
Montpelier, will be holden at Washington
Hall, on Friday evening Of next week Speak
ers from abroad are expected, of which due
announcement will be made. The friends Of
the cause generally are invited to attend
~ IAN Old Man" writing to the Rd-
IrFH Herald Vpftena in h., -. ~
Of members" recently published the case Of
one member who has represented his town
seven years in all, and who has always lived
in the same house, and yet has received four
or five different mileages, from 81 to 119.
lie says he intends "to 60 into more tho
rough notice of the business before the next
election Carefully considered and com
pared, the mileage table of the last Legisla-
ture is table Of curiosities, sure enough.
~ An error occurred in the list of Bail
ifs as published by us last week, Erastus
Hubbard having been chosen at an adjourned
meeting in place of A. w. Wilder resigned.
~ We hear of repeated instances Of small
pox in various places in Vermont, As yet it
has not made its appearance in this immediate
vicinity, but it would do no harm to guard
against II by vaccination. AN ounce of pre-
yentative is better than pound Of cure
~ A new Congregational Church at Low
cr Waterford, built on the site of one burned
last summer, was dedicated on WednesJ",- or
last week.
y The United States Agricultural Socic-
ty have elected Henry Wager, of Western
New York. President, and reelected b. B. .
French, Treasurer, and Ben: Perley Poor,
Secretary.
70 The Western Female Seminary at Ok
ford, Ohio, was burned to the ground on the
J 18th inst Teachers and pupils all escaped
~ Since the fall of the factory at Law
renee, rumors respecting the insecurity Of the
new State Arsenel in Seventh Avenue, New
York. have gained such force that many of
the soldiers refuse to attend the stated drills .
there 1t is said some of the life insurance
companies threatened to cancel the policies
they hold on the lives of these who may at
tend those drills. The building fell from its .
own weight several months ago while in pro-
cess of erection.
Operations also have been entirely suspend
ed in the Duck Mill in Lawrence none of the
late operatives being found willing to risk
their lives in the building. portion ofthe
coyeing on the southern end of the mill fell
about month ago.
To- Cassius NJ Clay addressed very
large audience at Frankfort, Ky. on We'd
nesday Of last week. He spoke from the
portico of the State House, whose doors had
been closed against him. avowing himself an
emancipatonist, and viudicating the patriot
ism { Senator Seward. No disturbance took
place, although it had been prophesied that
he would be driven from the Scate if he at
tempted to speak
70 Patrick Maude was executed at New
ark, \. j., on the 18th inst. for the murder
of his sister.
~ The Opposition members of the Ten
nessee Legislature have nominated John Bell
as the Union candidate for the Presidency.
To The Republican Banner of Greencas,le,
Ind, places at the head of its columns the
names Of Edward Bates of Missouri for Presi-
dent aud John NJ, Read, of Penn for Vice
President.
~ The verdict of guilty against MELON
nell for the murder of McKeen. of Burling-
ton, was last week set aside by the Supreme
Court, and the case remanded for new trial.
~ A special meeting Of the Vermont
Historical Society will be holden at the A.
merican House in Burlington on "Wednesday,
the 25th inst, at O'clock, p NJ Geo L.
Houghton, Esq, of St. Adams will deliver
eulogy on the late Prof Zadock THOMPSON.
at the Town Hall in the evening.
EV- The Charleston Mercury is laughing
at our Northern Union Savers" 1t saws:
"Bnt, let the jugglery 60 ont will amuse
somebody, we suppose. Jack stand aside
and let the monkey sneeze. II is a funny
beast
~ Reports continue to be received from
manufacturers in various places in the North,
of friction matches being found in bales of
cotton, in such situations as to leave no
doubt Of there being placed there in packing
probably for incendiary purposes.
~ The mail contractors continue to throw
up their contracts, finding it impossible to
continue the service, through the failure of
Congress to make appropriations.
~ Appleton's Rsilway Guide for January
comes to us with a new and much improved
Railway Map, representing the Railroads in
actual operation and those in process of CON
struction. By means of numbers, each road
is referred to the Index, so that the traveller
can easily find the page of the Guide" where
the Time Table Of any Railway may be found
TO We have received the first numbcr of
a new weekly newspaper, published by r. S.
Warner, Ludlow, VT, called "The Voice
Among the Mountains II is issued in quar-
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