Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-05

has known Congress as long snd as well as
always been remarkable for good men in Con-
gress."
Z ~ We call the attention Of young men
especially TO the advertisement Of the new
Commercial College at Burlington 1t isa
good opportunity, convenient and economical,
to fit boys for methodioal business habits.
! RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENoE.-The Congre-
J gatiUnaI church and society in Middlebury
has provided neat parsonage for the pastor.
We notice nceoun,s ofrevyals in Manehes-
ter, n. H., and Enosburg, VI.
The contributions to the Americas Foreign
Mission, for the last four months in 1868, a.
mounted to SOS ,60O-bring mere than $4,000
/ in excess Of the sum given in the same months
in S62. But this is not enough. An in
crease Of rs per cent is needed.
! The Washington Co. Conference (Conere-
gational) meets at Mortified, Feb o. 10 IL
A, Nj.
/ Rev. VIM. Scales died a, Lyndon, Jan q,
aged 81 years. He was born at Lebanon, N.
H.-fttcd for college at Muutpelicr-grAdu-
stcd at Middlebury college in 1891, and has
lived a useful life. as preacher u teacher, al
Lyndon, Rochester and Bloomington, VT, and
4 Conneaut. Ohio. His first and last labors 20
pastor were at Lyndon,
A letter from Gen. Meade's head quarters
says there has been degree Of religious in
teTests manifested by the soldiers Of late that
promises TO be the absorbing sensation 49,
Many Of the regiments and br gades are bold
ing protracted meetings in their camps, which
are said to be largely attended and very inter-
esting. very large number have already
! been hopefully converted, and a still larger
number Of backslidders have experienced
much anxiety for their souls concerns.
EV'The Col. Porter Martin farm, in Will
Jamestown. advertised in this paper has been
sold. With the stock, it brought s6,O0O.-
We understand Mr.. Nm. Hanson Of Barre to
be the fortunate purchaser.
Frank Carpenter, horse-thiel and deserter.
escaped from 4. s. Camp last week, by jump
ing out OF car window, near Brooksvillo
but Camp was TOO smart for him, and recap
tared him.
man from Montreal fell from the express
train at Jonesvile, on Friday night, and was
so much injured that an arm had to oe ampu-
L.,
sisted by Dr. Root, performed the operation.
The ladies Of Stowe have sent 81 80 to Mrs.
Baxter for the National Fair at Washington.
post Office has been established at East
Cambridge-Harmon Morse postmaster.
The Y. M, Christian Association, Boston,
Acknowledges the following among other con-
iributions for the Sanitary commission: Will
Jamestown boxes, Montpelier 2, North6eld
aud Greensboro one box each.
The Central Railroad machine shops at
Mortified are re-occuped for the use Of the
road
Stillmen Wood, Esq. has been appointed
postmaster at Barre, in place of g. b. Putnam
resigned. He has the confidence Of the peo-
pie and will undoubtedly justify the appoint-
ment by fidelity to his charge. He follows
FIRST rate postmaster, and will have to be smart
il he fills his shoes.
French Morrill, Of Dauville, VT, is eoing To
sell at auction, with other property, February
IL, seven superior young horses, four, Eve and
six years old all sired by his famous old Nor
rlll horse
Twelve hundred reformed rebels came to
Philadelphia on the ID to join the U. s. navy.
few to each ship, we guess.
bApiehhmAh Evans was hnghly injured on
Saturday by jumping from the train between
Mortified and Montpelier The tender WAS
thrown of, ard he expected an accident.
The CaledoniSn, in noticing the effort al
Brattleboro to enforce the liquor law, says the
law has been openly, VIGOROUSLY and extern
siyely violated, to the injury particularly Of
young soldiers who went there free from bad
habits. The hint is good one for many towns
and villages in Vermont, not excepting our
own.
On Monday Jan. II, King Dexter, merchant
at Waits River, was seriously injured by tho
explosion of a kerosene oil barrel. He had
mitied it, and then put light to the tube.
when the barrel blew up, portions going
through the chamber floor, knocking Dexter
over the counter, causing him serious injury.
G. Il. yelling, Of the firm Of Thatcher a.
Yelling. has been appointed Postmaster at
North Bennington.
When suit for $500, recently brought by
citizen of Cabot against man in Peacham,
was just coming to trial. the parties talked il
over and came within SO of a settlement, But
there they stood, both determined not to
bulge cent, till somebody suggested that
the Sc might be given to the sanitary COM
mission. To this both assented, and long
course Of litigation was nipped in the bud.