Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-05-15


cable with grades comparing favorably with other
Vermont roads and At a cost Of about $4,000 per
mic-or from ten TO eleven hundred thousand dol
lars the distances being from forty forly-three
miles. ON the whole line, from Montpelier to Port
land, he thinks there will be up grade going east
10 exceed 60 feet to the mile, and nond going west
to exceed 40 feet. The Iaaiand.and harrington
road has &c feet grade, and the Western in Mass
SC. Montpelier is asked to contribute 225,OOO.
The Montpelier Band is entitled to hearty thanks
for establishing here very pleasant custom of many
cdes-thc out Of door promenade concerts. The
first here, and good one, on Saturday after
noon. These concerts permit every body to see
every body else occasionally, with the advantages
Of good air. exercise and music, happily combining
health and pleasure. In Washington, at the proper
season the rule is to give two concerts each week,
one on Wednesday, and the other on Saturday, at
two remote points alternatey-the Presidents and
the Capitol grounds but until our new churches
and the Methodist Tus.itution on the delectable
plain above them, and the Montpelier and ST.
bloomsbury railroad shall be completed, the popula
ton will not be enormously large that all cannot
be accommodated in and around the grounds at the
State House. Washington cannot boast a better
place.
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two hundred persons, old and young, every Sab
bath and the monthly concerts by still larger
number Ihere Is evidently an enlarged interest
in TINS school, bringing IN po'h OLD ana young to
increase ITS strength ana value
Tho c,ro,eo,,,o,sli., Tpos,or1 bos . record If
700 ,d,pissions ia corgree,tio,a churches in Now
ENGLAND or tho srs, sahb,,b in NAV 10 vii. Ma
sachuse,ts an Now uamnshire ga vcrmo,t A.
Rhode Island A. and Connecticut ~. Maine is
not included nor do the number in other States en-
broco oomplete roports. Indications arc that the
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copy at inc request OF an old SUBSCRIBER IS an m
stance of truth stranger than fiction. The tanning
of an eagle we suppose is a thing rarely accom-
pshed but in this case the roval bird seems to have
been well educated in the passions and nreeotions
of patrotic Republican soldior vol nosted in all
the regulations Of parade and really enioved the
strife OF the battle-Aeld
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Inc Spring Arrangement OF trains ON the Central
Road went into operation on Monday last
Trains viii leave Montpelier for the South ato A.
NJ, 2.3O and 1905 p NJ. and for the North and
West at 40 and 1870 A. NJ, 3.25 aud 40 r. NJ
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Coon FIsnNe.-Our townsman Mr.. J. Durham
Green on Monday last, went fishing and succeeded
~ p, usgss NH. s1 ' trout "'is"iHs o. p'"''
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Tm HIsroRr OF TIE StcREr SrRvIcE DURING
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Dennrtment Ionrs Rrotbers 20 Pbil,5cl.
phia, Pa. Cincinnati Ohio, and Davenport, Iowa.
The most interesting and absorbing narrative
concerning the late great struggle is naturally that
which reveals the operations OF a department es-
tablished for the especial purpose of maintaining
profound secrecy as TO its aims objects and methods
And now that the return Of peace has rendered I'M.
necessary this bureau of secret service. It's right
and proper that the American people should know
something of its mvsierious work I'm the uast This
knowledge is fully supplied in this somewhat unex-
pected but very welcome history of Gen. Baker
lie was Chief OF the Secret Service for five years
During this time he berame the depositary of many
strange secrets obtained the key to many profound
and important mysteries, unravcled numerous
grand intrgues, was engaged in much perilous
services and now he unbosoms himself as historic
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ooe IN ,oy,or ro-,,,n III. ,.,r ''o
ofpaipine future npblic confinement
Neither is the book made to subsorye any p.rti.
san purposes: high officials Of the Government cut
as sorry figure as some Of the poor blockade.
runners, whose highest ambition it was 10 sell a
hundred weight or two OF quinine 10 the late Con.
federaey. General Baker judiciousy justfes his
most important statements with vouchers from the
highest authority, impaTting thereby genuine his
toric value to bis startling revelations. That the
book will give rise to much controversy there is
doubt; and 1t WILDE read with deep interest by all