Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22
Notes and Comments.

the debt The books for subscription will be
opened on the 9Th Of March.
Tho Massachusetts House of Representa-.
tives have rejected the bill for opening public
libraries on Sunday. The vote was, yeas Q5,
nays l29 majority 3D. 1t probable that
many voted under the impression that the OBJ.
jcct was to degrade the Sabbath
The Boston Transcript says that the
Morning Star" the new missionary packet
Of the American Board is finished, and open
to visitors but that the money s20,00O)
asked for from the Sunday School children.
has not been more than haf raised She sails
for Honolulu this week
Mr.. A. r. Stewart has given 5000 bar
rels Of -four to the Frcuch lleisbettcr able
to give 5000 barrels than poor man !. 60
give dstful Of -four but as there are many
rich men who mover give away anything, he e..
entitled to praise for bis liberali,y
Father Hyacinthe is out with le.tor
which is published 10 The h4,p,aaeat. cali.
ing Tor such general reconstruction OF the
Roman church as shall overthrow iufal.ibil-
ity' temporal sovereignty and Che ccibacy Of
the priesthood, and allow Che putting Or The
open Bible into every oues hand
Senator Sumner is seriously 81. OF ncu.
raj gia Of the heart He has been affected
some days, but It was only on Saturday Chat
he was so much affected as 20 Dc uuabs 60 20
to the capitol Tie has worked very mrl of
late, and his restoration TO hcIh can be-
hoped for only as a resulto -kiIIul treatment
and cessation from labor
Congress ha. just yotedael.to OF Use thou.
sand dollars to Sergeant Robinson. af Maine.
who saved the lile OF Mr. Seward a., Che time
Of the assassination of President Liu.ou.-
lie is now a clerk 10 Washington. With
salary insufficient for the maintenance of IBIS
family and this donation will prove TO him
a timely gift.
The 23l Of February, the last Thursday
in the month, will be devoted By the Conrro-
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