Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-08
About Town.

Coon chance 10 hire money-seo advertisement
JONATHAN Woodbury., Of Berlin, makes good
offer in the farm line Read his advertisement
JOSEPH =. MERoN takes possession Of the
barber's shop at the Pavilion this week. lie will
make a success OF II.
A. u, FARwELL proposes 10 close his fur store,
saturday and any one wishing to buy furs will do
well TO give him a call at once
LENT began last Wednesday. and now certain
individuals will set aside festivities for few
weeks aud fall into more sedato method Of
living
TUE new Temple Of Honor hall, In thi. place.
will be dedicated on Friday evening Of this week
w. H. II. McAllister Of St. Adams h expected to
deliver the address.
OSK more dead duck John Finn, who works
at the Central depot put quietus on the life Of
wild duck last Thursday afternoon, on the river
just back Of the Nicholas place IT'S dangerous
to be duck
Mr. JosEPn MckELyEy is to address our citi-
zens again on Saturday, Sunday and Monday
next. The meeting Saturday evening will be held
Ia the vestry Of the church Of the Messiah At
seven o'clock.
MARCH has indeed come in with a very lamb
like aspect, and brought encouraging signs Of
spring According to the old adage, lis departure
will partake OF the fiercenoss Of lion; ~ don't
count on balmy spring as a certain thing yet
TnE committee Of ladies 10 whom was assigned
the duty Of raising funds in this place to provide
for "Women's Pavilion at the Centennial,
very sensibly took subscription paper, and in
few hours raised the desired amount
Wa learn that Dr. c. C. Rubles, son Of Dr. c
NJ Rublee has decided to remove from Morris.
vile to this place. Dr. Rublse is a physician Of
acknowledged ability. and will undoubtedly do
well here His office will be with Dr. Mscomber
RuFus GEORGE, who lives short distance Up
tie Branch, and who, II will be remembered, WAS
bitten in the arm by horse some time ago, has
had the arm amputa,ed, being unable to treat it
successfully in any other way The operation
was performed by Dr. Chandler
CERTAIN people on the street last Saturday
seemed afflicted with too much fre-watcr, and 1t
would be more to the credit Of the town II such
persons could be taken care Of when In that state
and infinitely more TO its credit were people left
unproyided with the means Of getting ia that state
The Band Of Hope will hold a sociable az Trinity
yestry, this (W ednesday) evening An admission
Nv VI Ntil NNhAa VIII NC HhAfHfl ilt AItAiu VIII
be furnished for twenty-five cents We hope our
townspeople will respond generously to this call
OF the children, and thus encourage them in their
Temperance work
Mr. GEORGE ?. BEHKLEi, the veteran dancing
master has three large classes at the Pavilion and
expects more. His classes are held as follows.
Juvenile class on Friday, the 10th instant at four
=. Nj gsntlemens evening class at half past seven
?. NJ. young ladies class Cior ladies only on
Thursday, the 9th, at four p.
REv J. T. WWGHT, at the church Of the Mes
siAh, preached an excellent discourse last sabbath
from the text, Behold stand at the door and
knock He portrayed the Master as seeking en-
trance into the human heart and set forth the glo-
rious results which would accrue II men would but
open the door Of the heart and let the Master in.
Hos. WOOSTER SrRAGUE has shown us his
inst printed business circular Il is dated Sep
tsmber, ls26-hfty years ago-and offers Mr.
Spragues services clothier and dyer at
Strongs mills, Hartford. Tie circular is well
printed, with handsome border and is from the
press Of W spooner Of Roy Mr. Sprague
will, in few days, celebrate the for;y-eighth
niyersary OF his marriage, which was solemnzed
by Prof Shurtleif, Of Dartmouth College
MRs. KENDALLT DAVIS, well known and kindly
remembered by a large number Of our citizens
died on Saturday evening last after a painful III
usss at the age Of seyeuty-three years Out Of a
family Of eleven, Mrs Davis was the first to be
called home which, taking her age into considera-
ton, Is n somewhat singular fact Mrs. Davis
WAS woman Of large heart and genial nature,
always willing 10 do what she could for those
who needed her care Energetic and determined
she had drawn around her a large circle Of friends
who will greatly miss her though knowing that
she has gone 10 better country
rlRE was discovered about quarter before one
this morning in the Easement Of the rear Of the
Wells River depot All the engine companies re-
sponded promptly and worked efficiently Great
assistance was also rendered by two powerful
streams from the force pump Of Dalleys grisi-
mill The officers OF the fire department directed
everything with great sagacity, and under all
these discouragiug circumstances the fire soon
made an unconditional surrender and gave up the
fight. Thosepresent must have become thoroughly
convinced Of the necessity Of extending mains
through which water from this mill can be forced
for fighting fires There has already been too
much delay in this matter The fire was I'M
donbtedly ineendiary in its origin None Of the
contents Of the depot were destroyed, and the
A'e3 .s NthlAlAAiNNAl Nhlstlii 10 NHt nv was N'h
fined to the place where it originated
VILLAGE HALL was pretty well filled at the
temperance meeting on Sunday evening. II. c.
l.ull presided, and after making few remarks
concerning the progress of the cause, he intro
duced Mr. McHel,io, of Maine, who addressed the
meeting at length. Among other things, the
speaker said he wanted to reach the drinking
men, for that was the class of men he loved. lie
did not regard them criminals. lie considered
drunkenness a thing Of growth. lie went ON to
relate in detail the story OF his becoming drunk
ard and being reformed lie did not countenance
moderate drinking--did not believe in fighting
brandy, gin aud whlskey, and then rubbing down
the household devil Of wine and cider and call
ing him pet names. lie woald make no dstlnc
tons. lie appeared earnest in his remarks, and
tried impress upon his audience the extent OF the
evil In question At the close OF the temperance
meeting, he delivered a lecture at Trinity yestry
to a full house.
QUITE fracas occurred at the depot last Sat
urday night 1t seems that one James Rouhan, OF
Mortified, came to town and became oyerburdened
with ardent so much SO as to make him
quarrelsome. In his rambles through the streets
he had some difficulty with and had assaulted
one Cummins, cripple. Soon after this he went
down to the depot, and while .be was in the wait
ing room Dan Hayes and his clique arrived
Some words passed between Hayes and Rowhan
which provoked a quarrel, whereupon Rouhan
was set upon by three or four OF the Hayes party
lie was severely beaten, chair being broken
over his head; he was also kicked about the face
and head lie was taken TO Mortified, and re-
port has since said that he was In dangerous
state. Where was our police all this while? But