Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-01


January
WORLDS fairs are getting 80 common that they
will soon cease TO attract attention Germany Is
TO have one at Berlin in iss2
fnoM one to three feet Of SNOW has fallen in
the mountains in the neighborhood Of salt Lake
city within the past few days
A PHYSICIAN in jacksonville, Georgia, stabbed
an antagonist in fight with knives. and then
saved his life by dressing the wound
CoLoNrt A. p. BUTLER, John Bowers. l. Ran
som, A. W Atkinson and others have been ar
rested at Aiken, by the United States marshal
Az international congress, 10 consider the best
means Of maintaining and extending the obscrv-
ance Of the sabbath was held last month, in
Geneva.
TIM fishing season In Iceland was a failure this
year, and the people are suffering from want
Eighteen hundred lcelandor emignted recently
to Canada
TIM negroes Of Georgia, considering their pow
erty, have been among the most liberal contrib
utors TO the fever sufferers Of savannah and
Brunswick
MAN segcnty-hye years old is undergoing
two months Imprisonment in Lucerne county,
Pennsylvania, for killing boy whom he bad
caught stealing fruit.
ArrLEs in Michigan are seyenty-fye cents
barrel. At Battle Creek alone twelve thousand
barrels are stored Potatoes are poor, and bring
seyenty-fye cents a bushel
Two enterpnsing Calfornians, who, four years
ago, planted a thousand acres in walnut- and al
sand dollars from this year crop.
GREAT depression exists throughout seryia, and
it is said that all ranks Of people would most
gladly welcome peace Tie spirit Of The seryian
population has completely collapsed
Tnnr Is considerable activity in the lumber
trade in Ottawa The demand for all kinds Of
sawn lumber for the United States markets is
steadily on the increase and fair prices are
realized
4 NEwrou man stopped runaway horse by
dashing pail Of water in it, face. and the
woman in the carriage instead Of thanking him for
saving her life grumhled because her dress was
spattered
A cLTRGYpiAN at East Bolton Quebec, seized
bride as security for the nou-payment Of his fee,
and the husband had TO give security for the one
dollar and twenty-five cents ere he could obtain
bis spouse.
A BRAVE and good little Ohio boy sat ON a fence
two hours in the freezing cold Of dead winter
watching bfoken rail on the railroad track, so a.
to carry the latest news Of the impending accident
TO his father, who was local editor.
BEECnER, in his newspaper, asks people to write
70 him for advice on morality lie says II
you are perpleNed and want light or counsel
write US. II you are puzzled respecting Bible in
depreciation or practical duty write us
THE Belgrade correspondent Of the London
Times states that in the county between Part-
kin and Delignd, and in the mountains near
Saitschar, there are one thousand one hundred
men and women who are almost naked and lit
orally starving.
| Az unmarried bat not youug woman in Chi
/ cago has father who will not allow her 10
| change 1915 u 1885 In the record Of her
birth in the Bible and she turns pale with fright
/ every time her lover goes near the sacred volume
| as It lies on the parior table
Ttm waters in tie New England rivers are
lower than they have been for many years. Al
/ Thurston Ferry y H. on the Meuimack, Their,
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wEnpING was delayed IN Wisconsin l"''iy
on account OF the bridegroom suddenly remem
hering that he had not led ms horse. Inc eere
mony waited VII Inv ahl'l" was 'aleu 'o'. "'
explained that good horse couldn't be found
easily, but thirteen girls were willing to be mar
ried TO him.
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4 ChNAMAN arrested In Nan Francisco th'
other day, was found to have on coat oil MAI
made OF cloth, cotton batting ana paper tniei
enough TO turn knife or bullet also mac
pockets for knives and hatehets' and rings to ham
an iron bar on
IHE London war once mas come 70 tnv eon''u
sion that cheering increases Tue so'uiers en-