Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-02-02

Rrv In Hull has returned and occupied his
own pulpit last sabbath.
POSTERS, hand-bills and circulars can be had at
the wArcHMAS Office, cheap.
rnr lycoum at No s. Of the Union school is
continued during the present term
fyou want job printing Of any description, ap-
ply at the WArcHMAS Office before getting your
work done elsewhere.
rnrnE will be meeting Of the ladies Tenn
pemuce Association at Bethany chapel, Thursday
afternoon at three O'Clock.
GLASS blowers tomorrow night, and all the rest
Of the week Save up your pennies The show
will be interesting and worth attention
SruNAm Hun has an authorized police officer
Mr. Joseph Blake, steward Of the Seminary is
the man, and he has full power to arrest when
necessary.
TnE Thos Cave place in Berlin, just over the
river, has been sold to benjamin = Merrill, the
central engineer Consideration about eleven
hundred dollan.
rAEri NJ ye merrie ladies aud gentlemen in
dulged in a leap year ride ON Tuesday afternoon.
The day was glorious ono Just about right for
any such indulgence
As FAR ~ entertainments are concerned. onr
town has been pretty lively for the past week or
wo-but in other respects there is not much 60
Ing on People expect better times We hope
they viii come along soon
RrGrLAB communication Of Aurora Lodge,
80 %, ,. A. NJ, will be held at their hall, on
Monday evening, February IN, at half past seven
o'clock work-lAbor on the third degree 4
ill attendance is requested
OwiNG to the demands Of outsiders for our VII.
lage Hall, the band concerts have been few and
scattering lately We are authorized to state
that there will be one given at the hall this We'd
ne.day evening Please take notice Of the fact
rRofEssoR DORCHESTER, Of the Methodist Sem
mary leit for st Adams, on Tuesday morning, TO
deliver lecture there in the evening, ON "Cathol.
rism and Democracy" The lecture il one Of a
course gotten MP by the Methodist society Of that
place
IoR the past week We have had our usual allow
ance Of SNOW haw-freeze- and are now enjoy
boz. the result-slippcry sidewalks To-day we
have mingled snow and wind, which travels
through our streets In decidedly uncomfortable
manner
Tar early morning mail ON Tuesday, was five
hours late, owing to a portion Of tho train being
thrown from the track at South Royalton The
only damage resulting was the smashing Of one
ear TO some extent Cause supposed to be a
broken rail
THE MONTPELIER CHORAL JNioN purpose Civ.
ing a concert ut Village Hal, on tuesday, febru
AIRY 18th our people would do well 10 secure
season tickets, admitting them 10 all concerts and
rehearsals The tickets are two dollars, admitting
two and may be procured at Phinneys
rnr BABNAnEE CoScEpr, on Monday evening,
drew a fun house, Barnabee always does and
always will here. The concert was delightful, and
was most thoroughly enjoyed. one most accopta-
bic feature of the concert was the violin solos Of
Miss Bell, which surprised and delighted all
PRESIDENT BucRHAu occupied the pnlpit Of
bethany Church Last Sabbath, and preached two
able sermons to large andisnccs. In tho morning
he spoke from the text; " Forgetting those things
which are behind and reaching forth unto those
thing. which are before, press toward the mark
Tor the prize Of the high calling OF God In Christ
Jesus Phil Iii: 10, a.
Tn BosToN ENuIlsH OPHRA TRoUrE who have
been with us for a few days, have certainly no
reason TO complain Of their treatment here Their
hr'trenderng the beautiful opera Of MARIANA,
on Friday evening drew crowded house and
gave unbeuuded satisfaction Their success the
first night, added to the excellent fare and COM
Portable quarters Of the Pavilion, led them to re-
peat the opera on saturday evening, TO another
iull house ON Sunday forenoon they sang at
Bethany church, aud in the evening gave a con-
cert Of sacred music at Village Hall Despite the
poor and Strengthened accommodations Of the
hall, they produced the opera In a very superior
and acceptable manner. There is not one Of the
troupe who is not very superior singer aud ac-
complished musician aud all performed their
parts admirably Il is at least true that the
opera has been often less acceptibly presented
than here and the admirable acting and rich and
elegant costumes, made one almost forget the
dinginess Of the hall and its utter unfitness for
such purpose