Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-18
About Town.

UNION meetings this week on Thursday an
Friday evenings at Trinity vestry. No meeting
on Saturday evening
GAME Of chess by postal card is in progress
between a member OF the Montpelier chess clul
and a subscriber Of the wArcHaAS in Ohio.
WE learn that there is to be change in tn
propretorship of Bishops Hotel about the first o
May-Mr Faes and wife intending to remove t
Woodstock.
THE Windsor coffee pot, sold by Barrows
Peck is by all odds the best thing in the market
and this we say after a trial Of the same in GU
own family. Call and examine it,
A REGULAR communication Of Aurora Lodg
No %, Free and Accepted Masons, will be helc
at Masonic Hall, on Monday evening" April 23d
at half-past seven O'Clock full attendance i
requested.
The oldest drug store in this place is owned
by Frank H. Bascom, who has a fine stock 81
drugs, medicines fancy goods and cigars. His
trade is constantly increasing, and by selling fol
cash and selling lo,g he hopes to please all anC
benefit himself
A NOTE from a good lady friend, accompanied
by bunch OF superb sweet peas, says " You
may have the peas II you will brag little ovel
the ability OF Vermont to furnish summer flowers
in Apra' We accordingly bag and SMELL and
smell and bragg
Two NEW pianos seven and q half octaves each,
for sale by Frank IL Bascom, Montpelier, Vt
one is German manufacture, retail price five
hundred dollars; the other Emersons. cost three
hundred and twenty-five dollars. Either will be
sold at liberal discount
ELLIS & GLEASON keep pace with the season,
early as it is, in offering stock OF goods of I'M
usual excellence and cheapness They promise
great bargains, and they are in the habit OF re-
deeming their pledges, or they would hardly have,
and keep, so large II set OF customers.
WE are under obligations to j. X Tobey, OF
Calais, for lot of Snowflake potatoes. After a
thorough trial we can thoroughly commend them
to our readers. They are decidedly the best po-
tatoes have ever had on our table, and parties
purchasing of so reliable a dealer as Mr.. Tobey
may be sure Of getting what they buy.
GEORGE BUTTERFLY was arrested by officer
Wood, on Saturday evening, for ntoxication, and
lodged in jail On Monday he was taken before
Justice Hinkley for trial, when he swore he had
not drank on the day or evening in question, and
called for a jury. lie was found guilty of intoxi-
cation, and fined five dollars and costs An APP
peal was taken.
AN association for the protection OF fish and
game was formed in this place last Monday
evening The association Is differed as follows
President, Fred Z. Smith, Montpelier Vice-Pres-
dents, Jonas q. Hall. Roxbury, Rev. A. Hull
Montpelier Secretary and Treasurer, W. A. Lord
Directors John E Hubbard, W. A. Briggs, Georg'
W. Wing, Hiram Atkins and Charles A. Reed
Counsel Charles W Porter and S. c. Shurtleff
There is large field of usefulness for this asso
citation, which we trust will be fully improved
THE Concert given by the Blaisdell Orchestra
troupe at Village Hall, Tuesday evening, was on,
Of the best ever given in town. Every,hin,
about it was most thoroughly enjoyable, and ever,
one of the troupe is musician of high culture
We trust they may find occasion soon to repea
their visit here when we can promise them
crowded house. Had their coming been NOR
fully announced they would have had mucl
better house. Indeed, any concert troupe or an
business man who expects to succeed cannot pos
sibly invest few dollars 10 better advantag,
than in iudicious advertising. That's what's tn,
matter.
Mr. A. NJ FOSTER, of Cabot has n well-earned
reputation as a first-class manufacturer OF mapl,
syrup, but he will have look out for his laurels
II he aims to make rs fine an article as that o.
which Mr., s. II Foster Of Calais sent us II sample
the other day, and which we enormously credited
to the former. II ,cds made By the latter. When
we have like opportunity to test the quality OF
Mr.. A. Ms. goods, we can speak more ntei-
gently of his success And by the way, what il
there in the M IN lsa.un nf tbpsa
that they should stand out prominently in the
front rank OF our farmers? We often hear OF
their having the best of every thing in this line.
PROFESSOR WILLIAMS exhibition Monday night
was decided success, and in the audience was
noticed quite asprinkling of adies-much to the
satisfaction of the Professor, who is himself an
ardent admirer OF the fair sex There is some
prospect of his opening a school in Waterbury and
Mortified. In this connection we would remark
to the citizens OF those towns that there has been
nothing associated with Professor Williams school
in this village which is in the least Objectionable
Everything has been conducted with the greatest
propriety and in manner which reflected credit
to both the instructor and the pupils. Mr.. Will
lams is a complete master OF the art of sef-de-
fence, and more than all this, he is untiring in his
patience and perseverance. We frankly admit
'n"' VIC nave ue'''e' ~ ''',e amusement anu
pressure, as "eii as soi'u oenei''' iron' 'he he'n'
full exercise practiced at Professor Williams school
WE would call the attention of our readers to
the advertisement OF Messrs. Sabin & lhnrston
in our columns These gentlemen have increased
their facilities 10 meet the wants OF their growing
business by opening new Office in the Union
block, which in connection with the old office in
the Vermont Mutual building will afford in
surers ample opportunities for placing their bust
ness with them. Desiring to extend their business
throughout central Vermont, they have secured
the services OF Mr.. Charles Is. True who will de-
vote MS Tune 10 the work OF soliciting, and will
RESPOND 10 the call OF any person wishing insu-
rance on any kho oil property ms agency rep
leseh's the olu school companies when do not
iali' ana wh'eh pay their losses promptly and
without mw-sults' ln the recent lire at West
Randolph losses were settled and paid in full the
second day after the ire We heartily commend
their agency to all feeling sure that ANY husines.
intrusted to them will be promptly done, and
done right
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