Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-03-07
Nafrhman & NnnrnaL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1877.
About Town.


+ Monday evening, March 18th, at half-past seven
I O'clock
D. X. SEAvER has sold his fish market to L. T.
Seaver. The latter has been in this business
before, and will carry it on to the satisfaction Of
all parties trading with him.
MARCH has behaved very well so far, and has
closely followed the example of February in the
matter of furnishing good weather We hope all
this indicates early spring. but 1t is not best to
count too much on any such thing.
n. II. SrRATroN has sold his fish market to
Frank NJ Cory, his faithful and efficient clerk
Parties patronizing the new proprietor will find
everything just 1t should he, and will be sure
OF getting their full moneys worth Try him.
BRooKs Posr, Grand Army Of the Republic, will
hold special meeting at their hall on Tuesday
evening, March 18TH ut seven o'clock. Comrades
are expected to come with their friends Ms n pa
per will be read by Comrade Metcalf Of Hall
Post, Worcester.
LOOK out for n man perambulating our streets
selling sewing silk, each spool of which he claims
contains a hundred yards One lady measured
spool yesterday and found there were but twenty
four yards. Upon being reminded Of his little
mistake the money was refunded.
or the merits Of blue glass as a curative agent
we have previously spoken We are glad to
learn that Mr. n. T. Brooks has procured u sup
ply of the genuine article which he will sell at
reasonable rates Several OF the first families in
town are testing its good qualities, and more are
invited 80 to do
THERE will be a dramatic entertainment at the
vestry of the Church Of the Messiah, next Satur-
day evening Apay entitled Our Best Society"
adopted from the Potiphar Papers," with which
no doubt many Of our readers are familiar, will
be presented; the characters being sustained by
young people connected with the church
ONE Of the most attractive and interesting books
of the season is the life of General George A.
Custer, for which Mr. Jerome j. Pratt is now can
wasting this vicinity, It is well and carefully
written volume of seven hundred pages, and we
trust it will meet with large sale Mr. G. L.
Roberts is also canvassing for the same work
Err j. HILL was 50 certain that Tilden was to
be the next President that he drew C. g. Guyette
on Il wheebarrow from Wrightsvile to the post
office in this village yesterday. in payment for his
mistaken opinion. Time, three hours ON their
route they were kindly entertained at Mr. Eph.
riam Gary's for which they desire to return
thanks.
WE are glad to announce that, in response to a |
petition for her return, Mrs. Molloy has consented
10 come back and labor among us again She will |
speak this "Wednesday evening, ut Village Hall |
She will also speak on Friday and Sunday even
ngs, due notice Of the place OF which meetings |
will be given. The intervening evenings will be |
devoted by her to social meetings in the club
room.
T,.,.
somewhat varied on Monday afternoon by the
liquidation of certain election obligations-in other
words, two of our citizens who were entitled to
wheelbarrow rides had the pleasure of indulging
in the same. The riders were John W Page and
Charles Fuller, and the "teams" were William
Washburn and Joseph Meron The band was out
and gave two of their campaign selections The
trip made was Il short one from the post-ofice to
the Union House aud the whole affair p ssed off
with the best of feeling.
The Reform Club held another sociable at their
room on Saturday evening. The coffee and
doughnuts provided were OF the best, and the
large number OF people present evnced the gem
eral interest in matters pertaining to the club
Aside from the refreshments, there was consider
able singing, and general good time During
the evening "a letter from Mrs. Molloy was read,
in which she wished cher boys" God-speed in
the work. and expressed thankfuness that she
was to be permitted to visit them again very soon
The company did not break up till nearly eleven
O'Clock
MIS- MoLLoY spoke again at Trinity Vestry ON
Wednesday evening last, to about thousand
people. She was rs earnest and eloquent as ever
and held the vast audience till II late hour. Re
ms m 1p he al 90 a.;
town, and by Mr.. Whitcomb of Burlington. The
interest evinced at the meeting exceeded even
that shown at any previous gathering, and some
names were added to the pledge which lad long
been desired At the close of the meeting Mrs.
Mooy made an earnest goodbye speech, COM
mending those who had signed the pledge to the
watchcare Of the Temperance people of the town
About sixty names, or more, were obtained ON the
pledge
INAUGURATION day was very quietly celebrated
here. number Of flags thrown To the
breeze during the day and feeling of rejoicing
pervaded the Republican portion of the commu-
nifty while a "lonesomeness was visible ON
dem!cratc faces A salute of one hundred and
eighty-tive guns was fired in the afternoon and
the younger patriots made night hideous with the
rattle of drums and the blowing of tin horns
This latter celebration closed at an early hour,
however, and people not kept awake and
tempted into any swear words for the benefit
of the serenaders While we should have been
glad to witness something more in the way of
demonstration, yet we think the restraining from
anything too snowy" evinced deal more Of
reason and good judgment than has been pre-
viously displayed by the opposite party Of "re-
form on much more slight provocation.
The Philharmonic musical club presented " Don
Munio at their rooms in Union block on We'd
nesday evening last, to an audience of invited
guests. The club is under the direction of Mr. A.
}. Phillips, and the performance of the evening
reflected credit on his management Among the
participants whose rendering Of the parts assigned
them deserved special notice were Mrs Briggs
Miss Clara Dewey Mr.. c. H. Pitkin, Mr. Fred
Bancroft, and Mr.. Wheelock Of Barre Miss
Ida NJ. Stanley, Of Essex was present and
most aceeptably entertained the company with
three solos, rendered with Il rich contrato voice
The excellence Of Miss SANKEY'S singing is due in
II great measure to the competent instruction she
has received from Mr. Phillips, her only in
structor We are more than pleased to learn that
the same will be repeated at Village Hall ON Tues
day evening of next week. Those who attend
may be sure Of a most enjoyable entertainment
IHE intense interest felt in the temperance
cause was manifested to some degree by the
large audience that assembled at the temperance
meeting on Sunday evening. Mr. Joel Foster
Jr., presided, and after opening the meeting he
called on Rev. Mr., Wright, who responded in an
earnest address ON the attendant evils Of rum
the crimes which have sprung from it, In closing
he urged upon his hearers the doctrine of total
abstinence as the only safe rule. Mr. Durant
spoke thankfully Of the interest awakened here
lately and compared it to times gone by, when
people were 50 Indifferent Rev. Mr. Fulton spoke
of the Moody method Of dealing with intemper-
ance, and rather favored bringing religion To bear
upon men first. Thought that reform should be
built upon God-lad basis, Mr. Joseph Poland
also favored the linking OF religion and temper
ance, but did not believe in being particular as to
which came first lie called ON the temperance
people To sustain the new recruits and II per-
chance they fall, tn pick them up aud hold them
till they are strong again, Further remarks were
made by Captain Clark, H. G. Lull aud others,
aud then the meeting closed
PROBATE Counr.-The following business was
transacted in the Probate Court for the District of
Washington during the week ending March 9th
1877. February 27th-Erauk Newton's aat,ta ~,