Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-07-25
Nafrhnan & gunnaL
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25. 1877.
About Town.

About Town.
CARRoLArE Of lime will keep your water closets
pure, and kill currant worms and all other insects
Sold by Bascom
BEADLEs Arcadans gave an entertainment at
the Hall on Saturday night, but succeeded In
getting out only small audience
lF you desire the very best elastic truss in the
market, don't fail TO go to Bascoms drug store
lie is also closing out his stock of spring trusses
beiotc cost
COLONEL f. v RANDALL will command the
brigade, at Bennington composed of veterans
from Washington, Orange Orleans, Caledonia and
Essex counties. An excellent selection.
FIFTEEN thousand of those celebrated fve-cent
"favorte cigars sold in thirteen weeks by Bas-
com, and the best joke of all is that he controls
the brand and the sale is constantly increasing.
ATTENTION is called to the Insurance adv ertise-
nent Of Colonel A. G. Brown in another column.
| His facilities for placing insurance in reliable COM
panies at reasonable rates is second to that Of
agent in the state
A COW belonging to f. s Needham fell from
the top Of Keth's ledge to the bottom, on Thurs
day last, and strange To say, came out Of the
/
bruises A hardy bovine that.
THE Nep England Journal Of Education says:
Montpelier may not need it, hut she will always
I have good name among the members Of the In
stitute, and her citizens will be welcomed to all
future meetings of the Association
MERRY party Of twenty-eight city ladies and
gentlemen drove over from Stowe on Monday,
turning in the evening. They were delighted
with their drive with Montpelier and with the
fine appointments and good fare of the Pavilion.
On Wednesday last John Anderson, an en-
ploye at the Lane Manufacturing Company's
works, while working at the boring machine, had
his shirt-sleeve caught by the bit, and before he
could extrcate it his arm was drawn in and badly
mangled Luckily no bones were broken. 1t was
a narrow escape from very serious injury.
IT appears that instead of " wasting little more
money on our old Village Hall" the bailiffs have
really been doing good thing in fitting up the
basement with neat and commodous rooms for
the Engine companies; well Strengthening
the supports of the building There was need
enough of both these improvements
THE school in district No 6, taught by Miss
Carrie A. Abbott, closed July 10th. Those schol
airs having absent marks were: Maud Hale,
Mabel Cameron; those being absent one day
less; Ida George Myrtle Coffrin, Elwin George
those having no tardy marks: Gertie Cameron,
Mary Hill. Florence Clark, Emma Pearce Myrtle
Coifrn George Carey.
Mr.. ]. S. CrLLEY of Brandon, having declined
to entertain the proposition to take charge OF our
Union School, the trustees have appointed Mr..
Arthur W. Blair, to the position Mr. Blair is a
native of Newbury, a graduate of Dartmouth Col
lege and since his graduation has taught at New
bury Middleboro, Mass, and for the last two
years at Mortified. He comes well recommended.
OUR esteemed townsman, Colonel f. 2 Jewett.
had a narrow escape from serious injury Monday
morning. As he was driving from Elm street into
State street near the Court house, a span of run
away horses belonging to Clark & Walker, tried
to pass between his carriage and the elm tree on
the corner the distance being insufficient, they
crowded against the carriage, and threw Mr..
Jewett across the front wheel of his vehicle
Luckily the collision released the latter horse
from the shafts, and Mr., Jewett was quickly re-
lieved from his dangerous position with but slight
bruises
AT recent meeting of the st Jean Baptiste
Society, of this place, the following officers were
eiecteu' chaplaln, new d. M T. Dugiue' fresl-
dent, T. Allard; Vice-President, Jacques Hamel;
Recording Secretary, Joseph Gaaise; Assistant
Recording Secretary, Joseph Labele; Correspond
ing Secretary, Fred Lacroix; Treasurer, Pierre
Desautels; Assistant Treasurer Jesse Cayhue;
Commissary, Eugene Lavioiette Assistant Com
missary, Pierre Ganter Visiting Committee,
Louis Londreve, Alex Hame ST., Jean En-
ond Committee of Reception, Paul Theriault, J.
B. Dousette, Caxte Hamel