Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-19
About Town.

EVERYTHING sold reasonable at Frank H. Bas-
CONS drug store.
THE union school lyceum has been organized
for the fall and winter campaign.
FLUID extracts, equal to E. R. Squibbs' in quail
ity, are kept at Frank II. Bascom's drug store
NUMBER OF our people went on the clam-bake
excursion to Newport last week, and report a
good time
TEN cigars for twenty cents, or one hundred for
one dollar and seventy-fve cents, at Frank II.
3ascom's drug store.
| CONGRESSMAN CHARLES H. JoyoE will deliver
the address before our County Agricultural So
ciety here this afternoon.
YoUNG men ~ who howl around the streets all
night should know better. The police might help
them to learn what decency is
| REMEMBER that at Frank II. Bascom's drug
store, in Montpelier, can be found everything in
the drug and medicine line that is kept at first
class drug stores.
| THE Central Vermont authorities are making a
needed improvement by filling in the low places
around the depot, thus getting rid of the mud
holes in that vicinity.
| LADIES and gents trunks, satchels and valses
can be obtained of Adams, the clother at very
low prices. Having bought direct of the manu-
facturer, he is enabled to sell them cheap
The weather OF the past week has been un-
usually warm for this time Of the year, and has
been very depressing in its effects. A heavy
storm occurred on Monday night, and the pros
| pect for cooler weather is good.
| Mr. +. c. GILMAN made a most admirable ex-
hbt of his carriages at st. Adams, and Was de-
seryedly awarded silver medal for the same.
The report of the awarding committee was very
complimentary to Mr.. Gman's work.
AT the meeting of the Ladies' Temperance AS
ISOLATION, September 9th, the following ladies
were elected delegates to the state convention:
Miss L. j. Bradshaw, Mrs Joel Foster, Mrs. D. l..
Fuller, Mrs. Fred f. Smith, Mrs. J, r, Seaver.
THE old and we'll known firm of Ellis & Gleason
keep fully abreast of the times both in respect to
styles of goods and reduction of prices. The
crowds of people that patronze their house testify
both to the rare chance for bargains and the good
| fruits of advertising
ADAMS, the clothier, opposite Court House, Mont
pelier, has very large stock of mems, boys and
children's ready-made clothing to select from.
| Having secured the goods at the lowest possible
rates, he is enabled to sell at lower prices than
| have been offered for years
OUR DRAwISG-RooM Company will appear at
Village Hall, on Friday and Saturday, the Dist
| and 22d instants, accompanied by knight Aston,
the celebrated tenor. They are strictly irst-cass
in every respect, and deserve a liberal patronage.
| Tickets can be procured at Phinneys.
The promised excursion to Montreal over the
| Central Vermont is announced as beginning Sep
TENDER Goth. The fare from Mortified to go and
return is two dollars; from Mddesex and all
points north one dollar and half. This is de
| cdedly the cheapest excursion we have had for a
long time
Mrs. A. l.. CARLTON offers her entire stock OF
first-class dry goods at greatly reduced rates,
preparatory to closing out the same. She would
also invite any person or party who wishes u
commence business, to call aud examine her stock
of dry goods aud carpets as she wishes to close
out the entire business.
The foundation is being laid for a tasty cottage
on the north side of State street extension just
east of the arch, for Mr. Thomas II. Cave, fore
man Of the WATcHMAS book and job room. Al
who know Mr.. Cave will rejoice in his pleasant
prospects Mr. +. II. Aller also has fine, two
story dwelling well under way on the opposite
side of the street State street extention is now
the veliest part of the town.
Mr.. PRESTON POWERS the sculptor son o
Hiram Powers, has forwarded to this place a bus
of the late Judge Colamer, a copy of the one de
signed by him for the rotunda at Washington
1t has been highly praised by such high author
tiles as &c rye p Marsh Judge Collamer's daugh
ter, and several other parties intimate with Judg
Collamer during his life time, The box contain
ing the bust has not yet been opened, but will b
In a few days.
The Saratoga and White Mountain expires
train has been discontinued. After Thursday Ne
s mail train west, and No, express train east
on the Wells River road, will be discontinued
Commencing with Thursday, and until turtle
notice. special train will run between Montpelie
and Marshfield, as follows: Leave Montpelie
5.45 =. NJ. Barre junction, 800 East Montpelier
5.59; Painfeld, $40; arrive at Marshfed, q p
, Returning, leave Marshfeld at $50 P NJ, reacl
ing Montpelier at 7 90
The frame of that new depot at the Junction
, is up, and the work on it is going right alonl
There will be a tenement in it for the accomm'
| datiOn of the station agent. The structure
4 forty-eight feet long, and twenty-seyen and min
teen feet wide. The rooms on the first floor wi
finish ten feet nine inches high; those ON Il
second floor nine feet. The waiting room will |
nineteen by twenty feet covered platfor
il to be built, which will be twenty feet wide ~
one hundred aud sixty feet long. There will all
y be cellar under the building The work is u
der the supervision OF Mr.. SWEET, OF st, Adams
y THURSDAY afternoon OF next week. Septemb
# 9th, has been fixed for the ordination of Re
JONI H. HIScKs, of Bridgeport, Conn, ~ past
of Bethany church. The council is to be col
posed, we understand, Of the churches in Bari
= Berlin, Marshdeld Northfed Plainfeld, Ro
Is bury, Royaton, Waitsfeld, Waterbury, William
- town, Worcester Woodbury., West Randolph a
Z" Bridgeport Conn also, Rev. Messrs. L.
u Hincks, OF Portland, Maine X. b. Thurston,
= Saybrook, Conn, and NJ. II. Buckham, d. D.,
Is Burlington. 1t is expected that the ordinate
sermon will be preached by Rev. Mr.. llincks,
" Portland brother Of the pastor-elect, The
A animation OF the candidate will take place at
IN o'clock, a. N. Both sessions will be public.