Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-17
About Town.

vENNoR, the Canadian weather prophet, prom
ises a frost next week
TEN thousand cigars of new and popular brands
Just received at Frank II. Bascom's drug store
TnE Sabbath-schoo connected with the Church
of the Messiah held a picnic at Planfeld on
Tuesday
The White Mountain express over the Wells
River road now leaves at 5.lOr NJ, instead Of
530r. NJ
A CHOICE line of Palmer's and wrights hand
kerchief extracts for sale at Frank IL. Bascoms
drug store.
THE IMPERIAL PAGoDA TEA COMPANY sell the
choicest tea in five-pound parcels and upwards,
At wholesale prices
The mail train on the Wells River road was de-
ayed about three hours ON Thursday night by
reason of slight breabage.
THE morning mail from the North on Thursday
was some three or four hours late on account of
freight off the track at Richmond
COMPANY II comes out in uniform on Thursday
evening for parade and drill The drilling will
take place on the schoo-house grounds.
THERE is music in the air, and II you don't
believe it call in to Frank H. Bascom's drug store
and see the new telephone in fW blast.
T. c. PHINNEY is selling writing papers, envel-
opes, blank books and all kinds of stationery
lower than any other house in Montpelier
THERE will be regular meeting of Capitol
Lodge, No. 9l7, this Wednesday, evening, at
their hall Business of interest to all members
MIR WRIGHT is to exchange with Rev. c. C,
Vinal, Of Kennebunk, Maine who will supply the
pulpit of the church of the Messiah the next two
Sundays.
THAT rain which everybody has been longing
for commenced falling to-day, "wednesday and
the farmers will certainly rejoice at any reason
able continuance of it,
An artillery company has been formed in town,
with j. o. Livingston as Captain. meeting is
to be held on Friday evening of this week for per-
fectng the organization.
THE families of Messrs Fred f. Smith and T.
C. Phinney of this town, with that of Hon George
Nichols of Mortified, are in camp at Berlin Pond
where they will remain two or three weeks
FROM personal observation we can attest that
the Geyser Spring is fast becoming the favorte
at Saratoga, and its pure and sparkling waters
are finding largely increasing demand in the
country
WALTON is fitting up photograph gallery in
his new block, to be occupied, we believe, by Cliff
ford of St Johnsbury. That will give us three
galleries here-quite sufficient, think, fora town
of this size.
W.P KIBBEY's team ran away on Sunday morn
ing starting from the grist mill and running up
Main street When near the old Caldwell house
it collided with buggy occupied by Albert Chase
and wife, of Mortified Mrs. Chase was thrown
out and hurt somewhat, though probably not Sc
riously. The buggies were put in a condition
for repairs
THERE was a sort of " now you see it, and now
you don't" game at Adams livery stable the
other day, at which performance Sheriff futile
assumed the role OF iuggler," lie had replev-
ined horse in favor of l.. d. Russell. and soon
as he delivered it to him produced another writ
in favor of another party. Russell was somewhat
astonshed, but the sheriff soon convinced him
that " doubtful things were very uncertain"
THE Congregational picnic to Burlington last
Thursday, comprising the Sabbath-schools of
Mortified, Berlin Corner and Montpelier was at
tended by about four hundred and fifty persons,
and was an entire success. There was delay on
the way down there, owing to freight train
getting off the track near Richmond; but Superin-
tendent Hobart kindly extended the time of leav-
ing on the return trip that there was ample
time on the grounds--which, by the way, are very
pleasant for picnic purposes.
THERE was an alarm of fire about half-pas
eleven Tuesday night at the rented house belong
ing to A, j. Burnham on Loomis street. A gen
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