Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-04
9Iafri,utan &c Journal
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1878.
About Town.

About Town.
House for sale on Court street A good chance
for somebody. See advertising columns
REV. Mn HNcKs returned last week and oc-
cuped Bethany church pulpit on Sunday last.
II. C. LuLL, Of this place, speaks at q public
temperance meeting at Randolph on Thursday
Of next week.
JoE WooD and George Marcot were arrested In
Berlin on Tuesday night, for drunkenness and
disordery conduct They belong in Montpelier,
but went over to Berlin to help (?l at the polls.
CLARK BROTHERS, binders. arc about changing
their quarters from the JOURNAL building to
rooms in the Riato block where they may shortly
be found by all who need work In their line
A REGULAR communication of Aurora Lodge
No %, Free and Accepted Masons, will be held
at Masonic Hall, ON Monday evening, September
9th, at hali-past seven o clock Work on the 20.
COLONEL A. NJ DIcKEy and II, o. Kent adj
dressed fair audience of democrats at Village
Hall on Monday evening, setting forth in glowing
terms the claims of the democratic party on the
suffrages of the people.
WE have received a communication from the
inmates of the jail, in which they heartily thank
efforts to turn them toward better course in life
Lack Of space prevents our publishing the COM
munication in full
THE fall term of Union school opens with every
promise of successful "fall campaign" The
number of scholars in the building is about as
usual We are glad to find that Mr. l.. c. Skinner
is retained as iantor-a position he fills 30 ac-
ceptably to teachers and scholars.
WE understand that few of the old band
"buys" are trying to organize for work this fall.
We are glad to hear it, and hope that the spirit
will continue to move until Montpelier has a band
once more. And our people should do everything
to encourage this movement, for a band well
managed is something that every town Of any
size ought to have.
THAT advertisement of Putnam 4 Marvin on
the fourth page concerning salt, should be read
by every farmer and dairyman in the state. An
interesting description of the manufacturing pro-
cess is given, and the merits of the Higgins salt
are set forth in u manner which shows it to be
the genuine thing Read it carefully, and then
go to Putnam & Marvin's and sample the salt.
~ any OF our readers are in want of light
pleasant and honorable business which pays from
four to five hundred per cent. profit, and in which
any can clear from two to five thousand dol
lars q year above all expenses, they will find
something that will bear the most thorough in
vestigation, and is worthy Of immediate attention
by calling on Mr. f. Trip, at the Office of Bishops
Hotel. lie desires to arrange at once with man
to take charge Of the same in this county and
such other parts of the state as are not already
taken up, and informs TX that no experience and
but little capital is required.
The people of Montpelier and the surrounding
towns will have a chance to indulge in an excur-
sion to Lake Memphremagog ON Friday next, at
very low rates The train leaves Montpelier
depot at seven o'clock \. NJ, and barre Junction
at six minutes past seven A. NJ, for Lake Mem
phrenagogi returning to Montpelier about eight
O'Clock p. NJ. of the same day. The tickets for the
round trip, including boat on the lake. are put at
the low rate of two dollars children haf-fare
Parties wishing to stop at st. Iohnsbury or Lyn-
donyille and return on the excursion train can
do So Tickets to either of these places and re-
turn, one dollar and seventy-fiye cents This will
be splendid chance for all who desire to visit
this beautiful lake, and We hope large numbers of
our people will avail themselves Of it. The man
ayers of the roads will do all in their power to rem
der the journey safe and pleasant.
THE Republican caucus on Saturday evening
was a peaceful affair. Hon. W. C. Ferrin was
chosen chairman, and ]. C. Houghton, Jr., Secrc-
tary. General Pitkn in a neat little speech, nom
mated Hiram A, Huse, Esq. as a candidate for
Town Representative. Aside from this the names
of Hon L, p Walton, L. W. Bailey and Cha les
7. sabin were presented to the caucus, and the
balloting began. II, A. Huse was nominated on
the first ballot and, on motion of J. NJ. Poland
the nomination was made unanimous by rising
vote. The nominee was called on and made a
brief speech, thanking those present for the honor
they had conferred on him He had come pre-
pared, he said, to say few words in behalf OF
another candidate; but the caucus, by its action,
had prevented his doing so. The town committee
We're instructed to prepare justice ticket in the
usual way The harmony which prevailed in the
caucus gave cheering indications that the party
was united and meant to do its whole duty.