Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
TERMS:
About Town.

hUOut
EVENING services will be resumed in the church
of the Messiah next Sunday.
MIR CHARLES LYMAN. of the Dead Letter Office
in Washington, is in town for few days
THE garden of Mr. Lyman G. Camp has this year
produced an Early Rose potato which weighed a
pound and n half
REV j. F. WRIGHT has commenced the erection
of new Westinghouse on High street, next lot
above the residence of j. NJ. Poland.
WE are pleased to learn that Hon. Charles S
Dana, Collector of Internal Revenue has decided
to remove his family from st, Johnsbury to
this village.
CUNNING has begun in earnest and now what
little game there s in this region will be well
looked after, we presume. by those who delight
in sport of that kind.
A SPECIAL communication of Aurora Lodge,
No. 90, Free and Accepted Masons, will be held
on Monday evening, September 10th, at half-past
seven o'clock. Works.
GEORGE Hur, of Berlin, was arrested here on
Saturday night for drunkenness and was fined FIVE
dollars and costs. Raspberry wine and lager beer
did the business for the young man.
Buy for your children only those shoes pro-
tected from wear at the toe by the Silver or the
"A. S. T. CO. Black Tip. They more than
double the wearing value of the shoe
HENIh W WnTcoMB, the well-known con-
ductor on the Montpelier & Wells River road, l.
at present OF duty" being compelled to rest
Il while on account of slight indisposition.
FrFrY-NINE dollars and fifty cents have been
forwarded from few persons in Montpelier and
vicinity, in aid of sufferers from yellow fever
Let more be added to the amount; the cause is
worthy Contributions may be left at either of
the banks
FEW gentlemen may find board with Mr. II
d. Hopkins during the coming session Of the
legislature Rooms large and airy. Residence
very convenient to the State House This is a
good chance.
CHARLES T.. MOVES, an engineer on the Mont
pelier Wells River railroad, had the thumb OF
his left hand taken off at the first joint last Sat
urday evening while Stacking cars in the yard
Mt Woodsville
REV. II. A, ROGERS, of Newton, Mass. will
preach in the Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing at half-past ten o clock. sabbath-schoo at
twelve o'clock. Preaching service hereafter will
be at half past ten \. NJ, instead of half-past
two r. NJ
THE Clipper gives the Republicans here a com.
pliment by saying: Montpelier Republicans
showed their good sense by eecting H. A. Huse.
Esq, representative to the legislature He is q
clean, competent man" Correct That's jus,
why we elected him
THE county fair occurs here next week. and we
hope our farmers are getting ready for it in earn
est Joel Foster, Jr., is now ready to receive en-
tries at this vlage-ei,her of stock or Other
things. Let the people take hold of the matter
and make the county fair grand success.
DAIRyMES who make gilt edge butter and
cheese should not fail to read Putnam & Mar
wins advertisement of Higgins Eureka" Salt
on the fourth page They certainly make good
showing of the merits of this salt which l. des-
tined to drive inferior brands out of the market
WE learn that an unusual proportion of thu
members-eect of the new Legislature are engaging
rooms for the approaching session, which quick
ems the pulses Of our hotel and boarding-housl
keepers amazingly. Governor Proctor has takei
rooms at the Pavilion, and we understand Lieut.
enart-Governor Cotton has done the same
THE committee better accommodations fo
the State Library, consisting of Hon. Roswell
Farnham OF Bradford, Hon. g. g. Benedict Of
Burlington, and Hon. T. p. Redfeld of Mont
pelier, met in this village last week. but adiourne,
without coming to any definite understanding
They are to mold another meeting this week
BuRNErT's COCAINE promotes the growth o
and beauties the hair, and renders it dark am
glossy. The Cocaine holds, in liquid form,
large proportion of deodorized cocoanut oil, pre-
pared expressly for this purpose, No other CON
pound possesses the peculiar properties which -
exactly suit the various conditions of the HI
man hair.
WE are glad to learn that benefit concert &c
Mrs. W. A. Briggs is to be given at Village IIa
on Thursday evening Of next week, when Mr.
Briggs will be assisted by by Miss L. NJ Whitne,
of Fitchburg, Mass. and the best of home talen
Mrs. Briggs has a host of friends in town, and "
trust they will turn out in good numbers and Civ
her a rousing benefit.
WHILE Wilbur Brown and family, who resit
on the Shepard farm near Montpelier function
were absent at camp meeting Sunday, some n
known parties effected an entrance to the hou
and carried away jewelry and other valuabes
the amount OF fifty dollars. They were unable
get into bureau containing valuable paper
The deed was done in broad daylight but the
is no clue to the perpetrators.
WE would call the attention of our readers
the advertisement of Messrs. Parker & Ganne
of Boston, in another column, This old, W,
known and reliable house are Offering the "a
mers extra inducements to purchase the very b,
swivel powsi also all the leading makes of cid
mills and they undoubtedly have the large
and best stock Of agricultural implements al
greatest variety Of seeds Of all kinds to be foul
in New England
The annual meeting Of the stockholders of /
Montpelier Manufacturing Company was held
Tuesday afternoon, and the old board of direct,
elected, as follows Fred Smith, L. Bart Gro
J. W. Brock, A. o. Cummins, aud Eben Scribn
We regret to learn that the directors, with vi
10 reducing expenses, have decided to dispe
with the services of Mr.. Arthur Ropes, the SUI
intendent Mr. Ropes has been connected "
the works from their infancy and il a m
worthy and competent gentleman and ofllt
We imagine that his labors will be seriou
missed by the board of direction,
PECULIARLY pleasant reunion, though SOL
what novel in some Of its features, took place
week, when some twenty-five of the youngt
ladies OF the town, married and single assemb
at the Pavilion and spent the evening in reviy
old friendships and living over again the d
when they were girls together In Montpel
The presence In town OF Mrs. Lucia Cross FAR
Of Chicago, Mrs Alma Thompson Burroughs
Madison, Wis., Mrs. Gracia Ann Stone Barnes
Philadelphia and Miss Emily Camp Of WI
ington, D. G., suggested the occasion, and
womanly instincts of the company originated
plan of securing all the peasurable ends of d
union without the much serving" which is
ally 30 burdensome on like occasions And
the fine parors OF the Pavilion were engaged,
of landlord Bailey's best entertainments bespo
and then, freed from all membranes, the ha
company 4" went in, and pleasure ruled
hour"-and quite a number OF them, too, =
thought, as we well know The plan was 80
eessful and satisfactory all around that we
sure 1t will be often adopted in the future.