Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-03-20
About Town.

About Town.
The Broadway Theatre Company played here
last week to fair houses
THE Grand Army boys are requested to meet at
their hall on Friday evening, March 22d.
BANKRUPT notices and part of the legal notices
will be found on our first page this week.
OUR first call from the robins was on Monday,
the 18th, when the seasons work was vigor-
ously begun
TO-DAY is the 10Th of March. In Just thirty
one days it will be the Goth of April Read that
notice at the head of this column. 1t means just
what it says.
READ the advertisement of II. K. Mack, of
Hardwick. lie keeps fine a stock of monu-
ments as can be found in the state and always
sells ut reasonable rates
A SINGLE trial will be sufficient to convince any
one of the superior merit of the dried beef pre-
pared and sold at Whitters, 1t is the best
tice we have seen for many u day.
THE sugar festival ut the Church of the Messiah
last evening was a success in point of numbers, in
receipts in social pleasure, and in the quality of
the sugar and its Accomplishments.
PARTIES whoamuse themselves by shooting part
ridges at this season of the year should bear in
mind that the law says MOI They will he liable to
prosecution if detected in the pursuit of this sport
MIR. G. +. OAKEs, of Boston, a most successful
teacher of fashionable dancing, proposes to open
juvenile class at the Pavilion, commencing on
Saturday next Mr.. Cakes may be relied upon
as an excellent instructor.
HARLOW CHASE, living on the John Spalding
l.1,.,,, Cnt
urday handful of lively grasshoppers, about
two-thrds grown, which he had picked up in the
field and on the roadside
The sugar festival at Bethany chapel last We'd
nesday evening was well attended chiefly by the
young people-and heladies cleared nearly twenty
doars-which, with other proceeds" goes
toward new books for the library.
WE learn from the directors Of the Farmers
Mutual that the present year covering seven and
one-half months, has been remarkably favorable,
the losses averaging less than one-thrd the amount
of the preceding year for the same time.
ANOTHER Republican hen heard from Ell,ins
Perkins has brought specimen OF hen
fruit" produced by a common hen weighing five
pounds and half The egg measures eight by six
and half inches, and weighs nearly four ounces
SIDNEY H. FOSTER, Esq, of Calais, South Wood
bury postoflice, in our opinion, is entitled to the
first premium on maple honey. II he isn't master
of the field, we have yet to learn it. We under
took to say as much last year but got little mixed
FURTHER explorations in the residence Of the
late William W. Caldwell have increased the
amount of old state bank bills found tucked away
in various out-of-theway places to seven hundred
dollars About five hundred dollars of this
amount has been redeemed.
MONTPELIER has over ten miles of sidewalks
in good condition" That's so still there is room
for improvement, An application Of brick or
plank would make the lower portion of Elm street,
for instance. much better for travelling purposes
especially at this season of the year
THAT bankrupt notice concerning the "Smith
Brothers " doesn't by any means have reference
to " j. &" and Hiram the well-known truck
men of our village. They don't belong to the
failing kind and are as yet able to pay one hun
dred cents on the dollar" every time
The exercises at the Social Temple" ON Sat
urday evening last were varied by a wedding
ceremony, the principals in which were Mr. NJ
w. Wheeock, of the Freeman establishment,
and Miss Julia A. Miles. Thanks for kind remem-
brance, and may prosperity attend them
The young people of the Church of the Messiah
gave another OF their dramatic entertainments at
the vestry on Friday evening last The bill OF
fare consisted of the buresque, " Lady of the
Lions and the farce " More Blunders than one. -
Everything passed off well-al concerned doing
themselves credit
OUR acknowledgements are due to c. NJ. Fisher
ESD, of Cabot, for a can of as handsome new
1t has just the right color and consistency, and
tains the maple flavor in remarkable degree i
any one wants prime article they can get it Of
Mr.. Fisher every time
REV. MR. GRouT, agent Of the American Mis-
sionary Association, made an earnest appeal fo
the freedmen at Bethany church Sunday evenin.
last. This association having been adopted b!
the church as one Of its regular benefcaries, th
annual collection will be taken in the church neN
Sabbath morning, when it is to be hoped thi
most deserving cause will be suitably remembered
OUR people will be pleased to learn that Mr. :
NJ Walton has concluded TO erect new bloel
upon the site of the owned by him ON Stat
street. adjoining the Montpelier National Bank
The building will be Of brick, three stories higl
and contain all the modern improvements TheI
is no better business location in town than th
and wa tbinl, Mfr Walton yill bave ma diaicnlt
'.-,' ,.N,..,,l, nm
III securing most uesliaole e'ass Oh tenants III
work will commence about April Goth.
The enterprisinq firm of Woolson Rms ba,
oadod ,,,oir s,,,,r, 49,
uusu ''e" support W '"e cN'i service reform
by devoting one counter in their spacious sale
room to $50 suitngs, among which will be foun
manv standard goods sold hs, yoo, ,,r "a. ;
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anu go Pe' SUIT "n' nus Hhe oi new sprl
goods, embracing novelties heretofore not offer,
in this market Their usual stock of fine forei,
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