Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15
WafrlInian & NunrnaL.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1870.
Current Mention.

fair will be found on the fourth page.
CorroN PLUSH in all the desirable shades for
house jackets just received at Hinkley & Bests.
THE annual meetings of the Vermont Mutual,
Farmers Mutual and Union Mutual insurance
companies are held here to-day.
HiSKLEy & BEST have received their fall stock
Of cloaks, dolmans. shawls and dress goods. An
early call may secure good bargain.
Hon. c. w. WILLARD returned home yesterday
from his Adirondack sojourn. He looks in much
better health than when he went away.
The Baptist State Convention meets in Pout-
ney to-day, continuing through Thursday. Rev,
Mr.. Rogers Of this village is in attendance.
q MIXED train for White River junction and
to connect with the Passumpsic train has been
put upon the Central railroad, leaving here at
845 A. NJ.
THE VERMONT BIBLE SOCIETY holds its annual
meeting in St Adams this afternoon and evening.
Rev N. Fellows of this village delivers the an
nual sermon.
C. II. WARD and family of Montpelier sailed
from New York the 18th inst, for Orange Park,
Florida, where they expect to make their home
for the future
THE Boston Opera Company, which so effec-
lively presented Pinafore here lately will be here
again the last OF the month and will present n
new comic opera.
THE millinery establishment Mrs. NJ. l.. Wells
of Duxbury Corners is one of the best in that en-
tire section. See her advertisement, and proft
by examining her stock in trade.
REV. N FELLOWS will preach next Sabbath
forenoon on "taith as a Condition of Approach
to God = in the evening upon " Faith as Men
tai Process in Accepting Christ"
No lady with the smallest possible amount Of
cash need to 60 cold this winter. Ellis & Gleason
have as fine an assortment of shawls, winter
cloaks and dolmans as was ever brought into
town.
Miss PAGE, one of our best milliners, is about
to remove to the store in the post-oflice block
lately vacated by s. S. Towner, where she will
soon display large and well-seected stock of
goods See advertisement.
ATTENTION is called to the official notice of our
cemetery commissioners. The evil complained
Of is a growing one, for which the law provides
an effectual remedy That remedy will be rig
idly applied unless this warning is needed.
SILKS and cashmeres are made speciality with
Ellis g. Gleason, and one must be exceedingly
hard to please who could not be suited in their
very complete and extensive stock Try it. Their
goods they are bound to sell at the lowest rates.
AT the recent session of the grand jury three
hundred and fifty-one witnesses were summoned,
and the total expenses of grand jury and wit
nesses we're not less than fifteen hundred dollars
Sixty-nne cases were considered and sixty-three
indictments found
IT is expected that c. c. Frost, the temperance
lecturer, will be in town over Sunday and during
the day will speak on the subject of temperance,
due notice of which will be given. lie will speak
in Village Hall, Saturday evening, at half-past
seven o'clock p. NJ.
MIR. J. A. KINsMAN, citizen of this place. and
railroad contractor in the West, died in Linden,
New York. on the Sth inst, and was buried in
New Haven, Connecticut, on the 10Th. He leaves
wife, who was with him at the time of his death,
and two daughters.
DuPREz g. BENEDIcr's minstrels had full
house Saturday evening and the performance was
first-class While mirth and jollity ran riot,
there was not single indecent alluson made.
All lovers of minstrel entertainments will heartily
welcome them to town again,
The " housekeeping which Bethany church
has undergone during the last two weeks, we are
confident, added no little to the enjoyment Of last
Sabbath's worshipers, though the casual observer
could know but little of the laborous and faithful
service performed by the half-dozen OF ladies
who had the matter in charge.
OUR Indian summer still fingers in the lap of
autumn and gives no sign of yielding up her
reign The weather for the past fortnight has
been supremely beautiful, with the exception Of
now and then a torrid wave which threw the
mercury up to ninety Nothing like it has been
seen since five years ago, when, if we res1ember
correctly, the same lovely weather run through
the whole of October.
THE indictments Of several parties charged with
the burning of buildings, which will be found in
our court proceedings are but the beginning OF
more to come. Could the bottom facts in regard
to no small share of our fires be reached, the
record would be both astonishing and alarming
And steps are being taken that will reveal the
true nwardness of some of these hitherto unac-
countable confagrations.
THE works of the Montpelier Manufacturing
Company, have we learn, been purchased for the
sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, by the for
mer board OF directors, consisting of Fred f
Smith, l.. Bart Cross, James W. Brock, A. o. Cum
Minis and Ebenezer Scribner. We trust this mean
an early revival OF this important business enter
prise, which we think the general revival in bust
ness would fully warrant. Success to the new
corporation.
The friends and relatives Of Joseph Felix anc
wife, to the number OF about sixty, met at thu
residence of Moses P. Morey on Monday evening
to celebrate their golden wedding All their child
rem but one were present Among the present
were too easy chairs and twelve dollars in money
Mr. Felix is seventy-nine years old and his wifi
Marie Is seventy-two, and have lived here forty
two years. They are among the most respected
Of our French Canadian citizens
FRANK b. FAY of East Calais, who is a mem
Der OF the senior class of 80 of Phillips Excite
Academy, has been admitted at Harvard with 81
honors. The faculty of Exeter wished him to re
main and graduate with his class next year an
would not allow him to draw a room at Harvard
or give him a character; yet, in the face of a
these obstacles, he has actually entered Harvar
one year ahead of Exeter's regular course, an
leads her graduating class OF 10
The usual mid-term reception at the Vernon
Conference Seminary occurred last Friday ever
ing, and all had very pleasant time The pre-
gramme was somewhat different from what
usually is consisting of music charades al
games, Mr., Clapp as host and Miss Hansan
hostess doing all in their power to make the tin
pass pleasantly. Examinations are well over al
work for the last half of the term has commence
Several new students have taken their pac
among us.
THE Chicago Journal announces the maria
OF Hon X, II. Mcclellan of GaleDa, Illinois,
Mrs. Clara Denison Garfield, daughter OF Hon
C., Denison OF Royalton, Vermont, and adds tn
1t is a happy union between a most excellent ge
teman and a most accomplished lady. Mr. NJ
Clean is state SENATOR and president Of t
First National Bank OF Galena, and Mrs. CARTE
formerly of Royalton, Vermont has until
Gently been the principal Of the Young Ladi'
Atheneum at Jacksonville"
The general term of the supreme court opens
this village on Tuesday, the 2Sth inst. During
term the first annual meeting of the State
Association will be held. The programme v
include an address by Hon. L. j. Phelps, the pre-
dent of the association; the reading OF a pal
on the life aud character Of the late Lucius
Peck, by Hon. b. f. Pi6eld; on the life and oh
acter OF the late Samuel S. Phelps, by Hon. j.
Stewart; and last, but not least, dinner, VIII
will be given at the Pavilion Hotel.