Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-12
Current Mention.

OuTTtHt MtHtlOus
IF you want ne,o crackers call for Crosses and
get the best.
OUR educational department is crowded little
out of place this week, but 1t will amply repay
looking up.
READ the admirable Thanksgiving Proclama-
ton of Governor. Proctor and on the 9th govern
yourself accordingly.
WEBSTER is in New York buying goods for the
holidays. He will have larger stock than ever
before Don't fail to see it.
ANY one desiring to purchase supply of choice
apples should read the advertisement OF Orrin
Daley, which will be found in another column.
Now is the time to subscribe for the Weekly
Springfield Republican Of II. M. Pierce for the year
1880 Only S125, and the balance of the year
gratis.
LADIES in search Of any style OF fur trimming
will find 1t to their advantage to call at Farwell's
stock to be found in town.
THE annual meeting Of the Vermont State Ag-
ricultural Society and Wool Growers Association
will be held at Rutland on Thursday, November
10th, at ten o'clock A. NJ.
JULIUS SELMA, who has been connected with
the bakery of A. E. Stone in this village, goes,
we learn, to St. Adams, to engage in similar
business enterprise there.
COLONEL ALBERT CLARKE OF the St. Adams
Messenger, and his estimabe family, will have the
sympathy of all in their sad bereavement in the
death Of his eldest daughter, at the age of ten
years.
THE wife Of Senator David Davis OF Illinois
died at her former home in Stockbridge, Massa-
chusetts Sunday morning, quite suddenly. She
was daughter Of Judge W. T. Walker of Lenox,
Massachusetts,.
c. +. DUDLEY desires to meet all who are inter-
ested in learning to sing at the vestry Of Trinity
church next Friday evening, at seven o'clock, for
the purpose OF organizing series Of singing
schools for the coming winter
THE Mirror of the World" which is to be OK
hibited in Village Hall on Thursday evening" is
said to be a most admirable reproduction Of the
remarkable sights to be met in extensive travel
1t should be well patronized here.
THE next meeting of the Vermont Officers Re-
union Association will be held at Brandon on
Thursday, January sth. General Lewis A. Grant
of Iowa, who commanded the old brigade has
been invited to deliver the Grafton.
DURING the first seven days of this month there
were mailed at this post-ofiice six thousand and
sixty-seven letters and postal cards, and sixteen
thousand four hundred and ninety-sx pieces OF
second, third and fourth class mail matter.
ALL comrades interested in Brooks Post, Grand
Army OF the Republic, are requested to be present
at the next regular meeting, Tuesday evening Of
next week, the 18th instant. Question for dis.
cusson "Shall we surrender our charter
HEADQUARTERS for Nelson's, Atwood's and
Heywoods handmade kip boots with good line
of rubber and winter goods, and the best sheep
skin moccasins in town, at the "old reliable -
shoe store Of G. II. Shipman, successor to L. p
Towner
MIR. L. p THAYER formerly Of the West Ran
dolph Herald, announces the establishment of q
new agricultural paper in this place. Mr.. Thayel
is an excellent newspaper man, and we trust he
will meet a full measure OF success in his new
undertaking.
VICK says in his admirable monthly, that the
trailing arbutus will grow almost anywhere 4
transplanted at the proper time, which is from
October to the beginning Of December, when til,
flower buds are formed. In the greenhouse O
fernery it will bloom, Of course, earlier than GU
Of doors.
"VAcATIoN LABoRs" is the title of a YER,
pleasant and readable volume, just published a
the Argus Office for Professor Gestrin OF; Norwich
University. 1t has met with large sale, ninety
two copies having been sold in Mortified In on
week. 1t may be procured at Phinney's, and W
cordially commend the volume.
A..
to learn that Rev. Matthew Hale Smith, widel
known as " Burleigh," died on Friday mornin
at his residence in Brooklyn, New York. Hi
connection with the Boston Journal began som
twenty years ago. and his letters have been a
ways interesting and widely read, His deaf
was caused by pneumonia.
MR.. q, W. FLAGG Of Braintree, the famou
wrestler, has issued "a challenge to James Over
of Fairfield, II. NJ. Dufur Of Marlboro, Massachl
sets, Mcmahon, Mclafiiin-or any other man
for the championship of the United States III
wrestling must be collar and elbow, to be GO
erned by the established rules, and to be for fro
800 to $500" Who will be the first to accel
the challenge?
In respect to Barre Academy, advertised In OIL
columns, we can say, without qualification the
aio NJ ttfchoiH VI lhiBcI cAptIitnCb III NtfnO
than DIR. Spauding or worthier OF confdenc
We would encourage many Of our youth to ell
ulate each other in seeking the advantag
which Barre, and other academies of the fiji Q
der offer We know not how they can spend o
Vermont winters more proftably.
MONDAY was big day for emigrants on Il
Central Vermont road The trains leaving |
Adams at 10 A. M and S45 P. NJ were both hea
lily loaded. The night train was made up Of nj
cars-two baggage cars, two Pullman cars, a
five common cars, three OF the latter being co
pletely filled with emigrants. The inspection
the baggage picked up this side OF Montreal
layed the train one hour at st. Adams.
FRATERNAL courtesies between Colonel Kua
Of the Middlebury Register, and the editor OF t
addison County Journal have gone about as
as the law allows The Journal published
alleged libel on Colonel Knapp, which the lat
resented by suing the Register man, and shutti
up his office Friends of the latter however,
cepted for the Office and now both papers
running, and both editors about as mad as IL
can be-
@. H. SHlPMAS wishes to announce that
old reliable" shoe store is still open, aud
been filled with goods to meet the wants of |
Ladies' will find Newcombs fine French, Am,
can and glove kids, for elegance and ease OF
and quality Of material to be unsurpassed Gil
& Holbrook's American and mat kid and z
button boots, with waterproof and anti.squ,
soles are sold at moderate prices, and are sure
give satisfaction to the purchaser.
SOME thirty or forty OF our towns people "
to Burlington Saturday night to hear Emma
hot no hai