Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-19
Wafrlinran & Journal.
Travellers Guide.
Current Mention.


Current Mention.
The Vermont Neios at Springfield is the latest
venture In Vermont journalism. We wish It
success
ATTENTION is called to the Travellers Guide
at the head Of this column General changes
have been made.
The St. Jean de Baptlste Society propose Civ
ing an oyster supper in their hall on Wednesday
evening of next week. The public are cordially
invited to be present.
A REGULAR communication OF Aurora Lodge,
No. %, Free and Accepted Masons will be held
at Masonic Hall, on Monday evening, November
oath, at seven o'clock.
SENATOR EDMUSDs went Immediately from
New York to Washington, where he will remain
for the present. He returns from his European
trip in perfectly restored health.
THE building lots owned by A. Nicholas on
State street, between the Riverside and the DWELL
ing place OF Arson Davis, will be sold at public
auction tomorrow (Thursday) at two o'clock.
THE annual village meeting takes place on Mon
day evening" December LIST, at seven o'clock.
There should be a full attendance, as matters of
Importance will doubtless come up for action.
THE governor Of Michigan appointed Hon Fer
nando G. Beaman a native Of Chester, Vermont,
as successor to Senator Chandler and upon his
declination on account Of i'll health, appointed
Governor Henry P. Baldwin to fill the vacancy.
WE understand that Professor ODER is to open
singing school in this village on the 22d of this
month, at Trinity vestry. Beginners class at
two o'clock p. M; advanced class at seven p. NJ.
Mr. nharb auh ad md do A.
business.
DISPATCH from Singapore says the king of
Siam has sent the decoration OF 1.-THE Golden
Flower Of Siam" to Hon. Thaddeus Fairbanks,
inventor of the platform scale This is the first
time this distinction has been conferred on an
American.
Cold, we. weather is upon us. Do you want
anything to keep your feetdry and warm? Go to
J. c. Grggs shoe store, at Waterbury, and get
rubber boots overshoes, etc., etc. Everything in
the boot and shoe line you will find there, and
prices all right.
G. r, DUDLEY will hold the first of series of
singing-schools in the vestry Of the Methodist
church in this village next Friday night, COM
mencing at half-past six o'clock The next sing
ing-school at East Montpelier village will be held
next Saturday night.
CAPITOL LODGE OF Good Templars have invited
Rev. J. Edward Wright to assist them in observ-
ing the first anniversary of their organization by
delivering sermon before them in the Church of
the Messiah next Sunday morning; and he has
consented to do so.
Miss PARLoAs LESSONS IN COOKERY at Lasell
Seminary, Auburndale Massachusetts, will begin
soon, and continue through next term, which
opens January 9Th, 1880. Parents will do well to
enter names at once, as vacancies will be filled in
the order of application
MRS. H. T. FULLER has returned from her Eu-
ropean trip, reaching her home in st. Johnsbury
last week. The steamer had a stormy, rough
passage. Mr.. Fuller will spend the winter abroad,
and our readers thus insured of his valuable
letters for awhile longer.
SPECIAL poultry train will leave Montpelier
at 9.45 Friday morning over the Wells River road,
arriving at Boston at half-past seven Saturday
morning. This will be great accommodation to
our poultry dealers, of which they will doubtless
very generally avail themselves
DIR. G. f. HUNT son of Chauncey Hunt, Esq,
Of Worcester has just opened dentists Office in
the new building Of Erastus Hubbard on State
street. The office is elegantly fitted up, and DIR.
Hunt is said to be workman Of much more than
ordinary skill. We trust he will be prospered
here, as he deserves to be.
WE are pleased to learn that Mr.. J. X Kinney
of West Randolph has concluded to remove to
Montpelier. He will open law Office in the one
formerly occupied by S. C. Shurtleff in Hubbard's
block Mr.. Kinney is an excellent young lawyer
and bids fair to attain high rank in his profess
sion. He will come here the first of next month";
and we predict for him successful career.
A SPECIAL convocation of King Solomon Royal
Arch Chapter, No. Z, will be held at Masonic
Hall, on Friday evening" November 2lst, at seven
o'clock sharp, for the purpose of comforting the
Royal Arch degree. Sojourning companions are
cordially invited This wednesday, evening,
November 10Th, a convocation will be held at
seven o'clock for the exemplfcation of the above
degree.
On Saturday night Of last week. after the pas
sage Of the last train the Wells River railroad
the trestle over the Spring brook, short distance
this side of the depot in Plainfeld was taken
down for the purpose of substituting new one
which had been prepared for that place. The
trestle is two hundred and forty-six feet long,
with eighteen bents, and nearly thirty feet high.
On Monday and Tuesday the trains had to 'carry
by" but this morning they are running usual.
ONE day last week middle-aged, intelligent
looking man made journey Of some fifty miles
to visit one Of our insurance offices for the pur-
pose OF frankly confessing to having burned his
buildings, for the sake of the insurance, some ten
years ago. He made clean breast of the fearful
crime, and gave sacred promise to refund the
last dollar, with interest, fast he should be
able. quckened conscience, under the power
of religious truth, he alleged was the sole cause
OF this humiliating step. Are there ten that are
guilty, and only one returned to confess?
THE supreme court is now hearing the great
copper mining cases Of Joseph |. Bicknel and
Thomas Pollard Us. the Vermont Copper Mining
Company, and Joseph |. Bckne u.s. the Vermont
Copper Mining Company. The trial is expected
to last till Thursday. For the orators Messrs
John W, Rowell and S. NJ. Gleason are counsel
for the defendant Messrs. Roswell Farnham and
Robert Nick. ormsbee (of New York; During
the past week the important cases of Joseph X
Ferre u.s. the American Board Of Commissioner,
for Foreign Missions; First National Bank o.
North Bennington Us. Town OF Mt. Tabor the
Bennington quo warranto cases, and Henry W
Putnam Us. S. S. Fisher et al. Ia Bennington wate
power easel have been heard, together with
others OF less note
THE members Of the Capital Guard have beer
INDUCING in little target shooting The frs
meetings occurred on Wednesday and Saturda,
Of last week. The following Is the score at a dis
lance Of two hundred yards Captain Coffey, 3
Lieutenant Spaldlng, 3; Sergeant Kemp, 3; Ser
geant Pitkin, 49, Sergeant Fuller, 4; Corpora
Eaton, 7; Private Clifford, 0; Private Dieter, Q
Private Dewey, A.; Private King, 4; Private Kee
gan, O. Private Portal, Q; Private Rivers, o. PR