Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-23
About Town.

left town on Tuesday Tor trip TO Florida. lie II
to be gone some three or four weeks.
Fir, quality and workmanship are guaranteed
Mt Oak Hail. Boston. Orders can be rs safely
given from sample as by personal visit
L. G. FISHER, of Cabot has " Lost Nation 3"
wheat to sell. Parties desiring this excellent var
iety should apply to him. See advertisement
Mn. A. A. HADLEY, late organist at Trinity
church in this place, has been hired to play at the
Unitarian church in Burlington, for the coming
year.
A SPECIAL convocation of King Solomon Royal
Arch Chapter, No. Z, will be held at their hall, on
Thursday evening, April 2ith, at half-past seven
o'clock. Work.
THE BAND OF IIopE will meet in their rooms
on Monday evening next for the purpose Of elect
ing officers. All the members OF the old band are
requested to be present.
THERE was beautiful display Of Northern
Lights on Saturday night The corruscatons were
exceedingly brilliant, and fascinated all who were
fortunate enough to witness them.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF BARRE cash the 800
United States Bonds, or exchange them for four
per cents. The four per cents for sale in all de-
nominations, $50, 800, $500 and $1,000, either
coupon registered
Asan evidence of the revival of business, the
Lane Manufacturing Company have sold more of
their manufactures during the past six months
than during any period of that extent since they
have been in business.
THE rite of baptism was administered to one
person--an adult-at Christ church Sunday
evening The ri. Rev. Bishop Bssell will Off
ciate at this church on Sunday next and admin
lister the rite of confirmation.
IN the item published last week concerning the
Agricultural Socety's premium for the setting
out of shade trees, the premium should have
been announced given for trees set out the
present year, instead of the past year.
READ Adams new advertisements this week.
His Spring stock of hats, caps and gents furnish
ing goods, as well ready-made clothing is
worth inspecting And then, Adams will give
you square bargain. Call on him.
Ara special meeting OF Brooks Post last even
ing, after the business transacted, Il little
pleasure was INDUCED in, and a quantity of new
sugar and doughnuts furnished by Quartermaster-
Sergeant George W. Colby, were disposed Of.
PETER BADoRp's residence was the scene of a
festive gathering Wednesday evening last.
About one hundred and forty of his friends and
acquaintance gave him an antiquarian surprise,
and the verdict of all present is that they had
frst-rate time.
Mrs. PLuMMER BENJAMIN, who has been de-
prved OF the power of speech for some two years,
the other day coughed up a substance having the
appearance of gristle and has since been able to
talk as well as ever She has been very sick, but
is now recovering
IL IT true that we have an overseer of the poor
in Washington county who sends the children be
coming town charge, even those Of Protestant
parents to the Catholic institution at Burlington,
instead OF the Home, for the avowed reason that
they will be received gratutously at the former
place?
r. C. PHISNEY has just received the following
goods which he is selling at low prices to suit the
times: A fine line of copies for panel painting and
art decorations, cabset and card size picture
frames and easels horse-shoes for decorating,
and a splendid assortment of box papers, and
other stationery.
REV. j. IL IIINCKs, Of Bethany church, preached
at Burlington on Sunday, in exchange with Rev.
L. o. Brastow, who preached two able sermons
at Bethany. His theme in the morning the
influence of the future life upon the present, and
in the evening he spoke from the text As a man
thinkeh so is he"
A. d. FARwEIL has just returned from market
with complete stock Of goods, and says he never
that is, hardly ever bought so many goods
for so little money, and he proposes to give his
customers the benefit of his purchases by selling
them for very small profits. For cash al-wool
Scotch suits, 500, warranted.
MRs ORvIILE DEWEY had a narrow escape
from being seriously burned one day last week.
She was ironing, using heated slugs, and while
leaning over the stove her dress caught fire and a
part of that and her apron were burned. She had
the presence OF mind to smother the flames and
thus prevent serious accident.
THE Odd Fellows have recently purchased a
new organ for use in their hall, 1t is handsome
instrument, with eleven stops and full and sweet
in tone. 1t was made by the New England Organ
Company, 1909 Washington street. Boston, and il
a very pretty piece of furnture-a fitting addition
to the finely furnished hall which the Odd Eel
lows occupy.
REV. CHURCH TABOR, presiding elder OBLIGATED
at Trinity church on Sunday. In the morning he
spoke from Revelations iii: 1S-"I counsel thee
to buy OF me gold tried in the fire, that thou may
est be rich;' and in the evening from the text
found in |. John /: 80" II we confess our sins he
is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and t.
cleanse us from all unrlghteousness. Four per
sons-three adults and one inant-were baptized
and three probationers received into the church
on that day.
THE Odd Fellows propose to have celebration
on Saturday evening, the 26th-the anniyersar!
of the establishment of Odd Fellowship in Amer
lea. A public meeting will be held at the lodg
room, where lecture will be delivered by FRAN
Plumley, Esq, of Mortified. Besides this ther
will be music and other exercises. After tn
meeting in the hall the lodge will adjourn to til
American House, where they will have supper
and be afforded opportunities for dancing. w
venture to remark that the Odd Fellows will hay
a good time.
MANY readers of this paper little think or eve
suspicion that they are the selected victims OF
very dangerous disease that is slowly but surel
fastening its intestnes and cancerous fangs upo
their system, and dragging them down to an III
timely grave, 1t is cdtdrrh in its incipiency; an
delay in treating it is extremely dangerous
any reader il DESTROYS of obtaining relief speedl
and u permanent cure, we would recommend
use the remedy of Messrs. Dobyns Il Mitchell
North Middletown, KY See their advertisement
on the fourth page.
THE BAZAAR under the direction Of the ladies
Christ church will be held ut Village Hall
Thursday (to-morrow) afternoon and evening, Al
promises TO be an entertaining affair. The ladi
have spared no pains to make the Bazaar wort
the attention of the public, and we have no dou
II will be largely attended. A good variety
useful and fancy articles will be offered for sa
and special feature Of the occasion will bt
loan collection which will comprise many int
esting things aud be well worth seeing 10 t
evening there will be entertainment in the sha
OF musical and other tableaux, and AN amusi
satire on the present craze for old china, entitl
"Cups and Saucers." The admission has be
fixed at ten cents, and we hope the hall will
crowded
THE first meeting OF the creditors OF Reed
Weeks, the insolyent North Montpelier mar
facturers OF ladies' dress goods, was held bef'
Judge Tilden, at the Probate Office on Mondi
The schedule OF debts Of the firm foos up abb
$4,000, and their available assets are nomin
T. G. Kelton, OF East Montpelier, was elect
assignee. The concern employed about TO
hands, many Of whom have been without pay
a.. al L.