Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-01-28

RurLAsp COUNTY.
Current Mention.


LAST week for the payment OF state taxes.
Do NOT send us Canada bills they are not cur
rent here.
If you want new crackers, call for Crosses
and get the best
FRED E. SMITH, Esq left Saturday for a brief
absence in Michigan
PETER MITCHELL and John b. Thurston are off
to Chicago for a short stay.
THE best Rhode Island Greening apples can be
found at Orrn Daleys, State street.
REV. GEORGE s. GUERNSEY will preach in Han
cock next Sunday, February LIST, at one clock r. NJ
SEE the call for district convention to elect
delegates to the Republican national convention
at Chicago
THE East Montpelier annual dance at the Pa
vion Thursday, February 9th. very large
company is expected
THE Vermont homeopathic medical society is
to hold its sem-annual meeting at the Junction
House, White River Junction, Friday, January 20
THE Addison county supreme court commenced
its session at Middlebury yesterday, Judges Bar
rett, Royce, Redfed and veazey presiding.
ONE Manning, from Duxbury, was arrested for
drunkenness yesterday afternoon by Officers Tut
tie and Dudley and lodged in Jail to await
hearing.
NOTE the book advertisement of Gould Brothers
in another column They are furnishing standard
works at a mere nominal price. We have samples
OF them.
TWELVE entries have been made for the vrest-
ling match at City hail. Burlington, tomorrow
evening. The prizes aggregate $50, besides
championship medal for Chittenden county.
MEADER's horse demolished his sewing machine
sleigh Monday afternoon, in a misguided attempt
to enter the driveway from State street to the
Bishop Hotel stables, at n high rate Of speed
without driver.
THE business of the Montpelier post-ofiice for
the year 1879 AS follows: stamps sold, $1,000;
envelopes sold, 81 900; postal cards, 81 ,0o0 re-
eeived for LAG money orders, $4,000; paid out
on money orders, $4,000
OUR information in regard to the gospel work.
ers expecting to hold meetings in Orange, as pub
lished last week, was obtained by our correspon-
dent from members of the church there who
were regarded as reliable.
The funeral of Mr. Skinner will be held at
Trinity church this Wednesday afternoon at two
O'Clock. The schools will be dismissed for the oc-
casion-the floral offerings being furnished by the
scholars of the higher departments.
THE Stowe dramatic club will present the drama
1.-THE Octoroon, or Life in Louisiana at Hotel
hall, Waterbury, Monday evening, February I'd.
Admission twenty cents reserved seats thirty
cents; children under ten years, half price.
MARK BANSIsTER OF North Troy, who was re-
Gently arrested for passing counterfeit bill, has
been released as he evidently knew nothing off the
character of the bill he was passing and gave a
good one in lieu OF it az soon as he discovered its
worthlessness.
A REGULAR assembly of Montpelier Council,
No. 4, Royal and Select Masons, will be held at
Masonic hall, tomorrow Thursday evening at
haf-past seven o'clock. Work. The stated con-
vocation of the Chapter will be held at seven
oclock-sharp.
WE would call the attention OF those OF our
readers who contemplate purchasing seeds or
plants during the coming season to the advertise
ment Of Peter Henderson & Co., New York. now
appearing in our columns. Peter Henderson, the
senior member OF the firm is known far and wide
as a horticultural writer and authority.
Mrs. LAURIE +. GAY OF Gaysville, Vermont
has been engaged to fill the place lately held by
Professor A. ], Phillips as teacher Of vocal music
at the Vermont Conference Seminary. Mrs. Gay
lisa pupil Of Mrs. J. II Lang, well known as one Of
the most successful instructors in Boston. She is
recommended as being faithful and conscien-
tious teacher.
SERIES of gospel meetings is being held in
ing last Friday, the 23d instant under the direc-
ton Of the executive committee OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, and conducted by
Professor Kendall of the Vermont Conference
Seminary. The meetings will continue this week
At the same place,
Miss ELIZA V, GUERNSEY has taken the agency
for Montpelier and the towns adjoining for the
American Dphtheria Remedy, gotten up by a
celebrated physician In New Hampshire, which
has never been known to fail in cases of diph-
iberia and other difficulties Of the throat In what
ever form they may occur. Outside application
only. No family should be without It, Sold
only by agents,
The Boston Herald of Monday, in correcting an
error which appeared in previous ISSUE In a
spirit OF candor which all writers for the pres,
would do well TO emulate, says: sit Is but fair u
add that the error was not due to the stupidity Of
the intelligent compositor, nor to the bunder
ing Of the lightning proof-reader, but was solely
attributable to that curse of all composing roomi
blind copy
MR.. c. j. GLEASON loves a good horse, but hi
luck in that line Is not so uniformly good as IL
most things else Last Saturday, while driving
on Barre street, his horse took fright. threw hin