Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-01-07

returned home they found that during the even
ing, In their absence, n handsome lounge and
study lamp had been left for them tokens Of es
TEEN from friends The following Sabbath the an
nual sermon was preached from Psalms Xviii
1918 walk about Zion, and go round about
her: tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well hei
bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tel
1t to the generation foowing,"-a discourse Civ.
ing history OF the years work and progress.
THE following business was transacted In the
Probate Court for the District OF Washington
during the week ending January 9th: December
3Oth-David Galatians estate, license to sell real
estate granted; Grin pitkin's estate admnstra.
tion account referred to January 18th; Jesse W
Templeton's estate administration account al.
lowed and assignment and dividend made. De
cember 31st-Jobn Robinsons estate, Cabot, com.
missioners' report returned, and administration
account referred to January 23d. January I'd
Preston Trow's estate, Nancy b. Trow, admins
tratrix, and George c. Shepard and Charles A.
Reed, appraisers and commissioners; Wesley
Dodge's estate, commissioner report returned
Hannah Hastings estate, administration account
referred to January oath January 3D. Rich.
kent's estate, administration account referred to
January oath. January 5th--Lucinda Cutler's
estate, application for license to sell real estate
referred 10 January oath.
WE are pleased to acknowledge the receipt Of
complimentary tickets to the second annual re-
union OF the Pacific Coast Association OF Native
Sons of Vermont at San Francisco, January 10th.
Could we, like Shakspeare's aerial sprte Puck,
"put girdle round the earth in forty minutes, !"
we would be present to enjoy the festivities OF
| the occasion; but, as thought can annhate time
and distance, we will be with them in our
thoughts. The officers for 1880 are: President,
A. W. Scott; secretary, George W. Hopkins;
treasurer, T.. p. Monroe; vice-presidents, Hon.
James Mem Shafter, L. c. Dodge and DIR. G. c.
| Hoadley; executive committee, G.. T. Bassett,
chairman, G. p. Rixiord, b. c. Brown, i. A
Waterman and c. d. Burbank They say: eve
send greeting to our friends in the far east, and
| trust that, though we have wandered from the
scenes Of our early life, we may, by the friends
we have left behind us, be held in remembrance
as fond as that in which we hold all recolections
Of youthful days"
THE lovers Of athletic sports are soon to have
an opportunity to witness a collar-and- elbow
wrestling match between two Vermont athletes,
Mr. George W. Fagg OF Brautree and Mr.. II. NJ.
Dufur, native of Vermont but now OF Marlboro,
Massachusetts,. The match is for $3.50 side and
the championship of America, neither Of the con-
testants ever having suffered defeat in their con-
tests with Mcmahon, Cox, Owens, the Burt
| brothers and others. 1t will be case OF Greek
meeting Greek; or, what is fully as significant,
of Vermonter meeting vermonter 1t will take
place at the Howard Opera House in Burlington,
on Thursday evening of next week, and is excit.
| ing so much interest that the Central Vermont
railroad will sell excursion tickets good for January
10TH and return January 16th for half fare from
| all the principal stations between White River
Junction and Burlington, st. Adams and Burling-
ton, and Rutland and Burlington. Admission
| fifty cents and the first bout will take place at
eight o'clock in the evening.
AT the annual meeting of Bethany society,
holden last week, the following officers were
elected for the year ensuing George W. Scott,
moderator; A. J. Howe, clerk; j. V. Babcock, D.
G. Kemp and c. L. Perrin, prudential committee
j. A. Page, treasurer J. W. Page, collector; j.
W. Brock, auditor; j. " Babcock, surveyor.
The expenses of the year were reported at about
$500, and the receipts something less. A special
committee was raised to provide for the deficiency
At the annual meeting Of the church, held subse-
quenty the several reports OF the year were pre-
sno vi winch sno~eu 'ia' something over
go nau oeen i"'Seu ,or benevolent purposes
u'e '"e p"'s 'e"f' ine iono"ihs olicers were
treasurer. ! r rmerv snn.,,n,ondan, ., sn.Saa a'
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committee The remaining officers of the Sunday
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mh. A. L. ELDhipeE OF EAST warren rises to
eAp'a'u ABOUT 'ha' Dig day WORK In regard to
Tue oay WORK zone oy u. r. etearns skidding
WON ioi hr Royce, thihk a little explanation
~ heeoea' Inc WOOD was peeled hemlocks lying
very 'h'ckiy .ogether' ana was skidded anywhere
'ney cou'u roll them upon sled And they put
'heii III some e'Sht pies ana ala not draw them
over 'hree rous. On the other hand the wood that
sA'oueu ior ~ H. steele was old growth hard
moou ana was phed In Two piles so as to saw in
Tue WOODS isee the writer thought Glib did
"soou Jay WORK, ana so DO considering the
team ne hau 70 90 u with' he being good team
s'er' ana WIN the cnance ne had' II he had only
'"u Tue rish' team ne couid nave taken dinner
AZ no'ie' ior aught Know Inc wood skidded
'i's oeen sawed oy the SAID stearns the being
a,,h,,. - =. n ars,., "e ,noie was Strong
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