Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-17
Wafrl,man & gnnrnaL.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH II, 1880.
Current Mention.


VERY small audiences attended the two con-
certs by the blind singers Thursday and Friday
evenings The receipts were insufficient to pay
expenses
REGULAR communication Of Aurora Lodge,
No %, Free and Accepted Masons will be held at
Masonic hail. on Monday evening, March 3D. at
seven o'clock
THE walking match at San Francisco, between
o'Leary and Weston, ended Saturday night, the
result being victory for tho former by score OF
Ola to 4S5 miles.
The bailiffs have called meeting OF the viii
lage for Wednesday evening, March oath, to con-
slider, and decide upon, the proposed plans for
renovating village hall
At Slayton's butter market, Saturday, seventy
four packages of butter were sold at prices ranging
from twenty-f five to thirty cents. few packages
Of sugar were sold at ten cents.
A SPECIAL convocation of King Solomon, Royal
Arch Chapter, No. T. will be held this (Wednes
day. evening, at seven o'clock. Work on the
Royal Arch. full attendance is requested.
T. c. PnINsEY has just received a splendid as
sortment Of Prang's Easter cards. panel pictures.
easels and frames He has also put in stock of
BlxBy & COMPANY have placed new lock on
their front door, fact that will probably render
the repetition OF the mysterious visitation Of their
premises Saturday night impossible in the future
WHATEVER may be said to the contrary, we
are fully satisfied that Mr.. Lewis Rodney has
ceived only the small sum of $50 70 for arrearages
of bounty, and that was obtained in November last
THE sale of the French residence takes place to-
morrow. We learn that goodly number OF
gentlemen have inspected the premises, and we
shouldn't wonder II the competition was some
what spirited.
IT appears that there was an error in the town
report of East Montpelier, orders to the amount
of S45 Al being reported as drawn for school dis
trict No. 81, when in fact they were drawn for
some other purpose
UNION religious services will be held in Trinity
chapel Friday evening of this week, at seven
O'clock and young peoples meeting in the Bap-
tist church on the afternoon Of next Sabbath, at
three clock. All are cordially invited.
REUBEN ALLEN STEERE, thirty-three years old
and tbirty-five inches high and Rebecca Ann
Myers, twenty-seven years old and thirty-one
inches high, members of the Liliputan Opera
The noted flock of Spanish Merino sheep owned
by the late Edwin Hammond of Middlebury have
been kept intact and are now owned by his son.
George Hammond, at Middlebury. He is said to
have recently refused $1,000 for a twoyear-
old buck.
THE VERMONT STATE DENTAL SOCIETY meets
at the Pavilion to-day. The sessions of the society
will continue through Thursday. Essays and dis
cussions on subjects pertaining to dentistry will
engage the attention of the members of the
profession.
THE school in district No g. Montpelier, has
been Taught by Miss Josie Roeau of this village.
volume of poems, The British Poets, from her
pupils, and the hope expressed that she will be
re-engaged, are substantial proofs Of the satisac.
ton she has given
The venerable Judge Steele, who was one of
the assistant judges of the Windsor county court
forty years ago, when Hon. Titus Hutchinson was
chief justice, is now ninetytwo years of age, and
is quite well and active. He has resided in Sharon
seventy-three years
SPECIAL communication Of Granite Lodge,
No 80, Free and Accepted Masons, Barre will be
held at their hall, on Friday evening" March 18th,
at seven O'clock Work the third degree. A
cordial invitation is extended to the brethren OF
Montpelier to be present.
FRANK SUMNER of Braintree attempted suicide
last Monday night He has been married about
year. and domestic troubles about going wes
caused him to attempt his life. The ball passed
in near the heart, glanced on rib and came OH
near the back The wound will not prove serious
Hon CLARK KINGS horse, with top buggy at
tached, made dash from the depot to its stable
Monday forenoon. Codng with an elm tree IL
front Of the court house the buggy was efectuall,
smashed-the skeleton going with the horse, th'
top seat and detachable parts being left in thu
street.
JAMES MoRRow's truck team got entanglet
with vehicle standing in front of Union blocl
Tuesday forenoon, suddenly releasing the hors,
from the latter and as suddenly flooring his owl
horse. No injury to James team, but the othe
vehicle, belonging to Mrs. Calkins, was sent t.
the repair shop.
An annual prize, consisting of twenty dollar
gold piece, has just been established in tn,
Chandler scientific department of Dartmouth Col
lege by Walter Hoyt of Santa Fe, New Mexico
This prize is to be awarded to that member of tn,
engineering section of the senior class producing
the best original drawing
The case OF Eleazer f. Dodge and wife Us
Joseph Ya'tar, for assault and battery by defend
ant upon the wife, was tried before Justice
Hinkley, Saturday last, at the office Of T r. Cor
don, Esq. Gordon for plaintiffs; G. W. Wing 70
defendants. The jury, after being sent out tn
second time, rendered verdict for plaintiffs to re
cover 81 and COSTS
Mr.. D. N. SKILLINGs of Boston, who has beer
for many years in the lumber business in Burling
ton as a member OF the firm OF l.. Barnes & Co
and the Skillings, Whtneys & Barnes Lumbe
Co., died suddenly last Wednesday night II
has been for two three years candidate 70
the office OF state treasurer Of Massachusetts oil
the Democratic and prohibition tickets.
The st. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain rail
road company has purchased the new steame
which Captain Warren Corbin has been buildin
at Souh Hero, and will run it the coming seaso
between Maquam bay, the terminus of the roa
in Swanton, and Plattsburgh, touching at tn
islands for passengers and freight. The hull
one hundred and forty feet in length over all, an
the price paid the owner in its present stage
completion was twelve thousand dollars.
THE case OF Isaac r Moulton u.s. William o. Nei
in an action on the case, was tried before JustiC
Huse at the Office of Heath & Carleton Tn
fact in the case was, that the 3lst day
January O'Ne carelessly and rapidly drivin
down State street in this village, at the corner
State and Main streets, ran against Moultol
knocked him down and seriously injured hin
The justice found verdict for plaintiff in $50 dan
ages Heath & Carleton for plaintiff; Livingsto
for defendant ONeil appealed.
n, A. HARSDEN, crayon artist, former pupil
d. W. Strain, of Studio building, Boston, HI
taken rooms at the Bishop hotel, where he is pr
pared to execute life-size crayon portraits in s.
perior style and at greatly reduced rates Tn
work is pronounced by the best artists and crit
to be preferable to any and all other kinds I,
large size portraits. Changes made in the arrang
ment Of the hair dress II desired. These po
traits will never fade, and perfect copy is qua
an.eed in every instance. S. l.. Taylor is Il
business manager
GEORGE W. HOOKER OF Brattleboro has ASSUME
the command of the department OF Vermont
the Grand Army of the Republic and has appoint
the following staff Assistant Acknowledgment
Herbert T. Taylor; assistant quartermaster ge
eral William l., Greenleaf OF Wnooski; assista
inspector-general, II. NJ. Currer of Brattlebor
judge acknowledgement, T. G. Butterfeld of sa
tons River; chief mastering officer James
Dyer of Rutland; aides-de-camp, r. j. Coffey