Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-01-14

was not very good-natured man, and could sue
coed, should be invoking considerable OF n curse
upon any public man. official or otherwise, who
would rob the people OF the small bills.
Mn L. NJ. sLAYroN, the Montpelier butter
buyer quotes the Manchester, New Hampshire,
market as follows: Best October-made butter,
thirty to thirty-three cents per pound; winter
made butter twenty to twenty eight cents per
pound, cheese, ten to thirteen and half cents
per pound; dressed hogs, six and one-fourth to
six and half cents per pound, dressed; potatoes,
forty-fve to ffty-fve cents per bushel; eggs,
twenty to twenty-five cents per dozen.
AT recent meeting Of the medical and surgl-
cal staff Of the Mary Fletcher hospital the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing year
President, Dr. Walter Carpenter; secretary DIR,
H. II. Atwater; superintendent OF hospital DR..
Walter Carpenter. Drs. James Of Waterbury,
Allen of White River junction. Woodward OF
Brandon, Fassett of st. Adams, and Putnam OF
Montpelier were appointed a committee to revise
the rules and regulations OF the hospital.
Al the annual meeting OF the directors OF the
Washington County Agricultural Society, Joel
Foster Jr-, the treasurer, reported that, during
the year, $3.50 had been received, and 1927 paid
out present Indebtedness Of the society, Sl55.
resolution Of regret that the state Of the finances
prevented the payment of premiums at the last
fair was adopted No new officers were elected.
The meeting adjourned subject to the call OF the
president, amounting virtually to disseminating
the county fair for the next two years
OUR community was deeply saddened, Tuesday
morning, by receipt Of q telegram to Mr. j. X.
Langdon, announcing the death OF Mrs. L. 7.
Towner, which occurred the same morning at
South Boston The disease which induced her
husband to abandon his business here, in the hope
Of finding relief by a change of air, has steadily
progressed, until at last the gentle spirit has been
freed from It's tenement of pain and suffering
The remains will reach Montpelier Thursday
afternoon, to rest temporarily in our receiving
tomb.
r. ALLARp, EsQ.'s household has enjoyed n
"double-ender" in the way of festivities during
the past week On Monday morning their daugh-
ter, Emma, was married to Mr. Frank Martel Of
St. Johnsbury and on Wednesday, the It'll inst,
they celebrated the twenty-ffth anniversary Of
their wedding. A marriage ceremony at the
church in the morning, supper in the evening,
OF which nnety-four guests partook, valuable
presents and festivities of the most enjoyable
kind dispelled the impressions of a quarter OF
century.
AT this season of the year, when subscriptions
are generally taken to support the religious in
stitutions of our communities, often with no small
labor, 1t is well to note such facts as the follow
ing "A great proportion of the Congregational
churches Of the western states were aided by the
American Congregational Union to build their
house OF worship. Last year the churches whose
houses the union has thus helped to build, gave
to outside benevolence six times as much money
as all the churches OF the land gave to its
| treasury"
The circular conference of churches held n sue
cessful meeting in the Congregational church Of
| Williamstown, Tuesday. Besides the prayer
| meetings in the morning and afternoon there
were encouraging reports from the churches
Sermon by Rev. W. s. Blasdell of Randolph,
from Luke xiv 40, "Tarry ye in the city of Jeru-
salem until We be endowed with power from on
high "a discussion of the way to become more
sensible of the presence of the Holy Spirit, and
increase his power among us. Dinner was served
in the church, at the intermission.
AT the annual stockholders meeting of the
Montpelier National Bank, held the 18th inst, the
| following board of directors was chosen: James X
| Iangdon l.. 7. Jewett, George C.. Shepard, A.
Johonnott and Daniel Baldwin Mr. A. Charles
Reed having declined a reelection, Mr.. Bald
win with great propriety selected to fill the
yacancy-he having rendered long and faithful
service in that capacity. The following officer
were subsequently chosen: J. K. Langdon, presi-
dent; George C. Shepard, vice-president; Charles
A. Reed cashier; George G. Kellogg, teller
A TIMELY hint concerning the leap year priv
ilege OF ladies choosing their husbands is thus
planned in work entitled Love, Courtship and
Matrimone,' London, 1906 "Albeit it has move
become part Of the common lave in regarde t.
social relations of life that often every bis
sexte year dothe return, the ladyes have the
sole privilege during the time it continueth OF
making love unto the men, which they doe, either
by words or lookes as to them 1t seemeth proper
and, moreover, no man will be entitled to benef
of clergy who doeth in any way treate her pro
posal with slight or contumey"
ONE who has successfully tried it says pretty
and easily-grown window plant may be obtained
iu the following manner: Soak a round piece Of
coarse sponge in warm water until it is thoroughly
expanded. After squeezing II about half dry
place in the openings millet, red clover and bar
ley-grass seeds, rice and oats Hang the sponge il
a window where the sun shines a part OF the day
and sprinkle it lightly with water every morning
for a week. Soon tender leaves will shoot on
and, growing rapidly, will form dropping mas
OF living green. II regularly sprnkled it vii
later be spotted with the blossoms OF the clover
GENUINE modesty, coupled with Christian char
ty, casts its beam long way TO the surrounding
darkness A beautiful story has lately been told
in private, OF Ralph Waldo Emerson, that whei
he was travelling in Egypt with his daughter the!
met an Englishman who did all in his power t,
make it pleasant for them, and when the tim
came for their separation, said: " You may won
der, sir, at my having overstepped my usual re
serve so far as to become so intimate with you
but it is for the sake OF n countrvman OF yours
one bearing the same name-Emerson-Ralpl
Waldo Emerson. He has done me much good
and hope some time to cross the ocean to NEE
him." And Mr. Emerson never told him that
was he himself whom he sought
MR.. LucIUs CUMMINGS of Fast Montpelier ha
our thanks for the following, which are certain
curious facts /" | calculate the following are tn
correct years in which there are five Sundays /
February for four hundred years to come namely
loou, lJzO 1910, 1910, SUUf, ZUoS SOOu SUoo, ZlSs
2l56, 2lS4 1924, 1882, $3.50. By an inspection {
the above you will that it will be forty year
before it will occur again; then it will occur i
twenty-eight years, for sir successive periods
then it will run forty years; then it will occu
I again in twenty-eight years. for tioo successy
periods; then it will run again forty years; the
it will occur in twenty-eight years for too SUI
cessive periods This completes the circuit, whic
will be repeated in the same order"
, If people were more familiar with the work {
our foreign missionary organizations we shouldn
e so often hear the taunt, as the collector got
D around, 1.-THE heather are at the doorr' {
: I" Here is penny for the heather, and dolla
: to get it TO them" Since the American Boar
$ was organized, seventy years ago, 1t has receive
and expended sl7,0O0,000 on foreign mission
has organized $50 churches with 5000 commun
. cants has sent abroad $50 ordained missionari,
\ and $50 unmarried lady missionaries. The boar
il through its servants, has also reduced to writr
r twenty-six languages, and has issued in forty-s
e languages upwards OF 2, 800 different education
q and religious publications There are 1000
A pupils under instruction IN its schools, and i
missionary constituency is estimated at 200
600 Of heather. Twenty-six missionaries and a
a sistants were sent out during the current year.
g BETHANY SUNDAY SCHOOL, Wednesday eve
q ing, completed its organization for the cure
!; year by the election Of the following officers
: S. Wheatley, secretary and treasurer; NJ c. Ki