Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18

A CENTRAL Vermont express train, the other
day, ran from St. Adams to White River Jnnc-
ton, one hundred and twenty miles, in one hun
dred and ninety-eight minutes and made thirteen
stops on the route.
Ii you want rubber boots or good kip boots;
il you want fine calf boots or to see the finest
line Of ladies', misses and children's button boots
and shoes, go to J. c. Griggs shoe store, corner
Main and Stowe streets, Waterbury.
The lads and asses have taken their turns at
sleigh-riding during the past week, but oddly
enough on different days and in opposite direc-
tions-the lads going to Barre Saturday, and
the misses showing their independence by going
to Mortified Tuesday.
AT a regular meeting Of Brooks Post Grand
Army of the Republic, the following committee
on the observance of Decoration day was ap-
pointed Marshal, II. C. Lull; general committee,
Hiram Pierce, George Colby, C. II. Carter, w. w.
Noyes, and c. A. Sanders.
MIR. c. d. LAMB of Windsor, graduate OF the
Chandler Scientific Department Of Dartmouth
College in the class OF 1879, has received an APP
poiutment as assistant engineer United States
harbor and river improvements, and ordered to
report at st. Louis for duty,
The State Superintendent of Agriculture, Hon.
]. B. Mead of Randolph, will hold an agricultural
meeting at New Haven, February Goth, commence
ing at ten O'Clock a. NJ, and continuing through
the day and evening. Prominent speakers from
abroad will be present and address the meeting.
THE three-act drama entitled Enlisted for the
War, or The Home Guards" will be presented
by the Help and Hope Society, Friday and Satur-
day evenings, February 9th and 2Sth at the YES
try of the Universalist church in Barre, commence
ing at seven o'clock. Admission fifteen cents
children ten cents.
The national board of health has Its headquar-
tiers at Washington, d. c. Through inspectors and
correspondents it seeks information regarding the
health OF the country. The correspondents in
Vermont are DR.. G. b. Bullard Of St. Johnsbury
Dr. IL. d. Holton OF Bratteboro and DR.. Il. NJ
Ockford Of Burlington.
JOHNSON PosT, No %, Grand Army Of the Re-
public, held its regular meeting and an oyster
supper and festival mt Roxbury, February 14th
A large number from Mortified attended, and
about one hundred were present at the supper
recruits were mustered in.
The sociable at Bethany chapel Thursday even
ing was marked success, both financially and
socially. The singing by the children was ad
mirable, and the quilting party scheme well exc
cuted Perhaps it is in the season, but thes'
gatherings for social ends are voted TO be unusu
ally successful this winter.
The First National Bank OF St. Albans has set
tied Its election quarrel by Messrs E. A, sowles
Burton and Foster buying out the stock OF Messrs
Hoyt, Seymour, Bowman and Adams OF the op
posing board, amounting to about S25, 600, at one
twenty, and assuming control. Albert Sowle
will be retained as cashier
SAVE your old newspapers and old white pape
OF any kind. Within few weeks the price Ia
more than doubled and now the market is quic
at two cents per pound. 1t is another reminde
Of what is in store for those who are printing an
selling newspapers under cost, just for the fun Q
being editors and publishers.
COLONEL BurTERFIELD, census supervisor fC
Vermont, is unable to answer the thousands
letters he has received in regard to appointment
OF enumerators He has yet received no o
fetal announcement OF his appointment Unit
ut upcc anu itNtiNte ihbliueNiouS mum Nchrt
bureau, no appointments will be made.
We learn from the Burlington Free Press thu
in the coming spring the American Union Tel
graph Company will build line from Burlngto
to North Conway, in the White Mountains, fro
which place they have wire running to Bosto
The wire will run to Montpelier via Richmor
and Waterbury, and the poles are now beir
distributed.
A WASHINGTON letter states that Miss Lilli
daughter of Senator Matt Carpenter, and gran
daughter of Governor Dillingham; keeps in h,
parlor spinning wheel that belonged to h
great-gmndmother. She is distinguished in Was
ington as a vocalist, and when she sings h
iavorite song, Marguerite, she spins flax az
accompaniment
lr Is said that Colonel Butterfield OF Saxto
River has decided to appoint one resident enum,
ator to each town. This will be an improvelne
over the last census, when 1t Is asserted, tow
with twelve hundred inhabitants were given on
seven hundred and fifty, and the whole numb
OF lawyers in the state was given as seyenty-fv
though Chittenden county alone had nearly Il
number.
The election OF officers OF Capital Guard, h,
last Wednesday evening to fill vacancies caus
by the resignation OF Captain R. j. Coffey a
Lieutenant b, +, Spaulding, resulted in the una
nous election OF the following gentlemen q
tain, L. Ely-Goddard; first lieutenant, J. b Nor
second lieutenant H. NJ. Kemp. Colonel T..
Peck presided and complimented the compa
upon their choice Of officers.
In our columns this week will be found adv
tised for sale one OF the most elegant and desi