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


Dictator, George L. Story vice-dictator, W. A
Briggs assistant dictator, II. X. Field; reporter
II. NJ Pierce; financial reporter, II. NJ Pierce
treasurer, G. W. Parmenter chaplain, Howard
Putnam guide, George Blair; guardian, o. Daley
sentinel, J. c. Selma.
AYERS ALMANAC for 1890 in eight differen
anguages-English, German, French, Spanish
Holland Dutch Norwegian, Portuguese and Swed
ish-has been received. 1t Is a kind OF compare
tive grammar OF the languages. II the enterpris
ing proprietor would only add an Italian edition
it would hit the case Of our better part who has
little curiosity to see how the English German
French and Spanish calendar and receipts woul,
read in Italian.
AT the three days session of the state spiritual
ist convention at Waterbury, last week, Colone
+. c. Bailey Of the Boston Globe said he had beer
Spritualist for twenty years, but he was n,
Universalist " II there was not a hell, he be
lieved there ought to be one for the bad charac
tiers; he did not want to deal with them, an,
they would not want to live with the good >
There was n fair attendance and the meeting
was addressed by Mr.. Wilson OF Chicago ant
other lesser lights.
Hon. f. d. MASON of Richmond has been pre-
sented by Mr.. Thurber OF New York with Still
ton cheese, manufactured at Stilton, England
which took the first prize Of foreign cheese n
the international dairy fair at New York Tn,
cheese is quite curiosity. It is shaped much
like the crown of fall hat is two years old ant
weighs about twelve pounds The outside coat
ing is hard and porous and about as smooth as
toad's back. The cheese Is very rich and some
| rbat u,nn do tnasI Ia 4. s..sn H.
LARGE number OF relatives and friends gath
cred Mt the Congregational church at Royalton
Sunday, December 2lst, 80 bid farewell to al
that remained OF the wife OF Mr. j. P. Smith
The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. S w
Dixie, from the words, "He giveth his beloved
sleep" words that often occurred to Mrs. Smith
during her long and severe illness, when sh,
would get rest from the pain with which she wa,
afflicted She leaves many friends who will
bear in remembrance her earnest piety and lovely
character.
AT the annual assembly Of Montpelier Council
No. 4, Royal and Select Masons, held at Masonic
hall, on Thursday evening, January LIST, the fol
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year
Truman Phinney, thrice illustrous master
Fred L. Smith. deputy master; John W. Clark
principal conductor OF the work James C. Hough
ton, Jr., treasurer; Thomas H. Cave, recorder
George W. Wing captain of the guards; Justu,
w. F. Washburn, conductor OF the council; W
A. Briggs, Marshal; John C. Emery, chaplain
Thomas L. Wood, steward; Isaac NJ Wright
sentinel
OUR Wisconsin letter, this week contains in
telligence OF the sudden death, in Chicago, OF
Rev. Guy c. Sampson, formerly OF Vermont and
for short time resident of Montpelier Mr.
Sampson was Congregational clergyman, but
perhaps little too independent and restless to
wear the pastoral harness successfully He was
a cultivated, genial gentleman, and made q
speciality of lecturing upon anti-slavery and tenn
perance. But few months ago he commune
Gated to the Vermont papers some interesting facts
concerning political events which transpired here
thirty or forty years ago.
AT the annual meeting OF Mad River Valley
Agricultural Society at Waitsfield, January 1st,
the following officers were elected for the year
ensuing: President, Captain o. C. Wilder vice
president, Otis Wallis secretary, A. D. Bragg
treasurer, NJ. A.. Bushnell; auditor, W. A. Jones.
Observation-Disclosures, J. G. Lewis, A. Joslyn and
| c. L. Jones; Moretown ID. +. Freeman, A. NJ
Pierce and r. Sawyer; Duxbnry Samuel Som
merville w. L. Ward and Milo Griffith; Fayston,
G. c. Boyce, N. Boyce and NJ s. Strong; War
rem, N N. Robinson, S. d. Allen and L. f. Hanks
Middlesex, J. IL Holden, William Hudson and n
X. Herrick; Mortified, L. W. Avery, W. H. Nor
ris and Henry Jones; Waterbury, G. +. Moody.
f. A. Newcomb and Oscar May.
AT the annual meeting of the National Life In.
surance Company, holden at their Office in Mont
peer on the 9Th instant, the old board of drec.
tors was reelected, as follows: Paul Dillingham;,
Timothy p. Redfeld, Charles Dewey W. II. II.
Bingham, George w. Reed Dudley c. Denison
Frederick Billings, Edward Dewey, James C.
Houghton, Jr, Fred + Smith, Perley 2. Pitkin,
James T. Phelps and Charles T. Sabin Suisse
quently the following officers were unanimously
reelected: President, Charles Dewey; vice-presi-
dent Edward Dewey; secretary, George W. Reed
actuary, John b. Thurston; medical examiner,
Sumner Putnam, NJ. d. The annual report is
understood to have been highly satisfactory, an
abstract OF which we will publish at an early day
LIEUTENANT G. C. HAWKINS who was chief
clerk to General L. A. Grant at the time the miss
| ing report alluded to in late issue was made
writes to the editor Of the Woodstock Standard
that two other copies OF the document are in ex-
istence, one in the office Of the adjutant general
of Vermont and the other probably at the war
department at Washington. The editor OF the
New Jersey paper deserves credit for making pub
lie its existence, as II 1t was the only copy ex-
tant it would be of inestimable value to our state
| and the old soldiers. The fact that the twenty
sixth New. Jersey was at one time brigaded with
the old Vermont brigade, and that the Jersey
brigade fought side by side with our own on many
bloody field, accounts for the feeling Of COM
radeship which has always existed between the
soldiers of the two states.
DURING the year OF 1879 only three fires oc-
Cured in town. The first April sd, barn be-
longing to the Carlos Bancroft estate on North
street; loss about $3.50; insured for $780, June
Goth, George Jacobs barn on Main street loss
$500; insured for $3.50. June Dist, house up
the branch belonging to Medad Wright; loss
$3.50; no insurance Making total loss for the
year OF about $500, with an insurance OF 5000
On April sth, a tenement house of T. W. Wood
on Berlin side was damaged few hundred dol
lars worth; insured In 1878 there was four
| fires; aggregate loss about "a OO0 with an insu-
rance of about $1,000. In 1877 no fire occurred
In 1876 four fires with an aggregate loss OF 81 600
and insurance OF $4,000. A total OF eleven fires
during the past four years with loss Of about
400, and insurance Of 50, 800
THE Liliputan opera company has been per-
forming in many of the larger towns of the state
and always to crowded houses. The company
consists OF Miss Jennie Quigley, height thirty
inches Miss Sarah Bolton, thirty-three inches
Miss Emma Bernhart, thirty-six inches; Miss
Harriet Rose, thirty-eight inches; Miss Eva Mills
thirty-eight inches Admiral Dot twenty-egh
inches; Colonel Speck, thirty inches; General
Totman, twenty-nine inches; Prince Louis, thirty.
six inches; Major Davis, thrty-four inches; Col
one Steere, thirty-four inches; Colonel Orr, eight
feet, The combined weight OF the eleven little
people Ia but four hundred and thirty-egh
pounds, while Colonel Orr, the giant, tips the
scales at five hundred and sixty pounds. 1t is to
be regretted that we have no better public hall to
offer this really first class troupe when they play
here, on Monday and Tuesday Of next week
THE friends and neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel r. Culver, who live near Wrightsville to
the number OF seventy met at their residence
on the evening OF December 3ist, Ut being the
fifteenth anniversary Of their weddlng) and took
them completely by surprise Daniel invited
them to walk right in and take possession. They
spent couple OF hours In social chat; then the
family were seated near the table and some very
pretty and useful articles OF silver were presented
| to them In behalf OF the friends, by Mr. +. c.
Wright and responded to by Mr. Culyer with