Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-05-26
Travellers Guide.
Current Mention.


hail. Monday.
THE Capital Guards were drilled last week by
Captain Il. Ely-Goddard.
Mr. CHARLES DOLE Of Mortified has the cele-
brated Sanford corn for sale.
A. c. BROWN has erected n telephone, running
II from his house TO his office
REV GEORGE Il, FORBES will preach in the
Union chapel Mt East Calais, May 30.
REV MIR. HAzEN of Mortified exchanged pull
pits with Rev. Mr.. Ilincks last Sabbath.
FULLERTON has received some very handsome
styles in ladies slippers and ties Call and see
them.
REV. FRANKLIN BUTLER, editor OF the Windsor
Journal, died Sunday morning, aged siXty-fve
years.
SIXTEEN Of the young people Of Montpelier are
to be confirmed Mt Christ church next Monday
evening
THE Vermont Eclectic Medical Society meets at
the state house, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week
REV. ]. EDWARD WRIGHT is to hold a religious
service at the church in East Montpelier next Sun
day at two, p. NJ.
ATTENTION Is called to the change of time on
the Montpelier and Wells River and the Central
Vermont railroads.
GEORGE WHITE was arrested for intoxication,
Saturday, and disclosed on Leander Kirby OF
Waterbury. lie was fined So and costs.
LAST Saturday, +. H. Barnes arrived home from
Willimantic Connecticut, where he has been
finishing off the inside of a court house.
Mr. d. W. DUDLEY, now having ample accommo-
dations, is prepared to feed and take of tram
silent horses at his stable through the arch.
REV. C. s. SMITH Of Montpelier supplied the
pulpit last Sunday at Woodbury. Center in the
forenoon and at South Woodbury. in the afternoon.
DR. REID whose qualifications would seem to
be of high order, offers his services to the peo-
pie of Montpelier and vicinity. See his adver-
tisement.
THE managers of the Central Vermont railroad,
t is said, have decided not to put on the special
train from the White Mountains to Saratoga
this season.
THE Home gratefully acknowledges the re.
ceipt of pail of sugar from Mr. L. }. Roberts, and
parcel of the same from Mrs. L. Graves, both OF
Waterbury.
THE hearing on the application for pardon by
George L. Miles, the Barre bank robber, before
Governor Proctor and Judge veazey has been post
poned to the latter part of June.
WE are glad to note a promising addition to
the Montpelier bar in the person of H. +. Barrett
Esq, son of Hon. James Barrett of the supreme
bench Ills office is with S. C. Shurtleff, ESD
ALL that part of the Troy (Methodist) confer.
ence lying in Vermont has been set off to the
Vermont conference, except Poultney, at which
place the Troy conference academy is situated.
AT Slayton's butter market on Saturday one
hundred and fifty-one packages were bought
prices ruling fifteen to sixteen cents, and no
iety to buy even at these extremely low figures
TICKETS will he sold by Central Vermont rail.
roal to Chicago and return for $500 via Grand
Trunk and Michigan Central railroads, good to 60
from May 9th to June 18th; good to return until
June Goth, 1880, inclusive
DIR. PARDo's company played fanchon the
Cricket Mt Cabot Saturday evening. Owing TO the
rainstorm, the audience was small, but those who
went speak of it in terms OF commentator. They
play Fanchon at North Montpelier next Saturday
evening
The wAroHMAN fishing troupe, which includes
iOithNh NhNc anu htlHHucl4i WIN VI W. DOllODi
made trip to Roxbury the last Of the weel, and
returned with some twenty-three pounds of tooth.
some trout. OF the truth of the latter statement
wecan furnish internal evidence
AT the last Thursday evening meeting of Cap
tal Guard, Frank |. pitkin was appointed first ser
geant. The other non-comnissioned officers were
all raised in their relative rank, and priyates I. j
keegan and Samuel Luke were appointed respec-
lively, third and fourth corporals.
THE freight traffic of the Central Vermont rail
road is immense and is taxing its capacity to it.
utmost limit On Sunday six wild trains passed
over the road, and throughout the week extra,
and wild trains crowded the track to relieve the
pressure OF the demands for transportation.
CHESTER DoTEs, an employee of the Central Yer
mont railroad company, while unloading freigh
at Montpelier Junction Tuesday afternoon, fel
between the truck board and car, striking ON hi,
stomach and causing severe internal injuries, but
no fatal results are anticipated as he is doing well
ElGHTy-THREE juvenile tempars from Water
bury paid the capital a visit on Saturday They
visited the state house and other points of interest
With their simple regalia and banners appropri
atey inscribed, they made very pleasant impress
sion, and Montpelier will be pleased to have then
call again.
JAMES BRYANT, who was arrested for drunken
ness last week Tuesday, was taken, Wednesday
afternoon, before Justice Field. lie was so mucl
relieved of the pain Of the day before that hi
managed to remember buying liquor OF W. l.
Washburn. Bryant was sentenced to pay fine anC
costs amounting to $500.
THE new life infused into the management o
our gas works is manifesting itself in various di
rections. The Improvement in quality and reduc
ton in cost has led to its more general use abou
town, while new pipes are being laid up Loom
street to the corner of Franklin, andfrom Loomi
street to the residence of j. V. Babcock.
THOSE of our people who attended the Remeny
concert recently given in this vlllarge will sympa
thze with the enthusiasm OF the Oberlin student
which prompted them, on the occasion of his sec
ond appearance in that place last week, to NEE
the great violinis at the station detach the horses
from the carriage, and themselves draw him t
his hotel.
GENERAL JAMES S. PECK returned from his win
ter quarters In the Adirondack regions on Friday
The general emerges from his long period OF hi
bernaton looking exceedingly well and rugged
Ills many friends gave him cordial welcom
he is now able 10 cast will not be made less by hi
return to the climate of Vermont.
TnE Burlington Free Press stated last week tina
the Montpelier and Wells River railroad had fale
into the hands Of Bradley Barlow and his comb
nation OF railroads In making the correction q
this error ii stated that in consideration of 100
annually, the Montpelier aud Wells River raroa
had agreed 10 refuse to allow the Central to sol
through tickets its road. This latter state
ment Is also doubtful, at least, rs the officers o
the road say they know nothing Of it.
CHARLES y, IIAyDEs's stock OF plants for tn
season of 1880 will be ready for delivery Satur
day, May 18th, consisting Of the best varieties O
tomato, pepper, cabbage, cauliilower, verbena an
celery plants The verbenas are seedlings, an
will be sold low, twenty five TO forty cents dozen
lie has removed 10 new place, opposite the stat
house Denison Taft, at the town liquor agency
IL agent for the sale Of his plants. For any fun
ther Information apply to him or his agent,
VIZ cheerfully correct any errors Of statemen
made In our columns and hence give place 10 th
following from Miss Is l. Boutello Of Brookiield
who WAS mixed up in the fuam affair mentone
last week " In the first place. Mr.. fulam wa
not In my room at all, nor was he even In th
boarding house. lie first saw Miss Davis at dir
ner at the hotel that noon. Second MIR. BOntell
did no clustering around whatever. lie col
sidered that no punishment would be too sever
for either Mr.. Fullam or Miss Davis. Third, Mis-
Davis did not scream at all, except when the cal
riBge tipped over, nor did she attempt 10 take III
reins from her companion"
CENTRAL RAILROAD OFFICERS The annui
meeting OF the stockholders Of the Central Ve
mont railroad was held ut 81. Adams last wee
nol. md In "a tbnia M tha O..