Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-13

From Burlington Patisburg and IS cents
The fine steamers, Vermont and Williams have
been chartered to take the visiting Green Noun
tain boys across the lake.
MABEL RAYMOND and her mother, Mrs. James
II. Place Of New York city, are stopping in town
visiting relatives. They have been spending
several weeks in the Green Mountain state, hay
ing been at one time the home OF Mrs Place.
Miss Raymond has gained enviabe reputation
az an elocutonist and character impersonator,
She is a member of the Literary Bureau, New
York, and brings testimonials from distinguished
individuals setting forth her qualifications ad-
mrably and warmly commencing her, also notices
from the leading press in all parts of the United
States, giving evidence of her talent culture and
ability to please. She gives an entertainment in
the village hail. Thursday evening October 18th.
SPRINGFIELD Republican: ENTER Governor
Roswell Farnham of Vermont Redfeld Proctor
retires with such a record that men see in him
the making of a United States senator. Good
things are predicted OF his successor. One of the
most intelligent observers in Vermont writes: i
told you Proctor would make good governor,
and he has ] now say Farnham will make a
good one Governor Farnham used to be lieuten-
ant-colonel of the Twelfth regiment, and have
known him for eighteen years You will find he
has got plenty of backbone though he don't wear
1t on the outside. There, governor is charac-
ter for you. Make it good He will, and the
Repu6hcdn may see in our unassuming governor
the making OF another senator at the end OF this
biennial term.
THE new express and telegraph office was occu-
pied for the first time yesterday A visit to it
las
decorative art have combined to render commo-
dions and elegant. The two departments, al
though in the same room, are sufficiently de
tached as not to permit either to interfere with
the other. Inc telegraph company has put In
Tour new and elegant sets OF nickel-plated instru-
men's, and the operators table is arranged for
the easy and rapid dispatch OF business In short,
we believe IT TO be the best express and telegraph
once In the STATE ana while under the control OF
the present managers, Messrs Drew and Irnelan,
VIII be a thing oil beauty which the poet says
IL Joy forever
NJ NJ. KNIGHT, proprietor of the Waterbury
dry goods establishment does not believe in hid
ing his light under bushel. This week he has
trimmed his lamp anew and places it on the hill
tops of publicity, 80 to speak. His double column
advertisement of new fall goods, comprising
full line OF dress goods, flannel suitings cloaks
and domans, mems, boys aud youths ready
made clothing, and large variety oil other iaorics
appears IN to-days paper. Mr.. Knight is skill
fui buyer both as regards prices, taste and judg-
ment, and when he says he " can show the most
complete assortment of dry goods to be found in
TINS section OF the state ana at prices that can
not fail to please the closest buyers" he means
| pulll fhAFA
is no discount on his statement.
A CORRESPONDENT writes 60 "reminiscences in
last weeks WATcHMAN reminds me of a story my
father often told in connection with training DAYS
A family man was promoted to the rank of cor
| poral and made haste to inform his wife of his
good luck noisy dispute then arose among
the children as to how many were included in the
new title. The boys said they were corporals Of
course, il father was but girls were not The
| girls said II they couldn't be corporas the boys
shouldn't, and appealed to the mother who cut it
short by exclaiming Shut IN. nobody ia corporal
| here but your father and L. Does musterspipper-
| bread, or any cake OF raisins which ALWAYS went
with it, taste to any OF us who are old enough to
| remember IL. a. IL used to. II we could have
apples with just the old flavor, we would be content
| without gingerbread but for us the freshness
| and novelty OF life is no more"
C. b. SWIFT of 81. Albans. n Wholesale and re-
tail dealer in furs has few words tn saw In bnv
| ers of fnr goods in onr ad vertising columns Mr.
Swift il an extensive manufacturer of fur goods
in this st ate. and we believe he has no superior
! in this section of Nav ENGLAND aither 4, the az,
tent nj his business or in the sve and onalitv NJ
| his goods His stock ia large and varied and
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