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

desire employment See advertisement
THE spring term OF the state normal school at
johnson opens February 18th. See advertisement
THE Central Vermont railroad has voluntarily
raised the wages Of the passenger and freight
brakemen.
wiSrER-MApE butter sold at st. Adams on
Tuesday at from eighteen to twenty-five cents
per pound.
The grand lodge Of Good Templars will hold
their next annual session at West Randolph on
Wednesday and Thursday Of next week
CLARA CHAMrEAU, convicted Of keeping house
of i'll fame at Burlington, has been sentenced to
three years at hard labor in the state prison
TEE students Of Goddard Seminary, Barre,
played the drama Lady OF Lyons" ut the YES
Try of the Universalist church, Saturday evening
No MORE delighted audiences than those which
listened to the Liliputian opera company, Monday
and tuesday evenings, have ever filled the vii
lage hall.
TIMOTHY DAVIS Of East Montpelier, on January
9Th, dressed three hogs twenty months old, weigh
ing 4O6 pounds, 5Si pounds, 707 pounds re-
spectively.
FRANK LESLIE, the publisher, whose real name
was Henry Carter, died in New York, January
10th, from fibrous tumor of the throat. lie was
born in 1921
THE annual meeting OF Bethany society stands
adjourned till Monday evening next, the 18th, at
seven o'clock, sharp. A full attendance is ear
nestly desired
THERE will be an oyster supper and dance in
Goodes hall, East Calais Tuesday evening,
January Goth, under the direction of Moscow
lodge Of Good Templars.
WHILE Mr. and Mrs W. +. Waterman were at
tending family reunion at Orange last Satur-
day, their house was entered and several articles
Of tin ware left upon the table.
MAJOR GEORGE T. CHiLDs OF St. Adams has
accepted the invitation OF Brooks Post No. 10,
Grand Army OF the Republic, to deliver the ora
ton at Montpelier on Memorial Day next
IT comes out that Iowa butter is laid down in
Boston at n cost Of sixty cents per one hundred
pounds while Vermont butter going on the same
train pays from eighty to one hundred cents
W. II. HuTcHINs, formerly foreman OF the
trimming department in the Montpelier Manu-
featuring Company has obtained a similar posi-
ton in the St. Nicholas Toy Company OF Chicago.
Oth cOlulnHs are tuD nluVl NToNutu tHls Ntth
to print the communication received in regard to
that big days work at East Roxbury. We think
both parties have shown that two big days works
were done
FOURTEEN Montpelier ladies extended the cour-
tesies Of leap year to their gentlemen friends on
Friday, the 9th instant. A sleigh ride and supper
at the Pavilion were the salient points" of
merry making.
ANOTHER Of those mushroom newspapers which
are springng up all over the state, has come to
grief. This time it is the Vermont National, pub
lished at Burlington as the official organ of the
Greenback party of this state
THE Bethany church socable at the chapel
postponed to Friday evening Of this week, prom
Uses to be one OF unusual interest and merrment
Ice cream at prices to suit all. cordial invita-
ton is extended to both old and young
T. o. BAILEY, ESQ.,, and wife, left town on Tues
day to visit relatives in Chicago and Milwaukee.
Mr.. Sibley is in command at the Pavilion-a
guarantee that its guests will suffer no abatement
of the Inequalities Of this famous hotel
GOVERNOR PROCTOR, Ex-Governor Smith, x.
A. Willard, DR.. F. +. Engehardt and other prom
inent men are to be present at the three days
meeting of the Vermont Dairymen's Association,
which begins in Brandon on Wednesday OF next
week.
Mrs LEWIS RODNEY was knocked down and
more or less severely hurt the other evening, at
the intersection OF Elm and Court street, by the
careless driving of certain teamster He would
probably have been more careful il he had been
more sober.
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propriety, II this winter is sample OF what we
are to expect during the rest OF the century, the
sooner the Office of the January thaw is abolished
as sinecure the better. What is the good of a
thaw when there is nothing to be thawed?
THE receivership of the Howe Scale Company
ended last week, and the trustees for the bond
hoders-Messrs. Rowell and Keogg-passed back
into the hands of the company full control OF
their works and property, the matters producing
the embarrassment having been satisfactorily
arranged.
Mrs DR. PUTNAM caught q sad fall the other
day on the slippery floor of the piazza to the FL
lis block, brusing and cutting her face severely.
| The walk in front of that block has been danger
GUS for some time, by reason of defective cave
spouts, and somebody will have damage to pay
unless better care is taken.
IT now appears that there is no such thing as
| the Hyde estate in the Bank Of England and
further, that there is estate unclaimed in that
bank that amounts to $500. And yet there are
plenty of fools in this country who looking NJ
their pedigree with the expectation of inheriting
| an English estate with " millions in 1t"
THE Sabbath-schools connected with the Uni
versast society of East Montpelier will hold thei
annual festival at union vestry hall, North Mont
pelier, Wednesday evening, January Dist TIT
evenings entertainment will consist of masquer
ade, oyster supper and dance. Admission fifty
cents each children, fifteen cents small children
free. cordial invitation is extended to all.
They have an appropriate and beautiful Gus
tom in New York city which ought to spreat
to smaller cities and country villages, for tn,
poor we always have with u.s." Over S25, 00
was given to the hospitals in New York on " Hos
pita Sunday" the last OF the year, in the variou
churches, and in boxes placed for that purpos
In places OF public resort throughout the city.
AT the annual meeting OF the stockholders o
the First National Bank of Montpelier, yesterday
the following were chosen directors John
Page, Charles Dewey, j. W. Ellis, p. p. Pitki
the directors. Hon. John A. Page was chose
president Hon. Charles Dewey vice-presdent J
G. Honghton Jr cashier and Fred L. Eaton teller
THE papers report a work-house pauper in Eng
land who is type OF great multitude whom N
man can number. The true bent of his geniu
! wasn't discovered until 1t was too late to serv
I the best purpose After having squandered tw
liberal fortunes In fast living, he now supple
himself with luxures in the poor-house by "wr
Ing poems for country newspapers, and sermon
for neighboring clergymenT'
SOME peculiarities OF 1880: There will be fou
eclipses OF the sun and two OF the moon durin
the year. One Of the eclipses OF the sun and bot
of those of the moon will be total There wi
also be an occultaton OF Mars to commend 1t To sta
gazers 1t is leap year, and there will be fy
Sundays in February. Fourth OF July will com
on Sunday, Lent will begin February 18th, an
Easter Sunday falls on March 2Sth.
The third annual meeting OF the Vermont NJ
nismatic society was held at the American Hous
in Burlington on Tuesday, January 9th, when ii
following officers were elected for the ensuin
! year; President, NJ d. Gilman OF Montpelier
yice-president, j. H. Haynes of St. Adams; seer
e tary, II. p. Allen of Burlington treasurer an
e curator, c. Il, Palmer, The society is in yer
t prosperng condition. and is well received by a
> interested in nunsmatics.
b The Vermont Dairymen's Association will hol
+ Its eleventh winter meeting in Brandon, on We,