Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-04-21
Wafrhman &c Journal
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 81, 1880.
Current Mention.


son Of Fred Emmons, four years old died on
Sunday night last OF malignant diphtheria.
,losErH FITZGERALD Of Middlesex has six ewes
that have thirteen living lambs. Who beats?
MIR. CORNELIUS SMITH has been appointed post
master at Lower Cabot in place Of Mrs. McDanies.
REV. L. Warren will preach at Maple Corner in
Calais, next Sunday, ut half-past ten o'clock A.
NJ. and one r. NJ.
C. o. BARNES has been awarded the contract
for the construction and repairs on village hall,
and he will at once proceed with the work
GOVERNOR PRocToR has appointed Cyrus Brown
OF Worcester justice of the peace to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death OF J. NJ Conner.
wEare glad to see Messrs. s. S. and r. p. Towner
on our streets again, though the latter comes to
avoid the spring sea breeze on account of his
health.
THE Democratic state convention, for the cleo
ton OF ten delegates to the national convention Mt
Cincinnati meets at Trinity church vestry in this
village tomorrow.
THE examination Of teachers in Fast Montpelier
will be in the Union vestry, North Montpelier, on
Saturday, April oath, commencing at hali-past
eight O'Clock A. NJ All are invited
J. WARREN BAILEY, who has been i'll for few
days from Inflammation of the bowels, is this
morning in very critical condition, his disease
having assumed highly dangerous form.
GEORGE A. PUTNAM reports trade at Marshfeld
first-class He paid last week for spring butter
eighteen to twenty cents; for maple sugar, seven
to eight cents; for eggs, ten cents per dozen.
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urday were off three to five cents from the previ-
Gus week, varying from eighteen to twenty-three
cents fair to good, an twenty-five cents for
choice.
II you want good fruit trees, and wish to be
sure of getting just what you bargain for call
on f. L, Andrews, Of the Fair Mount Nursery,
Berlin, or write him for a catalogue See ad-
vertisement.
A MARsnFlELD man gave his neighbor per-
mission to tap twenty maple trees in his pasture
After the trees were tapped the generous-hearted
man gathered the sap and converted it to his own
use. Comment is unnecessary.
The veterans of the first Vermont cavalry will
regret to learn that DIR. p. ON. Edison Of Boston
il in quite poor health. General Wells of Bur-
lngton his old comrade left two or three days
ago to accompany him to the south.
PROFESSOR DOLE has received and filled orders
for about one hundred bushels Of White Russian
spring wheat within week, OF which fifty BUSH
els went to that veteran scotsman, James J. H.
Gregory, Marbehead, Massachusetts.
THE annual Vermont reunion and maple sugar
party is held at Washington, d. C., to-day
Thanks for an invitation, but we are compelled to
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sugar on the hills at the old homestead.
COLONEL C. B. WILSON left town on Tuesday
the 14th inst, for Colorado Springs, where an
engagement awaits his acceptance. If his pros
per,y is in proportion to the good wishes OF his
many sincere friends, the genial colonel will be
abundantly blest.
Two PALS of choice sugar for the Home for
Destitute Children have already been received
one from lady in Marshfield and one from a
gentleman in Montpelier. Let other individuals
towns respond at once, that it may all be for
warded together.
THE annual convocation of King Solomon
Royal Arch Chapter, No. I, for the election Of
officers for the ensuing year. will be held at the
sonic hail. tomorrow Thursday evening at half
past seven o'clock A full attendance is earnestly
requested Regular council meeting at seven
o'clock.
MAN in Stockbridge writes us that he win
tertd twenty-eight hens, and in the three winter
months received seventy-five dozen Of eggs Was
that much of return? Including March, and
losing one hen, he sold one hundred dozen in the
four months, set four dozen and used quite a
quantity in his family, How does that compare
with other folks?
AT the Democratic caucus, Saturday evening
Hiram Atkins F. H. Bascom, William Sullivan
Lewis Wood, Peter Dewey and d. ?. Clark were
elected delegates to the state convention for the
choosing OF delegates to the national convention
at Cincinnati. S C. Shurtleif, Horace Mills j. O.
Livingston, +. T. Kimball, Sumner Kimball and
ii. W. Heaton were chosen alternates.
IT is currently reported that the employees III
Warren's tannery at Waterbury struck Monday
morning for an advance Of twenty per cent in
wages, the present average rate being about five
dollars per week We understand that the EN-
ployes had talked of strike Saturday night, bu,
that, with one or two exceptions, they went tc
work as usual Monday morning.
To SHOW how nearly oleomargarine resembles
butter, state the fact that last Saturday Mr.. f.
NJ Slayton showed a tub of it to an old and ex.
peiienced butter-buyer from Richmond, not tell
ing him what it was, and asked him what it would
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