Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-22


obliged, on account Of the wind and cold weather
Of last Thursday, to change their lawn party to
strawberry and ice cream party and hold It in the
chapel Of the church It was, welearn, thorough |
success, financially and socially. The contem-
plated lawn party will be held at some future
time, which will be announced in our columns.
DoN'r fail to note the review Of Coughs new
book In another column. An attentive reading
Of Its thrilling pages, especially by the young,
will do more to save the community from the in
describabe curse Of intemperance than all the
public lecturers in the land. To buy, read and
circulate this volume is the best possible temper
ance work, next to total abstinence for ones self
J. J. PRATT, manager of Capital Hall. whom the
Argus honors with many managerial aliases, per-
tinently says: Jerome Hopkins gave first-class
concert at the Methodist Episcopal church, Tues
day evening, June 1ith; Atkins did the print
ing and Blair the billing, but still 1t was only
ten dollar house. Try itagain, Hi How long
are the baiffs going to allow this thing to
continueY"
AARON BANCROFT, general agent for the white
bronze monuments made by the Monumental
Bronze Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut,
offers reward of 81, 600 for certain information
affecting the quality Of those monuments. The
offer is made in good faith, and the parties to
whom 1t is addressed should produce the proof
called for and take the reward, according to the
announcement in our advertising columns
THE annual drill OF Co. II, National Guard Of
Vermont, Capital Guard occurred on Thursday,
and we are glad to speak in unqualified praise OF
its appearance, The ranks were nearly full, the
arms and Announcements clean and bright, and
the boys marched with precision. So far as can
be Judged from this the officers have shown
themselves well qualified for their places. The
men certainly conduct themselves like soldiers.
ALONG the sidewalks and in the cutters Of
many of our streets are rank weeds growing
which should be dug up, and the streets and
walks put in presentabe condition. The season
Of summer travel is near at hand. The good APP
pearance of our town requires a thorough-going
"tidying up" in many localities. The special
point to which attention is directed is the subject
of criticism by the citizens, and should receive
| attention.
OF Coughs new book, "Gleanings from My
| Life Work." Rev. Mr.. Wright of the Church OF
| the Messiah says: ~ have no doubt that this
work is of thrilling interest and calculated to
ert a powerful influence for good; and ! should
be glad to know that it was extensively circulated
and read in this community" Rev. d. L. Miller
of the Methodist church says: "ln my judgment
it is book calculated to do great good in the
community"
Do the laws Of this state permit man to marry
his widows sister is question which has agi-
tated the legal fraternity Of this village during the
past few DAYS. Young barristers and ray-haired
counselors have wrestled with the question and
it has hoored many OF them. In fact, the ques-
ton gets a sort OF grapevine lock" on those
who tackle it, and invariably they have to go to
grass, consigning the wretched interlocutor to a
warmer place.
THE SALON OF MADAME NEcKER, Vol. III.
Translated from the French by Mary Stuart
Smith. No. Ga Standard SERIES Quarto form,
Price, fifteen cents. New York: l. X. Funk e. Co.,
publishers. Madame Necker. as is well known,
was the mother of Madame de Stael. In this
volume we have most interesting "reminiscences of
the early life OF the daughter, and much about the
social life in France which preceded the bloody
reign of terror. 1t is an exceedingly interesting
book.
THE trustees of the Park gallery of art, con-
nected with the University of Vermont announce
that their third exhibition OF pi lures will open
Tuesday, June 2Sth, and will continue about
three weeks. 1t will consist Of about hundred
pictures, mostly in oils, with few choice water
colors and will be under the charge OF MT Mars
ton Ream OF New York city. The greater part Of
the coiiectioh Will consist Oh pictures WHICH are
withn the means Oh 'he ordinary purchaser AT
rangements Will DC maze ior cheap railway iares
JOB of sidewalk reconstruction on lower State
street was undertaken last fall, and through DC
tober and November pedestrians clambered ovei
piles of brick, sand and debris till winter over
took the workmen, leaving incomplete jot
which should have been promptly finished in
October. The work has remained untouched NJ
to the present time, leaving an unsighty blotch
on one of the principal streets OF the town. The
residents of State street justly feel indignant al
the cuipaole neglect Oh the author'es 10 complete
INC "orh anu c'eah up 'he ruoo'Su'
Mr.. S. S. TowNER enters upon his new bust
ness of farming, upon the Deacon Ward place
with even more relish and enthusiasm than at
tended his old business, In which he was 10 sue
cessful. He is enarging and undermining hi
barn, in which heis building iirst-class so, ant
introducing general improvements on the prem
ises which evince determination to show wha
better would 1t be II many another man, who IL
languishing In an overdone business, would e
and do likewise. There is always room on thu
farm
DR. T. H. HosKINs of Newport will, on receip
OF 50, send thirty-two quart crate oil strawber
ries to Montpelier Tor any station on the Pas
sumpsic and Wells River railroads), and on re
turn OF the crate and baskets Will send back y
to the purchasers address by mail. He will pdl
the express charges both odys on all such orders
thus delivering the berries at the purchaser
quart They will be first-class berries, and will
reach Montpelier on the noon train up, in les
than twenty-four hours from the time OF picking
as all his berries for shipment are picked in tn
afternoon and sent of on the next morning train
THE PERSIAN QUEEN, by Rev. Edward p
Thwing. No. 60, Standard SERIES Octave form
Price, ten cents. New York: l. X. Funk & Co.
publishers. Professor Thwing is natural rhet
ofieiah ana mas hao long experience as 'eacher
, wen az preacher he mas coiiec'eu lew Vi SON
u MS most VNiu sketches OIL historical anu DC
graphicai CHARACTER win oriei monographs whie
mirror SOCIAL anu CIVIC mo- AL oi winch gov VIII
. MS wohted ierVor Oh styie' wnhe 'hey impar'
healthiui moral sumu'us 10 character. is
admirable work LOT circulation In schooi OF paris
among young ana ola, conveying tfuth IN alurih
!, forms ana with graphic power that VIII taste