Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-29
V7afrhman d Journal
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1881.
Current Mention.


HATS at closing out prices at Miss $. r. Aliens,
Riato Block
THE grand list OF the town OF Dandy is SO 53s. 10
as against S4,05l 80 in 1880, an increase OF
si,47663.
AN exchange remarks. "The St. Adams Mes
senger still muzzles itself to blanket the st. Al
bans listers
The First National Bank has declared semi
annual dividend Of five per cent, payable on or
after July LIST.
CALL at slayton's and examine those book
shelves. They very tasty and all sold at re-
markably low prices.
JOSEPH SILLowAY dug in his garden, June 2ist,
potatoes which were very large, one of them meas
uring " by 81 inches.
f. ID. UPHAM, formerly OF the West Randolph
Herald, Is now book-keeper for Lounsbury, Hid
den & Campbell Of Cincinnati,
WE understand that Mr. Bracket, with sub
stantally his old corps of teachers, has been in
vited to return after the vacation.
n. DAVIS OF North Montpelier has some desira-
BILE farm tools to sell at very low prices Read
his advertisement in another column.
JAMES HicKIR Marshield, will be in readiness
to take pictures at his photograph gallery on the
Fourth and after that date. Give him call.
Do not forget that Morrison at the Blue store in
Barre is still letting out the goods cheap, and the
cash is what gets them. lie will give you your
moneys worth aud the correct change back
LOOK for nice lot of open and top buggies for
sale this week Inquire Of Theron Bailey at the
Pavilion or of II Faes at the Bishop hotel,
Montpelier.
THE glorious Fourth will be celebrated In Marsh
field and the Montpelier & Wells River railroad
will carry for fare one way as per bills and ad-
vertsement.
ANOTHER comet is visible at Chicago, which
does not at all resemble the one seen here. The
tail isong, strongly defined and perfectly straight,
pointing in the direction of the zenith
WE were glad yesterday to see Mr.. II. D. Hop
kns lone Of our veteran business men of years
past, but who is now out Of the harness. on the
street after confinement to the house for some
months.
AN excursion train carrying between four hum
dred and five hundred people passed over the
Montpelier Il Wells River and the Central Yer
mont railways last Saturday for Queen City park,
Burlington
REMEMBER that the ladies of st. Augustine
church hold their strawberry festival on Thursday
Of this week and that they will have table set
from five to seven o'clock for those wishing an
early supper.
THERE change Of time on the Central YER
mont Monday. The mail passenger train
leaves Mt 9.05 A M-forty-tve minutes earlier,
and the accommodation train at 9.05 A. M.-five
n;r,tos Ia,er
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purchase his.'olaas h'oh'he Will "o we'll W o''ii
anu se' pi'oe' oeioio puSins'
hAIf-pozEN montpelier youth lett early Mon
uay morning ior t"o-weeks encampmeht al
reacnah pond' ra'ned heavily MONDAY night
ana TUESDAY was showery' sui 'he boys prooaoy
managed 10 get d h''ie Jun OUT oi 'he stuation
MIR. G. W. FARNHAM of Williamstown left with
us the other Gay dozen OF eggs which weighed
TWO POUNDS eight ana one-halt ounces HIS
hehs are Vi Tue common oreeu' he says tha'
a'nough 'hs dozen WAS seiec'eu' all 'he eggs are
very large
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A MEETING In oehaii OF the cause oil female SUI
irage VIII be heid In Montpelier FRIDAY, July oth
which Will De addressed by Lucy stone, JUN
warn ho"e' M w. ",p'es' mary A. Eastman
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POLICEMAN oRDwAY found Nicholas Flood VIII
halls from Northheld, laying out upon the side
walk near the Unitarian church about four ocloc
Tuesday morning. lie disclosed on l. j. Murph
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was ""eu Wv anu ooel'' ou' "pp'"'eu'
ACCORDING to the figures OF the astronomer
the comet OF 1881 will be ~ 100000 miles distan
ON Thursday; its nucleus is 1000 miles in diam
eter, Its head or coma, 10000 miles in diam
eter its tail 40,oooooo miles long, and the spreat
OF the tail at its outer extremity 100000 miles
HAVE you been down to Webster's and see
his stock OF glassware? lie has big stock, an
great variety, also of the best brands OF crock
cry. Don't forget that all kinds of summer good
are now reduced in price to close out-such a
dress goods, frnges, hosiery, etc. Don't forge
to call.
A GnAvELED sidewalk has Just been built o
Seminary Hill from the corner Of East State stree
and East street, near f. ID. Putnam's to the res
dence of DR.. c. A. Barnes, a distance of abor
sixty rods This has long been needed, an
more might be done to advantage in the same d
rection
Mrs SruRrEvAsr Of Middlebury, state orgar
izer for the Woman's Christian Temperance Unioi
gave highly interesting lecture ia the church {
the Messiah on Sunday evening last She had
good audience, made up from the several religion
societies In town Rev Messrs Wright Mill