Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-07-27

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she is rapidly recovering.
Mr.. BALDwiN's recollection in the last Argus
as to the alleged fact that the lightning struck
house In this village but once in seventy-nine
years seems to he at fault Lightning struck the
old Keith tannery some twenty-five years ago.
and Mr. Fishers house has had dash OF the
electric fluid previous to Monday night little
brushing up Of recollectons would doubtless de-
veop other cases.
THE commissioners appointed to appraise the
land damages occasioned by the extension OF the
Barre railway track into this village have COM
pleted their appraisals and will be ready to make
their report after the arrangement Of some UNI
settled matters with the Montpelier & Wells
River company. Mr. Page and the owner Of the
American House property have settled directly
with the company
DURING the thunder storm OF Monday evening
lightning struck the lightning rod on Mr.. Joseph
Fishers house on LOOMS street, twisted the
points and broke off about fifteen feet OF it. No
other damage was done Several persons in
that and neighboring houses were severely stunned
for the time, but soon recovered. About the same
time lightning struck and shivered tree near the
Bradshaw place In Berlin.
THE Henry Bill Publishing Company, Norwich
Connecticut, have just issued the Revised New
Testament In most attractive form and at abont
half the price Of corresponding English editions.
The print Is large and clear, the paper super-cal-
endered linen with gilt edges, and the binding
simply elegant separate comprehensive his
tory OF the Bible and its TRANSACTIONS" including
full account of the new revision, is given to
suoscrloers' Inc company ohers rare o"anoe
10 canVassers'
lover the hills to the poor house is what
some of our good people are crying with reference
to venerable man now in his eighty-fourth year,
the son OF one OF the early and honored settlers OF
the state, and who has been respectable and in
dustrious citizen OF the town for more than thirty
years. anu now COMES W heeu puono oiai,'y oniy
tnrougn WASTING anu long pro.rao'eu sioAness'
hNen auo'ia' oouu W oe S"Neu W ''o ''""9o''
which ~ ny no heahs oiehr' uo no' 'no pos' III
stincts OF our common humanity ioroiu "'
THE young ladies OF the Christian Temperance
Union will give an entertainment in the vestry OF
| the Unitarian church, Tuesday evening, August
| I'd. Messrs. Hadley, wheaton and Bancroft,
| Miss Phinney and Mrs Wheatley will be present
| TO sustain the musical part oil the programme
and Messrs. Wing and Gary, Mrs. George Morse
and Mrs. Stella Tilden Averil will favor the au-
dience with select readings. Ice cream and cake
VIII oe served uur'ne 'ne evening anu every eno,'
WIN oe ,'''oo w 'io young "''o' " i'"Ao '"o AZ
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| HENRY X. FIELD has been appointed general
agent for the New England Life Insurance Com
pany for the Pacific slope. His headquarters Will
be in San Francisco. MIR. Field has been local
agent for this company Tor some time past Inc
capacity he has developed Tor lie insurance led to
his selection for the important position to which
he has been appointed. He expects to leave by
October list Mr.. Field is young lawyer OF
ability and push, and the New England company
il fortunate to secure his services His friends in
this locality extend their hearty congratulations
THROUGH a resident of Waterbury 1--WE with
hold names at present. possible clue is furnished
to the human apparition that has OF late been
| frightening women and children in the neighbor-
| hood OF the Eaton school-house in MiddleSex. A
certain smal-sized man, indifferently clothed,
has of late been discovered crying fire at the
dry bridge in Middesex, jumping from trains
while under way, and doing such other deeds as
result from derium tremens Watchful eyes
are upon him, and more will soon be known.
nature are made no time should be lost in giving
information to the proper authorities.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Washington and Orange counties will meet in
convention Thursday. August 4th, at the vestry
Of the Congregational church in West Randolph.
Representatives OF other temperance societies
and all women interested in this cause are cor
daily invited to be present ana take part IN dis
cussion. 1t is especially urged that pastors Of
churches IN places where no such societies exist
Will appoint delegates. All VIII receive Tree en-
tertainment ana return ehecks on railroads. MIS-
barney oil PROVIDENCE khode Island' Will spear
in the evening Let all assemble IN state Of
prayerfui preparation that as IN the past, splri'
oil CHRISTIAN love may prevail ana the blessing Of
God rest upon this work.
| LADY MEAD completed her nnety-second yeal
on Saturday last, and gave most cordial and
hearty reception to such of her many friends a.
found it convenient to call. Her mental facultie,
are remarkably preserved, and she received
with much of that easy and graceful manner tina
has marked her whole life. A shade of sadness
was impaired to the occasion by the recollection
that seventeen out oil the number VINO were IN
Vited 10 similar reception TWO years ago were III
longer among the liVihg' Inc deceased are Mrs
Dyar Richardson Lyman u camp, Rev H. brown
Luther folahd' Mr. ana MIS- H. T. lowner' mrs
susan brown, u W. "iliaru' Mrs D. " recR
w. H. smith, MIS- H. L. barnes, Mrs' Ju'ia Clark
n d. Ainsworth' Mrs T. I. walton, Mrs f.
MERRILL Jesse hutchinson ana Mary BLOCK
! ARGUS of April q: by its absurd story tina
there was such panic at Montpelier because o
diphtheria as to account for the want of an audi
! ence by the Arabs, with other like things, tn
Waterman materially hurt the business interest
Of the place. People from outside will not com
to trade in such plague-stricken town AZ tina
paper seems to think Montpelier is, they no
knowing how little foundation there was for tn
: preposterous talk of the Watchman" BY its alb
surd story that there was such panic at Mont
pelier because of lightning Monday night as t.
account for the want of an audience by the Ton
Cats, with other like things, the Argus material,
hurt the business interests of the place Peopl
from outside will not come to trade in such
lightning -stricken town as that paper seems +
foundation there was for the preposterous talk O
the argus.
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