Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-06-08

cancy caused by the promotion Of Colonel T. s..
Peck will, without doubt, be filled by the promo
ton Of Iieutenant-colonel Greenleaf II he will
accept, which is not certain.
THE wonder Of some small boys and few
bigger ones IL this town to have celebration OF
any kind on the 4th OF JulyY How many years Is
It since anything more was done than for a Few
small boys to fire off cracker and an old gum
Now, whether we have a celebration or not, the
place to get your glassware to drink FROM your
crockery for all uses, as well ms dry goods, no
tions, gloves, hosiery, corsets, sackngs, prints,
cottons, sbirtings, dress trimmings OF all kinds
and prices, and last but not least, work baskets
and fancy goods, Is at Webster's,
Our esteemed and honored townsman, Colonel
f. p. Jewett, entered upon his eighty-first year
on Sunday last. We congratulate him. Few
men have served their day and generation or
themselves better than he has. Although now
an octogenarian, he gives no evidence whatever
that "the strength Of his years has become la
Dor and ,orrow," or that "the grasshopper has be-
come a burden" His life may well be taken as
lesson to all younger men, for it has been one OF
"digence in business" frugality and "cultiva-
ton OF a good conscience" The genial and ur-
bane colonel belongs to n long-lived race. His
father, II we mistake not, lived to be over ninety
years Of age, and Mrs. Clark, his sister, who re-
Gently died, had almost accomplished her eighty
seventh year.
Miss CHEsEy's complimentary concert was
very literally patronized, and, as musical en-
tertainment, 1t was far superior to many Of the
more pretentious concerts by the metropolitan
companies which visit our village. Miss Cheney's
singing was the subject Of much favorable criti-
cism. Her rendering of the recitation and aria
Expectation" was warmly encored, to which
she responded with 1.-THE Last Rose Of Summer,
which she sang with marked effect. Miss Phin-
ney sang her numbers in a manner that called
forth well merted applause, and won her enthu-
siastic encores. The gentlemen who assisted at
the benefit sustained their parts with characters
tic ability, and, altogether, the entertainment
gave to those In attendance higher opinion and
better appreciation OF the merits OF our musical
home talent.
Coon fresh advertisements are not the least in
teresting and valuable portion Of a newspaper
We have been told that prominent New Yorh
journalist hoped to see the day when the profit,
on the circulation Of his paper would be so large
that he could dispense with advertising altogether
We think he is mistaken in his opinion Of adver
| Using and newspapers Advertisements are news
They tell the readers what they want to know
where goods can be bought, what they are solo
for, who has houses to rent or SELL who wishes t.
purchase real estate, where employment and la
Dor can be obtained, and thousand other thing
| that they want to know. 1t Is an error to sup
| nnse that nnlv tho editora and ranorfara aunpl,
news worth reading. skillful advertiser fur
nishes good share Of it, and II there are an,
readers who fail to look over the advertising
columns of their paper, they miss great deal o
information that would prove valuable to them.