Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-03
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Current Mention.

sey cow.
A NICE line Of long black plumes just received
at Best's
DR. G. A. BARNES returned last evening from
Saratoga.
REV. Mr. Tnunsros will occupy the desk at
Bethany church next Sabbath.
w. NJ. KENDALL, Jr., late of the Args staff
but now Of Boston, is in town.
GOVERNOR SMITH and family have returned to
st. Adams from their European tour.
SrArE AUDITOR POWELL, and Inspector of
Finance Dubois were in town Tuesday.
FINE French kid boots for ladies and misses at J.
c. Griggs, Knights new brick block, Waterbury.
GEORGE M. ScRlBNER's tin shop has been
moved across South Main street upon the Timothy
Cross lot.
THERE will be a Sunday.school basket picnic in
S. II. Fosters grove, North Calais, August 9th.
All are invited.
ROBERT J. WRIGHT, son of Isaac NJ. Wright of
this village has been chosen first assistant of a
new fire company organized at Newport.
The Union Mutual Fire Insurance company
gives notice in our advertising columns OF certain
assessments, to which parties interested are re-
ferred.
J. C. GRIGGs of Waterbury sells o. Kendall &
Co.'S kip boots, which are without doubt the best
made and best-wearing kip boot now in the
market.
THE Montpelier Carriage Company having COM
pleted the repairs upon its buildings resumed
work Monday morning with a force of about fifty
employees
G. H. HuNTooN, formerly with Woolson, the
tailor in this village now successful tailor him
self in Jacksonville Illinois, is at the Pavilion
with his wife,
Mrs GEORGE R. CHAPMAN of Milwaukee, IA
miarly and pleasantly known in this community
as Jennie Camp is visiting her sister, Mrs. Bailey,
at the Pavilion.
A REGULAR communication OF Aurora Lodge,
No. %, Free and Accepted Masons, will be held
at Masonic hall on Monday evening, August sth,
at half-past seven o'clock.
WE are glad to know that long-deferred and
much-needed improvements at our Union school.
house are being provided, among which water
closets are by no means the least.
THE showers up the Winooski Tuesday after
noon seem to have been very heavy. The rivel
in short time during the afternoon.
JUST received at Griggs' shoe store fine as
sortment of gents calf boots; also button and
congress shoes, specially for fall trade. Go and
see them, Knights block, Waterbury.
PERSONS buying new potatoes are cautioned t.
be careful that the potatoes are thoroughly
washed, for the farmers very generally use parii
green nowadays to keep the bugs of the vines
The china tea sets given away by the Atlanti,
Tea Company of Fitchbnrg, Massachusetts,, ar,
certainly worth trying for. Any lady can easil,
get one See advertisement in another column
GUESTS from all parts of the country are regis
tered at the Pavilion, many of whom are forme
summer patrons, who show by their return thei
appreciation of good hotel and hosptabl
treatment.
COMPETITION by railroads has reduced the far
from Boston to Chicago to So, and the Central AM
Grand Trunk threaten to still further reduce it b
SO, and so force other roads to put an end to til
cutting OF rates.
The closing reception Of Professor Gould's elias
in dancing will take place at the Pavilion, Thurs
day evening, to which their friends are cordial
invited. general order of dancing good musi
and pleasant time for all.
THE cause of temperance ought to receive
genuine impetus in this region from the perus'
of Coughs new book-Sunlight and Shadow
Mrs. Goodwin has sold one hundred and six i
Montpelier and seventy-fve in Barre.
THREE very noticeable and commendable fea
lures of Central Vermont railroad excursions al
the politeness and accommodating spirit man
cd tba ofic oil md tba fact IA,
excursion trains are rarely late and have been ru
thus far without accident
j. c. GRIGGs Of Waterbury would like to ca
attention to a new stock of kip and calf boot
also boys boots for fall trade. These goods hay
been selected with great care, and are warrante
to be equal to any in the whole boot and she
business. Before you buy kip bopts this fall, sc
what Griggs has got
WE learn that small party Of state oficia
with their better halves have trip to Saratoe
planned for next week, composed of DIR. Nicho
and wife of Northfieid Mr.. and Mrs. DuBo
of Randolph, and Colonel and Mrs. Powell
Richford OF course the " Vermont House" wi
be their headquarters
A PHYSICIANS machine operator wanted imm
diately by woolson Brothers, Montpelier, We
mont, They will furnish constant employment
good operator on the "Weed" or Singer
machine. Apply as above as long this mott
is in print. The highest wages will be paid
such help as they need.
REV. HENRY l.. BUTLER of Jacksonville, Illino
preached two very able and interesting sermo
at Bethany church on Sunday. The audien
was considerably augmented by the fact that
service was held in Christ church, and its cho
on invitation, rendered very excellent service
Bethany. Such interchanges to our mind, tel
to promote Christian fellowship.
DURING the thunder storm Tuesday afterno,
lightning struck one of the elms on the riv
bank in front of Colonel l.. p. Jewett's residenc
CHANGING from branch to branch, in its descer
it peeled the bark from the trunk OF the tire
making track several inches wide till with
about four feet of the ground, when it left Il
tree and disappeared in the earth.
How brightly shines generous deed amid h
surrounding darxnessl gentleman Of wealt
who is liberal but not ostentatous In his charlie
sends us his check for 500 to be used in procur
comforts for the aged invalid TO whom we Ia
week alluded in connection with the poor hou.
Next to the pleasure Of the donor will be ours
devoting the gift to its intended purpose.
WooIsoS BROTHERS desire to increase tn,
present force by engaging twenty frst-class COZ
makers for the fall and winter season. They "
pay an advance of from ten to twenty per cent
last seasons prices. All good coat makers won
do well, by applying for steady job" at Il
well-known establishment as long as this mott
is in print Apply to Woolson Brothers, Mo
pelier, Vermont.
CAPTAIN AMAsA TUCKER, who has been looki
up the longevity record of the town Of Gala
finds that there are seyenty-four people now
ing in that town who are seventy years old a
upward-the oldest eighty-fiye. lie has also
names OF two hundred and seventy people W
have died at the age Of seventy or over since
settlement Of the town and OF sixteen who W,
over ninety when they died.
ELDER DANIEL CARR OF Middlesex sends
the names OF two gentlemen (?l in his school d
trct who habitually use profane and obsct
language to people passing quietly along
highway. One of them, not long since, he sa
insuted a lady on the public thoroughfare
further states that repetition OF these often
will be met by the penalties of the law The I
ture will doubtless be recognized by the origins
THURSDAY morning an excursion train in cha
OF Conductor Flint, and carrying two hund
aud sxty-two passengers, left Montpelier for n
slsquoi Park, arriving there few minutes bef
eleven o'clock. The day at the park was spent