Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-07-06
yafrhman & NnnrnaL
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1881.
Current Mention.


Nix. E. W. BAILEY of Chicago is in town for
few days on business.
Miss S. r. ALLEN has fine line OF hats which
she is closing out at the lowest prices
REV. J. b. sournwoRrn will preach in the
Baptist church next Sunday morning
DARTMOUTH CoLLEGE has conferred the degree
Of LID on Hon. Timothy Parker Redfeld Of this
village.
DON'T forget that summer dress goods and
trimmings are reduced in price to close out, at
Websters.
OWNERS of hemock bark will find good mar
ket for their merchandise at Pecks & Cummns.
See their advertisement.
PROFESSOR j. b. HoLMBERG, the well known
clarinet player Of Burlington has made Boston
his permanent residence.
W. H. HurcHlNs of Chicago formerly head of
the trimming department Of Montpelier manu-
featuring company, is in town for few days
THE comet still hangs over the globe and people
still gaze and wonder, but the Globe kid glove
and Globe corsets are still sold at Websters. Also
big line Of hosiery
The venerable DIR. Thomas of Stowe, we regret
to hear, is apparently near the end of his long
and useful life. DIR. Brigham Of this place has
been summoned to his bedside
A REGULAR communication of Aurora Lodge,
No. %, Free and Accepted Masons will be held
at the masonic hail. on Monday evening, July
18th, at half-past seven o'clock
AN auction sale of some of the most desirable
real estate belonging to the William Carpenter es-
tate in the village OF Waterbury is announced in
Oh nd din lin NJ
THE public is again indebted to Mr.. Henry w.
Drew and Mr. A. G. Truelan for bulletins. They
furnished a large portion OF those displayed in
front Of our office during the past few days.
The Young Ladies' Temperance Union will
meet at Mrs. Fuller's Friday afternoon at three
o'clock. A full attendance is desired as some i'm
portant business is to come before the meeting.
PROSPECT HOUSE, Foss' Beach, Rye New
Hampshire, offers great inducements to sea-shore
visitors Daniel Foss addressed at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, will give all desired information.
Now that fruit is beginning to put in an APP
pearance people want to know where to get their
jars. Mason's is the best kind, and you can get
them at Websters, as well as glassware and
crockery.
JOHN W. GUITEAU, brother of Charles j Guiteau
who shot the president, was in this village for
several days last fall. He is an insurance man of
Boston, highly respected, and is well known by
insurance men here
PROFESSOR GOULD of New York will commence
to-day at Iubbard's hall in Union block term of
lessons in dancing and department For full par
ticuars parties interested are referred to his ad-
vertisement in another column
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our table. From the hasty perusal which we have
been able to give it, we should judge it to be an
improvement upon the earlier numbers, although
we have not seen the more recent ones.
The receipts at the fair of the ladies OF St.
Augustine church last Thursday evening were
S305 Those in charge of it desire to express their
hearty thanks to those ladies who rendered such
material assistance by their contributions.
ASA T. BARRON, proprietor of the Fabyap
Crawford and Twin Mountain houses, the famous
White Mountain summer resorts, who has been
afflicted by a temporary alteration of mind, has
partially recovered, and is now at Saratoga.
The pupils and friends of the district schools in
Barre are invited to basket picnic next Satur-
day, July 9th, in tie grove of Fred Perrin near
the village. The Barre cornet band will leave
tneirrOOin LOT tne grove NJ ten U CLOCK a. NJ.
Mr. LOOMS, foreman of the wood department,
in the Montpelier Carriage Company, has closed
his connection with the company. Mr.. LOOMS
and family have made many friends in Montpe-
lier who will sincerely regret their departure.
AT Wesleyan University, prizes were awarded
to Vermont students rs follows: The DIN prize
for best essay, William l.. Mead of Middebury
philosophy prize, Merrill Hitchcock Of Pittsford
herbarium prize for best collection of preserved
plants, Merrill Hitchcock Of Pittsford
Mrs CARRIE NJ. PEARsoNs has been appointed
county deputy superintendent Of Juvenile TEN
Piles, her duties requiring her to have oversight o
the Juvenile Temple work in Washington county
to attend to the welfare of temples now organ
lied, see to the formation of new ones, etc.
A LARGE number of state papers print no paper
this week. Do you wish to take a paper tina
looks You in the eye ffty-two times year? Thei
subscribe for the WATERMAN Il STATE JOURNAL
BY the way, don't you feel mean when you lool
at it and see the label dated somewhere in th
last century?
WE were exceedingly gratfed to meet on oul
streets last week Lieutenant II. 5. Foster of tn
regular army, son of Sidney IL. Foster, Esq, o
Calais. lie has 80 far recovered from his late
nearly fatal wound as to make the journey from
his post in Texas. He goes to New York fo
medical treatment
A FIRsr-oLAss machine operator wanted mme
diately by Woolson Brothers. Montpelier, Yer
mont. They will furnish constant employment t,
a good operator on the "Weed" or " Singer
machine. Apply as above as long as this notct
is in print The highest wages will be paid t.
such help as they need
THE annual ball at the Wiamstown Sprinl
house, G. W. Lang, proprietor, proved CRANE
success, there being present something over fifty
as orderly and genteel couples as ever assembled
on like occasion, and mine host Lang PROVED
his ability to get up and conduct a ball success
fully. The music was by Houses band.
THERE was no formal celebration of the Fourtl
in Montpelier, but the occasion was attended witt
its usual concomitants OF bell ringing, firing o
crackers, footing OF horns, etc. Although tn
custom would be much more honored in tn
breach than in the observance it is, perhaps, a
good way as any for our gamins to let off tn
surplus steam.
CAPITAL engine company No. 3 turned out in
body last Sunday to attend the funeral Of Thoma
G. Carson, late member of the company. Tn
funeral sermon was preached by Rev. d. L. Mile
of Trinity church. His family is left in reduce
circumstances, the wife is in a delicate condition
aid they should receive a large measure of publ
sympathy and charity.
JUAN DE CoLLAINEs dog, Teeny, died on Wee
nesday last at the great age (for dog of Mint
teen years, three months and eighteen days tn
usual length OF life Of dog is ten twelve year,
Mr. Collaines had always owned him and ha