Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-10
Vafrlinran &c Journal
Current Mention.


making flying trip to Old Orchard.
Mr. FRED W. BANCROFT Is in attendance upon
the banker convention at Niagara Falls.
Mrs. JuDaE MAY Of Milwaukee, sister OF Mrs.
c. W. willard, is in town visiting her friends.
THe widow OF ex. United States Senator Solomon
Foot Of Vermont died at Staten Island, Friday.
PROFESSOR J. b. SoUTnwoRrB will preach next
Sunday at two o'clock p. NJ, at East Montpelier
Center.
REV. GEORGE s. GUERNSEY will preach in Han
cock next Sunday, August lith, forenoon and
afternoon.
How is it that letters, mailed at Montpelier,
are two days in reaching Lower Cabot9 Can
anybody tell?
Mn IRVING EMERSON OF Hartford, Connecticut,
former organist at Bethany church, is stopping
at the Pavilion.
Hon. JAMES Nom SKATER, now living in
San Francisco but once leading citizen OF Yer
mont, Is now in the state.
The intense heat OF last week terminated Sat.
urday evening, when rain commenced falling and
fell almost continuously till Sunday noon, doing
incalculable good.
the town Of Mddlesex will find 1t for their in
terest to read the notice Of the selectmen Of that
town in another column
Mrs. COLONEL E. A. KMBALI, librarian in the
treasury department at Washington, is spending
few days OF her vacation in Montpelier and Cabot
the latter her native place.
QUITE a little mad dog scare originated on
Seminary Hill the other day, but before the
alarm became general somebody's rifle put
quietus upon the dangerous brute.
WE see Dan Ducelos show is travelling through
the northern part of this state. We warn our
northern friends that it is utterly unworthy of
patronage. 1t will not trouble this section, where
it is well known.
j. G. MORRISON, blue store Barre, is clos
ing out his summer goods, regardless of cost.
See his advertisement in this paper and be on
hand II you desire to gather in any Of those
choice bargains.
PLEASANT family picnic was held at Benja-
minis Falls on Tuesday, consisting of the house
holds of Messrs. c. H., l.. Bart and o. N. Cross
with visiting friends Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Briggs
were also of the party.
THE Vermont Farmer office has been removed
from the rooms over the Argus office to the office
OF the Mortified Ne'os. Mr.. Scott, the publisher
OF the Barre Enterprise, has removed the office of
publication to that village.
THOSE old and reliable safe-makers, Morris &
Ireland, have something to say in our advertising
columns that is well worthy the attention of all
business men. Their work. as is well known,
stands at the very head Of the market.
Rnv. WILLIAM II. ROBERTS with his little
daughter is visiting in town and preached Sunday
morning in the Baptist church. He is much i'm
proved in health and intends to return to his
work in Bhamo, Upper Burmah next month
THERE Is a remarkable similarity OF views in
the wATcHMAN and Stdilton's Bradford Opin-
ion as to the need OF drill by the militia COM
panies of the two towns, but Stantons orthog-
graphy is not quite as good as the WATcHMAN's $.
THE LADIES CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
propose to have a lawn party at Miss Bradshaw
Friday evening, the 10Th inst If not pleasant,
then Saturday evening, if pleasant Ice cream
and cake fifteen cents. The band is expected
All are invited.
THE Dudley hotel did not have as many arri
walls as usual Saturday evening; in fact, only one
Peter Sullivan, Barre stone-cutter who for
merly worked in this place. lie was ground
through the legal mill, and paid the usual So AND
costs for his fun.
THE store recently occupied by Mrs. Mead will
soon be used for other purposes and she announce
to her customers and patrons that until she Il
again permanently located she can be found a
the American House, where all orders for plants
bulbs or fine cut flowers will be promptly filled.
THE Ludlow Tribune and the West Randolph
Herald have been having IA controversy over
mutual stealing of items, and the Tribune maj
advises the Herald man to keep off the trail o
the Argus" How can it? "The trail OF the ser
pent is over them ALL
THOSE who wish to see group Of beautiful
planets should rise about hour before the sun
Stretched along obiquely in the eastern sky ma!
be seen Venus, Jupiter Saturn and Mars Venu
may be distinguished by its greater brillancy
Mars for its fiery reddish color.
THOSE OF our readers who remember the come
Of 1868 will be interested in the fact that the as
tronomers predict that the comet which will soo
be visible to the naked eye will develop tai
longer than that which shone so Respondent il
tine October evening sky of that year.
REV MIR. FAIR of Oneida, New York; is stop
ping a few days with his wife and eldest son a
the home OF his father-in-law, Mr. Henry Cobb
The Baptist church in that place has been great
prospered during the past year Large number
IL no" su''eu 'hat the iorty-ehree postihas
tefs VINO were sara not 10 nave maze returns II
season simply neglected to paste green label oil
the envelopes which caused them to be place,
among other department matter, and came L
hand only after the other matter was disposed OF
Mrs. ]. b. POM, known to theater- goers a
Miss Isabel Stone, has instituted proceedings Il
the superior court of New York city for a separa
ton from her husband The grounds for the al
plication were developed in the recent trial i
Boston, when Major Pond sued for divorc
from Isabel.
A NEW counterfeit Of the silver dollar has beef
detected Experts say 1t is the most perfect eve
made. 1t is silver-plated, to resist the action G
acids, Is OF good weight, ninety-five per cent c
genuine, and has a good coin ring. 1t 80 clearl
resembles genuine coin that not one in a hur
dred Will be able to detect 1t In ordinary trade
MRS. W. A. Briggs returned on Monday from
Boston, where she has been studynp musie wit
Mr.. Charles r. Adams. Her many friends in hi
lace will be pleased IN meet bar AGAIN and ,
"'come her to their social circles Her plan
Iofhe future are unknown to us, but it is to
hopa that she may be induced to remain |
montpelier.
FRol more than twenty vears, use nj Row,