Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-09
Current Mention.


THERE will be another Pavilion assembly Mon
day evening next.
five cents at Webster's.
A PATENT has been issued to Dennis Lane for a
shingle-sawing machine.
FINE assortment Of sentimental valentines
can be found at Phnney's bookstore.
DON'T fail to read the admirable story by Mrs
Boyce. 1t will be finished in our next
NOTE change of time on Central Vermont See
travellers guide at head of this column.
SPECIAL communication of Aurora Lodge,
No. % will be held at Masonic Hall next Friday
evening, at seven o'clock.
For sALE-desk, office chair, common chairs
chamber set, stove, etc, at reduction from cost
Drop card addressed Lock Box 515, Montpelier
THOSE who have planned to draw us wood on
account of the paper are desired to do so at once
Plans will soon be made which will render it in
convenient to receiveit
WE have the painful intelligence from Barre
that but feeble hopes are entertained Of the re-
covery of DR.. Chamberlain, who has been sick
with pneumonia, and is now suffering relapse.
THE ladies of Christ church parish will hold a
fancy dress sociabe- at the residence of Mrs
Heaton, Thursday evening Guests are expected
at seven clock, and requested to unmask at nine
o'clock.
AT the Grand Army benefit, last evening" Our
Versatile Guests acted light comedy that was
not without its clever passages, while Mr.. Green's
crayon sketches and comic illustrations provoked
"a months laughing in ten minutes"
WILLIS X. DANIELS will sell at public auction,
Tuesday, March 18th, the Onion river farm which
has been advertised in our columns for several
weeks past. For particulars in relation to the
farm and for terms of sale, see advertisement in
another column.
For judicious editing, select and popular con
tributors, and sprightly, entertaining reading, the
Youths Companion of Boston has no superior
among the youths publications. 1t has twice
the circulation Of any similar publication, and I'M
questionably merits its success.
WooLsoN BROTHERS maintain a good business
boom in spite of Garfeld's near Inauguration
Their January business was seventy-fve per cent
better than the corresponding month of last year,
and the lul which is usual at this season is still
in the dim future. What is the secret?
Moscow LODGE, Independent Order Of Good
Templars will give an oyster supper at East
Calais on Tuesday evening, February 10Th. The
entertainment will consist OF the drama, "Out in
the Streets" and "a Accident" by Josiah AL
lens wife, with songs and choruses by the lodge.
WE fully agree with Cobb's Bradford Opinion
that Mr.. George F. Sargent OF this village has
frequently distinguished himself in the decorative
art, but in this instance he displayed very high
naIit LIN r.. IA
last week. but when did he remove to Bradford?
As the globe continues to move notwithstand-
ing the prophecies that II is about to dissolve, so
the Globe kid glove and the Globe corsets, made
with Howard machine needles; the three last can
be had at Websters, together with lots of new
prints-spring styles. New goods constantly
arriving.
NAIAD TEMPLE OF HONOR and Silver Spray
Social Temple will hold social and public meet
ing at their hall in Sabins block, Main street,
next Friday evening" February 18th, at half-past
seven o'clock Speaking, singing and other ex-
ercises The public are cordially invited to at
tend. Admission free.
REGULAR communication OF Aurora Lodge
No. %, Free and Accepted Masons. will be held at
the masonic hall on Monday evening, February
requested. Dr. j. II. Jackson, district deputy
grand master OF this district, will make this the
occasion of his official visit.
A YOUNG man named Sharrow, a brakeman on
a freight train, was instantly killed Saturday
morning at Roxbury, and terribly mangled by
falling between the tender and cars while passing
back from the engine He had been on the road
only two weeks was from Rchford, and leaves
a wife.
LARGE eel was captured last week in the
flume at the cab shops in a singular manner He
put his head between the bars of the rack. The
current was SO swift that his body was swung up
against it, and he was fairly trapped He was
taken out by one Of the workmen and was dis
played several days in front Of the Argus office.
GENERAL PrTKIN had the misfortune, on Mon
day, to get fall in approaching his office at the
foundry whereby the third finger on his right
hand was broken at the first joint It was a bad
break for a small one. but the old adage Is highly
appropriate in these slippery times, and he is
doubtless thankful that the results Of the fall
were no worse.
PART of our subscribers in Waitsfed More
town and Middlesex last week failed to receive
their papers, for this reason The newspaper mail
bag, when thrown from the postal car upon
snow-bank, rolled under the car and the contents
were scattered for several rods along the track
The papers were carefully picked up, but many
OF them were torn to pieces.
THERE is much consolation, and we hope truth,
IN the following utterance OF the New York Her
d'd' which claims to be exceptionally weather.
wise 1t says editorially, that the climax OF cold
weather has past, and that while 1t is possible
there may be some very cold weather In Febru- |
AIRY II VIII not last long and spring will send
bright promises Of her coming by frequent sunny
days.
The authorities at the seminary have ordered a
vacation of two weeks In the middle of tho tarm
This was considered measure of preeantion
rather than of necessity. Cases of roseola en-
idemic coughs, dphtheria and those diseases that
everywhere follow the severe strain Of cold
weather, were becoming quite numerous. Its to
be hoped that forinights discontinuance and
rest will restore the usual good health of the
school. The term will recommence February
2lst The spring term opens March oath.
WE have received bound volume containing
eleven copies OF Ayers Almanac for 1881, In al
most as many different languages This Is Just
one millionth part Of the edition. which, notwith-
standing the increased cost OF production the en-
terprisng publishers have issued this year for
free distribution in all parts OF the world The
polyglot collection Is well worth preserving Dr.
Aver always treats the subjects OF health and dis
ease in serious and digniaed manner, and
affords his readers n large amount OF valuable
inform ,tion His Cherry Pectoral and other
popular remedies are considered standard prepa-