Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-31
Current Mention.

FALL goods are now DelnR recelVeu NJ MOTIF
sons Barre.
THE Vermont Spirituasts meet at West Ran
dolph September 9th-11th.
A CHILD Of Mrs Kane fell down stairs Sunday
and was seriously injured
FULL line illuminated Foule suitings just
opened at Knights, Waterbury.
THE Vermont FdImer in our advertising col
umns, has word to say to farmers.
THERE will be a social hop at the Berlin town
hall ON the evening of September list
If you want a black cashmere dress call at
Knights and see the bargains he is offering.
New fall hats Just received at G. A. Best's; also,
lace collars, Germantown and zephyr worsteds.
MIR. J. IL. BURrEE and wife go to Weirs to-day |
to attend the reunion of New Hampshire soldiers. |
THE Washington County Good Templars' Union |
will be held at waitsfeld, Wednesday, septem-
Der It'll.
THE Good Templars hold their public meeting |
at the Baptist church next Sunday afternoon at
six o'clock
PROFESSOR j. NJ HIT, late OF the Methodist
seminary at Montpelier, has charge of the North |
field high school.
SLEEPING Lucy will be at her residence in this |
village September 9th, according to notice else
where in this paper.
MRS JOSEPH A. PRENrlss of winona, Minne-
sofa, with her daughter Kitty" are stopping
with Mr.. and Mrs II. S. Loomis
THE house of Miss Josephine Wood, on Court
street, was quite well filled Sunday evening to see
the bossoming Of a night-blooming cereus.
ILLUMINATED flannel suitings in all the new
shades at knights. They are new style Of
goods and very handsome. Call and see them
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT will take recess
from September 18th to the Goth, on account of
the occurrence of the state fair between those
dates
FIVE dollars is all it will cost to go to New York.
For particulars read the advertisement OF the Lake
Champlain steamers fourth annual excursion in
another column.
MIR SYLvASus ELLIS of East Montpelier, from
one bushel of White Russian wheat sown on half
an acre Of ground, has raised this season twenty
five and one-half bushels.
REGULAR communication of Aurora Lodge
No %, Free aud Accepted Masons, will be held at
the masonic hall on Monday evening, September
o, at half-past seven o'clock
SEE notice of the annual assessment OF the
Farmers Mutual, contained in another column
The amounts called for in each case small
and should be promptly forwarded on receipt OF
official notice from the office or through an agent
not before.
THE Century Magazine which will succeed
Scribner's Monthly in November, will be dis
tinguished by the only authorized portrait Of
George Eliot, and very intimate description Of
her character and personal beliefs, by Frederick
W. II. Myers.
ON account of the unfinished repairs on the
Union school building the opening Of the fall
term of the school will be postponed to Septem-
Der 10Th to continue thirteen weeks. The occur
of the state fair week after next is addi-
tional reason for the above postponement.
THE American Loan and Trust Company of
Boston, with which our old and esteemed friend
George G. Kellogg is connected, has commenced
business in that city. Judging from the strong
names which appear in its list of directors it is
eminently worthy of confidence Mr.. Asa p.
Potter is the president.
f.. p. GLEASON will have a special show at the
old stand on State street during the week of the
state fair. New goods for the occasion and sum-
mer goods at reduced prices will be strong in
ducements to visitors to make out that long men,
orandum which Mr. Gleason in our advertising
columns invites them to prepare.
THE opening of the fourteenth (triennal) exhi-
biton Of the Massachusetts Charitable Assoca-
ton fair at Boston has been deferred to Tuesday,
September 18Th, in order to secure the full COM
pletion of the elegant new building on Hunting
ton Avenue. Exhibits may however, now be
sent This fair is well worth a visit, as it is old
and well established.
THE Barre extension of the Central Vermont
railway has been rapidly pushed during the past
week, notwithstanding some legal complications
Work has been done it far as Hon. C. H.
Heaths residence, although the grading is not
quite completed The old house belonging to
Carl Smith has been torn down and Joel Foster is
moving the back part of his house.
WE regret to know that fruit and garden thieves
are on the rampage and are committing depreda-
tons on the premises Of some of peaceable and
order-loving citizens. On Monday morning last,
at an unusually early hour parties living Bald
win street were disturbed by marauders in the
persons of two lads walking off with baskets Of
fruit just gathered from the garden.
THE "JoLLITIEs" a comic opera company OF
high repute will give their new and original opera
1.-THE Electrical Doll in Capital hall Friday and
Saturday evenings September 9th and 10th The
opera is full of laughable fun and the music is
original and charming. Jolly, jollier, jolliest is
what the" Jollities are in fact well as in name,
and they should easily fill the hall to overlooking
A FIHsT.CLAss machine operator wanted mme-
diately by Woolson Brothers, Montpelier, Yer
mont. They will furnish constant employment ia
good operator the Tweed" or Singer
machine. Apply as above as long this notice
IL in print. The highest wages will be paid to
such help az they need P. S,-None need apply
unless they are an experienced operator on taors'
work. Send for our revised price list
THE Western Union telegraph company did the
square thing in keeping it, offices in the more i'm.
portant places open all day Sunday and supply
ing the public with frequent and full dispatches
as to the presidents condition. In addition tc
this general commentator, it gives us great pleas
ure to speak OF the uniform courtesy and prompt
ness OF the manager and operator at the Mont
peier Office, not only on this occasion, but evei
since the shooting Of the president.
WE notice that in a musical convention held In
Newport, New Hampshire, about these days on,
of the attractions named is the fact that the beau
tiful cantata, AS pants the heart" is to b,
brought out. Our only object in referring to th
that the first county convention so far as We
know, which ever had the courage to attack and
the ability TO successfully bring out this subm'
composition, was one which assembled in the ole
depot hall some ten years ago, Of which our towns
man Colonel II d. Hopkins was the conductor.
THE Montpelier Wells River railroad ha
made arrangements for an excursion over IL
road and the Passumpsic road to Bay View
park on LAX, Memphremagog on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 9th, at which place the Boston Oper
Company will perform the Pirates OF Pen
zance." Tickets for the round trip are 81 %
Trains leave Montpelier at q 80 A. M, and arriv
at Newport at 10. 40 and at the park by boat a
noon leave the park at 3.15 p. NJ. and arrive a
Montpelier at $40 2. NJ The owners of the par
have lately expended large amount Of none
in improvements.
WITH view to afford relief to persons who re
ceive abusive and annoying postal cards throug
the mails, the following general instructions t
postmasters will soon be issued from the DOS,
Office department. When any one is annoyed
or expects to be annoyed by postal cards sen
from any particular place, or from any know
person, he may direct the postmaster at the pOiI