Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-09-21
Wafrhnran & Journal.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 81, 1881
Current Mention.

GET your papers and magazines at Slayton's.
MRs H. S. LOOMS and her sister, Mrs Dodge,
have left on q western trip
REV. L. WARREN Is to preach In South Wood
bury, Sunday, September 25th.
NINE arrests for intoxicaton were made the
past week-an unusual number.
ABOUT three hundred persons went from this
station to the Montreal exposition.
OUR esteemed fellow citizen r. W. Wood thet
artist, is at the Pavilion and will spend the autumn;
months in town.
JuDsoN BROOKS, Esq, Of Pittsburgh, accom-
panied by his wife, is visiting his sister, Mrs
George C. Shepard.
TRY one of those steel plows sold by c. o /
Graves & Co, Waterbury. They give satsfac
ton wherever used.
MAD RIVER VALLEY FAIR will be held on the
waitsfield fair ground, Tuesday and Wednesday I
September 9th and 2Sth
Mis- JAMES JACOBS, Berlin street, picked al
fragrant lot Of Wild raspberries, Tuesday. The;
berries were large and fine.
RELIGIOUS services in the Morse school-house
in East Montpelier, next Sunday afternoon will
be conducted by Mr. Wright.
AARON BANCROFT has put up for Albert S
Caswel, Barre, a fine monument Of white bronze,
an attractive and artistic affair.
FRED W. BANCROFT leaves to-day for an ex-|
tended trip west, and will be accompanied to Chill
cago by Mrs. A. D. Bancroft and children.
C. o. GRAVES Co. Of Waterbury have iust|
received fine line OF wood-heating stoves. Bel
sure and examine them before purchasing.
WE understand the marriage Of Miss Thurston|
and Mr. Pierce will be solemnized in Bethany
church tomorrow Thursday at one o clock p NJ
JOSEPH X EDGERroN, Mortified, is agent for!
towns in this vicinity for the New England Fire|
Insurance Company OF Rutland, VT. See his ad-
vertisement in this paper.
WASHINGTON COUNTY GRAMMAR School be-
gan It's fall term Monday morning. The differ
ent departments Of the Union school will open|
tomorrow Thursday morning
Mr. JosEpH D. STILES of Boston will speak n
Montpelier Berlin side next Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock. Tests OF spirit power will be-
given at the close OF the lecture
THE Singer sewing machine agency has been
removed from Baous block to the llinkey 81
Best store on Main street Washburn 4 Co. will
resume business in the Ballou block soon.
CADET G. X. MINER of Lewis College, North
field son of Hon. A. L. Miner of Manchester
has gone to Burlington to act as military insruc
tor in the Episcopal institute at Rocky Point.
AT the recent meeting of the American pomo-
logical society in Boston, Lawrence Brainard of
st. Adams was chosen vice-president, and Dr. T
H lioskins of Newport member of the fruit com
mittee from Vermont,
WORK Is progressing finely on the Barre branch
railway The bridge-makers are at work build
ing bridge across the Wnooski near C. r.
Sabns, and one pier of the Worcester branch
bridge IL nearly completed.
HENRy X FIELD, Esq, leaves to-day for his
new post of duty, general agent of the New Eng
land Life Insurance Company for the Pacific
coast. His address is 1913 Montgomery street,
Safe Deposit Building, room .; residence Kelsey
House, Oakland.
LARGE eagle was shot in Berlin last Sunday
morning and William o. Standish is now its
owner. 1t weighed nine pounds and measured
seven and three-fourths feet from tip to tip of
wings. 1t has been sent to taxidermist at st
Johnsbury to be stuffed.
DIR. J. HENRY JACKSON of Barre has been APP
pointed professor of physiology in the medical
department of the University of Vermont for the
ensuing year. DIR. Jackson is graduate of the
department in the class of 1865 and is at present
president OF the State Medical society
THE third annual festival OF the Vermont church
choir association will be held at Christ church
Montpelier, on Thursday, November 18th, Pro
fessor S. b. Whitney of Boston, conducting
40; tI,a TO-, IL,
for fare one way; return checks to be obtained oil
committee at Montpelier
VERMONT HISTORICAL MAGAZINE Is published in
monthly numbers. No. l contains the county
chapter, the histories of Barre Berlin, and first
part of Cabot. No cabot concluded, Calais
Fayston. and portion Of Marshfeld. The mum.
beers are now ready for delivery, and for sale al
this office. Price, fifty cents each.
DIR. WHEELocK of Waterbury has removed hi.
dental business into the Crossett & Davis block
opposite the bank, where he will soon occupy
rooms above now being fitted up expressly foI
him. The doctor hopes to see his old patrons as
well as many new ones, and will endeavor to
please all that may favor him with a call.
A MEETING of several clereymen and laymen
representing different churches was held last
evening in the vestry of the Church Of the Mes.
siah to consult with reference to holding service
in memory of President Garfield. 1t was de-
termined to hold union service at early date
the time and place to be hereafter announced
AMID the conflict OF opinions and the din OF
politicians, don't forget that Webster holds on to
the even tenor of his way in selling the best elias.
of goods for the lowest prices. Don't forget II
call and examine before buying The stock i.
now full of dress goods, notions, fancy goods,
crockery, glassware and full line OF all kinds.
THE success of Harper's Franklin Square
Song Collection" has been so great that the pub
fishers now announce an edition in cloth binding
There is so much variety in the book that every
taste may be satisfied, but one OF its strongest
claims to popularity is the number of old songs
that are out of print or long forgotten which may
be found between its covers.
THE charm of out-of-door life il making itself
known to more people every year, and the books
that treat Of nature life in the open air con-
sequently becoming more and more popular. To
meet this growing taste, the Messrs. Harper hav,
prepared new edition Of :" Camp Life; or, The
Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making" with illus
tratons by W. Hamilton Gibson, which they will
soon publish.
THE plan of taking the Vermont militia tC
Yorktown by steamer from New London il def
nitely given up. The trip will probably be taker
by rail 10 New London, boat TO New York, rail I,
either Baltimore or Washington and thence b,
boat to Yorktown. 1t is hoped to stop over on'
day at Washington. Adjutant-G General Kingsley
is busy in making preparations and will decide
upon the route.
The sheriff who took Silas Waite from Rut
land to BIattleboro, upon whose course we amin
adverted last week, now claims that he lief
him in charge OF responsible man" but wh'
he was, whether an officer or not, he does no
state. We can only repeat what was said Las
week and add that that officer will be so
upon severely II he does not treat Waite pre-
cisely as he would any other prisoner
A FIRsr-CLAss machine operator wanted imme
diately by Woolson Brothers, Montpelier Yer
mont They will furnish constant employment h
good operator on the Tweed or Singer
machine. Apply as above as long as this motto
Is in print The highest wages will be paid T.
such help as they need. p, S-NOne need app,
unless they are an experienced operator on tailoIs
work Send for our revised price list
THE present remarkable year may witness still
another celestial wonder. The Scientific Amer
can says that a mysterious star called the Pl
grim, which observed in 9i5 1864 and 1872
Is expected by astronomers to appear before Ion
to be visible for several weeks. 1t was describe
III.