Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-02


durable machine now on the market, which Is
1.-THE White" Send for circular and prices to
J. C. Griggs, Waterbury, Vermont
NEW styles in ladies' and chidrens furs at
Adams.
CALL and see the bargains Knight Is offering in
ladies' underwear. Ask for the fifty cent ones
VERY sad event for many Of our readers will
be the suicide OF Ebenezer Avery of Duxbury,
Massachusetts,, on the morning OF the 3lst ut.,
formerly a resident on the Berlin side OF the
winooski and employed several years In this
office. lie was man Of great industry and
estimable character, member Of the Methodist
church. His death is chargeable to temporary
insanity
RuMoR says that Jay Gould will not buy any
more railroads at present. but that is not the case
at webster's, for he is buying every week New
goods will keep arriving until January lst He
has just put in new line OF ladies' jackets,
hoods, nublas, mittens hosiery, trimmings, velves,
velveteens, black and colored cashmeres, cheap
dress goods, and prints, cottons, etc. Call and ex-
anime before buying
AT the meeting Of Capital lodge, Independent
order of Good Templars, held last Monday even
ing, the following officers were elected Worthy
chief tempar, +. +. II. Gary; worthy vice-tem-
par, Addie Slack; worthy secretary, Elmer Ban
croft; worthy financial secretary, A. L. Clarke;
worthy treasurer, 7. J. Keegan worthy chap
lain G. w. Bassett; worthy marshal, f. A. Mutt;
worthy guard, s. S. Laura; worthy secretary, W.
A. Pratt
THERE is, it seems to us, good deal of horse
sense" in the following from the Bennington
10 mad Mt | mi Ia
to be insane he goes free. This is probably the
case under the statutes Of the United States, but
under those Of Connecticut he would not, but
would be sent to state lunatic asylum for life.
The state of the blue laws has certainly got
that law just as it should be and it would seem
to be good time for the United States to copy
after it, and also for Vermont to remember to do
so as soon as the subject can be reached"
The new directory of Montpelier is out 1t is
| unique work A casual inspection reveals the
presence here OF some individuals and occupations
which will be new even to our older citizens--for
instance there is John Boodry, painter; Willard
Dudley, jailor; John p Eddy, booker; Andrew
Hodgodon, messenger; Joseph B. Rowell, spec,ld-
| tor; Miss Jennie f. Smith, dressmdker; Daniel
UptiR. painter Edward Woodbury., house above
Mooseto,cn; Alex Warden, engrdUer; Brigham
p Young, stable, etc. These are sort of specimen
bricks from numerous crowd Of blunders.
AN item is going the rounds of the press to the
effect that Ex- Governor Proctor has given five
thousand dollars to establish a public library in
West Rutland That's nothing,-we have men
in Montpelier, worth several thousand dollars
not to say million or two, who look on with per-
feet indifference and see young men of ability,
| If baar and xph in iun a pgir
to be good citizens, to obey and respect the
laws of the land, haunt rum shops in quest of
amusement when they would much prefer to sit
down in well-conducted library building and
read good book.
d. A. GUPrIL, the enterprsing painter, is now
fairly established in his new and commodious shoI
and storehouse. The building is eighty feet long
by thirty-two feet wide, two stories high. The
first floor is occupied as paint shop; the second
will be used for storage and Mr.. Guptil is now
prepared to receive carriages, sleghs, furniture OIL
any similar article for storage on very reasonable
terms With his enlarged and improved facilities
for doing work Mr. Guptil is now in a condition t.
receive orders for painting, which can be done il
his new quarters with not only great dispatch, blu
in far more satisfactory manner. Fancy painting
gliding, sign writing, and everything requiring
skill and nicely in his business, MIR. Guptil doe
in an exceptionally tasteful manner His worl
and his stock are always of the first quality
THURSDAY, the 9th, was red letter day TO
Hymen in the region hereabouts. In the after
noon, second breach was effected in the circl
of Mr.. James B. Scovlles daughters, and Haiti
was made the happy bride of Mr.. Porter Randell
| a -four merchant of Dallas Texas. The wedde
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home. In the evening, Myrtle p, only daughte
of Mr.. Walker Brooks, was married to Mr.. j.
t Wilcox, teller of the First National Bank Q
r Orwell. The esteem in which Mr. Wilcox is hel
by his employers is well attested by the fact tina
the directors of the bank presented him with
, valuable gold watch and chain, and an individua
director gave an additional 500. The party lei
for weeks travel in New York state. Bot
weddings were private. The best wishes of thei
many Montpelier friends attend them to and i
) their new homes.
The Boston Journals dramatic and musical re
porter gives the following specimen of ready w
; from the humorist Barnabee, perpetrated in
r. cent concert in Music Hall, Boston: 1.-The pas
ing out of several persons from the hall durin
one of Mr.. Barnabees songs called from him
7 remark which immensely pleased the audience
b Stopping short, he said, There will be an int
n mission; always make it point never to distur
persons leaving the hail." This reminds us of
n specimen It'd bit from Vermont lecturer SINCE
= wit and satirist, Moses L. Cheney Esq He We
II giving his lecture on music in Stowe, Thos
It who have heard this celebrated lecture kno
| what singular illustration 1t is of history, wi
a pathos and eloquence and withal, that it is
/, | sOme narts tedious The lecture was in prOgre,