Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-05-10
Current Mention.


REV. L. WARREN is to preach in Woodbury.
next Sabbath
REV. ELI BALLou will preach at Marsbfeld
next Sunday May IA.
THE comet will soon be visible to the naked eye
perhaps within week.
MIR. WRIGHT is to preach in the Morse school
house next Sunday afternoon.
THE Free Press rightly characterizes the St
Johnsbury IndeI as live paper.
GEORGE W. BRACKET has been appointed
postmaster at Canaan, and John A. STAFFORD at
Guilford.
SUMMER representations multpy-Monday two
young ladies in linen busters were seen on rail-
way train.
THE annual meeting of the Central Vermont
stockholders will be held at St. Adams on We'd
nesday next
EDUCATIONAL institutes are to be held at Frank
lin May 16 Enosburgh Falls, May II East Fair
field May, IS.
NUMEROUS repairs have been made in the Union
House during the past week and a new and ele-
giant hack has been received and will be run by
that popular hotel
Inn hut-IolyBdmy CluD ItHucFcu IHhTles r.
Boswell serenade last Thur,d day evening. The
reason may be inferred after perusal Of the
marriage notices.
SENSIBLE suggestion: Don't place bouquets
or strew roses upon the graves of the soldiers,
but instead plant hardy ANIMALS and let them
bloom from year to year"
THE street commissioners have done a com
mendable thing in extending the sidewalk on
Elm street, and their gangs of men are at work
making many needed improvements in our streets.
SUMMER may now be regarded as having just
commenced. Our streets are dry and even dusty.
The hill roads are yet quite muddy but are rap
idly drying. The effect upon business is plainly
perceptible.
BOYS will be boys. Some Of them recently
posted this sign on one Of our streets: "No hunt
ing, fishing or trapping allowed on these grounds.
By order OF the slackmen." or course the boys
meant nothing by it.
THE maple sugar season is about closing and
the reports Of the yield justify us in saying that
although not frst-class, it is fully an average
one,-which, by the way is what Mr.. Timothy
Wheeler of Waterbury predicted.
LAST Saturday boys set fire to the grass in the
pasture above the Lane Manufacturing Company's
shops and it spread 80 rapidly that the people in
that section Of the village had fears for the
safety Of their buildings. No damage was done,
however.
THE State Sunday-school committee accept the
invitation Of the Sunday schools and churches OF
this place to hold the next state convention here
early in September when 1t is expected DIR. J. H.
Vincent will be present. Further notices will
duly appear.
SATURDAY afternoon Mr. S. S. Towner and
another man were driving down the street lead
ing horse by halter. Suddenly the led horse
raised and plunged into the wagon, frightening
the other horse The result was a tip-over in
which nobody was hurt.
SATURDAY last was the busiest day this town
has seen for long time. The streets were com
petely lined with teams and many people were
unable to find hitching places. The stables were
full land so were few mem, and business Of all
kinds was run to its utmost capacity.
The voters OF Montpelier are reminded that an
important town meeting is to be held Tuesday,
the 10th instant, at two o'clock p. NJ 1t is the
adjourned March meeting for the purpose OF
voting tax TO defray town expenses for the ensu-
THERE is revival of talk among railway Of
fcials Of building road from Hardwck or
Wolcott to Marshteld, making link OF an air
line" railway between Boston and Montreal The
idea Is to divert freight from the Passumpsc
railway There is at least an even chance that
1t will be done. The route was surveyed some
years ago.
LIVELY and unique runaway happened Mon
day morning. Mr.. Theron o. Baiey's pair of
horses, Wellington and Ned, attached to l. wagon
loaded with hay, ran down State street at lively
rate, The Pavilion hack driver eaped upon
horse and chased them, and finally caught them
No damage, more than the loss OF some hay in
the streets, was sustained
The livery stable men In town have adopted the
following schedule Of rates For hitching horses,
without feed fifteen cents; with feed, twenty. five
cents; pair of horses twenty five cents for hitch
ing horse, remaining after niue =. NJ, TWENTY-FIVE
cents; for hitching, with four quarts of oats.
twenty-five cents and the same with feed of hay ;
for hitching, with feed Of hay and oats thirty
five cents.
ON the 18th, at twenty -four minutes past seven
=. M. Washington time, the new moon, sixteen
and one-half hours after her change, will pass
directly over Jupiter and occult or hide him from
view. Jupiter, on that evening. will be about one
and one-third degrees north Of the sunset point,
and about ten degrees east OF the sun, and sets
few minutes before eight o'clock It Is OF very
rare occurrence, not more than once in lifetime
THE adjourned session of the general term OF the
supreme court WAS begun here yesterday. Most OF
the cases are from Caledonia and Washington
counties. The following members OF the bar
from other counties than our own are present
John l.. Edwards, J Dickerman. John Young,
OF Newport Henry @, lde, Henry C. Bates, Elisha
May, of St. Johnsbury; George w. Cahoon, OF
LYNDON T.. W, Smith, Of Wells River; W. b. c.
stickney, Of Bethel; A, Nj. Dickey, Of bradford.
ON Wednesday OF last week smash-up oc
Cured in front Of the Bishop Hotel which hap
a L.. L. L. L.