Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-11
Wafrhman Dc Journal.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY II, 1882.


FEW pairs OF Christmas slippers will be solt
very cheap at shipman's.
ORDER your hand or button-hole bouquet fo
the military ball Of Mrs. S. A. Mead.
GOOD assortment Of frst-class rubber goods
selling as low as the lowest, at shipman's
REV. J. II. HiNoKs will preach at wrightsvill,
church next Sunday afternoon at two o'clock
WE understand that Mrs. Warren left an o.
tate valued at from twenty to twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
HARLAN W. KEMP will remain in the office Of
S. O. shurtef, instead OF entering into partner
ship as was announced last week
Miss CARRIE TYLER has resigned her position
as teacher In grades and s OF the Union school,
and Miss s. Carrie Chase OF Morrisvle tempo.
rarily succeeds her.
THE friends Of Miss Houghton, teacher in No
2,-and they are many-will be gratified to learn
that she is surely, II not rapidly, convalescing,
and will doubtless 500, be on duty.
THERE will be sociabe in the vestry OF Trim
ity church Wednesday evening. An interesting
programme has been prepared and all who enjoy
!" FUN are especially invited to attend.
CHARLES B. SWIFT Of St. Adams is a furrier
skilled in making up furs and In fitting over fur
garments. Any work Of this kind entrusted To
his care will be well and honestly done.
AN arbitration between Lucius Cummins and
J. II. Bostwick occupied most Of last week at S.
c. Shurtleffs office. 1t looked as II Johnson was
holding an adjourned town meeting here
REV. EDWIN BuRNHAM is still preaching every
Nbn, Nha
His sermons are OF great logical and convincing
force He Is expected to remain over Sunday.
Our agricultural editor, as some others have
done, falls into the error Of calling Hon. Justin
s. Morrill, " our senior senator" 1t is a mistake,
George F. Edmunds is the senior by about year.
ANY person having files Of the WATcHMAN COW
ering the period, or any portion of the period,
between November, 1884, and March, 1898, will
confer a favor by communicating that fact to this
office.
THE ladies Of Bethany society will give an en-
tertanment and oyster supper at Bethany chapel
tomorrow Thursday evening, which they will
take special pains to make attractive Particu.
lars given in small bills. The public are cordially
invited.
GOVERNOR FARNHAM has appointed Hon. Sam
uel M. Gleason OF Thetford, Hon. Albert Dwinel
Of Calais and Colonel Mason S. Coburn OF Man
chester a state board OF listers to appraise ra
road property under an act OF the Legislature
passed at It's last session.
THE loss OF Vermont in killed and wounded IL
the war of the rebellion was fifty-eight men ant
fraction to the thousand. Kansas is the only
state whose loss (sixty-one to the thousand) ex
ceeds 1t, while the loss OF no other state excee d.
forty-seven to the thousand.
AT the annual meeting of the First Nationa
Bank OF Montpelier, Tuesday, the following Off
GERS were elected; Directors, John A. Page (presi
dent) Charles Dewey (vice-president), j. w. FL
lis, p p. Pitkin, Fred T. Smith; cashier, j.
Houghton teller, Frank Kendall
J. X. KINNEY, Esq, late OF West Randolph, ha
been in town for few days past receiving treat
ment at the hands OF Dr. Brigham for acute in
fammation Of the eyes. lie left Monday nooI
for home, much improved and apparently in
fair way to immediate recovery. The difficult,
from which he suffered seems to be epidemic il
some sections.
THE following dry goods firms in this viag,
have agreed to close their respective places o
business at six o'clock on Tuesday, Thursday ant
Friday evenings Of each week, from this date til
April 1st: L. p. Gleason, II. C. Webster, A. J
Howe, d. W. Temple & Co, G. f. Taplin and II
S. Loomis All the boot and shoe stores will ais
close up the same evenings
THE Burlington Free Press neatly puncture
the current newspaper item to the effect that tn
annual maple sugar crop of Vermont il estimates
at two million hounds The fact il there are N
statistics even approximately accurate of the prc
duction of maple sugar in Vermont. The oil
viously incomplete statistics show yield of nc
less than nine million pounds annually.
ONE of a series of sociables under the auspice
Of the ladies of the Church of the Messiah wa
held at the Pavilion Friday evening. There wa
a large representation from other societies and a
evening Of pleasant enjoyment was passed. Tn
disciples of Terpsichore kept time to the music G
Houses band until the early morning hour TIL
sociable was a successful affair financially a
well as peasurably.
MISS Ro,p,rr's haref, Wedresdav even;pg Nh
Ath mat was ueI, attended Tho and,ence man
tested its apnreciaton of the exce,lencies of Nh
entertainment by a generous measure Of applaus,
and Miss Roleau's song "Tel me, o Bird" wa
warmly encored, for which the Young lady bowe
her thanks. The opera, TheSeeping Queen. wa
successfully presented, the characters being SUI
tanned with Judgment and good taste.
Tur Rrcros or ST. R.pno,pu bvF w She
ton narrates tho trials ~ an Fn;sconal ninist,
in Tho easv stvla and rleasart nbrasa ~ :,
ap,hor well-known in i;,erarv circlea and a
nec,a,,v In Montna,;ar as tho o,d.,;ma rector
Christ church individuals ernerienced in cbnrs
management will recognize in many chapters
the book experiences through which they hay
passed. pleasant as well as trying and vexatiou
For sale at Phinney's.
As a result Of the search warrant against job
Brassaw's premises, reported last week, a con
plant was made by T. r. Gordon, grand iuro
against joseph Grayelip who occupies Whjtcomb
case was tried before a Jury Wednesday nigh
and the Jury, looking at the matter as malicio
prosecution on the part of the Brassaws. disr
garded their testimony entirely. and found Il
respondent guilty of but one offense, which w
sworn to by man not mixed up with them
their evident attempt to get even
AT the annual meeting OF the stockholders
the Montpelier National Bank, held at their ban
ing rooms, Tuesday, January 10th, the folio
ing members OF the old board VI directors we
unanimously reelected, Messrs. James X. Ian
don, George C. shepard, Hor..tio s. Loomis a
George W. Scott, and L. p. Walton was chosen
place OF Daniel Baldwin, deceased. At the orga
ization Of the board OF directors James r. Lar
don was chosen president, George c. shepa