Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-02-15
Wafrlnan d Journal
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1882
Current Mention.


WILDER THOMAS has been appointed post
master at North Fayston.
PosT BROOKS has another public camp FIRE to-
morrow Thursday evening.
REPORTS Of town officials printed at the WATCH
MAN Office promptly and accurately.
IT is reported that Mrs W. H. Lord intends to
return in the spring to Montpelier to reside.
THE Maple Corner tcalais) school opens Tues
day. February 2Sth. A full attendance is expected.
THERE is to be public dance at f. Martins
hotel, Williamstown, on Wednesday evening,
February 22d.
PRICES have gone way down on overcoats at
Farwell's Alfew heavy ulsters left that will be
closed at So each.
Hon, c. H. JOYCE filled the speakers chair as
speaker pro tenn OF the national house of repre-
sentatves last Friday,
REV. NJ. DURFEY will preach in Middlesex
next Sunday, at half-past ten A. Nj, at the school
house near Norman Dudleys,
CHARLES LAWRENCE is having serious time
with his injured hand, and there Is strong
probability of his losing finger.
KENr's mercantile rooms at the American
House are now open for the reception Of pupils
Now is good opportunity for learning to write
THE Right Rev. W. IL. H. Bissell, d. D., Bishop
OF Vermont, visited Christ Church on Sunday
and administered the apostolic rite Of coniirma-
ton to twelve persons.
THERE was wrestle at Worcester last Tues
day night, between W. A. Rice of this place, and
Henry Hunt OF Worcester. A dance followed the
exhibition OF physical skill.
SPECIAL communication OF Aurora Lodge,
No. 90, Free and Accepted Masons, will be held
at the masonic hail. on Monday evening, Feb
ruary 90 at seven o'clock. WORK.
CALL at Farwell's, head OF State street, for bar
gains in wolf and buffalo robes, horse blankets,
buffalo coats etc. He says they must be closed
out within the next thirty days to make room for
new spring goods.
FELIx PRATT, a competent barber and long
connected with Oghtney Jangraw's shop, will
open shop next Monday under Best's store, the
room long occupied by Henry Smith and more re-
Gently by II. B. Talbot.
For the past week there have been rumors of
war between the Central Vermont and the Og-
densburg & Lake Champain railways, but the
cloud, which at first looked black and threatened
storm, has passed away.
john LYNDE & Son, WILLIAMSBURG, have de-
termined to change their business, and are SELL
ing their entire stock of goods at cost. good
chance for bargains which the people in that
vicinity will do well to embrace.
THERE will be no excuse for going barefoot next
summer. Walker & Puffer are selling boots and
shoes cheap that every family in the commu-
nifty can afford to stock up for a year to come,
o;r 4, To-, AZ
THE secretary Of the Washington County Agri-
cultural Society requests the directors who were
elected at meeting of the society held January
9th, 1880, to respond to the call for a meeting,
published in this issue, without further notice
THE secretary of state has issued the requisite
blank inventories for 1882, for the appraisal Of
the real and personal estate of the taxpayers Of
the state The form Of the inventories and the
interrogatories is substantially the same al
last year.
Mrs. PRAY, who has done so much and such
choice work in hair iewelry in Montpelier during
the last few months is now in Barre for briei
season, as will be seen by her advertisement
The people there will find her work more thar
satisfactory.
THE New England Reformed Mems association
will hold their next annual mass meeting a
weirs on Lake winnipseogee, New Hampshire
commencing August 10Th and continuing to TIN
18th. For several years their meetings have beef
held at Queen City park Burlington.
FRED SHELDON, son of Z. J. Sheldon of Wolcoti
was killed in Chicago last week Tuesday, Will
jumping from train of cars in motion. lie wa
compositor, and worked for some time in tn
Freeman and argus offices, where he had man
friends who regret his untimely death.
FARMERS meetings are to be held by our boar
of agriculture as follows: Pownal, Februar
18th and 10Th; Cornwall, 10th; Cambridge, q,
and 22d; East Hardwick, 23d and oath; Charlott,
18th and March 1st; Richmond, March I'd and &c
Lunenburgh, 18th; Brunswick, 18th and 18th,
WHILE Harvey Gallison was driving one
Irish Sparrow's horses between this village an
Mortified last Sunday, he met and collided wit
team driven by one Mccarthy. The thill of IL
latter team pierced the breast of the former hors
which though badly injured, will probably live.
SUNDAY-sCHooL services at school district N
6, Montpelier, will be conducted by Mr.. Claren
V. Roberts next Sunday, in the place of the s
perntendent, who is absent. School opel
promptly at three o'clock in the afternoon. NJ
Rogers is expected to address the meeting at
close.
THE ladies of Bethany society will hold
aesthetic reception at their parlors on Thursdi
afternoon and evening of this week Gentlem
invited to supper at six o'clock, children in i
evening. Supper with entertainment, twenty-f
cents. Entertainment without supper, ten cen
All are cordially invited.
THE county convention yesterday, with emit
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reelection to the office of county commissions
We believe the administration of Judge Hold
has been eminently satisfactory and we know
no good reason why he should not be heart
supported for reelection.
STUDENTS connected with Green Mountain Sc
mary, Waterbury Center, and others will play
Friday evening, February 18th, the three-
drama entitled, g. Nick of the Woods" to be
lowed by the two-act farce, " Green Mounts
Boy" with music and Rotations between az
They deserve full house
HoUsEFuL of people, employees of the WAT
MAN office and neighbors, greeted Mr.. and NJ
John W. Severance at their residence last Sat
day evening, the occasion being the fifth anniy
sary Of their marriage They were the CRATE
recipients of many appropriate presents.
evening was pleasantly passed in social festivit
WILLIAM JACKSON long connected with
Vermont Conference Seminary in this village,
accepted the position offered him as local repo
on the Fargo, Dakota, Daily Argondut, not
editor as we had it last week. lie is well fiji
by nature and Attachments for such post
and we believe he will fill it with credit to h
self and the paper. He started for his new fl
Monday morning.
MARTIN GooDNo Of Mortified, while under
influence OF liquor on Saturday, was rather
solictous for an interview with Sheriff Tu
and as a result found himself in the cooler, wi
he remained until Monday morning, when
was brought before Justice Huxley and the
tomary proceedings were had. He had brol
his liquor from home, and on disclosing to
effect, was fined the usual So 90 and costs, w
he paid, and went on his way rejoicing.
MIL BURGESS widow Bedott) at Capital
the evening of Washington's birthday. The
pany is the same which played here last fall
which packed the hall with the largest audi
ever seen at a dramatic entertainment In MOI
lier. Standing early sold out
many were turned away for lack OF room
was one OF the best entertainments ever give
town. Fill up the hall again Wednesday
and give the Widow" a rousing welcome
uSpoRT that wrinlxled IA re daridaa and l. a