Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-03-29

seems TO show the careful training OF Mr.. Bur
CESS and, individually and as whole, support
him admirably
ALL the people round about Montpelier will
miss the event OF lifetime II they fail to attend
the Molly Stark concert In Capital hall, Thursday
evening. Such an array and variety OF distin-
guished musical talent does not often visit the
country towns. During the past week concerts
have been given in Troy and Albany, --Governor
Cornell, staff and members of the legislature at
tending in the latter city. The Troy and Albany
papers go so far rs to claim that Mrs Carter
sings better than Clara Louise Kellogg. In the
above places the concerts closed with perfect
furore, the audience rising en- mdsse and joining
in the closing number, America The object
for which these concerts are given appeals to
ones patriotism well as love OF good music.
This appeal comes with special force to Vermont
ers. On their soil, and by their fathers the
battle was fought which the funds raised by the
efforts Of these musicians will go to commence
rate. For the money devoted to this patriotic OBJ
iect a full equivalent Is rendered. This will be
no occasion for consigning Molly Stark to widow
hood, but, on the contrary let every John take
his Molly, and pack Capital hall to the full
THE efforts made Of late years to facilitate the
safe transmission OF small sums Of money at a
mere nominal cost to the sender indicate the care
taken to consult the welfare Of the people at
large-the great mass Of the men and women to
whom bank account is an unknown quantity
The money order and registered letter systems Of
the government have long been in use. They
were the first devices adopted to guard against
the risk Of sending bank notes by mail or TO re-
leve the public from the high rates charged by
the banks for exchange in small sums or for the
transmission Of such sums by the express COM
panies. new system has recently been put in
operation by the United States & Canada ex-
press, both by way OF advertising its own bust
ness and at the same time affording the public a
means Of cheap, safe and expeditions transmits
sion of small sums Of money. At present, the
company confines its operations to sums not less
than 81 or exceeding $40, and for all sums
varying by five cents between those limits For
an order for 50 or less, the charge is FIVE cents
for larger sums, eight cents. The orders are
made payable within three months from date of
issue, on presentation, on the order Of an ndvd-
ual, or as per advice card which the company will
send, II desired to the office at which the order
is made payable. A coupon is detached from the
order and retained by the sender as evidence OF
the transaction with the company In case of the
loss of the order or its non-payment within three
months, in which event the express company will
refund the money to the purchaser. The details
are few and simple, and carefully protect the pur.
chaser against loss Only certain post-offices are
designated as money-order offices. This ex-
press line and connections number more than
four thousand Offices and under this system
every office is office OF issue. There are
at present four hundred fifty-seven paying Offices
of which thirty-one are in Vermont, but at any
express office in the state order can be issued
for payment in almost any part Of the Union. One
advantage of the system is that orders are OBJ
tanned under it in many localities where postal
money orders cannot be bought, another that for
orders of So or less the charge is FIVE cents
cheaper than for postal orders Of similar amounts
and for orders exceeding So two cents cheaper.
The express office in this village is now prepared
to issue or to pay these express money orders.
THE mention we recently made of an old edition
OF the WATERMAN has brought out several other
venerable specimens from their hiding-places.
One, ally sent us by Mrs. Charles E, Shepard of
Marshfield is copy of THE WATcHMAN, dated
December 8, 1918, by Walton and Goss, who
wanted tanned sheepskns in payment there
for. The page is ten by sixteen inches, and the
color OF the paper is in the height OF the present
fashion-old gold. The first page is occupied
with the address of the Council OF Censors, held
in that year, with their proposed articles of amend
ment to the constitution The address is signed
by |. Tichenor Dan. Farrand, Elijah Strong,
William Hail. Jr., Isaac Bailey, Nathaniel Chip
man, Eben Clark, Charles Marsh, Luther Jewett,
Mich. Baylies and Robert Temple. The principal
changes recommended in the organic law Of the
state were, the substitution of senate for the
governors council (Which change was effected
some twenty years later, the establishment Of
state court of chancery. separate from the law
courts, and the appointment OF all judges by the
governor, by and with the approval of the senate.
Liberal space il devoted to foreign news, large
portion of which is two months and half old
Jeduthan Loomis was probate judge of Jefferson
(now Washington county, and Joshua Y Vail
register. Langdon & Barnard advertise theii
mercantile trade Erastus Watrous and George
Worthngton dissolve partnership in the that
| ting" business, and Joseph Hancock runs cot
| ton factory. Mr.. Crsmon Hancock OF Berlin also
| exhibits copies of the VERMONT WATcHMAs fol
| April g. 1923, and of the VERMONT WATcHMAN
and STATE GAZETTE for March 10, 1897. The
former is slight improvement in both size ant
appearance upon 1918, and the latter upon 1923
Goss Swift advertise drugs and medicines il
1898; Daniel Baldwin warns a meeting of hi
newly formed fire company, to choose treasurer
in place of w. |. Caldwell, deceased; Samuel Cos
makes public the expulsion of Joseph Hopkins
| from the masons for immoral and unmason
conduct" Daniel Kellogg, adjutant and inspecto
general, issues his orders for division Of thu
state into brigades Seth Parsons & Co. advertis,
hand cards for carding wool; Joshua Y. Vail
postmaster. advertises dead letters for the terri
tory embracing Montpelier, Calais, Worcester
Berlin Moretown, Middlesex, Mortified ant
Waitsield. In the issue for March, 1927, rum i
advertised for SALE but fortunately it is in Saco
Maine; Langdon, Spalding Co. advertise pot
ash kettles; Baldwin, Hutchins & Co. offer casl
for flax seed Dutton & Baylies offer for sale va
rous kinds OF merchandise, and Timothy Hub
bard advertses the settlement Of the estate o
Chester W. Houghton. A long poem is given
consisting Of a pathetic appeal to his master by
drunkard's horse" Balaam ass never uttere
language more appropriated A copy Of a tiers
but comprehensive warrant is given, issued by a.
Indian magistrate down in Marthas Vineyard, a
follows:
| 81 Hihoudl,
You Peter Waterman;
Jeremy Wicket;
Quick you take him,
| Fast you hold him,
Straight you bring him
Before me-lIIHOUDl."
A CURIOUS CLoCK--The Rutland Herald say
Mr. s. Holton jeweler and matchmaker Of Mic