Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-24
Current Mention.


school-house, in East Montpelier, next Sunday |
afternoon.
The Congregdtionalist has presented us with
very fine calendar for 1883 for which we make |
due Acknowledgements.
REV GEORGE S. GUERNSEY will preach in West |
ford next Sunday, January 2Sth, forenoon and
afternoon, at the usual hours.
REV HowABp F. HILL OF Christ church, Mont
pelier, will preach at wrights Mills, Sunday.
January 27th at half-past two o'clock.
IT is highly probable that enough money will
be raised to erect monument TO the late Chief
Justice Pierpoint, as the members Of the bar are
subscribing literally.
WE have received from S. r. Niles, the we'll
known advertising agent, unique calendar for
1883 which is specially adapted for the use OF
newspaper pu, fishers and advertisers.
THE Fletcher free library at Burlington is open
again, the repairs having been completed. The
Montpelier free library is yet closed, for the good
reason that building has not yet begun.
SHERIFF WALLACE of Bethel committed w f.
Heath to Woodstock Jail Saturday, for embezze-
ment Of funds belonging to Boston house which
claims some 5000 for guano furnished for sale on
commission which Heath failed to account for.
TESTIMONY is being taken before commission
ers M. E. Smile and H. w. Kemp with view to
set aside the report of the courts committee Or
dering the opening OF the arch. Messrs Shurt-
left, Heaton and G. w. Wing appear for the town,
and Messrs. Pitkin and Huse Tor the petitioners
WOODSTOCK STANDARD: 1.-THE closing fever is
epidemic Montpelier and St Adams have it, in
thu latter nlace the storea To close every evening
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printed on the nfst page IL incorrect as Respects
the Barre Dranch' though correct III every o'hef
particular Inc trans leave montpelier iof
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LAST Thursday evening large NUMBER oil
Methodists and friends oil Ira I. cameron gath
cred at his residence in Berlin Tor the purpose oil
participating in an oyster supper ard the iestiv-
Ines incident TO such an occasion very en-
loyable time was had and the proceeds wen
$500, Nv .s - '''
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FARMERS agricultural meetings VIII be held as
fohows' Wels' January % ana Oh "ailiDgiofu'
January 81 ana FEBRUARY II Ludlow, February
ana y bennington, FEBRUARY ana q manches-
Ter. February o ana y; orweil, feoruafy 10 ana
IA; Bristol, February IA and 10; Ferrisburgh'
February 10 ana TO- Caoot, FEBRUARY ~ ana "a
ni'uu'e oo 200 90 ""i' '"D --' ""'""s'0"'
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oN January zoth, the western Union leiegrapn
company maze twenty-five cents It's maximum
rate Tor a message oil ten words between any oil
Its offices IN vermont New Hampshire massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, connecticut, New iork
city and the southeastern part oil the state oil
Maine Orders have been given TO reduce the
present rates OF thlrty, thlrty-nVe forty anu MY
cents 10 'ne '"e"'s "'e 'en' 'a'e
KEW D. D. bEkMAs president OF the SEMINARY
preached ut Trinity church last sunday morning
on the missions oil the methodist Episcopal church
AZ member OF the general mission board OF the
church, he was able to bring fresh Information
upon the subject The Young Ladies Foreign
missionary society, win mrs flora NJ D. uuern-
sey as president, occupied the evening In the In
terests oil their particular oranch oil the WORK.
MIR. NORMAN BEoKLHy, native of Barre, but
now resident OF Elkhart Indiana, made an
agreeable call at the WATcHMAs office, Thurs
day. lie was one OF the contractors who built
the Vermont Central railroad and passed through
the troublous times during the administration oil
Perley Beknap and Governor Charles Paine.
MIR. Beckley has been in Vermont only once for
many years and finds things greatly changed
OUR Montpelier readers and many others will b.
Interested in the fact that Daniel p Thompson
novel Green Mountain Boys " has been drama.
tized and is to be presented by Post Roberts
Grand Army of the Republic Of Rutland, in that
town Here is hint Tor Post Brooks oil Mont
peiier' 1t is believed mat a drama'zed version
oil novel written by one VINO was once an non
ored citlzen oil the town would draw good au
dience
THE new railroad bridge between Alburgh ant
Rouses Point is to be built on the north side o
the present bridge connecting the Ogdensburgl
and Lake Champain with the Vermont AM
Canada railroad. 1t is to have two draws o
sixty and ninety feet respectively opposite to an,
corresponding with those on the existing bridge
The Lamoille Valley Extension railroad compan
is to build a bridge across the Missisquoi Ba
from Swanton to Aburgh, with a suitable dra,
properly located, and as well arranged as that 4
the existing bridge
BECAUSE Of sickness, Rev. j w. Hamilton, pa,
tor of the Peoples church, Boston, is unable I
deliver the first lecture OF the course at the Metf
odist seminary in this village Rev. D. L, Mile
will instead deliver free lecture upon the subject
lone Hundred Cents make Dollar" We ar
unacquainted with the Rev. Mr.. Hamilton an
consequently are unable to speak OF how muc
mental food the students are thus deprived, br
from our knowledge OF Mr., Miller we can conf
IDENTIFY predict that his lecture will be as full {
thought rs an egg IL OF meat.
A NICE unrigbt Chickerlng niano bas inst hee
nlaced In Rs,banv chanel by the erternrise NJ N
iadie. socie,v Of Rethapv church II was mr.,
cured Of onr townsman and reliable music deale