Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-11
Current Mention.


Current Mention.
oLlvHTTE at Capital Hall Friday evening by
Bennett & Moulton's comic opera company. Ad-
mission, thirty-five cents; reserved seats, fifty
cents
THE time for the assembling of the Vermont
Methodist conference has been postponed to April
%. As announced last week, Bishop Harris will
preside.
PrsAFoRE matinee at Capital Hall Saturday
afternoon by Bennett & Moulton comic opera
company. Admission, twenty-five cents; chill
dren, fifteen cents
Mrs. c, NJ. GREENE OF St. Adams president OF
the Vermont Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, urges that the union observe April 20 as
day OF special prayer for guidance 10 temper
ance work
THE Bennington Banner discredts the item
going the rounds Of the state press, our own
paper among the others, to the effect that the
Methodist ministers of the district are becoming
reconciled to the setting Of the Burlington dis
trict to the Vermont conference.
THE only thing yet heard against the German
farm help which is coming into the state 80 freely
is q charge made by a correspondent In the west
Urn part vi the state tnat t"o hh'o ieb thot soe-
ton for parts unknown 1t is not an uncommon
thing to have the same thing charged against
Yankees.
POSTMASTER PECK OF Montpelier, obeying the
instructions of the post-ofice department, is COL
lecting fifty cents for each key in the possession
oil boxholders at the post-oihce' lie 49, OF course
only doing his duty, but the proprety OF the order
is questionable, and is the cause OF much severe
criticism on the part oil box holders
The strongest evidence ia given that Bennett &
Moulton's comic opera company, advertised for
this place Friday evening and Saturday afternoon
and evening, is a meritorous company and that
the popular operas they propose to give will be
rendered In manner acceptable to the most crit
ical or most mirth-lovng audience.
Ir is announced on the authority OF the Free
Press that the Central Vermont and the Vermont
e. Canada railway corporations, recently CONSOLE
dated. will hereafter be known az the Consoli.
dated railway of Vermont. The same paper
thinks the roads controlled by the consolidated
corporations will be managed by the Central Vel
mont management.
In ,or,d .aan, tho, s,nors,,,,or s,,l nrsvoi,s In
v.,,o,, no ,,a,, oa 4, o,ho, ats -, tho crrr,,v
A vorna man ramad Oder ,ecant,v swa,,owed
Duck-SlOt
Job came near diving as a result. One of the shot
worked its way into the cavity under his skull.
Ityould require a good many buck-shot to fill
the cavity inside his skull.
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hoo o,ao,od Tho toIlou,,ro of,cor. Tor tho comm,
D Thonnaon neoo,asn,. NJ AZ porhar
y,ce.nre.idar,. q Parsons secretarv. T. Green
trsosnrer and Fred MAIL + g Fmerv Rut.
,a,fo,d Thorr,or and w y Cor.v e,ecptivs
oom,ni,,.a Tho sssocio,;on will bold ia ANNA
nonIe snoar festival a. soon 40 tho snow dsan.
nsar. from tho vermort 50 sngar n,aces" sna,,
o,on,I, % r,aLa tho sr,or
sr Jouxsprpv,s npdd,s over town of,cer.
tbickeps Itbas now on its hands two first consta
b,es NM Johnson. elected at the alleged illega
annual meeting. resigned but before the specia
meeting. withdrew his resignation. At tho
special meeting A. d. Pike was elected first con
stable. Mr. Johnson has filed His bond and
claims To be the legal officer Mr.. Pike had moi
tled b,s bond ar last accounts but local name,
savs be consders h,mself the ,egal frs, constab,,
and hold bimse,t In ,eadiness N ,ransa ct IN,
brs;nesa NJ the oa,ca Tho r,obts M third nartie,
and IN. interests Of the town are seriously icon
ard,zed nv this embroplio
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inc nensions recentlv nrocured Inv him. Franl
Camel. Mortified. SO a month. $40 arrears
Harvey A. RoweI. Washington. "a per month
$3.50 arrears. franklin Bixby. West Topsbam. 8.
a month. $40 arrears: George E Trow. Wood
bury, "a month, 1855 arrears; George W. os
good. a dependent father. Cabot. So a month
81 900 arrears: Caleb sabip. South woodbury.. s.
a month. 81 400 arrears: Darius A. Gray. Dux
Waterbury. so a month. s475 arrears: Elias Me,
nit. Morrisyille. SEA month. $3.50 arrears; Wi
lard w. Parker East Randolph, "a a month
ss5o arrears
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,yDlos.." 49, anI --" ',.l 80. ~
town OF Mlddlese. for damages sustained b
Lucinda Gonld NV being thrown from he
carriage in 1877 near Lathrop Lewls' in Middle
sex. The insufiieiepcy of the highway com
planned of WIS owing To A ditch for a waite
pipe that Mr.. Lewis had dug across the roa
and left ii untitled. The town WAS immed
ately notified of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould's claim fc
damage but the suits have been delayed for MI
Lewis to adjust the damages, which he has faile
TO do The wrts were made by 7. J. Desyitt c
Montpelier on Monday, and served by Office
John l. futile. They claim So 600 damages
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The ap,bo, n ,onst be remembered started or
asapilot ON the Mississippi when bow. and hi
work treats of his experiences ON the river, rem
iuisceuces of hls early life. an interesting hstor
of the river, and description of the cities an
towns from St pauI IN Nsw Orleans Tho mil