Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-03-07
Current Mention.

THE recently organized Burlington Trust Com
pany are advertised In another column.
BERLIN town meeting occurs to-day, not hav-
ing been warned in season to be held yesterday.
INFORMATION is wanted at this office Of the
present address Of Albert Wood, formerly Of Rut-
land, Iowa.
LEAvlrT's GIGANTEAN MINISTRIES at Capital
Hall tonight. Tickets to all parts Of the house.
fifty cents.
THE ladies' social circle Of East Montpelier will
meet with Mr.. and Mrs L II. Foster, Thursday
evening, March 10Th All are invited
THOSE who are looking for a paying investment
for their money should read the advertisement Of
spalding Templeton in another column.
THE expense for the support OF the poor OF the
town Of Rochester during the past year amounted
to about one dollar for every inhabitant OF the
town.
ABOUT forty couples attended the East Mont
pelier ball at the Pavilion last Thursday evening
Everything passed of pleasantly and the dancing
was continued until nearly morning.
LRAvrTT's MINISTRIES, who appear tonight in
Capital Hall, are clever performers and we are
ment at which the most fastidious could object.
SPEAKING of the appointment OF Dorman B
Eaton as a member Of the civil service commits
sion the New York Sun says; "Verbosity and
dogmatism are not likely to conciliate others who
may not possess his knowledge of the subject In
hand"
THE project OF employing foreign help on Yer
mont farms is growing in importance and extent
Mr.. J. S. Morrill, Of Swanton has returned from
Castle Garden with fresh lot of immigrants WIN
are giving good satisfaction. 1t would seem tha'
satisfactory solution OF the farm labor problem
in Vermont has been found
Miss MrrTIE DURFEy, daughter OF Rev. Milo
Durfey OF Worcester, went to South Manchester
Conn. last September to work in Cheney Brothers
silk mills. Lately she has been sick with quick
consumption, which terminated fatally and the
remains were brought home last Saturday, and
the funeral occurred Monday The Messrs.
Cheney paid the expenses Of her sickness and
also sent Miss A. +. Allard with the remains.
NEXT Friday evening there will be a dramatic
entertainment at the vestry Of the Church Of tie
Messiah, given by the ladies' society The play
is very bright and lively and the characters art
represented by the old favorites and some Of the
new ones. The play ia "A Scrap Of Paper" and
for small an affair as scrap OF paper 1t makes
quite an uproar in the neighborhood. Come and
see 1t. Admission twenty five cents; beginning
quarter before eight.
THE weather is entitled to mention. With the
mercury near zero Monday morning, the cold
was more severe by reason OF peculiarly ic,
wind than at any time during this exceptionally
cold winter. Tuesday morning, with a south
wind blowing, the mercury was fourteen degrees
below freezing point, and it was showing Snow
continued to fall during the day, though ther
was no apprecable mitigation of the cold and
severe wind prevailed. There is no indication Of
coming spring in the earth or skies.
SHERIFF ATHERroN has drawn the petit
jury for the coming term Of court, which opens
March 18Th, as follows: Barre, D. B. Wbeelock
Lewis Keith Berlin, ]. W. Leland William
Brown; Cabot John Brown, Charles T. Adams
Calais, A. P. wheelock, NJ. M. Bancroft; Dux
bury, Samuel Summerville; East Montpelier, L
T. Mallory, George W. Saunders; Fayston, +. A.
Bruce; Middleset, M. W. Miles, George N. Whit.
ney; Marshfeld, Joseph Wilson Montpelier, Car
los L. Smith, c. c. Eaton; Moretown, George
Wiley; Mortified, Thomas Averl, C. A. Tracy
Painfeld, Joseph Bartlett; Ro1bury, S. A. Rich
ardson, D. L. Nichols Waitsfied, c. c. Reed. J
E. Berry; Waterbury. C. T.. Wymap, Uuntop
Landt; Warren, l.. L Hanks, Allen c. Greenslit;
Woodbury., c. D. Lille
T. j. DEAvITr OF Montpelier has recently OBJ
tanned pensions for the following persons; Reuber
Richardson, Fayston, So a month and 81. 25N
arrears; Sarah ]. Hines, Waitsfeld, IS a month
and 81, 900 arrears; Luther Knapp, Mortified, 81
Montpelier. SO n month and $500 arrears: s. d
Moulton, Moretown, S4a month and $500 arrears
C.M. Batchelder Wolcott. 81 a month and $3.50
arrears. Henry p Blodgett. Worcester. "a a
month and 81 600 arrears: John F Thicker. Chel.
sea, "a a month and $3.50 arrears; Edward Baker
Berlin, increase of so a month and $500 arrears
Daniel Sherry, Waterford. "a a month and $40
arrears; George Markham, Worcester, increase Of
SO a month and $500 arrears; Michael Hogan,
Mortified. dependent father. So a month and
81 700 arrears. Mary J. Hipksop. Worcester. de.
pepdept mother. So a month and 81 700 arrears
Sally Fmerson. Berlin. dependent mother So a
month and 81. 700 arrears: Rev. Joseph M. p
Dnplue. Moptpelier guardian of John Gayieap
children s14 A month and S4OO arrears: Jackson
stockwell 81 Albans. an increase $50 a month
and SO 600 arrears.
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cessfully applied in that institution. The princi
pal. A. L. Hardy, is efficient, wide-awake and
practical, and he ia theoretically assisted in hi,
work by the four young ladies who complete the
corps Of instructors. The district has an excel
lent school building and its financial affairs are
thriftily managed. With PRINCIPAL Hardy at the
head OF the intellectual, and Hon. William II,
Dubois at the business end of the institution tls
citizens of that community are provided at a
slight expense with school which in effective
practical excellence and healthful influence |,
not surpassed by any In the state. The citizen,
are Justly proud of heir school and thorough,
,a,isfied with II. And vet this school il nothipI
more than any community by iudicious manage
ment may have. There ia nothing costly or fan
clful about it-it is plain common. sense reduced
to practice in community which has learned b,
experience that it is better to pull together and