Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-03
Current Mention.


LENT begins February 18th and ends March oath.
THE st. Adams Messenger has been reduced in
price to So per year, or three cents per copy.
REV. GEORGE s. GUERNSEY will preach in
Fletcher next Sunday, January T. forenoon and
afternoon.
A LARGE audience laughed Thursday evening
till their sides ached over Neil Burgess Josiah
Aliens Wife.
THE fifty-fourth volume Of Vermont Reports is
now ready for sale, 1t may be procured of Hi
ram A. Huse, state librarian.
THE Young Mrs. winthrop let it be remem-
bered, will be played by the Madison Square
theater company, at Capital Hail. January 22d.
THE Vermont State spiiitualist Association will
hold a quarterly convention in the town hall at
Brattleboro, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Janu-
airy IL, 10 and IA
THE department encampment, Grand Army OF
the Republic of Vermont, will meet in Apollo
hall, Bennington, on Thursday and Friday, Feb
ruary Sth and 9th
In Caledonia county court last week judgment
for SO 500 was rendered against the bondsmen Of
the notorious Dick Peabody" He is now at
work as civil engineer.
THE Womans Christian Temperance Union
will observe Tuesday, January oh, as a day of
prayer Prayer-meeting at Trinity parlors at ten
o'clock A. M, at half-past one at Bethany parlors
THE annual meeting of Mad River Valley Ag-
ricutural Society will be held in the hotel hall in
Waitsfield, Thursday, January 4th at one O'Clock
p, M, for the purpose of electing officers for the
coming year.
AMONG the post-oRlce changes for the past
week we note the following: Mrs. Mary W. Villas
has been appointed postmaster at East Concord
c. B. Williams at Jericho; d. c. harrington at
West Danve; Darwin G. French at Underhill.
The Middebury Register company has pur-
chased the Addison County Journal, and the two
papers have been merged. The Register will
hereafter be an eight-page sheet and consider
ably enlarged. This is sensible thing to do
Middlebury can support one good paper but not
two of any sort.
QUARTERLY meeting occurs at Trinity church
next Sunday. Rev II. A. Spencer will preach
morning and evening. The week of prayer will
be observed at this church by meetings each even
ing, Tuesday evening being devoted to temper
ance. Rev. Mr.. Spencer will aid Rev. Mr.. Miller
in each OF these meetings.
MrDDLEBURY has the champion absent-minded
man. After milking his COW he gave the COW the
pail OF milk, took up the milking stool and care
fully set it down upon the pantry shelf But
little butter was made by this operation, as the
COW drank up the milk and it is doubtful If cream
ever rises from milking stools.
THE case of State Us Mrs. Alice Stokes Day,
for completely in the stealing OF team was heard
in Caledonia county court lat week, and was
the last jury case tried, The respondent was
convicted, but the case goes to the supreme court
on questions Of law. 1t will be remembered that
she is the party who victimized B. P. Young oil
Montpelier by selling him the team.
AT meeting of the survivors of the Washing
ton county teachers association Friday evening
that organization was revived and the executive
committee instructed to prepare a programme
and appoint time and place of meeting at tbs
earliest practicable date The meeting will doubt
less be held at Barre and it is to be hoped thu
programme and call will appear at an early day
FROM the catalogue of the University of Yer
mont, just issued, we learn that there are ninety
four undergraduates in arts and science and on
hundred ninety medical students, making TIVE
hundred eighty-four connected with the institu
ton in its various departments. The presen
freshman class numbers forty-one, being tn
largest for several years. The winter term be
gins tomorrow.
THREE meetings of considerable importance
will be held at Middebury this month. Wednes
day, January 10th, the Vermont Merino sheep
breeders association will hold their annual meet
ing Just week later the Vermont Atwoo
sheep club will have their annual meeting at tn
Addison house, and on the day following, tn
18TH the annual meeting Of the Cbampain Va
ley beekeepers association will be held at tn
same place.
THE annual catalogue Of Dartmouth Coeg
shows the number of students to be four hundre
twenty-seven divided as follows: Classical, tw
hundred thirty-hve scientific sixty; agrcu
tural, forty-four; medical eighty-four; civil Ell
cheering, four Various changes have bee
made in the courses Of study and many electiv,
have been added, which will give much bett,
opportunity for a student to follow his incin
tons to special subjects.
FREE Press: They are still laughing at Il
man who undertook to give fire alarm the 9TH
night. Getting the key and opening FIRE alar
box he thrust his head into the box and yellt
with all his might " FIRE. FIRE. ms house
Three times he yelled, until passer-by came
his rescue and pulling down the lever rang in IL
alarm. "Durn it," remarked the discomft'
individual, 81 thought we had telephone Fl
alarm, but the thing don't seem to work tn
way"
AT the annual meeting of the Methodist su
day-school society at Montpelier, the followii
officers were elected for the ensuing year: T.
Gordon, superintendent; ]. D, Clough, first 4
sistant superintendent; Mrs, d, L. Fuller, secoi
inf
tary; r. j. Hsrgin, treasurer; c. II. Fuller,
brarian. The school is in prosperous condito
having membership OF two hundred and eight
with an average attendance Of one hundred al
fifty. The librarians report showed over 70
hundred volumes in the library and the trea
urer's nearly $50 in the treasury. A penny c.
lection is taken every Sabbath averaging abo
$40, which is sufficient to meet the expenses
the school,
AT the annual election OF officers at the Ii
meeting of Mount Calvary Council, Princes
Jerusalem, 16o, A. A.. s. r.. the followi
were elected j. W. F, Washburn, 800, NJ. L.
p, G. M; George w. Wing 800, G H.. P.D
NJ; william A. Briggs, 100, NJ. L. S G. v
Henry Lowe, 100, NJ f. ]. G. W.. Edwin
Morse 100, Val. CIR. Treas. Charles H. Heat
800, v. G. S. X. of S. and A, Rev Howard
Hill, 800 V. G. Nj. OF Ger Isaac Nj. Wright, II
Val. CIR. Almoner; win IL Herhck, 800, V G
of Eut. James A. Erwin 100, Grand Tyler. |
officers were duly installed by ILL., Frank H. b
com, $50, Past NJ Il, S. r. G. NJ after which
officers and members partook Of a banquet
mraby served
OLIVER J, AVERY and John H. Avery of Br
ford and GEE rye W, Simpson OF Corinth W
brought before United States Commissio
Charles w. Porter at Montpelier last week W
nesday afternoon, upon complaint charg
them with Illicit distling They waived exa
nation and were held in $500 apiece for trial
the coming February term Of the United Sta
court at Burlington. United States Marshal G
eral Henry and Deputy Marshal Thomas Fai
arrested them at their homes on Tuesday event