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

MIR. HiNCKs will preach at Wrightsville on
Sunday, the sth, at two P NJ.
So FAR as we can learn. the system OF paying
taxes directly to the town treasurer is working
well.
THE Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company
issued during the month OF March 2,479 policies
the largest number ever issued in one month.
THE annual session OF the grand lodge Of
Knights of Honor will be held in the Odd Fell
lows hall in St. Johnsbury on Wednesday, April
nth.
THIS remarkable winter has proved, among
other things, that the woodchuck is no more to be
relied upon as a weather prophet than Virgins
or Vennor
WE have been in doubt whether to call the sea-
son winter or spring, but the problem Is now
solved The loafers begin to congregate around
the street corners.
Two more men engaged in seine fishingin Lake
Champlain have been arrested. All right let
the halter draw, whether not these pirates have
q good opinion of the law
WHAT is the use. Kinsley, OF calling attention
OF the st. Adams listers to the actual value of
National car stock? They will put it in the list
at forty five just the same.
IT Is proposed by Love and Hunter to start
daily paper In Rutland, to be called the Ddhg ne
piew. Lovei the Weekly herteW' inq""er man.
but Hunter is unknown here.
IT is stated that the Thermometer at Woodstock
has registered below zero fifty times during the
winter. 1t is unnecessary to iocaiize the Item at
woodstock Tor II VIII propaoiy apply 10 nan the
towns Oh the STATE
THE transfer Of the f. A. Smith property for
the benefit of the Warner free hospital at St Al
bans mas oeen MADE ana an organization mas been
erected the oheers oeiug among the ieauing
eitizehs Oh tue to"n'
THE BARRIERS of Rutland with one exception,
Wiley Of the Bardwell house, have entered into
an agre ament to close their shops Sunday.
whey claims thst ne cannot close the rooms oi
tue houseo On 'na' Jay
WE can no longer chronicle particular cases OF
importation OF foreign farm help into this state
as 1t has become 80 common that 1t has ceased t.
be a novelty The farmers who have tried this
pep are wei s''NhEo WIN H.
THE St. Johnsbury Academy has 325 students
and there is apr)spect of an increase OF the num-
Der. 1t is one OF the best educational institutions
propriety OF enlsrging the building.
Astbe eighth entertainment NJ the season the
Rarra ec,nra Association bava aecnrsd Renra,,
q Moul,on's Comic Ooera Comp,nv. which will
,resan, the ,nnlar oneta Of pinafore at the town
hall on Thursday evening" April IL
DIVORCE has been granted in Rutland county
conrt upon the singular ground that the partes
were never married The alleged wife brought
hill against the breyet husband. and he made no
contest because of the above reason.
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system To Waits6eld /. an assured success Other
towns in the county will find IL for their adv
uQe to come in. and we have no doubt thew will
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