The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-24
Current Mention.

THE MONTPELIER DAILY JOURNAL will make
its first appearance for the session OF 1884 Tues
day evening, September 30. 1t will be en-
larged and improved in form, type, and matter,
and will be second to no daily paper in the
state in its general character, while in its
specially, the publication of state and legisa-
tive news, it will be far superior to any other
Every post-office in the state should have its
club of five, ten or more. Inducements offered
to getters up OF clubs. Apply for terms.
The Windsor Journal has recently appeared
in new suit which is very becoming to it.
A BRIGHT boy of fifteen or sixteen years of
age is wanted at this Office during the session
Of the legislature
IT is expected that the state convention of
Young Mems Christian Association OF Yer
mont will be held in Brlttleboro some time in
O,tober.
REV. HOWARD F. HILL intends to hold re-
ligious services in the school-house at Irasvlle,
in Waitsfeld, on Sunday next at fur o'clock
iu the afternoon.
THE Montreal and Fabyan and the Ogdensburg
and Portland drawing-room cars, via Mont
pelier Junction and Wells River, have been
taken off for the winter.
THE St. Albans Messenger thinks that its
namesake, the Christian Messenger, is giving
a good deal of attention to politics, and very
little to religious subjects"
ALL subscribers who have not paid for their
paper for the current year are requested to do
30 without further delay. Glance at the date
on your label and see whether this means you.
IT Is understood that Governor Plngree will
appoint as secretary of civil and military affairs
A. E. Watson Of Hartford, a son of Hon F. C.
Watson, and studen, in the governors office.
WE we're in error in stating last week that
N. D. Page of the Plainfeld Springs House
suspects his employees Of causing the fire by
which the house was destroyed. Suspicion
rests elsewhere.
THE fifty-ninth annual state convention OF
the Baptist churches in Vermont will be held
in Bennington to-day and tomorrow The
annual sermon will be preached by Rev. George
g. Pratt Of St. Albans.
THE St. Albans prohibitionists hung out a
large st. John fl AZ yesterday afternoon. Speak
ers from abroad were present. 1t has been de-
cided to hold the prohibition state convention
at Montpelier, October 10.
STATE convention of the prohibition party
OF Vermont has been called by their committee
to meet at Montpelier on Wednesday, October
10, to nominate electors to support the nom.
inees of the national party at the coming presi
dental election.
OUR thanks are due to Dr. L. G. Butler Of
the board of supervision for a copy of the
biennial report of the condition of the asylum
for the insane at Brattleboro. 1t contains much
of interest to the people of the state, which will
appear in some subsequent issue OF this paper
COLONEL GEORGE W. HOOKER has bet 81, 600
even, with Colonel McCune, editor of the Buf
falo Courier, that Blaine woud receive more
votes in New York state than Cleveland. Nc.
Cune also bet Hooker 81 900 that Blaine would
not get twenty four thousand mai )rity In
Vermont.
REPoRTs from New York say that Colonel G
W. Hooker with T. C Crawford, the Washing
ton correspondent Of the Chicago Daily Nelcs
have substantially concluded negotiations fol
the purchase of the New York Mail and Es
press, which they propose to publish as a re-