Vermont Watchman and State Journal from Montpelier, Vermont • 1

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OOOtOO0O0OOOtO MONTPEUEK, VTM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1S9G. VOL. 1)1-1717. NUMBER 37. hi 1 MONTPELIER AND VICINITY ii their home fur the present with Mr.

aud Mrs. W. Btowelt, parents of Mrs. Kai- W'll. Montpelier Daily Journal ter the case against youug Wales of Barre who Is charged with an attempt to wreck Goddard Smuinary with dynamite last spring.

Corsets, Ferris "Good Sense" Waists, Her Majesty Corsets, "Equipoise" Waists, Thomson's Clove Fitting Corsets, W. C. C. Corsets, P. Corsets, W.

B. Corsets, Are sold by L. P. H. C.

CLEASON. G80CO COO 0000000 and Hot Water Furnace, Steam Don't wait for extreme uenug repairs ui uiiauges. Sand cneaper now. All shop and .1 All shop and job work vision of Mr. JOHN islon of Mr.

JOHN W. We nave COAL and WOOD HEATING STOVES in great variety; also RANGES of established repu- tatinn all nf Ttrhinh wa nan trnarflntftA in BTOfV particular. Plumbing and PECK BROTHERS 8 8 cold weather before or- it uuu mo uuuo ubiioj. under personal super PECK. Heating our Specialty.

Kfl Main Stroot () UU IIIUIII UIIUUII SATISFIED With your Bread? If not, use CERESOTA" OOOOOO OCCO COO OOOOCCO ARE YOU it "CJE11ES0TA" Flour makes the right kind of BREAD. lETHEMi SUPPLY COMPANY, BTJKLINGTON, MILLERS' AGENTS. Are You Using: The Best E. D. HYDE, Local Agent, Montpelier, Vt.

-r- -r-i The Richardson." The Largest and Handsomest Store in the State. Hundreds of delighted people have seen our new line of Fall and Winter Novelties in the Dress Goods Department. They are very beautiful and fully war rant the claims we make. No finer styles can be shown this fir i i ii year, we respectiuiiy invite you to see them. We are ollering a line of i abnc Gloves at greatly reduced prices that are just the thing for this cool weather.

They are on sale at prices that commend them to you. Mothers fitting their daughters out for school can find many articles at our Muslia Underwear Counter that may be needed to complete the wardrobe. We save you lots of worry and hard work. Stylish garments at reasonable prices. We buy and sell for cash.

McKILLIP SMITH CO. THB RICHARDSON DBFABTKXNT STOBBS, Head of Chiircli Street, Burlington, Yf. Any Old Thing Will not do for us when we buy our stock of clothing. We believe that a $10 suit bhould be just as carefully selected as a $20 suit. Our suits were bought during the fiist week id July.

Tbeclolhs wero selected in the piece, and made up to our order by journeymen tailors with special linings and trimmings. By doing this way we know exactly -what we are selling. It does not cost tbe wearer a cent more than to bave a man grab a suit for him in the dark. Seeing is believing, and to see one of these suits is to buy it. ADAMS The Clothiers 60 State Street.

A. D. FARWELL THE BEST WEARING $3.00 HAT MADE. No. 75 Main Street Minnora S.

Marshall. M.D. IS Barre Street. lows: 10-12 A. 2-4 P.

M. TELEPHONE CONNECTION. the heek's nomas cnuosii'itv Jtf 8AYINQH I'LAiy, City Council meets to-night. Mrs. J.

A. Wino is seriously ill. Mrs. J. W.

Brock Is 111, threatened with pneumonia. Arthur Locklin has moved to a farm lu Watorbury. Mus. Florence Porter visited last week lu Queuhee. T.

R. Lascok visl'ed last week in Platta. burgh, N. Y. T.

('. Phinney, sergeant-at-srms, Is In ston tins week. Chkvtkk Wkkiht gave a whist party last Thursday evening. Miss Mary Fisk visited last week at her home in Waitstluld. Clarence Lease Is working In the feed store of E.

W. Bailey Co. A. 0, Cummins accompanied his son Har-lie to Worcester on Tuesday. W.

0. Berry was oonflued to tbe house with a hard oold last week. A daughter was born on Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Hermon D.

Hopkins. Miss Adelaide L. Griswold Is confined to her room with a severe cold. An Infant child of Mr. and Mrs.

Fletcher Wheat was buried last Saturday, Mrs. A. N. Johns and son of Burlington are visiting Mrs, F. 11.

MoClure, Ned Colton returns to Amherst College this week for bis sophomore year. Mr. and Mrs. E. D.

Reed of Buffalo, N. were at tbe Pavilion last week. Miss Mae Bullard has opened a select school for children on Barre street. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

George T. Archer is 111 with oholera Infantum. Mrs. F. X.

Field of Springfield, is visiting Mrs. J. R. Beaver, her mother. The Montpelier Hardware Company Is moving to its new building on Berlin street.

The Bethany Christian Endeavor Society will give a social lu the chapel this evening. Robert Phinney gave a party for a number of his young friends last Friday evening. A party of eight young people spent Tuesday at the Lake View House, Woodbury. Mrs. n.

C. Colton goes this week to Belchertown, to remain a month or more. George A. Knapp has resumed bis duties at the post-odice, but is still obliged to use a cane. Da.

Homer C. Brigham of Grand Rapids, has been visiting In town for a few days. Judge Taft bas appointed Hon. Horace W. Lyford foreman of the grand jury now in session.

Mrs. Mary E. Woodward of Saratoga, visited Mrs. C. N.

Arms, her sister, last week. W. E. Harlow bas hung out an Honest Money" flag from his residence on East State street. George V.

Lindsley is seriously ill with a complication of diseases at his home on Putnam street. Mkb Lkttie Potter and Mrs. Jennie Cardell returned last week to their home in Crescent City, Fla. The gentleman from Waltsfield in the legislature-elect is a Drotuer oi U. Kicn ardson of this city.

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gilman returned last Saturday evening from a week's outing at Willoughby Like.

C. H. Baldwin has rented F. W. Ban croft's house on Main street and will take possession October 1.

Mrs. Mary Peck has returned from Readville. where she has been spending tbe summer. Adolphub Barney Is building a house on Clay Hill at the rear of tbe residence of Louis Barney, bis father. Mrs.

Vhomas Allen and daughter went las' Friday to Springfield, Mass where Mr AUen went two weeks ago. Miss Fannie Osgood has closed her la in the office of the Colton Manufactur ing Company for tbe present. Mr. and Mrs. Henry W.

Cate left on Tuesday for a visit of two weeks in Boston, New Yors ana rnnaueipma. Wkathkk nermlttlns. there will be preaching in the churcU at East Montpelier Center next Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

F. Palmer and children of Chicago have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.

Field during the past week, Misses Florence Collins and Hattib Peck left last Friday morning for New York, where they will visit relatives. The works of the Colton Manufacturing Compauy weie shut down last Thursday while repairs on the dam were made. Miss Maud CaossETTand Mrs. Alice Fisk of Burlington are taking a course in kindergarten work from Miss Amy B. Fisk.

Miss Mary Fisk goes on Thursday to Heuuiker. N. to vliit relatives and will go from there to the Boston markets. Mrs. E.

B. Dwinell left Montpelier last Monday night for ElmwooJ, where she goes to visit her son, Rev. O. T. Dwinell.

The Garnet Seal Circle met last Friday with Mrs, A. D. Farwell to organize and make plans for the comming fall and winter. Mrs. Fred E.

Pitkin is seriously ill, aud It is feared she will be obliged to undergo a difficult aud dangerous surgical operation. Rev. A. Webb and Rev. Norman Ssa- ver occuplea tneir respective puipits last Sunday, having returned from their vacations.

Theron F. Colton returne 1 last Saturday evening from a western trip In the interests of tbe Colton Manufacturing Company. The amusement season at Blancbard Opera House will open Tuesday evening, September 22, with Hoyt's A Trip to China Town." A. F. Sortwell of Cambridgeport, president of tbe Montpelier Wells River railroad, took a party to the Barre quarries on Tuesday afternoon.

Miss Bessie Farwbll returned last week from Chelsea.where she has been under the care of Dr. J. H. flelmer. Her health Is very much improved.

D. L. Carter was in town the first of the week from llallowull, Me. He accompanied his daughter Blanche ou her reiurn to Montpelier to re-enter school. The public schools opened last Monday with a large attendance, aud with a corps of instructors who are enthusiastic for a successful and profitable year.

E. P. Libby, the contractor, commenced excavations ast Monday for the new build ing to be erected by the Koung men's unrig' tian Association as a gymnasium. Harlik Cummins went Tuesday to Wor cester, where he will enter Worcester Academy, preparatory to a course at the Boston School of Technology. Mrs.

Elsie M. Bruce of New York, daughter of the late Amasa Cummings, is visiting Lawson V. Cummings, ber brother, sua other relatives In this vicinity. Henry Farwell bas been obliged to resign a fine position In an Crnaha bank be cause ol ill health. He and Mrs, Farwell Mot lis Bhisbin of Glens Falls, 'a- i ii seriously bruised last Satin.

Uu) bj Ii i Mirown from a tandem bicycle she was ruliug with F. P. Carletou, The Woman's Foreign Missionary Soelo'y met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. D. Putnam cm First Avenue.

The subject discussed was The feast of Ingathering," Dr. K. Lonqfellow Cleaves went to Portland, Maine, last Friday, Ho will visit for two weeks at his former home In Maiue before his return to Montpelier. Frank A. Nurr of Brookliue, Is the guest of E.

A. Nut', his uncle. Mr. Nutt is connected with the well known in surance house of John C. Paige, Boston, Ralph 0.

Brown, a student at the Mont pelier Seminary, broke his left arm while niaving ban on the campus last Monday. Dr. 0. E. Chandler reduced 'the fracture.

Rev, L. L. Bkrman, presiding elder of the Montpelier district, preached and conducted quarterly meeting at South Tun-bridge and South Royalton last Sunday, Rev. J. Edward Wright has an appoint ment to preach in the Morse school-house, East Montpelier, next Sunday afternoon.

Subject; Responsibility for Accidents." Dr. G. J. Helmer has rented, until Jan uary 1, tbe George II. Whitney house on East atate street, it is understood tnac ur.

Helmer will come to Montpelier next week. W. D. Allen, the representative-elect from North Hero, is well known in Montpelier, having for many years been clerk for Marvin Sherburne and Putnam Marvin. An Italian with a name difficult to be re duced to United States was lodged In jail last Friday evening by Officer Buchanan of Barre.

He is charged with larceny iu that city. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet with Mrs. C. W. Guernsey on Thursday afternoon at halt past two.

Mrs. Anna Dillon will conduot a select Bible reading. Major L. M. Grout of Stoneham, is visiting in this vicinity.

He will attend the reunion of tbe Eighth Vermont regiment, to be held at Montpelier next Friday afternoon and evening. By request of the Boaid of Trade, all places of business were closed from two to four o'clock, laBt Thursday afternoon, during the hours tbe funeral of the late Dr. J. E. Macomber was held, Daniel Sexton was before Judge M.

Smilie in City Court last Wednesday morning, charged with intoxication the night before. He pleaded guilty and was fined, with costs, 811.51, which he paid. One of the heavy gray horses owned by the city was strangled in the city barn last Thursday night by getting snarled up In its halter. It was valued at $200 and was the mate of the one that died last spring. Workmen have been engaged during the past week in painting and brightening up the exterior of the court house, preparatory to the September term of Washington County Court, which opened yesterday.

Miss Blanche Carter returned last Saturday from Maine, where she bas been spending her vacation with her parents. She has re-entered the High School and is living in the family of Professor 8. J. Blan-pied. T.

J. Boynton denies most emphatically the report sent out from Barre last week to the Boston papers that he bas said he shall vote for McKinley in November. He is camping on the trail of that press correspondent. W. Nelson Peck, now in his eighty-sixth year, has voted at either a state or town election in Montpelier for sixty-four consecutive years a record unsurpassed, it is believed, by any voter in this city and by few in the state.

A oommokioatiow from Chelsea regarding the non-appearance there, last Saturday week, of 0. A. G. Jackson and A. A.

Steb-bins of this city, who were advertised to speak in that village at that time, has been consigned to the waste-basket. William Sawyer, a brakeman on the Montpelier Wells River railroad, was taken to Heaton Hospital last Saturday with a badly bruised and lacerated arm, caused by getting It between the buffers while coupling carB at Wells River. The members of Company will give a dance in Armory Hall on Tuesday evening. September 15, lor which the rrotlie House Orchestra, with George H. Wilder as flute soloist, will furnish music.

A concert by the orchestra will precede the dance. By a clerical error that was not discov ered until page three of this edition was Drinted. the election returns printed on that page give Grout's plurality 500 less than it really is. The correct figures are, Grout's plurality, Grout's majority, R. C.

Bowers bid In the property of the Vermont Quarry Company, known as Bowers, No. 4," at the auction sale last Saturday afternoon. The property con sists of twenty-three acres of land and a Quarry, and was struck off to Mr. Bowers for 86,650. The Baptist Christian Endeavor Society has eoted the following oraoers: rres- blent, Mrs.

W. A. Shay; vice-president, Mss Wiunie Bliss: recording secretary, Miss Maud Crossett; corresponding secre tary. Miss Lena Crossett; treasurer, Har vey Uurnhain. Moses Dbnio was thrown from his horse last Friday evening while the procession was passing the Watchman office.

His horse reared, throwing Mr. Denlo backward. He received several bad bruises, but remounted the animal and followed th bands to the end of the route. C. Anoikk, a stone-cutter In the employ C.

P. Gill received notice last week from an attorney In Montreal that a fortune of 87,000,000 has recently been left him in France. Mr. Angler at once went to Mont real to consult with the lawyer, and, later, will sail for Havre to prove his claim. Barnard Town, a resident at the town farm in Berlin, has been spending his sub stance for many years in a vain attempt to discover the secret of perpetual motion Ha now claims that he has solved the prob lem, and Invites any one to visit the poor farm and see bis machiue in operation.

The excursion trains to Burlington last Thursday, to accommodate those who wished to attend the interstate fair at How ard Park, were slimly -patronized. People seemed to be waiting for the state fair at White Kiver Junction and the South Kye- gate and Waterbury fairs, held this week M. Harvey, Esq, the well-known at torney, of West Topshain has moved his family to Montpelier. They will reside at 38 College street. Mr.

Harvey's increasing practice in Washington County court ren dered such a step advisable, and be and bis family will be cordially welcomed as resi deuts of the Capital City. A. O. Cummins spent a day at the Slate Experiment Station, Burliugton, last spring, obtaining information regarding spraying fruit trees to prevent wormy apples. The splendid fruit he Is now gathering gives evideuce that Professor Hills has this thing down to a science, and that Mr.

Cummins faithfully followed Instructions. The docket for the September term of Washington County Court, that opened yesterday, contains 208 esses, and forty-two on the chancery list. The state docket cou tains twenty-three cases against violation of the prohibitory law, and twenty-nine di vorce cases appear. Three Important cases wllloouie before the grand jury, namely: The Marsh poisoning case, from North Held the Nokea child-murder case, from Worces AND Vermont Watchman. TuimJay eveulun, October 0, the flrnt num ber of the Daily Journal for the bumhIou of 18U0 will be lutuiud.

Thin Inane will contain the lliographioal BketuhHH of the chief oMaern of the new State Government and of the members of the new Legixlature, with much other In-turoHtluR matter pertaining to the meeting of the General Annmiibly, The Daily Journal oouiaiua the official report of Legislative Proceedings. It con- taiuH, also, full reports of hearing! before committees, anil all other matters of Interest about the Legislature. It Is pub lished at the dote of each day's session, and has, consequently, the earltett, as it has al ways tlieMe( aud mott accurate, reports of everything connected with the General Assembly. The Daily Journal Is, therefore, the first choice of Members of the Legislature, aud is indispensable to all Vermont people who dosire to have THE NEWS from the Capital. The Journal will also be a complete gen eral newspaper, giving the local, state, na tional and foreign news, and devoting particular attention to tbe events and progress of the National Canvass.

TMRM81 Single oopy 1 60 O.ubiof five coplei each 100 Clubi of ten ooplei or mote, each. 00 All subscriptions at the above rates are taken for a session of tha usual length. THE WATCHMAN. Thb Vermont Watchman (weekly) for the session, twenty-five cents. The Watchman will contain the reports of legislative doings, condensed from the Daily Journal, Special rates to members ordering quan tities of the Watchman for the session, or of any single issue.

Watchman Publishing Company, Montpelier, Vt. Business Mere Mention, Usb less soap. C. E. Shepard, auctioneer, SlaralifioHl.Vt.

A. D. Farwbll advertises the Guyer hat on this pagd. Bead what Adams the Clothier says on this page regarding clothing. Paris veils and fall Tarns lust opened at the Aliases Fisks', 27 State street.

Note the seasonable goods advertised on this page by P. C. Gleason. E. D.

Hyde is the local agent for Cere- sota flour, advertised on this page. Go to Ehle's book-store for the new bock by Frank W. Hastings, Wed to a Lunatic." To Rent. Tenement for a Bmall family. Inquire of Mrs.

8. F. Cummings, 66 East State street. A new line of fall and winter novelties it advertised on this page by The Richard-sou," Burlington. If in need ol boots or shoes, look over the advertisement of the B.

Shepard Company on this puge. D. A. Gtjptil can furnish safes of all sizes for farmers, merchants atd bank vaults at the very lowest prices. On page five, Gilley Abbott, Barre, ad vertise dress goods, capes and ladies' garments for the fall trade.

Fine New Pianos for Sale also second-hand pianos for sale or to rent at (1. W. Wtldor's music store. F. C.

Eaton, proprietor of the Granite Ciiy Clothine Company, Barre, has a new advertisement on this page. Miss Mary A. Phinney will receive pu pils in vocal culture after September 1. No. Spring street, Alontpulier, vt.

Those desiring to join the Chant Class for 1896-97 will please notify Mrs, Harlow M. Smith, 39 Barre street, For Sale. Mrs. Julia Durant's house on Main street. For further particulars inquire of T.

J. Deavitt, Montpelier, Vt. If vou are interested in the stock market. reail the Sure Tip given on page five by E. E.

Knott, tbe Burlington stock broker. If you are in need of anything in steam or hot-water heating apparatus, read the advertisement ol rock urotners on tms page. have a auantitv of saw-tables, vollshinv machines, pulleys, shaftina, hanaers.etc, which must be sold. Perry Manufacturing Uompany, by Wesley E. Laird, Assignee Write to or call on A.

O. Cummins, Montpelier, regarding funds you have for investment, and permit nim to explain what he has to offer. You can be suited at all times. They Have Stood the Test for Years School, county and town bonds, from live to six per cent interest, in sums ol $100 to The same class ol bonds bought by savings banks. Inquire of E.

E. Blakely, treasurer. From all accounts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a Godsend to the arllicted. Theie is no advertisement about this; we feel just iiko Baying it." ine uemocrai, arrontou, liy. For sale by v.

Blakely, druggist. Manv a fluv'x work is Inst hv alnlr headache, caused by Indigestion and stom ach troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the most effectual pill for overcoming Biicn auucuities. w. a.

lerriu uo, Montpelier, Vt. To Members of the Legislature. Table board furnished at Shepard House, on School street, near Main, ad oi nine Kellogg- Hubbard Library, within short distance of State Bouse. Table board separate, or pleasant rooms provided if desired, For further particulars address, or inquire of. Mrs, I.

C. Vail, 28 School street, Mont pelier, Vt. In a recent letter to the manufacturers Mr. W. T.

Benjamin, editor of the Spectator, Kushford, N. says: It may be a pleas, ure to ou to know the high esteem in which Chambei Iain's medicines are held by the people oi your own state, wnere tney must be best known. An aunt of mine, who re sides at Dexter, Iowa, was about to visit me a few years since, and before leaving home wrote nie, asking if they were sold here. stating if they were not she would bring a quantity with her, as she did not like to be without them." The medicines referred to are Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, famous lor us cures ol coius and croup; Uuamber- lain's Pain Balm, for rheumatism, lame back, pains In the side and chest, and Chamberlain's Colio, Cholera and Diar rhea Remedy ir bowel complaints. These medicines have been In constant use in Iowa for almost a quarter of a century.

Tbe people have learned that they are articles of great wortn ana merit, and unequaied any other. They are for sale here by Blakely, druggist. Alfred F. Booth was ordained and Installed pastor of the First Cniversullst Cliuruh of Sr. Albans, In that ohnrch, last evening.

The father of the candidate, Rev. I. P. Booth, D.D., gve the Fellowship of the Church," Rev. J.Edward Wright the "Charge to the Minister," and Rey, I.

M. Atwood, preached the sermon. On Moudny, September 14, the Central Vermont railroad has arranged for special low-rate excursions to Montreal, to accommodate those wishing to attend the great Provincial Exhibition, From all stations, Windsor to Willlston, Including Montpelier and Barre, the fare for the round trip will be only $1 00. Tickets will be good on all regular or special trains September 14, good to return until aeptemuer io, inclusive. A quartette of darkies from Atlanta University gave a sacred concert at ith-auy church last Sunday eveuiug.

Montpelier has a peculiar Interest lu this Institution from the fact that Rev. J. H. Hluks spent the last eleven years of his lite in laboring there for the uplifting of the colored race. The congregation, last Sunday eveuiug, nearly filled the spacious edifiu and the collection taken at the close was of generous dimensions.

The next annnal state meeting of the King's Daughters will held iu Montpelier in September, 1897. The following state officers from Montpelier were eleoied at tbe meeting held last week at St. Albans: Secretary, Mrs. G. B.

B. Denny; assistant secretary, Miss Anna R. Phiuney: treasurer, Mrs. Florence Porter; recording secretary, Miss Olive B. Stout; executive committee, Mrs.

George 0. Alber, Mrs. Frank A. Adams, Miss Ella Bailey and Miss Miry Dewey. Miss Anna R.

Phinney was also elected secretary for Washington county, Carrie wife of Daniel D. Nelson, died last Saturday of consumption, after an illness dating from last March, aged thirty-six years. Deceased was a daughter of Eri Hill of Middlesex. She leaves a husband and four small children, three sisters Betsey, wife of Henry Clogston, Ellen, wife of Charles Martin, and Emma, wife of Orvis Sawyer also two brothers John and Torrey Hill. H.er funeral was held Monday afternoon from her home on Barre street, Rev.

J. Edward Wright officiating, and the burial was in Green Mount Cemetery. A. Warren Edgerly died early last Thursday morning at Heaton Hospital, where he was taken recently, suffering with cancer In the face. Mr.

Edgerly was born in Middlesex sixty-one years ago, and had lived In Montpelier for the past thirty-five years, lie was for many years a well- known locomotive and stationary engineer, and was always an industrious citizen. His wife died several years ago, and he is sur vived by one son and one daughter. His funeral was held last Saturday from the home of Hartwell R. Edgerly, his son, on First Avenue, and tbe burial was in Green Mount Cemetery. The September term of County Court opened Tuesday morning with Judge R.

Taft of Burlington presiding. C. E. Jones of Waitsfield and T. H.

Lance of Cabot are assistant judges, R. Collins of Cabot sheriff, and Mrs. F. L. Laird reporter.

Prayer waB offered by Rev. A. W.Lewis. The forenoon was spent in calling the docket, aud at two o'clock tbe grand and petit jurors were called and instructed in their duties by Judge Taft. The term promises to be long, and several important civil and criminal cases are docketed.

The first case heard was H. L. Averill of Barre against Eugene Robinson, a theatrical man- agerotWew York, a case in assumpsit to recover $50 damages on contract for the failure of the company managed by defend. ant to apear at the opera house in Bellows Falls in September, 1893. where they had been billed by plaintiff.

About one hundred prominent republi cans ol Vermont will leave St. Albans this evening by special train for Canton, 0-, to meet Major McKinley. It is expected that Senator Proctor, Congressmen Grout and Powers. Governor Woodbury, Lieutenant- Governor Mansur and Governor-elect Grout will be in the party. The Vermonters will be given a reception by the republicans ot Cleveland on Thursday evening, aud early Friday movntng will proceed to Canton to pay their respects to Major McKinley.

Re turning, the party will reach Vermont on Saturday at noon. The special train of Wagner sleeping cars will be elaborately trimmed aud the front of the engine will bear a huge sign-board inscribed: Vermont for McKinley 39,000." T. M. Deal of St. A'bans, Colonel E.

R. Morse of Proctor, and Bart Cross have bad the matter in charge. Among those from Montpelier who will go are L. Bart Cross, F. M.

Corry, M. S. Stone and George E. Taplin. C.

C. Warren and G. W. Randall will join the party at Waterbury. The Boston Globe has recently revived an interesting incident in wuicn vv.

j. Woolson, a brother of S. C. Woolson of this city, iigured conspicuously. Mr.

Woolson went to calitornia in isou, ana in mm ne wrote his mother that he was working on a napkin ring which was to be presented to President Pierce that would cost thousands of dollars. The Qlobe recently published a picture of this ring, and said this of it: One of the most curious as well as one of the most valuable of American rings is that presented to President Pierce in 1852 by Ihe citizens of California. It is of massive gold, weighing upward of a pound; the circular portion is cut into squares which stand at right angles with each other, and are embellished each with a beautifully-executed design, the entire group presenting a pictorial history of California from her primitive state down to the present time. The seal of ths ring is r. auy a lid CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAOB.l A labor-saver in scouring all articles in the house, whether wood-work or brasses, pots, pans or glasses.

It has no acid to discolor or grit to scratch, TRY IT ONCE. HtiBBita Stamps made to orderjlby Watchman Publishing Company. the i io iiiosH mat were Hum mmm YOU MUST NEED SHOES. YOUR CHILDREN MUST HAVE SHOES. WE ARE SELLING SHOES.

0 This is the time we talk about School Shoes for the Coys and 0 Girls. Look at these prices A Boys' Grain Lace Shoes, waterproof, sizes 12 to Price 81.00 5 The same shoe, sizes 3 to 5 1-3 Price 1.25 Misses' "Viscol" Kid, a waterproof kid, heavy soles, button boot, Price S1.00 Misses' "Pennant" School Shoes Price SI. 25 0 We can show the best line of Farmers' Boots this fail that we ever had. Prices muoh lower than last year. Men's Solid Grain Boots, not heavy Price 82.00 gee our new styles in Men's Shoes.

It pays to trade with us." B. M. SHEPARD COMPANY. it II BEMXS THE STATE Eye Specialist! -WILL BE IN Stowe, at Hotel, from Aug. 26 to Sept.

5, inclusive. Examination fee alsvays $2, except where work is done, then examination is free. Havana in Ashes! Multitudes of people are reducing our Havana Cigars to ashes every day. Thousands Are Dead 1 Sure they are the best for the money. Hundreds are dying for want of money to buy one.

FOR BALE lit C. H. POWERS, Burlington, Yt. GRANITE CITY CLOTHING CO, BARRE, VT. No house can do business on paper.

Call on us for WINTER CLOTHING -AND- GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHINGS, Celebrated Climax! BEST 83.00 HIT. then we will give you prices which always prove satisfactory to customers. F. C. EATON Proprietor BOLSTER'S BLOCK.

Mooting. The minimi meeting of the member! of the Vermont Mutual Klre (iitnrance Company, tor the election of dlrectori and the transaction of snr other leual biuluens, will he helii nt'lts ofllce In Montpelier, on Wednesday, October 14, 18.W, at two o'clock P. U. By ordi-r of the JAMKU T. BA KIN, Secretary.

Montpelier, Vt, September 3, lj. Ordkb your envelopes, note heads, Mil heads, statements, of the Watchman job office. Stock and workmanship always the best, prices the lowest. will soon return to Montpelier to make.