Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-05-31
centennial Fourth.

eH'l states that they assemble In their several
to"hs or counties, on the approaching Centennial
anniversary Of our national independence and
mat they cause To have delivered ON sncl dn, n,
historical sketch Of said county on town from il.
formation, and that q copy Of said sketch mac ho
MED in print on manuscript In the clerks oere Of
''lu county, aud an additional copy in print or
manuscript he filed in the office Of the librarian Of
congress To the intcntthata complete record NAV
ih"' be obtained Of the progress Of our institn.
Tons during the first Centennial Of their exis-
tenee Following this suggestion. President
"ran' has issued n proclamation 10 the same
effect
mere Is much more good sense in thi. recon-
incubation Of Congress than we have been nccns.
TONED TO see from that body and any comfy
winch ncglects this important matter Will we are
sure have occasion to regret H. Something Of
inns nature o"ghi 10 be done here but we are
ABOUT sick Of preaching on the subject II This
town D. crcr going to have Fourth VI July cele-
oratloii ms s the proper year, as every one will
acknowledge. Who Is the man, or where i. the
committee, to start It?
TAXES JrmspicroN The United state, SEN
ate have decided In favor Of jurisdiction In tho
Bclknap case
GosrEr MEETINGS. The executive committee
Of the gospel workers announce meetings rs fol-
lows. At rawlet, June 22d. "a and 2itb nj
Mai-hheld. June 2ist. pa, pa 2ith and 18th
FlHE-'fhc house and shed belonging IN Fran.
els Harrington, in Walden. were destroyed bv fire
on the 10Th Of May Loss, three hundred and
seyenty-ive dollars; insured for two hundred and
fifty dollars
llAn FARE An who attend the meeting ofthe
Central Vermont Patrons Of Husbandry, at Barre,
June Oh, by railroad, will have return checks
furnished upon application To The secretary The
public are invited
BETTER MAHKEr-At the ST. Adams butter
market Tuesday the attendance was good. re-
ceipts large and prices lower We quote COM
mon 10 fair ut from sixteen 10 eighteen cents:
good, at eighteen to twenty cents; choice. at
twenty 70 twenty-five cents gilt edged attwenty-
three cents per pound
cENrfNNAL lloRsr TRor-The prorrietors "
the Gilman Irotting Park, in this place. propose to
havea patriotic Centennial horse trot on their er-
cellcnt track, on Tuesday and Wednesday, July
4th and 9Th. one Thousand dollars is TO be divided
in premiums, and good trot md large crowd
may reasonably be expected.
DfconArioN DAN--Ihe observance Of this day
appears to have been much more general hi.
year than ever before The exercises at Worces-
ter, Brookheld and other places q full description
of which the crowded state OF our columns pre-
vents, were very fully attended. and the cxer-
cises were Of unusual interest We trust the time
Is not far distant when they will be- observed
Throughout She entire country
rutsoNAt.-rhe committee of award Of the gold
premium offered by the Ne,r Engand journal az
Education published at Boston. for the best Cen.
tenHial drama for schools. have conferred the
honor upon Miss Alice NJ Guernsey, a teacher in
the State Normal School at Randolph The
drama consists Of five acts The frst represents
the period Of discoveries and settlements: the
second, the Wat Of the Revolutions the third, the
administration the fourth The war of the rebel
bon the dth the centennial year
IHE GovntNoR QUESTION About the only
new revelation upon this question during the past
week, has been q meeting Of emngors held at
White River Junction headed by that accom-
plished agticulturst Gen W W Henry, Of Bur
liugion. AMI dneidoi 5g coi Joha h. Neade. Of
HoHdolh. 10 advance the interest. OF the latter
for the position. Just how much this will amount
To We are as yet unable to predict correspond
ent, In another column. takes different view Of
the proper way Of bringing ont our next Governor
PRonArE Corru The following business WAS
transacted in the Probate Court, for the District of
Washington during the week ending May 10Th.
1876. May ed-lois LOOMS estate, will proved.
Edmund Pope, executor and Salmon Williams
and G. W Wakefield, appraiser, and commits
soners J. C. Crossett. estate, administration
account allowed, and decree made May 9th
&. X Coreys guardianship, guardian account al
lowed, and guardian discharged. May nth
Catharine Chamberlins estate, administration ac-
count allowed and decree made May 2Mh- |
Edward Dcmerius estate O. W May. admins |
traitor, and John Jackman aud + y Smith. ar- /
praiseis and commissioners.
ST JoHN's DAl-The 9th Of June, being st |
Johns day will be celebrated in Montpelier by |
the st Jean Iiapti-te Society, with services at St
Augustines church ia the forenoon, to be fol /
lowed Immediately by procession composed OF /
members Of the society, which will proceed 4
through the principal streets Of the village, and |
thence % some vicinity not yet determined upon, |
where they will hold a picnic The railroads ia 1
this state, with the usual exception OF tile Della
ware a Hudson Canal Company, will extend the |
customary courtesy OF fare one way tickets re- /
iuuable in three days It is expected that the /
celebration will be largely attended from various /
off