Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-05-31
Current Mention.

FROST, the escaped st. Adams 1all-b1rd, mas
been heard from but not recaptured.
THE Lake Champlain and Lake George steam
ers commenced making regular trips last Monday.
REV. GEORGE S. GUERNSEY will preach in
waitsfeld next Sunday, June 4th, forenoon and
afternoon
THE services in the church at wrightsville next
Sunday afternoon are to be conducted by Rev. j..
Edward Wright.
THE Universalist society of Calais will hold
their regular services at the old church hereafter
until further notice.
CONSTABLE IRISH has his tax books ready, and
all should walk up to the captains Office and set
tie without being invited
THE Howard Opera House orchestra will fur
nsh the music for the coming commencement Of
the University Of Vermont.
IT has now been decided to hold the Chittenden
county republican convention on the Saturday
following the state convention.
THE United States district court has adjourned
to Monday, June ., in consequence Of the neces-
sity of Judge Wheeler's being in New York.
THE copious rains of the past few days have
brought out the leaves and started the grass, and
Nature is wearing her loveest mantle of green.
THE Bennington Banner, always an enterpris-
ing anu "eN-oonuuo'eu shee'' nas just oeen GU
larged by the addition OF two columns to page.
THE next annual meeting of the Orleans county
medical society will be held at the Bellevue
House, Newport, on Wednesday next at ten
o'clock.
SPECIAL communication OF Aurora Lodge,
No. y, Free and Accepted Masons, will be held
at .he 'n"Hohi0 na''' on aionuay evening" 'uhe D.
a' haii-p"s' se'en e'ocA' "ohN'
The Canada junction railway is now completed
to the Vermont line and Will be put through to
Sheldon junction soon. 1t forms link OF "a new
through Inc from moh'real 10 Dos'on'
The Vermont State Medical Society will hold
its sem-annual meeting at the Van Ness House
in Burlington next week Wednesday and Thurs
day. The railroads issue free return checks.
THE republican committee OF the new second
congressional district will meet in this village on
the evening before the meeting OF the state con-
vention for the purpose OF calling convention.
A STATED convocation of King Solomon Royal
Arch chapter, No. 7, will be held at the masonic
hall, on Thursday evening, June 1, at half-past
seven o'clock Regular council meeting at seven.
THE st. Adams Messenger has been enlarged by
the addition of a column to each page The paper
has greatly improved under its present manage
ment. We congratulate Mr.. Dixon and his as
sociates.
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acoruiai INVITATION Is extended
CHASE, OF the Lyndon Union, has had bad
spell. He says Phthoiognyrrh spells Turner, and
explains thus: "Phth as in phthiscs Is T. oo al
IN colohei Is UT, gn as In gnat Is n yrrh as IN
myrrh Is or, which spells Turner
ANOTHER of the series of union temperance
meetings will be held in Trinity vestry at half
past seven next Sunday evening Rev. j. D. Bee
man, president of the Vermont Conference Sem.
mary, will be the principal speaker and he will
be followed by Others should time permit.
RIDE Yesterday with the veteran engineer,
Thomas Buck on the excellent engine James NJ
Foss, impressed us more than ever with the re.
sponsibilities which rest upon the man at the
throttle. 1t would be hard to find better mar
than Tom, however, to trust yourself with.
HERE is a thought which has been in many
minds, but perhaps never before EXPRESSED. A
corresnondent vr;tos, "W;u Won oa1, atlantic,
Correspondents "rites' WIN you oah attentioi
to the general Instrumentation of Decoration day al
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exemplified by the almost universal decoration o.
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priNate graves On tllht uhy set hpaft-the ON
dav of all the for tba snldiars
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Tup Roston and Nfontraa1 fast av,,raas ,ra;,
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lately nut uDon the Central Vermont one day las
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week made the unprecedented run, in this state
~ ona brndxad n al .,,or.,, -, ill., Aa.oo., c. A,
oi ono ""nuieu anu t"op'S miles pet"een o. al
bans and White River junction In two hours AM
three-quarters. Allowing for the loss OF time il
the seven stops made, the time was but little les
than mile a minute,