Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-14
Current Mention.

FRANKLIN county republican convention will be
held at Sheldon, June 80
THE St. Adams district ministerial association
meets at Essex junction. June Goth.
WINDSOR county republican convention will be
held at Woodstock, Wednesday, June 2S.
THE new addition to the Van Ness House at
Burlington is nearly ready for occupancy.
THE St. Johnsbury district preachers meeting
will be held at St. Johnsbury Center June 81
and 49,
REV. J. H. HIScKs is to preach in the church in
in wrightsville next Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock.
THE annual meeting OF the Vermont Valley
railway company is to be held at Brattleboro,
June Dist
REV. GEORGE S. GUERNSEY will preach in Han
cock next Sunday. June IS, at one o'clock in the
afternoon.
THE feast of Corpus Christi was duly celebrated
by appropriate services at St Augustines church
last Thursday.
ALL the Congregational clergymen resident in
this village are at Manchester attending the gen
eral convention.
THERE will probably be a bountiful fruit crop
in Grand Isle county this year. The trees are
loaded with blossoms.
THE union temperance camp-meetng assoca-
ton is to hold three days meeting at Lyndon
vile, August /, and 3.
WINDSOR county court has reappointed the
present road commissioners, Ora Paul, George +
Davis, and James M. Mcintosh.
THE nineteenth annual meeting of Chittenden
county Sunday-schoo association will be held at
Shelburn to-day and tomorrow.
FRANK BUrTERFLY's little girl fell through a
stove-ppe hole in the chamber floor last Thurs
day night and was considerably hurt
THE party of surveyors at work on the proposed
railway line from Woodstock to Rutland finds the
grade much better than was expected.
A REPUBLICAN caucus will be held at Capita
hall at half-past seven o'clock Saturday evening,
to elect delegates to the state convention.
THE Inner Temple Of Grand Temple OF Honor
and Temperance of Vermont, will meet at Naiad
Temple hail. June 22d, at two o'clock p. NJ.
Mrs. CARR, who was on trial when we closed
the forms Of last weeks paper was fined So and
costs, amounting in all to about $40. She appealed
REV. ]. W. BEMIs Of Mortified will occupy the
pulpit Of Rev. Mr.. Ladd in Berlin Corner next
Sunday morning. Mr.. Ladd is enjoying va
cation
WE had storm Of rain and hail last Friday
afternoon. The hail stones were from the size OF
q large pea to that of a marble. We do not learn
that it did any damage.
THE steel furnace at the St. Adams rolling mill
has been rebuilt. furnace can only be used fol
about one hundred and fifty MEETINGS. There
was a delay OF about one week.
THE Northern Association OF the Universasts
Of Vermont and Province Of Quebec will hold it:
annual session in the Universalist church al
Waterloo, 2. O. June 81 and %,
CALEDONIA county court convened at St. Johns
bury last week Tuesday. Only fourteen casei
were set for the jury and few Of these will b.
tried The session will be very brief
REV. ELI BALLoU Is to preach in the church
East Montpelier, next Sunday June IS, at clever
o'clock A. NJ, and at North Montpelier at two
O'Clock in the afternoon of the same day.
The ladies OF St. Augustines church will hol,
strawberry festival at Capital Hall, Thursda.
evening, June % To accommodate bushes
men, supper will be served at hali-past five.
On account OF the meeting Of the state medi
cal society, the meeting Of the Orleans count
society was postponed from last week Wednes
day until to-day. 1t is held at the Bellevue Hous
in Newport
CHLDREN's DAY will be observed next sunda
at Trinity church, when the audience room vii
be decorated and a sermon given, specially for tn
little people, in the morning. In the evening tn
sunday-school will give concert.
SERVICES will be held regularly during tn
summer In the church at East Montpelier Cente
on each Sunday afternoonlat half-past two o. locb
beginning next Sunday, when Rev. Mr.. Miller Q
Montpelier may be expected to preach.
THE June term of Addison county court was bt
gun at Mlddlebury last week Tuesday. After tn
calling Of the calendar, Hon. George W. Grande
Of Vergennes paid an eloquent tribute to the lat
Judge Pierpoint. The court then took reeet
till next morning in honor OF his memory.
In the United States district court last wee
Judge Wheeler overruled the motion for arrest
judgment in the case OF Henry A. Bowers col
victed Of robbing the mails at this place, an
Bowers has been sentenced to the house OF CORE,
ton In Rutland for term Of four years at har
labor.
The body Of Herman Retzel. the pianist OF tn
Kellogg concert troupe, who with Comfy, tn
basso, was drowned In Spofford Lake In Cheste
field, N, H., WAS recovered last week Wedne
day. 1t was found floating on the surface. A
his clothing except his hat was upon the bod,
The face was not at all disfgured
SOME OF the st. Adams BARRIERS are agitatin
the project Of closing their shops on Sunday, bl
find II dihicutto induce all the shops to do |
Moreover, they fear that the demands OF the pul
lie will not permit it, The Montpelier barber
adopted the plan nearly year ago with profit
themselves and no complaints from the public.
A LARGE bulletin board for the display ,
Nathan 4 Co.'S circus bills has been put up
front OF the old Caldwell place, and the boys al
beginning to save their pennies. 1t was nece
sary TO tear down Joe Young's new fruit stan,
Do the authorities think the republic would r