The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13
Wafrhman & gunrnaL
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1884.
Current Mention.

held in Capital hall, Montpelier, next Saturday
CALAIS has the largest brass band in YER
mont. The organization is composed OF thirty
FIVE members.
The annual basket picnic Of the Calais Sun
day-school will be held in S. Ii. Fosters grove
on Wednesday OF next week. All are cordially
invited
A "GKNTEEL comedy" is on the boards in
New York, entitled "Onr Colored Friend" the
scene of one Of the acts in which is laid in the
Ely mine, Vershire.
The telephone poles are set and the wire is
to be strung upon them the present week, con-
Meeting Hardwck with Woodbury. Center and
the Montpelier circuit
IT is reported that Mr.. W. II. Vanderbilt has
consented that "Maud S." can attend the
coming fair at Burlington, and will show her
sisters, cousins and aunts how easy it is to
make a mile in :10t
JOHN S. KoUNTz. 1.-THE drum mer boy Of
Shiloh," is now the commander-in-chief of the
two hundred and fifty-three thousand members
who constitute the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie posts of this country.
HON. ROBERT T. LINCOLN, secretary of war,
will positively be present at the coming fair at
Howard Park and will deliver an address. An
invitation to be present has been extended to
President Arthur and there is some hope that
he will accept 1t.
THE closing exercises of the Sauveur School
of Languages at Burlington, takes place to-
morrow There will be an address by DR..
Sauveur and the presentation of certificates.
In the evening there will be q theatrical enter
tainment in French.
THE republicans of Warren will raise a
Blaine and Logan flag next Saturday after
noon, at two o'clock, when Hon. w. P. Dilling-
ham of Waterbury will speak on the issues of
the campaign. A general invitation is ex-
tended to all in that vicinity to be present
THE comptroller of the currency has given
authority to organize the National Bank Of
Windsor, with capital of one hundred thou
sand dollars. Hon. Hiram Harlow, who was
president of the old Ascutney Bank, has con-
sented to take the same position in the new
institution
The camp for the militia muster at Brattle-
boro is to be known as "Camp James S. Peck, "
in memory of the late adjutant and inspector
general. Colonel j. J. Estey is detailed as in
structor in company and skirmish drill, and
the manual Of arms. Major c. c. Kinsman is
detailed as instructor in guard duty. The
muster begins Friday, the 22d continuing
six days.
THE seventh annual fair of the White River
Agricultural Society, will be held upon their
grounds in Bethel, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, September Sd, 4th and 9TH. Among
the attractions which the managers seem to
regard as particularly fascinating to the ag.
ricutural mind are balloon ascension, an ex.
hibtion of mind reading, potato race and a
doughnut race.
THE Sunday earthquake was noticed in diff
ferent parts of the state. Two distinct shocks
were felt at Brattleboro at ten minutes past two
The motion seemed to be from south to north
Houses were shaken and dishes on the shelves
ratified, while people rushed out of their houses
in confusion. At Burlington two slight but
very distinct shocks were felt the first at half
past two p. M, and the second at half-past five
PM
EDITOR CHASE Of the Union has been enjoy
ing some Of the experience which is the lot o
publishers, and expresses his feelings as fol
lows: "One good indication of manhood
which publisher frequently gets, is Furnished
when subscriber gets mad and stops his paper
after being politely requested, importuned
pressed, threatened and finally kicked into th
payment of eight or ten years past due sub
scription" Such is life.
THE arrangements for the Windsor count,
veterans reunion to be held at South Royalton
Wednesday, August Goth, are completed, ant
the indications are that the attendance will b.
large, both of veterans and officers. Genera
Stephen Thomas will act as president of thu
day. Governor Barstow, Senator Morrill,
Colonies Veazey, Ssaver, Mead Pingree an,
Randall have all signifed their intention to b
present, and take an active part in the exercises
FREE PRESS: "The corporation tax law ha
worked admirably, and has proved very graf
flying success. II there was any lingering
doubt on the subject it will be dis
PEELED by the annual report of Hon. William
ii. Dubois, state treasurer, for the fiscal yea
ended July 3lst last" Such an endorse
ment OF this law from a paper which was s
lukewarm as the Free Press when the measur
was under discussion, is very gratifying t
those who have believed in it, and warml
supported 1t, from the beginning.
OUR democratic exchanges in the state ar
urging their readers to vote for Redington as
means OF showing that they favor Cleveland
This may do for democrats, but republican
will not be caught by any such chaff. The II
publican state ticket is a popular one an
ought to receive as large a majority as wa
given four years ago Those who were
earnest that the candidates should be chose
by the people should use all honorable NEAR
to give their nominees as good backing at tn
polls as has been accorded to any state ticket.
THE Mother Hubbard dress must go. TIL
other day the chief of police in Nation, Ill
issued an order that any woman appearing o
the streets wearing Mother Hubbard dres
would be arrested and lodged in Jail. A nun
ber of other towns have issued similar order
and in a few instances violators of the ordt
have been arrested and incarcerated. Ho
fortunate it is that the crusade against tn
comfortable costume was not begun previor
to our Fourth OF July celebration. Had 1t bee
otherwise, where, oh where, would the grsl
Madam Rentz Consolidated Female MastadoI
have BEEN
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