The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-10
Current Mention.

THE expenses OF the recent muster at Brat
tleboro foot up about $1,000.
THE Barton Monitor mentions Josiah Grout
OF Derby as " eminently fit " for the speakers
chair
THE annual convention of the Vermont State
Spiritualst Association will be held at Capital
Hall, Montpelier, October 10th, 18th and 18th
HON. JULIUS H. SEELYE is preparing an ar
ticle on moral Character in Politics." to ap-
pear in the next issue of the North american
Reuiep.
THE sixteenth annual convention of the
Vermont Sunday-school Association will be
held at the Congregational church, Swanton,
September 17th and 18th.
ABOUT three hundred and fifty excursionists
from this state and New York went to Od
Orchard Beach last week Wednesday. A good
time generally is reported, but the excessive
heat interfered with the enjoyment of the oc-
casion.
DEMENTED man, named l.. Wiley, started
August 26th from West Shefford P. Q for his
home in Proctorsville. He has been traced as
far as Essex junction, where he was found in
the street, taken to the Central House and
cared for over night He then started out on
foot, but has not yet reached home. He Is
represented to be feeble old man with one
stiff knee.
THE Sherman Military Band OF Burlington
will participate in the New England band
tournament, to be held at North Conway, N.
H., September 49, The tournament will be in
charge Of d. W. Reeves, the famous musician,
and more than thirty bands are expected to
take part In it, Prizes aggregatng 1926 are
offered. Vermont will have reason to be
proud of her representative on that occasion.
CHARLES E. Coon is the present acting secre-
tary Of the treasury, but he can take the late
Secretary Folger's place for only ten days
without being designated as acting secretary.
1t is possible that the president may appoint
Mr.. Coon, who has been in the treasury de-
partment for twenty years, to take Judge
Folger's place. Assistant Secretary Henry +
French OF Massachusetts,, ex-Congressmar
Richard Crowley OF New York and Postmaster
general Gresham are also mentioned at Wash
ington as possible successors of Mr.. Folger.
BY the death of Senator Anthony Mr.. Ed
munds becomes the oldest member OF thu
senate in continuous service, having served
uninterruptedly from April 8, 1866, or some
thing over eighteen years. The senior senator
in total length of service is, however, JohI
Sherman, who succeeded Salmon P. Chast
March 80, 1861, and has been a senator eve
since with the exception Of the four years o
Hayes administration, during which he wal
secretary of the treasury. This makes hi
total senatorial service about nineteen year
and half. Senator Morrill, has served seven
teen years and a half. The total length Of Mr.
Anthony's senatorial service, from March
1859, until his death, is twenty-five years and
half
THE following dispatch was sent by Chair
man Gibbs Of the republican state committe,
TO Hon. James G. Blaine after the election O.
last week Tuesday: "Hon. j. G. Blaine
Augusta, Maine Vermont points the way Il
victory next November in an old fashioned
republican majority for the state ticket. In
face of the INSCRIPTIONS enemy, who conducte'
still-hunt In the canvass, assisted by indie
pendents and the trickery Of split tickets, W
won glorious victory. The Green Mountain
republicans send greetings in majority o
twenty-three thousand for Pingree and Orms