The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-20
Current Mention.

Current Mention.
wnLrAMsrowN items will be found on the
eighth page this week.
COMMUNICATION by telephone was established
between Hardwick and Montpelier last Friday.
The state committee have secured the SER
vices of Rev. c. C. Frost Of Maine, so we'll
known in this state, to speak in Vermont up to
the September election.
On Sunday afternoon at two o'clock memo
rial services will be held at Camp James S.
Peck, Brattleboro, in honor of the lamented
officer whose name the camp bears.
A CORRESPONDENT of the New York Telegram
gravely tells about fear among republicans
that Blaine will lose Vermont! Some one
ought to send that correspondent chrome.
THERE are already one-third more campaign
flags throughout the state than ever was
known in any previous campaign, and they are
still going up. Over five hundred are already
elevated
IT seems strange to see the Argus and the
Cdledonian in the same bed, and that demo-
cratic one. The Argus pats our St. Johnsbury
contemporary on the back and says it " is do
ing good work"
REV. DR.. CYRUS HAMLIN president of Mid
dlebury College, says: IL vote for Blaine. If
vote for any one else 1t will 60 for Cleveland
that is, for free rum, free trade free love
and free devil generally"
IT is plain that the Barton Monitor has a sim
cere appreciation of the worth of our editorials,
~ tba,, 90 a.;
week as original matter. We shall endeavor
not to be unduly puffed up by the honor.
YESTERDAY was the last day for setting
cases for trial at the September term of the
Washington county court, and forty-seven
have been 80 designated. None of them are
of any great Importance and the term will
probably be a short one.
ALL Sons OF Veterans in Orange county are
requested to report to II. o. Bixby, or his aids,
at the headquarters of the Sons Of Veterans,
camp John B. Mead, Thursday morning, Sep
tember 4th, where they will be formed in COM
pany for the procession of the day.
WE begin in this issue of The WATcHMAN a
serial story by Rev. j. s. Cogswel of Wind
ham, N H. 1t is a temperance tale, the pathos
of which will not fail to touch the hearts of its
readers. We trust that the old and young
will read this story 1t will be found on the
third page.
REV. l. II. ELLIOT, secretary OF the Vermont
Bible Society, asks the children in all the Sum
day-schools in the state to make a thank
offering for the Bible on the first Sunday in
September. He suggests that the children
earn the money and pay as many cents as they
are years old.
THE prospects are most encouraging that the
fair to be held at Burlington in September will
be one of the most successful for years Rob-
ert I. Lincoln, secretary of war, has promised
to deliver the address, and the managers are
doing all in their power to make it in every
way success.
PETITION will be presented to the legisa-
ture this fall to have the county seat of Wind
ham county removed from Newfane to Brattle
boro This movement originates with Bellows
Falls people, who feel themselves especially
Inconvenience by the present location of tn,
county buildings.
THE Orange county democrats met In con
ventlon at Chelsea, the 18th, and put in nom
ination the following ticket Senators, T. II
Chubb and Willard Gay; assistant judges F
p. Eaton and W. II. II. Hall; judges of pro
bate, Alvah Bean and P. Perrin; sheriff, Johi
Smith; states attorney. G. W. Clarke.
THE fourth annual festival OF Central Yer
mont Pomona Grange will be held on the cam
ground at Mortified next week Wednesday
August 9th, commencing at ten O'Clock in tn
forenoon. Hon. William w. Grout has &C
cepted an invitation to address the meeting il
the afternoon The public are cordially invited
THE Vermont Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold meeting of one day
August 22d, at the Burlington district Metho
dist camp-meeting, in the interest of temper
ance. Rev. Mr.. Jump OF Burlington will Civ
the address in the afternoon, and Rev. c. C
Frost OF Maine In the evening. Other speaker
will be present.
FOUR hundred and eighty-eight tickets wer
sold for the excursion to Weirs last week. Tn
day was highly favorable and the trip a ver
pleasant one for all. The only accident oc
CURED on the homeward trip Near Kinney
mill, in Marshfield, the train ran into som
cattle and killed three of the number. Non
of the passengers knew Of the accident at tn
time, however, as there was no delay resultn