The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-26
Current Mention.

GENERAL STANNARD mas gone TO WaSil-
ington to be present at the opening of the
session of congress.
GODDARD SEMINARY, Barre, begins its
winter term on December 2. The rooms are
nearly all engaged and the prospects for the
term are flattering.
THE meeting in the church at Middesex
Center, next Sunday afternoon, is to be con-
Quoted by Rev. j. Edward Wright, begin
ming at a quarter after two o'clock.
The official count of the vote of Vermont
for presidential electors was made last
week by Lieutenant-governor Ormsbee, Sec
retary of State Porter and Speaker Batchel-
der. The result has already been published.
COLONEL FRED HoUDE, formerly resi-
dent of st. Albans, and editor of a French
paper that was published there from 1867 to
1872, died at Riviere du Loup, p. O., No
vember 15 He was a member of the Cana
dian parliament.
MASTER EARLE KINsLEY of Burlington,
page in the house in 1880, and favorite
with the members during that session,
started yesterday for Washington, where
for the last two years he has been head page
OF the United States senate.
THE sheep breeders of Vermont are re-
quested to meet Mr.. j. A. Cross, superin-
tendent of the sheep and wool exhibit at
the Worlds Fair at New Orleans at the Ad-
olson House, Mddlebury, on Saturday, No
vember 80, at ten o'clock A. M.
l.. j. SWEET of st. Adams has been at
work on plans for the Vermont building at
the New Orleans Exposition, and expects to
to 90 there soon to oversee the erection of
the structure. 1t is understood that about
all the material for this building has been
contributed by lumber men, marble men
and others in the state.
THE Newport Express has broken forth in
the following oracular and highly Peck
sniffian utterances: 1--WE think the parties
in their choice of standard bearers four
years hence will give greater weight to the
moral issue than ever before 1t will show
wisdom on the part of all young men desir-
ing political fame to lead faultless life as
one of the prime essentials to preferment.' u
Comment would be supertiuous.
FREE Press; "Of course the federal
offices in Vermont are not all yet def
initely allotted among the faithful, but the
general impression is that the new deal will
be something like this; b. b. Smalley, col.
lector; George Fisk of Northfield, United
States marshal; Mr.. Redington, district at
torney; Mr.. Phelps either a iudgeship OF
foreign mission; Mr.. Atkins, postmaster
at Montpelier Il. NJ. Sutton, postmaster OF
Burlington Editor Maloney, postmaster al
st. Albans, etc, etc.
THE Young Mems Christian Association
of st. Johnsbury has completed new mu
sic hall and it was opened last week with 9
benefit concert given by a chorus of fifty
voices under the direction of w. III. Her
rick, the ladies' club twenty voices, Mrs
Hazen, directress, and the st. Johnsbury
band. The association will realize hand
some sum. About $4,000 was contributed
by citizens for this object. The hall has
one hundred seats, a good stage opera
chairs and is neatly frescoed.
THE annual meeting Of the State Agrcul
tural Society was held at St. Albans Thurs
day morning and the following officers wer,
elected; President, Henry Chase, Lyndon
vice-presidents, j. w. Champion, j. G
Parker, j. N. North, s. G. Holyoke; secre
tary, Henry Clark, Rutland; treasurer, N
b. Stafford, Hartford. a board of sixteer
directors was chosen, representing differen
sections Of the state, also finance commit
tee of three The treasurer's report showed
Assets, $A,S0S.0S; liabilities, S2,375; ne