The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-03
Current Mention.

THE Orange county court began its June
term yesterday Tuesday, Hon. John w.
Rowel, presiding Judge, and Joseph Teb-
belts and Cyrus U. Lathrop, assistant judges.
There are two hundred five cases on the
law docket and forty chancery cases. This
is a grand jury term, but it will probably
not be a long one.
THE ANDovER REVIEW for June continues
and completes the series of Sermons on So
cial Problems by Dr. Newman Smyth, and
presents a third article by Rev. S. w. Dixie
on The Religious Problem of the Country
Town. These papers deserve more than or
dinary consideration from their ability and
the urgent importance of their theories.
FREE PRESS: Senator Edmunds has sent
his check to be used by Stannard Post, No.
., Grand Army of the Republic, toward de-
fraying Memorial Day expenses. No mat
ter where he is, at home or abroad, our
honored senator never forgets to assist the
veteran soldiers of his native town in the
performance of the sacred memorial which
they annually pay to the memory of their
fallen comrades"
AN item, which was going the rounds OF
the state to the effect that G.. f. Davis OF
Windsor was reported as financially EN-
barrassed, was copied into this paper last
week. We have since learned that there is
no foundation for the report and we regret
that it found its way into these columns
Mr.. Davis has many business acquaintance
throughout the state who will be glad to
know that he is still all right
THE UNITED SERVICE for May contains in
teresting articles on subjects relating to the
military naval and civil service. HoratiC
G. King tells Something About Fiv,
Forks p" in breezy way, and Lieutenant
General Charles p. Stone, late of th'
Egyptian forces, makes very clear the cause
of the failure of the British military opera
tions in the Egyptian Soudan. A loni
array of contributions on domestic and for
eign military, naval and civil affairs max
an interesting number of valuable pc
rodical.
In its notice of the Andocer Rerieac fo
June the Boston UerdId says: " Rev. S. w
Dikes paper on The Religious Problem {
the Country Town is specially concerne
with the place of the family in the socia
order. 1t is a constructive article, and ind
Gates in the writer a rare power to undel
stand social conditions. Nj
Dike's paper is 50 full of suggestions and $
rich in thought and so thoroughly compr,
hends the whole subject that his papers,
which this is the third ought, when con
pleted, to be published where they will oil
tain the widest possible circulation.
work so good of it's kind has been done b,
fore by any American writer"
THE following is the programme of ii
anniversary exercises of the Vermont Met
odist Seminary and Female College: Sunda
June 14th at 10: so A. NJ, annual sermC
by the principal. Monday and Tuesda
June 10Th and 10th, annual examinations
Monday, at 8: GO P. NJ, commencement co
cert; Tuesday, at 500 p. M, address befo
the Esthetic Society by Rev. T. p. Eros
Wednesday, June 18th, at 900 A. M, NEE
ing of trustees; 100 P. NJ, business meetil
of the alumni association; 3: 80, cass-di
exercises; 400, annual meeting of q
alumni library association; 500, prize re
tations and declamatons Thursday, Jul
18th, at 9: 30 A. NJ, commencement exercise
800 p. NJ, reception to graduating class,
THE thirty-ffth annual meeting of t
Vermont Homeopathic Medical Society W
held at Montpelier last week Wednesd
and Thursday. About twenty-five we
present. Officers were elected for the ye
as follows; DIR. o. A. Benis Of Craftsbul
PRESIDENT DIR. w. b. Mayo of Northfe
vice-president DR.. f. f. Steele of Ga.
vile, secretary; DR.. II. e. Packer of Bar
treasurer; censors, Drs. II. c, Brigham
Montpelier, d. a. Whitney of West Ra
dolph and II. S. Boardman of Ludlo
auditors, Drs. j. Nj. NanDeusen of Wal
field, w. l.. Powers of Richmond and A.
Horton of Poultney. DIR. Henry Tuck
the retiring president, made an able
dress. Drs. o. A. Gee of Swanton and
j. Foster of Waterbury Center were elect
members of the association The NJ
semi-annual meeting will be held in Mo
pelier on the third Thursday in January.
SwANToN SENTRY: GAS collector of C
toms for Vermont General Wells has prov
a faithful, capable and efficient officer.
served his country as soldier in the !
war, and rose by his bravery to a commal
ing position. There is no reason why
should be displaced to make room fol-
democratic boss who now holds luC