The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-10
Current Mention.

ST. ALBANs is to celebrate on grand
scale July Fourth. The Clipper announces
that St. George will also celebrate, and ad-
vises those desiring good time to go to st.
George.
THE Womans Christian Temperance
Union of Vermont will hold a normal in
stitute of heredity and hygiene at Bellows
Falls, June 25th and 26th. There will be
addresses and papers by prominent state
educators.
AT meeting of the st. Adams Board of
Trade, held last week, the following COM
mittee was appointed to look into the matter
of starting a national bank there: f. F.
Twitchell, ID. d. Ranlett, S. l. Stroud S. c.
Noble and l.. j. Morton.
THE official Postal Guide for May con-
tains notice, over the signature of the post
master-general that efficient and honest
railway postal clerks who have not turned
their attention to political labors during
their service need have no fears of being
disturbed in office.
FREE Press. 1--WE learn that the adver-
tising and subscription lists for the proposed
new democratic weekly, to be called The In
dependent, have been so satisfactorily worked
up that no doubt remains but what the first
number will be issued the coming week, or
the next at the latest
NATIONAL GUARD drills will be held this
week as follows Company A at Rutland
on Wednesday, company G at Brandon on
Wednesday, company X at Bennington on
Thursday, company f. at Northfeld on
Friday, company and the Light Battery at
Brattleboro ON Saturday.
FROM Judge Veazey, chairman of the
Harrington monument commission, we learn
that no voluntary contributions have been
made to the monument fund. The commit
tee will soon decide upon design, and ex-
poets to get very creditable monument for
the appropriation made by the legislature
with what the people of Clarendon will dc
in preparation of the ground, laying founda.
ton, etc.
Ir is understood that in case the South
Ryeg tie granite cutters are indicted by the
grand jury now in session they will be de-
Tended by General Benjamin f. Butler
General Butler is, it appears, counsel fol
the National Association of Granite Cutters
and the present case, being the first in Yer
mont, and consequently of considerable i'm
portance, the granite cutters will bring OF
their heaviest legal guns.
THE Washington county delegation Il
the National Encampment, G.. A, r., a
Portland, week after next, promises to mum
ber between one hundred fifty and tw,
hundred men, which is larger numbe
than it was at first thought would go. Th
county committee held a meeting at Mont
pelier last night to complete arrangements
The delegation will be accompanied by tn
Montpelier military band of twenty-fou
pieces.
THE Standard Oil Company is about +
make Burlington a distributing point for it
oils for the state of Vermont. Ground ha
been surveyed near the tunnel and larg
tanks are TO be erected for receiving the oil
A side-track will be run from the main line {
the Central Vermont track to the tanks
The oil will be shipped to Burlington i
tank-cars constructed especially for thi
purpose, and will there be put in barrel
ready for shipment.
THE Toronto papers all give Hon. Waite
e. Howard late consul at that place,
kindly goodbye. All speak with warmt
of the qualities he has displayed in his off
cial and unofficial life in Toronto, and el
press regrets at his departure. Mr.. How
ard resumes his law practice at Fair Havei
There is work in Vermont for Mr., Howar