The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27
Current Mention.

AN extended report of the musical festi-
val will be found on the fourth page
THE West Randolph Herald and Neacs,
which was enlarged about two years ago,
has been reduced to its former size.
THE Orange County Conference of Con-
gregational Churches will hold its annual
meeting at the Second church, Brookfeld,
Tuesday and Wednesday, June I'd and 3D..
A HEARING in the suit brought by the
Passumpsic Railroad Company to recover
the bonds of the Montreal Portland G.
Boston Railway Company held by the ver-
mont National Bank will be had before
Judge Wheeler early in July.
The quarterly meeting of the Vermont
Central Pomona Grange is to be held
Wednesday, June 3, at West Berlin, with
Dog River Grange. The forenoon is to be
devoted to work of the order and the ex-
ercises in the afternoon are to be public.
All are invited.
A WASHINGTON special to the Boston Id
UertiSer says: The removal of Collector
Wells of the Burlington. VT, custom-house
is determined upon. The commission will
be made out for b. b. Smalley just as soon
as the president gets through with the in
ternal revenue collectorships."
THE Vermont State Eclectic Medical So
ciety will hold its twentieth annual meeting
at the state house, Montpelier, June II and
49, All members of the society are earnestly
requested to be present, and cordial invi-
tation is extended to every reformed physi-
clan in the state to attend this meeting.
The Grand Commandery of Knights
Tempar meets at Burlington Tuesday, June
9. The Grand Lodge of Vermont meets
Wednesday and Thursday June 10 and II
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
meets Friday, June 12 and the Grand Council
of Royal and Select Masters Friday evening,
June u.
ALL of the directors of the Rutland Rail-
road Company were present, with one ex-
ception, at their meeting in Boston last Fri
day. 1t was voted unanimously to instruct
the counsel of the corporation to file a bill
of exceptions in the suit against John B.
Page and to take steps to have the case
heard in the supreme court.
AT the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Central Vermont Railroad Com
pany at St. Albans, last week, the following
board of directors was chosen: j. Gregory
Smith, James r. Langdon, Joseph Hickson
Benjamin p Cheney, Ezra II. Baker, w. II
III. Bingham, Edward G. Smith. AT meet
ing of the stockholders of the Consolidated
Railroad Company of Vermont the same
gentlemen were elected board of directors
THE increasing of the unit of weight from
half an ounce to an ounce will, after July
lst, make the postage two cents an ounce
on letters from the States to Canada, while
the return postage for the same weight will
remain at six cents, the Canadian rate O.
three cents per half ounce not having beer
changed. 1t is said thai Canadian mer
chants, sending off a large mail will ar
range to post their matter on the American
side, and large increase of postal revenue
in Vermont border towns is predicted.
AT the annual meeting of the Montrea
& Vermont junction Railway Company
held at Stanbridge, Canada these directors
We're elected: j. S. Brigham, j. Gregor,
II. Gilmore, Jed p. Clark and E. Curtis
Smith. At subsequent meeting of the di
rectors, j. S. Brigham was elected president
j. Gregory Smith, vice-president A. III. Gil
more, secretary and treasurer 10. ID. Hatch
auditor; j. Gregory Smith and Jo ID. Hatch
managing directors.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont Cen
trail Association of Universalists will b,
held with the Church of the Messiah, Mont
pelier, on Wednesday and Thursday. tn,
Sd and 4th days of June next. The counci