The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-17

Brooks Post on Monday morning, June I'D,
at nine o'clock leave here by special train
over the Montpelier & Wells River railroad
at half-past ten A. NJ, stop an hour for dinner
at Fabyan's, and arrive in Portland at about
six o'clock Pm.
On Thursday the 18th, the members Of
the Eighth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers,
meet in annual reunion at the state-house
for the purpose of revising the history of the
regiment, which is being prepared for pub
lication also to determine further details
and arrangements for the second Sheridan
veterans excursion to the battle-felds of
the Shenandoah valley in September next
The excursion is arranged so that for $40
all expenses-hotel bills, etc.-are paid to
New York, Washington, Harper's Ferry
Antietam, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Fish
er's Hill and dozen other battle-felds, and
a weeks encampment on the battlefield of
Winchester. The association will! also con-
slider the Grand Army meeting at Portland,
to which most of them intend to go next
week. The annual supper will be at the
Pavilion Thursday evening.
THE ninetieth annual meeting of the gen.
eral convention of Congregational Minis
ters and Churches of Vermont was held last
week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
at Bellows Falls 1t was presided over by
Rev. j. II. Hincks of Montpelier, vice
president, in the absence of Hon. Joseph
Poland the president. In addition to the
regular business and devotional meetings,
the anniversary of the Vermont Domestic
Missionary Society was held, and there were
addresses by clergymen, within and without
the state, on a variety of subjects. The fol-
lowing officers of the Missionary Society
were elected: Rev. Henry Fairbanks, presi-
dent; Rev. G. B. Hubert, vice-president;
Rev. G. S. Smith, secretary; j. G. Emery,
treasurer. 1t was voted that one additional
missionary-at-largei in the state be employed
Wednesday morning a largely-attended
meeting of ladies was presided over by Mrs.
Emerson, president of the woman S auxiliary
of the American Missionary Society, and
was addressed by Mrs. Plympton of Nc
Intosh, Georgia. In the evening Rev. l..
II. Elliot, secretary of the Vermont Bible
Society; Rev. II. w. c. Breves of Poland, a
missionary from Ceylon; Rev. j. A. Ham,
ilton of Boston, for the American Educa-
ton Society," Rev. DIR. Woodwork of Bos-
ton for the American Missionary Society;
and Rev. l.. II. Cobb of New York, for the
Congregational Union and Church Build
ing Societies, were the speakers.
THE Episcopal Diocesan Convention for
Vermont was held in Christ church, Mont
pelier, last week Services preparatory
were held Tuesday evening. The sermon
was preached by Rev. f. G. Cowper of
Northfeld and a confirmation service was
held. Religious services were held We'd
nesday morning, after which the conven-
tion opened There was good attendance
of clergymen and of lay delegations also.
7. H. Garfield of Burlington was elected
secretary, f. K. Smith of Montpelier, as
sistant, and 4. L. Temple of Rutland, treas
urer. The standing committee is as follows:
Rev. DR.. Josiah SWEET of Highgate, Rev. A.
II. Bailey of Sheldon, Rev. j. Isham Bliss
of Burlington, T. p. Redfeld of Montpelier,
c. A. Booth of Vergennes and j. II. Will
Jams of Bellows Falls. Religious services
then took place, the sermon being preached
by Rev. II. NJ Denslow of Rutland. This
was followed by the celebration of holy
communion. The principal business of the
day was acting upon the new laws of the
diocese. A missionary meeting was held in
the evening, opened by the financial report
of the treasurer. There followed a discus
sion of the subject by the treasurer, Rev
Mr.. Denslow, Rev. II. F. Hill and Rev. f
H. Randall of Poultney. A new mission.
ary committee was appointed consisting Of
Rev. II. f. Hill, Rev. Il. III. Randall Rev
T. A. Hopkins of Burlington, Hiram At
kins, II. Il. Parker of Vergennes and j. n
Woodfn of Rutland The divorce com
mittee was continued, to act with similar
committees from other bodies. Wednesday
, evening, at the rectory, pleasant reception
, was rendered by the rector and the pc eoplt
of Christ church to the visiting clergy ant
laymen. Thursday was mostly devoted t.
business pertaining to the new code o
canons, which was adopted, with som'
amendments. The convention closed Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. f. IL. ATHERToN the states vigilan
q fish-warden, was looking after the Cham
/ plain fisheries again last week A year ag,
4 one Snyder, who had taken large quantities
| of fish, in violation of the laws, was kept il
4 Jail several weeks. In fines and in fish an,
= nets captured he was a sufferer to the eX
{ tent of over one thousand dollars. Mr.. Sny
4 der was believed to be engaged in clandes
( tine efforts to recOup his losses of a year ago
9 but he had discreetly kept off from Vernon
soil. 1t was known that he had been abou,
= Plattsburgh, but no trace of his nets hat
= been found in the waters of the lake Mr.
Atherton was watching for him from Sc
cure place of observation. Finally famil
!, lar sail was discerned putting out from tn
New York shore. 1t made for Providenc
island, off the south end of South Hero
. The wary Snyder was in the boat and wa
apparently engaged in the diverting busi
ness of fishing with hook and line. Pres
% emily, after some maneuvering, he went t
q point about midway between Providenc
=, and South Hero. There was no mstak
about the purpose OF his visit to that spot
= He then sailed short distance to tn
p northwest, paused again, and again the oil
ject of his visit was not a matter of doubt
Mr.. Atherton gave chase, but his oarsman'
y "wind " was overmatched by Snyder's sal
u and the breaker kept out of the way MI
Atherton went to the localities of the fisher
= mans visits and discovered pound nets Sc
= in favorable localities for great " takes " c