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

agreeable personally, than the consular SER
vice at Toronto or the rest of the Dominion.
The annual convention of the diocese of
Vermont is holding its sessions in Christ
Church, Montpelier. The first services
were held last evening, when the SER
mon was preached by Rev. F. G. Cowper
of Northfeld. At half-past ten o'clock this
forenoon there are to be religious services,
Rev. II. NJ. Denslow preaching. The busi-
ness sessions are to be held at nine and two
o'clock to-day, and nine o'clock on Thurs
day. This evening there will be a mis-
sionary meeting followed by a reception
at the rectory.
THE annual meeting of the Masonic Relief
Association of Vermont was held at North
field on Wednesday, June 3. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are Edwin X.
Jones, president; DR.. l.. G. Butler, vice
president; j. X. Egerton, secretary; j. G. b.
Thayer, treasurer; j. II. Orcutt and II. l..
Kenyon, auditors. The present member
ship was reported as six hundred three.
The balance in the treasury is $3,094.66.
The association laid eight assessments dur
ing the past year and paid the same num-
ber of death claims.
ST. JoHNsBURY REPUBLICAN: i" An eX-
change announces that arrangements are
being made between ID. X. Sortwell, the
president of the Montpelier & Wells River
Railroad Company, and Mr.. Edwin Morey,
the president of the Boston & Lowell road,
by which work is to be begun upon rail
road between Marshfield and South Hard
wick before snow flies next fall. We are
enabled to say, upon the best authority that
there is no foundation for this story. 1t has
not yet been decided whether or not to
build this link from Marshfield to South
Hardwick."
THE closing exercises of the Randolph
Normal School occur next week, commence
ing on Sunday. The sermon to the gradual
ing class will be preached Sunday evening
by Rev. John Cowan of Chester. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday occur the oral ex-
aminations. Wednesday evening there will
be an address before the alumni association
by Hon. Charles II. Heath of Montpelier
The competitive speaking takes place Thurs.
day evening and the closing exercises of the
graduating class Friday morning at half.
past ten o'clock. The Central railroad will
extend the usual courtesies.
JUDGE JOHNSON of Montreal has decided
that the recent sale of the Montreal Port
land & Boston railroad stock cannot hold
good, on the ground that to meet a debt OF
81 900, the stock was sold in a alump-whereas
it should have been sold only share by share
Il soil ha, haI haa
disposed of to meet the aforesaid claim, the
residue remaining as Mr.. Barlow's prop
erty. If this decision is affirmed by the full
bench, then the $4,000 which Receiver
Hendee of the Vermont National Bank in
vested at the time of the sale will be with
drawn, and Mr.. Barlow will still own tn,
stock. On the other hand, if the decision is
reversed, the stock will belong to the bank
THE Troy New York; Press publishes al
alleged Memorial Day edition blazing will
red and blue. 1t requests recipients to eX
anime and notice, if thought worthy. Th
piebald affair flaming with advertisement
of Troy merchants, seems to us worthy O
the enterprise that would seize upon grea
funeral occasion to gain notoriety. Th
gaudy device might also be worthily EN-
ployed to celebrate bull-fght or to heral,
the fame of the clown of " the greatest shov
on earth" or to free the hearts of " offensv
partisans " at the elimination of a red-ho
political canvass. We hope, however, tina
resort to such high-seasoned sensationa
arts has not so soon become necessary to re
vive tagging and unnatural interest il
| al N
we'll as enterprise, seems to be of the spec
tacular order.
ONE of the pleasantest summer resorts i
Vermont is Bread Loaf Inn, Ripton, Josep
Battell, proprietor The inn promises to b
very full this summer. Among guests tina
have engaged rooms are Rev. DIR. Thoma
and family of Brooklyn; j. b. Bristol 9TH
artist and family, T. V. Allis and faml,
j. NJ. Harlow and family, New York; viii
lam Dickinson and family, j. b. Smith an
family, Chicago; Mrs. j. r. Foster an
family, Cincinnati; Mrs. Arthur Bott an
family, Montreal; James C. Willis, famil
and friends, Philadelphia; James Miller an
family, Albany; S. S. Bullions and famil,
Troy; Professor H. B. Cornwall and famil!
IlllCtlOn, ~. % anu OlHtIS. loOlIlt VI IIts
guests have already arrived and others al
expected this month. Vermont can be mad
great camping-ground for summer visitor
Her " Bread Loafs," if her rural charms al
preserved and cultivated, will annual
bring loaves of bread to the enterprising il
dividuals who direct to them little rivule
from the great tide of summer travel.
SENATOR EDMUNDs had expected to |
present at the dedication of the soldier
. monument at Northfteld, He sent d
: Nichols the following letter; have bee
, looking forward with pleasure to my e
pected visit to Northheld, on the occasio
of the dedication and unveiling of the SO
] diers' monument on the 30th, but regret
say that l am suddenly and unexpected
. obliged to go to England ON law busnes
{ The monuments and architecture of pc
= pie are the most enduring and instructive
D all they leave to the future. Your soldier
r monument will be a bright example of tn
e How much it tells to us, even, who saw q
: events it commentaries How much mo
. will it tell to future generations. Not on
e the story of the sacrifice of brave you
r lives to patriotic duty, but the story Of ju
liberty secured by the supremacy of equ
o laws and the preservation by lawful for