The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-09
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Clerk Adams also remains to the gratifca-
ton OF every patron of the house. ."-Bur-
ttngton Clipper.
The following has been handed us by
member of the society of the church referred
to, who evidently means business: Per-
haps those young men that created dis
turbance at Trinity church Sunday evening
don't know that they are liable to arrest
and fine. They can take notice and govern
themselves accordingly There are some
that call themselves young ladies that are
almost as bad as the young men," 1t is to
be regretted that such comment should
seem to be required, and to be hoped that
there will be no occasion in future for its
repetition or for more unpleasant means of
reproof.
A DISPATCH from Winchester, Va, June /,
says that on Decoration day procession,
headed by the mayor and band of music,
marched out on to the battlefield of Ope.
quan and decorated the monument erected
by the Eighth Vermont Regiment, in 1885, to
commemorate the serious fighting in which
that regiment bore gallant part in 1864.
The procession was made up of Confederate
and Union veterans, marching together in
the same files, the veterans and city Off
cials being escorted by the Winchester
Light Infantry. Services were held in the
national cemetery and at the Vermont
monument. Camp No. 4, confederate vet
Grams, was in line and salute was fired in
hcnor of the Union dead. The floral
| tributes were elegant and profuse. Carrie
Houston, only five years old, decked the
Eighth Vermont monument with flowers.
THE old WATcHMAN building has crossed
the Rialto bridge and has nearly reached the
sprt which is to be its future site. Contrary
to the expectations of many, the immense
weight of the building had no apparent
effect upon the bridge, which had been
propped up for the occasion Saturday
night the building brought up just below
| the corner of Main and State streets and
there it remained until Monday morning
Saturday evening it was elaborately dec
GRATED with various pictures and plain anC
colored signs by the youth Of the village
" Cash paid for fat dogs "Tenament t.
rent" 'This store will be closed ever,
evening except Saturdays at six O'Clock,
ETC., No admittance," Book Beer ad
vertisements and hundred less sugges
tive announcements adorned its Z" classic
walls to the great amusement of corner
loafers and passers-by. All were removed
before the hour of morning services in th'
churches Sunday.
SEMINARY HILL.
REV. AND Mrs. d. c. THATCHER spen
Sunday on the Hill.
MIR. Foss of Plainfield, former student
called upon friends Friday and Saturday
Miss POLAND, teacher of German an
mathematics, received a visit from her siste
Monday.
SEVERAL from the Hill took advantage c
the county examination last week to secur
teachers certificates.
THE Seminary baseball nine engaged i
a match game with the Goddard Seminar
nine last Thursday, on the grounds of tn
former. After eleven innings the score stoo
fourteen to thirteen in favor of our boys.
THERE were no recitations on the aftel
noon of Thursday and Friday of last weel
thus giving those who were members of tn
chorus an opportunity of attending the RI
hearsals in the village. A large number {
the students attended the musical conver
ton in the evening.