The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-17
Err, W., WEDNESDAY,, JULY II, 1889.

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ter at the top and three feet at the bottom.
THE 81. Jobnsjury Republican editors la.
macy is taking new direction. He seems
| to harbor the delusion that Governor Dill.
| lingham is in the dairy business and that
his dairyman runs in Mr.. Warren's pasture
| Special provision will need be made for
| the lunatic in the new asylum.
REV. GEORGE w. PERRY, state geologist
has completed the refitting and rearrange.
ment of the cabinet rooms at the state-house
and will soon add collection Of mounted
animals and birds recently received from
different parts of the state He expects to
add many more specimens to the already
! large collection.
The subject of Rev. G.. W. Gallagher's
discourse, next Sunday morning, will be
| The Mount of TRANSPORTATION. His
evening discourse will be on the theme
Is Religion Form of Godliness?" In
| the afternoon at two o'clock he will preach
at Wrights Mills Subject, " A Poor Crou
from Stony Ground"
TwENTY-sEvEN members of the Baptist
church have received letters of dismission
and recommendation to the new church or
| ganized at Barre last Wednesday evening
| This church will receive recognition Au-
gust Z. DIR. Edward Judson of New York,
son OF the first missionary ever sent out
from the United States, will deliver the
address.
AT the Catholic picnic to be given AT
Waterbury, July 30 the Crescent baseball
club of Montpelier and the Barre club will
play for purse of S25. The st. Albans
and Burlington clubs will also play for a
purse OF S25. A full programme of sports
has been prepared by Rev. Father Brelivet
of Northfield, which is sufficient guarantee
of successful affair
THE Montpelier Womans Christian Tenn
perance Unlon at regular meeting held
/ 9 xsAf tod Esnn1 1l.v Al .
withdrawing from the State Union, and the
vote was almost unanimous in favor of
Withdrawing, there being but one dissenting
vote. 1t was also voted to continue the or
ganization under the name of the Woman 8
Christian Temperance Workers.
The county examination of teachers for
the second district of Washington county
commenced yesterday and is continued to-
day at the Union school-building. Sixty
one applicants for certificates are in at
tendance. The examination papers are
fair, yet they are such as to require good
knowledge OF the subjects given to enable
the applicants to reach the passing mark
This is the first examination that Super-
visor Booth has held in the county. The
examination for the first district will be held
at North1eld, commencing July 30.
THE Grand Army fair opened last even
ing. 1t is held in mammoth tent erected
on the state-house grounds. The tent, OBJ
tanned from the establishment of Samuel L.
Prince of Boston, is one hundred sixtv-
seven feet long and ffty-three feet wide.
Beside this there is tent used for cook
ing purposes, which measures thirty eight
by nineteen feet. Two arc lights and the
decorations of flags and evergreens will add
much to the attractiveness of the place
Among the attractions may be mentioned
the fortune-tellers booth, Rebecca's WELL
the old woman's shoe, fruit-stand, fancy
work tables, confectionery table, gypsy
Kettle and supper. tables. All who attend
will undoubtedly find much to interest
them. Last night campfire was held
Tonight concert will be given by the
montpelier military band. Tomorrow night
will occur the awarding of the prizes.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
OF the Vermont Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church held its annual meeting at
Montpelier on June 26. The secretary's re-
port showed that there were at present fifty
local societies, with membership of about
eight hundred. Six hundred forty-two dol
lars have passed through the treasury the
past year and many barrels of useful supplies
have been sent away to needy localities
Considerable local work has been done by
some OF the societies. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing wear:
President Mrs. Eliza A. Barrett; recording
secretary, Mrs. A b. Truax corresponding
secretary, Mrs j. o. Sherburne; treasurer,
Mrs. c. II. Farnsworth. For the different
districts the officers are as follows: Mont
pelier district-Vice-pres resident, Mrs. A. j.
Hough; secretary, Mrs. w. A. Evans; or
ganizer, Mrs. w. r. Davenport. st. Albans
district-Vice-presi Mrs. j. E. Bowen:
secretary, Mrs. l.. IL. Cobb; organizer, Mrs.
A. b. Enright. st. Johnsbury district
Vice president Mrs. G. NJ. Curl; secretary,
Miss ID. j. Powers; organizer, Mrs. p 4
Clarke. Springfield aistrct-Vi Vice-president,
Mrs. II. l.. Bruce; secretary, Mrs. c. II.
Walter; organizer, Mrs. ID. G. Thatcher.
Delegate to national meeting, Mrs G. III.
Farnsworth; alternate, Mrs. f. A. Barrett