The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26

find Merrill at his post ready to look out
for their interests.
THE statement in last weeks issue that
Charles H Cross had sold to Eliza V.
Guernsey his property on Cedar and East
State streets for 81 600 was incorrect. The
property mentioned was not sold by Mr..
Cross, but bought by him of Miss Guernsey.
WILLIAM wooDs, workman employed
at the government building, was injured
Monday morning by the fall of piece of
scantling, which struck him on the head,
Mr.. Woods is unable to return to his work,
but it is thought that his injuries are not
serious.
REV. j. HARRY HOLDEN is to preach for
the Unitarian societies in Warren and
Waitsfeld next Sunday-in Warren at
IL A. NJ. and in Waitsfeld at 80 P. NJ. Mr..
Watson Weed expects to begin his sum-
mer's work with these societies and the one
in Middlesex July7.
THE delegates from Christ church who at
tended the diocesan convention at Burling-
ton, last week. were Hon. Charles Dewey,
Colonel Fred E. Smith, Hiram Atkins and
e. ID. Blackwell. j. w. Ellis was men,
ber of the convention by virtue of his Office
as member of the standing committee OF
the diocese.
The desk in Bethany church has been re-
moved and the platform extended few
feet in front. Rev. G. w. Gallagher speaks
w
courses are attracting large audiences.
The subject of his discourse next Sunday
evening is " The Difference between Prot
estantism and Romanism."
CHILDREN's DAY services were held at the
school-house in the Jones Brook neighbor-
hood last Sunday. The room was profusely
decorated with flowers and nearly sixty
were in attendance The exercises CON
sisted of reCitations and songs by the chill
dren and others and the programme was
carried out in most creditable manner.
THE Mechanics Building and Construc-
ton Company has engaged Contractor
Sweat of Richford to construct ten houses
on the company's land in Berlin. Six OF
the buildings are to be completed by Oc-
tober 10 and the remainder by December .
Wilson Brassaw of Barre has taken the
contract to dig the cellars and put in the
foundation. He will begin work tomorrow,
and agrees to have the job completed by
August To-
THE funeral of S. n Bliss who died on
the 18th instant, took place from his late
residence, on East State street, last Thurs
day, Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating.
Mr.. Bliss was born in East Montpelier June
3. 1888, the son of Joshua and Almira Bliss.
In 1859 he married Mary S. Ladd of Middle
sex, who, with two sons and two daughters,
survives him. He had been an industrious
mechanic, but for many years had been dis
atled b. rheumatism.
Tyr hand cove Or, oman air oo,oor. .. .h o
Pavilion % stand on Tnesdav evening The ri,e
following programme was rendered: March,
"Captain Folsom" Reeves overture, "Poet
and Peasant" Suppe waltz, I" Pin Dor"
Waldtenfel; Chiiian dance, Manana,"
Missud: lullaby, Canning, and gallon,
Through the Surf" Robinson: Gems OF
Scotland" Cavallini: national hymn, "To
Thee, o Country" Eichburg; march
General Merritt" Luscomb.
A MEETING of tho trnstees of WASHINGTON
Comfy grammar School was held last Fri.
dav The vacancv in tbs hoard cans,j hy
the deatb of the Ia,e 7 r. Emerv was fi,ed
hv tho oIection ~ NJ W Er;nL anS Reu q
| Vi C.lIaobar ,,as obosan to t;ij a. ,,aoanor
left bv the removal of Rev. J. III. Hincks
| The old officers were reelected: President
Hon. Charles Dewey; secretary, Colonel
! Fred z. Smith; prudential committee, T.
! C.. Phinney. III. A. Huse. N w. Frink.
Tup Dartmouth ColIeoe base-ba1l +eom
| dafaatod tha Irn;,,ors;t,, 81 Warr"nt n;na
w P"ui;,,,ny, Sa.,io' ", aoern 70 tai,o IL
to two 1Tbe nartmomtbs g; s;mnIv njeved u,itt
tba;r onnomonts rnn;nr ~, die,a, ,or' T.;
the frst tyyo ;nnings an5 tban taking tbi,, o.
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easy ede fes' res Qh Oh 'he , eine, wooucock, VIZ h
ffniversitv NJ Vermont pine two xeaLs 400
S,as Raid for oni1, Tow hits ard strnol, 6n,
seventeen men. Ranney accented eiphteer
chances without an error Dartmouth
made twelve hits off Abbey. F. A. How
land of Waterbury umpired the game.
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oorr;aa 80 " ra.,;.a h,,s;nas "iou' o,, pnru1
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und;tn, o. ~ ti Mnth e. - ~iun ,e
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and thS on,aud nf nrad;ts pau .tIa, Ia
a. ~ ~ 10 % to VI tt'o InIIo.
Ie;r W ~ SD , on . aI uti;,a
,in4Ss EnwaSrds S' ~ pdsSSonSirn ,I a., ortner
was not present. From Montpelier he wen
to Northfield, where he became involved il
further complications and wisely concluded
to leave the state.
TUE ST Jean Rantista Societv celebrata,
on Monday ST Jobp,s day II he;ng the no
t;onaI chnycb holiday Of tha Frenrb Cana
dians Tho soc;atv marchad in hodv =,
81 Auonstine cbTrcb nnder the direciio,
~ Unmnhrav CamnhalI marshaI Hiol
mass was celebrated and an elonnent Dis
course annronriste to tho occasion was do
Tvared hy Rev Eatber O,SuIiivap tn
sociatv tIon narnhad to its haii IN nos,
otica block naradino tbronab he nr;nn;na
streets PesnInt;onss yare edontad tbaptr
;n, Eathar O,Smii;,,ar co. I;s oioorant ar'
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