The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-05-28

caution in the way of disinfecting should
be employed and the work speedily COM
pleted. Well-grOunded complaints of eX-
posure come from East State street resi-
dents The attention of the officials is ear
nestly directed to these cases. In respect to
the Union school building, concerning which
some anxiety has been expressed, an in
spection on Tuesday disclosed no fault with
its sanitary condition and arrangements
Eternal vigilance is the price OF life and
health.
A GRAND ARMY memorial service was
held at Bethany church on Sunday morn
ing, at the invitation of Rev. G.. w Gala
CHER. The church was simply but tastefully
decorated with flowers and bunting about
the chOir-boX and altar and over the main
entrance, the Christian Endeavor Society
and Mrs. n. II. Stratton having kindly
taken charge of this office. Brooks Post,
General Stephen Thomas Camp of Sons of
Veterans and the Relief Corps all attended
az organizations and were given seats in the
center and front of the church. The Sons
of Veterans, under command Of Captain A.
G. Eaton, were the first to arrive, followed
by the Grand Army men and the Relief
Corps. The church was comfortably filed.
Mr.. Gallagher read selection from the
sixty-hrst chapter of Isaiah. The text Of
the sermon was Exodus xii: IA In opening,
the speaker referred TO his recent trip to the
South, which included visits to the battle
fields of Chicamauga and Lookout Mountain.
He spoke of the fact that on the field of
Chicamauga lots of land are to-day being
offered for sale. The contrast between this
evidence of progress and peaceful enter
prise and the scenes of carnage that were
witnessed there twenty-five years ago was
striking. The South is loyal to-day, and
the intelligent element acknowledges that
il was better that victory came to the North.
Mr. Gallagher proceeded to speak of what
Memorial day commentaries. First, 1t
of
the private soldier as well as of the leader.
Again, it commentaries the victory of lib
erty over oppression. Great battles are
always fought for great ideas. Third the
day commentaries the triumph of ideas
over great obstacles. The ideas for which
the Union soldiers fought were those con-
nected with the welfare and dignity Of hu-
manity. Still another thing that the day
commentaries is the value of American
ideas. These ideas were enumerated, as fol-
lows: The nobility of labor, the sovereignty
of the people, the equality of all men, the
sacredness of the ballot, submission to the
majority, the perpetuity of the Union, and
! the grandnesS OF human manhood Another
! fact which the day commentaries is the
supremacy of right over all forms of wrong.
! The right always triumphs in the end 1t
! is unalterably true that there is nothing re-
ally good which is not right. The great les
son to be learned by all is to carry the right
into everything we do. The war of the re-
bellion had to be. 1t was necessary for the
establishment of right and Justice in the
land. Out of it all good has come, as good
always comes from suffering and hardship
Mr.. Gallagher's address was eloquent and
earnest, filled with beautiful imagery
clothed in happy diction. 1t was listened
to with undivided attention throughout
The singing by the choir during the services
was not the least interesting part of the ex-
ercises. The selections were all given with
much expression. The service as a whole
was one of unusual interest