The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24

WlJn nemOrrnaReS. lie was 1Orty-1Our
years of age, and was member of Brooks
post. Mrs. Jangraw and three children sur
vive him. The funeral will take place this
morning at nine o'clock.
ARRANGEMENTS for the Fourth are pro-
crossing favorably, and the celebration will
undoubtedly be a great success. tank
for the balloon has been built by the United
States Clothes Pin Company, and it is now
at the Union School grounds, from which the
ascension will be made. The 9rOnaut will
be in town in few days to make further
preparations.
II. N. TAPLIN, president OF the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Is to be
married to-day at Washington, d. G. His
bride is the widow of Rev. Dr. Harris
of Washington, well-known Epscopa-
liam clergyman. Mr.. Taplin's numerous
friends-the whole village of Montpelier is
included in the number will extend hearty
congratulations.
EXAMINATIONS will be held at the Gram
mar School on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of this week, and the lower rooms
will have their examinations on Thursday
and Friday. Thursday evening there will
be reception in the school hall, and pa
rents and friends are invited. The gradu-
ating exercises will be held Friday evening
at eight o'clock al the opera-house.
REV. G. T. RAYMOND and wife have gone
to Boston for a months rest. Before going,
probation of pastor and wife by little
surprise. Mr.. Raymond was presented
with a book for vacation perusal, and Mrs.
Raymond was made the recipient of two
beautiful album quilts, containing about
one hundred names of ladies connected with
the congregation.
FIVE of the twenty-six homing pigeons
which Fred Lang released at six o'clock
week ago Sunday morning reached Law
renee at just half-past nine o'clock, thus
covering distance of IFS miles In three
hours and half. The time was good
considering the warm and rainy weather
which prevailed to the south. What became
of the other pigeons was not stated by the
Lawrence man who wrote Mr. Lang.
A PARTY of seventy-five members of
Leppo Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine,
of Boston, and ladies, which has been vis-
iting Niagara Falls and other points, passed
through the Junction on Wednesday of last
week. They were met there by G. H.
Heaton and wife, G.. III. Fuller and wife and
Collins Blakely, who accompanied them to
the New Hampshire line. Mt. Sinai Tenn
pie also presented them a bouquet of flowers.
A CoURT-MARTIAL for the trial of Captain
W. j. Cave of the Barre Sons of Veterans
camp, for language regarding the colonel of
the regiment unbecoming an officer, was
held in the armory of Capital Guard on
Monday A. g. Fay, Esq, presiding as
bers of the court were Captain o. ID. Clark
and Past Captain A. G.. Eaton of Mont
pelier, Past Captain w. l.. Hoyt of Calais,
Past Captain A. j. Huse of West Randolph,
Past Captain j. Il. Eldredge of Warren,
Captain ID. ID. Grout of Waterbury, and
court will not be made public until it has
been laid before some ofthe superior officers.
COLONEL f. E. SMITH is occupying the
chair of II. n. Tapln as president of the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company
during Mr.. Taplins absence of two or three
weeks. Colonel Smith says the develop
ment of the Maplewood suburban addition
to Nashville, which he has had in charge,
has progressed finely, and most satisfactory
sale of building lots was held June 2, S49,-
192 of lots being sold at auction and $4,000
at private sale. The prices realized were
abundantly satisfactory, averaging $1,000
per acre. Were it not that Mr.. Smith is
bordering on three-score years. we should
fear he might be tempted to take up his resi-
dence in the fair southland. AS it is, he
may wisely conclude that only young plants
can be safely transplanted
w. w. PRESCOTT of Battle Creek, gem
eral educational secretary of the Seventh
day Adventists, has accepted the presidency
OF Union College, Lincoln, Neb. In the fall
of 1889, at the General Conference of the
denomination at Battle Creek, vote was
taken to establish college at some central
point between the Mississippi river and the
Rocky Mountains. The establishment of
Union College and its location at Lincoln is
the outcome of this vote. The new institu-
ton is exceedingly fortunate in its choice of
a president. Mr.. PrescOtt's ability zeal
and devotion to his creed is a guarantee of
success, so far as human agencies can avail.
Mr. Prescott will conduct summer normal
institute and Bible class at Harbor Springs,
Mich, in July and August.
the oration at the class-day exercises at
Harvard on Friday of last week. The Bos-
ton papers speak very highly both of the
Grafton and the manner in which it was de-
livered. Thus the Herald says: I" The ora
tion was the first part, delivered by Mr.. G..
| w. Willard of Montpelier Vt. Mr.. Will
lard has fine delivery, and he gave his
Grafton very impressively. 1t was an orig
inal effort, and showed decided thought and
force" The journal refers to Mr.. Willard
in these words " After prayer by Rev. DR..
Peabody the Grafton of the day was deliv-
cred by Mr.. Charles Wesley Willard of
Montpelier, VT The Grafton was a thought
full, earnest production, and was delivered
in the impressive manner which has gained
the speaker wide reputation as a finished
college orator" Mr. Wizards friends here
congratulate him on the completion of his
course and on the honors he has won
FRED BRAssAw, charged with selling
llQuOr, was lrleu Dy jury on saturday ,
found not guilty and discharged. III. e.
Bliss was on last week Thursday found not
guilty of selling liquor, and was discharged.
John Ewing, Jr., was found guilty on last
week Wednesday of a second offense of
drunkenness, and was fined S1963. He ap.
pealed to the county court, and James
Ewing became surety in the sum of S75
Henry A. Bowers, for third offense of
drunkenness, was, on last week Friday,
fined S25 80 and sent to the house of cor
rection for two months. A. w. Spaulding
had jury trial in Justice SMILES court, on
last week Thursday, on charge of selling
liquor. He was found guilty and fined
S6S,62 but appealed, w. A. Lord becoming
surety in $500. On Friday he was again
found guilty, and was fined $50. From
this verdict also he appealed, and j. II.
Senter became surety in 5000 A third case
was noprossed. Spaulding was also tried
at Barre on Monday on disclosure Of Peter
Carr, but was acquitted on the evidence
of j. II. Senter, who proved that Spaulding
was otherwise engaged at the time when
Carr alleged that he sold the liquor.
Mr.. FREDERICK W. BANCRoFT's recital
on Wednesday evening of last week, at the
Seminary chapel, is entitled to a recognition
and criticism very different from these
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