The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05
yermont's Centennial.

The Vermont centennial committee of D
met at Bennington Friday, Gov. Page II
charge. The centennial exercises will com
mence at a. m. August 10, with banque
from till 5. Invitations are to be extended
to President Harrison and cabinet, the gov
erner of the states and territories, the rank
ing officers of the army and navy, the justices
OF the supreme court, the congressional dele.
cations of Vermont, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts. Masons and Knights Templar
Odd Fellows and Patriarchs Militant, Knights
Of Pythias, Sons of Veterans, Grand Army,
Westpoint cadets. Putnam PhalanX Of Hart.
| ford AmOskeag. veterans OF Concord. sd
| separate company, n. M. S. n. Y. New York
citizens corps of Troy. N. Y, Burlegh corps
OF Whitehall, citizens corps, N. g. 5. n. Y.
of Saratoga, Ancient and Honorable Artil'
lery of Boston. Fuller battery of Brattlebor0,
Old Guard of New York city, ex.Presidents
| Hayes and Cleveland, and Hon. B. f. Mills
of South Williamstown, Mass. Rev Charles
f. Parkhurst, editor of Zion's Herald, Bos-
ton, will be invited to make the opening
prayer. Gov. Page, Lieut-Gov. Fletcher,
Secretary of State Brownell, Gen. Greenleaf,
Col. Estey and Col. Fuller were present.
Vermont Odd Fellows.
The oath annual session Of the grand en-.
campment of Vermont Odd Fellows opened
at Montpelier Tuesday. There were Al re-
representatives. present from 10 encampments.
The grand patriarchs report showed a STEADY
Increase In membership throughout the state
during the past year and three new encamp-
ments. Ross, Island Pond, Mystic, Poultney;
and Olympic, Barton. making total of IL
encampments in Vermont. The Pat iarch's
Milltants has steady increase, seven caDtons
have been organized, making total of II,
and .egimentai organization formed. The |
state OF the order was reported the most |
prosperous In its history, larger increase In |
than In any recent years and
more than twice the average gain of the last
five years before 1t. The grand patriarch
credentials. NJ P McCullin, Elias E Wimont;
judiciary, Henry Clark, Henry L Stillson, o
n Henderson; correspondence, NeIs0n &
HYDE, John Retting, F NJ Warner; subord-
mates, L HuntIey. o Willard. q W Beck;
'tate Of order. H E Parker. L v Greene. Da
J Burnham, & o Foster; membership and
'eturns, Ketting. o Wales, J P
Brooks; petitions, Edgerton, Chester
.armenter. Graves; finance. j w
5oodell. f Smith. Ell Poquetel.
these officers were elected: Grand patri-
lgn priest, l. u Burnham. Burlington grand
enlor waroen. G Parmenter, Rutland grand
cribe, Charles w Farr, st. Johnsbury; grand Q
inIor warden. David l. Sanders, Montpelier; g
rand treasurer. ID w Dudley. Montpelier; :
rand marshall. NJ Warner, Rutland grand $
'"'N. SS"'inci. Eidstus ftuutieN. NOrthneiu:
rand outside sentinel. William Legier,
'arre; grand representative, n NJ Putfer.
bennington. AT the afternoon session II. l..
tlllson, from special committee to rev sc
he constitution of the grand encampment. [.
,nted lengthy report. The street pa
ide at p. m. was In command of Col. n.
|. Fuller assisted by Lieut.-Col. l.. g. Burn.
am. making procession of nearly 300 All
DIM. Thomas Wildey encsmpment No, H.
Montpelier. worked the third degree.
lesrs ago Abel Carpenter lived In Lyndon
nd was the father of large family of girls G.
nd boys. One son, Charles w. Carpenter. g,
hen about 81 wears Of age. went to CaIIfor. 81
Ia and In partnership with one, c. X. Bailey a
ecame rich. Some years ago he died and h
illed his property to his partners children. a
Z hen bis relatives In Caledonia county heard u
the Will they began efforts to break IL. "a
hat was four years ago. They have lust =,
armed that decision has peen given In
eir fsver. and they thus get Ss5 900. IN
Johnnie Bean assaulted George Hart at m
'oedstock. and was fined 81 ami costs there w,
9. He was then tried for ntoxication. and
led g and costs for that. Geo. W. Perry 10
came bondsman that Bean should appear wi
prosecute an appeal that he took to the -,
,unty court upon the charge of intoxics- IA
IN. and then Bean ran away, leaving his
udsman IN a lireh.
A state lawn tennis association was formed
Burlington on SATURDAY.. and Il was voted
holi tournament at Rutland on or about
lgust l..