The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-22
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DIR. AND Mrs. ELMER BEEcHER of Hines
burgh celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary on Thursday of last week.
LAST week was Masonic week at Burling-
ton. The annual boatride was on the
steamer Chateaugay, Wednesday afternoon.
THE semi-centennial of st. Johnsbury
Academy will be observed on Friday of
this week, and over 800 old students are ex-
pected to be present.
f. N. WHITNEY, editor OF the Burlington
Clipper, was married at Burlington on last
week Thursday. The bride was Miss Min
ME G. McElvain of Denver, Col.
THE University of Vermont beat the ball
team of Yale at New Haven, Conn, on last
week Thursday, by score of eight to one.
Not base hit was made by Yale
WARREN II. SMITH of Rutland, seventy
four years old, for many years prominent
lawyer in this state, was stricken with apo
plexy on last week Thursday, and has since
died.
adjutant-general has been informed
that medal of honor has been awarded
Colonel A. s. Tracy of the Second Vermont
Regiment for gallantry at the Battle of Cedar
Creek,
The Franklin county creamery building
at st. Adams was burned to the ground,
early Monday morning, causing total loss
of over $4,000 1t was the largest creamery
In the United states.
REV. A. b. CoRL1ss and wife, from CO.
lumbus, Miss, are making an extended
tour in the West; pleading for the cause of
Southern education, from personal ex-
perience. They will arrive in Montpelier
about the middle of July.
ONE of the most interesting weddings
which ever took place in St. Adams, was
that of Frank w. Ballard of Burlington and
Miss Ardell Noble, only daughter of the
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day evening of last week. The ceremony
took place in the Baptist church. and re-
ception followed.
Mrs. JOHN E. HARRIS, wife of the editor
of the Hardwick Gazette, died at Hardwicb
on Monday, after an illness of but day
and half. The remains were taken to
Burlington where the parents of the de-
ceased live, and the interment occurred
yesterday. Mr. Harris will have the SYM
patty of the newspaper fraternity in his af-
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The one hundred first annual convention
of the Protestant Episcopal church of Ver-
mont was held at Brattleboro on Wednes-
day OF last week. A committee of the
clergy and three laymen was appointed to
make arrangements for the proper observa.
ton of the twenty fifth anniversary of the
conservation of Bishop Bissell, which &C.
ours next year.
THE annual meeting of the Vermont VAL
ley railroad was held at the Brooks house,
Brattleboro, last week Wednesday, and this
board OF directors was chosen Oscar
Edwards of Northampton, John Mullgan
of Springfield, Mass, Hugh Henry of Ches-
ter, j. I'll. Albin of Concord, n. H.. H. e.
Folsom of Lyndonville, James Ii. Williams
of Bellows Falls
The fourteenth annual session of the
grand lodge, Knights of Honor, of Vermont,
was held in Grand Army hall at st. Johns
bnry on last week Wednesday. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: p. G. D., G. A. Wheaton of Barre
G. D., f. A. Bond of Middlebury; G.. V. d ,
F. w. Carr of st. Johnsburv G. A. D.,
Jake Heyman of Rutland; g. T., A. l..
Pease of Hartford; G. r., j. B. Moore of
Rutland; G. c., F. E. Bennett of Brattle
boro; G. g.. c. w. Kimball of Putney;
grand guardian, G. l. Pierce; G. S., William
Wetherbee of st. Johnsbury. G. A. Whea-
ton of Barre is the representative to the
in May, 1893, and j. B. Moore of Rutland
alternate. The next session will be held at
Hartford on the fourth Wednesday in June,
1893.
THESE Vermont veterans have recently
received pensions: Original, Roswell Hud-
son, Francis Forbes, Henry Baird Theodore
Longfellow, Rolin A. Phillips, George w.
Currier, Waitstll Howe, Henry A. Hill,
Eugene J. Ramsdell, w. Gage; additional,
Francis Walker, William Williams, George
e. Robinson, Daniel Hillard E. L. Hall,
Elisha d. Franklin, Allen Phelps, Russell
Wales, Charles L. Andrews, John T. New
increase, Ambrose Allard, William II. Hub
bard, Joseph II. White, oliver A. Proctor,
Curtis o. Slack, Jones A. Rice, Thomas c.
Greene, Hiram M. Fifield, Samuel Reed,
Jr, Walter j. Hilton, Jabez Alexander,
James w. Farr; reissue, Elihu d. Wheel
well, William B. Scott, Mary A. Field,
Eunice A. Williams; renewal and increase,
Francis Fortier; original widows, etc.. Oil
yer w. Lilley, Elmira Lefounte.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Orange county met at Chelsea on
May "a and %, Officers were elected for
the coming year as follows: President, Mrs.
Mrs. S. E. Wills, South Tunbridge. Mrs.
j. Hodge, East Corinth; secretary, Mrs
Mann, West Randolph; treasurer, Mrs,
Sarah Kibby, Tunbridge; superintendent OF
juvenile work and narcotics, Mrs. Frank
Taplin, East Corinth: superintendent OF
evangelistic work, Mrs. r. NJ. Harvey
West Topsham; superintendent of Sunday
school work, Mrs. A. A. Smith, West Ran
dolph; superintendent of fair work, Mrs
S. E. Wills, South Tunbridge; superinten
dent of legislation, Mrs. G. B. Smith, North
Tunbridge superintendent of press work
Miss Hatch, East Corinth; superintendent
of Jail and almshouse work, Mrs. Hattie
Tracy, Chelsea; superintendent of social
work, Mrs. NJ l.. Corwin, Chelsea; super.
intendent of social purity Mrs Persis Com
stock, Chelsea. A resolution was passed
endorsing the work of Rev. G. II. Parkhurst
in New York city.
THE ninety-seventh meeting of the Con.
gregational ministers and churches of Yer
mont occurred at the First church. Burling-
ton, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of last week. On Tuesday the fourth
annual meeting of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Union of the state was held in the
College Street church. These officers were
elected President, III. F. Field of Rutland
vice-president Rev. Peter Mcmillan OF
Woodstock; secretary, Rev S. L. Bates OF
Burlington; corresponding secretary, j
M. Comstock of Chelsea; treasurer, ID. M
Camp of Newport. The report of the cor
responding secretary was interesting, as
usual The membership of the church on
January was 20, 1856, gain of So during the
year. The convention passed resolutions
asking the senators and representatives Of
Vermont to oppose opening the Worlds
Fair on Sundays. A committee was ap
pointed to take action toward stopping the
running of Sunday trains Rev. Henry
Fairbanks introduced a resolution that il
was the opinion of the convention that while
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