The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-26

visited in town last week. Mrs. auckland
| is pleasantly remembered here as Miss
Mary +. Sullivan.
The Good Templars held a public meeting
last Friday evening An excellent musical
| and literary entertainment was given and
refreshments were served.
Sixteen young ladies and gentlemen, sum-
mer visitors at West Randolph, dined at the
Mortified House last Thursday They
came up in the large teams of G. l.. Holman.
The ladies auxiliary to the Kelley League
will hold lawn party this evening at the
| home of Mrs. w. S. Woodbury.. Graduates
of the institute are especially invited. The
Gouldsvile cornet band will be in attend
ance and refreshments will be served on:the
| lawn. Every one interested In the good
work in which the ladies are engaged is
cordially invited to be present
A ladies' auxiliary to the Kelley League
| was organized last Thursday by Mrs ID. L..
| Fuller of Montpelier. The following Off
GERS were elected: President Mrs. r.. N.
johnson vice presidents, Mrs. w. S. Wood
bury, Miss NJ. =. Moore, Mrs. Amasa Pear
sons, Mrs. f. Plumley, and Mrs. w. b.
Mayo corresponding and recording secre-
| tarv, Mrs. G. ID. Edgerton; treasurer, Mrs.
@. s. Richmond; chaplain, Mrs j. G. Cady.
| The viCe-presidents are to act as executive
committee. There are about twenty men,
peis, all reauy anu WILING W heip'
The executive committee of the North
| field Graded School have been fortunate in
securing the services Of Miss Mary Newton
| Young OF Mittiueague, Mass, as preceptress
for the coming year. Miss Young gradu-
ateu iroln WeiIesiey 'Oolege lasC June WIN
nlgn nonols' anu Is III every Way utgeu lor
sle posillon 10 witch sne las peen eleG'ea'
Blake, secretary of the board, last Saturday.
| Miss Mamie Dohanev is to teach in room
5ou,, III piste Vi MNrS onepneIu, anu OK,
S "a huiIpuI Vi NoI.h Heois ga, Grass Vi
r5 no: Noi iM icI, ohiN,eIsiSy, III nuuloe, I'VE
in.s, "LUn Vnoso aileay nieuviole.., ooin
PIeCes Cne laoIiCS ioI ,ne GoninR year, anu
all eAcep'lohaIly goou one IL 10
General orders just issued from the adj
| Jutant and inspector generals office, Bur-
| lington, have this pleasant announcement re-
| gardlng Captain IT, =. Bates: The follow
| ing named of1cer, having applied TO be
| placed upon the retired list Of commits
| stoned officers of the Vermont National
Guard, in accordance with an act approved
| November = 1S!l2, is hereby retired as OF
| the highest rank held by him, and is en-
| titled to wear the uniform OF such rank on
all occasions of military ceremony: Cap
tain Gilbert .. Bates. Co. F, First Regi-
ment, V. n. Il. Following is his military
record: Private Company F (Northfeld(,
| First Regiment, Vermont National Guard,
Nav Z, 1873; promoted corporal June l,
1873; sergeant August 90, 1882; second lieu
tenant, Apr, 20, 1888; hrst Lieutenant adns De-
celnoer 10, too 300 captain, July 10 loooi re-
ured' June o, 1919, having serVeu conuiiu-
ousiy twenty years ana one mohUn III the
Nauonai Guard OF thls state
The annual report of Lieutenant f. G.
| Kimball, cemmandant of Norwich Univer-
sitv, recently made to General T. S. Peck,
adiutant general of Vermont, is a succinct
| and interesting account Of the work of the
mill Il ortt for ba in
Guiding the annual encampment and June
training. The systematic work of the year
is reported at some length, in which it is
shown that there were forty cavalry, eleven
artillery ten sabre, ten bayonet, about one
hundred seventy infantry drills of various
day morning inspections and seventeen re-
views. In closing his report Lieutenant
Kmball uses the following significant lam
guage, which every one acquainted with his
work for the past year knows to be true
q have tried during the year to accom-
plish the following Objects To have the
corps of cadets live according to the GUS
toms of our military service; to establish
| between the officers, non-commissioned
officers and privates habits of respect and
official courtesy; to establish cavalry drill
as part of the regular courses. In all
these / have had the assistance of the
trustees and faculty of the University and
| in every case the loyal support of the corps
| of cadets"
Mrs. M. s. Gilchrist went to BURLINGTON
last Monday evening. Mrs. i w
Flint of Wiliiamstown was at her home in
Gouldsyille over last Sunday. A graft
fying imnroyement is renorted in Miss
Ann Pearsons. who il in a hospital at Bos.
ton for treatment. will Woodbury.
and James johnson attended the fremen's
tournament at st. Albans last week.
e. W. Howe was at Rutland last week buy.
ing marple - Oharles Ihurstoh ahu
II r. Tbnrston over lost SmndaS o19 "
Mrs I,nka Tsrha,I ia ,,isitino in West Ron.
dolnb 49, Miss Heien Kanvon Want r.
Swanton Last Mondav and With Miss MaJ
Wehher ia in camn at Highoate M. Vel
W aa 40 ~ u Tba,ar nS NJ Wi, :.
,-;oi,;nn T r. TbaHsr b;s fathar YIN Is
Nj;ss M;Un;a Whaaisr - WinnnsIl; ,-;oitod
in town last week - Miss Daisv Cor
want tn Pntnam n V last TbnrsSsv 10,
| " O,tI, 1T 49, NJ H.. w IL ~
ton has a class in painting at Plainfield
where she goes two days in each week
- Miss Nellie Hassett of Fitchburg
Mass, is at home on vacation - Mrs
| Il. Carpenter visited last week at the home
OF mrs. y, Heorge, nei uaughIer, III rus ",
nelu. = No. MISS nasIie ahgaiIs was tht
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