The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-07-22

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there grows spes them saae' inai.ea e.
exercise, unless tbsy sge possessed e So a.
uss. ssiIrng. s8et9eis natgre Feeling
shai tsis uas the ease here. tbs stadeats 60.
eearafsd Mr. Hanissn e AatAaj 10 as DE-.
agn e establishing 4 6yuuasIam 10 tie
village Accordingly Assle more ihAa =
rear siaee, = Gyunas.am sss Instituted
here aud large class formed for lasiraeilou.
The bsueaeial ELECTS y Tie prae,ioe vas
soon evident Ia she renswed viEor q the
students seon sfisr lhs breaking eat q
the var NJ nanioeu eulslied 10 the lst
Rest Upon his return he seat iuio the
Cavalry Rest ss First Lieut. and then ne
purchased Is Gymnasium I, has bsea re-
mo'el % the last College, and has been
sreced ii ihe upper story Il the building
- this building We 80 nearly every day 70
exercise This IS much priced y tie boys.
as L affords TIE best q training CO the mus
ecs and lang.
A Ball clab has been organized here this
term, consisting Of tweniy-six members
We are governed BY the " Roles and Regu-
lations Of the National Association d Base
Ball Players" To play the game, rine play
err Oh each side are required. an umpire 10
decide all questions arising during the game
and a scorer A foil game is nine innings
on side, bat the play may be stopped at
The close of the ffh inning, or At the close
Of any other inning designated BY the un
pire, This game is carried on With spirit
and energy and affords as exercise u very
different character from the Gymnasium.
bat many prefer il because there is rivalry
between the sides and because il is more ex-
citing
We have got hne set Of players and we
venture TO say, that il any other club wish
es TO play match game with cur FIRST nine
they will hule hard wors to beat Us, Have
you not some Ball Clubs in your County that
play the Union game We should like 10
play match game with some one for the
benefit we should derive from il. We meet
for practice twice week, and play from two
to three hours each time
The Fourth Of July was observed in pc
cular manner. The young Indies got up a
Strawberry Festival on Chipman's Hi, to
raise money for the Organ. 1t proved quite
a success; over forty dollars ia cash were
realized. III tie evening an attempt was
made 10 display some fireworks, bur am
sorry 10 say 1t was but little more than an
attempt Perhaps the town authorities
would have done more II their cannon had
not mysteriously skedadded" Suffice it
10 shy that on the morning Of the Fourth a
squad 81 College boys were vigorously firing
it on little eminenee back Of the College
buildings After All. never saw Middle
bury so quiet on the Fourth as during the
present year There seemed 10 lie MI emf
grafton to Bristol and Iieonderoga, where
celebrations we're held, and to Kiptou aud
Lakes George and Champlain on pleasure
excursions.
The Senior Examination was concluded
lasl night, aud seventeen persons arc e1ult-
ing in the thought Of being Literally educat-
ed A f. Walker has the Valedictory, l..
A. Scott, the Saluatory and K. S, Holmes
the Philosophical Grafton. The class has
done finely this year; and after the examine
alton. the committee paid high compliment
TO Prof, Kellogg for the efficiency shown BY
the class in the studies pertaining to bis de-
parimeut. Mr. VIM. Il. shipman gives the
Masters Grafton this year
The funeral Of Lieut.. Comstock u this
town, was held last Sabbath in the Methodist
Church. lie was in the lst Regt. and rcen-
listed in the 9th. lie was shot through the
body and head while brnyely leading on his
men. Capt. Rose Of the same Co. is at home
for few days lie was wounded in the
ankle, but the wound is healing fast. though
the ball is still in il.
But, Messrs. Editors, am sfrnid | shall
trespass on your good natureif ! write much
more. will onlyappend a list Of the officers
Of the Green Mountain Base Ball Club.
President, L. H. IlnMESwAY.
Vice Pres, " c. TiLDgN.
Treasurer, b. J. NgwIAxp.
G. i. PnESrIss,
& e. NEWTON, Directors.
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