St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-26

Thomas SpOoner, Jr., of this town
John ID. Hoffman of Lyndon, and Mar
TIN A. Way of Sutton, graduated al
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, at if.
late commencement. All three had
parts In the graduating exercises, and
MIR. SpoOner was chairman of the com.
mttee of arrangements.
Geo. L. Knights of the Rutland rail.
road, has removed to this town. and is
engaged on the p & o. R.R. He is
running as conductor of the mail train
tor MIR. Parkhurst for few DAYS.
Mrs. Esther Hutchinson of this town
reached home overland last Saturday
after year and a-half7s soiourn in Cal
lfornia. Her son, Ira A. Hutchinson,
OF Columbus, is also ON his way home.
via. Panama. His health is somew hat
impaired.
l.. III. Parker of this town leaves for
San Francisco to-day, overland. He
goes out in the employ of the Fair
bankses. He has been there three wears
heretofore.
We learn that DIR. Pope has conclud
ed to remain in this place instead of
removing to Chelsea. as planned.
Sad Accident--Two Brothers Drowned.
Two little boys, six and four wears
old, sons of Octave Guyer. who lives in
the Grafton Fuller place at the head of
the Plain, We're drowned Monday after
noon. They were missed about five
o'clock, and search was made for them.
when their hats were seen floating on
the water of IL little pond back of Rus
sell Halletts, and their lifeless bodies
were soon recovered. 1t seems the little
fellows had got into an old lcaky boat
which had been left there, and the boat
filling, they had either fallen or jumped
out where the water was five OF six feet
deep. 1t seems as though in so public
a place some one would have seen them
there, but no one did. and it was only
their little hats floating on the pond
that revealed their sad fate. The boys
names We're Oliver and Frank, the
former about six years old, and Frank
four the day he was drowned. 1t was
heart-rending to see the mother when
her little ones were brought home to
her.
st. Johnsbury Academy-Close of Term.
The anniversary exercises of the St.
JOhnsbury Academy occurred on Thurs
day and Friday, of last week. Exami-
nations. beginning on Thursday after
noon, continued through Friday, and
were followed in the evening by the
graduating exercises. The school spoke
for itself, and in a manner very crafty
ing to its friends. The examinations
covered Il wide range of study from the
elementary mathematics to such Latin
studies as are usually pursued in the
more advanced stages of a college
course. Having been present at Il num-
Der of the examinations, we can testify
to their thoroughness, and the very
satisfactory manner in which the pupils
met the test to which their scholarship
was put. 1t seemed to us that in the
classical languages especially, most ex-
cellent work had been done. There
were individual scholars who showed a
really mature knowledge of Latin; and
class of young men, just completing
terry of the elements of this language
which gives promise of rich attachments
as they shall continue their study in
future years.
We were sorry to see so few of the
scholars family friends present, or the
citizens generally. 1t seemed to us that
the rhetorical exercises of the evening
received Il disproportionate amount of
attention. The classroom. rather than
the exhibition hall is the true exponent
of the school.
A very large audience gathered in
the spacious and elegant hall of the
new academy building, to listen to the
graduating exercises. Two young gen
tlemen and eight young ladies received
diplomas. as evidence that they had
completed the prescribed course of
study. Two of the young ladies had
taken the Ladies' advanced course"
the remainder of the graduates had pur-
sued the regular classical course.
The literary exercises of the evening
were listened to with marked attention,
and seem to have given universal de-
light. While the productions were gen
orally excellent, rendering discrimina-
ton difficult, the discussion by Miss
Alma Galbraith and Miss Parks. the
poem by Miss HolbroOk, and the essay
by Miss Savage, are worthy of special
mention.
The citizens had new occasion to con-
graduate themselves upon having a
band, able, upon call, to furnish most
excellent music.
Mr.. Thaddeus Fairbanks, who had for
some days been confined to his house