The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-06-27

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president. in the chair. 4. Il. I'm
mons was chosen scribe, and !. NJ.
Ilazen, auditor. G.. b. Saiiord
preached the opening sermon. Very
favorable reports were read by I. y
Pratt on the state of religion. Over
200 ministers were present.
Paschal Shattuck recently found a
hens egg of a curious formation.
In shape and size its main body was
like that Of an ordinary egg, while
from the smaller end was an extension
of about l-2 inches in length, OF the
shape and thickness Of a large pipe
stem. which was also covered with a
shell. Upon opening the egg the
main body was found to be a solid
yelk, while the extra formation was
composed of the white Woodstock
Age.
Vermont Medical Society met at
st. Johnsbury, June Goth and 2lst.
There was a full attendance. Papers
were read by Drs. Upham, Ballard,
Allen, Thayer, Bradford and others,
and addresses by l.. c. Butler, ex-
president of the society, and A. IL.
Crosby of Concord, n. II. The So
city had fine reception Wednesday
evening at the residence of DIR. S. L.
Brooks, and the meeting throughout
was interesting and profitable.
The anniversary exercises of the
Vermont Academy, atSaXton's River,
will occur Monday and Tuesday, June
25th aEJl 26th. Monday and Tuesday
at 1904. NJ, public examination of
classes Rev. f. p. Gould, Newton ;
Rev. X. NJ. Luther, Bennington; Rev.
j. A. johnson, st. Adams, eXamin-
ing committee. Monday, 8 P. NJ,
evee at the residence of the principal.
Tuesday, 80 p. NJ, public declama-
tons and literary exercises at the Bap-
fist church. ) p. NJ, annual meeting
of the board of trustees. 8 P. NJ,
address before the board Of trustees,
school and citizens, by Rev. William
n. Clarke, Newton Centre, Mass.
A correspondent of the Rutland
Herald writes: eve have telephone
in practical use in this place, which is
indeed wonderful. 1t runs from the
sitting room at the residence of Mr..
G. A. Whitman, to his shop, 20 rods
distant. Ordinary sheep Irvine fur
nishes the conductor. At both ends
is a tin tube--a varnish can with the
top knocked out-about u inches
long and inches in diameter, the
Irvine being fastened by being drawn
through a hole in the bottom Of the
can, and knot tied in the end. By
speaking in the tube at the shop, Mr..
Whitman is enabled to attract the at
tention of his wife, if she is in the
room, when she by putting her ear to
the tube can distinctly hear what he
says. By the same means she is ena-
bled to reach his ear at the shop. 1t
is not M cessary to speak louder than
to one in the shop, but in q distinct
and rather gruff voice. BY this means
Mr.. Whitman is called to his dinner"
The 43d annual commencement ex-
ercises at Norwich University, located
at Mortified, closed June 2lst. The
programme opened with rhetorical ex-
ercises by the graduating class Of
three members. Prayer was offered
by Rev. T. j. Taylor. Music by the
band, after which an essay was deliv-
cred by Cadet Captain Robert NJ.
Stephens Of Lockettstown, n. d., sub
ject, journey Of life" Grafton by
Cadet Lieutenant Buleigh +. Spaul-
ding Of West Glover, Vt. subject,
"Our Aim" Cadet Lieutenant Har-
ry G. Dole of Mortified had the vale
dictory in connection with an Grafton ;
subject, Manhood" After a musi-
cal selection the degrees were CON
ferred upon the graduates by Captain
Charles A. Curtis Of the y. $. A.,
and president Of the board Of trustees,
as follows: Cadet Captain Robert M.
Stephens, Cadet Lieutenant B. f.
Spaulding, both B. S., and Cadet
Lieutenant II. c. Dole, B. and P. S.
Addresses were made by Captain Cur
It's and Rsy. Thomas j. Taylor. The
exercises in the afternoon consisted
only in firing a salute of twelve guns.
Owing to the severe rain storm the in
fantry drill, dress parade, sabre and
signal drills were omitted. At meet
ing Of the trustees William M. Ron
baugh, b. S., class '76, was made
professor of drawing, Charles Dale,
class 80, professor of English Ian
guage; Charles H. Gestrin, professor
Of ancient and modern languages. A
hop was given in honor Of the gradu-
ating class at the Mortified House in
the evening.
Charles S. Sawyer, claiming to hail
from Malone, N. Y, and j. p. CALI
gan of Boston, came tie this place
some weeks ago, obtaining a boarding
house, where they stopped for a while,
and set about selling compound
which claimed to purify all sorts Of
explosive oils. Their business was
not remunerative, and they suddenly
left town after stealing about $50
worth Of clothing, belonging to j. E.
Severance and A. p. Hill, boarders at
the same place. Officer B. 7. Phelps
has since been on the look out and as.
certaining that one of them was at
Lawrence, Mass, last week went tc
that place and found Sawyer, who had
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