Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-06-27


qualified to enter the Grammar school aud
the remainder will probably be placed in an
intermediate school which the committee
contemplate establishing az preparatory
Grade for the Grammar school, The necessi-
ty for such grade does not arise from any
lack of proper drill in the primaries, but from
the fact that the change in textbooks (arith-
motics and geographical at the beginning OF
the past year increased the amount OF work
to be done in the primaries so that the re-
auirements upon the time of the primary
teachers is now too great to permit them to
fully prepare the classes for advancement to
the Grammar school.
With the exception of DR.. Gale, the last
of the Mooschead Lake fishing party return
ed home Tuesday night They report that
they had unpleasant and uncomfortable wealth
or until Thursday afternoon Of last week,
when. while they were 20 miles up the lake
from Kineo. the sun shone ont bright and
warm. the surface Of the lake was still. the
flies came out Of the woods and covered the
wafer and the fish could be seen continually
jumping in every direction. Fly-fishing was
tnDn IN OTutT iOT lllb ilIhl Alt hiAA IN lAf iS-
suit Of the afternoons sport the party of eight
carried in that night ia trout which weigh
ed 2l9 pounds-the weight Of the largest
specimen being s. pounds. From that time
on the weather was fine and the fun was
without limit or drawback. The party note
as one Of the features" of the occasion, that,
on the Thursday afternoon referred to- the
snow was foot deep on Mt. Kntahdin, the
result of a snow storm the night before.
We learn that Mr.. George L. Mansfield,
the protector of the Billerica q Bedford,
Mass, two-foot- gauge railroad, in whose
work on that enterprise many of our citizens
took lively interest, has been chosen super
intendent of the Sandy River railroad in
Maine The company organized April Sth
last, at which time Mr.. Mansfield was elected
to his present position. He resides at Far
mngton. at which place is his office and one
terminus of the road. Work was begun there
early in June. The length Of the new rail
road will be IS miles, with a gauge Of two
feet Five miles of the road will be ready
for the iron July 1st and the whole will be
finished Oct lst Mr.. Merrifeld has all the
rolling stock Of the Billerica 4 Bedford road
in Maine ready for service on the new road
when completed. II there is any business
for the road to do there can be no question
as to the success of the enterprise.
On Monday evening Michael Kelley,
young Irishman, aged about Is years, be-
came intoxicated and made an unproyoked
assault ON Geo. NJ. Colt AS Colt was sitting
in his doorway near the Reed street school
house. giving him bad cut under the eye
Kelley was arrested and on Tuesday was
brought before Justice Newton on two COM
plants, one for being intoxicated and one
for assault on Colt. For the first ofTense he
was fined 50 and for the second Sl5, the
costs amounting to about 500 more. Kelley
disclosed on L. p. Weber and Patrick Hassen
as two parties who had sold him lager beer
on Monday. and warrants were issued against
both these parties They, however, both
testified that it was Eddy's tonic beer which
they had sold him, and their case was held
under Amusement by Mr. Newton. In add-
ton to the beer, Kelley said he had whiskey
from railroad man whom he didn't know
On Tuesday evening. knowing that ex-
hAtblhtl -AitlltIAt W lliALllN WIS 10 take Ills
departure from Brattleboro on the following
day, the brass band paid that gentleman the
compliment of a serenade at the Brooks
House. In response to repeated calls Mr.
Williams appeared on the balcony and in a
short but happily worded speech thanked the
people who had assembled in considerable
numbers, for the mark of respect shown him,
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the town, and Of his admiration for its beau
tiful scenery and it, spirit of thrift and en-
terprise everywhere apparent. He said that
although the greater part of his life had been
spent on the frontier he was himself a genu-
inc Yankee, lis mother having been born in
Vermont, his father in Connecticut. aud they
having been married in Massachusetts Mr..
Williams made only passing reference to
political questions, saying that Of late years he
lad determined to keep himself entirely out
of that field. he closed by expressing his
sincere admiration for the people and institu-
tons of New England. and his belief that in
no other section of the country could ones
lot be more happily cast
The high school examinations, las; week.
pupils. As an example of the manner in
which the standard Of the school is being adj
yancod, it may be noted that class Of the
young ladies and gentlemen have been study
ing trigonometry during the past term, the
usual course in mathematics having been conf
pleted by them year in advance of the time
occupied by any previous class Their ex-
animation II, Erila1-
full and thorough work. Miss Walkers class
in English Literature and Miss Howe's His
tory classes are noted as having manifested
exceptionally good work. The exercises by
the graduating class, on Friday afternoon,
called out a full attendance of interested spec
tators. The essays by the young graduates
were excellent in quality and fully up to the
usual standard of such productions, while the
destinations, Rotations and readings evinced
a notably correct appreciation Of the style
and sentiment of the selections thus intorpre-
tated, all of which were from the best auth
ors. The singing by the school gave pleas
ing variety to the occasion, and furnished in
Itself the best evidence possible of Miss Cooks
dilgent and competent instruction. The ex-
ercises closed with the presentation to the
graduating class of their diplomas by Mr..
Waite, who accompanied the act with grace
full little speech which embodied word Of
earnest and timely counsel. The following
are the names of the graduating class Annie
Webb, Laura Gibson, Emma Houghton, Bes-
sic lloughton, Willie b. Clark, Albert S.
Colbun.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing at the post Office in this village, June %:
Ladies.-Miss L. b. Armstrong, Mrs. Louise
Chappell, Miss Viola j. Hoyt, Mrs. Helen
LOOMS, Miss o. NJ. Miller, Mrs. Abigail
Root Miss Ida b. Streeter, Mrs. L. J. Wells.
Gents. james j. r. Bohmen. w. d. Bow
ker, Martin Martin, Alec Duclos, C. NJ. Hib.
bard, Geo. T. Mercer, Michael Martin, VIM.
Moran (2), Eugene O'Donncll, Geo. Sniard.
saml L. Sibley Z, c. Thompson, Patrick
loohy, j. H. Van Water Albert S. Worden,
D. II. Watts, VIM. r. Whitaker.
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