Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-23
Closing Exercises at the Washington
County Grammar School.

.eAeIClscs oeSlu yesterday snow marked
improvement in the drill and requirements
of the pupils over those of the past few
years, which testify to the able efforts Of
the principal, Mr.. Prescott, and his as
sistants, Misses Reynolds and Terrill. dur
ing the past year, which have placed the
school among the foremost of the pre-
paratory schools of the state, if not Of
New England (and New England leads
the worldly They have brought order out
of chaos, and have started the institution
on an era of prosperity that it has not for
some time enjoyed. A number of parents
and friends of the scholars, and a few of
the committee and friends of the school
were present, and all bear witness to the
high standing of the pupils.
The exercises opened at .: 10 A. NJ.
when the classes in United States constitu-
ton, physical geography and composition
(the latter written) were called and
respectively examined by Mr.. Prescott,
Miss Reynolds and Miss Terrll. Then at
1O;45 followed singing by the whole
school, an exercise instituted this year by
Mr.. Prescott, which proved very agreeable
to the visitors, and was entered into with
more spirit and apparent interest than is
usual in such cases. At IL o'clock the
classes in Virgil, French and analysis were
called on and acquitted themselves very
creditaby, both to themselves and their
respective teachers; the Virgil class
especially underwent severe cross ques-
tioning by some of the attendant visitors
and received deserved praise for their
readiness in responding even to the most
perplexing inquiries in regard to the pious
4Eneas and his fortunes and misfortunes.
In the afternoon the exercises opened
with singing at 2 O'Clock. Following this
Mr.. Prescott Intercepted the class in
Cesar and was very successful in obtaining
all the Information that was requisite to
prove to the spectators that all Gaul was
quartered into three halves
Miss Reynolds led her class through the
mazes of geology, and toyed for the nonce
with remnants of II paleozoic age" and
Miss Terrill examined her fourth class in
Latin.
This closed the exercises of the first day
which on the whole were very satisfactory
and pleasant.
To-day the examinations, both in this
department and in the several grades of
the Union school, will be completed
Rev. James G.. johnson and wife of
Rutland sail from New York for Europe
July 18th, to be gone about three months.
On Tuesday evening Barney Ring, of
Roxbury, was picked up in an intoxicated
condition on Main street by officers Dudley
and Ordway, and lodged in Jail.
NORWICH UNIVERSITY.-the COM
mencement concert will be given this
year by the Blaisdel Orchestral Club in
concert hall, Mortified. beginning at s
o'clock p. NJ. June 3Oth. Return tickets
will be given over the railroad to all who
attend the concert or any commencement
exercises from out of town.
The American tool and machine compa-
ny of New York had representatives here
last week inspecting the works of the
Montpelier manufacturing company. They
have been inspecting various localities
with view of locating their works and
like the facilities afforded here. Should
there be local investment enough in the
enterprise to secure II personal interest in
it on the part of business men here it is
very possible that the company will locate
mere They would employ u large number
of men.
On Saturday afternoon last William
Cassius Wilson of Barre, who was crazed
with drink, got into a melee " with
Richard Dodge on Main street. " Shack"
showed some "science " in dealing with
him, after which he was taken in charge
by the officers. The use Of II team and
quite a reinforcement of help was required
in taking him to the " cooler" On Mon
day he was arraigned before Justice IL, A.
Huse and fined five dollars and costs, and
swore his liquor on Thomas MOriarty.
Mr.. Morarty proved that he did not OBJ
tain any liquor of him, and was discharg
ed.
PosTMAsTER's SALARIES. The post
master general has nearly completed the
readjustment of salaries of postmasters
of the United States under the new law.
The following is the list of readjusted and
new salaries in this state. The salaries
will go into effect July /: Bellows Falls,
$1,000; Bennington. $1,000; Bradford,
81. 400; Brandon, Sl,700; Brattleboro,
$2,4O0; Burlington, S2,409; Fairhaven,
$1,000; Middlebury, $l70O; Montpelier,
81 200; North field, 1900; Poultney, ST.
900; Rutland, 81 900; St. Adams, $2,l0O;
St. Johnsbury, $4,000; Springfield, ST.
600; Vergcnnes, $1,000; Waterbury,
S1,100; West Randolph, $1,000; Wind
sor, $1,000; Woodstock, $1,000.
LUTHER PoLAND.-Deacon Luther Pc.
land died last wednesday at the residence
of his son, Hon, Joseph Poland in this
village. He was the last of n family OF
seven brothers and sisters, and was born
in North Brookfeld, Mass, on the 18th
dav of March, 1890. His father was born
in that part of Ipswich which is now Ham
ilton, and that had been the home of the
family from the early settlement of Mass.
achusetts. Luther Poland married Nancy
Potter of North Brookield, February 90,
1918. In the fall of 1874 he, with his
wife and one child, removed from Mass
achusetts to Chittenden county, Vermont
He lived in that county. mostly in the
town of Underhill, until the spring of 1921
when he removed to what is now the