The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-04

mittee in making their arrangements for the
coming year should zealously protect the
standard Of the school and see to it that 1t is
fully maintained in every grade.
THE recent consolidation Of internal revenue
districts and the reduction in the number Of
collectors will not affect this district, neither
will the change in the taxes materially lessen
the amount of work to be done by Collector
Stenrns and his deputies, as about the same
routine must be gone through with, but 1t will
probably reduce the tax collected by nearly
$4,000. The district is divided into four di-
visions as follows: First division, Washington,
Orange, Orleans, Essex and Caledonia coun-
ties, L. W. Shedd of Montpelier, deputy; sec
ond division Windham and Windsor counties,
II. E. Taylor of Brattleboro, deputy; third di-
vision, Addison, Bennington and Rutland
counties, j. II. Walbridge Of North Bennington,
deputy; fourth division, Chittenden, Grand
Isle. Franklin, and Lamoille counties, Ed. f.
Greenleaf Of Winooski, deputy. The removal
of the national tax from savings banks will not
change the amount to be paid by them, as un-
der the new law this amount would have been
deducted from the state tax while now it will
all be paid to the state.
OuR Ely correspondent writes us as follows
The situation here is more exciting than
pleasant, just now. The monthly payday oc-
| Cured last Saturday, but owing to losses and
othor complications, the company were unable
to pay off the men and it was deferred for one
week. The groceries at the store were all ex-
hausted, many families without money and no
credit at any other place. The men became
angry, and excited and when the store was
| opened Monday morning for the mail, about a
hundred and fifty men and boys, mostly Irish,
rushed in and cleaned out everything they
| could lay hands on. Even women and chill
| dren joined in the raid, saying in excuse, they
wanted something to sell, II not to use. They
were rather demonstrative and threatened to
go through Ely-Goddards house, but finally
went to West Farlee to see Mr.. Ely. He ex-
planned the embarrassments of the company to
them AZ well as he was able, but they were
cross and excited. Mr.. c. G. Sargent who
| probably has more influence over them than
any other man, went down and had talk,
which they received kindly, and finally com.
promise was effected, and they dispersed very
quietly. The company has been running the
mine at a loss for months, and for the present
will not resume work to any great extent. The
men have remained SOBER with but few ex.
ceptions, and so far everything is quiet. Many
| young men without families have already left. u
| THE closing exercises of Washington County
Grammar School were held in Capital Hall
Friday evening, June Goth. The stage was
| ,aI xuit 90, In tba Of ornb 4
OVER the center was hung the class motto
Z" Non nobis Solotn." Along the front was
placed row of most beautiful gloxinias, while
| at either side there was profusion of ferns
very tastefully arranged. The audience was
sma 'er than Is usual on such occasions and
| oxrs fenced much difficulty in hearing the
spes ers, but this trouble was, we believe, al
mo, wholly due to the position of the drapery
| F. smbers of the grammar school assisted
the graduating class, which was quite snlas,ii:
The programme was as follows, prayer firs
| having been offered by Rev. J. Edward Wright
music; essay, Nibelungenlied, Emily L. Ea
ton; defamation, Revolutionary Sermon,
William A. Chaplin; recitation, /" The Chance
Stone" Alice r. Taft music; essay " Public
Libraries" Evelyn S. Lease Grafton, "Tht
Noble Impulses of Society" Edward Z
Blakely; recitation, 1.-The Angels of Buens
VISTA" Mary Ellis; music; essay Economy
of Mind" Mary L. Freeman; defamation
"The Vagabonds," Charles W. Willard; essay
" Ferns" Louie A. Clarke; music. Diplomas
were then awarded the graduates by the secre
tary of the school committee, DIR. Kemp, who
addressed the class appropriately and quite
brisAy, and the exercises closed with the ben
ediction by Mr.. Wright. Good music was fur
nished by Gilson's and Cushman's orchestra
Bouquets were numerous as many as twelve
being presented to one of the class, and no on,
having less than eight or nine. The graduate
are Edward f. Blakely, Louie A. Clark, Emily
L. Eaton, Mary L. Freeman and Evelyn S
Lease.