The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-30
Barre.

W. G. NYE is very sick with pneumonia.
REV. II. WEBSTER is to move from Chelsea
to Barre.
GERALD GooDRrcH has returned to his duties
as teller in the bank.
WHrTMoRE g. CIARK's minstres had good
audience Monday evening.
REV. Mr.. WRIGHT occupied the pulpit Of the
Universalist church last Sunday.
G. w. MoCLEARN student with DR.. Jack
son, has been very i'll, but is now much better.
THE Young Mems Christian Association will
hold an opening reception at their rooms, In
Sheple & Jones block, tomorrow evening.
Refreshments will be served.
MEETING will be held next Friday evening
to perfect the organization Of fire company
Seventy-fve men have signed the articles, and
sixty OF the best will be chosen.
REV. W. M. KrMMELL is compelled, on ac-
count of Ill health, to take vacation of two or
three months. which he will spend at the home
OF his wife's father In New York. The pulpit
will be supplied during his absence.
GODDARD SEMINARY
MR.. DANA and others passed part OF Satur-
day in Montpelier
THANKS to Mr.. Drew, and not to the weather,
that the scholars have had a clear path to the
main street during the past week.
MR.. PIERCE passed Sunday with Mr.. Hollis
ter, at the latter's home The Misses White,
Miss Willard, and Williams also went home.
PART of Thursday and Friday evenings were
| passed by the astronomy class in star-gazing.
| The sky was clear, and they report good results.
| The debating club still continues doing good
work, and has added critic to its list Of off,
GERS. The programme for the last meeting
was Defamation, w. A. Drew; discussion
of the question, "Resolued, That the patent
| law ought to be abolished" Dean and Brennan
taking the Affirmative, and Coolidge and Law
| renee the negative.
| LAST weeks lyceum was well attended and
the exercises interesting. The following is the
programme: Piano solo, Pattee defamation,
| Bancroft discussion of the question, " Re-
| solued, That lawyer is not justified in de.
| Tending cause which he knows to be wrong"
| Durkee and Flanders taking the affirmative,
and Van Deusen and Baxter the negative
paper, Carrie and Abbie Foster; song, Miss
| Powers.
BARRE ACADEMY.
| A READING CLUB has been established, which
meets every Saturday evening. The teachers
and scholars assemble, and, by reading selec
| tions from some authors, the evening passes
pleasantly away.
THE students of the academy have the pleas.
ure of listening to course of lectures during the
term. The first one of the course was delv.
| cred by DR.. j. Henry Jackson on Wednesday
last. The subject which he discussed was
| " Physiology" 1t gave universal satisfaction
and was attentively listened to by both teach
| ers and scholars.
THE ease and rapidity which our company
manifests in performing the military drill /.
truly great. AS Messrs. butcher and Bailey
are as strict disciplinarians in military tactic,
as in their school duties, they have company
which they can we'll be proud of. At presen
the two companies are discussing the matte
of purchasing uniforms.
AN entertainment will be given at Academy
hall on Wednesday evening February 9th. Tn,
proceeds are for the benefit of the elocutioi
class, and it is given by the members of the class
The programme is varied, consisting of voca
and instrumental music, select readings, dia
logues, etc. The students have been drilled b,
S. Victoria Converse, who is a graduate of tn
Boston school of oratory, and at present one o
the instructors at the academy.