The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-07-11

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display and there was no apparent diminution OF
the crowd. Almost Immediately after the iirc
works u most welcome shower came down, ex-
tinguishing the incendiary cracker and wanton
spark, silencing the hide0us horn and hoarse
harangue, sending the reluctant small boy TO
bed, and sounding q soothing symphony upon
the boards OF the deserted lunch stand, TILL AZ
midnight the tired populacc were sleeping
almost as soundly rs the fathers Of the Fourth,
with not q sound to disturb them. All the
organizations which took part IN the exercises
OF the day, especially those from out of town,
have the hearty thanks OF the people for their
earnest efforts and great assistance, as we trust
our boys were successful In demonstrating
The committee did Its work well and the police
were the true and efficient guardians OF the day.
BY all who came here the 4th of "a at the cap
ital will be long and happily remembered.
James Lee of Morctown, George w Stevens
OF Hartford, and John Killett OF Roxbury I'M
bibcd too freely Of the revolutionary m on
the 4th. They were consequently put pcnlnd
the bars which neither cheer nor inebriate.
They were brought before Justice Clark Satur-
day morning and fined. Stevens had wantonly
smashed upa wagon for which he was held till
settlement.
No arrests have yet been made OF the parties
to the fight reported last week, but Albin, who
probably had a prominent part In the melee,
has skipped. If a few more would follow 1t
would be for their country's good.
4 ] w Brock, Esd,licturned home from an ex-
tended westernl tour last Thursday evening. "a !
The plan Of Blarnchardis new building aud
opera house begins to be apparent The audi
cnce room Of the opera house will be 81 feet
wide and 70 feet long, with q seating capacity
Of 800 people. Tho neigh. will DO 30 feet, III
creasng to 38 in the center. The stage will be
81 feet deep and the curtain is to be % feet high
by 81 feet wide.
Mr. D A Guptil has begun work on his new
rink with a will. Harris rink will probably be
closed through the heated term.
The semi.centennial commencement of the
Vermont Methodist seminary and female col
lege took place last week. The baccalaureate
sermon was delivered on Sunday by Rev j A
M Chapman; on Monday evening the music
class gave their commencement concert and on
Tuesday, July l, there was a grand excursion
to Newbury, at which place the college was
formerly situated. The exercises of the cele-
bration Of the fiftieth commencement occurred
Wednesday, at which Miss Ellen 0 Peck read
a poem and Rev J M King delivered an ora
ton, after which a banquet was served at the
pavilion. In the evening the large hall of the
college was packed by citizens and alumni to
hear the prize recitations and declarations.
All the efforts displayed first class Evolutionary
drill. In defamation the first prize, sustained
by Rev L p Frost, was awarded to Fred A
Hillery, and the second prize, sustained by the
institution, was awarded to Elmer L Reynolds.
In recitation the prizes, sustained by Thoma
Marvin, Esq, and by the principal, we're award
ed to Miss Mattie l. Jewett and Miss Lizzie NJ
Bickford respectively. There were 10 numbers
on the program and Mrs Cleveland and Miss
Edith Adams interspersed some vocal gems.
The public exercises of the graduating class
took place Thursday morning. The music rem
dered by the Howard opera house band of Bur-
lington was, as usual, of the finest. The class
song was written by Edwin X Dexter ard the
music by Mis- Nina NJ Hull. The scholarship
prize, sustained by G H Cross, Esq, was award
ed to Misses Emily A Glover and NJ Allie Cox
Latin prize, sustained by j A M Chapman,
d d, to Orren M Donaldson, and the math-
prize, sustained by the president, to
Miss Grace S Royce. Honorable mention was
made for LIZZIE Nj Bickford, Ada J Blanchard,
II S Eaton and Fred A Hilley. The names of
the graduates are as follows:
LATIN SCIENTIFIC CoURsE.-Jessie f Ash
leigh, Aletha c Halstead.
COLLEGE PREPARATORY CoURsE.-Edwin K
Dexter, Orren M Donaldson, John W Dutton,
Fred A Hillery, Elmer L Reynolds.
MODERN ~CoURsE.-Abbie l. Harvey, Bessie
j Harmon, Nellie r Swasey, Frank G How
land. Mervin A Pratt.
Music CoURsE.-Nina NJ Hull, Evelyn Web
Der.
lLCaGASIClScS IlIOuSHUut WIZ VI bhO AHOo1
pleasing and satisfactory character. The stand
ing of the school is better than ever before.
J ID Beeman, the president, having secured
an endowment fund of $4,000 and large SUBJ
scriptions to a scholarship fund, and with the
debt of the institution largely reduced and a
of high character engaged. The total
attendance by terms during the past year was
the total number registered being 263.
The band concert at the rink Monday night
was a success musically and otherwise.
Ameeting of preachers in this vicinity, was
held in the vestry of Trinity. church, Monday
morning and there was a discussion of the
"What is the duty of the christian
in relation to the campaign of
1884 ~ Rev A NJ Wheeler, of Barre, opened
the discussion and the matter was thoroughly
considered. If we are to look for an unbiased
opinion anywhere, a ministerial con-
vention certainly ought to afford it. The rever-
end gentleman walked all around the political
and in the Blaine field found much that
rotten and little that was rich. The out
OF the whole thing was that honest votes
must elect an honest man.