The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-14
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RAIN prevented our people from enjoying
the band concert on the common last Wednes-
day evening. We hope the band will try again
under more favorable circumstances.
SLATE tagging, from G. NJ. Fisk's quarry,
has been laid in front of the east wing OF Cen
trail block and also before Eagle block, and
Messrs. Boynton & Moseley are raising and
improving the entrance to their market.
THE ladies of the Congregational society
hold their sociable this "wednesday afternoon
and evening at Howes hall The Episcopal
sociable will be held at the rooms In the depot
building Thursday afternoon and evening.
THE annual meeting of the Cemetery Associ-
alton was held at village hall, last Tuesday,
evening before the village meeting, and the
following board Of trustees elected: j. M.
Dane, N. Huntley, J. L Moseley, Amasa Pear
sons, Charles Dole auditor, ]. X. Egerton.
ALEXANDER FULLER has sold bis black
smithing business located on Water street, to
Clark & Thompson, the new firm consisting OF
Herbert L. Clark, who has been working for
Mr.. Fuller, and S. F. Thompson of Gouldsvile.
Mr.. Fuller will be employed by the firm for
the present
match game of base ball was played on
the parade ground last Saturday afternoon
between mines from the Methodist seminary at
Montpelier, and Lewis college, the score stand
ing thirty-nine to twelve, in favor of the
cadets. The return game will be played at
Montpelier, next week Saturday.
A MAN recently went into one of our dry
goods stores and called for some women s
boots. The young manipulation OF the yard
stick and scissors said they had nothing of the
kind, wbereupon his attention was directed to
some of the required articles, and the young
fellow remarked, ooh, it's ladies' boots you
want, is it?" and proceeded to display the
boots
AS one of our young ladies, who attends the
Methodist church occasionally was on her way
thther last Sunday with her brother. she no.
ticed young man standing in the vestibule OF
the church and told her brother to invite him
into their seat. The brother demurred, and il
was only when she learned that the young
man was the usher that the young lady's in
dignation was Gained
School closed last week with exercises as an.
nounced. The examinations before the sew.
eral committees were creditable alike to teach
ers and scholars, as well as pleasing to the Wis
itors. Thursday evening the grammar schoo
exercises were held in Concert hall. There
was music by Mr.. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs Baker
and Miss Mcintosh; defamation by G. Herbert
| Cobleigh; essays by Katie o. Grady, Marvin
also the valedictory; orations by Stephen
Davis, W. A. Shaw and Simon Ryan; class
prophecies by Frances Hassett: rectatioDs by
Kittie Brooks, Mertie Shortridge, Jessie Jones
and Clara Silsby. The graduating class mum
bers sixteen, and the twelve speakers all die
high school graduating class assisted by thu
juniors, held their exercises also at Concer
hall The graduates were Charles n. Whit
marsh, Nida NJ Quimby, Lbbie S. Whtmarsh
Sadie E. Kenyon and Clara E. HARDWOOD, all o
whom had essays, the first being salutatorial
and the last giving the valedictory. The jun
ior class, consisting of Angie Badger, Flor;
Huntey, Susie Ingraham and Jessie White
had Rotations. The exercises, taken all to
gether, were unusually good, perhaps the bes
we have ever had, and much of the credit /
due to the excellent Evolutionary drill of tn
preceptress, Miss Chase.
DR.. and Mrs. Walling and Miss Minnie re
turned from Florida last week. :. Miss Ell
Howe Is at home Professor G. W. Emerso
of Boston is spending week in town. Mis-
Mary Thompson began yesterday tw
months school at Waterbury Center. Mis-
Chase, our preceptress, left Monday for he
home in Morrisville. :. Misses Sarah and Far
ME Taylor return to-day wednesday, to thei
home at Brasher Falls, New York. DR.. {
W. Locklin, left for Boston yesterday. He ha
not decided whether he will resume practice Il
his old office in Boston, or go on the road as
salesman for a concern manufacturing denta
instruments. Samuel Loveland came HON
, last week on a visit. He is following hi
, occupation as tinsmith at Marlboro, Mass.
! Principal Hit went to Boston Tuesday, an
, will be away couple of days. Mr.. an
Mrs. W. E. Pierce have returned from Whit
River Junction.