The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-24


The children are ready, the invitations are
wanted. Vermont people who are willing
to extend the hospitality of their homes to
one or more children at any time during the
summer should address Miss Ellen III. Bal
ley, secretary, 18 Boylston street, Boston,
who will furnish any further information
desired. The childrens fares will be paid
by the committee.
THE following programme was performed
at the graduation exercises at the Metho-
dist Seminary in this village last week
Piano quartette, Mrs. Osgood, Misses Aus
tin and Rood and Professor Hadley; piano
solo, Mrs. Nellie l.. G. Osgood; Latin
salutatory, Ada j. Blanchard of Montpelier;
essay, Laura j, Kilburn of Waterbury;
grafton, David G. Thatcher of Roches-
ter song, Waiting at the Brookside," Miss
Josie Edwards; essay, Alma G. Clough of
Moretown; essay, Ada j. Blanchard; essay,
Ella j. Haven of West Fairlee; piano duet,
Miss Webber and Professor Hadley; essay,
Mary c. Graham of Montpelier; oration,
Albion w. Hobson of East Brighton; essay,
with valedictory Lizzie NJ. Bickford of
Montpelier; organ solo, Professor Hadley.
The class song, written by Ella j. Haven,
was then sung by the class. Diplomas were
then awarded.
The Vermont Eclectic Medical Society
held its annual session in Montpelier last
week. Papers were read and interesting
reports of cases made. Dr. II. j. Potter, the
retiring president, delivered a very able ad-
dress. Officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year as follows: President, DR.. ii. E.
Templeton of Montpeler vice-presidents,
Drs. w. ID. Waller, II. Ingham and A. ID
Aver; secretary, DIR. G. III. Gray of Calais;
censors, Drs. II. j. Potter Of Bennington,
p. L. Templeton of Craftsbury and G. G..
Washburn of Waterbury; librarian, j. NJ.
Templeton of Montpelier. The next annual
meeting is to be held at Montpelier the first
Wednesday and Thursday in June, 1886.
AT the close of each year at the Vermont
Methodist Seminary and Female College
prizes are awarded to those pupils who
have eXcelled in general scholarship, Latin,
mathematics, declamations and recitations.
The prizes for 1885 were awarded thus
Scholarship prize, sustained by Charles H.
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sustained by F. II. Howard, to Grace S.
Royce; mathematical prize, sustained by
the president, to William e. Fisk; declama-
tons, first prize, sustained by Rev. T. p.
Frost, to Marvele G. Webber, and the sec
ond prize, sustained by DIR. d. G.. Kemp, to
Urban +. Sargent; recitations, first prize,
! sustained by Thomas Marvin, to Josie r
Mayne, and the second prize, sustained by
the principal, to Evelyn Weber, special
prize, for excellence in either recitations OF
declamations, sustained by w. A. Boyce
Esq, and awarded by the audience, to
George II. Spencer.
The Rutland Herald makes the following
pertinent contribution to the political litera-
ture of the times. Its characterization is
apt and its statements of fact hardly admit
of dispute: "A telegram says that Hiram
Atkins and b. b. Smalley are coming home
from Washington loaded with scalps.' Nc
doubt. But while the scalpng process is
matter of course the country over, reputable
men of both parties must feel somewhat hu
inflated when they look at the instrumen
employed in this state. 1t is a shameful
handling the federal patronage of Vermont
Everybody knows who and what he is. H,
has for years done that kind of newspape
work, with scurrilous personal abuse for
basis which can only be adequately de
scribed by the term skunk journalism.
There is, perhaps, no occupation lowe
than this kind of blackmailing work in al
the range of things done by human kind
and Atkins has become in it the acknowl
edged head and leader in New England
And this man. whom decent men fear pre-
cisely as they do a skunk, and nobody re
spects, is handling the federal offices il
Vermont under an administration which i
credited with an intention of being homes
and reputable"
THE Ne,o York Eoening Post, having ex
pressed its apprehension of the possible los
of national dignity by the appearance of MI
Phelps as a witness before the British hous
of lords, through the minister's lack G
knowledge and experience, the Mail an
Express, by way of administering sedativ
to its nervous contemporary, quotes tn
following from the Associated Press dis
chancellor, moved that in consideration c
Mr.. Phelps position, he be accommodate
with seat in the body of the house. Thi
, was most unusual proceeding for a lor
chancellor to take, and the action is rt
garded as a special and extraordinary mar
OF honor, and as an adequate recognition c
the American minister's courtesy in cor
senting to appear as a witness before tn
lords. When Mr.. Phelps arose to leave tn
chamber, their lordships all rose and bowe
deferentially to him, the American minis
ter returning the greeting in graceful an
appropriate manner" The Mail and j.,
press adds: at looks as though Minstt
Phelps was quite as capable of maintainin
the honor of his country and the respe,
due to his representative position as thoug
the Post had instructed him as to every d,
tail. In fact, the demonstration called OF
by our minister's appearance, testimony an
/, demeanor in the proudest and most arist
= cratic legislative body in the world, wa
: without precedent in the whole history ,
: the house of lords"
THE Vermont democracy has been harl
: ing the livelong week for the proclamatio
= of the glad tidings which the Argus an
Patriot of last week announced was a
- " accomplished fact" but had not the
: "been made public" "The day of iubil,
q ! hos onna ~ eapu tba axultnnt koga No,