The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28

there-and all were well pleased with the
entertainment. The singing, dancing and
playing were of the best, and the comic
specialties were heartrendingly funny. A
number of good local hits brought down the
house" " All who saw them would be right
glad to see them again" The regular st.
Johnsbury correspondent of the Lyndon
Union says: " The entertainment was pro-
nounced the finest minstrel show ever given
here. The music by the orchestra was ex-
ceptionally fine, and, taken all in all, 1t was
one of the cleanest and most enjoyable
shows that has been here this winter"
THE following facts, CLEANED from recent
notice in the Southport (Engand) Register OF
recent marriage in that city, will be OF in
terest to many Montpelier people: J." The
contracting parties were Miss Mary Walker
Knapp younger daughter OF MIR. ID. L.
Knapp Of Montpelier, Vermont, U. S. A.,
and niece of Mrs Cheetham of Brentwood,
Park-street, SouthporD and Mr.. Arthur
Mawson of Newport, Mon, second son OF
Mr.. Henry T. Mawson of Lynwood, Albert
road, Southport. The pathway to the church
and aisle leading to the communion rails
were laid with crimson cloth. Evergreens,
kindly supplied by Mr.. George Pilkington
of st. Paul's-street, adorned the interior of
the church. While the bridal party was ar
irving Mr. j.. w. Howarth played on the
organ The Silver Trumpet (march), The
March Miltaire and Phospho.' The bride,
who looked charming, was driven to the
church in the private carriage of Mr.. James
Petrie, j. p. Her dress was a cream plush
bodice and train, with petticoat of satin
nlerreiUeuI, draped with orange blossoms.
She also wore wreath of orange blossoms
and beautifully embroidered veil and car
ried lovely bouquet of real orange bios
SONS and mignonette. The mar
rage ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Silas X. Hooking, assisted by the Rev Mar
maduke Miller of Manchester. After the
| mo- ria nd a al nf a
bridal party left the church while the
organist played Mendelssohn's Wedding
| March, The showers of rice were more
than usually copious and the remains of a
large supply were poured as libation on
the Rev. Silas X. Hooking and Mr. Hurst,
the NJ. G.. The bride and groom entered
Mr.. Petrie's carriage and, followed by the
rest of the party and friends, were driven to
Brentwood Here the wedding
breakfast was served. The newly
welded pair left Lord-street station by the
9: 30 p. NJ. train for London and the South
on their honeymoon The brides travelling
dress was of brown Canevas and trimmed
with plush. Her presents were
very numerous and valuable, among the
chief being an upright grand pianoforte
given by Mrs Cheetham, aunt of the bride
The VERMONT WATCHMAN, in behalf OF the
many friends of the bride in Montpelier and
vicinity, takes pleasure in extending to Mr.
and Mrs. Mawson the best wishes for theil
future happiness.
SEMINARY HILL,
THE students attended the Easter concert
at Trinity church.
Miss EDWARDS of Randolph, former stu
dent, visited the Hill last week.
l.. G. HAsHALL, class of '76, now pub
Usher in Boston, visited us last week.
Miss EVELYN WEBER and Mr.. Mervin A
| Pratt class of 'S4, have visited their friends
here this week.
PROFESSOR BISHOP, President BeemaI
and a few of the students will attend the
session of the Vermont Conference at Chesei
this week
PROFESSOR TERRILL took the geolog,
class in search of specimens last Saturday
and the botany class is now doing practica
work at plant analysis.
A MATCH game of baseball of four inning.
was played last Friday between the Name
less " nine from the village and the stu
dents first nine, resulting in a score of fif
teen to four in favor of the latter.
SEVERAL of the students have secured
Mcclellan at Berlin, Miss May Hillery a
South Royalton and w. S. Spencer at Soutl
Berlin. Others will be reported later.
ARBoR DAY was observed by the school
Trees were procured and set to fill up tn,
decimated lines across the borders of TIN
campus and by the walks. The work wa
heartily entered into and vigorously accom-
plished,
AT last weeks lyceum song was givei
by Miss Light and Mr. Eaton, and cha
rade by Miss Hillery The debate upon TIN
resolution, " RESOLVED, That the negro ough
to have been denied the right of the ballo
until he could read and WRITE" was of usua
interest. The disputants for the affirmative
were Messrs. Bushnell and Hyde; negative
Messrs. Livingston and Pierce. The follow
ing were volunteers: Messrs. Tucker
Goss, Holden, Graves and j. w. Spencer
The decision from the board was in favo
of the affirmative.