The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
Washington County.
Barre.

AT the republican caucus held Saturday
the following We're elected delegates to the
state and district conventions: State con-
vention, G.. w. Tilden, W. f. Scott, o. j.
Howes and B. w. Braley; district conven-
vention, O. b. Boyce, E. w. Bisbee. w. A.
Perry and c. NJ. Winch. - The concert
by the Seminary students last week Mon
day evening was well attended and of in
terest, but had the programme been cut
down one-third it would doubtless have
been appreciated. - The iron pipe for
the aqueduct is being distributed and a
Twingville part of the village. - Prin-
cipal Roberts of the village school is max
ing things look tidy around the school
buildings by the use of the lawn-mower,
and Saturday both pckaxe and shovel were
used on the front path from the old acad-
emy. Both school-yards are looking the
best we have seen them for a long time.
- Children's day was celebrated at the
Universalist church Sunday forenoon and
ar the Congregational church in the even
ing: - John Smith has purchased a
building lot on East Park street, Just north
OF D. b. Minard's residence. - Rev. L.
l.. Beeman, having been elected one of the
trustees of Wesleyan University, will be
absent most of the week attending to the
duties connected with his office. -
Wells & Bates have bought out Albert
French in his barber business. - Mrs
o. F. Jackman is spending few days in
town. - G. V. Perry returned to ST
Johnsbury Thursday, Frank Perry accom-.
panying him on a visit. &C. S. Whee-
lock is to repair the barn connected with
his mothers residence on Main street and
MT 1t up for an armory for Company E.,
n. g. ", to be occupied by them as soon as
completed. - ID. b. Minard spent sew
eral days at the lake last week fishing His
neighbors, by the fish so generously be-
slowed on them, can speak appreciatively
OF his success. - Burt. Hooker has fin.
ished his work at the Boston clothing store
as clerk. - Herbert j. Colby has, we
understand, bought out Page Brothers at
has purchased of G. n. Benedict his resi-.
dence on Main street. Price paid, 81, 400
- d. Emory died quite suddenly
last week Tuesday at his residence on
Washington street. He had been sick a
few days, but was called better. Heart dis.
ease is said to have been the cause of death
The funeral was from his late residence
Thursday afternoon.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
THE annual commencement exercises al
Goddard occupied from Sunday, June II, tc
Wednesday, June 20, and were attended by
large number of friends of the school
Large and attentive audiences gathered al
all the exercises, the occasions of special
interest being the concert by the musical
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Opera-house was filed on both of these oc.
casons and the audiences were well
pleased. On Sunday n brilliant sermon was
preached before the graduating class by
Rev, Almon Gunnison, ID. of Brooklyn
\. Y. Monday was junior day, and in
the afternoon the members of the Junior
class delivered orations and read essays to
attentive listeners. The programme was
varied with vocal and Instrumental music
and with colloquy on favorite characters,
in which four speakers upheld the claims to
greatness of as many historical characters
In the evening the concert furnished many
meritorious numbers, among which were
selections from Meyerbeer, Handel, Haydn
and Beethoven. Miss Kendall aud Mr..
Newcomb played theme, with variations,
from Hummel. Miss Soule sang " He was
Despised," from the Messiah" There
were also other numbers worthy of special
mention, including a quartette from Peri
suti Goodnight" by Miss Currier and
Miss Soule, Mr.. Roberts and Mr. Blanchard.
Glass day was celebrated next morning
with an original poem by Inez Z. Buxton
and humorous class presentations by Will
lam f. Lazelle, read by Ira III. Ellis. Ralph
A. Stewart delivered the Grafton on Our
Opportunities" Alice NJ. Smith made the
address TO the juniors, and Alice NJ. Currier
addressed her own classmates. In the after
noon the alumni listened to an able address
on " The Mugwump," by Stephen A. Fos-
tpii anu a bilSul essay bu ny
Jennie l.. Templeton. Nine contestants
spoke in the evening for the prizes
offered to the best declaimers by the
alumni, the fortunate persons being as
follows; First prize, Fred NJ. Blanchard of
Williamstown; second prize, Lola NJ. Allbee
OF Rochester; third prize, W. S. Martin, Jr.
of Plainfeld. The graduating exercises were
held on Wednesday morning and diplomas
were conferred on the fifteen members of
the class of 'SS by President w. II. Ship
man. The literary exercises were as fol-
lows: Essay, with salutatory, Architec-
ture," Nina NJ. Vinson; grafton, Recent
Progress of Invention" Carl ID. Gushing;
essay, Work and Play" Kate Il. Wells
Glass History, Fred e. Kimball; essay,