The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26

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Celley assisted him to depart with greater
celebrity A verdict of "not guilty" was
rendered. II. A. Huse for the state w A.
Lord and John G.. Wing for respondent. |
The second case was that Of Janus Crossett |
vs. James Ewing. The plaintiff brought |
suit to recover pay, at the rate of three
dollars per day, for keeping a horse alleged |
to belong to Ewing. The defendant denied |
the ownership OF the animal, or that he
promised to pay for its keeping. He also
claimed a reduction in the price OF keeping
in case it should be decided that he was
liable for the same. Verdict of S12 and
costs was rendered for the plaintiff. j. G..
Wing for plaintiff; f. l.. Laird and John
II. Senter for defendant.
LAST Sunday was Childrens day at Trinity
church, and the services were appropriate
to the occasion. At the morning service
the members of the Sunday-school occupied
reserved seats in the body of the house and
listened to an excellent sermon by Rev. A.
j. Hough. The pastor took his text from
Esther ii: 90 and iv: II, speaking upon the
subject of obedience. The church was pro-
fusely decorated with flowers. At the head
of each aisle was an arch of evergreen inter-
twined with daisies, and potted plants and
flowers were arranged about the desk.
Back of the pulpit and in front of the choir
evergreen was gracefully festooned, and
from the center hung motto, Childrens
Day" The choir-railing was laden with
plants and flowers. The birds were out in
large numbers, a cage being suspended
from each chandelier. Music was furnished
by a choir consisting of Mrs. ID. S. Wheatley,
Miss Corrie Daley, NJ. A. Pratt and j. 7.
Sabin In the evening an excellent concert
was given by the Sundayschool. G. w.
Parmenter the superintendent, presided
The arrangement of the concert was largely
under the direction of Mrs. f. A. Sherburne,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Taplin and Mrs. d. L.
Fuller. w. G. Tapin presided at the organ,
a choir az he school N
The programme was as follows: Organ vol
untary; prayer and Scripture reading by
the pastor singing, What a Friend we
have in Jesus" school; recitation, " Chill
dren's Day" Ethel Whitcomb; recitation,
Sing Song of Summertime, Mary Nc
Donald; recitation, " just Like Cod Hat
tie Severance; recitation, Nothing to Do"
Jamie Mcdonald; singing, " think when |
read that sweet story of old" recitation,
Fautless," Miss White; recitation, June
Day." Nina Spear; recitation, Little Buds
of Promise," Freddie Keegan recitation,
"Children's Day." Sarah Dolliver; singing
by class of girls; recitation, Merry is the
Month of June Susie Copeland recita-
tion Consolation" Nellie Parmenter; adj
dress by George Hough; collection; recita-
citation, "Love's Work." Eva Fuller;
recitation, Miss Truax; singing; recitation,
I" Mother, Watch the Little Feet, Kate Full
| Ter; oration (by requesD, a Students
Thought on Great Subject" Mr.. F. b.
Kellogg; recitation, Miss Deane; singing,
Work, for the Night is Coming" bene-
dicton.
THE annual closing exercises of the Wash
! ington County Grammar and Montpelier
| Union schools occurred last Friday even
ing at the opera-house. The stage was
| handsomely trimmed with evergreen and
floral decorations In the foreground was a
| graceful festoon of twisted evergreen, from
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piece, giving the year of the class, g so, "
formed by white daisies. The graduates
and speakers occupied seats on the plat
form. Professor j. A. DeBoer presided, and
the musical portion of the programme was
under the direction of H. l.. Walker, the
musical instructor. Mr. F. W. Bancroft
presided at the piano. The exercises opened
with prayer by Rev. Howard f. Hill. After
chorus by the school, Sing on, ye Birds, "
Stephen Freeman delivered well-written
and thoughtful grafton on Home Rule for
Ireland" Miss Laura 4. Smith gave a read
ing entitled "Dara;" the school sang a
chorus entitled The Flower" which was
followed by a carefully-prepared classical
essay on Homer" by Miss Emma L.
Wells; Miss Arabela Colt gave an eX-
Michaels." After singing by the school
"How Brightly and Serenely," the three
part dialogue, Catiline,' was given, the
characters being well presented by j. Ed
ward Bailey as Catiline, Lewis j. Hatha
way as Cicero and Walter G. Washburn as
the Magistrate. Miss Laura L. Ropes read
the " Ballad of Sir John Franklin" anC
Edward II. Deavitt brought 10 a close
the literary part of the programme with {
fine Grafton on Progressive American
Colonization" Hiram A. Huse of the schoo
board made an appropriate address and pre-
sented the diplomas and certificates. Th'
school sang "The May Bells and the Flow
ers " and Rev. Howard f. Hill dismissed
the audience with the benediction. Th'
names of the graduates are as follows
Washington County Grammar School-Ed
ward II. Deavitt and Stephen Freeman
Montpelier Union School Arabella Colt
Flora NJ. Cummins, Carrie E. Deavitt, w
Edward Dudley, Cora b. Gale, Ida l.. Gis
borne, Anna j. Guernsey, Frank A. Hink
ley, William l.. Jacobs, Joseph w. Lyons
Alice Martin, Fred Morse, May l. Noyes
Josephine NJ Pierce, Bertha l.. Pratt, Maut
l.. Shurtleff, Laura f. Smith, Kate X
Stowell, Anna Z. Watson, Eva j. Bancroft
Clarence j. Lease, Marian K. Marvin, j
Ellerton Washburn.