The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-01

800; III. N. Taplin, administrator, to ID. A.
Wing, home farm of Alexander Smith,
1886; ID. +. Long and S. IL. Cutter, execu-
tors OF estate OF the late e. p. johnson. to
Martha E. Long, house and lot on Park
avenue, $500; Lane Manufacturing Com
pany to w. III. Lombard lot of land, $780,
Harlan Kemp and A. j. Sibey to =. A.
Kemp, lot and dwelling house on Sibley
avenue, $1,000; w. Il. Adams and wife to
Raphael Lanier and wife, block and tene-
ment house on Elm street, $1,000.
The annual examinations at the Union
school occurred on last week Wednesday
Afternoon and Thursday. Many persons in
terested in the school dropped in on one of
the two days to hear the exercises, and all
were pleased with the evident progress
which is being made. Mr.. Walker, the
teacher of music, gave instruction in sing
ing, as usual, on Thursday, and this portion
~ the exercises was especially interesting.
thursday afternoon the usual rhetoricals
were presented in the high school, and
chorus of girls gave two pleasing selections.
a number of the other rooms also had rhe-
torical exercises during the afternoon. The
school closed Thursday afternoon for re-
cess OF ten days. A few changes in teach
ers will be necessary at the beginning of the
next term, owing to the resignation of Miss
Ensign as preceptress Miss Terrill, who
has been teaching in room Not is to sue.
ceed Miss Ensign, and Mrs. Viola j. Bill
ings, who has been teaching ON the Berlin
side, will go into No. 8.
THE Berlin street school closed a very
successful term last week Wednesday with
an exhibition in the town hall. The hall
was crowded and standing room was quite ex-
hausted. Mrs. Viola j. Billings, the teacher
In the higher department, deserves great
credit for the excellent manner in which the
exercises passed off The declamations, reci-
tations and dialogues were remarkably well
rendered. Music on the organ was furnished
by Miss Lena Crossett and several selections
were given by the Berlin street drum corps,
Aaron Bancroft manager, which elected
merited applause. The scholars all showed
that they have made marked progress in
their studies and improvement in their de-
pertinent during the past year. Mrs. Bill
ings has taught continuously in this school
Tor the past five years, giving unqualified
satisfaction, and there is much regret felt
and expressed that she is not to return, hav-
ing accepted an election to position in
Montpelier Union school. A thorough,
capable and painstaking teacher, popular
with her scholars and in the district, her
friends will wish her the success in her new
field she has so richly merted in the Berlin
street school. In this connection it is due
to Mr.. George Blair, committee for sew
eral years past, to say that the success of the
school is due in some large measure to the
active interest he has taken in all its affairs.
With an effective interest all around, the
school must be success. At the close of
entertainment Miss Billings was presented
with sugar bowl, sugar shell, photograph
holder and picture throw by her pupils
pleasant mementos of long and happy
connection with this school
|. A. o. CuMMINs was given quite surprise
learly Saturday evening by drunken man
who insisted on coming into the house, and
who declared that an attempt had been
made to murder him for his money. The
mans hand was badly cut, his knee was
wrenched, and his general appearance con
tirmed what he said. When he pulled out
Fan even $500 and asked Mr. Cummns tC
keep it, the latter began to believe there
must be something TO the story. The mar
was taken in and his hand was attended to
but it soon became plain that the trouble
with him was that he had been mbibing toe
| freely of Montpelier's whiskey. 1t theI
transpired that his name was Michael Sui
| livan; that he had come from his home il
| Northheld with his family to visit Mr.. Peter
sou, his father-in-aw, who lives near by
that he had spent some $15 of his money fol
whiskey, and had gone to Mr.. Peterson's il
| a much intoxicated condition; that he haG
twice jumped through window, in doing
which he had cut his hand badly; and that
| after the second escape, he had reached Mr.
! Cummins' house without the knowledge o
| his relatives who began at once to hunt fol
| him in the village. Mr.. Cummins tried tC
| get the man to go into Mr.. Peterson's house
| but he refused and it was found to be nee
! essary to call Oeicer Demeritt and put hin
under arrest. Monday morning he was
! tried before Justice Smile, was found guilty
OF intoXication, and paid a fine of Sll .5l
! He disclosed on Jacob and Tristram Robin
! son, who pleaded guilty of selling, and ap
! pealed from their sentence, j. IL. Sentel
becoming surety i'll each case. Mr.. Cum
i minis gave the $500 to Mrs. Sullivan Monday
! morning.
EASTER day, as usual, was bright and
pleasant, and the churches all had large
congregations. At the Church of the Mes
'siah the decorations were tasteful, though
not elaborate. Above the desk ropes OF
evergreen were festooned from the cen.
ter of the arch, and wreaths hung at the
ends OF horizontal pole, also of evergreen.
| 4 mass of Easter lilies, surrounded with
| green, rested on the table in front Of the
desk. and two pots of umbrella plants gave
JWet enough variety to make the arrange
ment as nearly perfect as could be desired.
The music by the choir was appropriate to
the day. and was finely rendered. Mr..
Wrsght's sermon referred to the resurrec-
tions in faith, thought and action which
have been going ON since the resurrection
OF the first Easter day. In the evening a
Sunday school concert was given by the
children. 1t was in charge of the superin-
tendent, Mr.. Wallace G. Andrews, and
was unusually interesting. 1t consisted
largely OF singing by the school, under the
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Der OF new and beautiful carols were sung,
and the service began with a professional
march By the children, who sang as they
marched. Those who took part in the ex-
'ercises, either reading or giving recitations.
were Homer Ferrin. Nellie Clay, Louis
Huntington, Katie Coffrin, Jessie Clay,
Abbie Harvey, Katie Craig, Jennie Clay,
Jessie Humphrey, Lizzie Lawson, Hattie
Clark, Martin Peck, Nina Holt, Chester
Wright, Josie Coffrin, Lucy Gould, Emma
Alexander Mabel Tanner, Whitman Ferrn,
Eddie Slayton Rennie Luke. Nettie Wade,
Garlic Richardson, Julia Peck, Edith
Blanchard, Jane Bancroft. Responsive
readings, "a canticle OF remembrance"
and remarks by Mr.. Wright, were interesting
features OF the programme. - The floral
display at Christ church was quite elaborate,
and Easter lilies and roses were the most
prominent flowers. The altar was covered
with ivy, and about the chancel were many
potted plants, ferns, etc. The whole effect
was very fine. The sermon by the rector
Mr. Flanders, the scriptural selections and
the special music combined to make the
service especially interesting. In the after
noon at four o'clock, a Sunday school fes-
tval occurred Five carols were sung, and
the professional and recessional were ex-