The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-10

ter; essay, =" The Wild Waves" Miss Agnes
King; class poem, Eva Towne; prophecies,
Miss Marion Scott; chorus, Farewell"
school. The names names Of the graduates are
Jesse l.. Carpenter, Miss Agnes King, Miss
Eva Towne and John @. Farrar. The motto
of the class, " Let us row, not drift" is sug-
gestive and sign of promise.
Jack Seals is visiting in town. -s Miss
Mary Haines of Cabot is spending a few
days with the family of l.. II. Haines.
- Miss Eta Straw returned home on
of Cleveland, Ohio, arrived in town Mon
day night, called home by the serious ILL
ness of his sister Blanche. - Oramel
Coffrin and his wife from Bristol, Conn,
are visiting at j. n. Atherton's.
Waterbury Center.
Supplementary to the report of closing
exercises last week we may add that the
speakers all showed that work had been
done and that they had taken a deep inter-
est in the study of elocution. Following
are the names of participants: Eva b. Roby,
Anna b. Hill, Cora l. Wood, II. w. Cum
mngs, Cora b. Hunter and Adelaide
Marsh The address to the class was given
by Professor Buker, who impressed upon
its members the fact that they would need
to build strong character, in order to make
a success of life. The concert was attended
ny u large anu duulence. Inc
music of the orchestra was pleasing and
well rendered. Mr.. Dale's readings were
received with enthusiastic applause, and he
showed himself master of his profession.
The singing of Mrs. Miller and Mr.. Lyon
was, as usual, excellent and they were
warmly encored. 1t would be impossible
to praise too highly the violin solo by
Miss Washburne and the piano solo by
Miss Hyatt Both received hearty encores.
The final examinations were very satisfac-
tory, rejecting credit on both teachers and
pupils. The commercial department is in
furnishing condition and has a teacher that
understands busidess and knows how to
teach.
Charles Davis has bought farm in East
Gilmore. - Rev. E. b. Fuller and wife
were in town last week. - Mrs. NJ. G.
Ferguson of Burlington is visiting here
- Porter II. Dale and wife arrived in
town Tuesday, June 2. - Professor
Cheney of Lewiston, Maine, and Mr.. Civ
ering of Boston spent few days at Green
Mount Lodge last week.
Williamstown.
George Beckett has recently sold build
ing lots.
Gurdon Martin, granite teamster, tells
us it costs twice as much to keep his team
this year as it did last.
"Thad," the stirring son of Gurdon Mar
at the quarry of Wells, Lamson & Co.,
where he is employed.
"Warm weather" is thought to be sur.
prisingly backward here this season, but
the quality will make up for any lack of
quantity, doubtless, later on.
William Crowds, for years with Wells,
Lamson & Co., as sharpener at their
quarry, has entered the employ of the EN-
pire company at their quarry.
The prospect of severe frosts here two
days last week gave our farmers a fright.
1t now looks as if the damage from Friday s
frost will be less than was feared.
Children's day will be observed at the
Methodist and Congregational churches
next Sunday. In the evening there will be
a union service at the Methodist house.
One of our town officials is total alb
stainer from cold water, as well as strong
drink, not having taken a drop in three
years. Warm drinks supply the demand.
Newell r. Farnham tells us that twice h q
has this season planted piece of ground
with corn, and twice have crows pulled up
nearly every hill of it, despite the scare
crows.
Kimball P. Blanchard of Barre and a
son-in-law of Mr.. Lyman A. Work, has
rented the Enoch Howe house for the COM
ing year. The house will soon be ready for
occupancy.
The Williamstown Construction Com
pany has secured the services of Surveyor
ID. b. Wheelock of Barre for the laying out
of buildingllots. Several days, it is thought
will be required for the work.
Rev. Mr.. Mills of New York. for years the
pastor of the Congregational church in New
port, supplied the Congregational pulpit
twice last Sunday-and very acceptably
We fear the purse, though, will be too short
to secure his services here.
John S. Story of st. Adams, for more
than twenty years in the employ of the Cen
trail Vermont Railroad Company, part OF
the time as customs agent-and at the head
of the local freight department-was in
town last week. In the prime of life this
worthy man finds himself cut off utterly il
not hopelessly from his accustomed work.
We recently met a man for the first time
who told us how his faith in the infdllibHhy
of the contents of newspaper was de-
stroyed, nearly two-score years ago. He
was an employee in the establishment of the
albany On. " EUening Journal with Thur.
low Weed at the head of it. Our inform
ant, though not a pressman, occasionally
took a turn" at the work, as happened al
the time of the issue, in the early sos, con-
tanning the telegram of the death of Yer
monts Ex-Governor Charles Paine, in
Texas, with biographical sketch of the
man. Examining one of the first papers
lIdJ were SITuCh Oh, W Stt IL ali was TlPHl,
he saw in the governors biography, the
statement that he was married man, with a
family of several children, and the names
and locations of children given; (confound.
ing, probably, the governor with his father
Judge Elijah Paine of our place, in this
matter) Knowing that the governor was a
bachelor, the temporary pressman ran up
stairs to Mr.. Weeds office to inform him OF
this gross mistake, little suspecting that il
only needed to be pointed out, to be cor
rected. "Do you knolO this to be SOP"
asked Mr.. Weed. Yes sir" was the
reply. "Well," said Mr.. Weed, probably
there are but .felo that know it, and we will
let it CO." And it went, and with it went
our informant's faith in the "nerrancy u
OF the press.
We lately had the great pleasure of an in
terview with the Scotch proprietor of a
granite establishment in Barre. Though in
the prime Of life, he seems a veteran in
granite-cutting, as do so many of his coun-
trymen who began the work in their
teens" Speaking Of the uncertainties OF
the business-(though we judge he has faith
| in the longer continuance of the business in
thaaa nartal he said he and a hrothar once