The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-28

ing will be supplied with slate black boards
The Methodist society has sold the old
organ and will soon replace 1t with a new
one.
Zero weather (and below has prevailed
here for about week. Monday morning
the mercury registered ZOE below
DIR. Harris, missionary OF the Episcopal
church, visited this place last week and
looked in upon the normal students
Several new books have lately been added
to the library in the normal building for
work in English, study of Homer and study
of the Bible. The last book placed in the
library is numbered 1880, and more will
follow at once.
The closing exercises of the normal school
begin next Sunday evening with a sermon
before the graduating class by Rev. S. Rob-
son of West Randolph; b exhibition on
Thursday evening, closing Friday with
lecture by Professor Emerson of Burling-
ton.
The Christmas exercises on Saturday
evening passed off very well in spite of the
cold and high wind. 1t required three trees
and good-siZed table To hold the gifts.
Among the pleasant surprises was fine
crayon portrait of Principal Conant, exc.
cuted by Mr.. Barnes of West Randolph, pre-
sented to Mr., aud Mrs. Conant.
North Randolph.
- Mrs. George Stanley is ill with the
grip. - Florence Cone is home from
West Randolph academy for the holidays.
- Preparations are being made for the
dance at Enterprise hall, December 90.
60 A Christmas tree at home greeted
the longing and anxious juveniles in sew
eral homes on Saturday evening. -
Ben Sargent received a present of sleigh
and robes from his father, Hank Morris of
Northheld, just before Christmas; and his
little daughter Blanche was presented with
a beautiful doll on Christmas eve, from the
same kind person.
West Randolph.
Galen b. Fish, graduate of the West
Randolph graded school of the class of 80,
and lately of the Detroit training school of
elocution and English literature, will give a
recital in Dubois & Gays hall on Thurs
day evening.
The express business at this station was
very heavy for three days of last week.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday-the total
number of pieces aggregating nearly 300.
Heavy business will continue throughout
this and New Years week
The annual roll-call and reunion of the
White church will take place on Friday
evening at the church vestries. From five
to six o'clock will be the social hour; six to
seven the supper the rest of the evening
will be taken in hearing business reports,
roll-call, letters from absent members,
greetings from invited guests, etc.
The local singers to the number of sixty,
assisted by Miss Mulens and Miss Ran
dolph formerly of the Aron quartette of
New York;, and conducted by Professor
Harrington, manager of the Arion quar-
tette, gave a concert last Wednesday even
| ing. The programme was of varied ma
ture and well conducted, although PROBES.
sor Harrington had only four days to make
all preparations
1t has been seven or eight years since a
reading-room was established here, but
| owing to the non.suppOrt of the people il
was given up. The circle of Kings Daugh.
tiers is endeavoring to start it up again, and
will if a little help is given them. A suit
able room has been hired in Dubois & Gays
| block at a moderate expense. 1t is hoped
that the circle will be successful, for of all
things that this town needs is a reading
room complete with the best dailies, week.
| lies and magazines published. Let every
one lend a hand
It's maiden's right one year in four,
To take a gent upon the floor.
| Such, indeed, was the sentiment oil
forty young ladies from this and neighbor.
ing towns when, on Friday evening, the
23d, they entertained their gentlemen
friends with grand leap year ball. In this
| they endeavored to assume for a time that
chivalric prerogative OF man; aud right well
affair was the social event of this town fol
many year. The ladies appeared in the
| decollete dress and the gentlemen in full
dress Arrangements had been made fol
eighty, but several We're detained AL
plans had been carefully made so tina,
every part passed off in delightful harmony
The success of the ball must be, in ne
snail measure, attributed to the pleasant
surroundings particularly the pretty man
ner in which the hall was draped and fes
TONED. At the entrance, an arch, suff
GENTLY wide for two to pass under, haC
been constructed, with evergreen The
chandeliers were gayly trimmed with ever
greens, radiating from the central to the
other chandeliers, from each of which wa!
suspended wreath. just at the left of the
entrance arch was a delightful little bootl
made of evergreens and draped with red
white and blue muslin This was fol
| Caterer Goding's especial use. The or
chestra stand, too, had received the beauti
flying touch of the young ladies' AT the
head OF the staircase previous to entering
the hall, the ladies escorted the gentlemen
into the spacious parlors of DR.. e. o
Blanchard, they themselves going to those
OF DR.. w. 5. Curtis Just opposite. joining
again, each couple entered the hall ant
passed through the entrance arch, and a
this point were conducted by the committe,
of introduction, consisting of the Misses
Moulton, Wells and Lou Sanford to tn,
| pdlIOutSseSi MTS. Ut, Mcintyre ana MrS
George Spear, to whom, in turn, they wer,
introduced. These formalities completed
the floor managers, the Misses Godfrey
Grace Bradish and Grace Sanford, took III,
guests in charge and showed them to theil
respective whist tables, Playing continued
until haf-past nine, when the prizes wer,
awarded. Bert Bass won the first prize
celluloid case containing playing cards; tn,
second, silver ash receiver, was awarded
to Mr.. Nickerson. Dancing was then tn,
order of the evening till eleven o'clock, tn,
music being furnished by an orchestra lee
by Mr.. White OF Montpelier. Caterer God
ing furnished a fine spread, the ladies', o
course, waiting upon the gentlemen and at
tending with promptness and thoughtful
care TO the wants of their guests. After til,
refreshments, dancing was resumed ant
continued till midnight. The young gentle
men are very warm in their expressions o
delight with the entertainment, and onl,
wish that leap year might come oftener.
j. Laroy Mann is spending two weeks il
New York city. - Fred, Harry an(
Karl Beedle of Keene, n. H., spent Christ
mas in town. - A. A. Niebaum, pro
pretor OF Hotel Burlington, was here OF
business the first of the week. - Mis-
Lucina Saxton of Mt. Holyoke Seminary
Florence Brooks of Wellesley Mary Tewks
bury and Mamie Du Bois of Smith and tn,