The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-15

Half-mile run--hrst II. B. Hanson, IN.
81 81 second, F. A. Handy Running
second, w. II. S. Morey, IS #. 3 in. High
kick-frst G. II. Burt, Z #. u in. second,
II. b. Hanson, #. J in. Standing hop,
step and jump-first, w. II. S. Morey, 80
hundred and twenty yards dash-frst, j.
l.. Wallace, 2S4 s.; second, .. J. Gross.
Running high jump-frst, b. NJ. Yaw, #.
3 in; second, o. j. Gross and w. II. s.
Morey, it, in. Throwing hammer-frst,
G. II. Burt, 70 #. 6 in; second, b. NJ. Yaw,
6S ft. in. Standing high juinp-frst
w. II. S. Morey, #. in; second, B. NJ.
Yaw, #. in. Running hop step and
iump-frst, b. NJ. Yaw, 40 #. II in; sec
ond w. H. S. Morey, 80 IT, 2 in. Leap-frog
'92, in the following order: '92, 9j, 49, '9I.
Knapsack race-B. NJ. Yaw and w. H. S.
Morey. Seminary records were broken in
the standing broad jump, the running broad
jump, the 22O yards DASH the running high
Jump, and the running hop, step and jump.
The prizes for each event were 81 fifty
cents and twenty-five cents.
AT the Church of the Messiah, last
Sunday morning, Rev. j. Frederick
! Dutton preached his first sermon as
temporary pastor Of the church. Mr. Dut-
! ton before the sermon spoke at some length
of the circumstances under which he begins
! his connection with the church. He did
not expect to fill Mr.. Wright's place; no
one but Mr. Wright himself could do that
not even DIR. Bellows, were he alive or Mr.
HerfOrd, or Mr.. Savage. He would do
what he could to keep the church together
during the next three months, while efforts
were being made to secure some one for the
remainder of Mr.. Wright's absence, and he
hoped his relations to the attendants at the
church would be cordial and profitable. A
letter from Mr.. Wright, written to the
parish from Cambridge, was read. In it he
accepted the gift of nearly $1,000 which
was presented him at the reception on
| Tuesday evening of last week. The letter
was an expression of the deepest attach
ment to the members of the parish, who, it is
needless to say, know no bounds to their
devotion to their pastor. 1t is doubtful If a
clergyman ever left his people for an ex-
tended rest with more regret and sincere
love on the part of his people than has Mr..
! Wright. Mr.. Dutton's sermon was on the text
found in Luke XIV: 81, " And he said unto
him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that
l have is thine" 1t was discourse on the
elder brother Of the prodigal son, and the
fortunate lot of this brother was wildly pre-
sented. The reason that no feast was pre-
pared for this one was that his character was
established. 1t was taken for granted that
he would do the right thing; his course of
life was always on the high plane of duty.
The younger brother had reformed, but the
elder was the better because he never had
departed from virtues way. The real re-
ward of the elder brother was his conscious
HESS VI COHlluubu upIlRuJubSS MANY tA-
pressions of appreciation of the sermon were
heard at the conclusion of the service. Mr..
Dutton begins his pastorate under happy
auspices, and it is to be hoped that he will
find his stay in Montpelier in every way
pleasant
THE work of testing the maple sugar crop
of this year was completed last week Fri
day night, when the assistants to the reve-
nue. officers were discharged. Inspector
George E. Fletcher was ordered to report at
Boston, where he went on Monday. Mr.,
Fletcher has made host of friends in Mont
peier since he has been here in his official
, capacity, and it was with regret that they
said goodbye. 1t is certainly to be hoped
, that he will be assigned to this district next
season. Deputy Collector S. B. Wiggin
will remain here for some time to receive
and forward applications for licenses for
r next year. These applications must be at
the Office at Montpelier on or before the
I 30th inst, and the address should be " Col
a lector of Internal Revenue, Montpelier,
) VT" This applies to all sugar makers not
residing in Franklin, Chittenden and La
moile counties, those living in these coun-
ties being permitted to make application to
? Colonel Forbes at st. Adams. Application
blanks must be secured of the collector or
Colonel Forbes. The result of the work of
> the revenue officers, this season, in the dis
, triCt of Vermont and New Hampshire may
/, be summarized as follows: Samples to the
: number of 6,07S, representing 2,391,0OO
pounds, have been tested Some 10000
e pounds tested below eighty degrees by the
, polariscope; 1,99S,000, between eighty and
I ninety degrees, and SO, 900, above ninety de-
Q grees. That testing below eighty degrees
!, of course gets no bounty but that testing
u between eighty and ninety degrees, for
: which the bounty is one and three-fourths
cents, gets S34,965 while the twocent
sugar-that above ninety degrees-rets
s 1850. The total thus received from the
+ bounty in this district is S36,625-over
! $4,000 of which comes to Vermont. OF the
: total quantity tested, thirteen per cent was
e less than eighty degrees, eighty-three and
u one-half per cent between eighty and
;, ninety, and three and one-half above ninety.
:. Seven-eighths of the tested product gets a
VI bounty. The officers state that the sugar
. producers with whom they have come in
u contact express themselves as fully salts
IS fed with the machinery of bounty-getting
+ Nearly all get their sugar weighed when
l. they take 1t to market, and the ineonve-
'' nience is slight. Those who complain OF
l. red tape" the officers say, are those who
l. did not take out licenses a year ago. By
y taking very little pains producers have
IL been able to secure from $3.50 to over 500
an average of about S2l. The inconve.
y nience is nothing in comparison with the
a gain.
g COMMENCEMENT exercises at the Semin-
u airy began with the junior prize declama-
n tions and recitations on Friday evening OF
: last week, in the Seminary chapel The
X audience was large as usual, and an en-
u joyable evening was passed. The speakers
IS were Misses Louise Il. Gleason, Ida A. Put
IS nam, Nora A. Cutler Gerte V. Cutler, and
q Marion f. Marvin, and Messrs. Frank A
Il Handy, Edwin L. Grant, William b. Hink
u ley, George S. Anderson, and j. BentoI
e Pike. A duet by Misses Ladd and Coch
3 ran and vocal solo by Miss Cochran varied
y the order of exercises. Professor Bishop
P presided and he also offered prayer. The
u speaking was excellent, and the generous
d applause of the audience was evidence
l. that there was no lack of appreciation.
o will not be invidious to say that of the
II young ladies Misses Marvin, Putnam an,
I, Gleason did exceptionally well, while of tn,
10 young men Messrs. Anderson and Pix,
70 made the most favorable impression. Mis-
e Gleason charmed the audience with hel
+, easy manner, and Miss Marvin showed ad
o mirable mastery of her selection. The field
p day exercises had been arranged for Satur
y day afternoon, but on account of the chang
. in the date of the concert they were post
Is poned until Monday morning. Saturda,
III evening the annual concert of the depart
10 ment of music occurred, IL is ueedless I