The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-07-06

Brooks post.
FOLLOWING Is the monthly meteorologi-
cal summary for June, from the Northfeld
station: Mean barometer 29938; highest,
30. 379, lowest 29511. Mean temperature,
649o; highest (the 18th 92o, lowest (the
11th) 35o. Mean temperature for this month
in 1891, 61.4o. Prevailing direction of wind,
south Total precipitation, 5.66 inches.
There were seventeen days on which .01 or
more Of rain fell. The total precipitation
for 1891 was 2.04 inches. Number of cloud
less days, six, partly cloudy days ten,
cloudy days fourteen Date of frost, the 11th
BARRING the traditional nocturnal racket
Montpelier had quiet Fourth. The laying
of the cornerstone of the Catholic church
was the event of the day. A few rockets,
roman candles and many and various-cali-
bered crackers were fired off Monday night,
and " "sonorous metal" blowing diabolic
sounds disturbed the peace till midnight.
The benefit of the late enforcement of the
prohibitory law was visible and gratifying.
Many persons went to Barre. The order
throughout the day was excellent, and not
an arrest was made. One or two slight &C
cidents have been reported George But
terfly's right hand was seriously injured by
the explosion Of giant cracker, and L. 9.
Stone had his lashes burned and one eye in
jured by an explosion.
THERE are some things that have greater
projectile force than even Berlin pond water
deploying through garden-hose. One Of
these is cannon fre-cracker; but 1t is some-
times inclined to project itself backwards.
An ardent young patriot invested small
fortune in one of these explosives of giant
size, on Saturday. The Declaration of In
dependence was adopted on the second day
of july and the ardent young patriot pro-
posed to celebrate the day the deed was
done. The cracker was laid out upon the
lawn at a safe distance, fired, and the
lookers.on with suspended breath awaited
the explosion. The spirit Of '76 was in the
red missile. 1t blew up, but it kicked, too
kicked itself through plate-glass window,
ruined the curtains and created havoc gen.
orally. And now the ardent patriot is look
ing for some one to turn the hose on him
again to quench his fiery zeal.
Mr.. AND MRS E. r. BLACKWELL received
their friends informally at their home on
Main street, between seven and eleven
o'clock last week Thursday evening" that
day being the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage. Toward hundred ladies and
gentlemen called to offer their congratula-
tions. Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Blackwell and
the aged couple. The parlor and dining
room OF the house were elaborately and
handsomely decorated with flowers. ferns,
etc. The mantel of the parlor was banked
with moss, natural roses and ferns. In the
dining-room the prominent color was yell
of yellow roses and ferns. The whole ef-
feet was very bright and pleasing. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blackwell were the recipients of nu-
merous presents, including many flowers.
Among those who were present at some
time during the evening were a number of
friends from other towns.
The Vermont editors and publishers and
invited guests have their annual excursion
this week The party will rendezvous at
1nh nhno htIrx ay,r rht,r aa1
day evening there will be reception in the
Fairbanks Museum of Natural Science. On
Friday morning the excursionists will leave
by special train for the White Mountains,
dine at the Mount Pleasant house, and af.
ter dinner continue their trip to Portland
In that city the Falmouth house will be
headquarters. On Saturday there will be
a sail down the harbor to Cushing's island,
where dinner will be served. The return
trip to Portland will be made in time to
take the afternoon boat to Old Orchard
Beach for stay over Sunday, quartered at
the Fiske house. The return trip will be
made on Monday through White Mountain
Notch Coupon tickets will be sold for S13,
covering travelling expenses from st. Johns
bury and return-railway and boat fares
and hotel bills. Reduced rates will be made
to st. Johnsbury and return. Tickets, we
are informed, will be good to return till
July 30 and the charge at the Fiske for
longer stay than contemplated by the plan
OF the executive committee will be at re-
duced rates. The WATCHMAN family is in
vited to an exceptionally attractive excur-
sion at merely nominal price.
THE graduating exercises of the " Colum-
bians of the Chautauqua class were held
at the East Montpelier hail. last Friday
afternoon. Carriages were taken at about
one O'Clock, and it was about eight when
the party again found themselves in Mont
pelier, we'll pleased with an afternoons
outing made particularly pleasant by the
delightful weather. The programme at the
hall opened with quotations, as usual, after
which these exercises were presented
Salutatory Miss Helen Burpee reading,
Miss wilkins Sister Liddy," Mrs. d. s.
Wheatley; chronicles for 1892, Mrs. W. o.
Chapman; class song, the witty lines of
which were written by Mrs. Frank Hayden;
essay, Among the Mountains" Mrs. T. r.
Gordon; class prophecies, Mrs. G. Fl. Ship
man; recitation, That Fire at the No
lans'," Mrs. o. H. Richardson; valedictory,
Miss Mary Macomber; presentation of di-
plomas Mrs. A. d. Farwell. The exercises
were uniformly interesting. Miss Macom-
ber's valedictory was addressed to the
guests of the class, who were urged to be-
come members, to the graduating class
consisting of Mrs. c.. II. Shipman, Miss
Mary Macomber and Miss Helen Burpee-
and to the local and regular members.
Mrs. Wheatley led the singing of the class
song. After these exercises came the sup
per, which was served by East Montpelier
ladies, and was one to be proud of. The
toasts which followed were written by
Mrs. A. n. Cross and were read by Mrs.
Richardson, and were these;
" Dorothy and Ruth. the little recruits for '92
From No Mans Land, just come into view"
The rain of last month, an excellent sample
OF English weather, as per example
Accounts received: Supposed to have come
Along with Miss Gill when she started for home;
Escaping the customh house, slipping away
Through the crack of Old England's front door"
The coming bride, whose roseate dreams
Fill many happy hour;
May the reality be sweet,
And nevertu to sour"
" Our hydra-headed president with more lives than
cat
May each life be long happy and sleek as a rat"
" The man who thinks all youth and go cd looks
Keep far from those who study our books,
And that all Chautauquans OF pure education
Are too old and ugly for his contemplation"
The Columbians, who began with Columbus In
fourteen ninety-two,
And came digging down the centuries until EIGH.
TEEN ninety-two.
Four hundred years of garnered knowledge
Ought to make them fit for college,"
our pastgraduates, who still keep their interest
green
May they flourish like bay-trees and often be seen
IN the future as well as the past,
with their hands full OF help and their heads full
OF knowledge,
a mn thpi in Anr