The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
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T. w. Wood, and the Bradshaw block Oh.
posite were saved by the well.directed ef-
forts OF the firemen. Streams of water were
kept on the ruins until one o'clock In the
afternoon. At the suggestion of Hon. H. A.
Huse, the hat was passed for the benefit of
MIR. and Mrs. Wilson, who were left en-
tirely destitute, and about $50 in cash and
generous contributions of clothing were
received.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST DAY was appropri-
ately observed in Montpelier last Sunday.
1t is one of the great feasts of the Catholic
church, and especially for those of Canadian
descent St John the Baptist having been
chosen by Canada az its special patron
saint. The local ST. Jean de Baptiste So.
ciety attended divine service in a body at
st, Augustine's Church In addition to the
day being national feast day in Canada,
and aside from the fact that st. John the
Baptist is the patron saint of the local
society, the occasion had special signif-
canoe for its members, as it was the twenty
fifth anniversary of the establishment of the
society in Montpelier. Rev. Father w. J.
OSullivan preached an eloquent sermon
appropriate to the day, in which he referred
particularly to the facts already given and
spoke of the history of Canadian politics
and religion, giving the reasons why st,
John the Baptist had been chosen by
Canada for its patron saint, the princi.
pal reason being because of the re-
semblance between this saint and the
Canadian people, in that both had been
chosen to prepare the way for the coming of
Christianity and Of our divine Lord. Father
O'Sullivan congratulated the local society
on reaching its twenty fifth annivei sary,
and expressed the hope that its members
would continue to realize the glorious
destiny that Providence has coniided to the
children Of Canada.
FoLLowING are the winners, with the
time and distances in the different contests
and events at the annual field day at Yer
mont Methodist Seminary Standing hop
step Hinkley, ~ feet inches; Whitehill,
26 feet, s inches. Running hop step and
jump-Downey, IS feet, & inches; Aexan-
der, 80 feet, inches. Pole vault--Hinkley,
9 feet Jacobs, feet, inches. One-hun-
dred yards-dash - Whitehill, 1Ol seconds,
(Which beats the state school record; ia
cobs, il seconds Standing broad jump
Hinkley, 9 feet u inches; Whitehill 9 feet
Standing high jump-Downey feet, II
inches; Jewell, feet, 3 inches Running
broad jump-Jacobs Is feet, inches; jew
ell, 16 feet, inches Putting shot--WOod,
36 feet, inches Jewell, 80 feet, 6 inches.
Safety bicycle race, two miles Eaton, 3
minutes, % seconds; Gates, 9 minutes, Is
seconds. Running high jump - Hinkley,
feet, II inches Alexander, feet, 6 inches
Running 220 yards-Whitehill % seconds
Jacobs,25 seconds. Running one-fourth mile
Wood, minute, 81 seconds; Gates, min
ute, II seconds. Running high dive-Hink-
ley, 5 feet, inches Jewell, feet inches.
Running one-half mile-Whitehill min
utes; Wood, minutes, Is seconds. Hur-
die race-Hinkley, 10 feet, , inches; ia
cobs, 10 feet, inches. Throwing baseball
CLARK, 294 feet; Ford, 2S6 feet. Relay
race won by class of '9j, composed of Hink-
ley, Alexander, Whitehill and Eaton
judges, Professor Spencer j. B. Pike, Bert
Truax; starters, Deavtt, Sanctuary scor-
ers, Rutherford, Alexander; timekeepers,
Cummins, Sanctuary
In response to the call for a mass con.
vention at Capital Hall on Tuesday, just
eighteen populists gathered and were called
to order at eleven o'clock by George L.
Holden, the member of the state committee
from Washington county A. j. Beebee
was elected temporary chairman He an
nounced that he felt like boy going in
swimming for the first time, and compared
the mass " convention before him to the
seventeen men who once went down to
Fort Ticonderoga and demanded surren-
der in the name of the 20 Great Jehovah and
the Continental Congress-" In language
more forcibe than elegant, he scored the
republican party of Vermont and the con-
vention held last Wednesday, as well as
the platform they then adopted. His mean
ing was not made very plain, and it was
evident that he intended to roast " every.
body who was not populist on general
principles. Not so much as rippls of APP
plause greeted his remarks, and he called
for nomination for a temporary secretary.
A. 7. Way of Burlington was elected to that
position, and the temporary organization
was made permanent. The lengthy and
ornate Omaha platform was then read by
the secretary, and the following state ticket
was placed in nomination: For governor,
Thomas S. McGinnis of Jericho; lieutenant
governor, Henry w. Como of South Hero;
secretary of state, A. L. Bowen of Dorset
treasurer DIR. w. s. Curtis OF West Ran
dolph auditor, Charles S. Lewis Of South
Reading. The article in the call relating to
the nomination of congressman was passed
over. In the afternoon love feast was
held, at which DR.. Munson of Burlington
and others expounded to the large prepon-
derance of empty chairs the principles of
the peoples party.