The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
NUMBER 26.


HARPER BROTHERS European Circus is
now making its fifth annual tour through
New England, and will exhibit at Mont
pelier on Thursday, June %. A colossal
aggregation Of features, including new SEN
sations that are both original and merito-
rious, are advertised. Its owners guarantee
it to be altogether the best and largest
show for twenty-five cents ever offered to
the public. This show will positively
spread its tents in Montpelier on the date
mentioned. 1t is an old-time one-ring show,
and the school OF educated horses is said to
be alone worth the price OF admission
Will exhibit in Barre, June 80; Chelsea,
June 3d. West Randolph July 2.
GENERAL w. l.. GREENLEAF had a very
narrow escape from instant death at Mont
pelier Junction last Wednesday morning.
In attempting to board a moving car on the
main line, he missed his hold and fell be-
tween the rails While the Mortified spec
tators were expecting every instant to see
him crushed to death, with rare presence of
mind General Greenleaf rolled his body
from between the rails before the hind
trucks reached him, and lay perfectly still
between the platform and the moving train
until the danger was past He was only
slightly bruised and evidently not half az
much frightened as were the hundred OK
more people who witnessed the affair
UPON reconsideration, and following tie
advice Of President Wing, who was absen
when previous action was taken, the yillat e
trustees do not claim that they have aI-
thority to prevent the erection Of buildiT
at the foot of Keith's ledge to contain A
blacksmith 3 shop. The structure as planned
was to be unusually free from objection
able features in its general appearance AMI
in its sanitary condition; and the unsightly
belongings that are so plainly visible about
the shops on Jail street were to be back of
the building, entirely out OF sight. But
wishing to avoid all cause for criticism
whether just or unjust) the owner, Mr..
Shpman, may decide to use this portion OF
the building for other purposes.
THE V. NJ. S. baseball team went over 10
st, Johnsbury last Friday to meet the st.
Johnsbury Academy team. They had
everything their own way and took the
home team into camp to the tune of II to 8.
Wilder did great execution in the box for
the V. NJ. s. nine, only FIVE hits being made
off him Following is the score by innings:
81 81 ~ y. .S...............5 &c. ..i5S 32fSSS IL
Earned runs, " NJ. S., 5; ST. ]. A., 2;
two base hits, Wilder and Ellis, stolen
bases, V. NJ. S. IS, St. j. A. 2; bases on
called balls, Clark 2, Curtis 2, Trainor 2,
struck out, by Wilder 6, by Patey 10; passed
balls Bagley 2; time of game, hours .
minutes. Umpires, Lewis and Deavitt.
THE summer time table on the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad, going into
effect next Monday, contains several inn
portant changes in the arrival at and de-
parture of trains from, Montpelier. The
morning mail train will leave at eight
o'clock instead of $40, the White Mountain
express will leave at 1:10 P. NJ, and the ac-
commodation at 4:30 P. N. instead Of 4:2O.
The mixed train from Wells River will ar
rive at Montpelier at sos A. NJ instead of
1910 the White Mountain express will ar
rive at 3;4S P. NJ. and the mail at S:35 E. NJ,
instead of 5:20. The suburban train tor
Barre that now leaves at II 80 A. NJ viii
leave at II 30, and the afternoon trains for
Barre that have left at 3:20, 430 and 600
o'clock will leave at 3:35, 40 and 6;15.
L. A. EMERSON, general freight traffic
manager of the Central Vermont railroad,
has resigned, his resignation to take effect
July l. Mr.. Emerson has accepted the posi-
ton Of general traffic manager of the South
Carolina and Georgia railroad. His head
quarters will be at Charleston, S. c.. and he
will also have an Office on Broadway, New
York, where he will spend portion of his
time. Mr.. Emerson's departure will be
real loss to the Central Vermont railroad.
He is well known as one OF the brightest
and best-equipped railroad men in the East,
and since he has filled the important office
OF general freight traffic manager for the
Central Vermont, he has won golden opin-
ions from the many freight men OF connect
ing roads with whom his complex duties
have brought him into contact, and his de-
parture will be regretted in railroad circles
ali OVER new EnRlduu'
In its report of the commencement exer-
cises at Chamberlain Institute, Randolph,
n Y, the Register of Randolph last week
has the following pleasant word for Rev. E.
A. Bishop, the president: Nearly one hun
dred and fifty students have attended the
last term and worked with a vim such as
only can be inspired by leader Of enter
prise and push as President Bishop has
proved himself to be. 1t is gratifying in
the extreme to those who have always
worked for the school to find that new Or
der of things has come about and that
everywhere throughout this section Cham
berlain Institute is again spoken of as the
ideal institution of learning" The wide
circle of friends in Vermont gained by Pro-
fessor Bishop, during the twelve years he
was at the head of the Vermont Methodist
Seminary, will readily understand the boom
that Chamberlain Institute seems TO be at
present enjoying. Among the faculty for
the coming year are noticed the names Of
Rev. E. A. Bishop, AM, president F, A
Hillary, AM, and Ada j. Hillary, MEL
all we'll remembered as former members
OF the faculty of Vermont Methodist Semip-
ary.
THE commencement exercises at Vermont
Methodist Seminary were held in the
chapel last Thursday morning, when the
| following programme was rendered: Cho-
rus, " Hear Ny Prayer" Mendelssohn, solo
by Gertrude Cochran; song, The Better
/
Mills; Importance OF Leadership" with
salutatory, John Berton Pike; Industry
Necessary to Success" Dorman Brdgeman
Eaton Kent; Exigences in Our Country's
History" Frank Almon Bailey; absurd
ity of Atheism" Grace Cordeia Tillotson !;
piano solo, "Capriccio Brilliant" op. ID,
Mendelssohn, Lewis j. Hathaway-orches-
trail part on a second piano by Mr.. Blanpied I;
:" The Battle of Life" Elwyn Nehemiah
Lovewell; Advantages of Liberal Edu-
cation" George Herbert Hough; Self
Reliance" William Leonard Jacobs; song,
"Doris, a pastoral, Nevin, by Miss Coch-
ran-violin obligato by Master Paul Dill
| lingham; "The Under Dog" Max Elvin
Severance; The Remoulding of New Eng
land" Albert Warren Clark; THE Great
est Woman of the Age" with valedictory,
Mabel Almira Gale; piano duet, " Danse
Macabre," Saint Saneo, Misses May Jack
man and Cochran.
JUST after the services had begun in the
different churches last Sunday morning
box 81, corner Main and Barre streets, was
turned in for fire on Northtield street, in
the house opposite the Bradshaw block,
| owned by the Bradshaw estate and occupied
! by George Wilson, who works for E. f.
Graham. The origin of the fire is unknown,
! but it had gained such headway when dis