The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-12

Friday will be inspection day at the Uni.
versity. General o. o. Howard, General
w. II, Gilmore, His Excellency Governor
Woodbury. and Colonel George II. Bond
are expected to be present.
The annual school meeting for the
Graded School district occurred Tuesday
evening. The past year has been an un'
usually prosperous one. From the report
of the directors, Just published 1t appears
that the entire cost of the school for the
current year was S3,6636 S.
A union Sunday school Institute will be
held at the Methodist church next Tuesday,
begin ming at nine o'clock There will be
addresses by Rev. p. G. Abbey of Barre,
Rev. G.. W. Morrow Of Randolph and Mr.
Miller field evangelist for the State Sunday
school Association. All our citizens are in.
vited.
Children's Day exercises were held by
the Sunday school at Gouldsville on Sun
day. large audience was present and
choice programme was executed Next
Sunday will be observed as Children's Day
at the Methodist and Congregational
churches There will be a sermon to the
children at the Methodist church at the
usual hour of morning service, and con-
at FIVE o'clock. Concert by the children at
the Congregational church at half past six.
The first annual banquet of the alumni
association of the Mortified Institution
and High School was held at Odd Fellows
hall on Friday evening, June 7. Following
were the toasts, G. A Plumley toastmas'
ter, and responses: " The Mortified Insti-
tuition" Rev William s. Hazen, ID;
Absent Friends" Mrs. E. A. Shuttle
worth; !" N. II. S." Principal w f Hurl-
but; The Directors" Hon. Frank Plum
ley; 1.-THE Ladies'" e. w. Gaynor, A. B.;
&c The Future" assigned to Hon. !. N.
jerks, but, as he was not feeling well, re-
sponded to by G. A. Edgerton. Before the
toasts the following officers were elected
for one year; President, q. ID. Edgerton;
vice-president, E. w. Gaynor; secretary
and treasurer, Minnie e. Smith; committee,
Dooley, G. A. Plumley, c. N. Whitmarsh,
Mabel Chandler. The reception was in
Howe's hall and was largely attended.
There was music by the school orchestra,
prayer by Rev. w. s. Hszen. There were
three historical addresses of the school,
to 1910; the second by DR.. Haz M the third
by Frank Plumley, bringing the school to
the present time A fine original poem by
Mrs. Plumley, singing by the Columbian
Quartette and solo by Miss Dooley, &C.
%ra pnoTs NJ Mr. L9v Sse Me- Masson and
Mr.. Carleton After the reception the
alumni directors, former students, etc,
went to Odd Fellows hall. All the selec-
tons were of high order and reflected
credit upon both puoils and teachers Only
four students were graduated from the High
School.
Fred Webster left'on Monday for Chicago,
to be absent two or three weeks. - M.
j. Clough and wife are visiting friends in
Barre. - Mrs. Smith OF Michigan is WIS.,
itng at Mrs. j. w. Bemis'. - John
Cross and family are visiting at Mr. Cross
home in Canada - Rev. W. S. Hazen
is in attendance upon the convention OF
Congregational churches and ministers Of
Vermont at Bennington. - Mrs. L. P.
Tucker is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Patterson, in Putney. - Hon. Frank
Plumley is in Chelsea on prof sssional bust
ness. - Agnes Dooley is attending the
graduating exercises of Boston Conserva-
tory OF Music. - Charles Fish and wife
OF Palmer, Mass. and Mrs. Smith of New
Jersey visited at Mrs. M. e. Gilchrist's on
Sunday. They were on their way to attend
the commencement exercises of Montpelier
Seminary, where they have daughters who
will graduate. - Rev c. R. East enter
tanned two theological students from Can
ton University at his home on Monday.
g Principal w. E. Hulburd spent Tues
day in visiting the schools Of Barre. -
Mrs. II. E. Burnap, who has been ill for
two weeks, is slowly improving - Mrs.
Harriet A Edgerton is spending COM
mencement week at Tilton Seminary, Til
ton, n. H., where her daughter Cora is
teaching in the art department.
East Orange.
The Free Baptist quarterly meeting is to
| be held in Washington, commencing on the
14th and continuing over Sunday.
Edith Davis has returned from attending
the closing exercises of the school at Wat.
erbury Center. Rev. G. H. Richard.
son and wife of Waterbury Center are visit
- Lizzie Quimby was able to be al
church on Sunday. - Mrs. Q. W. Cole
man is sick. Mrs. G. d. Burgin is i'm
proving - Mrs. Levi Grant recently
visited her brother, Mr.. Locke, who is very
Plainfield.
Sullivan Gale, Jr., is visiting his father.
The Odd F flows hold lawn party at f
j. Bartlett's, Thursday evening Ice cream
and cake will be served
Orrin Sinborn was severely bruised or
the hips last Saturday, while at work on thu
abutment of the bridge in the village, bu
was able TO be out again on Monday.
Orlando Knapp, formerly in business il
this place, but now living in Florida, i,
spending the summer with relatives in thi,
vicinity.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Congrega
tional church, will hold strawberry tea il
the vestry on Friday evening. Strawber
ries served from half past five to sever
o'clock.
North Pomfret.
Howard Bushway and his mother hav,
been visiting friends in Fairlee. ="
Elisha Dana visited relatives here on Fri
day. Misses Snow and Colburn hav'
returned from Upton. - Lena Kim
goes to work at DR.. Sperry's this week
- e. G. Sherburne purposes beginning
building his barn this week. - Mr.. ant
Mrs Justin Bugbee spent last week II
Boston, as did also little j. d. Hewitt
- Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard are entertain
ing relatives from Massachusetts. -
John Burbank has bought the pasture @
the Misses King for $500.
Randolph.
Editor l.. B. johnson of the Herald an
Neaos is rejoicing over the advent of auothe
assistant editor in the family, born Sunday
Last Wednesday evening there was
very pleasant home wedding at the res
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harris Bass, whe
their daughter, Nettie L., was married
Ernest Tracy before company Of relative
and near friends. Rev. V. M. Hardy of tn
Congregational church was the officiatin
clergyman. The happy couple are to liv
in their handsome resid en- ,e, just completed
upon the Highlands"
Hon. Victor I. Spear, assisted by DR..