The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-12
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The fielding OF the visitors was we'll nigh
perfect. Their only weak spot was with
the willow. wilder's pitching, too, was a
riddle they could not solve, and he struck
out seventeen men in the nine innings.
Uncle Sans boys won the respect and good
will of the crowd by their gentlemanly
conduct, and the admiration OF the ladies
by their supple, military bearing. The
clumsy uniform of base ball player could
not disguise the moaths OF setting mp
drill they had passed through. Many re-
Qrets were expressed that the cavalry lads
were not earlier in the field, so that the first
game OF the season with them would not Of
necessity be the last Aside from the fea.
plays of Smith, Alexander and Emery of
the Seminary, and Brennan and Sheehy Of
the cavalrymen, were loudly applauded.
The score by innings:
TT. L. A.............. 30 o 0 2 0 2 Us
Struck out, by Wilder II, by Hubbard Z;
time Of game, 2 hours; umpires, LaBelle
and Cotton.
THE Vermont Home )pathic Medical So
ciety held its forty-fifth annual meeting at
the Pavilion last Thursday and Friday, with
nearly fifty physicians in attendance. A
varied and interesting programme was very
thoroughly discussed during the two-days'
session. The following officers for the en-
suing year were elected Thursday afternoon:
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vice president, NJ. d. Smith of Middlebury;
secretary, George 1. Forbes Of Burlington;
treasurer, e. e. Whitaker of Newport;
censors, w B. Mayo of Northfeld, III. e.
Packer of Barre and E. B. Whitaker of
Richmond; auditors. James Haylett of
Moretown, N. 9. Noble Of Middlebury and
s. s. Martin OF East Hardwick. Thursday
evening banquet was served at half past
seven. DR.. w. #. Minard officated as
POSTMASTER, and responses were made as
follows: The Vermont Homeopathic
Medical Society" j; 2: sha,tuck OF Wells Wells
ent and Future" G. p. Holden of Windsor;
Medical Legislation" ii. s. Boardman of
Montpelier; Forty-five Years of Expe.
rence," j. NJ VanDeusen Of Watstield;
Homeopathy in Boston," l. A. Phillips
Junior Mem ber," D. G. Noble, Middlebury
1.-THE East Side of the State" S. h. Spar
the Medical Profession" Mrs. Mary c.
Partridge of Bennington; Little Pills v.
Vermont State Homeopathic Medical So
ciety Twenty Years." T. r. Waugh OF St.
Adams. The semi-annual meeting will be
held at st. Adams in October.
THE western skies, in these June even.
ings, are extremely interesting to persons
who watch the courses OF the stars, or,
speaking with technical precision the
planets. A distinguished quartette of the
wanderers is present in that quarter of the
heavens. High up in the blue, two.thirds Of
the way TO the zenith, as soon as the broad
glare of the sun has departed, but while
broad daylight" yet prevails, pair of
sharp eyes, knowing where to direct their
gaze will easily pick out the planet Venus.
When the shades Of evening appear, no
guide to the locality of the most bril-
liant neighbor of Earth will be needed.
After darkness covers the land, the dim
glow OF Mars red light may be seen some
two or three degrees west, or sunward, and
slightly north of Venus. The fiery planet
that was glowing like live coal in the
northeastern sky last fall, making his
periodic nearest approach to the earth, h As
now swung to the opposite extreme and is
an indistinct and relatively uninteresting
object, Lower down toward the sunset point,
when the darkness has deepened, bright
object in the yellow light that streams up
from the horizon, is the giant planet Jupiter.
The most interesting member of the group,
however, is the planet Mercury-interest.
ing, not by reason of his size and brilliancy,
but for the rareness OF his visible appear
ance. He is the smallest of the planets and
the one nearest the sun. He is rarely found
far enough above the horizon after sunset
to escape the mists through which his pres.
ence must be sought, or remains long
enough for observation. He is SO near the
sun and is so small he is rarely seen up here
a rare opportunity for observation. His
position in his orbit carries him farther
north and brings him higher above the
horizon than he will be again for many
years Having located Jupiter, Mercury
may be seen, If the sky is unclouded, at
about half past eight, some three degrees
east OF the former and trifie to the south.
Sharp eyes will be required to discover the
shy visitor, but an opera or field glass will
greatly aid in the search and observation.
Mercury will continue to advance till the
18th, when he will appear to double on his
track and in few days disappear in the
rays of the sun. Many star-gazer that has
often sought the wary messenger OF the
gods in vain, Is gaining now the first view
of his life. Clouds or mist have so often
cur aimed the western skies during the
month"; the present rare opportunity for OBJ
servation has seemed likely to be lost but in
two evenings Of the past week good view
was obtainable.
AT recent meeting of the school board
we understand that the old corps of teach
ers was reelected but that the matter OF
salaries was left in allegiance. We believe
just, not to say liberal, in paying the
teachers in the public schools. Good
teachers in every department should be
procured and they should be adequately
paid. None will dissent from this PROPOSE
ton, but difference of opinion may arise in
try to get competent and skillful teach .rs,
and, having found them, pay them salary
that will make the retention OF their serv-
ices from year to year reasonably certain.
II teacher is hired and proved to be an
efficient instructor, and the salary is lower
than other communities are paying for SIM
liar service and ability, the chances are
that there will soon be vacancy. 1t is
not desirable that the Montpelier public
school should be made a school for training
or developing teachers for other commune
ties. 1t is a wiser policy and truer econ
omy, within reasonable limits, to pay
salary that should retain the services of
good teachers. We understand that there
Is likelihood, or certainty, that some of
the teachers may accept proffered situa-
tions elsewhere because OF the offer OF
larger compensation than they are paid
here Similar inducements have persuaded
their predecessors to 60 to st. Johnsbury or
to other places. The latter town, Rutland,
St. Adams, and towns Of similar grade, are
not paying salaries that are deemed excess
sively high. The fact appears to be that
Montpelier is paying the women teachers,
in some cases If not in all, wages that are
unreasonably low, and 80 is made an easy
recruiting ground for other localities search.
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