The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-17

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and dining car attachment that will make
Mr.. Farrar and the Haymarket Square ven
der green with envy.
A FINE exhibition OF baseball was seen
on Seminary campus last Wednesday after |
noon, when the nine from Vermont Acad- |
emy, Saxton's River defeated the home
team by score Of ten to eleven. 1t took
ten innings to decide the game. Loose
fielding at critical points lost the game to
the Montpelier boys. They excelled with
the willow; The terrific batting and fault
less work behind the bat of Richard STAN
dish was the feature Of the game.
THE fourteenth annual convention of the
Washington County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union is to be held in the Con-
gregational church, Plainfield, Thursday
and Friday, June 1S and 10. Thursday
evening an address will be given by Mrs.
M. L. Hidden of Vancouver, Washington.
Friday evening comes an address by Mrs.
Ella Keith, Massachusetts superintendent
of railroad work. Worcester, Mass. also
one by Rev. Efiie X Jones of Barre.
THE first competitive shoot of the season
between teams captained by B. M. Shepard
and j. G. Brown occurred last Friday after
noon at the Riverside range of the Mont
pelier Gun Club Mr.. Shepards side won
and the defeated party paid for the supper
at the Exchange Hotel that was served at
eight o'clock. c. III. Ferrin made the high
est individual score-nineteen out Of pos
sibe twenty-five. g. o. Barrett was next,
with eighteen birds. The total score, by
teams, was 40 to 118.
CHILDREN's DAY was generally observed
at the churches last Sunday. At Trinity
and Bethany churches and the Church of
the Messiah sermons were preached to the
children in the morning, and in the even
ing concerts by the children were held.
Bethany church was profusely trimmed
with flags and bunting and the exercises
were of a patriotic nature, in honor of the
| Qppiyeraarv Of tha QdOptiOp Of the dan
At the Church of the Messiah service of
dedication followed the morning service at
which the children Of George 7. Archer,
W. g. Berry and Harry L. Richardson were
dedicated to the church
A SPECIAL meeting of the City Council
was held last Monday evening to consider
the electric railway resolutions that we're
discussed at the recent public meeting of
the Council. The board took up the resolu-
tions section by section, considering par ticu-
| larly the changes and amendments sug-
gested at the public meeting. At midnight
they adjourned without having completed
their consideration of the resolutions. There
is little doubt but what the Council will
grant the franchise when the changes sug
gested shall have been made. Before they
adjourned the board granted a license to
George Tosney to run billiard and pool
hall.
COMMENCEMENT week at the Montpelier
Seminary will open next Sunday morning
with sermon before the graduating class
in Trinity church by the principal. The
annual examinations come Monday land
Tuesday, the field sports Tuesday afternoon,
and the prize speaking Tuesday evening
Rev. DR.. 7. p. Frost of Baltimore, Md,
will deliver the address before the alumni
association Wednesday morning. the an
nual meeting of the trustees and the class
day exercises will be held Wednesday
afternoon, and the annual concert Wednes-
day evening. The graduating exercises
will occur Thursday morning, followed by
the annual banquet, and by the principals
reception in the evening.
IT goes without saying that among the
young men OF our city, including those who
will soon return home from school and col
lege for the summer vacation. there Is ex-
cellent material for high-grade baseball
team. In view of this, steps will be taken
in the near future to learn what substantial
encour agement may be offered for such a
hope of promoters Of the scheme that ar
rangements can be made for a lease OF the
Langdon meadow and that the gate receipts
may be counted upon to cover all expense
beyond that OF organization and original
equipment. Games could doubtless be ar
ranged with st. Albans, Bristol and other
Vermont towns which already have sue
cessful mines, and Montpelier, which &C.
knowledges no successful rival in general
progressiveness, ought not to be behind
other towns in the matter of such whole
some entertainment as this project assures.
In the presence of large and interested
audience the graduating exercises of the
Glass of '96, from the Montpelier Union
School, were held in the school hall last
Thursday afternoon. This class numbers
forty-three. The stage was prettily dec
GRATED with wild flowers, and the class
motto, "Labor Conquers All Things"
worked in evergreen, was suspended from
the ceiling at the rear Of the class The fol-
lowing pro- lramme was rendered: "Swing
Song" SCHOOL, "Jim," James f. Dewey
"The Teachers Dream" Blanche George;
"Old Farmer Gray Gets Photographed, :"
Edith Brooks Burglar Bill" Winnifred
Ferrin; Song, Last Night" school
"Our Church Sociable," Gladys Sanders;
Breaking up School, Dean Slayton;
"The Kingdom of SHAM" Matte Tanner
my First Recital" Alice Bates; Song,
"Sweet Tum Tum," Ernest Lawrence;
Push and Pull" William Deavitt; "The
Women of Mumble's Head" Minnie Pire;
Bresca," Jennie Hunt; The Joshua of
1776," Paul Smith; Song, Night" school (;
"Order for Picture" Ruth Roleau; Ad-
dress of Welcome, Jennie Sparrow, Glass
Of '99, High School; song Lorely,"
school. In a few congratulatory and en-
couragng words General j. H. Lucia, chair
man of the school board, presented each
one OF the graduates with certificate en-
titling them to enter the High School this
fall.
The City Council held a regular meeting
last Wednesday evening and ordered the
following bills paid: Joel Foster, salary as
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