The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

OF interesting matter. Among the leading
illustrated articles are those on "The Yer
mont Soldiers Home "Vermonts Union
Veterans Americas First Printing
Press" and "Vermont's Dairy Industry"
the latter containing a full description of
the franklin County Creamery at st. AL
bans, the largest in the world. With the
August number the Vermonter will be en-
larged to thirty-six or more pages, making
it the size OF the standard magazines. Edi-
tor Forbes is making Of this periodical very
much of a success.
ON Thursday afternoon in High School
hall occurs the graduating exercises of the
class that is to be promoted from the Union
to the High School. At half past three
Thursday afternoon the class day exercises
of the graduating class will be held in
the. grove adjoining the High School
building if the weather is suitable, 9TH
erwise the exercises will be held in
the school building. Next Friday after
parade of the High School battalion, and
Friday evening will occur the graduating
exercises in Blanchard opera house.
The ten pound trout taken from Green's
bOro pond about three weeks ago by Dr. d.
G.. Kemp, has stimulated fishermen from all
over the state to try their luck in those
waters. DR.. Kemp was the champion until
last Wednesday when Deacon Charles
Dana OF West Lebanon, assisted by Curtis
Eastman of East Calais landed an old
stager that weighed eleven and three-fourths
pounds. Deacon Dana spent two of the
most exciting hours of his life from the
time he hooked this trout until he had him
in the boat. This was before breakfast and
after supper Mr.. Dana caught another that
weighed plump eight pounds, making a
pretty fair days work.
BRADLEY q. NEWELL, the healer, and the
gentleman from Nottingham" in the leg
islature of 1896, has been at the Exchange
txUn 10 1ig To haa Inut
his coal black beard and his friends were
obliged to look twice before they recognized
him. DR.. Newell has just returned from
trip of six weeks through Northern Yer
mont and Canada, ard goes to-day to Hart
ford, Conn, to treat patients. He expects
to spend the summer at his home in Whit
ingham, where he owns steam yacht, and
where large number of people have al
ready made arrangements to go for treat
ment He will start on a lecturing and
healing tour through the Dominion Of Can
ada in the early fall.
On complaint signed by States At
torney Rowland the residence OF James
Victor Morrow on upper Main street, was
searched last Wednesday, by Constable Ell.
B. Wedge, and two quarts of whiskey was
secured. Mrs. Morrow put in claim for
this whiskey, and the case. was heard
Thursday afternoon and evening and Fri
day morning before Judge Smile in city
court. States Attorney Rowland repre-
sented the State and 7. r. Gordon and G.
w. Wing the respondent. The court ruled
that while it had strong suspicious that
liquor was kept there for unlawful sale, it
did not feel justified, under the evidence, in
condemning what was seized, and it was
ordered returned to Mrs. Morrow.
THE closing exercises at the Montpelier
Seminary are now in progress. The prize
debate for the Ivers Batchelder prize of S25
occurred on Monday evening, and the ex-
| No, larr h,,ar r1ar H.
prize speaking occurred in the chapel last
evening. This morning comes the annual
meeting Of the trustees, and at eleven
O'Clock J. B. Brooks of the law school of
| Syracuse University will deliver the ad-
dress before the Alumni Association. This
meeting of the association. This afternoon
at three o'clock the class day exercises will
| be held on the campus and this evening at
eight o'clock comes the annual concert by
members OF the music department. The
! graduating exercises will be held in the
chapel Thursday morning at half past nine
followed by the Alumni dinner at the Pa
vlion. A reception on Thursday evening
will close the festivities of the week
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT recon
vened on Tuesday, Hon. Hoyt II. Wheeler
of Brattleboro presiding. Arthur r. Proc
the grand jury for sending through the mai
from Manchester, n. H., to Vershire an OBJ
scene letter directed to Miss Lula M. Paine
of Vershire, pleaded guilty, and was sen
fenced to eighteen months at hard labol
in the house Of correction at Rutland
Proctor has been in Jail for nine months
David @. Holt of Moretown, against whom
also an indictment had been found for send
ing libelous postal card through the mail
from Moretown to Ruby Dalton of Water
bury, pleaded guilty. This was evidentl.
an unintentional crime, and on the sugges
ton of District Attorney Senter, Mr.. Hol
was let off with an admonition, and sen
tence was suspended. Tuesday Afternoon
certain matters regarding the receivershil
of the Central Vermont railroad were al
gued before Judge Wheeler by G. A. Prout,
of Newport, and Hon B. f. Fifeld of Mont
pelier. The petit jurors were excused Tues
day afternoon from further service for tn,
term.
For the first time in a number of years
Montpelier baseball nine is organized AM
placed in the field. A few games have beel
arranged, but little will be done until tn
college players get home, when the team
will be greatly strengthened B. Fl. Smith
who pitched for Wesleyan this year, will b
home soon, also Clifton Heaton and Charlie
Adams. all good players. Stearns, Pee
and Parmenter, of this years Seminar
team, live in town and can probably b
CONTINUED ON YoURrH PAaK.