The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-23
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

MARTIN W. MCMAHON OF Berlin is night
watchman for the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad.
GEORGE w. Colby is at Bennington this
week as delegate from Brooks Post to the
annual state Grand Army encampment.
HENRY PENNIMAN and Miss Margaret
Preston of St. Adams were married last
Wednesday morning at the residence OF
Rev. ID. j. O'Sulivan, st. Adams, by Rev.
WI. O'Sulivan of Montpelier Only few
intimate friends witnessed the ceremony.
M. P. PERLEY of Enosburgh Falls, who
was shot in his own house last week, as
noted elsewhere, is one Of the trustees OF
the Montpelier Seminary. Mr.. Perley has
always been firm friend of that institution
and has contributed literally to its support.
AT a special meeting of the City Council,
held last week, the board approved Claren-
don Avenue, leading from Bailey Avenue
to the top of the HILL and Jordan Avenue,
running from Bailey Avenue into Claren-
don Avenue, as city highways, and placed
the same under the care of the superinten
dent of streets.
THE class day exercises OF the Montpelier
High School, held in the grove near tn
school building last Thursday afternoon
were unusually interesting, and were en-
joyed by a large number OF invited guests
and friends OF the school. The programme
was as follows: Presidents address, Charles
e. Wheatley; tribute to Prof. S. j. Blan-
pied, Miss Mary l.. Osgood; class Grafton,
Patrick M Cory; class poem, f. Leslie
Hayford; address to the undergraduates
Miss Julia E. Peck class history, Miss
Edith Blanchard; class prophecy, Miss
Nellie G. Moulton. Where all did so well
it would be odious to draw comparisons
Every number on the programme was thor
oughly enjoyable, and the young ladies and
gentlemen showed by their productions that
they had expended no little thought and
study in preparation.
The Central Vermont railroad will run an
excursion next Saturday, June 26, from Will
Jamestown, South Barre, Barre, Montpelier
Middlesex and Waterbury to Pittsburgh via
Burlington and steamer Reindeer" tax.
ing passengers from Williamstown on regu
lar morning train at Z: 30 A. M, due at South
Barre, ~ As, running special from Barre
leaving at 500 A. NJ Montpelier, 8: 20; Mid
dlesex, g. 80, Waterbury, s: 55; arrive Bur
lington, TO-: 05, Plattsburgh, II: 30 A. NJ, re-
turning, leave Plattsburgh, $3.50 P. NJ, Bur.
lingtonn, 500. o'clock; arrive Middlesex
Jamestown, 7: 80 P. NJ. Rate for the round
trip will be 81 for adults, and fifty cents fo1
children between five and twelve years OF
age, from all stations, Williamstown t.
Montpelier, inclusive;. Middlesex,. ninety
and forty-five cents; Waterbury, eighty and
delightful excursions run this season
Good music will be in attendance. Re.
member the date and make your plans to 60
LESS than five thousand people witnessed
the two performances OF the Wild West
Show at Montpelier last Wednesday, but
little more than half as many as saw it two
years ago. This was not the fault of the
show, that was as good, and in some re-
spects better, than when it last visited Yer
mont, but it was an old story, and a specta.
Gle of this kind does not possess the per.
ennial drawing qualities OF the circus and
the menagerie. The wet, backward spring
kept hundreds OF farmers at home complet.
ing their springs work, and scarcity OF
ready money was potent factor in making
the crowd at Montpelier that day much
smaller than was anticipated. 1t was an
orderly crowd and Chief of Police futile
and his large corps Of assistants had little to
do. Hardly case OF intoxication was seen
during the entire day and evening and no
accidents were reported. OF the parade
and show, nothing but words OF commenda-
ton can truthfully be said. 1t was all that
IL was advertised to be, and was especially
pleasing to those who saw 1t for the first
time. 1t went from here to st. Adams, and
opened weeks engagement at Montreal
last Monday afternoon.
SEMINARY chapel was crowded to the
doors last Thursday morning when the
graduating exercises Of the class of 1877 were
held. The class this year numbers twenty
two, one of the largest in the history of the
collegiate course, fourteen in the modern,
two. in the college preparatory, four in the
Latin college preparatory and one in the
piano course. The music at the graduating
exercises was furnished by Mrs. j. F.
Waterman Misses Annie r. johnson and
Clara /. DsFord, Mrs. George e. Mills, Miss
Fannie Parmenter and Prof d. s. Blanpied.
Prayer was offered by Rev. l.. p. Tucker of
Northteld. The speakers and their sub
jects were as follows: 1.-THE influence OF
l., AH
bridge; ELECTRICITY and its recent applica-
tion," Walter S. Ford, Lower Cabot; "Pris-
on REFORM" Alfred II. Temple, Montpelier;
Silent forces" Luna e. Atkins, :" bot;
Socrates" Henry ID. Hopkins, Waterbury
Center; Is craftsmanship lost art?"
ton" Bertha K. Stickney, Newport Center;
" Westward, Ho;" Carl A. Foss, Plainfield;
He who conquers by force hath conquered
but half his foe" Gertrude e Leisure, South
Tunbridge; great statesman" Melvin
Il. Dwinell, Montpelier; What may words
Winona l.. Brigham, Underhill; Patriots
of Vermont" David Marvin, Alburg. The
prize in the Iyers Batchelder debate was
awarded to Perl Daniels. In the annual
prize speaking contest, Perl Daniels, Harry
ID. Hopkins Misses Winona L. Brigham
and Harriet s. Ladd were the fortunate
ones. A reception Thursday evening, given
by Rev. DIR. K. M. Smith, the principal,
ended the interesting events Of the clos
ing week OF the year.
THE graduating exercises OF the class OF
81 from the Montpelier Union School were
held last Thursday afternoon in school
house hall which was we'll filed by parents
and friends OF the graduates. The stage
was prettily trimmed with wild flowers and
the graduates, thirty-two in number, occu-
pied seats thereon. The programme was
interspersed with singing by the school and
songs by Lee Thomas, Shirley Morse, Flor
ence Shipman, Luna Skinner and a whist
ling solo by Margaret Leslie, The orations