The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-15

months. The charitable work in the mean
time will be in the hands Of the executive
committee and Mrs. S. L. Howe and Miss
Margaret Dewey. A very generous supply
OF clothing for the box for the Cuban suffer
ers was reported, and q vote of thanks to
the people Of North Montpelier was passed
for their generous contributions. The mem
bers OF the circle are invited by Mrs. G. b.
b. Denny and Mrs. George g. Chandler to
picnic at the Denny and Chandler farms on
Tuesday, June 2S.
GEORGE JOHNSTON and Jack Ivers OF
Barre were arrested by Officer Wood last
Sunday evening for intoxication and reck-
less driving on Main and State streets. Only
the. charge Of intoxication was preferred
against them Monday morning to which
Johnston, who is a livery-stable keeper in
the Granite city. pleaded guilty and paid
fine and costs OF S11.51. Ivers denied the
charge against him but was convicted and
fined, with costs, S22.01. He appealed his
case to county court and furnished bail in
the sum OF $50.
AFTER several unsuccessful attempts to
effect compromise between the directors
OF the electric railroad and the Consolidated
Lighting Company matters are practically
at a standstill. 1t was the intention of the
electric road people to argue the question
before Judge Munson at st. Johnsbury yes
terday, urging that the injunction now re-.
straining them be dissolved. If the court
denies this motion it is probable that the
company will erect steam power plant OF
its own, which would delay starting the
cars for month or six weeks.
IT is remarked that the five children Of
9. l.. Smith of this city have all attended
the Montpelier public schools, and, having
passed through the various grades, have
graduated from the Washington county
grammar school, the highest department
under the village and the city organization,
and have stood near the head OF their re-
spective classes. Many have begun the
course but for various reasons have fallen
out by the way. The instances are rare,
however, in which all the children OF one
family of any considerable size have passed
through all the grades and graduated
THE Cleveland Cumulative Index"
which j. E. Hubbard has recently given to
the Kellogg:H Library, proves to be
very desirable supplement to the we'll
known and most useful "Poole's Index to
Periodical Literature" The latter is issued
once in five years; while the Cumulative
Index" comes out every month"; thus in
forming students what the more recent
magazines and reviews have contained on
the subjects they are investigating, and en-
abling them to keep up to date. Mr.. Hub
bard has also made it possible for the
library to secure another valuable work Of
reference at merely nominal expense, viz,
"The International Cyclopedia," fifteen
volumes. Revised edition, 1898.
roR tne vermont EpWOrth League open
air mass meeting at Willsboro Point, Lake
Champlain, on Thursday, June %, fhe Cen
tral Vermont railroad will sell round trip
tickets from Barre, Williamstown, North
field and Montpelier, and all points south
as far as Windsor for S1.50, with proper
tionately low rates from stations north OF
Montpelier. The steamer Reindeer will
leave Burlington for Willsboro Point on ar
rival of No. So train about 1915 p NJ. Re-
turning leave Willsboro Point at P. NJ.
Tickets will be good to 60 only on No, So
local morning express June 90, and to re-
turn only on train leaving Burlington
at 4:20 P. M, June %. No stop over privi-
leges allowed.
BUSINESS was generally suspended last
Wednesday afternoon during the hour Of
Hon. Joseph Poland's funeral Bethany
church, where the services were held, was
nearly filled. Among the floral tributes
from abroad was handsome pillow from
pew 80 long occupied by Mr.. Poland was
heavily draped. Music was furnished by a
male quartette made up OF Joseph Visu, G.
H. Shipman, II. ID. Hopkins and w. s.
Smith, and an appreciative discourse was
preached by Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver. The
of Barre. G. G. Ramsdell and George W.
Leslie. The burial was in the family lot in
Green Mount cemetery.
THE officers and executive committee OF
the Republican League OF Vermont have
issued q call for convention Of the Repub-
lican League clubs OF the State to be held at
Montpelier, Tuesday, June 81, at five o'clock
in the afternoon. The convention will pro-
badly be held in Armory hall after the dis.
trict convention. The purpose of the con-
vention is the election of delegates to the
next National league convention to be held
at Omaha, Neb., July 13, IA and 15, next.
Each state and territorial league is entitled
N aalact f0ur dalapQtaa from zach cOnUraa.
sional district and six delegates .at-large.
Under this apportionment the Vermont
league is entitled to fourteen delegates.
A LARGE number OF the parents of the
students and friends OF the school are in
town to attend the exercises Of commence
progress. An abstract OF the baccalaureate
sermon, preached last Sunday morning by
Principal Newton, may be found in another
column. Monday and Tuesday were taken
up with the annual examinations, and the
prize speaking in the chapel last evening
attracted the usual large audience. This
morning at eleven o'clock Rev. Luther
Freeman Of Portland, Me-, will deliver the
alumni address in the chapel, to be followed
by the alumni banquet. The annual meet
ing of the trustees and class day exercises
come this afternoon, and the annual con-
cises in the chapel Thursday morning will
commence at half past nine.
A FAIR-sIzED audience gathered in Sem
mary chapel last Thursday evening to listen
to the debate for prizes Of S25 and So offered
by Ivers Batchelder OF New York, former
student at the Seminary. The question dis
cussed was whether heredity is more po-
tent than environment. Edward r. Wells,
Fred Daniels and Carroll d. Lance took the
affirmative, and John N. Harvey, Charles
w. Ranney and Fred B. Blodgett the mega
tive. The arguments on both sides gave
evidence that the disputants had given the
question no little thought and study, and
the audience followed the discussion
through with unabated interest. Hon.
Frank Plumley of Northfeld, j. A. DeBoer
and W. Il. Laird OF Montpelier were the
judges. The winners Of the prizes will be
announced from the stage at the close of
the graduating exercises on Thursday morn
ing.
AT ali adjourned meeting of the board OF
school commissioners. held last week the
salaries of the teachers for the ensuing year
were fixed as follows: Principal N. j.
Whitebill. 81, ZOO; Miss Susan c. Champion,
first assistant. $3.50; Miss Ethel O. Blanpied,
second assistant, $45O; Miss Laura 8. Clark,
third assistant, 8425; Mrs. Viola j. Billings,
grade eight, $3.50; Mrs Mary L. Read, grade
seven, 1875; Mrs. Lucy f. Barber. grade
six, S400 Miss Claire M. Carpenter, grade
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