The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26

Drew, resulted as follows: Mrs. A.
r. Cowles, president; Mrs. p. L.
Webster, LIST vice; Mrs T. w. Drew,
2nd vice; Mrs. George H. Davis,
secretary; and Mrs. o. ID. Owen,
treasurer.
The county W. @. T. u. convention
will be held at Greensboro May 26 and
~, at which an essay is to be read by
Mrs. George III. Davis of this place.
The junior class of the academy
will give their annual reception to
the seniors on Thursday evening,
May 26, which practically opens the
festivities incident to commencement.
Prof and Mrs. Stannard alsu give an
annual reception to the teachers and
graduates, at their home on Harrison
avenue. The graduating exercises
take place at opera hall June 2, and
alumni banquet at Hotel Barton, June
%.
The woman's literary CLUB, which
was invited to hold it's annual picnic
with Mrs. q. W. Tenney at her Will
loughby lake cottage the 2lst, post.
poned 1T fearing foul weather, but it
proved fine day.
49, CIV hlb l. WOuuUlby, lOTIu6I
employees of Percival Manufacturing
Co., Mr.. Twombley as travelling sales
man and Mrs. Twombiey as bookk eep-
er and designer, we're unable to take
the customary bridal trip on account
OF the long continued critical illness
of j. j. Hill with whom they will
make their home for the present and
will be most cordially welcomed by
all their acquaintance.
A double quartet of students of st.
Johnsbury Academy, assisted by Will
liam r. Flint, violinist, Miss Brown
pianist and Miss Howe, reader, gave
fine concert at opera hall on Friday
evening, May 2, under the auspices
of the Village Improvement Society.
These artists kindly donated their
time and talent for the mutual bene-
Il OF the society and towDspeople. A
"bee" will be arranged at some future
| date, for work upon the B. & M. rail-
way dump, which extends the length
OF Main street, and which has been
far from ching of beauty for
| many years.
superintendent Ranger and County
Examiner, of. H. j. Stannard, held
teachers institute at the Academy
here on the 18th and at Newport the
18th. During the institute the lower
| grade class rooms were thrown open
| for an exhibit of the art work of the
pupils, who have had the benefit of
introduction of Miss Annie l.. Waite
in music and drawing.
Mr.. Bailey of Barre has arrived
with several horses which will be put
| in training on the Roaring Brook
| track under the management of f. B.
Lang.
/ Wilmer q. Twolnbly and Miss Annie
Marian Noble of Troy were married
by Rev. W. @. Newell on May 16
Revs. A. F. McGregor, Newport,
! j. b. Lyman, Barton landing, and
Bale of Coventry accompanied Rev.
W. A. Warner to the County Minis
ters' Association at Greensboro, on
Tuesday, the 18th.
Rev. W. A. Warner was invited to
| deliver the bacalaureate sermon be-
fore the graduating class of Derby
Academy the evening of the 18th also
at Barton Landing ON the 22nd. He
will deliver the Memorial address ON
May 30, at opera hall before the G.
| A. r.
Rev W. Q. johnson of the Metho-
dist church will speak to the gradu-
ates OIL BarGOn Academy ana gra0eQ
| school on Sunday evening, the goth.
He will preach before the G. A. r.
and a union audience at the Methodist
church on pre- Memorial Sunday.
The district meeting of the Will
loughby Sunday School Association
organized for the purpose of increas-
ing the interest in Sunday school
WORK, comprising all the Sunday
! schools in Westmore, Bloomington,
Glover and Barton, will be held at
Barton Landing on June 2. Miss
Harriet Gross. of Bloomington, the
secretary, is preparing a program for
publication Meetings will be held at
Westmore and Glover during the sea-
son.
Rev. W. A. Warner delivered the
Ascension Day address under the aus
pieces of Malta Oommandery at New
port at 30 p. N.