Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-08-14


NoRTuuELD-The graded school begins its fall
term Monday, August l9tb under the superyis-
ion Of Albert r. Savage, A. b., Principal, and
Miss Annie o. futile, Preceptress Miss Viola
NJ. Aiusworth returns to take charge Of her old
department, room No 3 Miss Carrie NJ Bruce
takes charge Of room No, ?, instead of room No.
/, her charge last year. A large attendance of
pupils is anticipated Mr. Savage has arrived in
town, and is pleasantly located on River Street.
Widow Courser has sold her residence on
Pearl street, to r Il. Miller.
IL, G. Ely has sold bis residence on North
street, to D. A. Farnham.
Fred Martin has purchased the house on
Maple Avenue formerly owaed by VIM. Viii
liams.
The Mortified Post Office has been consti-
tuted British international money order Office,
and is enabled to furnish orders to any part of
the United Kingdom.
John p. Davis, Of Center village, long and
flyoraby known as a merchant, has sold,his stock
Of goods, and leased bis store for the term of five
years to Joshua F. Davis, Of Brooklyn, n Y,
Col Charles H. Joyce, now a resident of Rut-
land, but formerly Of this village, will deliver an
address to our citizens, at Ilowe's Hall, next
/ Saturday evening, at o'clock. His sub
ject will concern the political issues Of the day.
| After the address, q Grant and w ison Club will
be formed
"A large number, nearly two hundred, old anl
young Of both sexes, met at the home of Joseph
Rice, on Vine street, last Friday evening, and
assisted him in defeating his new barn. The
barn is new and has never been used The party
seized upon the pig pen for an ice cream stand,
the large door for a dancing hall, the hay NOW
upon the scaHold for the musicians stand, and oI
several hours they trippcd the light fantastic
toe ~ in gayest mood and in most enjoyable man
ner.
Miss Lillian A, Washburn, from Clinton,
Mass, who has for several days been visiting Mt
the home of Hon Alvin Bradley, at the request Of
her friends favored our citizens with public
reading at Concert lHalJ ast Monday evening,
10Th inst Her prograibem hon. in tteselecton,
and her reading excellenhaye beef san. While
not possessing that compass 6i15., yo'sith which
some are gifted she showed an artistic taste and
a fine perception of the authors thought and very
aoccpmbly reproduced and reviyifed the same
While nothing that she read was poorly done, yet
to our mind her peculiar power lies in the field OIL
pathos, and hence we think that with the Z" May
Queen and its answer and " The Polish Boy q
she was most at home and was most successful
We lately had the pleasure Of visiting the
wooden factory of j, 4 j. w, Gould, at Gouds-
VILE, and found the time occupied in inspecting
the mill proGtaby employed. about fifty hands
in all, are engaged in the work. Thirty-si1
looms, all but six three breldths are in use
manufacturing not Ear from 10, 500 yards Of
flannel in each week They run thirteen spinning
jacks five single and eight double. Four Of the
double spinning jacks have attached a new inyen
tion, called the operative greatly increasing
their power, speed and efficiency In the month
Of June not far from IL 900 pounds of stock wa,
used and this is a fair exhibit Of each month In
the year Their payroll for each month is about
$1,000. They have a forty horse power engine
which is brought into requisiton in times of low
water, but usually their machinery IA driven By
water power. For this purpose they use two
large water wheels, one twenty-five bFeas
wheel, the other three and one-half foot Russell
patent. This enterprise is the principal one IN
Gouldsyille, and furnishes employment for large
share of the population Of that village The
proprietors are live, energetic and prosperous
business men, and TO their efficient labors il
manufacture and trade this town is largely in
debted for It's material prosperity,