The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-14
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MRS. W. E. DuNsMooR died Saturday and
was buried Sunday.
Miss BEANEs class presented her with
beautiful plush covered album as q parting
testimonial OF their regard for her.
UNION service was held at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening to commemorate
the four hundredth anniversary OF Martin
Luthers birth.
SATURDAY evening the school celebrated the
four hundreth anniversary OF Martin Luther
by literary and musical exercises at the
school-building
MISS SUSAN WINCH is very i'll with typhoid
fever at Worcester. Her mother and brother,
DIR. ]. II. Winch, and his wife went Friday to
| take care of her.
| OF Professor ODER was held last Tuesday even
ing and was very successful, about one hun
| bred and fifty being present.
POULTRY business Is booming, Shipments
are large and will be through the month.
Dressed turkeys for Thanksgiving delivery will
bring twenty cents per pound.
J. c. DAVIS did not leave the Blake house
| on Pleasant street, as announced last week, be-
| cause the house to which he expected to go
was not vacated He will move as soon as he
| can secure tenement.
FRIDAY evening quite number Of our young
people assembled by invitation, at the residence
OF John A. Kent, on Slate avenue, to celebrate
the birthday of Auna Langdon. OF course i
was very pleasant gathering and lasted unit
a late Tor early hour.
THE directors of the school have engaged
Malvina Joslin to teach in room No. 3 in place
| Of Miss Beane. Miss Josn Is teacher o.
| fourteen terms experience, has taught the vii
lage schools at West Roxbury and Gouldsville
and is highly recommended. The Director
are negotiating with Cadet N L. Sheldon to FIJI
the vacancy in No. 8, and we hope he may b,
secured.
ONE of our Main street youngsters Of SOM
half zen springs and falls recently asked hi
mother to do something for him, but as sht
was busy his request was not Immediately com
piled with. He kept quiet a few minutes ant
then his mother was surprised by a vigorou
enuHciation Of the word, Amen" Upol
inquiry, he said she had told him that meant
Let 1t be 3d." and he was signifying hi
willingness to wait till she was ready to atten
to him. Cautionary signals were immedatel
put out respecting too frequent use OF tina
, exclamation
COLONEL A. c. BROWN, of Montpelier ha
made arrangements to connect Mortified an
Montpelier by telephone. Work was begun q
both ends Monday morning and before nigh
the holes were dug for the poles about one
third OF the distance. The line will follow tn
3 main road and will be completed in two c
3 three weeks, II the weather is favorable.
D line is now in operation between West Raj
dolph and Clevelandville, and, II satisfactor
/. arrangements can be made, a connection wi
r be made between the latter place and Nortl
field. The annual charges to subscribers ar
. as follows: For dwellings, 500, without tran
. mitter $50 with it; for stores, offices and sue
!, public places, So more. This covers putting u
of wire, use of instrument and keeping ever!
+ thing in working order. Non-subscribers wi
h be charged probably from ten to twenty
a cents according to distance. This will EMIT
q the person to five minutes use of the line
a longer, If no one else wants it. The telephor
n is a great convenience and is appreciated an
q used more, the longer it is in use. DR.. May
:. and N. Davis have given their orders I,
a instruments. There will also be one at Gould
4 vile.
8 Miss FRANCES HAzEN arrived last Thursda
o Mrs. Gilchrist spent several days
= Burlington last week. =. Mrs. Octa and Mi
d Lucy Strong returned Saturday from tv
r months visit in Connecticut and Boston.
|, Mrs. W. s. Hszen has been spending fe
d days in Montpelier with her sister, Mrs. D
Q Kemp. Fannie E. Taylor, a sister of Sar,
Is Taylor, arrived last Wednesday and will 9
o tend the graded school through the remand
s of the school year. Miss Ella Dutton spe
a Sunday at home. Mrs. Lowering Of ClaI
mont N. H., is visiting her sister, Mrs. j.
ia EgertOn.