Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-09
Marshneld Items.

Mr.. Wallace Lamberton sawed bis foot quite
pad,y on tuesday Of last week by slipping on TO
ms board saw as 1t was stopping. Very fortu-
nately for him there was no water on the Wheel as
II would have been very bad for him. As II IL
he has very bad foot and he has had some fever
with IT, but no serious results are anticipated.
ne Will be compelled to remain quiet for some
time and II his customers will remember him at
this time II will be very acceptable. May day
was observed by sugar party at Silas Cartons
sugar house, under the auspices OF the ladies OF
the Congregational church. The band was pres
emit, making their first appearance In their new
band caps, and added to the enjoyment Of the
occasion. In the evening there was promenade
concert at the hotel hall where good company
enjoyed themselves till quite late. Miss Carrie
Smith Of Maiden, Mass daughter Of T. W. Smith,
formerly Of this town, has been visiting with her
sister, Mrs j. Y. Sanborn, and other friends, the
past two weeks. ALLEN Phelps has bought his
fathers place In the village and will see the old
doctor through this life. Perey Spencer and
wife are going to Peacham 10 work this season,
and have let their farm TO Fri Spencer. /. Ira
Batehelder has moved his family from the grst
min house to the Clark farm up the brook road.
-; Most OF our schools began last Monday. The
school In the Dwinell district has kept one week,
tsught by Mrs. Eddie Ptkin, formerly Bertha
Merritt; the village school IL taught by Eta J.
More; on Depot hill by Jane Fitzgerald; In Love-
land district by Anna Burnham; in J. B. Pike
district ~ Olive Severance; In d. NJ Perkins die
trict by Lille Dow Jessie Dow teaches In Wood.
bury and Jennie Hill In Cabot Harvey II.
Jewell, M d., OF West Concord, formerly OF Wood
bury, made us call last Saturday. He Ia one OF
our enterprisng young men and In his new field
OF practice Is reaping the reward he so Justly
merits. The election OF band officers for the
next term came off last Saturday, and they are ~
follows: President W. II. II. Mears; ycepresi.
dent, q. A. Bemis; secretary and treasurer, A, NJ
Shepard leader, Ira II. Edison; second leader A
Lamberton executive committee, leader ca
otlcio. +. G, Merrill and j. Y. Sanborn The band
is In flourishiDg condition. thanks TO their own
exertions, having some good instruments and
band caps with swinging lamps, as band property
....Ihere Is some talk Of observing Decoration
Day here this year. II anything il TO be done II
is high time something was doing as there Is none
too much time to make preparations and have II
a success. Rev. c. II. Farnsworth has returned
here for his third year as pastor OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. The teachers in the Sabbath.
school for the present year are Mrs T. York. Mrs
| d. X. Loveland Mrs Henry Smith, Mrs C. IL
| Farnsworth, Rev. c. II. Farnswofth, Norman
Bliss, Daniel Holcomb, Bemis Pike and George o
Davis. Mrs John l.. Ormsbee, daughter oil
| Dexter 1de, died last Sunday. Mrs @. A. Gil
man started for Boston last Monday morning fol
| medical treatment go. As Evans and Harry ID
McCrills were riding down the hill leading from
| their farm to the village last Monday noon, the
| king bolt" OF the wagon gave away, letting tn,
front OF the wagon drop suddenly to the ground
| Both were thrown to the ground alighting VI
heads aud shoulders, but fortunately no serioui
| accident occurred. few bruises and some lame
| ness was the only bad result. 1t was narrow
escape from serious accident. 1t Is unnecessary
to say the horse made good time to the village