The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-20
Mortified.

HELEN BROWN OF Burke is visiting her uncle,
II. X. Brown.
LUCY BRALRY returned from Tilden semin-
airy last Friday.
REV. w. S. HAzEN exchanged with Rev. ].
o. Sherburne last Sunday.
Miss BEANIE has begun a summer term at
her home with some fifteen scholars.
c. F. RUSSELL has been appointed policeman
in place of Freeman Ham, resigned
l. N. jerks has sold his black Draco colt to
Denny Whittemore for use during his vacation.
JOB. THAYER spent Sunday at his old
old home in Thetford and his wife visited at
Hartland.
L. w. AvERY's bay mare "Nell p" mother Of
Honest john" died Saturday night. She
was sixteen years old.
DURING the repairs on the Universalist
church, there are no services II is expected
they will be resumed July 9.
NJ J. CLoUGH night telegraph OPERATOR has
gone to Swanton for few weeks to relieve the
operator there who Is taking vacation.
F. w. BUTTON with his wife and infant son
drove to Middlebury Friday. Mrs. Dutton
will remain there with her mother for several
weeks
POLICEMAN MosELEY arrested one Of Owen
Reeds followers last week, but let him go on
promise Of future good behaviour. We hope
the thing will be followed up till the nuisance
is abated
home last w ednesday. Miss Kimball entered
upon her duties as organist at the Congrega-
! tional church last Sunday.
THE statement that Miss Thompson had
! opened a select school was mistake, arising
from misunderstanding. She has, however,
few small scholars at her home.
THE adjourned regular meetings Of Post
| 4. al. A.. H..
| following the fourth Saturday Of each month
at eight oclock p. NJ, until further orders
MAGGIE Houston has been very i'll with ty-
phoid fever, but is now recovering. The good
| templars of which order she is a member, re-
Gently presented her with purse of over ten
dollars.
THE town bridge is to be torn up to-day pre-
paratory to putting in the new iron bridge,
which is expected to be ready for use In about
four weeks. The only crossing in the village
for teams is now at the Wall street bridge
KENT HoDGDoN has returned from Cham
plain, N. Y, and will work on I. A. Aliens farm
this summer He reports large foundry bust
ness in progress at Champlain. G. II. Eaton
and c. +. Beard have recently gone there to
work
MIR. RICE, who was for many years the only
piano tuner that came to our town, is still
alive, though in poor health. He has aban
doned his business and devotes his time tc
fishing and other outdoor recreation in the
South.
Mrs. J. P. OTIS of West Burke, general SUI
perintendent of juvenile templars of the indie
pendent Order OF Good Templars, was in towr
last Thursday on business of the order. She
appointed Mrs. Frank Plumley county deputy
for Washington county.
J. X. EGERToN met with a severe and painful
accident a week ago Sunday by falling dowr
stairs. One rib was broken and several hare
strains and bruises received, but he is now re
covering We believe this is the third disaster
that has befalen him within a year and thu
moral we would draw is that, in case OF insur
ance agents, at least, accidents are very prop
ly like charity.
LEWIS COLLEGE commencement occurs th
week. The baccalaureate sermon was preached
at concert hall Sunday evening by Rev. |. P
Booth. The junior exhibition comes on Wed
nesday evening and commencement exercise
Thursday forenoon, followed by an address b,
Rev. J. Edward Wright of Montpelier. Their
will be the usual military drill on the parad
ground Thursday afternoon and ball in tn
evening.
MALvERD A. HOWE. who has been instructo
in mathematics at the Rock Point school, re
Gently passed all the entrance examinations t
the Thayer School of Civil Engineering at Han
over, N H., with the exception of cnemistr.
which he did not attempt, MS he was not full
prepared. This school is second only to Yves
Point in its specially and Mr. Howe is TO b
congratulated on his success. We believe h
intends to enter this fall.
AT the annual meeting of the graded schoo
district last Tuesday evening, the followin
officers were elected: Moderator, j. H. Orcutt
clerk E. Ingalls, treasurer, J. c. B. Ihayer
collector, +. A. Preston; auditor, II. r. Brown
directors for three years, Geo. H. Crane, Jas. \
} johnson. A tax of fifty-five cents was voted
with discount of four per cent If paid to co
lector before October l. Some discussion wa
; made over the account Of Judge Carpenter &c
! legal services and the meeting adjourned tw
! weeks, having instructed the directors TO il
vestgate the matter and report at that tim,
J Owing to the fact that some of the previou
years bills were paid last year, there is a
apparent increase IN the debt. There SCENE
to be a decided feeling in favor of having tt
schoo. kept up to its present standard.