The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13
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AlsltE IhfSION IL DOUlb lTOnl burlington.
DIR. DAVIS is building barn on his Aldrich
farm.
GEORGE w. KINGsBuRY is painting his house
on Vine street.
c. A. EDGERToN went to Boston last week,
Friday.
Isle McINTosH Of South Royalton was In
town over Sunday.
Lulu NEwcoMB went to waitsfeld Monday
to spend the summer.
EVE AND DENNY WHnrEMoRE came from
Kansas Saturday to spend the summer
REV. AND Mrs. BoorH attended the Univer-
salist convention at Plainfield last Friday.
JULIA DONOVAN goes to the Crawford house,
White Mountains, this week to act as table girl.
c. C. DAVIS goes to New Hampshire this
week to visit at Concord, Winchester and other
places
MISS THOMPSON began term of select school
Monday in her room at the graded school
building.
Mrs MARTHA Howard PIERCE arrived from
Boston Friday on visit to her aunt, Mrs. c.
p. Kimball
THE annual meeting of the Adams Slate and
Tile company is called at the Mortified house
at ten oclock to-day.
WE regret to learn that Fred Martin has
bought out John Evans saloon. He ought to
be in better business
DIR N w. GILBERT went 10 Boston last week
and his place is filed by his brother, DR.. R. G.
Gilbert, of Morrisville.
Miss CHASE. the preceptress, who was taken
with the measles the last day of school, went
to her home at Morrisville on Monday.
THE Lockin saloon under McIntosh's gal
lery is being repaired and will be occupied
by Charles E. Reed as a ready-made clothing
store.
REV. W. S. HAzEN is attending the Congre-
gational state convention at Newport. His wife
accompanied him and they will visit at st.
Johnsbury.
THE ladies of St. Mary's parish will hold
strawberry festival at Concert hall next Tues
day evening, at which tableaux, etc. will be
given for entertainment.
JENNIE MoULToN played the organ at the
Congregational church last Sunday. Abbie
Kimball has been engaged as organist and will
enter upon her duties next Sunday.
THE pupils of the high school last week pre-
sented fine silk covered student chair to
Principal HIT and book of poems and large
photograph album to the preceptress, Miss
Chase.
| J. F DAVIS ESQ. of Brooklyn, arrived in
town Monday He is as hearty and genial as
ever and finds many old friends to welcome
! him. His son, Edgar, is in a printing Office in
Brooklyn.
CHrLDRENs day was observed at the Metho-
| dist church at five o'clock with the regular SER
| vice arranged for the occasion The church
| was very finely decorated with pot plants and
| cut flowers.
THE head of the Emerson water works is be-
ing carried about one hundred rods further up
the hill in order TO secure more and colder
water. G. c. Markham and Emons Howe are
doing the work
MRS. MAYNARD has gone to Burlington as
| housekeeper for old friend Her daughter,
Mrs. Clark. went with her and her youngest
son will live with her. Miss Millie remains in
Northfield for the present.
THE attendance at Mr. Carpenters lecture
| last Wednesday was small The lecture was
very entertaining and instructive He gave
manv new ideas of life in Washington and his
anecdotes of public men were interesting
E. F. DEERING having refused the appoint
ment of policeman, c. B. Tilden has been ap-
pointed in his place. The lookup has been
thoroughly repaired. II would be q good be-
ginning to place Owen Reed and some of his
tormentors in 1t. unless their disturbances cease
THE Universalist church is being considera-
bly, changed and improved. An addition is
put on the rear, over the stage in which the
organ and choir will be stationed. The old
gallery will be ceed mp and used as parlor.
The audience room will also be newly frescoed
and recarpeted.
W. D PLAsTRIDGE is building large barn
on the Gallup farm, one hundred and fifteen
feet by forty-eight feet The foundation is
laid and the frame will be raised this week
| Inc work IL in charge OF MIR. Debell of Waits
field who has six men under him. Mr. Plast-
ridge is one of onr enterprising Young men who
do not need to go West to make farming pay.
The following notes in regard to the school
were received last week too late for insertion:
The attendance of the parents and friends of
the school at the public examinations was not
as large as last year The entire year but espe-
cially the past term, has been so badly broken
up by constant sickness that the work of the
school has suffered materially, ard yet the ex-
aminations are reported by the committees to
he quite equal to last year. Tho grammar
school has been very ablv handled this year,
and as good work accomplished as was possible
in the circumstances notable feature OF the
years work in the lower grades has been the
introduction OF the newest methods in primary
work. The most of our large schools are fol-
lowing st. Lnns in recognizing the necessity of
thorough kindergarten work for primary grades
and we are glad to see that the principles of the
new education are working down into our COM
mon schools The total attendance. we are
told, was not greater than last year on ac-
count Of the sickness though the number of
pupils was larger The tuition has, however
increased nearly seventv-five per cent. The
annual report of the board and principal was
issued last week and the latter contains some
comparative statistics from the various schools
OF similar grade in the state and other matters
which should be carefully read. Our school is
fast regaining the position it had some wears
ago and. with the experience we have had it
is to be hoped that no more penny wise ex-
periments will be tried, for it seems to be
proved that poor school costs us as much as a
frst-class one.