The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-05
Mortified.

THE last reported addition to the population
is in the family of John c. Davis, last week.
COMMUNION services were held at the Con-
gregatonal and Episcopal churches last Sunday.
TAXES must be paid this month to secure the
discount F. w. Wright collects the town
taxes and F. A. Preston the village and graded
school taxes There will be no state tax this
year
Two of the horses in charge of Seth James
are entered for the races at the state fair at
Burlington next week. Surprise" and Jen-
ME u =" The latter il DR.. Davis bay mare and
is said so be very promising.
THE band gave another concert on the COM
mon Friday evening. The skill which comes
only with natural musical taste and with prac-
tice is exhibited in their performances, which
are much enjoyed by our people.
THE Old Fellows picnic was held at the
camp ground last Friday, as advertised, The
Mortified band was In attendance, short
speeches were made by T. R. Gordon, Esq, of
Montpelier, DR.. Bradford and T. Plumley,
Esq, and very pleasant time was had.
Two weddings are to occur this evening.
AT the Episcopal church at eight clock Miss
Alice G, Thayer is to be married to Captain
William M. Rumbaugh of Lewis college, and
at the same hour in the Congregational church
Miss Jennie A. Moulton will be married to Mr..
Harvey |. Cutting.
SINCE the fine old tree which gave its name
vandal hand of the woodchopper it has seemed
to some Of our citizens that the street should
be rechristened. In view of the fact that after
to day two of the instructors in Lewis college
will be residents of this street we would sug-
gest the name of Professor street as being APP
propriate.
THE graded school is in very prosperous
condition and is now beginning to show the re-
suits OF the labor which our efficient and popu-
lar principal and the other teachers have been
putting into it. The numbers in the high school
have increased so that extra seats have been
ordered to accommodate them. =. The reading
room approving an attractive and pleasant feat
ure Some cyclopedias are soon to be added.
Clocks have been placed in Nos. 3, 4 and 3.
1.-The total amount of tuition received the
last school year was about $500 The amount
which will be received for this fall term is
about $1S5
II. r, Brown and family and Mrs. c. A.
Edgerton Jr., returned last week from the sea-
shore and some people are wicked enough to
hint that the family cognomen is now appro-
pirate &C c. Davis went to Waterbury Fri
day and commenced his school Monday. Mr..
and Mrs. o. D Edgerton are visiting in St,
Lawrence county, New York. Operator
Clough was ordered to Georgia Monday, where
ne will remain four weeks. Mr.. Pumley e
brother-in-law, L. G. Fletcher, is visiting him.
.....Mrs. DR., Charles Thayer of Burlington is
visiting at her uDcle's, j. G. B. Thayer's.
Professor j. B. johnson is to occupy c. c. Da-
Wis house, at the west end of Vine street.
In the last issue was an item in regard to the
Methodist camp-meeting to which the Mont.
peier Messenger made a reply in the form OF
an unfair and ungentlemanly personal attack
rejecting on the publisher of THE WAToHNAN
and the Mortified correspondent (referring to
the latter in such way as to leave it uncer.
tain which OF three persons in town is meant
and, In violation of friendly confidence and
PROBABLY to satisfy personal spite, dragged in
third party to whom the editor of the Mes
senger was under personal obligation for cour.
tesies received during this camp-meeting Our
item was intended simply to call attention tc
the fact that immoral practices are said to exis,
In connection with these meetings. We had nc
doubt that the association had good rules and
that they were enforced as far as possible, bu
that these immoralities are not suppressed, i.
generally understood in town. We still thnh
1t Is questionable whether the direct good re-
suting from these camp meetings overbalance,
the ever accompanying evils