The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-19
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A SON was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hazelton
Friday.
p. BELKNAP's large house near the foun-
dry is being improved by new clapboards
and paint.
Mrs. HIT has been obliged by i'll health
to resign her position in room No. in the
graded school and her place is taken by Miss
Sadie Kenyon.
DAN McCARTy, Familiarity called Big
Dam" was accidentally shot in the leg last
week by Charles Chandler. Quite severe
flesh wound was made, but it is now doing
well.
ELECTION has been celebrated by the
democrats by bonfires on the common Tues
day and Saturday evenings, and by firing
guns at the Center Friday and Saturday
evenings.
THE ladies society of the Episcopal church
will meet at the rooms this "wednesday
afternoon and evening. Mrs. Thomas Can
field of Burlington, an officer of the Woman s
Auxiliary to the Episcopal Board OF Mis-
sions, will be present and address the meet
ing.
THE village meeting Thursday evening
called out thirty or forty of the citizens.
The suggestion that, if any one had any
property that needed to be guarded, he
could buy dog for the purpose was re-
ceived with approval, and the motion to
authorize the trustees to employ a night
Waterman at an expense to the village OF
not over $3.50 was promptly voted down.
THE school reception Friday evening was
one Of the pleasantest affairs of the kind we
have ever had. The essays by the senior
class were as follows Scientific essay,
Sunshine" Jessie White Historical es-
say, Ilios," Sarah L. Taylor; Literary es-
say, Fossil Thought" Minnie NJ. Walling;
Biographical essay, Longfellow," Flora
NJ. Huntley; Society essay, Moonshine,"
Angie e. Badger. The programme was in
terspersed with music by the seXtet band.
After the close of the exercises, refresh
ments were served and an hour or two spent
in social intercourse.
Mr.. AND Mrs. PORE and Miss Abbie were
in Barre Saturday and Sunday. -=J j. H.
Hazelton is sick with slow fever and his
business is in charge of his brother-in-law
Sumner Kimball. =- Miss Nellie Wilder
goes to Burlington the first of December to
take the place of Miss Alma Huntley in the
children's home. - Mr.. Nye OF Bethle-
hem, N. H., visited his sister, Mrs. Carpen-
ter last week. Charles Gilchrst, an
old Northfield boy, now of Boston, is visit
ing in town. - Miss Adeline Wheeler OF
Barre is visiting her aunt, Mrs r. Nichols.
80 Mrs. Betsey Carpenter went to Bur
| lington Saturday to remain week. -
DIR. Minott is at his fathers home in Middle
bury taking care of a brother who is sick
80 o. l.. Barnard and wife of Moretown
town spent sunday AT Amos GlaStrluge s.
Frank Gourley was at home over
| Sunday. - William Luther and family
| left Tuesday for visit of a few weeks in
Rochester. - Mrs. w. o. Whitmarsh is
| quite ill, being troubled by heart difficulty
- John II. Buck, Esq, of Lockport
| New York. Colonel Albert Fletcher of Mid
| dlebury and Colonel f. e. Smith of Mont
pelier, with their wives, visited at DIR
| Nichols Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. Squire Buck, his father, was {
former resident of this place and the frs
| lawyer settled in town. G. G. Davis
and family and Misses Miriam Kimball ant
| Clara Harwood of the Waterbury graded
| school came home Saturday to remain dur
| ing their vacation of two weeks. w
F. Baker, Esq, has gone to Thomasville
Ga. His health is improving, but he though
a still warmer climate would be more bene
| fetal. - Mrs. j. S. Bryant Of Woodstock
| is visiting relatives in town. - Charles
| Barlow, II. A. Browns son-in-law, who ha
| been at work on the Central railroad, il
| going to New York to engage in the SAM
| business. - Mrs. j. G. Hayden has re
turned from Putney where she has been t,
take care of her daughter, Mrs. ingalls,.