The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-20
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THE militia leave Friday morning for their
annual muster at Brattleboro.
THE Universalist church Is receiving coat
of paint, the work being done by Huntley's
men.
Four OF the fresh air children return to-day
"wednesday and the balance will go Saturday
morning on the mail train at 9.23
A CAUCUS will be be held at Concert hall
Saturday evening at 80 to nominate the re.
publican candidates for justices Of the peace
and town representative.
MONDAY evening Charles Hassam Of wor
cester, Mass, son OF Nelson Hassam, was
married by Rev. j. o. Sherburne to Miss
Abbie Harwood, daughter of L. c. Harwood.
THE textbook committee has appointed G.
ii. Richmond as agent to sell the common
school textbooks, adopted by the committee,
and the books will be kept on sale at the Ne,os
office.
THE board OF civil authority met at village
hall Saturday afternoon to correct the check
list Some changes we're made and the board
adjourned to next week Thursday at ten
o'clock
A. HowARTH has decided to close his wooden
mill In this place as soon as he can work up
the warp now in the LOOMS which will prob
ably be about October /. The machinery will
be sold as it stands or be shipped away. Mr.
Howarth will go to Oxford, Mass, and devote
his whole time to his business at that place.
SCHOOL began Monday with the following
board OF teachers: Principal, j. M. Hit;
preceptress, S. Carrie Chase; grammar school,
John X Spaulding; No. 4, Mary f. Thompson;
No. 3, Mrs. J. NJ Hit; No. 2, Malvins Joslin
No. 1, Hattie Ingalls,. The teachers are all the
the three lower rooms the order is changed.
The attendance is fair, but there will probably
be additions, as the term began very early.
AN adjourned meeting of the Blaine and
Logan club WAS held at village hall Saturday
evening. The executive committee was in
structed to secure room for q headquarters to
be opened every day, and to make arrange
ments for first-class speaker and a parade
next week. The room at the west end Of
Union block, recently occupied by the Savings
Bank, has been secured and will be fitted up
as headquarters. All the leading republican
papers Of New England and New York will be
on file and the room open every evening till
election.
MRS. j. II. CIRCUIT and Miss Mary visited in
Waitsfeld several days last week. :. Miss
Sarah Taylor came Thursday to attend the
high school the coming year. :. Mr.. Plumley
made campaign speeches at Sheldon, Swanton,
East Fairfield, Franklin and Richford last
week. He will deliver an address at the tenn
perance camp-meeting at Worthwhile to-day
"wednesday and make political speeches at
Waitsfeld Friday and at Ascutneyville Satur-
day Of this week ...F. w. Dutton and wife
returned Wednesday from their western trip
....F. E. Newcomb and family visited at c.
A. Edgerton's last week. -. Mrs. Bugbee goes
to-day Wednesday, to visit her sister in Cabot
Mrs. George Dodge Of Woburn, Mass, is
at E. X. Jones'. &C c. Davis and family came
on from New Hampshire Monday. They go
to Waterbury this week. -. Mrs. S. V. Avery
Of the orphans home at Burlington is visiting
her sister. Mrs f. Huntley.. H. c. Dole of
the Camden New Jersey Press is in town, to
remain two or three weeks. Ladoit Derby
and wife leave to-day wednesday, for their
home at Iowa Falls, Ia.....F. H. Metcalf has
been in Boston for a few dsys.....F A. Jones
has returned from several weeks camping out
at Queen City Park. L. E. Upper and wife
went to Craftsbury last week and will soon
move to Essex. N. L Sheldon has been in
town for a few days. &c c. Sanborn returned
Monday from his yachting trip. e, Miss Clara
Harwood has been engaged to teach in the
Waterbury graded school.
East MOntDelier.-Miss Sarah Wheeler