The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-20
Hard wick.

SAMUEL P. WHEELER is engaged In cutting
the granite work of the new savings bank
building at st. Johnsbury.
TELEPHONE connection with Woodbury. and
the Montpelier exchange was established last
Friday evening (15th). The public office is in
McLoud q Marsh's store In post-offce block
MIR MARsToN and wife Of Wisconsin are Wis
itinR friends in town. Mrs. Marston Is
daughter OF the late Moses Belding, and sister
to the wives of Butler Shipman and d. j.
Ward Of this town.
THE town house Is being improved with new
shingles on the east side and reconstruction
OF the chimney. The old chimney was too
small ana besides II appeared 100 rotten and
unsafe for continued use.
THE annual basket picnic in II W. Chambers
grove on Alder Brook occurs Wednesday, the
goth. A general invitation is extended to all
Hardwick band will attend and entertain the
audience in its pleasant way.
The Methodist church here attended the
camp-meeting at Morrisville with their tent
Greater convenience as to distance, and econ
omy in expense, sensible reasons, were the in
fuences debating the change from Lyndon
vile, at least for one year.
ADAMS KELLOGG, Esq, OF Madison Parish
Ia, mas arrived here on his annual pilgrimage
from his home in the sunny South "Ad'
appears III fine health, showing that time
laoorlous business, and the facilitating influ-
weigh lightly in their effects upon him.
THE extreme temperature OF the last few
days is severely affecting our pasture lands,
and water supplies are fast being cut off under
its influence. Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day, shaded thermometers indicated a tenn
perature OF ninety-six degrees There appears
no visible prospect Of relief or escape from
more hot days to come.
A GRAND republican rally and flag raising is
announced to come off at this place Wednesday
afternoon and evening Eminent speakers are
expected including General w. W. Grout and
Mr.. George ii. Blake OF Barton, II. c. Bates,
Esq ST. Johnsbury, and Hon. p. X, Gleed of
Worthwhile. Hsrdwick, Danville and Norris
Vile bands are expected to be present.
FRED. BUsHEE, a Frenchman in the employ
OF the Mackville Mill Company, fell August
18th from the treste bridge for conveying
lumber across the stream from the mill, about
twenty feet into the cellar Of Bailey's woole
factory, which was burned several years
ago car or truck load OF boards fell with
him. The accident was caused by wheel of
the truck breaking through the bridge He
was not seriously injured, but considerably
bruised.
HARDwIcK textbook committee have made
selection OF the following textbooks for use in
our common schools for the next five wears.
Franklin Series OF Readers, Harrington Graded
Speller, Harper's Biographies, Greenleaf's Sc
ries OF Arthmetics, Reed and Keogg's Gram
mars, Higginson's Young Folks History OF the
United States, Brands Physiology Halls His
tory and Geography of Vermont, Townsend's
Seventy Lessons in Civil Government Cows
Good Morals and Gentle Manners, Ellsworth's
Reversible Series Of Penmanship, and Els
worth's Free Hand Drawing. Changes were
made in spoilers, Biographies, United States
history, penmanship and drawing, on account
OF economy in prices as we'll as superior ex-
celence of the newly selected books. the latter
being the principal consideration influencing a
change. Favorable contracts have been made
with most OF the publishers and doubtless will
be with ALL