The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-16


rates on some of the new blocks. -= Mrs.
Sidney Hood died, recently, with rheumatic
fever. 80 A. j. Curtis opened his dane
ing-school last Thursday evening with
thirty-six couples. - Mrs. Sidney How
ard has returned from visiting trip in
Windsor county. - Alice Gilman com
menced the school on Osgood hill last week.
go The graded school began Monday.
= Pearl Bodgett has returned from
Alaska. =- Alice Sleeper and Carrie Hall
of this place, noted characters, were ar
rested in Burlington, last week, for lewdness
and lascivious behavior, and sentenced to
the house of correction for three months
each.
STAFFORD.
THE friends of Huguenot Seminary, Wei
lington, South Africa. and of Miss Lizzie
Cummings of STAFFORD, teacher in this in
stitution. will be panied to learn that the
Italian bark, "Olga r." was wrecked on
the coast of Africa October 3Oth. This
bark, sail vessel, was bearing from New
York city for Goodnow Hall "a brick build
ing to be erected there for the use of the
seminary, through the munifcence of Miss
Cummings kinsman Mr.. Goodnow of Wor-
cester, Mass) the wooden portion of the
editice, including doors and windows, four
hundred fifty to five hundred chairs, the
pulpit furniture, lighting apparatus, etc.
There had previously been storm of un-
usual violence, but just before the accident
the wind suddenly ceased. Yet the tenn
pest had created a strong ocean current
which, in spite of every effort, caused the
vessel to drift upon the rocks. 1t struck
within twenty yards of the shore. 1t was
thought part of the cargo would be saved,
and insurance may nearly make good the
loss. The day before (the 29th) a large con-
course of people assembled at Wellington to
participate in laying the cornerstone of the
hall, the chief justice of the county laying
the stone in its place, Miss Cummings first
depositing there papers containing a his
tory of the enterprise. - Edward g.
Graves, one of our most exemplary young
men, was committed to the insane asylum
at Brattleboro last Saturday. His malady
seems the result of i'll health and a consti-
tutional bias to arrangement. Much SYM
| patty is manifested in our community for
| him, as well as for his father, Orange
! Graves, who has no other near friend or
relative in this vicinity. - The young
wife of William II. Collins Jenne Alger) is
in a very critical condition, her physicians
having but little hope of her recovery. Her
death would be severe blow to her hus-
band and an irreparable loss to the week
old baby boy. - Our winter schools are
now apparently in successful operation.
Estella c. White teaches on Kibling Hill,
Sarah Cook at " the City," her sister, Liz
zie Cook, at the Pond, Cora Rowell in No.
6 or the Clough district, Charles e. Kibbee
of Thetford at the Center, Charles H. Blood
of Lyme in No. 9, Minnie f. Bartlett at
Copperas Hill. In all, or nearly ALL the other
districts the second term of school was held
in the autumn. - John Hammer has
conveyed his farm, purchased two years
since of Albert ID. Quimby, to Mrs. j. w.
Cove, possession to be given next spring.
- Bishop Lodge of Good Templars
gave an entertainment at Hazelton's hall on
! Saturday evening. The affair was successful
financially, as well as in every other respect.
The acting in the play, Down by the Sea,
sum was realized, which will be used for
the benefit of this fourshing lodge.
West Topsham.
THE young people have basket picnic
and dramatic entertainment at the hall next
Thursday evening. - State Superin.
tendent Dart lectures here on Wednesday
evening and Thursday this week. -
Jerry Bowen who had his leg broken last
October, is still confined to his bed. The
fractured limb is two and one-half inches
shorter than before the accident Fred
Collins cut his foot, last Saturday, so Sc
verely as to require the services of a sur.
geon to dress it. - Charles Smith is
soon going to Boston with poultry eggs
etc, for farmers in this vicinity, they think.
ing they can do better by sending him than
take the prices offered them by dealers
here. - 1t is predicted that those here
who put down large quantities of eggs last
summer are not going to get exceedingly
rich this year. - The village school com.
menced last week Monday, with Milo Kezei
as teacher, which is a guarantee that we
shall have a good school. Mr.. Kezer is an
experienced teacher.
Tunbridge.
THERE is to be campfire at the town
hall next Saturday evening. - The Bant
of Hope meets with Mrs. Mary e. King to
morrow evening. - Henry Hayward
was drawn as one of the jurymen for the
county court. - Miss Ann Howe cele
brated her eighteenth birthday last Thurs
day by party given to her many younl
friends. - Mrs. X. A. Pixley is very i'll
- Mrs. Rebecca King is spending thu
winter with her son in Lawrence, Mass
- A ladies' prayer-meeting is held eacl
Monday evening by the ladies of tn,
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Mr.. Nathan Underwood has beef
very sick for few days. - Moses Kin,
has been quite sick, but is now better
- Rev. Mr.. Earle breaches temper
ance sermon at the Congregational hous
next Sunday evening.
Williamstown.
Mrs. JACOB JEFFoRDs died in Barre, las
Friday, after an illness of but few days
and her body was brought home for buria
on Sunday, Rev. Harvey Webster officiating
at her funeral at the Methodist house. Sh
was a daughter of the late Timothy Bun
? rOu9nS Oh tdSU DrOOkUell, DuI Idu Deen
resident of this place for many years. Sh
5 had been widow for long time and leave
A quite large family of children. We know
| of no one who had anything but kindly fee
. ing and respect for her. - Leroy
Norris tells us he is to give an entertain
ment at the vestry Of the Methodist Episcc
pal church in Barre next Saturday evening
= " The Drunkard's Career" and " Pilgrims
5 Progress" illustrated are the features c
+. the entertainment. - Will Carpenter
f our wel-known painter and wheelwrigh
S has moved to the Elijah Kathan plac,
where he does repairing His paint-sho
is now in the basement of the Lewis Film
house. 60 Messrs. Joshua f. Bailey an
. Edison Martin were drawn as jurors frol
K this place for the December term of tn
: Orange county court. - Amasa FarI
= ham, native of the place, but for som
o years past a resident of Montpelier, hs
bought the Quincy NJ. Carpenter house an
shop, and will come here TO reside. -
Miss Lucy Abbott, well and favorabl
q known as a music-teacher here, has taken
u class in instrumental music in Barre. -
: Our citizens had the opportunity to het
g State Superintendent Dartt for the tir
u time here in his admirable lecture ON MOI
+ day evening. a goody number We're pre-
" ent and when the lecture was finished or
I. al our farmerS said IN us. 90 | coull sit an