The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-05

hotels 60 DIR. J. Durkee has been granted
a pension of SO per month. - The ladies
of the Womans Christian Temperance
Union met at Mrs. II. r. Haywards, last
Saturday evening, and elected the following
officers: Mrs. j. s. Gay, president; Mrs e.
l.. Fish, secretary; Mrs. III. II. Hayward,
treasurer; Mrs. G. Noyes, Mrs. A. j. Wills
and Mrs. o. II. King, vce-presidents; Mrs.
o. ii. King, superintendent of juvenile work;
Mrs. A. j. Wills, Mrs c. B. Smith and Mrs.
I. l.. Butterfield, assistants; Mrs. A. J. Wills,
superintendent of temperance literature;
Mrs. .. II. King, Mrs. A. j. Wills and Mrs.
I. l.. Butterfield, superintendents of Sun
day-school work; Mrs c. b. Smith, super
intendent of scientific work; Mrs. T.. l..
Fish, superintendent of public meetings;
Mrs. j. - Gay, superintendent of evangel-
istic work. - Colonel S. NJ. Pinpree in
letter accepting an invitation to be pres
ent at the coming reunion of Company Il,
Second Vermont Regiment, pays deserved
tribute to the " Bloody Second" which
" went early and stayed late,' " began fir
ing at Bull Run in 1861 and ceased firing at
Sailors Creek in 1865"
Williamstown.
THE musicale at the town hall, Thursday
evening last, was well attended. A special
interest was felt in it because of the desire
to hear Messrs. Daniel II. Martin, Cary Wat
son and " Nat " Simons, and the Misses
Cotton and Allen-all at present residents
of lllinois-who kindly assisted some of our
best home talent. The work done seems to
have been warmly received by the audience
Omitting most particulars, we must mention
the special warmth with which a duet by
the Misses Cotton and Allen was received
1t was beautifully sung, without any instru
mental accompaniment, and with an ease
and simplicity of manner that carried the
audience captive. Fred Blanchard's cornet
playing, accompanied by the fine organ
playing of Miss Nettie Gale, was, as usual
listened to with great pleasure. - Mis-,
Emma Adams closed her summer school, il
the Albert II. Norris district, with NJ
! marks " on her register. Miss Flora Ben
edict's school, in the David Gale district
closed with no tardy marks on her register
! OF Miss Eta Martins pupils, in the james
Walbridge district, Misses Belle Hubbard
Myra Seaver, Josie Staples, Maggie Hib
bard, Cynthia Tempeton, Cora Lewis an,
Master Georgia jackson had no marks
Those having no tardy marks were Misse
Cora Bailey, Ollie Farnham, Mabel Levi
and Lizzie Prescott, and Masters Nelsol
Lewis and Clyde Templeton. Masters Wal
lace Robinson and Deland Staples had n
absent marks. Miss Alice NJ. Brow
| closed her school in the Charles Woolcot
district last Friday. OF nine regular schol
ars of school age, siX-Jason f. Martin
Jesse A. Martin, Hattie E. Webster, Lorel
Webster, Frank A. Downs and Ella Hunt
had no marks, and Henry Downs age
four, had only one absent mark. w
regret to say that our towns-woman, Mis-
Violetta Hibbard a professional nurse, an
who has done so much for others in her life
writes from New York city that she Ina
been laid aside from work by i'll healt
most of the time for some months pas
- George Beckett, town treasurer, Ina
his posters out announcing that taxes ma
now be paid at his office. Persons payin
within ninety days from the date of said pos
ers (July 20 are entitled by law to di
count of four per cent. - A black snak
was recently killed not far from the plaC
of George Williams. - Our hay crop, g
a whole, will probably be as good as, or
little better than, that of last year. Frequer
rains have interfered with the making of i
The other crops about here look very prom
Using. - We saw wool-buyer in tow
last week. He reported prices at sixteen
twenty-three cents per pound. - Qua
tery meeting was held at the Methods
house last Sunday, Presiding Elder Spenc,
officiating. - 1t CHANGED that last SUI
day week there were four or five ministe
in attendance at the Free Baptist hous
Elders Dickey of Washington and Sargel
of Middlesex preached. - Many of OF
people will pleasantly remember their o.
friend and acquaintance, John NJ. Frenc
formerly of Barre and now in business
Ottawa, Illinois. Tired of bachelor life I
took to himself wife on the 10th ult. W
can congratulate Mrs. French on capt.
catch" - Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Go
frey, who have for some months occupit
/ DIR. Charles w. McClearns house, ha'
! given up housekeeping for a season. MI
!, Godfrey is in quite poor health. The doct
will practice at the table of j. X. Lyn,
for the present. - Alison Sherman
. Waukegan, ILL.,, with daughter residing
New York city, has lately been a guest
+ his sister-in-law, Mrs. Enoch Howe NJ
: Sherman went West from Barre MAJ
9 wears ago. Miss Carrie Tucker