The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-01
East Montpelier.


LIE concert given by the singng-school.
ol saturday afternoon and evening Of last
week, was fully up to the general expecta-
ton MIR. and Mrs. Spencer of Marsh6eId.
ana some OF the best singers of our own
Town, were present and added materially to
Ine enjoyment OF the occasion. Where each
did so well 1t would be unfair TO mention
individual excellencies. but we are sure NO
one VIII feel sighted If we say that the
nearly ana repeated encore given to Mrs.
spencer was only another way of repeating
sne refrain, That's the Song for Me-
W4 vha, cIeuit Is Que Mr.. Dudley as teacher.
When the class was formed last fall. not
over half-dozen could sing the scale cor
rectiy, and the progress made is not wholly
due to the fact that it has been an nm,
usually good working class" for we happen
10 Know that there has been an unusual
amount OF patience, perseverance and earn
est work on the part of the teacher
II. U. Tullar, the boy preacher" will hold
meeting at the Center church next Thurs
DAY evening - Eugene Parker is at
nome on visit from st. Adams, and ex-
poets to spend the summer. - Arthur
Hubbard was visiting his brother in Boston
last week. - Mrs. Charles Collins, re-
Gently arrived from Texas, is spending "A
few weeks with Mrs. Sharlock Peck. =
Mr. ana Mrs. Reyes of Warren spent last
week with Mrs. Reyes parents here. -
MIS-. Barbara Dingwall, who has been visit
ing Tor several weeks at the Center, started
1or her nome in Morrisvlle last Thursday
intending to stop a few days at Worcester.
- Mrs. DIR. Angler arrived from Boston,
iast week, to make her annual visit at the
nome OF her father, H. ID. Hill. - Misses
Ellen and Marietta Peck expect to visit
friends in st. Johnsbury this week.
.; W. Arms is still improving, and is now
able to take short ride occasionally.
Inc school at the Center closed last Friday,
Those having no marks were Myrtle Cove,
trODuwin. BARNARD
Kelly, Ernest Ormsbee Lucy and Leon
Steward, and Stella and Ada Woodward.
others not tardy were Elmer Kelly. Leon
Kelly, Morton Mack, Myrtle Ormsbee, and
Louie and Grace Woodward. Belle Her
sey, Leon Kelly and Inez Dingwall were
absent one-half day. Hattie Foster, Julia
Foster, Lottie Woodward and Myrtle Orms-
bee were absent three days or less This is
MISS II. j. Wheeler's fourth term here and
IKE the preceding ones, it has been char
acteriZed by thorough and efficient work,
ana mutual satisfaction on the part of all
concerned.
Bradford.-NIiss Belle Patterson has re-
turned from New York and is stopping at J.
M. Wardens. Fay Sargent returned
to Nashua last week His sister, Sadie.
now Mrs. Worth of Chicago, is here with
her little boy visiting her parents and
friends. - The New York express train
was. put on last Monday. Rev Charles
the two last Sundays. Eight years ago he
was pastor here, and his many friends were
pleased to have him come among them
again. - Rev. j. w. Lees has accented
the call of the Congre gational society and
preached his first regular sermon last Sun
day. His salary is to be 81 600 and the use
OF the parsonage, which has just been
thoroughly repaired. - f. G.. Hobart,
one of our old residents, has declared his
intention OF moving to California and has
advertised his real estate for sale - No
move has yet been made to have a cele-
bration here on the Fourth, but Lyndonville,
at 81 for the round trip is talked of as the
objective point by those who want to cele-
brate somewhere. - David Blakely of
Minneapolis, Mimi. is here on a short visit,
before sailing for Europe to join his family,
who have been there the past year
Warren.-There was quite an excitement
IN town last Friday over the trial of Charles
Ferris for placing Instructions in the high
way overturning outbuildngs and doing
other mischief generally. The witnesses
failed to do their duty, and for that reason
well filled with visitors from abroad last
week. Eight left James and George Car
dell's, Saturday morning, and there are sew
eral more in the village yet. Mr. and
Mrs. Elias Cardell and son. Lewis, of Lowell,
Mass, are visiting friends in town. NAL
colin Bradley is also visiting friends in town.
- Rev. Peter Mcmillan preached to
full house in the village church last Sunday.
- The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Cuthbert next
week Tuesday at two P. NJ. - Mrs
Phelps Jones is failing. - Elmer Ladue
is home from Boston. He graduated from
the medical college there last week
East Brookfield.-Mr. Arthur Osgood's
horse made things quite lively near John
Sprague's, recently, badly demolished
wagon and few lengths of broken board
fence being the result. - John X.
Sprague, Esq, juryman from Brookfield,
was taken dangerously sick while attend
ing court at Chelsea, and was brought home
on Friday last. He is convalescent at
this writing. - Mrs. j. K Sprague is
in very poor health - Deacon F. H.
Newell is seriously afflicted, being partially
paralyzed. II. l.. Newell is at home
for short vacation. There We're no
services at the Union church last Sunday.
- K. G. Sprague has returned home
from st. Johnsbury Academy. - Miss
Il. May Blodgett has closed very success
full term of school in district No II.
The stage from Williamstown to East
Brookfield is to be discontinued this week,
East Bethel.-John Button had one of
his legs broken, last week, while taking a
load of lumber TO Royalton. He was sitting
on the front end of the load, driving, when
one of the horses kicked, hitting him on the
leg. DIR. Fish of Tunbridge and DIR. House
of Royalton were called to set it, They call
trarx had fNn..