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


Colorado.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
School closes this week Friday, to be fol-
lowed by vacation of two weeks. Exam
nations will be held Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. - Professor Hit took
short vacation this week, going away Mon
day to attend some educational meetings.
- The young men will hold their de-
batting club Wednesday nights in future,
instead of Thursday, as they have the past
term. So The high school library associ-
alton have ordered thirty,three volumes of
books, which are expected soon. - The
committee are making preparations for an
enjoyable time at the party that is to be
held in the high school rooms New Years
night. 60 Miss Chase, preceptress, ex-
poets to spend the vacation at her home in
Morrisvile.
Gouldsville.
THE socable will meet Thursday after
noon and evening with Mrs. Charles Simons.
80 Rev. G. f. Cowper will hold services
at the Good Templars' hall Sunday, at half
past three o'clock P. NJ. IL. w. Gould
and son, Myron, have gone to Denver, Col
winter. - Mrs. Lucretia Pearson has
been quite ill, but is some better
PIaiufieId.
The village schools commenced last Mon
day, with about one hundred scholars, and
o. f. Davis and Miss Alice Martin as teach
ers. Mr.. Davis and his wife are boarding
with o. l.. Hoyt, Esq. =" e. V. Duke has
moved into the house with f. G.. Hoyt, to
remain until his house, which he is building,
is completed. - John Lane has moved
inc the house of Edwin Maxfeld - Ira
Batchelder is building house just south of
the railroad - Mrs. Mary Kidder has
gone to live during the winter with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Ferrin of Keeseville, n. Y.
of wi lrnt N
town visiting friends. They intend to re-
main in this state until the LIST of March.
- Silas Willis has purchased the Tay
Tor place, near the mills in the village.
- ID. Moses has on exhibition at his
store the cuckoo clock that was drawn at
the Catholic fair by John Ryan - Aldro
Batcheder has recently purchased Union
threshng and saving machine, with which
he is doing excellent work. - II. III.
Dewey, q merchant here for several years,
who sold out his business last summer, re-
turned, last Monday, from an extended tour
through some of the western states and ter
ritories, where he has been looking for bust
ness opportunities, but has not yet fully de-
cided as to his future residence and business.
- We are glad to see Henry Bartlett
on the street again, recovering from long
and severe sickness. - Next Friday
evening. the 18th instant the band are to
have masquerade promenade concert at A.
G.. Slayton's hall. Neutrality-suspicious.
twenty-five cents, ladies free. The band
has also arranged for a frst-class musical
entertainment in the near future. They
have purchased their instruments without
any assistance from outside, have borne
most of the expenses incident to a band,
and are now in need of uniforms, for which
| they are giving entertainments. 1t is hoped
the community will so appreciate the efforts
of the band that they may have full houses.
Warren.
Miss JENNIE CARDELL came home from
Bangor, Maine, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jeramiah
Curtin from Washington, ID. c., last week,
on account of the sickness of their grand
mother, Mrs. Bradley, - Will Ford and
| George Brown returned from Dakota last
Friday. - The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will meet with Mrs. Lewis
Cardell next Tuesday afternoon. - Vol.
Miner had the misfortune to break his leg,
one day last week, while wrestling with
Norman Robinson. He was carried to Will
Miners to be cared for. - The Good
Templars' are receiving several additions to
membership. Three were MATED at their
last meeting; Mrs. Elizabeth Allen
daughter. - Mrs. Herbert Richmond OF
Woodstock is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Susan Way. - The village schools (Rev.
G. H. Smith and Miss Clara Fuller, teach
ers) opened with sixty scholars.
East Warren
MRS. SHAW of Walden is visiting here al
present. - Horace Trask and wife start
| this week to visit their sons in Massachu.
sets. = James McGlafin and w. A
Averill both visited Montpelier last week
- Eddie Boyce of Waterbury is teach
ing school in the Riford district this term
&c. Il. Stearns is about closing up his
threshing jobs and will soon be ready fol
the wood-piles. - Mrs. Eunice Stoddard
who is keeping house for her brother, Hiram
| ha1 ba niSfor 70 I'm hon
self quite severely with hot lard on Satur
day last - The union Sabbath-schoo
in this place has decided to have tree anC
other exercises in the church on Christ
| mas eve.
Waterbury.
MENTION of the work of st. Johnsbury'.
ingenious young taXidermst, G. w. Graham
has been made in the WATcHMAN. Within
a few days past G. K. Richardson and Ar
thur Ropes have each received an attrac
tive specimen of his work. Among Others
q. H. Anterior has entrusted work to hi.
hands, and it has been done with eXcep
tional taste and skill Mr.. Graham has
genius for taxidermy, and observation ha!
made him familiar with bird and ANNA
life; so, with natural aptitude for the bust
ness, he very successfully reproduces il
their inanimate forms the grace, beauty ant
expression OF animate creation. His modes
museum of taxidermy and novelties at st
Johnsbury rivals in interest and attractive
ness some OF the more pretentious sights o
that Thoroughbred community, and it vii
greatly interest those who spy it out Mr.
Grahams work has attracted attention anC
won tiattering notice at the great eXposi
tions of the country. He is quite famous
for his humorous pieces especially, in whicl
the nimble squirrel is made to play a con
spicuous and characteristic part. Singl
pieces or groups, of birds or animals, max
exceedingly attractive house decorations
and, with bric-a-brac and pictures make a.
agreeable variety. At a tritiing cost am
with little pains the spoils of the rifle cal
be very profitably utilized for ornaments
ton and instruction by recourse to the skill
of competent taXidermist. - The VII
lage school, under the management of Aus
tin Hazen. closes next Friday. The usua
examination will take place Friday. !
most successful term is reported TIL
: winter term opens January 4th. - TIL
: meeting of the Winoosld Valley Agricu
tural Association, which was called for De
!, cember Sth, was adjourned to Tuesday
December 10Th. The report of the meetin
will appear in next weeks issue - o
Wednesday evening of last week pleasar
party assembled at the rooms of Rev. S. i
Wheeler and wife to celebrate the tent
anniversary of their marriage. Although
was surprise, yet their doors were throw
| open, and hearty good time followe,
- Christmas services are to be observe
Q this year at the Congregational churcl
D The order of exercises has not yet bee
: decided upon. - Only a few went froi
1 this place to attend Beecher's lecture
t Montpelier. Those who did reported