The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14

bridge ana daughter OF Montague, Mass, !
with e. w. Harrington, Esq. - The |
summer term of the village school, taught |
by Miss Alice Morse, closed on Saturday.
Eighteen of the thirty scholars had no
tardy marks. The following is list of
their names; Wilmer Barrett, Myrtle Britt
Leon Cole, Allan Collins, Carrie Enright
Dean Fisher, Winnie Freeman Mabel
Haines, Mayon Haines, Ralph Hoyt, Ar
thur Lamson, Carroll Lance, Joey Lance,
Edith Morse, Mabel Morse, Myrtle Myers,
Walter Myers, Flora Southwick The fol-
lowing had no absent marks: Allan Col
lins, Dean Fisher, Maud Enright, Mayon
Haines, Ralph Hoyt, Mabel Morse, Myrtle
Myers, Walter Myers. Some others had no
absent marks until sickness detained them.
- Mrs. Elmer's millinery rooms will
be open Thursday and Saturday of each
week until further notice.
East Calais.
II. N. PEARCE is spending part of his va
cation at home. - ii. II. Durham of
Tufts College, class of 'S6, who has been
visiting his friend, Neae A. White, for a
few days, was suddenly called home last
Wednesday by the illness of his mother.
- A. n. Bliss delivered the second SER
mon in his series on the life of Paul last
Sunday His subject was Paul's education
and from it and the Jewish manner of edu-
eating their children he drew important
lessons for parents and educators of to-day
- The ice-cream festival on Friday
evening was success, both financially and
from a literary and musical standpoint. The
readings by j. Harry Holden and selections
by Miss Nervie Foster and Miss Nellie
White were of high order of excellence,
the songs by M. Il. Foster and o. X. Hollis
ter were especially good, and the songs by
| the male quartette, consisting of Messrs.
Cate, Butterfeld, Foster and Hollister, re-
ceived hearty encores. After the ice-crealn
there was dancing until two A. NJ. The
affair netted $27.S1, which will be used in
the construction of a band-stand.
East Montpelier.
THE school in district No. Q, taught by
Miss Villa Carnes of Calais, closed July
9th. Scholars not absent-Grace Stevens,
Clara Stevens, Frank Cleveland, Howard
Cleveland, Willie Fifeld, Elmer Goodell.
John Morse, Seymour Noyes and Willie
Stevens. Scholars not tardy-Amy Cleve-
land Mabel Coburn, Hattie Hackett, Liz
zie LeBarron, Nette Noyes, Clara Stevens,
Mary Stevens, Lura Worcester, Clarence
Dudley, Willie Fifeld, Elmer Goodell,
Luther Hackett, Archie Holmes, Morton
Mack, John Morse, Lewis Sibley, Arthur
Stevens and Willie Stevens The remain
ing eight scholars were tardy only twelve
times.
Fayston.
JAMES BAIRD, 9TH has received letter
from the president of the asylum at Worces
ter, Mass, stating that his daughter Agnes
who was placed in that institution for medi-
cal treatment, is very much improved, and
hopes are expressed that she will be able tC
/ come home in a short time. - Mrs. E. E
Linnell of Lowell, Mass, is visiting friends
in town. - The school in district No.
Hattie Fitzpatrick, teacher) can boast of the
ceanest register in town, there being nC
, tardy marks and only ten absent marks dur
, ing the term. 1t is also true that No. had
no tardy marks. The schools Throughout
! the town have generally been good for the
: spring term. 1t is hoped that committees
+ will see to it that the same teachers are EN-
= ployed for the next term
a Marshfield.
+ A REFRESHING rain visited us Saturday
the first time for three weeks. Water ha,
, stopped in some places and everything
was very dry. - The case of Carlton
g Us. J. b. Pike, which came off last Friday
was appealed to county court. - Fran
= Wooster has sold his four-year-old colt to
u man in Boston. Price paid, $500. - Wi
> Der Shepard is at home on his vacation
y - Ira H. Edison has finished work wit
his father and gone to Barre. = Fran
:, Merrill has gone to Barre to work for Near
. & Dw:nell painting roofs. - Maui
e Mears goes to Plainfeld this week to work il
u u the post-otfice. 80 frankie Mason ha
= come to town again this summer and is Wis
: iting at Frank Coles Frank Goul
. . and family from Chicago We're in town on
l :, day last week visiting at Lyman Clark's
u u - Ada Woodcock is at home from Ma,
u sachusetts. - Charles White is convale,
y cent and is stopping at Frank Whites fo
y the present. - Rev. G.. H, Farnswort
: will deliver temperance lecture at tn
i Universalist church July 18th at seve
u o'clock p. NJ. Mrs. Asa Spencer
g this village was taken suddenly ill las
=, Monday with Inflammation of the stomac
g g and died on Sunday She leaves a husban
II and two daughters stricken with grie
:, The funeral was held Monday afternoon a
% the Methodist church, Rev. c.. II. Farn
70 worth of Groton preaching the sermon an
10 Revs. G.. l.. Wells and j. ID. Bailey assistin
- y, in the services She was an eXemplar
< Christian woman and member of til
u Methodist church, but faithfully attende
a the Congregational church, of which ht
t. husband is member. - The schools i
the village closed last week, after tie
weeks session which gave general satisfa
ton. The attendance in both department
was good and the scholars seemed to lear
much. Both teachers are secured for I'll
next term, which will probably begin I'll
y first Monday in September. - Mimi
s. E. Davis is at work at A. O. Cummins' j
T. Montpelier through vacation. - Mi.
: Nellie Packer sprained her ankle quite badl
y last week, but kept out her term of schoo
'e which closed Friday
s. MiddIesex.
ID j. HARRY HOLDEN will preach in IL
er Brick church in the village next Sunda
w afternoon at four o'clock &C. Micha
" Cronan, who was formerly resident of tn
n town but for few years past has lived
: Groton, has moved back to town. ==
e, Farmers are getting along finely with the
ii haying, cutting a full average crop. 60
n Mrs Daniel Wellington and children
Fitchburg, Mass, are in town visitir
friends. 0. A. Richardson and j.
Holden have built a new barn on the lar
n, purchased of the Mcintyre estate.
= Northfield.
ne C. d. EDGERToN at f. Plumley's offic
er over A Il. Denny's store will receive su
n scriptions and advertisements for Il
re WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid to hI
lg - The ladies of the Episcopal soce
le will hold their sociable at the residence of
n. ID. Beane Thursday afternoon and evenin
ce - The Daughters of Rebekah held a S
: ciable at Odd Fellows Hall last Wednesdf
j, evening. - Charles Paine, living {
st King street, hired team of j. @. Fletch,
@, Sunday to go to Montpelier. On his retul
at he seems to have been somewhat intoXicatt
IN and went up the Waitsieid road about
he mile and ran the team off the bank near ii
a Gallup pasture lodges. The buggy WI
y, pretty well used upand the horse very bad
lis injured. 1t now seems probable that IL
of animal will never be worth much, even if
IL lives. - New and larger windows a
being put into the vestry of the Methodi
church. - G. M. Davis shipped ten tol
of wool last week. 60 A horse belongiI
It's to NJ. S. Davis of Roxbury, which WI
ha htched in front of c. r. Reeds, Friday, WI
ol frightened by the cars and broke away.