The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-10
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ATcHMAN, and accounts can be paid
En. 90. @. Gokey has rented his
APPEL hall to the Salvation Army
one year. - The large bay mare
hich has been used for some years on
bynton & Moseley's meat-cart died last
Pek. - A son was born TO Mr.. and
RS f. W. Dutton last Wednesday. =-
illiam Stone has been appointed notary
bile and opened an Office in Grand Army
hll. - The body of Daniel Bacon was
ken to Williamstown Sunday for burial
- Rev. w. S. Hazen will preach in the
hool-house at the South Village this
Wednesday, evening at seven o'clock.
- During the high wind which is re-
rted to have prevailed in this section
Gently All Clark was passing from his
rn to the house, when the roof of shed
hs blown off and passed directly over him,
It fortunately did not strike him. - j.
Hazelton has bought the Dana farm on
Q hill east of the village, and will move on
it the LIST of April. 1t is understood that
|r. Dana intends to move into the village.
F. Mrs. j. X. Egerton died Tuesday
|orning about seven O'clock of Bright's dis
Sc. Funeral services will be held at the
buse this wednesday, afternoon, Rev. IL.
Hill of Montpelier officiating 80 Mrs.
|r. Cotton went to Concord N. H., Satur-
n.y. - Miss Hattie Loveland is at home
|om Rutland on a vacation. Miss
little Brooks is visiting in Gaysville. -
| G. Thompson of Jericho is in town.
- j. O. Gallup came on from Michigan
Pturday and will be here a week or two.
F. Mr.. Morrill, Gilman is in town.
Il the people on the sick list Miss Maria
! loves is considerably better and Mr..
Elisha White is slightly improved. Mrs.
|. M. Fisk has been having a severe attack
neuralgia and j. L. Abbott and wife are
Plite ill., Dr. Porter was better last week,
b has he nad relapse and b is hST confined
BIT of the letters uncalled for at the North
eld (Vt.) post-office March 8, 1886: Miss b.
|. Brown, Mrs. NJ. G. Brown, John Cum
ling, A. Davis, Moses l.. Drake, w. w.
lecture, Edwin d. Nash, A. ID. Scott
M, w. II. III. Slack, H. E. Wells. (Signed)
l.. Kenyon, postmaster
Plainfield.
A SOCIAL gathering will be held in the
estry of the Congregational church to-
borrow (ThurSday) evening, with entertain
bent and refreshments. One feature of the
vening will be spelling-match by volun-
Pers of the company present. A special
Invitation is extended to the young people.
Roxbury.
GEORGE A. YOUNG has been drawn as
lror to attend county court. - Rev. II.
J. Howard went to Boston on the noon
xpress last Monday. - Mrs John M.
'erris has, with her family, moved to East
'ethel. u. S. Stanton was at Mont
elier on Saturday, sitting as referee in the
ase of Probate Court Us. Winch and Fisk.
. The hearing in the case of Burnham
s. Ferry, before Hon. Roswell Farnham
nd George w. Wing, was concluded at
tanton's Office on Thursday last.
waitsfield.
II. M. WAITE has purchased the Joel
'attrell farm and has sold the east half OF
he same to Pliny Parker. - B. A.
Holmes has let his farm to u. H. McAllister
T. b. Anterior, while his home buildings
will be occupied by Elmer Joslin. Mr..
1olmes goes to Barre to work. - Daniel
Sean has purchased the Dea. Lyman Fisk
arm and personal property. - Lester
ninth has rented the E. o. Joslin farm for
he present season. - Mrs. NIB. Smalley
3 very sick and is not expected to recover.
on-in-law, Mr.. Miller. Mr.. Parker will
move to Warren village. Eight per-
ons united with the Congregational church
~ confession last Sunday morning.
East Warren.
THE remains of Rising Nichols were
'rought to this place, last Friday, for inter-
nent in the family lot on the old homestead.
lie died in a New York hospital, being on
lis way home from Florida, where he had
'een for the benefit of his health. OF late
ears he had carried on business in Penn
ylvania. He leaves a wife, having been
married. but a few months. The funera al
ervices were conducted by Rev. G. H..
mith. - AS usual, several shifts in To-
atoms will occur here the LIST of April.
Waterbury.
THROUGH the kindness of our town SUI
we submit to the readers of the
NATcHMAN many facts of interest gathered
rom his report. The seventeen or eighteen
chools in the town have been visited twice,
except two or three, which were visited but
nee each. Four districts (the Village, Mill
Village, Parker and Cehter) have had the
benefit of three terms of school, making
rom thirty-two to thirty-four weeks for
ZACH school. The other districts have had
wo terms (twenty-four weeks, except the
district at the mouth of Cotton Brook, which
lad but one. The village school district
No. y has been successfully managed and
aught by Austin Hazen, principals Miss
Chapman, assistant; Miss Nettie Moody, in
and Miss Kimball, primary
N the Mill Village school, Miss Ida Morse
rave entire satisfaction Miss F. A. New
,Omb taught in the Parker district with
,qual success; Miss Bryan taught two terms
It Waterbury Center Miss Ruth Newhall
wo terms on Gregg HILL and Allie May two
erms, each of which were spoken of in the
highest praise by the superintendent. Miss
Minnie Lyon taught several terms in vari
,us districts, and in all cases gave the in
'truction of an experienced teacher. AS re.
yards the character of the schools, the
says he is " happily disap
pointed, many of them being much better
han he had supposed" He further states
hat "the great majority of the scholars in
his town have had a good opportunity tC
improve, and if they have not it is theil
own fault or that of their parents" He
also mentions the importance Of retaining
successful teachers term after term, as
number of districts have wisely done
Another important suggestion is in relation
20 the planting of shade-trees around school
houses. 1t would add both beauty to the
house and give it the proper shade in sum.
ner, thus rendering it more comfortable foI
Jhe scholars in warm and sunny weather
In conclusion, he says" that if each parent
and each taxpayer would visit, and make
It rule to visit, his school once at leas
each term, it would have a very beneficial
effect in stimulating both scholars anC
We should reflect on these thing
and see whether, as citizens and parents
we are faithfully and consciously doing ou
full duty in educating our children" -
We learned last week that two of on
" young Americas" whose faces have Otter
been seen on our streets, for reasons which
seemed to them good had " skipped out.
These two lads boarded the noon express
Tuesday, and went as far as Randolph
when they were taken in custody for tn,
purpose of returning them on the 4;20 mai
train that afternoon. They were half-wa,
home when they jumped the train AM
started for Lowell, Mass, where they ex
pected to find job as newsboys. Their ex