The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-28
Washington County.



William b. Leach, who went West from
Barre some years ago. The residence was
beautifully decorated with choice flowers
and the lawn was ablaze with light. Over
three hundred guests were in attendance.
The presents were numerous and valuable,
among which were an elegant set of silver,
costing about $3.50, presented by the judges
friends, and beautiful solid silver tea-set,
presented to Mr. and Mrs. Leach by the la
dies of Cedar Rapids. - The necessary
number of recruits having been obtained in
this place to form a new company to take
the place of Company E, First Regiment,
n. G.. ", recently mustered out in Burling-
ton, Colonel w. L. Greenleaf mustered in
the new company last week. 1t will be
called Company E, and will be supplied
with the arms of the old company. At the
election of officers, at which Colonel Green
leaf presided, the following were chosen:
captain, G. M. Spencer; first lieutenant,
b. II. Wells; second lieutenant, A. b. Lavio-
lette. The non-commissioned officers will
be nominated soon by Captain Spencer and
submitted to Colonel Greenleaf for ap-
prevail Quartermaster-general Ide of st.
Johnsbury was present at the mastering in
of the new company. Colonel Greenleaf
says that the company is composed of clean
cut, intelligent-looking men, and predicts
that it will be success. The members al
ready show considerable proficiency, hav-
ing been drilled several times by Captain
Rumbaugh of Norwich University. -
William Whitcomb, of the firm of Smith,
Whitcomb ~ Cook had his little finger cut
off by band-saw one day last week. -
Charles and Oscar Dodge on Tuesday of
last week were each put under $3.50 bonds
! for trial at the county court for stealing w.
j. Bray's horse and wagon. - j. b.
Case of Boston bought the Ira Bradford
farm and crops at auction last week for
| 5000 and the back pasture for 81 300
making $4,000 for the entire property.
- Misses Letta Brown and Alice
Blanchard have gone to the Profile House,
White Mountains, and Misses May Dickin-
son, Ellen Houghton and Blanche Corliss to
the Fabyan House. - DR.. o. II. Reed
and wife and Mrs. H. E. Buzzell and daugh-
ter of Colorado have gone to Old Orchard
| Beach.
Berlin.
REV. Mr.. HALL preached splendid SER
mon Sunday morning from First Kings
xviii l. He is drawing large congregations.
- Charles Andrews, who was sent to
Brattleboro short time since, is reported as
improving. - Many of the farmers are
nearly through haying. All report a good
crop - Mrs. Elizabeth Stebbins and in
FAINT child of Chicopee, Mass, are spending a
few weeks with her mother, Mrs S. +. Nye
- The Everetts of New York are occu.
pying their summer residence on East
street - Good times are reported al
Scribner's camp, on the shore of the pond
- The stockholders of Mirror Lake
creamery are to have a meeting at theil
building the first Monday in August al
three o'clock P. NJ.
Cabot.
Miss JULIA WIswELL closed successful
term of school at Lower Cabot on the 16tl
instant. The attendance of all the scholar:
during the term was regular the interes
thorough and efficient and the progress O.
the pupils in their studies marked and sat
isfactory, as was evident to the large mum
ber of parents present at the closing eX
ercises. The house was tastefully trimmed
with flowers and evergreens. The followin,
day the scholars were invited by Miss Wis
well to her home to spend the afternoon an'
} partake of a bountiful repast prepared
for them, which was thoroughly enjoyed b,
all. - Rev. S. F. Drew and family o
Charleston, VT, were in town last week
They were on their way to Berlin, wher
they will spend their vacation with Mrs
Drew's father, Dea. Chandler. 1t is eX
pected that he will occupy the desk in tn
Congregational church next Sunday. =
W. II. Herrck of st. Johnsbury is givini
the band course of instruction. - Hon
Joseph Poland was in town and attende,
the Congregational church last Sabbath.
Calais.
THERE is considerable feeling in this tow
between the two wings of the republca
party, which was intensified by the cours
the Edmunds men took at the caucus t
elect delegates to the county convention las
, June. The republicans say they prefer a
open enemy to traitor - The hay GRO
proves to be above the average. - TIL
, late rains have replenished the water supply
which had become quite low. - Georg
Lance is driving the fve-year-old mare c
William Pray, for which he has refused a
offer of $500. - Mrs. |. NJ. Wright c
Des Moines, Iowa, is in town on visit t
her relatives and friends. Mrs. w. W
, Ainswortb of theIsame place is also visit
! ing in Vermont. - Mrs. Ruth Merit
!. celebrated her eighty-third birthday yestel
day.
,, East Calais.
3 A VERY enjoyable game of ball was playe
Saturday afternoon on the old ball ground
between the North Montpelier and Eas
Calais mines, resulting in favor of the latter
) All the honors of the victory cannot b
claimed by our boys, however, as vacan
3 places on the nine Were filled by thre
) North Montpelier boys. Mr.. Will Nye un
) pired the game in very acceptable man
l ner. - Mr.. Phineas Wheeler has kindl
! given permission for the location of tn
: band-stand upon the old hotel site, and tn
: building committee Consisting of Messrs
5 b. p. White, j. o. Lamb and Willar
, Lilley) is pushing the work as rapidly a
, possible. Contributions in the shape @
= work or material that may be needed viii
be gratefully received. - Herbert Can
I ley is home on visit - Miss Clar
, Ilke mas InlSileu nef SclOOl IN Plalnnel,
7 and is home ON her vacation. - MI
Melvin Dwinell of Rome, Ga, is visiting
his brothers here Mrs. Edison Dwinell
expected this week and her husband later
- Mrs. Belle Boudry spent Sunda
and Monday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
, e. II. George Mr.. and Mrs. George starte,
Tuesday to visit their son. DIR. o. F. George
at Black Brook, n. Y.
! North Montpelier.
SEVERAL in this vicinity avaled them
selves of the cheap rates to visit Weirs, \
H., last week Friday. They report pleas
} ant trip. - There is to be general turn
! out at the Sabbath-school picnic at the Sum
init, on the Montpelier & Wells River rail
road. The time set is August 4th. - on
baseball nine played friendly game witt
/ the East Calais nine upon the latter's ground
last Saturday afternoon, getting badl,
whipped, the score standing fourteen L
thirty-nine. - Professor George w. Dud
/ ley and family of Boston, Mass, are spend
) ing few weeks with III. A. Putnam at tn
: East village. - f. w. Hammet an,
/ family ofPhiladelphia of are stopping for few
4 weeks with Mr., Hammet's sister, Mrs, l.. G
Hammet. - Mrs. Rood and Mrs. Hill
and daughter of Hartford, Conn. are stop
ping with friends and relatives in this vi
cinity,
Marshfield.
The school in district No. II, taught b.
Miss Anna l.. Spencer, closed Friday, Jul.
23d, with picnic and entertainment in TIL
{ grove near the residence of ii. +. Townsend
Q While the recitations were all good, reflect
it,er hot ON nlala