The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-28
Ida, Lillian and Laura Rushlow, Della
st. Cyr Gertie Spencer, George Townsend,
Cornelius and Eugene Spicer.

st. Cyr, Gertie Spencer George Townsend,
Cornelius and Eugene Spicer.
Middlesex.
SYLVESTER POWERS, well-known person
living on the Moretown side of the river,
was stricken with paralysis last week and
is not expected to recover. He has been a
| cripple from childhood, but by his industry
and perseverance has comfortably supported
| himself and widowed mother. He will be
greatly missed. - j. Harry Holden will
preach in the church at the village next Sun
day afternoon at four o'clock. - Some
sneak-thief is helping himself to potatoes
and other vegetables from gardens. The
elder says he knows pretty we'll where his
went to, and had rather give man few
| meals than to have him steal. A few more
nightly visits, and the guilty party may haul
up in the work-house - Thirty-four took
supper with Mrs. Richardson at the sociable
last week The society seems TO be in a
prosperous condition.
Moretown.
REV. L. E. PANGBURN of Waitsfeld will
preach in the Methodist church next Sun
day. 60 Ellen, only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Russell, died Friday last,
after long and painful illness. =
Thomas Somerville, who dislocated his knee
while wrestling some time ago, has nearly
recovered the use of it. - The school in
district No. 8, taught by Miss Lola Spauld-
ing, closed very successful term on Friday
last. In the afternoon the teacher and
scholars enjoyed a ride to Waitsfeld. -
a. G. Prentiss has returned from his west
gone to Amesbury, Mass - G., NJ.
Fletcher is building barn. He raised the
frame last Saturday. - Miss Kate Gull
ley of Middlesex recently spent few days
with Miss Mollie O'Neil. - Among
the visitors in town last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Smith of Stowe, Mrs. Han
nah Howe of st. Johnsbury, Miss Grace
Walker of Massachusetts, Mrs. e. a. Shat
tuck and Miss Maud Haskins of Randolph,
Mrs. Dewing of Montpelier and Frank and
Hattie Williams of Troy, n. Y.
, Northfield.
C. ID. EDGERToN, at f. Plumley's office,
: over A. E. Dennys store will receive sub
scriptions and advertisements for the
WATcHMAN, and accounts can be paid to him.
- The lodge of Good Templars elect,
next Friday night, officers for the ensuing
quarter. - The Methodist Episcopal
monthly concert Sunday. The programme
was an exceptionally good one, consisting of
. essays, recitations, dialogues and music.
, The attendance is uniformly good. -
$ Mrs E. E. Thompson is visiting her home
g at Underhll. - Captain White of the
| Salvation Army has been ordered to Bur-
: lington and Lieutenant wilkins commands
a the work here. - Al. Stockwell has re-
b. turned from White River Junction and
: moved into f. G. Sanborn's house -
t Andrew Haworth of Oxford, Mass, is in
t town, accompanied by Mrs. f. A. Haworth
. - Rev. G.. w. Winch of Enfield, Conn,
e spends four weeks here. He is stopping at
r the camp-ground. - George d. Thomas
t has gone to Waltham, Mass. to accept a
position with the American Watch Com
pany. - Miss Mary f. Thompson has
f, returned from her vacation. - Ben. F.
h Lathrop has accepted job in Bridgeport,
. Conn, and has moved there. - DIR. w.
= B. Mayo is happy over the birth of son
- last week. - The Good Templars will
= hold lawn party Friday evening" August
: 6, with Mr.. j. III. Orcutt. 1t is intended to
;. make it an elaborate affair. - Miss Jen-
4 ME Wilmot goes next week to Salisbury
~ Beach and Maine for a few weeks. She
= stops with Mrs. w. f. Cushman at the
d Beach. - DR.. George Nichols and wife
i 4 are at the Thousand Islands this week.
=, =, - Mrs A. Fuller and Miss Lena re-
y turned from Rochester last week. - The
- new uniforms for the band have arrived and
"a give excellent satisfaction. They are of
y dark blue, trimmed with white and gold
D braid. - Marshall ID. Smith, for several
"a years connected with the railroad business
- in Mexico, is at home for a short time.
q &C w. Emerson, principal of the
= Munroe School of Oratory at Boston, spends
d a few days in town. - Mr.. George Cady
- is visiting his brother, Calvin Cady of this
village - The fishing party returned
Saturday night and report a very enjoyable
n time. - Lyle Mcintosh visits his father,
n Mr.. John Mcintosh, this week. - The
,e repairing of the dam proceeds slowly, but il
N is not expected to be ready for use before
# next week. The savings bank officers are
n experimenting the work, though one would
m not suppose so listening to the advice
le shouted so freely from the bridge =
y The street commissioner is improving Main
,e street in a business-like way. - The
If cornet band 90 to Berlin pond on an excur.
N sion tomorrow or Friday. They take their
Of families and friends, and will try the
to Orpheus dodge on the fish. - Mrs, j. II
| Ora, nd ATar -yfi1l a -,
f. Waitsfeld visiting DR.. E. c. Allen. -
n Hon John b. French lectured Monday
r evening in the Methodist Episcopal church
He said some stirring things for temperance
and arraigned sharply both the prominent
parties for failures to enforce their own
~ laws. - Jabez Adams of Main street
Is died very suddenly of heart disease Monday
81 night about nine o'clock. He was nearly
I. eighty years of age and had for some time
,e been in feeble health though Monday he
~ was about as usual. The funeral will be
'e held to-day wednesday, at the house
u - Ben. f. Armitage, for several years
Il the superintendent of schools at Cairo, Ill
y has resigned and accepted the superintend-
le ency of the schools in the city of Mattoon,
le ILL.,. at salary of 81 800 Ben. is one of the
;; live and promising educators of the West
u - Miss Clara Harwood, having closed
ls her term of school at Harlow bridge, has
81 gone to visit friends in the vicinity of Bos.
IL ton. - Miss Carrie NJ. Davis closed hei
l. term last Friday and entertained her pupils
"a at her home in the village Saturday last
Il The district is anxious to secure her again
l. for the fall term.
e Gouldsville.
r. Two Irish families with teams, claiming
y to be from New York city, are camping in
s. this vicinity, gypsy style. Irish gypsies are
d something new here. == Doris circus
3, drew but small delegation from this place.
- Haying is nearly completed with a
good crop - Mr.. Thomas Rogers is very
sick. - Conductor Quinby, who has
l. been on the sick list since last May, took
I. his train again last Thursday, but had to
s. give it up after three days trial, not
l. being able to work. 60 John Hornbrook
l. is in Boston on lumber business. - Mrs.
/ l.. S. Hutchins is very sick with lung
II difficulty.
h Plainfield.
ls THE school in district No. closed July
y %. Number of scholars, twenty-four. Those
- having no absent marks during the term
! We're Nina Hutchins, Georgia Batchelder,
y Quincy and Clyde Perry; absent one day or
u less, Lura Harris, Carrie Cree, Fred Batch
u elder and Dannie Perry; not tardy, Alice
and Fred Batchelder, Blanche Skinner,
II Carrie and Fred Cree, Georgia Batchelder,
- Lura Harris, May Perry, Linley Freeman
/ and Grace Shorey. The teacher received a
! nice writing-desk and vase from her
scholars, for which they have her sincere
. Nl..,..