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

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A CLAN GORDON picnic will be held by |
the Scotch people at the Barre Spring House |
on the first Saturday in August. - The |
fork factory shut down last Friday night for
six weeks, during which time repairs will |
be made and an invoice taken of stock and |
material. - The old Academy boarding
house has been remodeled and newly fur
nished, and Is now the new and commodi-
GUS Hotel Barre, with III. A. Rugg as man.
ager. 1t was opened to the public last Sat-
urday. - o. ID. Shurtleff has moved his
boot and shoe store from French's block
- l.. M. Averill has the larger part of
the frame work for his three-story block
erected, and work has been commenced lay
ing the brick. - William Glynn opened
his new confectionery store and manu-
factory in the Woods block, Elm street,
last Saturday. - Lewis Brothers Peo-
ples Theater Company opened two
weeks engagement at the opera-house last
Monday evening. - There will be an
auction at the residence of Mrs. E. l..
Smith this wednesday, afternoon. -
- Madame Garnet, a fortune-teller, is
holding forth at Hotel Barre. - Ira
Bradford died last Saturday, after a long
illness. - w. A. Wheaton is spending
few weeks at the home of his parents here.
- DIR. George b. Nichols is building an
addition to his house. - The granite
shops all closed last Saturday to give the
boys a chance to celebrate.
Calais.
HAVING has fairly commenced Some
farmers will finish this week Pota-
toes are not troubled much by bugs, and
but little poison will be used on them
this year. Corn never looked so poorly at
this time of the year. - The Fourth
passed off pleasantly, with no accidents.
There was quite fine display of fireworks in
the evening. - Simeon Wheeler has had
fine stone erected at his sisters grave in
the cemetery on the west side of the town.
- j. II. Holden will preach at the old
church in this place next Sunday at eleven
o'clock A. u.
East Calais.
THERE will be an ice-cream festival at the
Union church next Friday evening. Among
the attractions of the musical and literary
programme are select readings by j. Harry
Holden of Middlesex and college songs by
some of the members of the Tufts College
Glee Club. There will also be an open-air
concert by the Calais and Woodbury. cornet
band while the refreshments are being
served.
Duxbury.
THE school in district No. g. taught by Miss
Alma Clough, closed June 26. Those schol-
ars having no marks against their names
were Lila Stockwell, Edna Bruce, Myrtle
Phillips and Walter Turner. Those having
no absent marks were Clara Stockwell,
David Turner and Curtis Turner.
Fayston.
Mrs. j. n. KEW (Ellen Dartt) died on
! Tuesday of last week, after nine weeks of
patient suffering. Her funeral, held on
Thursday, was one of the largest ever seen
in town. Mr.. Kew and his two children,
aged eleven and two years, have the SYM
pathy of all - The Fourth was gener-
ally quiet day in town; but Robert Max
well, whose patriotism never has been lack
ing, even on the field of battle, determined
that Independence Day should not go by un-
needed. Therefore he invited all the chill
dren and their friends to a picnic in his
grove. A goodly number accepted the in.
vitation and all report good time. -
Martin Mcintosh and family of New York
are visiting friends in town. - The
school in district No. 8 ella L. McAllister
teacher) closed successful term last Friday
Eva and Alba Mehuron Mary Somerville
Bertha, Mary and Howard Howe, Flora ant
Vickie Pierce, Jessie Dana, Minnie, FREQ
and Curtis Guyette, Alice Buzzell, George
and Ethel Gotta and Halle Austin. Those
having no absent marks were Mary Somer
vile, Bertha and May Howe, Ina, Jessie
Florence and Chettie Dana, Ethel Gotta and
Curtis Guyette. The scholars accompanied
their teacher to her home, where they pre-
sented her with beautiful album They
think Miss McAllister is an excellent
teacher, and that Mrs. McAllister can fur
nish lots of good things to eat, which they
all enjoyed. - The thermometer regis
tered $50 on Monday last.
Marshfield.
REV. j. d. BAILEY attended the funera
of Henry A. Dow's little girl last Sunda,
afternoon at Mr.. Dow's home in East Cabot
The cause of her death was diphtheria an,
her age was two years and eight months
- Rev. l. p. Booth of Northfield vii
preach at the Universalist church next Sun
| Il tr,rra of half act for ~
Communion was observed at the Methods
church last Sunday, the new presiding eide
being at the conference the day before
- Our band celebrated the Fourth thi
year in go-as-you-please fashion. Som
remained at home and worked; G. f
, Shepard, F. g. Merrill and A. W. Blak
assisted the Cabot band; j. w. Sulham wen
, to Barre and tapped the snare-drum in
drum corps, and Ira H. Edison took il
Lyndonvlle with the Montpelier militar
band. All went to the best place and ha
the best tiIne but Ira got home the earliest
- Archie Cole jammed his cornet las
, Saturday, en- route for Cabot, so that he wa
obliged to send it away for repairs. Th
kingbolt broke and the wagon dropped I
the ground quite too suddenly for Archie,
comfort. - Charles Robinson, NJ. u
Bemis and Edgar Lamberton celebrates
, Saturday ON Nigger-head pond, and brough
home fine string of the "speckled beau
ties" - The weather is excessively he
and dry, but favorable Tor the nay-makers
- Rev. G. l.. Wells went to Middlese
) last Sunday to preach funeral sermon.
MiddIesex.
LAST Friday morning Miss Jennie Richard
a son eluded her watcher, about half-pas
I four, and it was feared that she might hav
drowned herself Search was made through
out the day and no trace could be found c
: her. About half-past seven in the evenin
she was discovered in the brook about one
fourth of a mile from the village. She wa
sitting in the water, with her hands an
head resting upon rock. She had secrete
: herself during the day in some bushes nea
Q the brook. She saw several men lookin
S for her, and just at night went into til
Q brook where she was found She was take
TO the asylum at Brattleboro on Monday.
Moretown.
{ QUARTERLY meeting will be held at tn
4 Methodist church next Sunday. - "
n Freeman spent the Fourth in Burlington
n - There was dance at the hotel o
!. the evening of July lst. - Harley Stocl
- we'll has rented his blacksmith shop an
+ gone to work for l. ID. Robinson. - N
= II. Griffith has sold his four-year-old co
. for $50.
o Northfield.
G. ID. EDGERToN, at +. Plumley's office
4 over A. Il. Denny's store, will receive sui
a scriptions and advertisements for tn
n WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid
n him - The courts committee on th
3 Ordway road case had a hearing in the ma
a ter last Tuesday and Wednesday and finall