The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08
Washington County.



journed until later in the week - The
village schools commenced Monday. The
upper department Is under the charge of
Clarence Roberts, the middle room in charge
OF Miss Alice Wheeler and the primary has
Miss Florence Howard as teacher. -
Miss Flossie Ayers and John Smith were
married Monday afternoon at her mothers
residence in Berlin. Quite a large party of
friends gathered to witness the ceremony
and offer congratulations. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith, after wedding trip to Canada, will
return to this place to reside - Two
ladies and girl, while coming from Will
Jamestown last week, met with quite a seri-
Gus accident near Jockey Hollow. Their
horse Tor some reason commenced kicking,
and finally ran into door-yard and tipped
them out. All were more or less injured,
the girl the most seriously. - One of our
local sportsmen last week brought home
three gray squirrels two partrdges and one
fox as trophies of his skill. - Mrs j. +.
Rhoads has been quite i'll during the past
week, but is now some better. - A tale-
gram from Mr. Il. p. Olds (who is at Rut-
land) the last of last week stated that Bernie
was failing fast, but later one gave
more cheering account. 80 III. II. Wet
more of Chicago is in town for few days.
- Work on A. b. Averill's cottage
houses is progressing quite rapidly. -
Mrs. Marsh has returned to take charge of
her school, but will retain her sister as an as
sstant.
Berlin.
Miss LILA ANDREWS commenced ten
weeks term of school at the Corners last
week, and Miss Effie Turner commenced a
term in Shady Rill (Middlesex) this week.
80 The Everetts left their summer resi-
dence on East street for their home in
Brooklyn, n. Y, yesterday (Tuesday).
60 Mr.. Henry Dustin and wife of Michi-
gan are visiting in town. - The register
at Camp Lookout shows many visitors from
Montpelier and adjoining towns. Last Sum
day Mr.. Mower and Mr. E. Timothy, Miss
Dewey and three children, Mr.. John Hub
bard and Mrs. b. f. Fifeld were present.
Cabot.
Mrs. j. CALDER of Lower Cabot has sold
her place to Mr.. Short of Calais She has
gone to New Hampshire to live with her
brother, B. f. Elliot. - Frost did con-
siderable damage in this vicinity last week
Wednesday night. - Rev. James p.
Stone and wife of Dalton, N. f., are visit
ing NJ, j. Stone and calling upon the few
surviving friends of younger days Mrs. K.
p. Stone, widow of the late Harvey Stone,
is also visiting at NJ. j. Stones.
Calais.
THE Vermont Western Christian Confer
ence will hold its annual session with the
Christian church in this place, commencing
Thursday September 9th, and continuing
over the Sabbath. - Miss Belle Remick
of Columbus, Ohio, Miss Emily Eaton and
r. G.. Brown of Montpelier and Miss Mary
l.. Hollister of Marshfield have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Kent the past
week. Taking into consideration the fish
ing, lawn-tennis and the hospitality which
their hosts know so well how to dispense
they had most enjoyable time.
East Calais.
REV. S. C. HAYFoRD will preach here next
Sunday morning at forty-five minutes past
ten o'clock in exchange with j. Harry
Holden. - Mrs. l.. ID. Bemis and hel
daughter have gone to Pilgrim Rock, n. Y.
Blanchard of Montpelier has been visiting
among her friends here, preparatory to go
ing to Northampton, Mass, where she en-
ters Smiths College. - Herbert Wells
celebrated his twenty-irst birthday by en-
| tertaining about fifty of his friends at his
fathers residence last Monday evening
The Calais and Woodbury. cornet band, OF
which he is a member, was present and
furnished music for several promenade
! figures on the grounds about the house, and
added much to the evenings enjoyment
North Calais.
Mrs. A. b. CoRTHELL of Rockford Lake
| n. Y, will give piano recital and misce
| laneOuS concert for the benefit of the build
ing fund in memorial hall tomorrow (Thurs
day. evening. The time for holding the
entertainment was incorrectly given last
week. Mrs. Corthell will be assisted by
Miss Nervie l.. Foster soprano and elocu
tionist G. w. Foster, tenor; NJ. o. Burr o
Brooklyn, n. Y, basso; NJ. K. Foster, bassC
and violinist; A. b. Corthell, baritone
Refreshments will be furnished by the la
dies after the concert, which will be fol
lowed by social dance. 1t is hoped tha
all who can do so will attend.
North Montpelier.
LAST Thursday telegram was received
from Bath, n. H., announcing that DR.. II
H. Hollister, who has been i'll for the pas
four weeks with malaral fever, was worse
His father, A. j. Hollister went to tina
place on the next train, and, finding tn,
doctor better, returned home last Saturday
Mrs. A. j. HOllister is still there. -
The children of the North Montpelier Sun
day-school gave a concert last Sunday even
ing, which was well attended. All of the
speakers acquitted themselves finely. -
Mr.. j. Harry Holden is to exchange will
Rev. S. G. Hayford next Sunday services
being held at two and half-past seven p. NJ
- Five horses belonging to the estat,
OF George X. Foster of Boston arrived il
town last Friday and were placed in tn,
pasture of Fred Sibley. - The fal
term of school in district No. opened Mon
day, with Miss Dora S. Hollister as teacher
Miss Belle Hollister is teaching on Hollis
ter hill - The skating-rink was opel
last Saturday evening. About thirty wer,
present. 1t will be open again on the even
ing of the 18th instant. - George +
Sibley was i'm Boston last week. -
Frank Clough and sister, Mabel, from Lis
bon, n. H., are visiting with S. d. Hollis
ter. - o. X. Holister went to Bath
n. H., last Saturday, and on the following
Monday began his first term of school. His
friends in this vicinity wish him prosperity
-J. NJ. Butterfeld Albert and Il. ID
Gray and Mrs Mary Southwick are on the
from Boston.
Fayston.
LUTHER BIxBY of Chicago, former edi
tor of the Minneapolis Temperance Rerielc,
while on visit to this his native town last
July, made arrangements by which his
| family lot in the cemetery in South Fays-
ton has been graded and beautified by his
cousin, A. ID. Bragg, Esq. In this lot rest
his brother, Henry o., his uncle, George
Bixby, a talented young Christian, who
died at the age of twenty-five, leaving all
his earthly possessions to the Methodist
Episcopal church of Fayston and Waits
! field for preaching the gospel, and his great
! grandmother, who died in 1912, aged eighty
seven, and whose husband was one of the
minute men who, at given signal, went to
the battle of Bunker Hill, leaving his
oxen attached to the plow and to be cared
| for by sister In the same battle his
mother, William and Louisa, are buried in
Minnesota. His brother alone rests in Yer
mont. This cemetery has been too much
neglected, and there are others who have
friends inferred there who would do a
/ praigaworthv not Inv fnllawinu tho