The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-21

In NO. u, the joel w men district, tnere are
no scholars this year and consequently no
provision for school. No. 3 has thirty
weeks school, No. Is has thirty-two and
the others twenty-four. - The princ-
pal events to be recorded this week are re-
movals. A Mr. Ladd from Berlin, brother
of Rev. Alden Ladd, has gone into the house
on Central street lately vacated by j. III.
Hazelton. f. f. Johnson is to change from
the Morris house, corner of Central and
South streets, to the G. A. White place.
Nathaniel Davis is soon going to Montpelier
and the tenement vacated by him will be
occupied by DR.. j. II. Mayo. Mrs. L. A.
Howes will join her husband the last of this
month in Brockton, Mass, and Mrs. KIM
ball will move into the house left by Mrs.
Howes. NJ j. Clough has gone into the
east part of Dea Towards house on Elm
street. William Blood has moved to Barre.
Mrs. Lathrop's lecture last Wednes-
day evening was delivered to full house,
about sixty coming up from Montpelier,
mostly students in the Methodist Seminary.
The opinions of the lecture vary widely and
seem to coincide generally with individuals
previous views of the subject. She is quite
a ready speaker and on the whole probably
made rather favorable impression. -
r. w. Clark has invited the members of
Rebellah Lodge, /. o. o. F., to his house
Thursday of this week for new sugar. -
Last Friday, as Squire Cobleigh was passing
the vacant house on the Davis Henry lot he
noticed smoke coming through the roof, and
it was found that there was fire in one of
the chambers. 1t was put out before much
damage was done. The cause of the fire is
unknown. 90. Denny and wife, who
have spent the winter in Worcester, Mass,
returned Thursday. - Rev. w S. Hazen
exchanged Sunday with Rev. V. Nj. Hardy,
pastor of the Congregational church at West
Randolph. - Herbert Smith is on from
the West visiting his father, Captain w. II.
Smith. - Mrs. G. w. Hendee has re-
turned from Burlington, where she spent
the winter. - The drama of " The Two
Orphans will be presented at Concert Hall
on Wednesday evening of next week by the
pupils of the High School. The proceeds
will be used for the benefit of the school and
our people should give the entertainment a
! liberal patronage. - William Shontell
from Minnesota is visiting in town. -
Miss Belle Robinson has gone to st. Johns
bury. - The second story of the NeCS
block is being fitted up as family tenement
and will be occupied by Postmaster Kenyon.
j. G. Gallup expects to start for
Michigan this week and will drive his pair
of matched horses. - Mrs. DIR. Johnson
is visiting at West Randolph. - Miss
Jennie Somers from Holyoke Mass, visited
at Squire Plumley's Tuesday. - List of
letters remaining uncalled for in the post
office at Mortified, VT, for the week end
ing April 20: Mrs. E. j. Chapman, NJ G.
Ryan, Josie Reed, Sidney Roberts, Mrs,
Jane Snow, A. NJ. Titon. (Signed) II. l..
Kenyon, postmaster.
Waitsfield
UNION memorial services, in honor of the
late John b. Cough We're held at the
Congregational church last Sunday morn
ing. Alice Bushnell and Jennie Shea
received licenses to teach, at the public eX-
animation, as did also Sarah Nj. Thompson
of Fayston. Ida V. Fisher, who is engaged
to teach in Fayston, received a certificate
from the superintendent of that town. -
Hon. j. III. Hastings has gone to Mime
apolis, Mimi, to see his son, Charles, who
has been dangerously sick, but letters from
the Judge report that he is improving. -
Miss n. K. Kendall of Quechee has pur-
chased the stock in trade of Mrs. George II.
Heath, and has rented the building Occu-
pied as store and dwelling by Mr. and
Mrs. Heath.
Warren.
THE statement made last week that the
Hickory child had died of smallpox was
incorrect. - Il. w. Slayton is getting
things in readiness to build new store
IL. NJ. Heath has sold his boot and
shoe store to Henry Kennedy. - A
new Sunday-school library. - 1t is eX
pected that Louise Allen will go to Boston
this week to be treated for tumor. -
Easter services will be held next Sunday.
East Warren.
; SERVICES last Sabbath consisted of one o
Rev. Sam. Jones sermons read by William
: p Harmon, and a Sabbath-school. -
: Rev. Mr.. Brigham of East Roxbury is sooI
to move into the house owned by Mrs
Emma Pratt. 1t is also expected that Rev
: John Fassett of Illinois will occupy Mrs
Arvilla Steele's house the coming year
: - George Carroll, who had been an in
, valid for sixteen years, died the 18th, aget
seventy years. Funeral services We're hel,
!. on Wednesday at Pima Carroll's, Rev. q
! ID. Clapp officiating. The remains wer
taken to Waitstield for interment. -
; Hubert Cotton is visiting at William Har
: MONS - Justin Whtcomb has beef
!; spending the past week in Massachusetts
/, - Lizzie Bragg, who has seemed bette
, for few days, is again failing. 80 Les
: than the usual amount of sugar has beef
!, made in this town.
|. Waterbury.
!, ALvARo TALBOT met with quite an acc
o dent while cutting wood at the Center, re
l. ceiyinp "A wound on his arm seven inChe