The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-21

w. f. RICHARDSON recently had good
horse die with collie.
Cabot.
The school in district No. 1, taught by
Miss Josie L. Laird, closed Saturday, July
10th. Those pupils having no marks against
their names were Jane, Annie and frankie
| Mccormick, Rosa and Willie Finley, Julia
and Effie Goodale Harvey and Eugene Bar
rett, Fred Mason, Roy Kellogg, Matte
Stone, and Eddie Odekirk. Ella Collins had
only one mark Hartie Stone was absent one
day and half, Willie Gray two days. OF
the twenty-five pupils only two had tardy
marks, and those only one each. Jane
Mccormick and Rosa Finley missed only
one word during the term of ten weeks.
North Montpelier.
FARMERS are very generally getting
through haying in this section, and report
not quite an average crop. - The fac
tory was stopped Saturday and part of the
day Monday for the purpose of making re-
pairs upon the wheel. - The young gen.
tlemen around here formed baseball club
last Saturday, playing practice game in
the afternoon, and to all appearances have
the material for sharp playing nine. -
II. E. Nye went to the White Mountains
last week, where he is to furnish music at
one of the mountain houses. He is to be
assisted by Mr.. Cushman and wife of Mont
peler. - Lena Moorcroft of Barre was
in the village last week on visit to her
sister, Mrs w. G. Nye.
Marshfield.
REV. G. II. FARNswoRTH's excellent tenn
perance address last Sunday evening was
listened to by an attentive audience, who
seemed to drink in the inspiring words of
the speaker, filling them with new courage
and enthusiasm to do better service in the
future to suppress the great evil of our land.
Middesex Center.
tba ofo lot ;,bb bnr
hood, yet even here things will happen.
The latest event is the marriage sof Joseph
A. Chaplin and Miss Bertha w. Badger, both
Of Middesex. The contracting parties are
descendants of the first settlers of the town,
the groom being a great-grandson of Joseph
Chapin, Sr., who settled in Middlesex in
1898, and was prominent man in the affairs
of this town for many years The bride is
the reat-great-granddaught of Elder Ben
jamin Chatterton, who was the first minis
ter in town, and who found his way to his
appointments by means of marked trees
through the wilderness - George II
,, Leland is gradually growing more feeble.
- L. r. Densmore is better. - Mrs
Mahlon Taplin of Boston and her two
daughters are boarding at l.. M. Cameron S
past week gave the trout fishers new start
. w. A. Daniels caught ninety-eight that
altogether weighed six and one-half pounds
and one hundred eight at another time (no
WGlHueu) Many OUDeTS nave taken ROOu
strings in the past few days. - William
; Chaplin has lately sold big OK for small
price. The OK had an osseous enlargement
r on the side of his face that made him look
, like mugwump.
Moretown.
LITTLE Josie Griffith has been very sicl
: with whooping-cough, but is slowly re
| covering.
t Northfield.
! C. D. EDaERToN, at F. Plumley's office
= over A. f. Denny's store, will receive sub
: scriptions and advertisements for thu
. WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid to him
. - The report last week of the acciden
? to Charles Paine came too late to allow IL
to specially ascertain and verify the facts
. and it now appears that the horse SHE'D a
. Charles was trying to turn, and, becoming
!, frightened, backed off the bank - Th
! ladies of the Woman's Christian Temperate
q Union go to the camp-ground Thursday fo
. picnic, and invite all their friends to com
= with well-flled baskets. They have bust
ness meeting at half-past two P. NJ.
q Hon. John B. Finch, chairman of the ma
!, tional committee of the prohibitory party
n is to lecture next Monday evening in thi
/ village. He is speaker of national repu
e tation, and should be given full house
g The subject is not announced. The plac
4 will be announced in the churches next Sun
n day. - The Episcopal Sunday-schoo
g will 60 to the camp-ground to-day (Wednes
udy IL Vic WtdJHtT ptIUllt, plCulClUR. ne
!, meet at the church at half-past nine A. Nj
;. - Rev. j. r. Bartlett, now publisher o
/ the prohibition paper at Concord, n. H., wa
}, last week elected secretary of the stat
:. committee of that party in New Hampshire
4 - Mr.. Alfred Mann and wife of Som
: erville, Mass, are visiting q Emmons How
l. on Central street. - Many will be SUI
n prised and sorry to learn of the early re
n moval of Captain w. NJ. Rumbaugh to New
v York city. In his thirteen years residenc
y hoe IL. II
r. with the town and college that he will b
O missed. He is to be associated with II. Il
n Thayer in the Office of the Western Electri
q Company, of which Mr.. Thayer is manager
q - Mr.. l.. G. Fletcher has returned fron
!. the fishing party in Essex county and re
q ports the fishing in the lakes poor; in tn,
v brooks only fair. The party are enjoying
e themselves hugely, and will return the las
+ of this week. - Mrs. w. f. Cushmal
q and daughter, Carrie, started last week TO
$ Salisbury Beach in company with Mr.. an
\. Mrs Ed. F. Smith of South Royalton. -
q DIR. and Mrs. Walling returned last weel
r. from Boston. Miss Minnie remains at Re
j., we're Beach visiting friends for few weeks
q - The democrats met, pursuant to call
a at the village hail. and elected as delegate
to their convention Messrs. George Nj. Fisk
T. James n. johnson, Newton Martin, r. w
l. Clark, Fred Parker, Henry Jones and
\ p. Davis. - AT the recent election O
:, officers by the New England Guard, hell
u III ArlnOry nall, flrSu Lieutenant CI. y. Bate
Il was elected captain, Second Lieutenan
d Frank w. Gold was made first lieutenant
!, and Sergeant +. l.. Howe, second lieuten
O ant Private f. p. White asked to be trans
g ferred to the company lately formed q
h Barre - If you don't believe the Kim
8 ball brothers and friend caught two hun
8 dred and fifty brook trout last week in fiv
: hours, ask Sumner. - Frank Morse say
= it is a mistake that he is working for S. w
l. Steele. Eugene Plastridge has his place a
# the store of j. NJ Temple. - Mr.. G. ID
g Edgerton is visiting Mr. r. +. Welch a
4 Potsdam n. Y, and expects to be gone tw,
g or three weeks. - The state convention
s of the Woman's Christian Temperate,
= Union will hold its next session here earl,
y in September, and very large attendanc,
o is expected. - Mr.. Harry b. Thayer re
Q turned to New York last Friday. - Mrs
i S. V. Avery, matron of the Home at Bur
Y lington, is in town for a few weeks. -
y Libbe S. Whtmarsh is visiting friends il
]. Randolph and Tunbridge. - George II
y Richmond, manager of Babyhood, arrived
t Saturday afternoon for stay of about two
$ weeks. - Miss Georgia, daughter of Rev
{ Homer White, is at home from st. Agnes
c Hall School, Bellows Falls. - The Cen
: ter school will begin August 10th, with Let
: tie q. French as the teacher. Martha FISH
z has just closed successful term of school in
i that district - Mamie III. Hassett has
, gone to Moretown for brief visit. -
e Angie Badger is visiting the Misses Taylor
1 at Brasher Falls, n. Y, - Clarence e
o Randall of Woodsville, n. H., was in towr