The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-24
CONTINUED FROM FIFTH PAeE.1


matter to have these wrongs righted. Every
voter should be present at the coming town
meeting, fully prepared to vote independ-
emily and understandingly on every ques-
ton that comes up. If they come expect
ING some one to tell them holo to vote, in all
probability they will further the very meas
ures they so much desire to kill. -
News was received here last week that the
little son of Johnnie Wheeler, who resides
in Ipswich, Mass, was so severely injured
by falling from carriage the Sunday be-
fore that Ii was feared that he might not re-
cover - Fred Wheeler lost a horse last
week from what was thought to be some
form of kidney disease. - David Eaton,
who has kept the Locust Creek House the
past year, and whom we have moved into
several localities the past few weeks, we are
now informed has rented house AT New
combsvile (Barnard) and will engage in can
wasting for the sale of book for which he has
the agency for Windsor county. We shall
keep an eye out for him, however, for we are
bound to correctly locate him II takes all
summer" 80 Julius Lane and Frank
| Wheeler started for Fort Robinson, Ne
braska, this week, with stock and other
property with which Mr.. Lane will stock
the farm that he bought when out there last
fall. Mr.. Lanes family will join him about
the 1st of April. - The school in dis
trict No. 8 winnie p. Fassett, teacher)
closed February 10th. Whole number of
scholars, fourteen. Those having no alb
sent marks during the term were Rose n.
| Dartt, Edith NJ. Hatch, Bertha N. Deering,
| Stella S. Roberts, Rose e. Roberts, Eulie g.
Washburn, Fred Olmstead and Frank Ohm
stead. Mabel M. Preston and Lila M. Rob-
erts were absent but one day each. 80
George Sanspree has rented the lower floor
of John Todd's house and will move into it
about the LIST of April - George w.
Berry bought II. A. Rogers house one day
| last week, and sold it the next to Mrs.
| Fordyce Pinney, who will make it her flu
ture home - The Universalist ladies
netted $40 at their annual apron socable
! last week. 60 Several OF our people at
tended the drama at Rochester on Thurs
day of last week. Quite number also went
to West Randolph each evening to see the
company that was playing there. - Our
village schools closed on Friday of last week.
- III. A. Rogers moved his family to
South Royalton the first of the week -
About thirty couples attended the dance at
the Bascom House hall on Saturday even
ing last. 60 Fred Burke and wife of
Woodstock have been visiting friends in
town the past week. - Charles Marsh,
who has been spending the last two or three
months with his daughter in Barre, came
home last week. - Although we are
slow in saying it, it is nevertheless true that
the New England Telephone Company has
recently put new instrument into the Office
in this place, and NJ. A. Moody has leased
the right of this company to the use of their
lines from this point. Misses Clara
Barrows and Carrie Curtice, who have been
teaching in Lancaster, n. H., came home to
spend their vacation last week. - Hon.
Z. T. White of Yankton, D. T., spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Stearns in this
town. - Mrs. III. G. Durham, accom-
panied by her daughter, started for Madi-
son, Kansas, on Monday, where she will re-
sumo teaching in the same school that she
has taught for three years. - j. G. Sar-
gent is confined to the house by sickness.
Gaysville.
THE Congregational reunion was well at
tended on Thursday of last week and many
interesting letters were read from absent
members. Rev. Mr.. Clark, former pastor
here, was present, as were also a large num-
Der of former members from out of town.
- The Universalist people held a festi-
val last Saturday evening. - Mrs James
Dole is in Rindge, n. H., visiting sick
sister. - Mr. o. H. Roberts is very i'll.