The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-03
CONTINUED FROM FIRST pAeE.l

tosh, Il. Huntley, ID. T. Averill, George
Pratt, Miss Belle Houston, Mrs. +. j. East
man, #. j. Severance and mother, Cadet
Heman Dole and his sister, Miss Amy,
Thomas Patterson, Revs. Webb and Sher-
burn, Mrs. Charles Dole and A. f. Spauld-
ing.
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
LAST Monday afternoon number Of stu
dents were told to remain after school.
Every one expected little talk on his
evil ways, but we were kept to practice
gymnastics. 80 Over twenty dollars has
been subscribed to build the toboggan slide.
1t is to start from the road in front of the
]. G.. Gallup house and extend to the river.
Work will probably begin the first of next
week.
~" Plainfield. -.--
REV. S. G. HAYFoRD will occupy the pull
pit at the Universaist church next Sunday
In the afternoon. -= Station Agent G.. ID.
Kidder sold thirty-one tickets last Monday
and Tuesday for the Boston excursion.
The promenade at Marshfield last
Saturday night was quite well attended
considering the state of the weather.
East Roxbury.
HARLA BRUCE was arrested last Friday
night by officer A. j. Boyce for complaint of
entering and stealing from the residence of
Mrs. j. Motiiitt. - Della Paige Is with
her sister, Mrs. f.. Field in East Bethel.
sive repairs on his house.
Waitsfield.
AT a recent sitting of the school board it
was decided to continue the high school
through the winter term. Misses NJ. l..
James of Bethel and Carrie Green of Waits
field are take the places of the presentIteach-
ers. - Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Hastings have
returned from their western tour as have
also Rev L. f. Pangburn and wife. -
4 \ 1t, ,al,, tf,,1 nf
the snow owl Saturday, measuring, from
tip to tip, four feet eight inches. 80 A
young son of Warren Palmer fell into a els
tern of water recently while in the room
alone and came very near being drowned.
- Waitsfield has a population of over
eight hundred. OF this number one, Solo
mon Rice, is over ninety years of age; there
are fourteen between eighty and ninety
years of age and forty-nine others have
passed the age of seventy years,-all OF
which testiiies to the healthfulness of the
locality.
Warren.
THERE viii be communion service next
Sunday, with preparatory services on Sat
urday afternoon. - Homer Vandeusen
has sold his place in the village to ID. Austin
for 81 600 and James Pierce expects to oc-
cupy the same. The writing schools
will close this week Thursday evening.
East Warren.
Mrs. GEORGE CARROLL contemplates
spending the winter with her sister in New
York. - There is to be a Harvest
Home concert at the church next Sabbath
Quoted by Rev. John Fassett - There
is to be a sociable at Rev. John Fassett's
next Thursday evening cordial invita-
ton is extended to all.
Waterbury.
1nct hat q
movement was being made to remove the
village charter and return to the OLE
method of running the village business
There were large number of prominent
citizens who signed the paper to do away
with the corporation, for they thought they
were getting nothing for their money; but
taking second thought of the subject
many of these gentlemen signed paper to
reconsider the matter, and so subscribed tC
the one circulated by George w. Randall
To return to the old method would be tt
retrench in the management of our village
interests and go back into old ruts which il
has taken a long time to get out of. w,
have somewhere in the vicinity Of two hun
bred fifty voters, and at no village meeting
can there be seen at the post of duty ovel
twenty of that number. The trouble there
fore, is not in the corporation itself, but il
not standing by, and heartily supporting
it by both voice and ballot. We sincerely
hope that it will remain, and at the coming
! December meeting let every one turn on
and be present. - James X. Fullerton
has just returned from Minneapolis, wher,
he has been spending few months, will
the intention of settling in the near future
- Burt Anterior came home from hi
school in Montpelier and is now on the sicl
list. He came near having run of fever
but at last account was convalescent. -
Mayor Randall has been showing forth hi
light of late by means of "A large gasOlin
Lon. e hi dam Mntt
street. He says it costs but one cent al
hour and gives as much light as three com
mon lamps. - David Lord, at the Cen
ter, died quite recently of pneumonia. Hi
remains were brought here for burial
- Levi Turner, the eX-reporter of tn
ArgpS from this place has recently bough
the Photographic business of Mr.. Cheney
who has so successfully run that bushes
in the past. We understand that Mr.
Cheney will leave town soon. - At
meeting of the Good Templars, Monda
evening, the following officers were install
ed to serve the ensuing quarter; Chief ten
plar, Rev. G. f.. Smith; right hand sup
porter, Mrs. E. l.. Perry; left hand SUI
porter, Jennie Henderson, vice templar
Mrs. Charles Lease secretary, l.. &. Tul
ner; assistant secretary, Jessie Straw
financial secretary, +. G. Perry; treasurer
Mrs. Emma Henry; chaplain, George Carlt
ton; marshall Ed. Henry; deputy marshal
Susie Lamson guard, Belle Henry; senti
nal, Jos. Green.
Waterbury Center.
Mrs. MYRA DIX of Townshend, Mass
came to the place last week, to attend he
sick father, Daniel Lord. All the childre
of Mr.. Lord were with him in his sicknes
and at his death - DIR. Il. j. Foste
and his father, l.. Il. Foster, went to Ne'
York last week. They are expected HON
this week. - There were large gather
ings last Thursday evening at Arthur ID,
merritt's and Friday evening at Frank ID,
merritt's, both occasions being weddin
anniversaries. - Mr.. and Mrs. Lem.
Lyon expect TO start for Jacksonvill,
Florida, next Tuesday, where they inten
spending the winter, for the benefit of M
Lyons health. - Mrs. Nettie Bruce an
her son started for Minnesota last wee
Wednesday, where they expect to spen
the winter with an aunt of Mrs Bruc
- Mrs. Dudley Swasey of North Du,
bury is visiting in the place. Mrs. Swase
is very smart for a lady eighty-tive years OLE
Worcester.
Mrs. ALBERT WHEELoCK and Mr.. Vince
ock's mother We're driving TO Calais ii
other day, and when the former had o
casion to leave the wagon to adjust I'll
check-rein, the horse took fright and RAJ
The elder lady was thrown to the groun
} and badly hurt, being insensible for son
time afterwards. The wagon was demo
} ished and the horse somewhat hurt. -
, Remember there is to be socable at Pu
Evansville Saturday evening of this wee
3 and one for the benefit of the singing-scho
, at the town hall next Wednesday evening