The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-09
Washington County.
Barre,


after the close of the operetta. 80 Charles
Kenerson's little son has been quite seri-
ously i'll for few days - w. II. Glad
ding has been quite i'll with neuralgia
trouble for the past week, but is more COM
Portable at the present time. - Mrs.
Josiah Gale, who has been i'll long time,
is very low and not expected to recover.
- Some of our citizens attended the
concert at Montpelier Friday evening and
were well pleased with the entertainment.
Others would have gone If the special train
advertised had been run, and some of these
feel that they have just cause of complaint,
as on the strength of the special promised
they had bought their tickets to go, but
found that the only way they could return
was to walk back or to wait until morning.
And now some of these ticket-holders think
it is in order for some one to rise up and eX-
plain. - Children's Sunday will be APP
propriately observed at the Methodist Epis-
copal church next Sunday afternoon. -
w. f. Bradford has bought the lot ON
Chubb meadow on which A. b. Averill had
intended to erect hotel, and will put up
dwelling-house there. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Johonnott and child were in town
over Sunday. They were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. ID. w. Mower. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Morse have been quite sick with
pneumonia the past week. We understand
they were gaining at last accounts. -
Postmaster Holden last week Thursday
moved the post-office from the old town
hall block to more commodous quarters in
the new town hall block. He has it very
nicely arranged for the convenience of pat
rons of the Office, more boxes having been
put in There is an entrance both from
Main and Bridge streets. - The Cath
olic society have rented Academy hall for
six months, and have fitted it up for place
of worship. - The attention of our
Calais and Woodbury. readers is called to
an item in the Business Notice columns this
week - Fred Spalding and Grant Lane
won the shooting prizes at Owler & Scott's
gallery last week, each making one hundred
twenty-nine points out of possible one
hundred thirty. John Beatte won the
prize for throwing at the babies" turning
over eight out of a possible ten
Berlin.
The machinery is being put into the
creamery, which will be in running order
in the near future. - Old Mr.. Temple
ton living with his son on the Charlotte
Bosworth farm, is very low His recovery
is considered very doubtful. - Mrs. DIR.
Hanson and lady friend of Bradford are
making few weeks stay at Stewards 1t
is an excellent health resort. - Porter
Perrin has just returned from Florida.
- Children's day will be observed next
Sunday by exercises in the church. -
Rev. Mr.. Ladd preached in Worcester last
Sabbath. w. H. Turner and wife are
visiting in Orleans county.
Calais.
THE selectmen bought a Champion road
machine last week. - Stow Post un-
furled a new flag Decoration day; 1t is Of
fringe, and is five by eight feet in size.
-G. w. S. Ide is building new
horse-barn and carriage-house. When COM
pleted Mr.. Ide will have the most tasty set
of buildings at the Corner. - John Dun
ham picked dish of strawberries for his
last Sundays dinner. - Mrs. Stella
Hathaway has been visiting friends in
Hardwick. - There are not nearly as
many worms nests on apple-trees this year
as usual. Many pieces of potatoes are big
enough to hoe, but corn is looking sickly.
There is good set of apples and the season
promises good crop, and plums are looking
equally well. &c. A. Watson has sold
seventeen buggies this season, mostly manu-
factured at Watertown, New York. -
strengthening is now in order.
East Calais.
Mrs. S. j. PORTER has given up house.
keeping and gone to Haverhill, Mass, to
live with her daughter, Mrs. John Martin.
w. l.. Pierce is moving into the
Porter house, and John Bancroft will now
take possession of his house, which Pierce
has been occupying. Ed. White has en-
gagged the rooms where Bancroft has been
living. - A. n. Bliss has lately returned
from Baltimore, Md, where he has been
studying for the past year, and last Sunday
morning gave the people a little sketch of
the churches he had visited in that time, the
clergymen and speeches he had listened to,
and the work that was being done by differ
ent churches in that city. - Beginning
with next Sunday, and until further notice,
there will be services at the church every
, Sunday morning at the usual hour, with a
sermon by Mr. Bliss. - Saturday even
ing, as the villagers were beginning to think
about retiring for the night, the stiffness Of
the hour was broken by the sound of fife
, and drum playing an old-time air. Every
, body rushed out to see what it meant, and
. found stationed on the tinshop steps Nathan
Wheeler, the veteran fife-player of Wood
bury, assisted by cornet and two drums.
} Mates fingers seemed to have lost none of
their old-time skill, and at the close of the
piece the musicians were greeted with three
, hearty cheers For about an hour they con-
tinued playing the old-fashioned tunes, to
, the enjoyment of ALTO the young, because
of the novelty and the older ones by bring
!, ing to mind the old Undertaking days.
They were then called into the store and
, treated to cigars and lemonade.
North Calais.
STOWE PosT, No. 30, G. A. r., assisted by
the citizens of Calais and Woodbury., are
making arrangements to hold grand re-
union and campfire on Saturday, July Sd,
during the day and evening. An elaborate
I. programme will be arranged by the several
I committees and very enjoyable tilneis an
+ ticipated. Some of the features already out
, lined include a boat-race, foot-race, swim
2 ming match, sack-race. address by promi-
nent member of the Grand Army of the Re-
public vocal music by a chorus of male
voices, readings by talented elocutionists, a
cavalry parade by the " horribles," fire.
works in the evening and dancing in the
I main hall during the afternoon and evening.
Y The proceeds are to liquidate the debt on
l the hall and provide funds for its compile
: ton.
: Marshfield.
LET the republicans in town remember
:: the caucus at the town house next Saturday
1 evening, and all come out and attend the
t meeting. See town committees call in
o another column. - G. l.. Dwinell was
$ at home from Barre Decoration day and as
Z sisted the band. He was also at home last
n Sunday to see his sister, who is very ill.
0 - The loose property that Montgomery
5 Heath left when he so suddenly moved
! away is to be sold at sherif's sale June II
at one O'Clock p. NJ. - Mrs. Il. H. Farr
G is the fifth of the delegates from this union
e to the institute at Cabot this week. -
w. III. Hasllins has come into possession OF
his farm and his mother is keeping house
for him at present - Harlow Folsom is
having a very severe time with his hand, al
though it is some better than it was a few
days ago - The listers start on their
extra work of taking the Quadrennal ap-
prasal this week. =- Lewis Bent is very
sick from dropsical disease caused by a
heart trouble. He gained twenty-one pounds
in ten days. But little hopes are entertained
of his rppoNnrV Erie York to the