The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
Washington County.
Barre.


down Main street and back again. The |
company made fine appearance. They
went to Burlington Tuesday to attend the
annual muster. - We understand that
Durham & Gordon, the new granite firm
have purchased quarry of II. n. Park
hurst 60 The leading question of the
hour is, " Are you going to Saratoga" We
think that this "wednesday morning the
answer will be decidedly in the affirmative.
80 Mrs w. d. Marsh of Plainfed
opened select school in room in the
Academy building last week. She has quite
large attendance of pupils. .- The
militia company have rented a room in the
old Academy in which to meet. - G. N.
Benedict has greatly improved the looks of
! his buildings on Main street by raising the
ell part and making them two stories high.
- w. A. Perry is raising and remodel
| ing the ell to his residence, thus giving him
more very pleasant rooms. =- II. Web
ster has erected four small cottages near the
stone-sheds on South Main street. -
Several of our people are attending camp
meeting at Northfield this week. - All
of our citizens who are legal voters should
see that their names are on the checklist,
as only those who have their names on the
list can vote at the coming election.
80 The fall term of Goddard Seminary
opened Tuesday morning. Appearances
indicate very large attendance this term.
- Charles Reed is quite ill. The at
tack came on quite suddenly and is severe.
FRIDAY, the Goth, was great day at Ber-
lin pond, the Congregational Sunday-school
holding a picnic at Scribner's grove on the
west side of the pond and the Congrega-
tional Sunday-school of Barre occupying
Stewards grove on the east side Several
parties from other towns were also present.
The people occupying Camp Lookout
have a splendid outfit and seem to be
laying in large share of health and
strength. - Mr., Chauncy Benjamin
and family of Maiden, Mass, are WIS.,
iting relatives in town for few weeks.
- Herbert Andrews has gone back
to Boston and Charles Il. Crandall to
Philadelphia. - The children of the
tribe of Benjamin are feasting in each 9th
ers houses these days, as did the children
of job in olden times. - On Tuesday
last the remains of Mrs. A. G. Dewey were
brought from the West to Berlin for
burial. - Our people had the pleasure of
listening to an excellent sermon by Rev. j.
H. Hincks of Bethany church, Montpelier,
last Sunday. - Rev. John j. Hall will
conduct religious services at the school
house in the Benjamin district next Sunday
afternoon at four o'clock.
, Cabot.
THE Masonic picnic, to be held in the El-
; mer woods August 18th, was, on account of
, the inclemency of the weather, postponed
to Saturday next at ten o'clock A. NJ. All
Masons with their families, are invited.
, , - Rev. Mr.. Russell returned from his
vacation Thursday last, refreshed and in
, vigorated by the rest. His wife is stopping
: a few days in Saratoga. - George F.
, , Damon of Kearney, Neb., and his sister,
: Mrs Julia Steele, of Worcester, Mass, are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H
Damon. - Mrs. Z. A. Kimball, formerly
) of this town but now of Washington, d. G :.
started from New York the present week
for Scotland, there to visit friends now liv'
= ing and the graves of her ancestors. She
y: intends to be absent two months. - L.
!, p. Cole has gone to Springfield, Mass.
! whittier he was called by the sickness of his
y brothers wife. - K. III. Clark is doing
9 quite a business cutting grain with his new
y ! to it that their names are properly PLACED
!; upon the checklist.
o Calais.
j. HARRY HOLDEN will preach at the ole
a church next Sunday at eleven o'clock A. NJ
!, - Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ayers of Bos
e ton, Mass, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
y Hill, parents of Mrs. Ayers. Mrs. Hill ha
a been quite ill for some time past, and a
!. this writing is but little if any better.
" East Calais.
5, REV. j. II. HINcKs of Montpelier will
L preach in this place next Sunday morning
Is at the usual hour. - The Plaintield cor
respondent was in error week before last il
his report of the Calais-Plainfeld bal
game. Our boys wish to state that they di,
not refuse to play the game out " that wa
1, played here. Mr.. Wheat of Plainfield wa
l. the first to propose calling the game, an,
ia this was done by the mutual agreement o
Ie the two captains. - Mr.. Bliss has de
m cided to take his vacation while Mr.. Holder
If is preaching here, and after next Sunda,
20 there will be but one service. Mr.. Holder
If breaches here next Sunday at l: so P. NJ
,o.I - While playing ball at Plaintield
II week ago Saturday the East Calais boy
20 lost practice ball. The finder will confe
= a favor by returning it. - a brother @
r. c. II. French with family, from Bosto
ar has been visiting him for few days. =
n Mary Dwinell began her school in dstric
er No. last Monday. - Two games of bal
v were played here Saturday. The game il
20 the forenoon, between the East Calais sec
,e ond nine and the Marshtield boys, resulte
lv in favor of the home nine by score of forty
n four to twenty-five. The game in the after
n, noon was an old-fashoned game between
y mines from the same towns in which tn
" ball was pitched to the bat, and resulted i
IN favor of the Marshteld nine, siXty-siX
o. thirty - Alexander Dwinell returned t
G. New York on Monday. - The occasio
m of the Dwinell picnic drew together at tn
\ old homestead a goodly company of rela
lt tives and friends, and a very pleasant after
n noon was spent renewing old acquaintance
IL and listening to the music and to remark
20 from DR.. l. f. Dwinell, Melvin Dwinell, A
,e bert Bliss and others. Before breaking Il
ar the company united in singing Z" Auld Ian
70 Syne " and I" Coronation" in which it wa
fe good to hear the Old-time tenor still clea
in and powerful, of Dea. Amos Dwinell
,e Morrisville. - Mrs. Jewett eldes
N daughter of DIR. l. f. Dwinell, with chill
La dren from Oakland, Cal, is expected to al
as rive tonight - Mrs Henry Curey ha
al IA successful operation performed at Montpt
70 lier last week by Drs. Dibbe and Putnar
for Strengthening her eyes. - In til
tennis tournament at Camp Wilbur Neal
A. White and O. X. Hollister won the serie
with l. w. Cate and H. n. Pearce, and wer
therefore awarded Z" the honors of tn
ell camp " as champions male doubles at tennis
TX The addition of an extra mark of punctua
a ton by the printer left the item last wee
anything but clear, White and Holliste
N have received a challenge from X. G. Brow
II and Fred Laird to play again at Montpelier
q and will play some time this week. -
f. b. Fay of the Harvard Law School
spending couple of weeks at home. ==
IL Dell Dwinell returned to Seminary Hill
ie Monday. Ruth Wheeler is also to atten
10 school there this fall. = Nora White is a
- home from Barre for a short vacation. 80
Il, The fact was brought to light during tn
~ Ia remarks at the Dwinell picnic that the lii
:; tie town of Calais, with population of les
Vi than thirteen hundred, has sent out four
O. teen college graduates. OF this number
three-Dr. Goodell, DR.. Clark and DIR. Dwi
nell-have been honored with the degree q
he DID, while the name of Dorman b. Eatol
H. is known and honored throughout our land
a Suraly IL il a raporI of which wa need M