The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-05
Washington County.


MRS. MARY A, LIVERMORE VIII denver |
her lecture, " Concerning Husbands, " in the
Methodist Episcopal church in this place on
Tuesday evening, May 11th. Mrs. Liver
more comes here under the auspices of the |
Woman's Christian Temperance Union. All |
who have once heard her will be glad to |
hear her again, and those who have not |
should not miss this opportunity. The adj
mission has been placed at the low price of |
twenty-five cents. Tickets will be on sale |
at the Parlor drugstore. - The local |
fishermen were out in full force last Satur- |
day to celebrate May-day, we suppose, and |
drown the wriggling worm. They came
home with half dozen specimens of what
would have been trout had they been al
lowed to grow. - There was an alarm
of fire at about half-past six o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Torrent, No. 1, quickly re-
sponded, as did also large crowd of peo-
pie. The fire proved to be a bed and bed
ding in a chamber in the G. G. Magoon
house in Brooklyn, recently sold to Mrs.
Patterson. The bed was soon thrown out of
the window, but not until the room had
been thoroughly drenched with water The
insurance is understood to be uncertain on
account of recent transfers in the property.
- There was no preaching at the Meth
odist church last Sunday, as the pastor was
attending conference. The Sunday-school
was held and social meeting in the after
noon - The curbing is being put around
the front and south end of the town hall
block for a sidewalk, which is to be made of
modelling a portion of his house, G. w. Ball
doing the work. - 1. d. Rice has pur-
chased building lot of l.. NJ. Averill on
Ayers street. - Fred G. Fisher and Eva
Clark, daughter of II. l.. Clark, were mar
ried last Saturday morning. A short trip to
Cabot comprised the bridal trip for the pres
ent. The happy couple have the best
wishes of numerous friends. - Burt
Hooker caught a trout at the Fuller bridge,
recently, which tipped the scales at two
/ NO a. M txun nIIn
and wife have taken rooms and board at w.
A. Perry's. - The listers completed the
list last Friday at about midnight, after
a steady months work - AT an adj
journed school-meeting, held last week, the
committee recently appointed to see about
the purchase of the Barre Academy prop
erty reported favorably, and, as we under
stand were instructed to purchase the prop
erty for the use of the district. - a Mr..
Hewitt of Burlington has bought out X. p.
Blanchard's meat business here and taken
possession. Gerry Blanchard is to work for
him. II H. c. Leonard lost last week
one of his large black horses, valued at S175,
it being sick but a few hours. - a little
child of Henry III. Gerward was buried last
Sunday afternoon. - Will Burnham is
adding a portico to the south end of his
house. - Willie Minard is sick with
pneumonia. -C G. II. Jackson and Will
lam Miers took a trip to Burlington, last
week, to take down a pair of horses which
will meet next Saturday at the town clerks
Office to hear parties who feel that they are
not worth as much as the listers think they
ought to be.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
THE commencement parts for the senior
class are due this week. - The senior
class went to Montpelier, last Saturday, to
have their pictures taken. - Final ex-
aminatons in political economy take place
this week. The class in English literature
will begin work on Monday next. -
Miss Way, class of 'S8, has returned to
school, Miss Abbie Foster of East Mont
pelier, an old student, has again entered
the Seminary, this time to give her whole
attention to the study of music. -
George r. Lewis of Tufts College visited us
last Week Miss S. A. f. Walton also Wis
tied the school. - The lyceum was held
on Friday evening. 1t was well attended
and very interesting.
Cabot.
SIXTY dog licenses have been obtained of
the town clerk for the year ensuing. -
Arthur Lance has gone to Stoneham, Mass,
where he has position in grocery store.
- p. b. Elmer of Lower Cabot has COM
menced a thorough renovation of his build
ings. - Miss Flora Cole has gone to
South Hadley Falls, Mass, where she has
an engagement in paper mill. - Six
teen persons united with the Congrega-
tional church last Sabbath on confession
of faith. - The schools commenced on
Monday of this week. The directors have
concluded for the present term to try home
talent in the place of importing teachers
- Don't forget Mrs. Livermore's lee
ture at the Methodist church next Sunday
evening at seven o'clock. "A band
, stand is to be erected in the village park
just enclosed - Hiram Wells, of the
firm of Wells & Rogers, is in Boston. His
wife and daughter accompanied him. j. a.
harrington and daughter are also in Boston
, - Mrs. VIM. Abbott is very low. -
, Sugar parties and forest concerts seem to be
the order of the season, and the last one
! spoken of last week, did not prove the last
About one hundred forty people gathered
by invitation at the sugar orchard of Mr.
George M. Webster last Thursday. The
weather was charming, the sugar nice and
May-howers abundant. The band dis
coursed some good music and everybody
, had fine time. - Darwin Waldo has
sold his farm to Stephen Nelson and bought
the DIR. Gilbert place in the village.
North Fayston.
, NETTIE, wife of Charles Ingalls, and daugh
ter of j. ID. Marble, formerly of this place
, died in Williamstown April 29th Her re-
mains were brought to this place last Sun
day for interment - L. f. Murry has
l.. w. Porter. - Miss Lillian Porter i
visiting friends in Brandon.
Marshfield.
L.
pounds of sugar from two hundred trees the
past season. - In adjusting a tighten
ing pulley in the saw-mill, last week f. G.
; Merrill narrowly escaped being seriously
hurt, the pulley flying in pieces and some o
them coming close to his head. - The
band were handsomely treated to cake, coffee
and oranges, last week Monday evening, by
Mr.. and Mrs John +. Eddy, in answer to q
serenade. - Eli Edison has opened two
new places for the sale of his shaved butter
tubs-one at Bradford and one at the Worces
ter County Creamery, Massachusetts, -
Lewis Bent is in poor health from hear
| disease. - Harlow Folsom bistered his
g hand and took cold in it, and as a result has
nursed it quite attentively for the past two
, weeks. - The water in the river is very
e low for the season of the year. Unless WI
| are favored with rain soon the water
wheels will begin to drag. - Most of the
schools opened last Monday, with a fair at
tendance. The teachers, as far as heart
4, from, are as follows No. /, Susie Hollister
: No. 2, Hattie Wells; No. 3, Nettie Winters
= No. 4, Nellie b. Packer; No. 5, Minnie +
4 Davis and Mrs John +. Eddy No. s, Lille
!, Dow; No. Q, Mary Slayton; No. IL, Annie
= Spencer. The schools in the village (No. 8
> opened with eighteen scholars in the higher
department and thirty-six in the primary
- Charlie Mute and wife are visiting
< with his brother, l.. ID. Mute. - james
: Newton had a COW die last Sunday morning
, and an examination showed a quantity OF
board nails in her stomach. - The fish