The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-11

VTUTTTTUY
and we ought to have an interesting pacing
race at the fair this fall, 60 Rev. George
Winch of Enfield, Conn, preached at the
Congregational church last Sunday and
Rey. Walter Dole of Lebanon, n. H., at the
Universalist church. -= A four-montbs-
old daughter of Thomas Pritchard died
Thursday night and was buried Friday af-
ternoon. - The ladies of the Methodist
society will hold lawn party with Miss
Carrie Beane next week Wednesday. -
The officers of the Good Templars' lodge
for the quarter beginning August 1st are as
Mary E. Thompson; w. S., Mrs. j. II. Or
eutti; W. A. s., Frank Pnumley;; w. F. s.,
w. c., Rev a. II. Webb; w. NJ, Dan J.
Morse w. d. NJ, Jessie A. Dow; w. g.,
Mrs r. N. Johnson; w. Sent, Bert W.
Farnham; organist, Alma r. Huntley; p.
and prospects for the quarter unusually
encouraging. - The Congregationalists
hold lawn party with Mrs. Braley at her
residence on Water street this (Wednes-
day. afternoon and evening. - A man
who went to work on the Morris quarry
Friday morning was injured in the fore
noon of that day by falling about forty
feet into the pit with slide Of earth and
rubbish on which he was working. His inju-
ries are not dangerous, but he has some
painful cuts and bruises on his head and
neck. He is stopping at Chester Browns.
- Our lodge of Daughters of Rebeckah
went to Berlin pond on Tuesday for a pic
mic. 20. H. Cheney is at Hanover, N.
Il, attending the Thayer School of Civil
Engineering 80 John NJ. Mcintosh had
shock of apoplexy Friday and lies in a
precarious condition. &C. n. Whit
marsh has moved to Concord, N. H., where
he has a situation in the Office of the Stand
ard Bearer, published by j. r. Bartlett.
- Miss Helen McClearn is visiting
in Middlesex. - Dennis Quinby has
moved his family to Montreal - Mrs.
G. e. Randall and her brother, H. G. Dole,
left for their homes Monday. - Alpheus
7. Dana has returned from Hancock and is
stopping with Mrs. Blood at the Center.
- Thomas Clancy has been quite ill
during the week. - Miss Ita Tenney
has returned to town and is stopping with
Mrs: Whittemore. - Among the visitors
coming to town the past week were Mrs.
Minnie Winch and Miss Alice Dunham,
who are at Mrs Gilchrist's; Ed f. Deering,
from Boston at Mrs. Braley's; Misses Lottie
Williams of Burlington and Louie Ely of
Champlain, N. Y; Mrs. j. Elliot Smith of
with little son and daughter, visiting her
aunt, Mrs. CA. Edgerton Miss Phene Pratt,
at G. G. Randalps; Mr.. and Mrs. Cady at j.
II. Orcutt's. - The Catholics have re-
Gently bought fine pipe organ for their
church. Mr.. Poole is experimenting the
setting up and tuning. - Letters un-
called for at Northted post-offce August
TO- 1886 Mary j. Bennett, Henry A. Culver,
Mrs. G. d. Fisk, Mary j. Hutchinson, DR..
j. G.. Leisure, Mrs. Lydia Locklin, Felix
Martin, Emery w. Ruggles, j. L. Rich,
Miss Mary Smith, l. Tilden and w. F.
Wilder. (Signed) II. L. Kenyon, post
master.
ONE day last week. as Erasmus McCrillis
was drawing load of hay, it was suddenly
| capSiZed and he was thrown to the ground,
breaking one bone of the left leg
Mrs. Rosetta Wilson of Cabot is visiting at
o. L. Hoyts for a few days. - The
"war concert" last Saturday evening at
Kinneys hall was success in every way
excepting the audience. - The Sabbath
school picnic at the Summit, on the line of
the Montpelier & Wells River railroad, was
a complete success. The day was fine and
between fifteen hundred and two thousand
people were present to enjoy the facilities
which that place affords for day of pleas
ure. The grounds were provided with
good stand for the speakers and band, as
well as with swings and seats in abundance.
The order of exercises was good one and
every part was well carried out The Plain
field cornet band was present, and all
seemed to appreciate and enjoy everything
that was said and done. - The game of
ball played at Calais last Saturday between
the Plaintield and Calais clubs resulted in
victory for the Plainiield club at the close of
the sixth inning, by score of forty-sX to
twelve. The Calais boys thought they had
got enough and refused to finish the game.
They are to meet the Plainfield boys here
on Saturday of this week for the second
game.
Roxbury.
THE summer term of school taught by
Nellie Spalding in Northfield district No.
IA closed Tuesday, July 30th. Those having
the best record of attendance are as follows:
No absent marks, Anna Averill; no tardy
marks, Anna Averill, Flora Brigham,
Blanche Brigham, Thirza Hildreth, Ran
dali Hildreth and Herbert Slack no dis
missal marks, Anna Averill Banche Brig
ham, Arthur Andrews, Randall Hildreth
and Herbert Slack. The teacher enjoyed a
very pleasant term of school and expresses
her thanks to her pupils for their uniform
: kindness, observance of the rules of the
school and diligence in study.
East Roxbury.
THE tent-meeting commences Thursday
evening. - Willie Wardner is to move
here soon and is to work for A. j. Boyce.
- Mrs. Charles Duraway of Worcester,
Mass, is spending a few weeks with her
parents. - Mrs. James Bolton of WASH
; ington, ID. c., has been visiting friends in
this vicinity. - Irwin Abbott and wife
. spent last Sunday with his parents in
Chelsea. - Several from this place at
tended the Grand Army picnic at Northfeld
; last Saturday. - S. H. Allen contem-
plates visit in the West. He expects to
start next Monday and to be gone several
| weeks. - Samuel Everts of Cornwall,
who has been visiting at III. =. Abbott's, re-
turned home last Friday.
! Waitsfield.
DIR. j. NJ. VAN DEUsEN started last Mon
day for Omaha, Nebraska, and will return
with his wife, who is visiting her son and
: daughter in that place. The doctor has
practiced medicine for thirty-ive years, and
has not taken a vacation in all that time.
| DIR. w. b. Mayo of Northtield will be at the
t doctors home on Friday of this week to at
tend to the wants of his patients. - Jo-
seph Palmer has sold his two-year-old
Draco stallion to Frank Vinton for 5000.
t - In accordance with public sem
timent, the board of school directors
Q have unanimously voted to furnish a
A suitable recitaton-room, to be used in con-
= nection with the higher grade of school in
; the village, where instruction will be given
in higher branches than those required by
+, law. AS an extra teacher is to be employed,
/ this arrangement will not interfere with
( effective work in the legal studies. Students
= from other towns may attend by paying
( tuition. This certainly will be good news
to many who have been compelled to leave
town in order to pursue the higher English
branches. - Mr.. and Mrs. III. G. Gleason
of Montpelier and Miss Smith of Ansonia,
Conn, are visiting friends in town. -
g The following from the Minneapolis Eoen-
D ing Journal of July 3lst explains itself and
= is highly commendable of one of our Wash
: ington county boys: Charles Hammond