The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04
Washington County.


II
N. Y. The position of teacher of mathe-
matics and sciences will be filed by Mr. III.
w. Whittemore of New Hampshire. All
three come very highly recommended.
- The checklist will probably contain
eleven hundred names. - A number of
Barre people are at Old Orchard Beach
- There are thirty-two firms engaged
in the granite business. - The band
have secured Thompson's hall for a band
room. -" Clan Gordon will hold their
annual picnic on the Spring House grounds
next Saturday. The games will begin
caucus to elect delegates to the republican
district convention the following were
chosen: A. w. Dana, G.. w. Tilden, S. o.
Wells, b. w. Braley. - c. b. Boyce's
new house is ready for occupancy. -
Several new tenement houses are begun or
projected. A new hotel, to be called
the " Park House," will soon be opened in
in what was the Deacon Gale house
Cabot.
Mrs. s. w. AUSTIN and Mrs. Edmond e.
Truesdell and son from Suncook, n. H.,
have been spending few days at John
Austin's. - Rev. II. A. Russell and wife
are spending their vacation with friends at
Gloversvile, n. Y. They intend to be alb
sent two Sabbaths. - Ira F, Haines, l..
D. Smith and Hiram Wells were elected
delegates to the district convention at Mont
pelier - Edward Smith of Montpelier
| has been spending a few days with his
friend, George Gould, Esq 80 Rev. S.
f. Drew, formerly pastor here, occupied the
desk at the Congregational church last sun
day morning and evening. He was greeted
by host of friends at both services.
Calais.
c. V. KENT of this town is the owner of a
fine Ben Franklin ;" colt Mr. Kent bought
him, when yearling, of Mr.. X. II. Hamil-
ton of Fair Haven for $500. He is a hand
some chestnut in color, and in fact is as
near fac SinHe of his sire as age per.
mits. He stands fourteen and one-hal1
hands high, weighs seven hundred seventy
five pounds, is own brother to Minnie
Franklin (who as four-year-old sold fol
$4,000, and was one year old last May
- A severe hail-storm visited the nortl
part of this town last Thursday night. =
Whooping-cough is quite prevalent in town
- Lieutenant Herbert Foster is in tow
on furlough, visiting his father, S. II. Fos
ter. - Charley Foster has bought anC
moved on to the Avah Jennings farm
- Charles Kent takes the fine pair o
matched mares bought by j. f. Bacon o
Spencer, Mass, of j. NJ. Campbell of Nor
} ristown, to their owner at Spencer
.. East Calais.
THE band boys propose to celebrate tn
birthday of their leader, Mr.. G.. w, Foster
by ride to Williamstown Springs, with
dance, supper, etc, on Friday. - In
birthday of Mrs. A. ID. Pearce was celt
brated on Friday of last week by fami
picnic at the old homestead on the shores {
, Nelson pond Sugav and ice We're ful
nished by Mr.. Orson Putnam, the kettl
: hung, and before the company broke up til
, White Birch sugar-place" witnessed
very merry sugar-party. - A retur
game of ball was played Saturday betwee
! the East Calais and North Montpelit
mines at Mr.. Fitch Wizards, resulting
favor of the former by score of twenty-tw
to thirteen. Mr.. VIII Nye again umpiret
and the game was played throughout wit
. m best of feelings on the part of each an
every player. - Ada Flanders. of Can
l. bridge, Mass, is visiting Mrs. c. r. Dwinel
! - Abbie Willard has been engaged
i teach the village school for the fall tern
I Mr.. and Mrs. Green of Brattlebol
Z have been visiting the past week at NJ
u Blanchard's. Mr.. Green is "a brother
$ Mrs. Blanchard. - Herbert Carley hi
a gone to East Montpelier to assume ii
. duties of station agent for two week
/ while Mr.. Huntington takes his vacato
. He has been supplying for several weeks
I night operator at Wells River.
: North Montpelier.
a THE East Calais and North Montpeli
. baseball mines played second game
!. baseball upon the grounds of the latt
), club last week Saturday, the score standir
o thirteen to twenty-five in favor of the Ea
r Calais nine. The boys on both sides playt
!, quite sharp, several very fine hy-catch
d being made by the out and in fielder
n About two hundred people We're present
witness the game - There is on eXl
e bition in the store of w. G.. Nye cluster
IS herdsgrass from the premises of j. l., c
IS burn that measures five feet and seven al
l. one-half inches high. Who can beat
n - While carting hay week before la
q j. l.. Coburn fell from the load, striking
nl tn 1tn1a 1.,a n,s,l pl,. Il
2; the aid of his son, W. f. Coburn, the shol
q der was nicely set and is doing finely. -
IL George f. Sbley, accompanied by Villa
q Moorcroft of Barre, started Friday of la
l. week for week or ten days soourn at d
o famous st. Leon Springs, p. @. - Mi
$, Keith, accompanied by Miss Ayers from Il
). West, are in this vicinity on visit
10 relatives and friends. - Rev. j.
D. McInerney now located at Lynn, Mas
}, and for two years the mueb-liked pastor
u the Universalist society in this town, is
)f spend part of his vacation (Which exten
T. through this month) among his old fren
n and parishioners here. - o. X. Hollist
"a and Neil White went to Montpelier la
is week and played game of lawn tenn
n with II. G. Brown and Burt Cummings, al
st gave the Montpelier boys quite rom
y, handling, making seven sets out of eigl
Sc - Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Sibley of MOI
10 peler were in town over Sunday, stoppi
'e with Mr.. Sibley's mother.
,e FaystOn.
a. JAMES BAIRD, 5th, raised his new ba
rs last Saturday. sixty of his neighbors tur
% ing out TO assist him. If he had
to quested them to bring hayng utensils tn
a. would undoubtedly have done his hayi
at the same day. - The school in dstr
a No. 3, Ida NJ Thompson, teacher, closed
" successful term of twelve weeks on Frid
n of last week. Lizzie, Eddie and Hen
S, Carey had neither absent nor tardy mari
le Mary Carey, Frank Reynolds, BERTHE Kt
n and Dan Thompson We're tardy only ont
ID - This week will close up haying. L
in crop has been above the average. Whei
is oats and barley are looking finely. Co
Il has improved very much during the pa
le two weeks, and now bids fair for go
to crop.
II Middlesex.
liz the Montpelier items is one wi
reference to an excursion to HigBga
Springs tomorrow which will be of intert
to MiddleseX people, as the train will st
at this station to take passengers. - Il
d. selectmen have commenced building ne
IA bridge near Norris Wrghts. - j. Har
Holden will preach at the Center next Su
~ day at half past ten o'clock in the foreno
RS and in the village church in the afterno'
IN at two o'clock. == Farmers have neal
RS all finished haying and have secured mo
O. than an average crop, - concert W
be given at the village hall, Saturday eve
ar ing, August 7th by l. Il. Newhall of the BE
r. nett 4 Moulton Opera Company. Mr. Ne
O. hall is fine singer, and will make all lau
~ who come. Come one, come all, and ha
l. a good time.