The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14
Washington County.


other churches during the afternoon. -
Another search and seizure of liquor was
made at A. w. Spaulding's Octagon House
last week. A hearing was had charging
Spaulding with keeping liquor for sale, to
which he pleaded guilty, and the court i'm
posed fine OF $40 and costs, from which an
| appeal was taken. 30. w. Lane is in
town again. having returned from the Medi-
cal College last week. - James NJ.
Perry has returned home from his Florida
trip. - o. b. Boyce Lewis Keith, G. A,
Wheaton and w. c. Nye went to Brattle-
boro yesterday to attend the session of the
grand lodge, knights of Honor, which COM
mences to-day Wednesday,. - Miss
Carrie l.. Goss, formerly of this place, is to
be married this wednesday, evening to
Chester NJ. Bard of Portage, Wis Miss Goss
has resided in Portage for some time past.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
MANY of the students spent Fast day at
their homes. Those remaining. were treated
to sugar by Mr.. Drew - Miss Barron,
class of S5, and p. B. b. Northrop, class of
'S3, made us a visit on Saturday. -
Miss Kendall spent Fast day at Washing
ton - Mr.. Foster has full class in vo-
cal music.
West Berlin.
THE public examination of teachers for
the town of Berlin is to be held at the
Dewey school-house on Saturday, April
18th, at nine o'clock A. NJ. - The stone
work for the creamery is nearly completed
and the timber is being drawn. 1t is in
tended to have the institution ready for
business the first of June. - The stone
mason, Mr. E. Rumney, expected an extra
hand, but it was girl.
Cabot.
REV. MEssRs. ENRIGHT of the Methodist
church and Russell of the Congregational
church have each supplied the pulpit of
7 Rev. Mr.. Ramage of Woodbury. in his alb
sence-Rev. Mr. Enright on the 4th instant
{ and Rev. Mr.. Russell last Sabbath. -
, Mrs. Herrick, recently of Morrisville, is
quite feeble at the home of her sister, Mrs.
DIR. Gilbert. Her difficulty is cancerous
trouble and her mind is considerably af-
, fected. - Last week there was big
boom in sugaring Some farmers report the
= best run of sap they ever had. - Mrs.
DIR. Warren was called to Hydepark last
week on account of the sickness of her
: accident last week, breaking his left leg
near the hip. This is a bad accident for a
! man of his age. - Mr.. j. G. Harvey OF
= Plover Wisconsin, was in town a few days
:, last week Mr.. Harvey left this town about
9 9 twelve years ago and went to Plover and
], engaged in the manufacture of flour, erect
y ing nice mills during this time. He has
. been burned out twice, the last time but a
Z short time since. We understand he now
: has some thoughts of coming East
: East Calais.
: THE death of Miss Ada Bliss, which oc
CURED last week, after an illness of only 6
few days, was a heavy blow to the entire
community. She was one of our most prom
ising young ladies, having more than ordi
nary mental endowments and ability; ant
u these, added to steadfast disposition, purity
y of character and bright, winning ways, max
II ing friends wherever she was known, wer,
n fitting her for noble womanhood. An or
n nament and favorite in society, faithful
q and honored member of the Good Tomplars
Al lodge, making her influence felt whereve
le1,. Inr oh.
$, and as scholar by her teachers and fellow
n students, she leaves large circle of mourn
d ing friends - Mrs. Ralph Lyford Q
l. Lowell, Mass, is spending few weeks wit
y her mother, Mrs. John Thomas. =C c
3, j. Ainsworth of Gardner, Mass, recent
lie made a short visit among his relatives here
+ - Miss Carrie Abbott of West Ran
d dolph is visiting her aunt, Mrs Pratt.
,e East Montpelier.
Miss ELLEN o. PECK, superintendent
rs wishes us to state that the public eXamns
n ton of those intending to teach in the con
M mon schools of East Montpelier will be he'll
V. in the Morse school-house on Saturday, tn
I'd 18th day of April, at nine O'Clock in tn
r morning.
lie MarshfieId.
y ANY and all persons who have items the
3 wish inserted in the WATCHMAN if the
10 will leave them with Ira H. Edison as 500
aS as Monday noon he will see that they ar
u sent to the paper for insertion that week
es A little help in this direction will make tn
-. -. paper of more interest to our townspeoplt
III - Bert M. Shepard was at home froI
he Cleveland's boot and shoe store, Montpelier
part of last week, enjoying a short vacatio
or and visiting the sugar-place just at the tim
&C. when the sugar was good to eat. He wa
tn at the band meeting last Wednesday ngf
ms and helped very much in his old position a
er- solo cornet. - The hard wind last Tue
day night caused some havoc among tn
fences and lumber piles, but did no furtht
2 damage. - There is to be an openin
ball at the hotel as near May day as pra
ticable, at which ID. w. Bancroft will max
y his debut as caterer to the dancing publ
n9i A good time may reasonably be expecte
M Mau and landlord who will attend to the wan
ny and wishes of his patrons in earnest. -
% 1t is reported that the Grand Army Post IL
oi Gated at Cabot and made up of soldier
ne ne from that town and this, will hold part
pe their meetings in some hall in this villag
No IL place can be procured, to accommodate
an L. some who find it inconvenient to go
.S Cabot every time. - The sugar-make
@ @'ts are having quite a lively time, and the pro
zee pect is that the season will be above IL
re- average. - From all reports, our schoo
re- are pretty well organized for the comir
VI VI season. Most of them will probably COZ
10 mence the first Monday in May, as Il
~ .~l- roads will not be in suitable condition b
A1e fore then. The schools in the village wi
9uo 9 commence at that time. 80 Rodney JAG
us, clerk in district No. 6, received his fort
- thlrd consecutive election at tne laSt annu
eu school meeting. He was eghty-seven yea
sue old his last birthday. Can any of our tow
M beat this record? - Asa Spencer's hor
-, was taken sick last week with horse-disteI
N 'Ih per, but at last accounts was better. -
sts j. f. Waterman of Montpelier has put
,he me three organs in our place during the past fe
III days-two Worcesters and one Prescot
lor - We chronicle the death of old MI
20 York this week, who died last Saturdi
en- night about eleven o'clock. She was Il
ui- widow of the late Calvin York and for Sc
eral years had been blind. She was eight
90 eight years and four months old. III
use funeral was held yesterday at the Uni'
nv, church. - A young man, not a reside
sar sa of our town, applied TO our town clerk for
ioI M marriage certificate On being told
lng must apply to the clerk of the town
ew which he lived, he said he would not do
.3 .1i and, finding out on inquiry that after
W Wiue three months residence in town he cou
un- IN then get certificate, he concluded TO def
@ uo the marriage ceremony until such time
GU .a he could get the proper papers here. sure
nus nus he is person in whom patience is We
,ng dominant feature. We admire him, Il
'oi- known as he is. and must conclude he W
on make model husband, as far as patien
-, is concerned, If he can defer the realizat
nst of his hopes and wishes for three mont
sh- after getting ready for that event.
md Middlesex Center.
the OUR annual school-meeting was moo
ay- of ,roo1 or1ar and good nature. not an n