The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10
Washington County.
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~. W. bISBEE Esq, anu WIG nave reJurneu,
and are boarding at j. b. Chamberlin's.
- The Universalist Ladies' Union will
hold a special meeting and festival Saturday
afternoon and evening. - The ladies of
the Young Ladies' Temperance Union will
have a masquerade party this evening.
Music by the Barre cornet band. -
The fork-shop turned out six hundred fif-
teen dozen forks last week. - A
mock-court trial will take the place of the
lyceum at Goddard Seminary Friday eve
ming. - Miss Hall of Goddard Seminary
has twenty pupils in painting. - Betsy
Bergin died February 9TH, aged eighty-three
years. - f. W. Celley has lost year-old
child. - The American Unitarian Asso-
citation of Boston has given thirty-nine
volumes to our library.
Berlin.
THERE will be an oyster-supper and neck
tie festival at the chapel on Friday even
ing of this week.
Cabot.
Mr.. WHITTIER the evangelist, commenced
his labors in this town last Sabbath morn
ing. He was greeted by large audience at
the Methodist church. His sermon was
founded upon the text; "Thou art weighed
in the balances and art found wanting" 1t
is expected he will remain a part of the
week. Up to the present writing (Monday(
the meetings have been largely attended and
good degree of interest manifested. -
Miss Minnie M. Stone closed a successful
ten weeks term of school at Lower Cabot
last Friday. Miss Stone is a model teacher
and the management of her school shows
concusively that her large experience in
| teaching is of great value to those under her
instruction. So well pleased were the peo-
Pile of the district that a petition, largely
| signed, was presented to the school fathers
asking for an extension of the term to
twelve weeks, but 1t was not favorably con-
| sdered by them. - AT the spelling
match, last Friday evening, Misses l.. Fos-
| ter and Alice Foster secured the first prize,
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, for dis
trict No. TO- The second prize, globe, was
awarded to Misses Lillian Wells and Lucia
| Wiswell, for district No 8, and the third,
an Academic Dictionary, to Phil Austin and
- Hall, for district No. IL.
Calais.
s. WooDMANsEE of Hardwick preached in
the school-house in district No. II last Sun
day. He will preach there again two weeks
from that time. - The lyceums in dis.
trict No. 8 this winter are well attended
quite interesting and of decided benefit tC
the scholars.
North Montpelier.
As Levi Robinson, who works for Alonzc
Snow, was helping Fred NJ. Snow skid logs
Friday of last week. he fell so as to strike
the small of his back upon a stump. He
injured, but at present he is doing well and
it is hoped that he will be out in a few
days. - The entertainment given by the
Ladies' League, last Friday evening, was
we'll attended. The farces and several tab
leaux were finely put on to the stage anC
elected applause. The seventh entertain
ment of the series is to be held next week
Friday evening, and all who attend are as
sured of a rich treat. - Over forty cou
pies were present at the social dance at the
| l. 1a.@
report good time. - There is to be {
quite general turnout among the young
folks in the village to the Calais annua
dance, to be held at Slayton's this weel
Friday evening. - The coolest poin
reached during the last cold snap was 3S
below zero Saturday morning. - TIL,
Masonic fraternity are looking forward will
pleasant expectations to a grand festiva
and ball to be given February 49, at A. G
Slayton's Hotel, under the auspices of Wy
oming Lodge, No. 80, of Plainfield. Al
Masons and those outside who may be s.
lucky as to receive an invitation, should b
present, as those having the matter il
charge propose to make it a red-letter affair
Fayston.
THE school in district No. ida NJ. Thomr
son, teacher) closed on Friday of last week
The many presents which the teacher re
ceived from pupils and parents showed tn
esteem in which she was held during tn
four terms which she has taught thei
school. The names of those having no al
sent or tardy marks are Minnie Maxwell
Minnie Loveland, Burton Loveland, Haiti
Mehuron, Kate Mehuron and Rollin Mehr
ron. The names of those having no tard
marks are Charlie, Fred, Mary and JUL
Bettis, John Hickory, Josie Kew, Gid
Loveland, Charlie Maxwell, Anna Mehuro
his foot badly while chopping on the mour
tain recently. The auditors will NEE
next Friday.
THE meetings the past week were yer
we'll attended and considerable interes
manifested. The village schools close
last Friday, after ten weeks session. l
the lower department there were thirtee
scholars who had no marks, and nearly a
| who had marks against their names ha
: them placed there in consequence of sicl
4 ness. For the past two years, durin
which time Miss NJ. A. Palmer has ha
Y charge of that school, universal satisfactio
1 has been given, and not few will be di
/ appointed If she cannot be engaged for I'll
b coming year. During these six terms Harr
Cole has not received a mark. - tt
family of John Ennis has been, and is nov
i suffering severely from sickness-tirst fro
n tonsilitis and now from rheumatism. Thel
: are several others suffering from the form,
g. disease, among whom is Mrs e. V. Spence
who has not been able to attend her singin
|, class nor occupy her position in the churc
n - Rev. j. ID. Bailey has been qui
p, sick for few days and did not occupy h
+ pulpit last Sunday. He was also detaint
at home from the union meetings at Il
~ Methodist church last week. - II
4, sugar party which was to have been held
= Union church vestry last week was pos
r poned until tomorrow Thursday evenin
4 at which time delegation from Plainfe
- is expected who will present the play
Cinderella" A good time is expecte
Ten cents pays for it all, with all the sug
one can eat - This wednesday, eve
ing there will be a school promenade at Il
ID hotel hall. The band will furnish mus
r. and good time is expected, All are i
vited. - Richard Mears is stopping wi
m his son, w IL. II. Mears, and is enjoyil
Al very good health for a man of his age
n eighty-three years. - A. L. Durant h
"a got his chair stock all sawed (some eig
ia carloads) and is now loading car with 81
10 wood. - The mill-yard is being filled
% with logs. ID. NJ. Perkins is also buyi
-. quite a quantity of logs, which are bel
,. unloaded on the bank of the river, to
"a hoated down it in the spring. - ID.
~ Spencer has been confined to the house
J., several days by sickness, as has also Chi
Y ter Sawyer. - DIR. Cyrus Farnswor
~ has just been granted a pension. ==
the time approaches for our annual Mar
Id meeting it would be well for the voters
~ look about and see what can be done
n that time to better the condition of affai
IS The best men are needed for the offices, an
H. If the voters do not see to 1t, who willY Il