The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08
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and village boys, on the grounds here last
Saturday, the score standing seventeen to
thirty-six at the close of the game in favor
OF the Planfield nine. 80 Mrs II. V.
! Spencer has opened class in singing here,
to continue for several weeks. The first
school will be held this week Friday even
ing. 60 Voters are well pleased with the
checklist law, as II saves much contention
and strife at the polls. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Cree of Montpelier visited at o. i.
Hoyts two days last week.
Waitsfield.
THE ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
church will improve the light of the " har-
! vest moon " by serving harvest supper in
! the vestry of their church on the evening of
September 10Th. Every one is cordially in
vited to come to this early harvest feast.
60 Although certain portions of our
country have suffered from earthquakes
nothing of the kind has occurred here which
would cause deep sea, as one of the
| papers in Montpelier would have us be-
| lieve. The simple fact is that Rev. l.. E.
| Pangburn, Elmer Josin and John Barber
have each built a small boat which they oc-
casionally sail on the mill-pond near the
! village. - Elmer Baird has returned to
Lowell, Mass, to continue his studies.
- Mr. and Mrs. Julius j. Josln are re-
1oicing over the birth of daughter.
Warren.
THE temperance meeting held last Sun
day evening was well attended. Rev. John
Fassett gave an excellent address and ex-
ercises appropriate to the occasion were
held. - c.. l.. Hewitt of Lowell, Mass,
Is visiting friends in town. - Mrs.
| Elisha Hewitt spent week in Enfield, n.
| II. - Mrs. G.. f.. Ford is spending a few
days in Middebury with her mother and
other friends.
Waterbury.
BEFORE these items reach many readers
of the WATCHMAN the agricultural fair will
have begun, though it will not be in full
blast. A number of extra sheds for stock
have been erected to meet the increasing
demands of exhibitors. A number of herds
of fine cattle on their way to the state fair
will stop here and make an exhibit worth
seeing. Everything at this time points to
the most successful fair ever held in this
vicinity. - The public schools opened
very favorably with a most efficient corps OF
teachers. Mr.. Tibbets, graduate of Am
herst College, is the principal, Miss Rose
Sumner the assistant, Miss Nettie Moody
has the intermediate and Miss Kimball the
primary department The school has
good foundation now, and if people vii
only uphold the teachers in their discipline
and government there ought to be no reason
why the present school year should not bt
made profitable one. - Frank Graves
left Friday for Essex, n. w., where he has
been engaged as principal of the higl
school. - Mr.. and Mrs Curtis Well
and son 90 this fall to Los Angeles, Cal.
which place they intend to make thei
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Wells were there dur
ing the winter, and as the climate agrees
with them in that vicinity they will un
doubtedly settle there. - Mr. and Mrs
G.. Newcomb and son of Atchison, Kansas
, were the guests of j. G. Griggs on Monday
Mr.. Newcomb went West some twenty-five
years ago and engaged in the dry good
business. AS he was successful, he has re
nod oil md 10 al
largest business in that city.
Waterbury Center.
The wife of Rev. A. n. Woodruff, for
! mer pastor of the Baptist church of thi
place, visited her aunt, Mrs. Dea. Pratt las
{ week. Mrs. Woodruff was called to Eas
\ Hardwick to attend the funeral of he
. mother, Mrs Abbie Sutton, who recent
q died there. - Mr.. and Mrs. Amidon Wis
J. tied Mr.. and Miss Boutwell, at Morrisvill
f last week. - Miss Ida NJ. Murray ha
5 just completed bedquilt consisting o
1871 pieces. 1t is a beautiful piece of patch
| work. - Mrs. Jones and her two chill
i dren of Boston are visiting Mrs. Jones' sis
. ter, Mrs. Carrie Hayes. - Last sur
, day Rev. Mr.. Hamblin exchanged wit
: Rev. Mr. Evans of Middlesex. - TIL
= Seminary school opened last week Tuesda
. and has larger attendance than was eA
o pected.
n Woodbury..
n 3 A SUPPER will be provided by the peopl
| in South Woodbury. and vicinity at the ve
+ try of the Congregational church tomorrow
o Thursday evening at half-past seve
5 o'clock. The proceeds will be given to Rev
. James Ramage, who, during his stay wit
Il us the past four years, has made man
t warm friends Mr.. Ramage preached h
a farewell sermon last Sunday. - Mr.
/ Nellie Wells, who has been in town vsitin
}, the past few weeks, has returned to he
!, home in Barre. - Miss Winnie Voodr
n returned home last Saturday from Calai
e where she has been visiting the past tw
Y weeks. The school in district No.
t commenced last Monday, with Lee Leonar
It as teacher. Florence Lyford is teaching til
n same school in Worcester she has taugl
: two terms before the present one. Con
l. Daniels is teaching the same school 81
o taught the past summer. - Most of ii
# city boarders have returned to their home
Il - Mrs. Samuel Benjamin is still su
|. fering with her hand, eryspelas having 81
IS in. - Quite number of our people toe
II advantage of the low rates to visit NewpO
re last Thursday.
r Worcester.
a, a WITHIN the past few months some vel
= pretty monuments and headstones have bet
n set up in the cemetery. - Miss Am
- Bradbury of Newburyport, Mass, has bet
= visiting at Lucian Keith's. - NJ. p. Ke
~ and wife went to Lyndon last week to after
~ the funeral of his nephew.
r, Putnamsville.
l. JEROME GOULD lost a fine shote last wee
- - Without doubt Messrs. Putnam
= Son have one of the most thoroughly co
u, structed and best equipped steam mills
IS the state. James Canning of Montpelit
re an employee of the Lane Manufacture
u, Company, finished putting in the engi
10 last week. - Mrs. Jerome Gould h
gone to Springfield, Mass, on visit. -
w. b. Dillon has bought him new cabin
organ. - Dennis Putnam is attendil
school at the Methodist Seminary at Nor
pelier.
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