The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28

I. Burnap gave the last sugar-party OF the
season Thursday afternoon, one hundred
twenty-five neighbors and friends partici-
pating.
East Calais.
b. p. WHITE and w. L. Pierce have en-
tered into partnership, the new firm being
White Il Pierce. 60 Bertha George VIII
teach the summer term in No. and Ina
Choate in the "still " school-house. -
Arthur George has returned from Boston,
where he has worked the past two years,
and is stopping with his brother for the
present. - b. p. White is in Boston this
week. - Mrs. Persis Porter has been
quite sick, but is improving now. :" In
the suit OF Clark Us. Parker, tried last
Wednesday before Justice l. S. Dwinell,
the plaintiff appealed the case to the county
court. - N. p. Hicks, jefferson Porter
sick list - Oscar Guernsey and Clark
Gray are each building them a boat, which
they intend to launch on Greensboro pond
the first OF trout-biting 80 George Free
mans horses became frightened, one day
last week, running from the house to the
sugar-place, throwing themselves and smash
ing things up in general - b. p. White
and 1. Dwinell are painting their houses
North Montpelier.
THE skating-rink is to be open for general
skating next Saturday evening at the usual
hour. - School is to commence in this
district next Monday, with Miss Dora Hol-
lister as teacher. - Our new black
smith, Frank Leslie, is a superior workman,
and is getting good run of business.
Fayston.
THE teachers engaged thus far are: No. /,
Hattie Fitzpatrick; No. 3, Ida NJ. Thompson;
No. A. Ida V. Fisher; NOT, Della A. Thomp-
son. No. 9, Ella McAllister. No school will
be held in No. on account of smallpox.
Marshfield.
THE Easter service at the Methodist Epis-
copal church last Sunday consisted of a
sermon in the forenoon by the pastor and a
concert in the afternoon, consisting of speak
ing and singing, which was nicely done.
The speaking by Myra Hudson and the
singing by Blanche and Nellie Lucas are
worthy of mention. The church was deco
rated with flowers and notices, and cages
of birds were hung in the windows. The
whole affair showed hard work and perse-
verance on the part of teachers and scholars
- Decoration day is to be observed
here Monday, May 31st, by the Cabot Post
of which due notice will be given later on
- Eli Edison observed Arbor day by
setting out five elms in his yard the day be-
fore. His wife has been ill for awhile, but
| is getting better under the treatment of DR.
II. S. Carver. Evans McCrillis re-
turned from Hartford last week with a fine
span of horses and new buggy, He sole
three horses while he was gone. - Rev
G. l.. Wells goes to conference to-day
wednesday,. He has given good satisfac
ton to his people during the two years he
has been here, and it is their earnest desire
| that he may be returned for the third year
as no doubt he will be. - The selectmer
are causing the Townsend bridge to be re
built this week, Preston and Wilson doing
the work. We hear it is to be covered
which we consider wise plan. - Eli S
Pitkin has sold his lot of wild land to FREQ
Tanner. - ID. NJ. Perkins started tn,
logs which he bought last winter towards
his mill last week, but the water was too
low to float Them and he will have to wal
for rain to raise the river. - TIL,
monthly meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held with Mrs
! &. e. Shepard next Friday afternoon and a
the Methodist vestry in the evening. -
The choir of the Methodist church will NEE
by invitation at George o. Davis next Sat
urday evening for rehearsal and socia
visit. - At the annual meeting of tn
Congregational Sunday-school, last Sab
BATH Mrs. John f. Eddy was elected su
perintendent and Mrs. L. V. Spencer as
sistant superintendent. - Remembe
communion service at Congregational churcl
next Sunday. The preparatory lecture vii
be held tomorrow Thursday afternoon
- The schools in the village commenc
next Monday, with Minnie E. Davis in tn
higher department and Mrs. John Il. Edd
formerly May A. Palmer) in the lower. |
is hoped all the scholars who can do so viii
attend and make the schools large and pros
porous. - Uncle Zba Allen came t
town last Friday. - Last Saturday S
III. Carlton sowed one and one-half acres c
wheat for +. V. Spencer in thirty-two mir
utes, actual working time, using the Man
seed-sower. - Fred Burnham expects t
begin a summers job this week for Samue
Meader, working in the north part of tn
IT
kins is shingling his house, first dippin
the shingles in the preparation &. l.. DIV
nell uses in painting roofs. We understan
Mr.. Dwinell goes to Barre soon to do severe
jobs of roof-painting and w. III. II. Near
will do the advance work in securing tn
jobs, and will also sell agricultural impl,
ments for Fuller & Son of Montpele
- Perry Lee is putting an addition o
to his barn, Charlie Preston doing the jol
- There seems to be some strife owe
the liquor agency, some wishing it to b
moved into the village, while others thin
it is now near enough the village and de
sire the reappointment of DR.. Packer. TIL
doctor has handled it well enough the pas
two years and we do not see why it is nj
well enough where il is. - George Benz
shipped last week little over a ton
maple sugar in tin-pails to our eX-town
man, Silas II. Packer, now of Winnebag
City, MINI. - Ralph Idle is having
very severe time with frog felon on h
left hand. - H. II. Meader is impro'
ing the outside of his house with coat
! paint. - T. o. Parker of Barre was
! town Thursday. - Nellie Packer pickle
strawberry blossom last Wednesda.
. - G. & f. Wooster have improve
! the looks of the inside of their store /
painting and whitewashing. - Gardn'
: Winter has hens egg on exhibition TIL
measures six and one-half by seven an
, three-fourths inches.
MOretown.
b. +. MEAD is very low and not expectt
I to recover. - Rev. NJ. III. Ryan an
! daughter of South Walden spent last SUI
| day in town. There are reported to
J cases of canker-rash and whooping-cou
hotels with p. Gay of Middlesex, hi
I been moving the past week. - jam
: Hartman, whose wife, it will be remeI
: bered, presented him with four children
i the early part of June, 1882, of whom tv
) are living, has recently been blessed by Il
= advent of twins to his household.
0 Northfield.
!, {. ID. EDGERToN, at f. Plumley's otfic
i over a. E. Denny's store, will receive su
scriptions and advertisements for d
y WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid
him. - Some of the young ladies of Il
Methodist society gathered a large cole
: ton of antique and fancy articles in Il
vestry of the church. last week, and hi
them on exhibition Wednesday, Thursdi