The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-01
NUMBER 81.
Washington County.

IHEHE VIII De DUHUHY HY-SCTIOOT
curson from Barre to Providence Island
Saturday Of this week. A special train
will leave Barre at seven o'clock in the
morning and returning arrive about seven
O'Clock in the evening. - The attend
ance at the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school last Sunday numbered 273 persons.
- Mrs. l.. l.. Beeman gave a reception
last Wednesday evening to her Sunday
school class - DR.. ii. L. Gale is out Of
town for few days. - Over hundred
went from Barre to the grand rally at Bur
lington, and with proper organization the
town would have been well represented in
the procession.
Berlin.
REV. JOHN J. HALL will conduct a service
in the school-house in Benjamin district on
Sunday at $3.50 o'clock, P. NJ.
Cabot.
A MEETING of the republican club is to be
held in the village hall Saturday evening
at seven o'clock. All republicans are re-
quired and expected to be present to mature
plans for active campaign work. - Miss
Henrietta Benton, recently of Montpelier,
is quite i'll at the home of her brother, Will
lam Benton. - Rev. j. A. Sherburn,
now of Chelsea, formerlya presiding elder
of the Montpelier district will preach in
the Methodist church next Sunday. -
BY special act of congress pension OF
Sl2 per month has been granted the widow
of Elijah Perry, as dependent mother.
| This is of the few cases of a pension
granted to step-mother, and it is well de-
served. 1t was procured by Attorney Z. d.
Waldo. - Mrs. p. NJ. Hoyt and Mrs.
I. III. Lance are spending few weeks at
Harpswel Beach, Maine - Mrs. b. G.
Rogers, Miss Gertie Wiswell and Miss
Lillian Wells are at Pine Point, Maine.
- Henry w. Lance of Boston is spend
ing week at home. - Many from this
place attended the rally at Burlington last
week. - The band gave a concert from
stand last week Friday night - George
II. Fisher, for nine years faithful student of
medicine, has returned to this town a full
| fledged NJ ID. and enters on the practice of
his profession at Lyon Mountain August !.
He has the best wishes of many friends.
Calais.
JAY HERsEY has bought six acres of land
in Hardwick and will begin the erection of
| buildings thereon soon. - There is a
general complaint in town at the lack of at
tention the highways are receiving at the
hands of the road commissioners this year.
A drive through the town will convince
the most skeptical of the justice of the
complaint - There seems to have been
a cordial cooperation between the teach
ers parents and pupils in district No. Z in
securing prompt daily attendance this sum-
mer. The teacher, Miss Lucy NJ. Slayton,
seems to possess excellent qualities in this
regard, as well as in that of instruction
The term closed last week. The whole
number of scholars was nineteen; average
daily attendance, seventeen and a fraction.
There was no instance of tardiness during
the term. - There will be no services
for the Universalists for the next three Sun
days. Rev. S. c. Hayford will preach at
the old church August 26, at the usual hour.
East Calais.
Miss ADA CHEETHAM of Pawtucket, h. l.,
arrived at B. p. Whites Monday night.
- Nellie White, Nervie Foster, Mrs.
Frank Jackson of Barre, Miss Cheetham
and b. p. White are spending the week at
Caspian Lake. II H. n. Pearce, Inez
NJ, Pearce Mary Dwinell, d. b. Dwinell,
Olive Pearce of Watsfield and Annie
Pearce of New Bedford, Mass, are camp
ing with party from North Montpelier at
Woodbury. pond. The party numbers
eighteen. - Nora Oldest daughter of
Lewis Leonard, died last Friday night of
consumption. The funeral was held at the
church, Sunday, conducted by Mrs. Janus
Crossett of Waterbury.
| East Montpelier.
RODNEY CUMMINGS is dangerously i'll.
- The home farm of the late Horace
} o. Steward is for sale. - Mrs. Asa Hill
of Whiteheld, n. H., is visiting relatives in
town. - The members of the Center
. Sunday-school who went to Providence
1 Island last Tuesday enjoyed the excursion
t so much that they are planning a basket
: picnic for some point nearer home. -
| Barnard Town moved into Joseph Browns
r house the first of the week. - Miss
School, is spending her vacation with friends
3 here. - A daughter has been born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hathaway.
r North Montpelier.
| A PARTY consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. c. p.
t Hollister, Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Buttertield
2 and George, Messrs. 1. w. Cate, o. X.
l Holister and L. ID. Coburn and Misses Hattie
n Goodwin and Laura Coburn, with several
: friends from East Calais, started for a ten
4 days stay at Camp Wilbur on Sabin's Pond
y Woodbury., last week Friday. - F. A.
Dwinell, Frank Hoyt, Lester Dow, Sewell
George Leavett, Will Bancroft of Plainfeld
and w. G. Nye Were at Groton Pond last
week. They enjoyed very good fishing
}, wild and delightful scenery, and the finest
July weather. Many thanks are due to
!. Charlie Winslow, superintendent of the
y steam mills, for kind courtesies extended.
ii. w. Butterfed's dog was shot
d Saturday of last week, by the constable of
Calais, for nom payment of taxes. Mr..
t Butterfeld had lately sold the dog to parties
n in this town who had him licensed here.
Thereby hangs a question at law. -
s. Jerrard Bassett, native of this town, now
a resident of Chicago, ILL.,, is in town on a
!, visit to relatives.
Marshield.
Miss MINNIE DAVIDSON, from Massachu-
|. setts, is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. III. ii.
Smith. - Miss Minnie +. Davis returned
:. to Bradford last Thursday - A mes
sage was received here Monday saying that
y Pearl Spencer of Barre was fatally sick with
black diphtheria and was just alive. -
y Miss Northey was badly hurt Monday by
7; falling backwards cut of a wagon and
q striking on her head.
4 Middlesex.
t. CHARLES +. FOSTER and wife OF Taunton,
Mass, are in town visiting friends. -
, Leon Hills of Westfeld, Mass. is paying
= his annual visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
I. j. B. Hills. - Mrs. Seaver Howard is
quite i'll. - j. Harry Holden has ac-
t, cepted a call to take charge of the Uni
versalist parish at Amherst, Mass, and ex-
: poets to assume the duties early in Sep
/ tember.
4 Moretown.
Mr.. WILLIAM G. TATE and niece, Miss
3, Carrie BLY, of Salem, Mass, are spending a
+ few weeks at the residence of f. ID. Griffith.
f. Northfield.
THE republicans held rally and ratifica-
IS ton meeting last Saturday evening. Music
was furnished by the Northfeld cornet