The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-21
From Our Town Correspondents.


on account OF i'll health. - Miss Ora
Smith has gone to Gardner, Mass, to work
in n chair factory.
EAST HARDwIcK.-The post-election bets
have been paid. ID. w. Jenness wheeled
7. G. Bronson from the George Lawrence
house to the water tub in front of the Con-
gregational parsonage.
SOUTH WooDBURY.-Mrs. Il. e. Ball has
been confined to the house for some time
with a severe cold which nearly resulted in
pneumonia. -= Miss Sarah Chase is in
very poor health. 80 Burt Nelson has
returned from Hyde Park, where he has
been at work, and is stopping with his
mother - Charles Tashro has finished
work on the quarry.
SHADY RILL. Amasa Reyes is very
ill with heart disease. -= Norris Edg-
erly has moved to Putnamsville. - W.
II. II. Buck has moved to the Montague
place. - Mrs Dimmick of Warren has
been visiting her daughter Mrs. Asa w.
George. 80 A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Torrey Hill, November 9. &C.
George Wiley has repaired his mill and is
now ready to do custom saving.
RocHEsTER.-Alpha Messer is visiting his
brother in Iowa. - About twenty-five
young people from this place went to Gard
ner, Mass, last week, to work in Hayward
Brothers chair-shop. - Miss Flint from
Randolph, is at work in the new mil
opening ball on Thanksgiving evening.
- Mr.. and Mrs. White of Mortified
are with their son for few days.
BERLIN.-Charlie Perrin has gone to Chi
cago to visit his brother, William Perrin of
that city. - Mr.. Ralph Horsford of Brat
tleboro was in town over Sunday. -
Mr. George w. Turner of Waterbury spent
dali goes to Philadelphia on Thursday to join
her husband, who is in the employ of a
prominent publishing firm in that city.
- bel Marsh had the misfortune to
lose a valuable COW last week.
PUTNAMsvILLE.-The people of this place
were pleased to witness the cancellation of
the election wager between Mrs. Fuller and
Mr. Alexander the past week, and the only
thing they have to regret is that some one
of the crowd did not take. in the situation
quick enough to give them a cheer, but they
met with better success at the mills -
Mrs. DR.. Shattuck of Wells River is visiting
at M. p. Kent's. - G. G. Putnam & Son
have moved their store and are otherwise
making improvements on 1t,
WEST ToPsHAM-School closed last Fri
day with a sociable and oyster supper in
Beede's hall. - Rev. Mr.. Vail of East
Topsham preached very acceptable SER
mon here last Sunday in exchange with
Elder Reynolds - George II. Rice
went to Boston last Saturday, and report
says when he returns he will bring Mrs.
Rice with him, - DIR. Watson has pur-
chased a very fine horse in Barre of II. j.
Quimby. 60 g. NJ. Tubbs went to Man
chester last week and has traded for a res
taurant and we learn will soon move there.
WATERBURy.-Go Moody has been
paying his election bets during the past
week. Among them were these The pur-
chase of a barrel of flour from G. w. Atkins
and another from G.. G. Warren at double
tha rnria of nna 1,ar oil tha 49,
pair of boots from j. G. Griggs at double
price, hat at a two-story price and the
payment of So in cash to George Josln.
- Mrs. Matt Carpenter, her son Paul
and daughter Lillian, have been the guests
of Hon. Paul Dillingham; during the past
week The family will soon sail for Europe
and spend the winter in Spain.
EAST CALAIs-Religious services will be
held next Sunday morning at 10:i5, arrange
ments having been made by which Mr.. A.
n. Bliss will again supply the pulpit.
Mrs. Hammond, who has been stopping
since her husbands death with his sister,
Mrs. G. r. Dwinell, is on her way home to
Orange City, Florida, having left here Tues
day morning. - Mrs. j. o. Lamb is to
give green-tea party at the hall of Levison
& Lamb next Friday afternoon and even
ing A small admission fee will be charged
and the proceeds given to the fund already
started for a new church organ.
CABoT.-Dr. F. p. Gale has been confined
to the house during the past week by very
severe attack of asthma. - The Good
Templars presented the drama, " A Social
Glass" before a fair-sized audience last
Thursday evening, after which an oyster
supper was served at the hotel. Both the
supper and entertainment were highly
creditable to the order - State Super
intendent Dartt gave a lecture at the town
hall last Thursday evening on the subject
of education, but the state of the weather
prevented a large attendance. - Miss
Gertrude Wiswell is visiting friends in
Montpelier
HARDwICK.-The exhibitions closing the
fall term of the academy were quite success
full, having full house, Friday evening.
About $48 was realized from fifteen cent
admission. - Charles Stanford has been
seriously i'll the past week. - We I'M
derstand surveys are to be made to ascer-
tain the feasibility Of building some kind of
railroad to the granite quarres near Buck
Pond, Woodbury., from the railroad here.
1t is said the Buck Lake Granite Company
is the chief promoter of the enterprise.
- The winter term of the academy
and village schools begins Monday, Decem
Der Sd. - Charles Rockwell has moved
to the village, renting rooms at Wesley
Spencers.
WOODBURY. CENTER.-The school in dis
trict No. 4, taught by Alice Martin of Plain
tainment in the evening consisting of music,
speaking, reading and illustrated tableaux
by the scholars Those pupils who were
not absent or tatdy were Mabel Burnham,
Grace Nichols, Eliza McKinstry, Jennie
Lilley, Bessie and Flora Drenan. The best
in department were Archie Duke, Eta
Jackson, Ruth and Jennie Lilley, Laura
and Eliza McKinstry, May Benjamin,
Blanche, Bessie, and Flora Drenan, Maud
and Mabel Burnham. During the term the
pupils gave literary entertainments every
week, which proved very interesting and
instructive.
WORCESTERSHIRE school at Worcester
Corner closed November IA. The scholars
having no absent marks WERE frankie Alb
bolt, Dwight Abbott, Nellie Darling, Ger
trude Durham, Henry Durham, Andrew
Durham, Eldridge Durham, Bernice Hunt,
Claribel Hunt, Lee Templeton, Lillian
Vail, Agnes Wilson, Kate Wilson, Lun
Hamblet, Clair Templeton, Jennie Wilson
and George Wilson All except the last
four were not tardy; also Susie Abbott,
Edna Bagley, Earle Hunt, George Hull,
Mark Ladd, Bertha Seaver, Lee Whitney
and Charlie Witham have no tardy marks.
Miss Swasey has given the best of salts
faction as "A teacher and secured many
friends in the place.
BARNARD Phinehas Nye farm on
Smith hill, containing $50 acres has been