The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-09
$50 arrears, has been granted to Mrs Susan
Walbridge, mother Of ID. G. Walbridge.

SdihISs
Miss e. GURNEsEY has returned to town
Tor the season and has moved into her house
at the Center. - Nat. Hersey has bought
the school-house building opposite the
Christian church, has raised it up and will
put basement story under it. He has
moved his family into the same. - Snow
has disappeared wonderfully fast the past
week, but the soil Is still too wet to work
and crops will be got in late. - Potatoes
are very scarce, there being hardly enough
in town for seed. 80 Schools will com
mence generally May IA.
East Calais.
UNTIL further notice be given the Sunday
school will meet at eleven A. NJ. Miss
Fanny Hicks has gone to st. Albans to
spend few months with her sister, Mrs
Marsh. == Sharlock Peck is making
quite extensive repairs on his house. He is
soon TO build new barn in place of the old
one, which will be torn down. - Alfred
Wheeler is moving on to a farm on the Gulf
road near the boundary line between Wood
bury and Hardwick. -= Henry Carey is
moving his family to Fairlee, where they
are to live with Herbert. 80 Last Satur-
day evening the Good Templars installed
the following officers ID. b. Dwnell C. r.;
A. E. White, A. Sec. H. w. Bullock, F. S.;
Mary Dwinell, T.. A. Dwinell, c.. Fred
Emery, NJ. Kate Eastman, ID. NJ. Mrs. G.
X. Dwinell, S. j. T.; Ella Sloan, g.; Allie
ldSnrO, oent. ne meetings are TO be held
on Saturday evenings.
Marshfield.
THE schools commenced Monday Nellie
Packer is teacher in the upper department
and Clara Woodland in the lower. - The
ladies of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union are requested to meet at Mrs
Eli Edson's Friday afternoon at two o'clock
to elect delegates to the county institute
to be held in Planfeld the 23d and oath of
! h. f,,1l
desired. - There have been over thirty
cases of German measles in town and some
of the afflicted ones have been quite sick.
- Morri II Post, G.. A. r., will hold
Decoration day services in this town. Rev.
Mr.. Knapp of Cabot will deliver the adj
| dress. Memorial services will be observed
Sunday, May 27, at the Methodist church.
! - Rev. Mr. Clapp, our new pastor, is
improving in health He preached a very
| able sermon Sunday. - Wilbur Shep-
ard of Northfeld spent the Sabbath in
| town. - Lena NJ. Shepard was on the
sick-list last week with German measles.
Middlesex.
| THERE will be meeting of the Middlesex
! republican club at the Center church Tues
! day, May 10, at two o'clock p. NJ, for the
election of officers and the transaction of
necessary and proper business Every re-
publican in town is cordially invited to
attend.
Middlesex Center.
THE roads are getting settled and commu-
nication is being opened through most parts
OF the town, although many deep drifts are yet
! to be seen. - Planting and sowing will
commence this week. - The personal
property belonging to the estate of the late
Asa Chaplin is advertised to be sold at auc-
ton May II. - William II. II. Buck
wishes to return his hearty thanks to the
| friends who have contributed in all some
S2S to make good the pension money he
lost March 10th. A brother soldier, E. r..
| Kenaston sent So from Dayton Ohio
- Joseph A. Chaplin went Monday to
Burlington to begin work as " farmer "
at the new Experiment Station. -
Bushels of the beautiful arbutus flowers are
being gathered from our hill-sides and val
leyss - The big hay crop of last year
will be pretty well used up by the long and
severe winter - Snow fell to the depth
of nearly two feet on the mountains No
vember II and some of it still remains
- Cattle are selling rather low-dry
cows at about $50 and fair oxen at four
meets at the Center church May 10 at two
P. NJ. to perfect its organization.
NorthfeId.
f. j. MARTIN, at the Office of F. Pumley,
will receive subscriptions and advertise
ments for the WATCHMAN. - The ball
game between the Goddard and Norwich
! University mines on the University grounds
at NOrtnnelu last saturday was won by the
University nine by score of twenty-one to
eleven. "A village meeting is called
for May 10Th to elect officers and do other
business appertaning to the affairs of the
village. - Cyrus Brown has had the
tha laoa oia - OuI ihrnLHs i eHe me between
Mrs. Hunt. - The sociable held nv the
members of Bovnton Post, G. A. r.. in their
hall last Wednesday evening was hiphlv
enjoyed by all present. Speaking. reeita.
tions and music constituted the literary
entertainment of the eveninp. after which
bountiful repast was served. The com.
pany dispersed at a late hour. we'll pleased
with the evenings entertainment
RoXbury.
THE opening of the village school was
postponed one week on account of the ill
ness of the teacher, Mrs. Orcutt - The
'r,,,lS Us % itoA puiS louse Vi cIoou
by DEPUTY Grand Chief Temnlar T. r. r
Hildreth: Rev. III. C. Howard. c. r: Res
sic Wiley, V. T.: Myra Butterfeld' Sec.
C. l.. Ellis, F. Sec: Mary Ellis, II Lee
Wiley, c.; ]. @. Flint. NJ: Mildred Bemis
guard; Joseph Howe. Sent: EsteIIe Wiley
r. s.: Ellen Ellis, L. s.: e. E. Ellis. a s,
Ida Stanton II M w III CaJy y ~ ~