The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-11

in Watsfeld. The cause OF her death is
not positively known.
NorthfieId.
f. j. MARTIN, at the office of +. Plumley
will receive subscriptions and ADVERTISE
ments for the WATCHMAN 80 The con-
nounced a decided success. - j. J, r..
Randall has been spending a few days in
town, the guest OF his nephew, Phil. S. RAN
dali. - The anniversary Of the organiza-
ton of our Good Templars' Lodge will be
observed next Saturday evening. 80 The
masquerade ball was largely attended. The
costumes were elegant and the participants
say it was one of the most enjoyable occa-
sions of the season. Supper was furnished by
the ladies of the Universalist society. -
| Frank Plumley spent Sunday in Albany
! with an uncle, who is quite feeble. -
| Next Sunday being conference Sunday,
| there will be no services in the Methodist
church. - Some of our towns-peope
are trying to do a little private fnancering
these days The question with which they
are confronted is, How can man get living
and support family on dollar day when
he has TO pay sixty cents for car-fare and
| forty cents for dinner? Now they don't
care fig about breakfast or supper, but
they would like cigar after dinner The
one that can tell us how the little ones can
be fed under such circumstances will confer
blessing not only on those who are re-
quired to attend Washington county court
ing to them for daily bread.
GouIdsvilIe.
AUSTIN QUINBY boy of thirteen, son of
Conductor Quinby, accidentally shot him
self last Wednesday morning while fooling
with a revolver belonging to his father
which he had taken from the house un-
known to his parents. The ball passed
through his hand and leg, but broke no
bones. He is doing nicely, but we hardly
think he could do it again and come out so
well. - H. w. Thresher has quite a Gu
riosity, which bears the name of " calf" but
backbone. - Mrs. Cora Kennedy will
move to Lebanon, n. H., the last of this
week. - George Raes family left last
Saturday for Windham, n. II. - Ex-
postmaster Hutchins is visiting at Barre
this week 80 Frank Wiley of West
Burke so well known here and at Mont
pelier, has been made happy by the birth
of an eight-pound boy.
WaitsfeId.
FERD LOCKWOOD is visiting his parents
and friends in town. - Miss Julia Skin
ner, whose illness was noticed last week,
is better. = Mr. and Mrs. F. Lamb
are in town. - Warren Palmer has let
his farm on what is known as Palmer hill
to Mr.. Wheeler of Duxbury. - Mrs.
Nelson Phelps of Barre is visiting her sisters,
Mrs. G. j. Allen and Mrs. B. d. Bisbee.
- Mrs. A. B. Whitcomb died on Tues
years.
East Warren.
ELIzIER WILLIAMS of Roxbury has been
spending few days with his son Elwin.
, - Bert Stearns is in Northfield learn
, ing telegraphy of his uncle, w. +. Nichols.
, II. c. Gleason, Horace Lyford and
Stillman Allen were the delegates to the
, conventions at Burlington and Montpelier.
/, - The Hiram Pratt place sold at
public auction last Saturday. Frank Will
| hanson was the purchaser.
Waterbury.
: LAST evening was the occasion of a
very large sugar-party at Hotel Hall for the
benefit of the public library which is being
formed in this village A large number
, were present, showing their interest in this
= a good work. Citizens band furnished some
excellent music for the occasion and every
thing passed off in most pleasing manner.
, - Fast day afternoon quite large
. party made Mr. Van Henderson pleasant
! visit in his sugar woods. To many it was a
; great novelty and long to be remembered.
- Rev. George f. Smith preached his
farewell sermon to his congregation last
= Sunday morning. - Rev. G. NJ. Sheldon
: preached the Fast day sermon at the Con-
: gregational church. - Charles Keene is
n reported very sick.
E Waterbury Center.
THE sugar-makers are busy. Timothy
Wheeler has predicted that the season will
f Young Woman's Christian Temperance
, Union held an interesting meeting at the
Seminary Monday night The subject con-
e sidered was Tobacco" The young people
. made out very strong case against the
. weed. - The Woman's Christian Tenn
r perance Union hold reception in the par
3 lors of Green Mountain Lodge next Thurs
day evening. All are invited. - w. L..
@ Bunker, formerly a teacher in the Seminary,
. is cashier in the Albuquerque National
] Rapk lhunuprnna Nayy MayipO q o. va .
i his friends here very pleasing descriptions
= OF the life scenery and climate of New
. Mexico. Albuquerque is growing city of
e ten thousand inhabitants, situated near the
e central part of the territory. - The
e vital statistics of the town for the past year
are as follows; Marriages, fifteen; births,
forty-three deaths, forty-nine. - The re-
port of the town schools for the past year
Il gives the following facts: The total attend
e ance in the schools has increased over seven
: per cent above that of the year before.
Il Eight districts show an increase in attend
n ance and nine show a decrease. The schools
d at the Street have decreased in attendance
g about six per cent, the school at Colby
l. vile has increased about eighteen per cent
Y and the school at the Center has increased
It about thirty-siX per cent. There have been
o forty-eight terms of school, averaging
:, eleven and one-half weeks each. One male
Il and twenty-seven female teachers have
l. been employed. Ten districts employed
$ the same teachers throughout the year.
$ The price paid the male teacher per week,
e including board, was SD The average
!, price paid female teachers was S6.12, nclud-
}. ing board. The highest price paid a female
r teacher was 50 per week and the lowest
Q $50, also including board. The average
IS price of board has been 50 10. The whole
: number of scholars enrolled was 462. The
h average daily attendance for all the schools
It was 17.3 The largest average attendance
k in any school was % g and the smallest %.
(. The cost of the schools for teaching and in
d cdental expenses was about 50 to each
'l scholar. A careful study of the school re-
II port proves conclusively that by the town
y system we could have better schools for a
!. less amount of money than the town is now
is paying.
Woodbury..
A LITTLE son of Mrs. McKenistry went
a out sliding with his older brother one day
"a last week. The result was that DR.. Lance
q was called to care for badly fractured leg
:. - Mr.. Kelly from Brooklyn, n Y, has
v visited at George Fosters the past week
# He engaged some of his sugar and syrup tC
Ir take home with him. 60 Seymour Taf
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