The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-27

Sunday, union service being held in the
evening at the Methodist church.
Phin Luce was wayaid and robbed Tues
day, the 18th, while returning in the even
ing from buying turkeys. lie laid out in
the rain all night and can relate nothing of
the event. His horse was found near Mont
peier and was returned by Walter Sulham.
Isaiah Huntley of Duxbury Corners will
be more particular in future about changing
money in the dark for strangers. Last
week man drove up to his house and
asked for two five-dollar bills for a ten. He
was asked to come in, but his horse would
not stand. He was accommodated, and
when Mr.. HURLEY examined his ten-dollar
bill it proved to be but an advertisement.
In the general march of improvement, is it
not time that attention was turned to our
prehistoric relic which is used as school
house? 1t is hard to conceive of "A building
less adapted to the requirements of asChool
The light in some of the rooms Is so poor
that it is impossible to see work on the
blackboards across the room on "A gloomy
afternoon, and some of the time recently it
has been necessary to huddle the scholars
about the windows as they could not see to
read or write at their desks. Quite large
number of scholars in the upper grades have
defective sight, owing, doubtless, in some
measure, to studying in poor light More
over, it is impossible to keep the rooms COM
fortably warm in winter, while they are
inSuiferaby hot in summer. Neither teach
ers nor pupils can do the best work under
such circumstances, and the citizens owe it
to themselves and their children TO provide
a light well-venti ed, modern school
house. Is not wise liberality the best
policy in this matter
At the village me ting held Saturday
night, to consider the question OF opening
a street in continuation of Park Row in
the direction of MIR. Randall's meadow, it
was voted TO change the hour of the annual
meeting from one o'clock to seven o'clock
p. NJ. The main business of the meeting
was then brought up, and, upon motion of
A. j. Brown, the article was passed over by
a very close vote but few voting on either
side. Last spring petition for the opening
of this street was presented to the trustees,
signed by nearly all the business men in
the village. As no action was taken on
this, the meeting of Saturday night was
called. If the question had then had a fair
discussion the result would probably have
been quite different. The matter will prob
ably be brought before the annual meeting
in December. Those interested are conf
dent that the opening of the street is but
delayed u few months by the action of Sat
urdaY night, and if the trustees do not see
fit to act in the matter it is likely to be re-
ferred to a court commission.
Harry Brown shipped a fine Cocker
Spaniel to Fort Wayne, Ind. Friday ==
Mrs. w. T. Dllllngndm ana Master raul
have been visiting the past week in Lisbon,
n. ii. - &. Z. Warren has been making
a business trip to the Hub - Mrs. John
Kellogg has bought place in Greenfield,
n. H., and will move there. - e. Il.
Goodrich of Syracuse, n. Y, who taught
school here about twelve years ago, was in
town over Sunday. 80 Mrs Silas Town
is growing weaker, and there is no hope of
her recovery. - Mrs. Timothy jack
man mstook the cellar door for the sitting
room door, few days ago, and met with a
serious fall. Her back was in jured, and she
is recovering quite slowly. - Miss Annie
Palmer is to teach the Center school, taught
for several years by Miss Cressey. -
Alpha Atherton, who is now residing with
his son Charles in Essex, has been visiting
in town. =- Miss Lydia Woodward and
her wards, the children of the late Dan
Woodward, are moving to the house of Mrs.
Pineo on Main street. III. E. Boyce is to
move into the Woodward place the t of
December. - Rev. Mr.. Tenney supplied
the pulpit of the Congregational church at
Woodstock Sunday. - Mrs. Harvey
Smith is quite i'll with fever.
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