The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-09-04

Nearly all OF the schools commenced last
Monday. Teachers are scarce this fall.
Rev. Mr.. Marshall and wife returned to
Hartford, Conn, their present home, few
days ago
Sanford Warren, an aged resident of this
town, lately died at the home of his son in
Brownsville.
Our merchants, Mcmahon Luce and Wal
lace, were on the train at the time OF the re-
cent railroad accident on the Rutland
division of the Central railway, but escaped
with a slight shaking up.
Several of our young people are to attend
school elsewhere this fall Among them
are n. b. Macutchan at the Seminary at
Montpelier, Miss Emma Slayton at Water
bury and eight or nine at Morrisville.
West Topsham.
School commenced last Monday with
Miss Mills from East Topsham in the pri-
mary department and Miss Parks from New
York in the higher department.
DR.. Watson and family returned home
last Saturday, having been away to Old Or
chard Beach and the White Mountains since
the list of July. The doctor says his health
is much better than when he went away.
Elder Davis has returned from his vacation
and occupied the pulpit last Sunday He
exchanged with Rev. Lewis Dexter of North
Berwick, Maine, thus giving Elder Dexter
an opportunity to visit his old home here
and preach to his old friends and neighbors.
WATTS RIVER.
John Dodge is engaged to teach the village
school at East Orange.
Farmers are taking advantage of the fine
weather by harvesting their grain.
Mrs. Orange Dodge, who has been visit
ing friends at Royalton, returned home last
Thursday.
The fall term of the village school COM
menced last Monday with Miss Stella Brown
as teacher.
Misses Mary Chynoweth and Carrie Saw
yer have gone to Montpelier to attend the
fall term of school on Seminary Hill
Waitsfield.
j. II. Orcutt and daughter were in town
this week.
Lewis Joslin has had a colt badly cut on
a wire fence.
Harry McAllster has returned from his
pleasure trip.
l.. r. Joslin has horses seriously sick with
horse distemper.
II. NJ. Wait attended the horse breeders
meeting at Rutland as did L. h. Josin
with his two Wedgewood colts
Mrs. A. A. Robbins of North Evans, n.
Y, and Silas Eaton of HolyoSe, Mass, are
visiting their brothers, o. NJ. and o. G..
Eaton.
The new covered bridge near Edwin
Houses is nearly finished, and will be
ready for use as soon as the filling at the
ends is done.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Berry, who have
and Michigan returned Friday and report
very pleasant trip.
l.. r. Joslin was awarded second pre-
MUM on his three-year- old stallion,
=" sherwood" at the rse-breeder's meet
ing at Rutland last week
Rev. A. B. Truax will preach in the
Methodist church next Saturday at two
o'clock. On Sunday morning he will con-
duct the quarterly meeting services.
1t is reported that Charles Alexander of
Montpelier has taken the contract to repair
the Congregational church steeple which
was badly damaged by lightning recently.
The Odd Fellows of this valley, with
their families, will "picnic - in f. e. Neill's
grove, Saturday, September 7, with the
usual Accomplishments, including roast corn.
Waterbury.
Fred Graves and family have returned to
Washington, Kansas.
Miss Willoughby of Willston is engaged
to teach the grammar school.
Mr.. George Perkins and family of Min
neapolis are registered at the hotel.
Miss Jessie Hooker is at home from Low
ell on a vacation, accompanied by friend.
Miss Rose Sumner has been COMPELLED TO
return from Vergennes by reason of illness.
Aaron Goss, who has been very low with
tvphoid fever for three weeks. is gradually
recovering.
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Mr. Edison, of the Harvard Medical
School, son OF Surgeon Edison OF the Fifth
corps, is stopping at the Motel.
Wheelock Towle has been at the resi-
dence OF his sister, Mrs. Demerrltt, for tonr
weeks, confined with a severe run OF fever.
An enjoyable whist party was given to
the Young people at Mr.. F. H. Atherton s
ON Saturday evening. Mr.. Anterior and
Miss Nina Bruce were the champions of the
occasion.
Miss JULIA HENRY has closed her vaca-
ton in town, and is to have charge of IA
Kindergarten school in Northamptou Mass.