The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-03
From Our Town Correspondents.
WASHINGTON County.

CABoT.-At the annual school meeting,
last week Tuesday evening, l.. p Cole was
elected committee, o. X. Collins clerk and
treasurer and II. II. Morse collector We
are to have fall and winter terms of school,
of twelve weeks EACH with two teachers
and a spring term of eight weeks, with one
teacher. A tax of twenty cents was raised
to defray expenses. - The Masonic en-
tertainment, last week Tuesday evening, was
well attended and the music, by six mem
bers of the band was well appreciated. -
quite extensive arrangements are being
made for celebration at this place. Rev.
j. o. Sherburne will deliver the address
Subject: The Significance of July 4th to
Mankind" The Cabot boys are to play a
game of ball with the Montpeliers and the
band is to give promenade in the evening.
- Quite number from this place at
tended the commencement exercises at St.
Johnsbury Academy on June 81. Among
the graduating class were Miss Lillian Wells
and Walter Smith of this place. - Land
lord Smith promises his best efforts to feed
the multitude on the Fourth, but no one
wanting intoXicants need apply. They are
not kept at the Winooski. - Rev. j. o.
Sherburne was absent three days last week
attending the college commencement at
Middletown, Conn. - Mrs. Henry ID.
Smith is very sick with what is feared to be
cancer of the stomach. - w. A. Baker
has been confined to the house the past few
days, being sick with asthma. - j. b.
Pike and wife of Marshfield were in town
Sunday.
EAST CALAIs.-Calais is to celebrate the
centennial of the settlement of the town.
July /, at Memorial hall, North Calais.
:" A. n. Bliss will preach again next
Sunday at the usual hour. Clara Pike
closed her school at Plainfield last week
and has gone to Old Orchard Beach, Maine,
for few weeks stay. - Nellie White
former graduate from Goddard Seminary
graduated last week from the Normal School
at Providence, r. l., and is expected home
soon. - Mrs. Martha Allen is very i'll
with hemorrhage of the stomach. -
Miss Laura Wilbur of Taunton Mass. is
visiting relatives here.
EAST MoNTPELIER.-Rev. A. j. Hough
will preach at the Center the 18th instant.
and the sacrament of the Lord Supper will
be administered. - The meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Society was held at the
residence of Thomas b. Stevens last Sun
day evening. The next meeting of the So
ciety will be in the church at the Center
next Sunday evening at eight All are
cordially invited. - A very successful
term Of school in district No. g. taught by Miss
A. b. Clark, closed Saturday. At
the school-meeting held in district No. 6
the following officers were chosen: Clerk
r.. w. Ormsbee; committe, A. w. Bailey;
treasurer, E. Cove; collector c. A. Ding
wall auditor, f. w. Strong. - In dis
trlct NO. II q. l.. Parmenter was reelected as
clerk. III. A Fitch is committee and f. II
Gould treasurer. - In the Four Corners
Gstrlct the officers are as follows: Clerk
IL. IL. Iempleton; committee, Il. i. Nc
Knight collector, f. j. Parker; auditor.
j.. X. Young. The school in this district
closed last Thursday. Those having no
marks on the register were Harry Vincent
Charles and George Mcknight, Emma and
Alice Foster Mary Foster and Helen Nc
Knight were absent one day. Carrie and
hoy Slbley were not tardy. - The
school in district No. IL closed Friday, June
% The pupils having no absences were
Georgiana Stoddard, Nellie Gould and
Ghester Gould. Those absent only one day
were Freddie Parmenter Bertha Sanders,
Arthur Wilson and Flossie Sanders. Those
not tardy were Georgianna Stoddard,
Archle Jacobs, Nettie Sanders, Arthur
wilson, Flossie Sanders and Ethel Hoyt
The school in this district, which has been
called hard and unpleasant school, has
done very pleasant and profitable terms
work, with our efficient town superintend-
ent as teacher. - The strawberry festi-
val was a success, being well attended and
highly enjoyed. 80 Green peas and new
potatoes were on the bill of fare at A. ID.
Arms last Friday 0he 2Sthl, and not very
much ahead of their neighbors at that
- Field crops are looking we'll Hay
ing commenced in earnest last week, and
there will probably be more than the aver
age quantity OF grass cut. 80 Children's
day was observed by the Universalist Sun
day'school at East Montpelier Sunday,
June 0. The exercises, which were inter
estlng and well performed, consisted of
singing by the choir and the children, the
singing of several single pieces, and recita-
tions by the children. - The school in
district No. 8, taught by Mrs. Abbie Ar
buckle, closed June u. Those scholars not
absent were Mabel Coburn, Mary Kelton,
Laura worcester ard Clarence Dudley,
Alice Cullum, Eva Fifield, Mary Kelton,
Llzzle Lebarron, Mabel Lebarron, Georgia
Leslie, Victoria Leslie, Nettie Noyes, Laura
worcester, Bernie Cullum, Amos Gusha,