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

kindly contributed 800 to the church,
building enterprise.
George Melville has sold his place to
Manly Clark and is soon to move to Min
nesota.
Rev. Mr. Mckenzie Of Peacham preached
to the Methodists on Sunday in exchange
with the pastor.
The central association of Baptsts meets
with the church here to-day. An interest
ing programme is arranged.
Island Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Cook and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mason are in town
G. II. Chase of East Charleston has pur-
chased the store recently occupied by G. G..
Stevens.
The marriage of Rev. T. Merrill Edmands
of Wadena, Mimi, and Miss Jennie f.
Bartlett was celebrated on the evening of
the 9th ult. The bridal party took the
night train for their Western home.
On Saturday the baseball team from
Charleston came to town to give our boys
an opportunity to revenge themselves for
the defeat of the week before. The oppor-
tunity was not improved Score, eighteen
to seventeen in favor of Charleston.
Collector Benedict was in town last week
to inspect the custom house. Colonel Man
sur has since received the appointment Of
deputy collector Of this port, with Austin
Hall as first inspector There are no criti-
ciSms upon the outgoing officers. 1t is
simply the other sides turn to draw govern
ment pay.
The village schools opened on Monday
with an increased attendance. Notwith-
standing the forebodings due to the sup
posed rigid examinations of the state super
intendent, all the schools have been sup
piled with teachers except some of the out
lying districts, and these will be filed in a
few days. Salaries paid are reported to be
somewhat higher than heretofore, but this
is not to be regretted if the quality has inn
proved in a corresponding degree. The
high school building has been remodeled,
and new heating and ventilating apparatus
put in, together with improved blackboards
and seats. The addition, accommodating
two schools, will make possible the more
thorough and systematic grading of scholars,
which has long been needed, Altogether,
we have reason to congratulate ourselves
on the condition and prospects of the
schools.
Marshfeld.
The agent of the pension bureau was in
town last week
Frank Merrill and wife have been visit
ing in Peacham.
L. ID. Mute, G. f. Shepard, James New
ton and George Bliss took four horses to the
fair.
Ed. Smith and wife of Sioux Falls, Iowa,
L
Clapp, and went to Lyndonvile last Mon
day morning.
About eighty relatives and friends OF G.
w. II. Dwnell were present at the picnic
in his grove last Thursday. OF the fifteen
brothers and sisters only three were pres
ent, Marvin g., Chester W. H., and Mrs.
Bent who is eighty-four years old, and who
is so intirm that she is obliged to use
crutches. Amos the only remaining mem
Der of the family, is now living in Stowe
and was unable to be present Among those
outside the family who were present were
Alpheus Howard and wife of Woburn,
Mass, and Ambrose Hayward and wife OF
Chicago. The least in size but not in i'm.
portance was the baby daughter of Maud
Mears Carlton, who met on this occasion
her grandmother, great grandfather, great
great aunts and uncles.
Middlesex
Maurice Daniels is slowly recovering
from badly-sprained ankle.
The Center school began it's fall term on
Monday, Miss Mary Herrick teaching.
Hundreds of bushels of black berries have
been picked in this town in the last few
weeks.
George Bruce, Ida Ladd, Ada Daniels
and Nell Lewis are attending school al
Montpelier.
School-house in district No. is to be
repaired, reshingled, capboarded and
painted red
Jerry Miles caught black bass out of the
Winooski last Saturday weighing two and
one-half pounds
Hon William Chaplin will read paper
on g Grass before the dairy conference al
Burlington, Thursday evening.
Crops are far enough ripened to give E
fair report as to quantity and quality
Grass is the great crop of the season, being
, a good growth, both early and late. Oats
, made large growth of straw but lodged
and rusted so that the grain will be rather
, light. Potatoes are about one-half of {
crop and of poor quality as to size and ripe
ness. Apples scarce, but of good quality
} On the whole, it is a fairly good year fo
: farm crops, as grass constitutes four-ffth'
= of all we raise
PUTNAMsVILLE.
c. c. Putnam is repairing his saw-mill.
= Mary Ellis of Roxbury teaches the schoo
here.
Mrs. c. C. Putnam, Jr, and her little sol
Eula were thrown from the wagon in whicl
they were riding, owing to the stumblin,
2 of their horse. A few Slight bruises and
broken wagon We're the only damages sus
: tanned.
SHADY RILL.
l Mary Herrick teaches at Middlese.
Center.
Mrs. Jesse Flint.
n William Buck is moving from Mrs. Mon
tague's house to Worcester.
$ School commenced this week, with Mis-
e Tewksbury of Worcester as teacher.
Eta Markham, Jennie Lawrence, Rufu
$ Virgins and Dell Virgins are attending
# the Methodist Seminary at Montpelier.
Mr., and Mrs. Dudley b. Jones have gon
$ to Craftsbury to visit Mrs. Jones sister an,
L mother, Mrs. Horace Honey, who is quit
y feeble.
Morgan.
h j. G. Moore is sick with slow fever.
o Bert Daggett has returned from Royaltor
Luther Cobb has gone to st. Johnsbury t
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Gilmore soon take
: trip to Maine.
Miss Kate Hopkinson is to teach the IA
8 term at the Corner,
H. A. Bartlett and wife expect to spen
/ the week in Manchester, N. II.
= c. S. Albee's driving mare dropped dea
a., in the road while going to the fair last weel