The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-25
fcoNr1NnRn PROM FIFTH PAaE.l

The bows 20 to Barre this week to get their
trotters in shape for the races on July a.
Our baseball club goes to Danvile, next
Saturday, to play with the local club there.
Rev. NJ. Whitney is to occupy the Congre-
gational parsonage soon and preach for the
society.
Mrs. N. Robinson went to Bradford last
Wednesday to visit her daughter, Minnie
f. Davis.
Mrs. o. u. Cole went to Wolcott Sunday
with her brother, Willard Twiss, to spend
two weeks.
Eli Edison begins excavating for his new
water-wheel this week. He will put in
three-foot " Monitor " and enlarge his but
ter-box business,
There will be a meeting of the Library
Association, to complete an organization,
Saturday evening, June IS, at eight o'clock,
at E. A. Thomas harness-shop Let all in
terested be on hand promptly and take hold
Of the work,
The Danville baseball boys were in town
Saturday night, after playing with the Cabot
team, and took in the promenade given by
our club A goodly company was present
and enjoyed themselves very much. Some
OF the ladies had on pretty costumes. The
club realized ten dollars.
John Severance received bad blow on
his left eye last week Monday while at
work shingling for Daniel Smith, He was
the shingles with board. Stepping back
ward into an empty barrel covered with
straw, he fell, striking against the end of
ioist. His eve was very badly hurt but he
thinks it will be all right in few days.
The schools closed in our village last
Friday, after a successful term. In the
higher department, taught by Ella NJ.
Lance of Lower Cabot the number of schol-
ars enrolled was nineteen. The average at
tendance during the first half of the term
was eighteen. On account of sickness the
average for the last half was only sixteen.
In the lower department, taught by Josie
Beedle of Cabot, the number enrolled was
thirty-three, with an average attendance
OF thirty-two.
Maple Hill.
Norman Holt is quite low with heart dis
ease.
1t is reported that w. NJ. Martin is to
open granite quarry in Harris Gore in the
near future.
Middlesex Center.
Rev. Mr.. Weed of Stowe will preach at
Middlesex Center at half-past seven Sun
day evening next.
Mortified.
G. d. Edgerton is correspondent and
agent for the WATCHMAN, and items and
payments can be left with him. Office in
Paine's block
G. b. Tilden has moved to his farm for
the summer.
Henry Bean has taken the contract to re-
build the dam at the excelsior shop.
F. N. Carpenter has bought of Edison
Kimball pacing pony for family use.
beene hongb+ for the Iibrarv and will he
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Z. I'll. Briggs has moved from the Fletcher
house on Union street, and F, M, Ioveland
has zone from the Porter farm near the
Center TO Mrs. Ladd's house on Union
street
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t,'uot Sr,,1o -; an,1sao',oraa of ~ a.
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who atten uI the diocesan convantio n'V at
Arlington last week, and is visiting in the
eouuheih par VI Vho ''"Uo
The militia company had their annual
drlll ana inspection FRIDAY quarter
master-general Gilmore OF Fairlee and In
bans were present. The company drilled
IN the forenoon at the armory and on river
side Park; Dinner was served in the ar
mory, and IN the afternoon they mad rifle
practice on their range, Captain Bates and
q. ii; Denny made the best scores, eighteen
out OF a possible twenty-five, the distance
being 3OO yards.
Miss Roxana Orcutt is an assistant in
the post-office. - Mrs G. II. Richmond
arrived from New York last week Tuesday,
accompanied by her little daughter and a
niece - Mrs. W. j. Walker, with her
two children, came from Chicago Saturday,
and will spend the summer with her father,
Edmund Pope - Mrs. Hart of Post
Mills is visiting her father, S. F. Judd.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Pope visited in Barre
last week.
Plainfield.
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tan Temperance Union superintendent of
Jt % III go, on,iiar taIi,
at tbe MethSodiat cbnrcb SundayY afternoon
Her theme is Temperance. and as next Sab
bath will be Temperance Sunday the serv-
ices will be appropriate to the day.
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me grauuaIing exercises 9d Vne Eo r.
nai 0oh IN ooouiIeu VI 'fluay VI a aas.
coursa Voc aa foiiows Grafton =" Mili'
tarv Education - Phil & Smith North
Tn1hr;doe. assay Mammal Training -
VERNE l.. Chamberlin, Stockbridge; essay,