The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-25
From Town Correspondents.
Barre.

luS annual Inspection OF the spencer
Rifles was held on last week Wednesday.
The Granite City Trottng Club has its
first meeting on July and 3, and $50 has
been offered in purses.
Harley L. Averil and Miss Matte Har-
ran of Hopkinton, N. Y, were married at
the home of the bride recently.
The funeral services of Miss Persis
Thompson will take place Thursday morn
ing. Prayer at Seminary at $50. Service
at Universaist church at 1000.
A freight train on the Central Vermont
railroad ran over Nehemiah NJ. French
about noon on Saturday, cutting off his
on the track near the covered bridge, and,
being qHite deaf, did not hear the engine.
He died early Sunday morning,
Berlin.
Edgar A. Wright of Newport was in town
last week.
Charlie Huse, now of New York city, is
home for a vacation.
A party of Berlin young people spent last
Saturday in Woodbury..
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Crandal Of Phila-
delphia are spending some weeks in town.
Misses Mary Perrin Eunice House and
Lizzie Hobart came home from Lakewood
n. j., last week
There were three new cases Of dphtheria
at the Corner last week, making nine in all.
Fortunately none have terminated fatally.
Mr.. John Douglas Adam, who has been
the guest of Rev. j. j. Hall for the past
month"; went to Rupert, Vt, on Thursday
of last week.
A convention of the Washington County
Union of Christian Endeavor Societies will
be held in the congregational church at
the Corner on Thursday next.
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of chalk talk and juvenile work, will give
an illustrated talk upon temperance in the
church on Friday evening of this week.
Braintree.
II. NJ. Blanchard has his planer in, ready
for business
Apples have set well and there promises
an abundant crop.
The nomination of G.. S. Page for governor
is very well received.
Ed. Parker and Mrs. Eddie Boyce are
sick with typhoid fever.
Wool-buyers are paying from twenty-five
to twenty-four cents for unwashed tleeces.
Those who have observed the closest
think there will not be more than three
fourths of last years hay crop. Others are
more hopeful. Corn is very backward :
potatoes are looking fairly well, but little
late grain uncertain, on account of the wet
weather.
Brookfield.
n. f Bgelow is spending few days in
town.
Rev. S. L. Bates attends the commence
ment at Burlington this week
Merton Griswold is at home, having COM
pleted his first year at Amherst College.
Mr.. Jacob Smith, formerly resident of
this town, visited friends here last week.
Mrs. Arthur Lyman of Rutland is ex-
pected this week for her annual visit of a
few weeks.
Mrs. Daniel Smith is still very low. Her
son, Fred, and daughter, Mrs. Knowles of
Natick, Mass, are with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams and daughter of
Hartland have been guests of Mrs. Asa
Smith during the past week.
The school in district No. closed June
20. OF the nineteen scholars nine had no
marks and sixteen no tardy marks. There
were but five tardy marks registered during
the term and no dismssals. Mary G.. Up
ham was the teacher.
Mrs. Effie Freeman Reid, until recently a
resident of this town, now of Chicago, with
her husband, Thomas Reid, will embark for
Europe from Boston next Saturday. They
intend to visit relatives of Mr.. Reid in
England and France before they return.
Rev. S. L. Bates officiated at a marriage
Sunday morning at the residence of Mrs.
Annette Griswold, the parties being Miss
Ella, daughter of Mrs. Griswold, and Lester
Abbott of Barre. A few of the near rela-
tives and friends of the bride and groom
were witnesses of the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Abbott are to reside in Barre.
There will be meeting of the Teachers
Association at the sChoOl-house in district
No. on Saturday afternoon, July H.
The following are the topics Some of the
Common Errors in Teaching Reading
Rose Kibbee: Some Directions for Teach
ing Writing" Lizzie Benham; What
would Guide You in Assigning Lessons &c
a Glass;" Jennie Conland; Some Sugges.
tons for General Exercises" Ella Colt
Why is the DenOminatOr of Repetend as
Many 9'S as Figures in the Repetend p
Mrs, Price. All interested are invited
Cabot.
The road commissioners are putting in d
new covered bridge at the grist-mill
Eddie Knapp of Georgia, VT, son OF Rev
j. f. Knapp, has been visiting in town.
Rev. Mr.. Elliot, the Bible agent, spoke tC
the people of this town three times last
Sabbath.
The Danville boys came over Saturday
and We're beaten by the home club seven
teen to eleven.
Supervisor Booth gave a very interesting
lecture upon the subject OF education in thl:
town last week.
Miss Sadie Wiley was in town last weel
from Woodsville, n. H, where she is en-
gagged as trimmer in a millinery store.
Quite a number of people from here at
tended the state convention and the Crane
Army fair at Montpelier last week Thurs
day
a. w Baker and Miss Sarah Bearse wer,
married in Boston, June II, and came to thi
place last week Wednesday. They viii
occupy their new house at Lower Cabo
during the summer
A son of William Woods of South Cabo
dropped dead from horse which he wa
riding last Saturday morning, He wa
eleven years old, and had been afflicted will
disease of the heart from birth.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Webster gave tn
last sugar party of the season last Saturda.
at their sugar-grove. One hundred tWelv