The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-17

the town was first settled
Charles French and w. r. Marsh were
drawn as petit jurors and N. X. Abbott as
grand juror.
The teachers throughout the town are, at
the village Misses Myrtle Boyles and Josie
Beedle; at Lower Cabot, Miss Susie Atkins;
at the West Hill, Miss Matte Jersey; on
the Kimball Hill, Willie Morse.
The third annual Putnam picnic was held
in the grove near Orvis Corners, August %.
About sixty relatives and friends were pres
ent. The exercises consisted of vocal and
instrumental music, Rotations, etc, and
good time was enjoyed by all. During the
past year two sisters of the family have
been removed by death-Mrs. Smith of Bur
lington and Mrs. Sayles Carver of Marsh
field.
Those attending school out of town are
as follows At St. Johnsbury, Misses Ma
bel Walbrdge, Myrtle Walbridge, Allie
Hickie, Ella Lance, and Messrs Dean
Fisher, Selden Smith, Arthur Lamson; at
Atkins, Alice Webster, Addie Smith, and
Messrs. Walter Lance, Budd Bruce, John
X. Stone at Johnson Normal School,
Misses Gertie Haiues and Lucia Wiswell
George McDaniels is attending at Hard
wick Academy.
Calais.
j. r.. and c. V. Kent were at the state
fair last week with five horses and colts
and this week the horses will be at the
Waterbury and NOrthtield fairs.
Recently j. V. IL. Kent was driving the
stallion AutoCrat to Montpelier, and
when nearly opposite the house on the
Emery farm the horse stepped on rolling
stone and FELL breaking one shaft. In get
ting up he broke the other and uncouped
the wagon from the forward wheel. Mr..
Kent jumped out, but not quick enough to
stop the horse, which started for the vii
lage, with the forward wheel first one side
up then the other, and thills about half
their length, with sharp ends. The horse
stopped opposite the dwelling-house of
George Brown, near by, where he stood
until Mr.. Kent came up. No damage had
been done save breaking the thills.
AS Henry Hersey was passing AFRO Nell
sons recently, driving Nj. p. Wheeler $
single team and leading horse, a dog came
out, soaring the horse which was being led
which jumped into the wagon throwing Mr.
Hersey out and breaking the wagon. The
dog still keeping up the music the horse
made another plunge, and landed be
tween the body of the wagon and the
wheel, which made kindling wood of the
wagon. No other serious damage was done
The following day Mrs. l. Robinson wa'
! driving near the same place, carrying al
umbrella and her baby, when the horst
took fright. In trying to save the baby
| she dropped the umbrella, which struck til,
horse frightening him still more. She los
her hold of the baby, which dropped
between the body of the wagon and thu
| wheel; the horse then ran into the sChoo
yard among the trees where it was stopped
Mr.. Nelson picked up the baby, somewha
injured, but with no bones broken.
East Calais.
Mrs Flora Stoddard has moved to Barr,
| where she intends to do making.
c. r. Dwinell is building an addition t.
his store for millinery and fancy good
department.
c. a. Murray, of tine firm of Murra
Brothers, Lawrence, Mass, has been ii
town buying and earring early fall apples
paying Sl.2j per barrel
A Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor has been organized and will hol,
its meetings for the present on Tuesda
evening, at the residence of A. Dwinell.
Chelsea.
Rev. c. w. Ross of Corinth preached "A
the Methodist church last Sunday
Walter S. Goss has entered the Chandle
Scientific School, Dartmouth College.
Miss NJ. Emma Hatch leaves this week 70
Lebanon, y, H, where she is to teach music
Mrs. Z. b. Stanley will make her HON
with her son, Charles e. Stanley. at Olney
vile, II. l.
DdlltS MOultlln, lllt RtOBTdIutI, WHO'S
wife, Ella f. Brown, was Chelsea cir
died suddenly in New York city on Thur,
day of last week.
The statement in last weeks WATCHMA
that Miss Nellie S. Locke was to return
Vermont Academy was incorrect In til
same cores pOndence, for Cree read Greer
The young child of Elmer j. Flanders
Concord, y. H., died at the home of il
grandfather, V. A. Flanders, last week, al
hn roll hal IN
day, Rev Mr.. Sherman officiating.
The following are teachers for the distri,
schools in town this fall No. /, Martha
Noyes; No. s. Clara j. Laird; No !, Sara
Il. Hemenway; No S, Jennie f. Moor
, No. 9, Eta l.. Martin; No. 10, Mary A. Blu
bank; No. -, Mrs. Clara a. Goodwin; y
II, Mrs Edith NJ. Fuller.
The officers of the Young Woman's Chri
tian Temperance Union for the ensuing ye
are as follows: President, Miss Flora
Corwin; vice-presidents Miss Emily
: Carpenter and Miss Matilda Flanders; I
t cording secretary, Miss Mary A. Burbanl
corresponding secretary, Miss Emma Da
ling; treasurer, Miss S. Ada Hall.
, East Montpelier.
j. NJ. Willard went last Monday to Be
ton.
+ Rev. Lester Warren preached at Midi
a sex last Sunday
= Carl youngest son of Clark Sibley, is 81
= with typhoid fever
John Hoffman and Nettie Cutler we
married last Thursday.
4 There will be preaching at the Cent
next Sunday at three p. NJ.
y Orlando Clark is putting in a slo at |
farm near the East village
a Jennie Bailey has recently returned fro
r. visiting relatives in New Hampshire.
George Davis spent last week atten
ing the state fair at White River junction
= Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fuller are the hap
parents of fine boy nearly three wee
Il old.
|, Lizzie, daughter of Frank LeBarron, di
3, last Friday night. FNneral services We
conducted Sunday by Rev. l.. Fortney.
Mrs. S. c. Pratt will preach at the bri
church, East Montpelier Sunday forenot
IL September 21, and at North Montpelier
o the afternoon.
- Will Crowley mentioned several wee
"a ago as having cut his foot and gone to
~ home in Fayston, has returned and
sumed work for f.. w. Foster
~ Fanny, wife of the late Loren Gray, d
~ last Tuesday. Funeral services were c.
- Iupta1 Of ba hric ahnrnh Tbnro1a,,