The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-10

About 200 tickets were sold here for the
excursion to Ausable Chasm on Saturday.
Four hundred were aboard the train. The
First Brigade band accompanied them.
Misses Kennedy and Lewis of Waitsfeld,
Miss Arloe of Royalton, Will Heath, David
Hickey, Lorenzo Mosher, and five young
ladies of Sharon, besides many others from
neghboring towns, are attending school
here. - George Peels and son John
spent Sunday in town. 80 Mr.. Hugeal,
brother of Mrs Gordon Peels, who has been
absent thirty-fve years, is visiting in town.
80 Barney Cooper and wife are visiting
at Mrs. Clark Bailey's and DIR. Bailey's.
South Royalton.
Henry H. Paige and Miss Cornelia A.
Carter were united in marriage by Rev.
James Ramage on Tuesday, September 2, at
Mr.. G. Drew's, the home of the bride
from childhood. Only the relatives were
present at the ceremony. The gifts were
beautiful and valuable, particularly the
china and silver-ware. Mr.. and Mrs. Paige
have the best wishes of large circle of
friends for their future prosperity.
j. b. Durkee and wife are visiting at
Fort Edward, n, Y. - Miss Adde
Hastings is working in a millinery establish
ment in New York city - Mrs. II. H.
| Whitcomb and daughter, Mrs. Kate Dodge
have returned from st. Adams. 80 Mr..
! jerry Parkhurst Of Worcester, Mass. is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Danforth Day.
- Rev. and Mrs. w. r. Davenport of
| Waterbury are visiting friends in town.
- Daniel Stoughton returned home
! from Barre on Wednesday, on account of
sickness - Rev. w. NJ. Ellis family
have returned from Canada.
North Thetford.
The directors of the church property have
| held meeting to see about repairs on the
| inside of the building.
Miss b. johnson teaches the district
school this fall. Miss Abbe Downer
teaches at the Center. - Mrs. Carpenter
of Boston, Miss Louise Clay of Brattleboro,
Mr. Edgar Snow from the West and Mrs.
Frank Ware, of birmingham Mass, are
| visiting in town. - Abner Hosford has
been quite sick with a slow fever, but is
much better at present. - Samuel
| Thickett of New Rochelle, n. Y, is spend
ing two weeks vacation with his brother,
| of the firm of Watson Il Thickett. 60
Mrs. Isabella (Hosford) Stone and husband
are here from Iowa visiting relatives.
- Misses Sarah and Mary Conant re-
turn to their school in Mortified, Mass.
this week The former has been a teacher
in the Moody school for two or three years.
Miss Mary is studying at the institution
Waterbury.
Rev. L. Fl. Elliot preached at the Meth
odist church last Sunday.
Waterbury was serenaded Monday even
ing by a migratory musical medicine COM
pany of some merit
The Colby house at Colbyvile has been
purchased by Clifford Drugg at very low
figure. The house originally cost $4,000.
There is a great need of more room in the
railroad yard for loading and unloading
cars. The convenience of business men
demands some change in present accommo-
dations
Frank Elliot is taking short vacation
at home because of the rupture of a blood
vessel. The injury was received in wrest-
ling. Frank must learn to control his bel
ligerent disposition.
The band serenaded Barretts hotel Fri
day evening After playing several selec-
tons they were invited to partake of a
choice spread, Of which they showed full
appreciation by words and deeds.
school meeting has been called for
Wednesday evening to act upon the report
of the special committee to obtain plans
and estimates for a new school-house.
There should be full attendance.
Cards have been received here announc.
ing the marriage of Miss Helen S. Viii.
loughby, who taught the grammar school
last year to Mr.. owen T. Briggs of Fort
Payne, Alabama This is the second matri
monial surprise that has recently agitated
Waterbury.
The graded school has opened with a full
, attendance. Mr.. Avery of Strafford takes
Z the place of Mr. Fernald and Miss Han
, cock of East Hardwick takes Miss vii
loughby's place in the grammar department
There are six more pupils in the latter
grade than the room can comfortably ac-
, commodate. The primary department is
, also overcrowded Miss Kimball and Miss
Morse continue their work in the two lowe
grades.
Waterbury Center.
, George ID. Smith returned to Burlington
on Monday, after spending a short vacation
| here.
. w. E. Marshall and party from her,
= visited the granite quarries in Barre last
week
., School at the Seminary opened Tuesday
; Miss Mary e. Smith of Wellesley College i.
i teaching Latin this term.
A. NJ. Marsh who has been spending
few weeks at the Green Mountain Lodge
returned to Harvard College on Tuesday
The temperance meeting, Sunday after
n noon, was well attended, considering tn
. rain. The exercises consisted of Bible read
q ing by the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union singing by the choir and children
recitations by the children, reading by Mis-
> Mamie E. Smith, essay by Miss Cora L
,. Hunter, remarks by Professor Buker,
y NJ Marsh and Rev. Mr.. Bartlett.
l. West Windsor.
1f j. G. Taylor was elected Representative,
on the sixth ballot
Charles Hammond has gone to Mexico t.
n work for Professor Pringle
Saturday the Sunday-school of the Meth
At odist church had pleasant excursion Il
Mount Tom, in Woodstock.
N j. c. Taylor's son is very sick with t,
phoid fever, and the only daughter of {
w. Stearns is also sick with the same dis
Us ease.
10 The recent rains have benefited cror
~ very much and insured good yield of cor
- and potatoes. Some fields are being ha
70 vested.
ss Williamstown.
o. Miss Julia Bass is visiting friends in an
about Boston.
30 Charles G. Barnes will offer all his hous
a. hold goods at auction next week.
he There was a reunion of the Lynde famil
at the home of George w. Lynde on Tue
Of day last,
as 1t is encouraging that in the w. u. Pra
j. quarry district, where not so very loI
ne ago there was but little use for a schoC
house, the school now numbers twenty-five