The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-11
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Valedictory, Marion Miller; salutatory,
w. Morton Small: class prophecy, Blanche
Skinner, Agnes Powers and Maude Morri-
son; class history, Sadie Wilson and II. IL.
Chessmore; class hymn, b. ID. George.
Berlin:
The annual business meeting OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union for
the election Of officers for the coming year
will be held on Thursday afternoon Of this
week at the residence of Mrs. ID. 9. Pearson.
At the meeting Of Eagle grange last
week, the officers, chairs were filed by the
ladies' and an unusually good meeting was
things were decIamations by Messrs. Hiram
Hayward, q. II. Dewey and Arthur Buck;
songs by =. w. Currier, Arthur Brown and
Elmer Dewey, and the paper by Mrs Nettie
Bailey and Miss Fred A. Andrews.
Miss Nellie Dewey has been visiting rela-
tives in this vicinity during the last week.
- Elmer G. Dewey began his years
work for p. w. Currier on Monday Of this
week.
Cabot.
In spite of the boisterous weather, the
meeting of the board of agriculture last
week was well attended.
Mrs. Frank Laird who has been in help.
less condition for several years, died last
Sunday morning and her funeral will occur
to-day "wednesday at the house.
There is TO be a masquerade concert at
the village hall on Tuesday evening,
March 4, and the baud will furnish music.
A small admission fee will be charged.
Rev. III. A. Russell supplied the pulpit Of
the Congregational church at East st Johns
bury last Sunday, and Rev. James p. Stone,
of Lower Cabot, occupied his desk here.
Notwithstanding the storm, the meeting
of The board of agriculture in this town last
week was great success. b. j. Lance pre-.
sided. Mr.. Chaplin opened the discussions
with a wide-aw AXE talk on Farming for
Profit" and was followed by others. The
second day was largely given to the subject
of maple sugar. Professor Cooke gave an
interesting talk, but experience il a val
liable teacher, as A. NJ. Foster and l.. q.
Fisher, veteran sugar makers proved in their
discussions of this subject. The information
that they impaired was valuable to their
brother farmers. In the afternoon Of the
last day MIR. Spear, Of Braintree, gave a
good address on 1.-THE Sheep and the Cow, !"
which set the farmers TO thinking. Thurs
day evening, DIR. Warren Of this town read
an excellent paper on Hygiene and the
sanitary condition Of our farms" 1t was
an able production and was very favorably
rendered. On Thursday morning the board
visited the farm of l.. &. Fisher and looked
over his fine herd of Jerseys, his horses and
other stock with all his appliances for dairy
ing. One OF the speakers declared that he
did not think that Mr.. Fishers superior for
quality and quantity of butter could be
found in the United Srates-a compliment
that was received with loud applause. Tran
sient Boardor gives an interesting account
of this meeting elsewhere in this issue OF the
WATCHYAS.
Mrs. Ezs A. Fisher has gone to Brain
tree, Mass, to Wis her son George and his
wife. - Hon. T. II Lance has gone to
Montpelier to attend to his duties as assist
! ant Judge Of the county court.
East Calais,
Otis Slayton has decided his house and part
of his land 10 Sharlock Peck
Mrs. Julia Berry, of Waitsfield, is visiting
her lister, Mrs. ID b. Dwinell.
Herman Converse has bought the Charles
| Slayton iarn and rumOr says there IL to be
another wedding before many months.
Warren Ainsworth intends to leave the
L. X. George harness.slup, and will move
back 10 Noltn Calais tue first Of April.
Louis l. Prev st and Miss Winnie NJ.
| Pierce were married on Wednesday, March
4. Rev. Lester Warren performing the cere.
mony. Their many friends unite in wish.
ing them happiness aud prosperity.
just viva, IL honghi in this vicinity OF the
much.discuSSrd topics as marriage a fail
ure?" and docs farming pay?" Is proved
by the fact that during the past year there
have been seven weddings in Which one or
both parties lived within "A radius OF two
and half miles Of the village and in every
instance they have chosen farming AZ a
livelihood.
Chelsea.
For an item Of news concerning the senior
member Of the firm of Hood & Kennedy,
see marriage column.
Town meeting took rather more time
than usual, several ballots being required
Tor selectinen and considerable discussion
being hau on some items OF business. The
town tax is 81 aud the highway tax twenty
cents in labor, Il good hand to be allowed
fifteen cents an hour. Fifty dollars was ap-
propriated for memorial day, and it was
voted to sell the towns interest in the
court house for "A sum not less than $500.
Mrs. Nettie c. Thompson removes this
week with her daughter to Easton, Penn,
where her father resides. - G.. T.. God
frey has moved his shop down the street to
position between his own house and Cor
nelius RobinsUn'S. G.. p Dickinson
and Z. 5. Emery, representing the board of
trade, have been IN Boston the past week
TO consult with several persons concerning
the establishment OF IA manufacturing in.
dustry here. - Carlo Titus has lust OBJ
tanned pension. - G. w. Ross removes
here this wdek from Granville, and will
open printing office in the building lately
occupied by H. ii. Sanborn IA a harness
shop. Mr.. Ross is licensed preacher of
the Methodist church, and will probably
supply the pulpit AZ COrinth Corner after
the session of conference. Elmer C..
Bradbury is ON the point Of going to Barre
TO work on granite. - Mrs. Steele Nc
Allister died ON Saturday. DIR. Carlos
X. Reyes, who visited his parents here at
christmas, has recently located at West
Duluth, Minnesota. - The Conprera-
tional church was packed on Sunday for
the Union memorial service ON General
Sherman and Admiral Porter, at which Rev.
Messrs. Reynolds aud Sherman delivered
addresses. - Edmund Conant has
bought farm at South Royalton and re-.
moves there this week.
East Montpelier.
II. E. Bliss has sold his farm to Charles
Bliss for $1,000
The school taught by L. A. Pierce at Ma
pleville closed last week with an entertain
ment.
There is to he Christian Endeavor 40.
ciaole az A. 3. FOSTERS this evening, and all
are invited.
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