The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-08


and was rendered impossible for carriages
until 1t could be brought into place again and
repaired.
Calais.
The school in district No. will close next
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Dickey of w ashing-
ton visited their son, G. III. Dickey, last
week
Rev. j. Edward Wright preached an ex-
cellent sermon at the old West church last
Sunday.
Howard o. Kent has returned to Boston,
to his old place in the Office of the Revere
Rubber Company.
Joseph Persons has moved his effects to
the residence of his son, where he will prob
ably spend the remainder of his life.
S. X Cameron has moved into the house
OF Joseph Persons at Kent's Corner. We
gladly welcome such citizens to our town.
The balloon which started from Mont
pelier, July A. landed at East Calais and
made an ascension from there on Monday
Miss Ina Robinson, who has Just
completed a successful term of school at
Marshfield, has been engaged to teach one
year at the graded school in Middlebury.
She will begin her duties there the first OF
September
The hay crop will probably be lighter this
year than for the two preceding seasons.
| Corn came up poorly on many farms, and
in consequence is looking uneven, and late
sowed grain is not looking well; but pota-
toes and early-sowed grain are locking
! finely.
The argus correspondent at North Calais
Is mistaken in saying that l.. c. Parker has
| two Ben Franklin colts. He has two by
Van Franklin, one Of Ben's best sons. Ben
Franklin went to Tennessee two years ago
at $4,000, when he was seventeen years old.
The correspondent is also little premature
in saying that Luther Wheeler has bought
the Clark Doty farm. That is mistake.
About twenty of the relatives of Mrs. Ruth
Merritt made her visit last week Tuesday.
Mrs. Merritt will be lightweight years old on
July II. She retains her mental faculties
in good degree, but physically she is help
less. The guests were received at the resi-
denCe of A. and E. A. Morse, whittier the
venerable lady was conveyed in her chair.
There they ate dinner under the beautiful
naples in front of the house. The event
marks red-letter day in the life of the
aged lady, who greatly enjoyed the visit
East Calais.
j. f. G. Hammond has exchanged his
place in the village for the Carey farm. He
takes possession at once.
The rain on the morning of the Fourth
kept most of the people of East Calais at
home; and those who stayed now think
they had the best of it, for Professor Allen
landed his balloon on the background near
the village, and from there it was towed to
the village, where it remained over Sunday
When the cry went up, 1.-THE balloon is
| coming" everybody ran out of doors; and
truly it was beautiful sight as it came
nearer and nearer seemingly to pass over
our heads, but little higher up than the
tree-topS when 1t gently settled down to
earth. An excited crowd soon reached the
place. While the balloon was being towed
to the village, Mr.. Allen courteously offered
his nlapa of ba 1ah No.
to ride, and Miss Lillian Lamberton was the
first to enjoy the novelty of an AERIAL ride
Afterwards several others awaited them
selves of the chance.
Chelsea.
The sale of the towns interest in the
courthouse has been consummated, and
now the town has no hall.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Bell Shoe Company, held on Tues
day of last week. the old board of directors
was reelected by reclamation.
The Fourth was unusually quiet, the rain
dampening the small boys ardor. In the
evening large company assembled to
dedicate the shoe factory, and were enter
tanned with vocal and instrumental music
several short speeches, and finally brief
promenade concert.
Many of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Burnham made them a visit on Sat-
urday to celebrate their golden wedding.
The gathering was not so large as it would
have been but for the rain but a good num-
Der was present, and the worthy couple
were remembered with tokens to the value
of one hundred dollars.
Edward d. Redington of Evanston ILL.,,
native of this town and well-known to
our older residents, was in town last week.
- Rev and Mrs. Horace b. Woodwork
of Grand Forks, n. d., are visiting here
with their two daughters. Mr.. Woodwork
is native of Chelsea, brother of Mrs.
Erastus Young, and is now a professor in
the University of North Dakota. - Miss
M, Emma Hatch has gone to Hanover. N.
H., to give instruction in music. - Miss
Lena f. Spalding OF West Randolph has
been engaged as assistant in Chelsea
Lillian NJ. Wells will remain in the pri-
mary department. - Miss Hattie ID.
Hinckley is in town, staying at Mrs Church.
ills.
Duxbury.
The school in District No. . closed on
Friday with picnic in the afternoon. At
tendance has been very regular and Miss
Butler is to be congratulated on the success
of her school.
East Montpelier.
Alonzo Snow, who has been in poor health
for several months, died last week. g.
n. A. johnson of Burlington has been visit
ing relatives at the North Village.
rev. Lester w arren preached at MiddleseX
last Sunday and has an appointment there
on alternate weeks. -A young son of
Clinton Town, who has been in the care of
its grandmother, Mrs. Gates, died last
week. - The household goods of Mrs.
Jefferson Dodge were sold at auction last
Wednesday. - Mrs. Rosina McAlister
has been called to Warren by the illness of
sister. - Your correspondent is in
debted to f. w. Strong for a meal of green
peas, picked in his garden July /. -
Misses Hattie Foster and Blanche Spauld-
ing, who graduated in music at Barre, are
both engaged in teaching music. - Miss
Belle Hersey closed successful term of
school in district No. on Friday, June q.
- Mervin Pratt is at home from Fort
Payne. - Miss Martha Flint of Boston
was in town to attend the Hollster-G Good
win wedding. - Fred Cummings is at
home from Massachusetts, visiting his
parents. - Edwin Foster from Wash
ington was visiting his brother, w. j. Fos-
ter, last week. - The Cleaveland bows
from Boston are spending few weeks with
their aunt, Mrs. Austin Templeton. -
w. A. Kelley and Estelle Woodward were
delegates to the Endeavor convention at
Warren. - Mrs. N. A. Goodwin has re-
ceiyed intelligence of the death OF her
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