The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-02


ton service closed the convention.
A w. Edison Of Massachusetts gave an in
terestng talk on " Education last Friday
evening at the Second church. 80 Bert
Allis goes to Minnesota this week -
Charles Wilcox and family of Massachu-
lily returned to Philadelphia last Thursday
80 Miss Inez Abbott of West Randolph
is visiting at Royal Abbotts
Cabot.
Most of the schools opened throughout
the town last Monday, with the following
teachers Harvey Burbank and Miss
Lillian Wells at the village; Miss Alma
Leonard at Lower Cabot; Edgar Peck in
the Rogers distrct Walter Lance in the
Reed district; Ernest Peck at the Center;
Mabel Walbridge in the Walbrdge district:
Carrie Smith teaches in Marshheld, and
Addie Smith in Hardwick. 80 Henry
McAllister is attending school at Goddard
Seminary, Barre. - Miss Milton and
Miss Rogers have closed their evangelistic
work at the West hill, where they have
been laboring for a few weeks. 80 The
last meeting, held in the school-house Sun
day afternoon, was very largely attended.
60 Miss Ella Lance has returned home
from Woodbury., where she has been stop
ping tins summer. == Miss Bertha Ross
of st. Johnsbury is visiting Miss Ella Lance
at Lower Cabot. 80 Misses Gerte Haines
and Matte Jersey are attending the normal
school at Johnson. =- Mrs Il. G.. Haines
has presented to the Congregational Sum
day-school library costing $50. 49, Miss
Sadie Wiley has gone to Boston to spend
the winter with her sister, Mrs Joseph
Mellor. -= Qnite delegation from here
went to St. Johnsbury, last week. to see
the president 60 A second Demorest
silver-medal contest was held at the town
hall, last Saturday evening which was
very largely attended. The prizes were
n
to Miss Gertie Haines, third to Allie b.
Hickie. - One of our citizens was fined
last week for keeping an unlicensed dog.
Chelsea.
The force employed in the shoe-shop
gradually increases, and it is expected that
finished shoes will begin to appear about
the middle of this week.
A grand picnic from Chelsea Tunbridge
and STAFFORD is arranged to be held on
Brocklehank Hill ON Tuesday of next week
1t Is devised in the granite interest, and it
is hoped that something substantial towards
the opening of the quarries may thus be
helped to materialiZe.
Mrs. Juliet (Dearhorn) Henderson of May
nard, Mass, is visiting in town with her
two daughters. 60 Miss Martha s. Marsh
has gone to Boston, where she is to be en-
poyed in the store Of Houghton 4 Dutton
80 Miss Nellie S. Locke has gone to
Florence Silk Company. - Miss Mary
a: Burbank has entered Randolph normal
school.
Corinth.
William Doe and wife of New York are
visiting James NJ. Doe.
Rev. G.. H. Ross will be absent from
Corinth Corners, Sunday, September 6, and
Sunday, September Is.
The widow of the late Robert Orr has
returned from a protracted visit in the
West. She will shortly go to New Hamp-
shire.
Crops in this vicinity are not all encourage
ing. Oats are good. The potato vines are
dead in many places, and the crop will be
light. Apples are not nearly SO plenty as
last year. Corn will he a fair crop, with
ten days of warm weather. The grass is
starting finely and promises an abundance
of fall feed. The hay crop was rather
above the average
East Corinth.
c. p. Simpson, who is at work at East
Haverhill, \. H., is at home. - Rev. L.
w. Hatch was in Hanover, y. H.. last week
but returned Friday. j. j. Hatton,
the blind musician, gave an entertainment
in school-house hail. Friday evening. to
quite large audience. j. j. Guild
formerly of this place, but now of St. Johns
bury, was in town over Sunday.
East Montpelier
Elisha Cove is on the grand jury and
Frank j. Parker on the petit jury.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Templeton are the
happy parents of an infant daughter.
Several of our people attended the meeting
of the HOrse-breeders Association at White
River junction.
Rev. c. B. Lynn will preach at the Uni
versalist church here on Sunday, September
g. at 10: 10 A. NJ; at the church at North
Montpelier at /; bpm.
Miss lnez Dingwall entertained few
friends ON Saturday evening in honor of her
eighteenth birthday. Among the presents
We're books, money, an easy-chair, a gold
watch and chain, and prOfuSion of flowers.
Five members OF II. b. Woodward's
family visited in Cabot ON Monday and
Tuesday, and Friday morning the ten mem
beers OF the family We're joined by friends
to the number of twenty-four, and started
in the rain for a days outing al Sabin's
pond. Mr.. Woodward returns to Massa-
rhusetts early this week, and expects soon
to begin work on tenement-house for DR..
q. l.. Hathaway. 80 Aunt Hannah"
Howe of St. Johnsbury spent last week at
n. Nj. Pierce'S. = Eugene Hathaway
has moved to Plainield - Miss Annie
a. Bliss began term of school in the DIX
district ON Monday. Howard and
have returned home after spending several
weeks in the family of Austin Templcton.
So The vile OF Dr. Angler of Boston Is
visiting her father, l.. ID. Hill. =-=- Mrs.
Samantha Cove has been visiting relatives
in town. - Foster Dana and Miss Netiie
were at e. W. Ormsbee's last week. -
Mr.. and Mrs Timothy G. Davis OF Boston
have spent several weeks in town.
East Gilmore.