The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-09-14

Owing to the campmeeting at Mortified,
there was no service at the Methodist church
last Sunday
The school in the GAINESVILLE district COM
menced last Monday, with Miss Grace
Dewey as teacher.
1t is claimed by some that Mr.. Chandler
was supported at the late election as pro-
htbition candidate. 1t certainly brought
about the same result-a victory for the
democrats.
The democrats say that Cleveland will be
elected; but it is plain to be seen that they
are not happy, for their looks denote a
spirit of unrest and a sort of fearful looking
forward. Evidently they are not as conf
dent OF success as they have been in former
years.
There was a prohibition rally and flag
raising here last week Monday, when a Bid
well and Crantill flag was suspended across
Main street near the poStoffice. A rousing
speech was made by Rev. w. ID. Worthing,
which was received with considerable effect,
judging from the number of votes cast for
the candidate on Tuesday.
Brookfield.
Rev William f. Palmer preached at the
First church last Sunday and also assisted
in the communion service.
Two persons were admitted to the Second
church ON confession of faith, at the COM
munion service, last Sunday.
A notable event of the past week was the
marriage of Miss Mary Perham of this town
and Samuel Mills of Ryegate. The we'd
ding occurred on Wednesday afternoon at
the residence of the brides father j. b.
Perham, Rev. G. Ii. Morse performing the
ceremony.
Mrs Artemas Fisk has been on the sick
list the past week. - Miss Minnie Clark
has returned to Brooklyn, n. Y. to COM
plete her course of study in the Polytechnic
Institute. - Miss Mary Upham has gone
to birmingham Mass. She is to be as
ISOLATED with Miss Luella Webster as
teacher in the graded school at that place.
moved into the house recently owned by
Mrs. NJ. A. Crane.
Calais.
w. A. Lord, Esq, of Montpelier spoke at
the t1ag-raising at Maple Corner, Septem-
Der 8,
Several of the neighbors and friends made
a call on Representative-elect Charles III.
Burnap and family, last Thursday evening.
These justices are elected in Calais Allen
Morse, Lewis Leonard, Sullivan Grey, Ira S.
Dwinell, A. p. Slayton, Will l.. White Lee
Leonard.
Fred Beard was in town Saturday night
at the meeting of the Sons of Veterans.
Post Commander II. S. Foster of the Ver-
mont Division was present. There was
grand turnout of both camp and relief corps.
Rev. Joseph Hamilton of st. Johnsbury,
presiding elder of St. Johnsbury district,
was at North Calais to assist the Rev. j. G.,
Wright, last Saturday. Mr.. Wright will
preach at North Calais and Maple Corner at
the usual hours, next Sunday.
Miss Alice Spaulding has returned from
her visit TO st. Adams. - Ii. p Aims
worth is home from his work in Marshtield
- Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Ayers returned
last Saturday to their home in Boston.
- Commander Burnap, with detach-
ment of Stow Post, attended the funeral of
Martin Chandler at North Montpelier, last
Sunday.
Chelsea.
Miss Milton and Miss Rodgers finish their
meetings at the Congregational church this
week.
The justices elected are: S. B. Hebard,
W. 5. Hatch, Franklin Dearborn, III. l..
Bixby, Calvin Goodwin, f, f. Monkey,
George Hutchinson.
Rev. Mr.. Howard was absent Sunday at
the Northfeld campmeeting and Rev. j. A.
Wright preached for him at the village
church, while Misses Milton and Rodgers
conducted the services on the West hill
The public library will be opened for the
issuing of books next Saturday, between
/: 80 and 4 30 P NJ Until the erection of
the Alden Speare library building, the
library will be kept in the room over j. A.
r. Corwin's store. G. l.. Stow will act as
librarian. All residents of the town four
teen years of age or over are qualified to
draw books,
The ballot law worked very well here.
Instead of a diminished vote, the vote for
governor was 245, against 1874 in 1890. Only
two or three ballots were rejected as de-
fcent. Several neglected to mark more
than the first names on the ticket, so that
the vote for county officers was somewhat
smaller than for state. There were large
number of split tickets voted, but this was
no doubt the intention of the voters, though
| it may not be wholly pleasing to the poll
ticians. The death of Judge S. G. Smith
occurring so that no name could be substi-
tuted for his on the ballot, resulted in the
election of Lewis Dickerman of Tunbridge,
democrat, for side judge, many republicans
in different parts of the county voting for
him, though apparently none did so here.
| The highest vote cast for republican candi-
date was 1856 for +. S. Stranahan, lieutenant
governors the highest democratic vote, 80,
for b. b. Smalley, governors and the high
est prohibition vote, 16, for K. E. Reynolds,
senator, and j. A. K. Corwin, Judge of pro-
bate. The representative election was very
one-sided, j. X. Darling receiving 1853 votes,
George Hutchinson AZ, III. L. Bixby TO- and
nine others IS votes in all.
Alvah Robinson has returned home
Nancy j. Marsh's house in the lower part
of the village. - Hale X. Darling has
been spending some time in town. He is
now a reporter on the Fitchburg daily
Sentinel. - Fred K. Atwood goes to Bos-
ton this week to take a course in business
school.
East Montpelier.
George Davis is attending the fair at 81.
Johnsbury this week. - Mr.. and Mrs.
George Nye of North Montpelier spent last
week with their daughter, Mrs. j. M. Will
| lard. - DIR. Jared Bassett of Chicago,
who has been visiting relatives and friends
in town for the past few days. returned
to his home last Monday evening
North Montpelier.
Alga and Louie Hammett returned to
their home in Philadelphia last Monday,
, after four days visit to friends in this vi
cinity.
George Kelton started this week Monday
for an extended visit to Chicago, Ill.,, and
vicinity, returning with his uncle, Girard
Bassett, who has been here on short visit
to his boyhood home.
There will be Sunday-school picnic In
the grove near the residence of Fred NJ.
Snow tomorrow friday, exercises to COM