The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-20
CONTINUED FROM FIFTH PAaE.l

ing the affairs OF the aSy lum temporarily.
II is greatly to be regretted that DIR. Sylves-
ter finds it necessary to leave town, for he
has made great many friends during his
short stay here. 1t Is understood that as
sstant DR.. Scovill and Mr.. Wheeler. the
bookkeeper, are also to leave shortly.
Miss Msude Stranahan has been engaged
as assistant teacher in the primary room,
and will hear Rotations in the YES
try of the Methodist church during the
spring term. The number of scholars in
the lower department has increased till 1t is
now over sixty, and it has become impos-
sible for one teacher to do Justice to them
all. 1t seems to be the opinion of good
many people, now, that it may be the be-
ginning of the end Of having new school
building, and that vigorous presentation
of the question may bring about the desired
object. While it seems almost useless to
say anything on this subject of new
school house, which has been regularly dis
cussed for the past decade, it is neverthe-
less true that absolute necessity frequently
succeeds where argument and reason fail,
and we are evidently approaching time
when either a new school-room must be
fitted up in some separate building, or
larger building must be built.
Mrs. c. f. Wyman is visiting her daugh-
ter Mrs. f. X. Graves, in Swanton. -
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ knights went to Bos-
ton, Tuesday. 80 Mrs Wells goes to
market this week. - E. f. Evans of
w eSI hhnuOlUl was III LOW IL ldSI thursday.
g. George W. Chandler and Miss Jessie
Parcher were quietly married at the home
of the bride, last Friday, and took the even
ing train for short tour. Rev. S. II.
Wheeler officiated. - Mrs. DR.. James
has gone to Boston for few days.
Miss Eva Bureigh has been engaged as or
ganist at the Methodist church. - Mrs.
George w. Randall is sick - Mrs. DIR.
WheeloCk has gone to Moretown for a few
days. - Miss Inez Moody was at home
with some college friends over Sunday.
- Miss Mertie Huntey has been visit
ing in St. Albans the past week - Miss
Bessie Wells is visiting in Burlington.
- Dr. Leonard Graves came from Wash
ington, d. c., last Thursday, and is visiting
his father, Cecil Graves. - Miss Flora
Scagel returns to Jonesville next week.
where she has been re-engaged as teacher in
the public school. - Walter Rhoades
has returned from Connecticut, where he
has been on business, as well as pleasure,
for the past few weeks. He intends start
ing for the West in a short time.
Williamstown.
David Jeffords has bought the Lyman
Ordway place, just through the Gulf, in
Brookfeld.
AFRO Reed of East Brookfeld has bought
a lot on the Alvah Simons meadow, near
the tin-shop, and l suspect it means bust
ness of some kind
Frank Lougee, at present in the lumber
business in Miller, Nebraska, writes of con.
tinued poor health. A serious trouble
threatens his lungs.
Our village school district is yet without
a committee, and school meeting is called
for Thursday evening, next. This will be
the third meeting of late.
We Judge that Contractors Ward &
Douglass of Barre are likely to have the
contract for putting in the foundation of the
Beckett block, about to go up here.
A town meeting has been called for
Wednesday evening, the 9th instant, to
see If the town will vote to raise the town
hall, and put under it a lookup etc.
Will Prize, in the employ of the Grearson,
Moore & Co. granite firm, had the misfor-
tune, last week. to clip the ends of the first
and second fingers of his right hand. There
may possibly have to be amputation of a
portion of one of them.
An effort is making to secure an extra
train from here for the Mary Howe concert
in Montpelier on Thursday evening. We
hope large number of our citizens will
want to avail themselves Of the chance to
hear the beautiful singer.
1t is earnestly hoped rumor that G.. U.
Lathrop and his brother-in-law, James Hop
kins (recently returned from the West), are
to embark in the granite business. With
the means they can command, they could
add materially to the business of the place.
Mrs. Anna E. Hubbard who has been
wntering with the family of her brother-in
law, j. d. White, in Gadsden, Ala, is suf-
fering from an attack of erysipelas, and is
not able to return home at present. She
finds a wonderful winter climate there; and
the way the soil yields is marvelous-one
can hardly believe it only by seeing.
There was fair attendance at the Easter
services at the Congregational church, morn
ing and evening. There was a beautiful
display of plants and flowers, and the part
taken by the children was well suited to
the occasion, and charming Probably
there had never before been given, here,
music of so high order as that prepared un-
der the leadership of Professor Willis III.
Gale for these services.
Do our citizens all know that the law of
our state forbids the disposing of property
by way of chance or lottery, upon penalty
of a fine of not more than two hundred dol
lars? Also that the penalty of selling lot
terry ticket, or an interest therein, or paper
purporting to be ticket, shall be fined not
more than three hundred dollars? And is
there any other difference between running
or supporting lotteries in Louisiana and
Vermont, than some fifteen degrees of lati-
tude, geographically? Let us respect and
cherish this most benefcent anti-lottery
law of the land!
Miss Eta Martin is to teach the summer
term of school in the Wesley NJ. Seaver
district. - George p. Robertson is i'm
proving in health since his return to Scot
land, where he will likely remain few
months. - Stone-cutter Segee Moore of
ST. George, New Brunswick, and Miss Lima
Hall, Vermont lady, were married last
week. - son was recently born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Manoel Benevides. -
Stone-cutter Arthur Freeman is laid aside
from work by tonslitis.
Woodbury.
There is fair prospect of having new
church at the Center, some time in the near
future.
M. f. Foster, who taught very success
full term of school at the Center, last win
ter, has been engaged to teach the same
school for the entire year ensuing.
In using the testers to secure the bounty,
some sugar makers scorched their sugar and
think the testers are faulty or that it is i'm
possible to do it down to the required