The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-19

going to New York to visit e. w. Page.
- Among those who will soon visit the
worlds Fair are Carl and Dean Fisher and
George Boyles. - Walter b. Lance
worked in the creamery last week. g.
Hiram l.. Russell has received pension of
$3.50 back pay and two dollars a month.
- Mr.. Batholm of West Chester, Pa,
was in town last week testing the separator
at the creamery.
Lower Cabot.
Arthur Moulton of st. Johnsbury and his
two sisters, Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Win
ship, visited many of the friends of their
youth in this town last week. The two lat
ter live in Minnesota, and this is their first
visit to their ancestral home in many years.
Mrs. Senter of Montpelier is visiting G..
G. Hatch. 80 Mrs John NJ Fisher is very
i'll with neuralgia of the heart. - Mrs.
Colonel Kmbal of Washington, d. c., has
been visiting her brother, s. E. Mclean,
and other friends, but has started to return
to her labors in the treasury department.
- Joseph Poland and wife of Mont
pelier visited at E. f. Columns last week.
Calais.
Regular meeting of Stow Post next Satur.
day evening.
Services at the Maple Corner school-house
will be held next Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock.
Mrs. Ide of Orange, Mass, with her
EIduuuduBnJtT fdnny, are WISHING IN InlS
vicinity. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cole of Wal
than, Mass, are also in town. 60 Cap
tain II. S. Foster and family from Burling-
ton are stopping with S. H. Foster for a
short time.
East Calais.
Clara Pike joined party from Plain
field, Tuesday, and is camping out
Inez Pearce will act as saleswoman for
Mrs. c. r. Dwinell during her absence.
Horace Pike was thrown from a moving
machine last week and his collar bone was
fractured.
The music lovers of this vicinity will be
glad to know that Professor G. L. Marsh of
Syracuse is expected at w. f.. Bliss the
last of this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. h. Dwnell left Tuesday
for Chicago and the Worlds Fair Mrs.
Jerusha Dwnell of Marshfield is house
keeper for Mrs. Dwnell, and j. f. G. Ham
mond clerk in the store.
Chelsea
Mrs. Gertrude A. Hyde has decided to re-
move to St. Johnsbury, and will go in
few weeks.
John n Jones, who has been in feeble
health for long time, died on Thursday of
last week The funeral services were held
on Saturday, Rev Mr.. Forrest officiating.
An Epworth League has been formed in
the Methodist church, with Mrs. Hattie f.
Tracy as president, Miss Bernice l.. Skin
ner secretary, and Miss Katie e. Laird
treasurer.
The requisite papers for the organization
of the Orange County National Bank
have been received, and the stockholders
meet on Wednesday of this week for or
ganization.
The town treasurer has received from the
state treasurer $606S4 as our proportion of
the five cent state school tax and 1888 81
from the state highway tax. The amount
paid by this town in each instance was
S235.S2.
On Monday of last week, Daniel ID. Will
lis was thrown from his moving machine
upon heap of stones, and the lower part
of his body was completely paralyzed. He
is still living but the chance of his recovery
is very slight.
The seectmen sold on Wednesday of last
week at auction the buildings on the lot Sc
lected for public building, with the eX-
ception of the barn, which is retained for
storing the road-machine and other town
property The land not needed for the
town buildings was also sold, and K. ID.
Barnes was the purchaser of the whole, at
the price of S555. A question arising
whether the selectmen have the right with
out a vote of the town to sell the land pre-
viously bought for this purpose and to buy
another site, town meeting has been called
for the Goth inst. to ask the town for the
requisite authority.
Corinth.
Farmers have been driving their hayiug
to the best Of their ability the past week
On moist land in good condition, the crop is
abundant, but dry fields have suffered from
lack of rain.
The school in district No. g. taught by
Anna Divoll, closed with a picnic on Fri
day, the 9TH inst. A stand and tables were
built in a pleasant grove, also swings. for
the benefit of the children, and the after
noon was half-holiday for the people of
the neighborhood, both old and young.
The school entertained the company with
singing and Rotations, after which all
were entertained at the tables, which were
beautiful to the eye and unsurpassed in the
quality of the eatables loaded upon them.
After supper the time was occupied by the
children in playing games and swinging,
and by the older ones in social intercourse.
AS the supply of eatables so far exceeded
the demand that large quantity was I'M
touched, several boxes were packed with
delicacies and sent to sick and aged people
in and out of the district. Both old and
young are willing to attend just another
such picnic.
East Montpelier.
Jarvis & Wizards office has been con-
nected with the telephone exchange.
Jarvis & Willard received an order for
eighteen monuments from western firm
last Monday.
Mrs. DIR. Nj. w. Hill and three children are
visiting at S. w. Hills. - Mary w.
Monroe Of Boston, who has been visiting at
j. S. Wheelock's, returned home yesterday
- Eta Bancroft is very sick with
scarlet fever. 80 c. Il. Realm, j. Lott
and ID. OConnor commenced work last
week for Jarvis & Willard. - Mrs
Smith of New Hampshire is visiting Mrs. p
j. Willard. - G. X. Willard was thrown
from moving machine last week, injuring
his knee quite badly. - James Wallace
and his young friend were in Cal ais last
Sunday. - Clark Sibley's little son Car
is quite sick with tonsilitis. - Mrs
Gorilla and daughter, Mrs, DR.. Cole OF
Springfield, Mass, are visiting at G.. IL
Hammett's.
North Montpelier.
Misses Keeney and HOLSTER are at pres
ent stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. M V. b
HOLSTER of this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Gould of Ames
bury, Mass, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
w. G. Nye several days of last week. They
are on their way home after an extended
trip to Canada.