The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19
South Barre.

TERM Ol SCHOOL AT fNahJ hOntpeuer.
School began last Monday in district No
g and is taught by Mrs. Bates of Waitsheld.
Clark Waters is to vacate the John Lind
sey house and Andrew Laferen is to take
possession about May 1.
Mrs. Bea is slowly gaining. - Tru-
man Miles is driving Slaytons hack. 60
Jacob Taylor has rented the. George Law
renee place for the present year. -
Julian Hockenburg gave his friends an en-
joyable sugar party, Thursday night 60
Carroll Martin and Louis Gale are iinprov-
ing. - Nellie Waters goes to Chicago
next week. - A daughter was born to
Minard Louis last Thursday. 60 Albert
Benedict has been on two weeks visit to
his grandfather in Roxbury
GranitevilIe.
Edward Mcdonald and Lizzie Connors
were married on Monday morning at Barre
by Rev. j. Brelivet.
Sam Sloan and bride arrived home last
Wednesday. The happy couple are stop
ping for while with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Thompson.
Mr.. Abbott, of the Granite State Fire In
surance Company, was in town on Friday
last, looking after the interests of his com
pany in the recent fire.
Nearly half the population of the hill we're
subpnnaed in the case of State v. Murdo
Murray, for intoxication which was tried
before Justice Boyce last Saturday. Murray
was discharged
The WATCHMAN's special "backwoods
correspondent" respectfully presents his
compliments to the Granite CITY Leader, and
wishes to inform the scissors editor" that
said correspondent gets his news from reli-
able sources and is generally sure that his
information is straight" before he sends it
in for publication. If the Leader would
hustle bit and secure a few such cores
pondents, 1t would have better reputation
as a live newspaper than is now the case.
Mortified.
Station Agent Graham is to occupy the
tenement to be vacated May / by Rev. Ho-
mer White.
Five new members were initiated into
the Good Templars' lodge last Friday night.
There were 105 members present at roll call.
The dance given in Armory hall last Fri
day evening by the members of Company +
was largely attended. The Montpelier or
chestra furnished music.
Mrs T.. w. Howe has hydrangea stand
ing twenty inches high which has blossom
twenty-nine Inches in circumference and
seventeen inches in diameter.
Rev. w. j. Kidder is unable to attend the
annual session of the Vermont conference
at Barton this year. 1t is the first session
he has missed in forty-fve years.
Because'of the lecture next Friday even
ing, the Good Templars meeting will be
held Saturday evening. 1t will be regu-
lar meeting followed by a sociable.
G. ID. Edgerton, administrator, has sold
the Joubert house on Union street to Will
liam Cotter for $500. Mrs. Joubert has gone
to Wilder, Mimi, to reside with Fred, her
son.
The Christian Endeavor Society will hold
an orange social in the parlors of the Congre-
gational church this afternoon and evening.
Supper will be served at six o'clock, and
literary and musical entertainment will be
furnished.
Several officials of the Central Vermont
railroad were in town last week to examine
the passenger depot and other property of
the company in town. Repairs and i'm
long needed, are soon to be
made on the old depot, which will at least
make it comfortable and respectable.
A mystery supper" was given by the
adde's of st. Mary's Guild last Thursday
evening at their rooms in the depot hall.
The mystery" was most appetizing and
lid not SAVIOR of boarding houses or cheap
hotels, The social and supper was for the
benefit OF Miss Alma Huntley, the organst
1t st. Mary's church.
The commencement appointments in the
senior class at Norwich University are as
follows: Valedictory e. W. Gaynor, North
ield; salutatory, w. e. Hurlburt Georgia;
1rations, f. A. Manuel of Richford, f. ID.
dolbrook of Newport, and G. L. Andrews
Of Gouldsville. The annual commence
nent will occur June 20. The graduating
class is unusually large.
The storm of last Friday and Saturday
prevented large attendance at the millin-
cry opening in the parlors of Gilchrist g.
smith, The interior OF their store presented
4 very attractive appearance, filled as it
was with bewildering array of hats and
Oonnets in straw and lace, dainty flowers,
gay ribbons and bright combinations that
'he reporter is powerless to describe.
Maurice Hartley was arrested last Fri
lay for breach of the peace in assaulting
Sid Renslow in the saloon of Ed. Miles,
IS mentioned last week The case was to
nave been heard before Justice Davis in the
'ffice of G. ID. Edgerton, but when a Jury
Vas etnpaneledit was found that all the state
witnesses had skipped. There was no evi.
ience against Hartley, and he was dis
charged.
Sheriff Howe was called out of bed by
eli Veo, last Monday night who stated that
ne had been assaulted on the street by one
u the Doheny boys, and he wanted the
herif to see him safely home, a distance of
hree miles. Mr.. Howe provided Veo with
! lantern and intimated to him that his ac-
ions in the past had not tended to induce
ho Sholin VI bHo county 10 put himself out
cry much to accommodate him.
From thirty-fve contestants for positions
n the Sheldon prize speaking contest at
Norwich University commencement next
.une, the following were chosen at a pre-
iminary contest held last Wednesday even !
ng: Ernest w. Gibson of Londonderry:
larry G. Mosely, Herbert S. Clark, Charles |
\. Plumley, Will G.. Brooks and James S.
Averll of Northfeld; Hal II. Stearns of |
Winthrop, N. Y; Arthur ii. Cushman of |
North bennington; Edward NJ. Mccarthy |
4 Windsor; Frank j. Donahue of Proctor. |
Rev. DR.. S. II. McCollester of Marlboro, |
\. H., favorably remembered in Mortified |
or the eloquent haccalaureate sermon de- |
lvered before the graduating class of Nor |
Vlch University last June, is expected to !
eliver the last lecture in the university |
curse at Concert Hall, next Friday even
ng. His subject will be " Foreign Travel" !
Illustrated with calcium light, and an even |
ng OF rare enjoyment is assured. Dr. Nc |
jollester will also deliver two other leo
ures before the students of Norwich Uni
erslty before he returns to his home.
Rev. and Mrs. Sylvester Donaldson and
Hiss Nellie, their daughter, are attending
onierence at Barton this week. During
he year Just passed, Mr.. Donaldson has
lore than met the expectations of his par.
'hloners, and there was no dissenting voice
the request sent TO Bishop Joyce that he
e returned to Mortified for another wear.
lis abilities as inancier are shown In the