The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-28

Mrs. Fanny lGustin), wife of Nathan q
Hale, died on Wednesday OF last week after
painful illness. The funeral servicea tpera
ing. '-i''" oi'ioiaV-
Fred e. Atwood has returned home from
S :, having graduated from the Bryant
q Stratton Business College - Mary
A. Burbank graduated at the RandoIni
Normal School last Friday, - Edgar
Grosvenor has returned to town. and H.
working at the hotel. - O. b. ConeIand
mas been visiting his mother. 60 Walter
>. Goss is at home from Lancaster. ~ TT
on forced vacation, caused by an injury
to his knee. '
Corinth.
Crops of all kinds are looking we'll. and
grass Will be ready to cut early, notwitb-
standing the late spring.
Corinth creamery paid its patrons twentv-
TWO cents per pound for May butter and
Hale's creamery at East Corinth twenty
four cents.
Earle Davis and Homer j. Sargent have
returned home from the University of Yer
mont, and Davis goes this week to- Cbicago
wheTe ne has an appointment as guard on
the Worlds Fair grounds.
East Montpelier.
The survey for the new railroad was COM
pleted yesterday.
ne NlCkel Clrcle Will hold a socable at
the hall, Thursday afternoon June 90
About $50 has been raised for display of
OF fireworks at this place on the evening of
July 4. VI
The strawberry festival Saturday evening
was much enjoyed. The ladies' cleared
twenty dollars.
There will be Holiness me citing and
picnic in the grove of G. B. Tillotson ON
July 4. All are cordially invited.
John Cullom complains that his oats are
trodden down by the surveyors. John
wants railroad, but would be pleased if
the surveyors could keep out of his oats.
Wesley Hills and wife returned from the
worlds Fair last week. - j. S. Wheel
ock lost the ends of four fingers while work.
ing in his clapboard mill. - Two new
men began work at Jarvis & Wizards
stone Shed last week. - Mr.. Wheelocl1
put in new clapboard machine last week.
- DIR. Walter Vincent and wife, who
have been visiting at III NJ. Vincent's re-
turned last week = Harrie Foster has
returned from the Boston Conservatory of
Music. - Mr.. Tillotson has his new
barn up and boarded. Mrs. j. S.
Wheelock, who has been for a long time suf-
fering quite badly from neuralgia, is i'm
proving. G. p. Kimbal and family of
Meriden, Coun, accompanied by Mrs. Marv
stevens, mother OF Mrs. Kimball are visit
ing in town.
North Montpelier.
Hon. Austin Foster and wife of Derby
Line made short visit to relatives in this
village on their way home from commence
ment exercises at Goddard Seminary.
The Young Peoples Society will hold a
strawberry festival at Union vestrv hall
next Saturday evening, with musical and
rhetorical exercises for entertainment Pro-
ceeds go for the benefit of the society. Let
there be grand turnout.
The school in this district taught by Miss
Alice Glee Kent of Calais closed June "a
with dialogues, recitations, etc. Those
having no marks during the term were
Bert Goodridge, Ardin Chandler and Louis
Chandler, Those having no tardy marks
Chandler, Louis Chandler, Leon Cutler,
Bert Goodridge, Maude Gray, Alice Gray,
Laura Gray Dennis Gray and Alfred Kid.
der. The pupils have been doing excellent
work during the term, especially in deport-
ment, Clara Cate winning the prize offered
for best department.
North Fayston
School in District No. closed on Friday.
Luna Howe teacher.
A large number attended the Odd Fellows
picnic on the fair ground.
The Sunday-school has a new library,
with Miss Luna Howe as librarian
The Willing Workers met at Mr.. c. F.
Posnett's last Wednesday afternoon.
r. Peiser from Montreal is spending a few
lays with friends here. - Mrs. b. B.
Fisher is sick.
Groton.
l. NJ. Kicker shut down on Monday on
account of low water.
NJ. d. Coffrin has shut down the bobbin
shop on account of low water. He will not
start up until haying is over.
The railroad company has put new re-
into the station here, for the bet
jer accommodation of the farmers.
Rev. Mr.. Goodall will preach at the Bap-
list church next Sunday. Rev. T. C. Sowter
S attending conference at North Troy.
Ida Martin closed a successful term of
school in district No. 4 last Thursday. In
ihe afternoon the scholars had picnic.
The village school closed last Friday.
Matte Parke of the higher, and Miss Jennie
Wrinkle in the lower department. have
each done excellent work which is highly
appreciated.
Mrs. Timothy Emery died last Friday
at the age of forty-three years.
She was the mother of thirteen children,
zen of whom are now living The funeral
was held at the school house.
b. NJ. Weld, wife, and three children, re-
turned to their old home last Thursday.
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and has been principal of the state Normal
School for three years. The weather. he
says, is as hot there during the entire sum-
ner as it was here on Wednesday of last
week.
l. NJ. Kicker has found a granite quarry
IN the lumber lot he bought of Nathan
Kicker. He has had several pieces polished
and it looks fine. A road is now being
built TO the quarry. Mr.. Kicker is a man of
push and means, and we hope soon to see
he quarry opened and many granite sheds
n this village.
Louisa Whitehill is very sick with
lropsy, and has been removed to Quincy
WhitehilPs. - Neal McRae is gaining
lutte rapidly, and his many friends are de-
lighted - b. f. Clark does not like G
IL. Pillsbury's new turnip" plants
- Rev. o. NJ. Boutwell, attended the
Epworth League convention at St. Johns
bury Center last week. - Alice Will
ard of Waltham, Mass, was at Alex
Jochran's over Sunday. - Mrs. I. b,
Hall is visiting in Littleton, ~ II.
Hardwick.
The East Hardwick creamery commenced
business on Monday last. 1t has large
custom and promises to be very successful.
The academy trustees at a recent meeting
yranted the use of the academy hall 10 the