The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-18

Instant Inc term ~ 10 Ot OF sixteen weeks
duration, with vacation through the holi-
days. A good number of the old and expe-
rienced teachers are on the roll.
A variety show, called the " Worlds
Culunhial Polyorama," was on exhibition
at the Center church, Friday evening. The
variety included primer lessons Chestnuis,
fun, music and so on, to really good and
interesting astronomical, scientific and his
torical illustrations. A fair sized audience
was present, quite well satisfied with the
entertainment
West Corinth.
A union bapiisnal service was held in
this place last Sunday. In the nine months
that f J. Sargent has been pastor OF the
two churches, twelve persons have been
baptized.
Mrs Joseph Quimbv died suddenly, aged
fity.three years, last Thursday at the house
of her daughter, Mrs. G, IL. Haskell, in
Wocott, where she had been visiting.
She had had heart disease for several years,
but had been better until about four weeks
ago, when the excitement and labor attend
ant upon the ESTABLISHMENT of a fire in
her house caused relapse which nearly
brought her to deaths door. She was,
however, kept up by her indOmitable will
power and OF late considered herself UNI
usually we'll, so as to b. able to make the
journey. Her funeral was held on Friday
afternoon. She leaves a husband, two sons
and one daughter. She was woman
highly esteemed III the community.
East Montpelier.
Jarvis & Willard have added two more
new polishing machines to their polishing
room.
Mrs e. e. Sprague has been visiting
friei DIS in Campton Village, N. H., the past
few days
Quite number from this place attended
Faust " at Blanchard opera house, Mont
ptlier, last Monday evening.
The A. j. Markham Concert Company
Will give one of their select concerts in the
village hall tomorrow evening
Thomas Clement has broken the record
for tW o-horse teams, having last Saturday
drawn 81, go pounds of granite to the stone
sheds.
The Young Peoples Christian Union will
hold meeting at the bick church al East
Montpelier, Sunday, October %, at Z: 40
A. M. All are invited.
North Montpelier.
Charles l. Nye, who is attending school
at Barre, was at home over Sunday.
w. G. Nye one of the jurymen from this
town, is at home, the jury having been dis
charged.
Charlie Little took charge of the store of
w. Nye the three weeks he was at Mont
pelier upon the jury.
Professor and Mrs. o. X. HOLSTER of
Goddard Seminary were at Mr. HOLSTERS
fathers over Sunday.
Walter Ii. Little had to leave his school
last week and has been at home quite ill,
but is now much better.
L. ID. CohuIn and wife arrived home from
Chicago on Thursday of last week after
four weeks sojourn at the Worlds Fair.
c. Nj. Clark of this village, who had his
knee dislocated TIVE weeks ago last Monday
10y being thrown from a wagon, is still con-
fined to the house.
Several from the village attended the
foot ball contest on the Goddard grounds,
Saturday of last week, between the God
dards and Norwich University eleven.
The ladies connected with the social cir
Gle are to hold a :" box festival al Union
vestry hall on Friday evening of this week,
each lady attending to furnish one box.
Everybody invited.
John f. Kelly has returned to his farm
which he rented to Frank Jackson.
Charles n. Belts has bought the William
John Maxwell place of Hiram Martin and
takes possession this week Reported price,
81, 125.
Seth Chase, a former resident of this
town, died in OwatOnna, Mimi, October /,
aged ninety-two. Mr. Chase was a good
citizen and earnest Christian worker. and
at the time of his death was the oldest man
in the county where he resided. In his de-
Ginning years his memory failed, and he
was cared for by his oldest son, L. G.
Chase He had a family of ten children,
nearly all of whom, with his wife, have
gone before him.
North Fayston.
Wilder Thomas, a former resident OF this
place, died at Moretown, October ~, leav-
ing three sons and three daughters. His
funeral was held here October IA.
Warren and Lester Porter's families have
moved over to the place called the G. e.
Marble house. - Allen Farnsworth has
moved on 10 the w. C. Porter place.
Nathaniel Thomas, from Keene, n H., was
called home to attend the funeral of his
second daughter.
Isaiah Frost has sold his dwelling house
t Mr.. Rogers.
B. Nj. Kicker shipped carload of .t)ck
TO Boston last Monday.
Moses Annis has sold his residence on
Railroad street to William Darling for $500
MIR. Annis has bought his brother Charles
farm.
Hatch Brothers have six men at work on
the granite quarry. They expect 10 ship
some rough granite next week. The town
has laid out road to the quarry.
stock to Wallace Brown, and has COM
menced the erection of a house on the Peter
Gibson lot below Clark Hatch's.
William Goodwin, Amasa Hooper, Harry
Kicker, Almond Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Kicker, Mrs. Alex Cochran and Charles
Kicker and wife are making the pilgrimage
to the Worlds Fair.
Henry Taisey returned to Boston last
Wednesday, accompanied by Mabel Clark.
- Aaron Fisk died at Curtis Fisk's in
Newbury last week - Wesley Crown
and wife of LacOnia, n. H., are at /. NJ
Ricker's, while the latter is at the Worlds
Fair.
Hardwick.
Charles Wilson, at work on Mr.. Slows
barn near the Center, was considerably in
jured recently by falling I, ON a staging
Harrington & Thomas are erecting a fine
derrick at their new granite shop at the
branch railroad crossing of Wolcott street.
Allen Place, employed at Wheeler &
Shipman's saw-mill, here, dsl lcated a
shoulder resulting from fall on Saturday
last.
Charles A. j. Barrett's house, about two
miles south OF this place, on the Woodbury.
road, was burned ON Saturday, the 7th.