The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-03

church, with his family, is ex-
pected this week.
The following is a list OF teachers selected |
for the summer schools: NO; J., Carrie Brush; |
Greedy; q, Edna Parish and Lille lsham; |
l. Nellie Mum; s. Mrs. +. Campbell; 8, |
Nida George; 10, Mrs. Smith; II, frankie |
Healy; IL, Mrs G.. Brown; II, s. Bigelow; |
10, Arthur Bigelow; lG, Miss L. Adams; II, |
Mamie Healy.
George and Alma Emory leave town this
week for their new home in Stockbridge.
- Mrs J. |. Gorton is in town -
V. l.. Blodgett and family leave here for
Hyde Park this week.
Topsham.
A new school-house is soon to be erected
on Galusha Hill.
Rev. r. Trevillau, our new pastor ar
rived last Saturday.
Some of our tOwusmen are soon to start
for the Worlds Fair.
e. r. Colby and Henry Burton have re-
Gently had their cattle dehorned.
Waitslield.
Mrs. Samuel Baird has returned from a
somewhat lengthy visit to Boston and
vicinity.
Fred VanDeusen is now at his fathers,
DR.. j. NJ VanDeusen, it being his first visit
home for eight years.
Inc engine anu udCulnoIy III bHe new
creamery is being set up and it is expected
that everything will be in readiness to COM
mence business next Monday.
The members of the odd Fellows lodge
here will hold a tumble Sociable " at
their hall, Thursday evening, May 4. After
the Jumbles are Strengthened out refresh
ments will be served.
1t seems, on getting the particulars of the
terrible accident by which Mrs. Leslie Reed
ia NOT "a nl
a gasoline stove, but an accidental burning
by gasoline or naphtha which was being
used for cleaning purposes.
After long illness, extending over
several years, Freedom Bennett died Satur-
day morning at two o'clock of consumption.
He leaves a widow, one son and two daugh-
ters to mourn their loss. Funeral Tuesday
afternoon.
Stephen p. Josln died Friday, April 2S,
aged eighty-five years. He was one of the
oldest residents, aud nearly lifelong citi-
zen of this town, having lived on the farm
where his last days were spent for over fifty
years. The funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon and were very largely
attended. Rev. w. E. Douglas OBLIGATED.
Warren.
Sheriff Heath was in Barre on business
last week.
Mrs. Carlos Martin is in Montpelier caring
for her daughter, Mrs John H. Senter, who
is seriously i'll.
The town schools opened last Monday
with the following teachers No, /, Misa
Howe of Fayston; 3, Edna Goodall and Jen-
ME Hodges 3, Clara Shepherd; 6, Nellie
Grant; Z, Anna Averill; s, Lizzie Maxwell
of Fayston; r. Clara Dmick.
East Warren.
George Moriarty has sold a horse to par
ties in Providence, r. l., and has gone to
deliver him.
VIII Parsons has suffered the loss of two
fingers by a clapboard saw in George
Berry's mill.
The Ladies' Mite Society will meet with
Mrs j. l.. Tillotson on Thursday afternoon.
All are invited.
j. l.. Gleason has,his United States Sepa-
rator at work, and 10 does most thoroughly
separate the cream from the milk.
Most of the farmers have finished making
sugar. The make has been more than an
average one, but the quality not as good as
usual. Can any one tell why? The spring
is very backward and hay is very scarce.
Several carloads Of baled hay have been
brought in and more will be needed before
cattle can be turned to grass under the
most favorable weather.
Cora Edgerton Of Northfeld gives lessons
in painting at Mrs. j. l.. Gleason's. -
Mrs Welcome ThAyer is quite sick, -
w. A. Averill planted potatoes last week.
Washington.
Mrs. n. G. Powers is engaged to teach in
the primary, and Miss ingalls, of New Hamp-
shire in the higher, department of the viii
lage school the coming term.
1t is quite likely that seven or eight diff
ferent marble quarries will be opened here
this summer Huntington & Clough are
busy at their quarry, and the prospects
grow brighter each day for permanent
boom.
Charley Taggart is to board at Judge
Dickey's and pursue his studies upon the
piano under the instruction of Professor
Banpied at the Vermont Methodist Sem
mary. He is also an adept upon the violin,
and his coming is hailed as a decided ac-
QUESTION to our musical talent.
Nelson Downing has in training several
fine colts which he is exercising on our
streets every day Among them are Cob
den s., chestnut stallion, sired by Golden,
and half-brother TO Helen NJ, who made a
record of . 2S when two years old-owned
by Dan p. Smith, a two-year-old bay mare,
sired by General Robinson and he by Es-
tella Wilkes, owned by l.. f. Thurber of
Nashua, n. H.; a black mare, four years
old, sired by Eastern Boy, owned by Charles
j. Taplin also a mare owned by Dan ).
Emery, and perfect mate TO the preced-
ing. Mr.. Downing also owns two very fine
Black Hawk Wilkes colts, one of which is
with profit by horse-buyers
Mrs. Royal Ordway is steadily improving
in health under DR.. Warmers care, all re-
ports to the contrary notwithstanding.
- John Martin of Iowa Falls, Iowa, is
visiting relatives and friends in town.
- George NJ. Seaver was in town on
Friday last. - n. G. Powers has OBJ
tanned position as clerk in book store at
Medford, Mass.
Worcester.
E, Il. Stickney is in Boston, being treated
for rheumatism.
The band gave an open-air concert Satur-
day evening.
Rev. NJ. H. Ryan continues in poor health
ana is not able TO move to Wolcott, his new
charge.
There were no services at the Methodist
church last Sunday, and the members wor-
shipped with the Congregationalists.
Woodbury..
Most OF the sugar-makers have gathered
their buckets Only about half the usual
amount has been made.
Much to the surprise of most Of our citi-
zens the last census reports show that not
quite one-third of the farms in town are
mortgaged,
Melvin Ainsworth is TO act as foreman in
the Rrush ouarrv the coming SEASON Mr.