The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-05

Chicago yesterday. IN. w. Cunning
ham is building a large barn. 80 Il. f.
Patterson, who has been visiting at Rev. l..
p. fuckers, returned to his work at Barre
yesterday. N. w. Cunningham has a
little daughter quite sick. - Myrtle
Sawyer is at home, sick with measles.
g Lille and Johnnie Harvey are stop
ping at Mr.. McDuffee's. - w. e. Poole
visited his old friends here last week.
- Herbert Henson was in town visit
ing friends last week. - Annie Olney is
working at Edward Clark's. - Mrs. G.
Il. Patterson is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
l.. p. Tucker,
Brookfield.
The creamery went into operation on
Saturday, July /.
The Ladies' Home Missionary Society
met with Frances Graves on Tuesday of
last week
Oliver Nichols and Mrs Dunsmore were
married on tuesday OF last week, Rev. G.
II. Morse officiating
A substantial stone bridge has been re.
Gently built over the stream which flows
from the pond across the road near the
creamery.
The roads in town are nearly all in good
condition, having been thoroughly repaired
under the superintendent of Cassius Peck,
road commissioner.
DIR. f. l.. Beckwith of Chelsea has made
arrangements WIFI H. IL. BlXDy LOT Une use
of his photograph rooms for dental purposes
on specified days His first visit was on
Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
The Capron brothers from Iowa. formerly
of Williamstown recently visited their
nephew, Henry Edison of this town. -
Lewis Steele, mail carrier, moved his fam
lily to town last week. - Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Buxton of Pittsford visited in town
last week. 80 Miss Graves is slowly re-
Of yai
which she has suffered for the past eight
months, but is still very feeble.
Among the visitors in town the past week
were Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Gaylord OF Waits
field and Mrs Leslie Crane of Proctor. -
Alice Gaylord, who has taught in Chicago
for several years, has come home for her
summer vacation. - Mr.. Tower of Bos-
ton was in town the last of the week to
superintend the completion of the cream
cry.
Cabot.
Some of our young people celebrated
the Fourth at st, Johnsbury.
A. NJ. Foster has changed his mind, and
is now patronizing the new creamery.
The creamery was short of water last
week. and bought well of B. j. Lance.
The schools in the back districts all closed
last Friday, except the one on the Plains.
Edward Smith shipped last week Monday
four oxen, twenty lambs and eight calves.
A large eagle was seen on John Welton's
farm last Wednesday. He was four feet
tall, and his body was as large around as a
bucket.
The Sunday-schools were invited to join
those of Marshield in a picnic near the
depot, and quite large number accepted
the invitation.
The creamery is taking in over II 900
of mil ra
very much pleased with the arrangement,
and report it a success.
The village school closed last Friday,
Miss Myrtle Boyles teacher of the higher
and Miss Lillian Wells of the lower depart
ment. In the evening the scholars gave an
exhibition, which was very interesting.
The educational meeting. held in the
village hall last Friday, was a very enjoy
| able occasion. The report from each of the
teachers was very interesting. The address
| by M. S. Stone, state superintendent. was
full of interest, and highly appreciated.
The Washington County Womans Chris.
| tian Temperance Union meets with our To-
cal union next week Tuesday and Wednes-
| day, beginning at half past ten Tuesday.
All meetings are open to the public and
every meeting cannot fail to interest. On
Wednesday evening will be given gold
medal contest, at which an admission of ten
| cents will be asked. Wednesday evening a
lecture will be given by the state pres-
dent and kindergarten work will be pre-
sented by Amy Fisk of MONTPELIER.
Mrs. Leonard Folsom is improving in
| health. - Luna Atkins attended the
annual camp-meeting of Vermont Holt
ness Association at Northfield last week.
| j. w. Spencer and wife visited in
| town on their return from the White Noun
tains - Carroll ID, Lance has hired
with A. B. Hickey for the vacation. -
Mrs. Mellorand and son of Boston are visit
ing at Curtis Willey's - The Chickery
| large number of houses. - Mrs. o. r. Col
Inns is reported no better. - Fred Boy les
was at home over Sunday. - l.. P. Cole
and L. Myers attended the breeders meet
ing at White River Junction last week.
- Simeon Swerdfeger and wife, who
have been camping at the mountains, have
returned and report very pleasant time.
- Nathaniel Mason of Portland, Maine,
was in town visiting friends last week
IL G. Rogers, of Wells Rogers,
| with his wife and son, are at the World S
Fair - b. P. Elmer is spending a few
scott, Mass, has been visiting Matthias
| Stone and other friends.
Calais.
The service at the school-house at Maple
| Corner last Sunday was we'll attended. Mr.
|
day afternoon at four O'Clock at the same
place.
Simeon Webb died at his home in East
Calais, July l. The funeral was on Sun
day, Rev. Lester Warren officiating. Mr..
Webb was a member Of Stowe Post G. A.
r., and detachment of the same attended
and assisted in the cemetery service.
Minnie Wheeler was in town, Saturday
and Sunday. - George d. Spaulding OF
Boston, Mass, is taking his vacation in this
vicinity. - Harry Hopkins has taken
the contract to carry the mail for the next
four years.
Chelsea.
The Congregational church received three
members on confession and one by letter
last Sunday.
At the annual meeting of the Bell Shoe
Company on Tuesday of last week, the old
board of directors was reelected.
HAL Thompson died suddenly on Wed
nesday night of last week of heart disease
The body was taken TO Corinth for buria
on Friday.
The site for the town hall and Alder
Speare library building has been finally
fixed for the corner opposite the hotel now
occupied by Mrs. Hyde's house, and suffi
cient sums have been paid or pledged tC
cover the additional expense.