The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

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is visiting in town.
Miss Kate Kent L. l.. Leonard and l, h.
Kent of our town are among the prize speak
ers at Goddard this week.
Captain l.. w. Leonard, and several men,
bers of camp No. 80, are attending division
encampment at Morrisville this week.
There is to be strawberry and ice.cream
festival in the vestry and on the lawn OF the
the Christian church, Thursday evening,
June IS,
Chelsea.
At a democratic caucus on Saturday,
George Hutchinson and w. A. Spear were
chosen delegates to the state and district
conventions, with J, b. Atwood and G. p.
Abbott as alternates.
Isle. the young son of Ned l.. Beckwith,
cot hold of some carbolic acid on Sunday,
and was badly burned on his face and
within his mouth. Fortunately he swal.
lowed none of it, and will soon be as lively
as usual
Rev. 7. Okamoto delivered a lecture IL
Illustrated with stereopticon views at the
Congregational church last Wednesday
evening His description of Japanese Gus
toms was very interesting, and he made an
excellent personal impression. The audi
ence was not 80 large as it ought TO have
been.
b. H. Adams, Jr. started for Barre, Sat
urday evening, with a Miss Leonard, who
ldu Deen WORKING at bue uOlbli anu uCl
mother. When near William Robbins
place, the horses became frightened and
started suddenly. The back seat, on which
the passengers were seated, gave way, and
they were thrown out. 1t was feared at
first that Mrs. Leonard was seriously in
iured, but both now appear to have got off
with a severe shaking, and they continued
on their journey Monday.
Hale k Darling has returned to North
Carolina and will pursue his legal studies
at the university of that state. - Mrs.
DR.. NJ. H. Corwin has gone to Chicago to
spend some time with her son, Rev. Carl II.
Corwin -= Miss Belle Judd has re-
turned from Mortified Seminary, and will
work at the hotel through the summer
Corinth
Frank Winch recently found his horse
dead IN the pasture.
Corinth creamery paid sixteen and one
half cents for May butter.
Mrs. George Dearborn, and daughter
Georgia of Newport have been visiting in
town,
Preparations are progressing finely for
grand celebration Of the Fourth at Cooke
vile. Among the many attractions will be
Coxey's Army up TO Date, bicycle race,
balloon ascension at eight o'clock, speak
ing by G. NJ Dearborn of Newport Vt,
and others The East Corinth brass band
has been secured to furnish music through
the afternoon and evening. Grand display
of fireworks in the evening. Festivities
commence at eleven o'clock. Bring your
lunch baskets.
East Corinth.
The creamery paid seventeen and one-half
cents for May butter.
Mrs Belle Johnson, former resident of
this place, but now of Bristol, n H., was in
town a few days. - A. c. Jackman is
in Boston for few days.
West Corinth.
Mrs r. II. Williams is sick.
School closed here last Friday.
Wool buyers were in the place last week,
paying twelve to fourteen cents per pound.
Fayston.
Ida NJ. Thompson attended the COM
mencement exercises at the Normal School
at Randolph last week.
The Home Circle, and the Social Circle
which meets in South Fayston, also the
Junior Endeavor Society, will meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Thompson on Friday
afternoon and evening of this week. A
good time is expected. Come one and all.
The schools in town closed last Friday.
AS rule, our schools have been very good,
and the town system seems to work all
right. II the next legislature will give us
free textbooks, it will do more to help the
schools than anything which has been done
heretofore.
Some Of US think our road commissioner
ought to do something for the roads in the
south part of the town. At no time for the
past ten years have our roads needed re-
pairs more than at present No stones
have been thrown out, and when shower
comes there is nothing to prevent the water
from running in the middle of the road.
North Fayston.
from Keene, n. H., are spending few
days with friends here. - Mrs. 81. c.
Badger, son and daughter, lately visited
Mrs. Albro Porter, - Friends from
Brookfeld, Waitsfield Moretown and Dux-
bury attended Children's Day exercises
here. The house was very Hastily trimmed
with flowers and evergreens. - Mrs
David Brown, daughter and son, from
Brookfeld, visited friends here the past
week
The Young Ladies' Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. o. Nj. Boutwell,, We'd
nesday afternoon.
Main street. Many are finding fault with
the way they are kept.
A meeting of all those interested in the
Fourth of July celebration will be held il
the school-house hall tonight.
Robert Taisey, who has been missing
from town for eight weeks, is wanted il
Groton to look after his pension business.
The teachers in the two department
gave their scholars picnic in F. M. Page
sugar grove last Friday afternoon. The al
fair was a marked success.
Road Commissioner Carpenter Finished
work with the road machine last Monday
The roads are now in good condition.
new road has been built to Hatchs.
Children's Day was observed at tn
Methodist church last Sunday. The churc
was handsomely decorated with flower
and large motto.
School in Albert Pages district close
with picnic last Friday in Allen Cutler
sugar-orchard. Anna Olney was teacher
She has taught very successful term.
MI and Mrs. d, +. Clark returned fro1
their wedding tour last Friday. They we1
to Montpelier on Tuesday, where they go t
housekeeping as soon as repairs can b
made on their house.
A paper is in circulation for Fourth c
July celebration. Loren WEIGH has til
matter in charge, and every thing indicate
that it will be one Of the best celebration
ever held in the place.
Ten OF the best speakers in town, inclu(
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