The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-07

Remember the meeting Wednesday night
at Hiram Porter's at half-past seven o'clock;
also the ladies', meeting, Thursday after
are cordially invited. Bring your Bibles.
Braintree.
About fifty OF the friends of G, b. Flake
made him surprise visit on the anniver-
sary of his marriage.
The Patrons and their friends, to the num-
Der of nearly fifty, made visit at VIII.
Perham's on Friday.
Mrs. Charles Cross sister of the late Mrs.
Joseph Peavey, died Saturday morning in
this place. She was a resident of Chelsea
and was carried there for burial.
The twentieth anniversary of the organ
ization of Snowsville Grange will be Satur-
day, March 10. The exercises have been
postponed until Tuesday, March -, on &C.
count Of some expected visitors that have
engagements for March 10.
Mrs. Cora Kenney is visiting her parents
for few days. - Mary Thayer expects
to. go. to Saratoga, N. Y, soon to attend
school. - George S. Hebard is expected
here to lecture this week Wednesday under
the auspices of the grange.
BrookfieId.
The grange received fifteen new members
last week.
Superintendent Stone is to deliver lee
ture at Grange Hall next Friday evening.
The lecture of Mr.. George Hubbard of
Rupert was postponed until Monday even
ing of this week.
Miss Nettie Buxton, formerly of this
town, was recently married at the home of
her mother in Montpelier to Charles A.
Flanders, M D., of Pittsford.
| Cassus Peck accompanied his daughter
Jennie to Boston last week. She has gone
for the purpose Of taking a course of les
sons in instrumental music at the Boston
| Conservatory.
| Herbert Allen and Laura Gaylord were
married on Wednesday, the 21st ult the
service being performed by Rev. G. Fl.
Morse at the parsonage. Immediately after
the marriage ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs Allen
went to take possession of their future home
at Randolph Center.
The report of the school directors for the
past year shows that the proportionate ex-
penses of the schools for the number of
weeks of school furnished have been con-
sideraby less than the previous year, being
81, 1854 for 1898. against 81 ,S9l.5O for 1892
| Repairs have been made on some of the
school buildings and the schools have been
provided with maps, dictionaries, etc. Bet
| ter privileges have been afforded the adj
vanced scholars in the higher grade of
school at the village No Z. Transportation
has been provided for the scholars of those
schools, which it seemed best should be
temporarily discontinued. The introduce
ton of the town system has caused as little
friction as could be expected on its first
year of trial.
Mrs Della Case of Boston is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Will Blodgett. - Mrs. Fred
Fullam is spending few weeks with friends
in Middlesex. - Mrs. j. B. Kingsbury
is seriously ill. - Eben Porter, who
seemed to be recovering from pneumonia,
had relapse last week and has been quite
seriously i'll again. - Miss Alvira Fisk
has been suffering from dropsy again. -
Lizzie, daughter of f p. Lawson. is i'll with
pneumonia
E. d. Waldo lost valuable COW last
Monday
William Pitkin is failing. 1t is thought
he will live but a short time
Hattie Fisher was at home from St. Johns
bury Academy last week for a few days
rest.
The Christian Endeavor Society will hold
a sociable at Rev. II. A. Russell's on Fri
day evening.
Fred Marsh lost valuable colt last week.
While running in the yard, it fell and
broke its neck.
Rev. o. d. Clapp of Woodstock will give
free lecture in the Methodist church on
Thursday evening under the auspices of the
Odd Fellows. Subject " Not Aims but q
Brother"
Farmers meeting next Saturday at one
o'clock in the village hall The subjects
for discussion will be Manufacturing and
Marketing of Maple Sugar." and other top
les connected with farming: 1t is also hoped
to hear something in regard to the Worlds
Fair.
The sociable held at Mr.. Lamson's was a
very enjoyable occasion. The large and
handsomely furnished house was well
filled, there being 200 present. Several
selections were read, and several tableaux
from Will Carleton were exhibited. Mr..
Lamson gave an interesting sketch Of the
boyhood and life of the author The pre-
sentation of fine music from the Glee Club
was very much enjoyed, as were other Sc
lections of music by Misses Wiswell and
Wells.
George W. Flagg of Braintree visited at
S. q. Voodry's last Wednesday. - A. B.
Hckie has been confined to the house the
past week with grip. - Winnie Walker
has gone to Barre to attend the Spaulding
Graded School. - Bertha Osgood has
returned to Johnson after three weeks
vacation. - Mrs. Moses Whitney has
been seriously i'll the past week with tonsi-
ltis and quinsy. - j. p. Lamson has
been in Connecticut the past week on bust
ness. - Mrs. Julia Burt, sister of Mrs
j. P. Lamson, has been visiting in town,
but has returned to her home in New
Hampshire - Mrs. Lucinda Lyford has
gone to Plainfed to care for Mrs. o. l..
Hoyt.
East Cabot.
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for the last day.
There was social at E. III. Clark's,
, Thursday evening" with about sixty pres
: ent. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Charles Adams has been i'll for some
time, but is now convalescent - w. l..
Adams has returned from New York -
Mr. and Mrs E. f. Clark of St. Johnsbury
were at E. H. Clark's over Sunday. -
Mrs. H. Houghton has been i'll.
: Canaan.
, DR.. Ward gathered his remains from the
, confusion created by a running span of
horses recently. One sled and load re-
NAMED with the driver two miles away.
: Lawyers say no damages can be collected
, for bodily injury received from runaway
teams. Can we, then, have a law that will
make horse owners liable for driving in
winter without bells?
Colebrook, n. H., is one of the shipping
points in which Vermont has an interest
\ One hundred seventy eight cars of potatoes
!, is the amount loaded to date. Only thirty
seven cents per bushel was paid at the cars
j.; for over half the amount and large per
, cent of that in trade. The year previous,