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


bury Academy, where she graduated with
honors
Between thirty and forty Of the members
of Caledonia Grange went to Morrisvile for
fraternal visit last Thursday
The social event of the past week was the
marriage of Ola X. Johnson, one Of the
popular teachers Of the town, to Fred H..
Rogers of Barre. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. George T. Byington at the
home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs
g. l.. Johnson. About two hundred in
vited guests were present. over one hun
dred valuable presents were left to show
the appreciation in which Mrs. Rogers IL
held. They left on the evening train for
Montreal and will be at home to their
friends in Barre.
MarshfieId.
Strawberry festival at the Methodist
church Friday evening.
Our baseball club won the game over the
Plainfeld nine last Saturday.
e. A. Thomas has the outside of his shop
and house nearly completed and is plaster
ing this week.
There was wedding on Johnnycake
street yesterday, and another is booked for
the near future.
Children's Day will be observed next
Sunday with a sermon in the morning and
concert in the evening.
Ira Ii. Edison has resigned as justice of
the peace, and his resignation has been ac-
cepted by Governor Fuller.
The village schools closed last Friday
the primary department having been
taught by Miss Mary Lupien of Plainfeld.
Whole number of pupils, twenty-eight
Average attendance per day, twenty
seven. The pupils having no marks during
the term were Oracle Wooster Robbie Ed
son and Harvey Sulham. Those having no
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Roy Lamberton Harry Packer, Edith
Smith. Alice Shepard, Sadie Young. Those
having no absent marks go. Clara Bemis,
Henry Brown, Ivan Carpenter, Arthur
Dodge, Earl Kellogg, Ethel Kellogg Lou
Northrop, Leslie Newton and Earl Smith.
Ellis Preston goes to Boston this week on
his wheel - Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, from
Warren, were the guests of Benjamin
Nownes last week. - Henry Blake was
badly sCalded last week by steam from the
engine at the station, - Rev. Joseph
Hamilton was in town last week. -
Mrs Lyman Dana and daughter from
Kewanee, ILL.,, are in town visiting her
mother, Mrs. Hiram Cole - Dean Ed
son was at home over Sunday. - l.. ID.
Mute took a horse to New Haven, Conn,
last week. - A little boy of Vanade
Blake died last week. The little fellow
had been sick for two or three years with
bright's disease - Frank Sanford and
wife and Giles Durkee and wife of Barre
were camping at Joe's pond last week.
Middlesex.
Will any one finding black cape on the
road between Waterbury and Montpelier
Junction please advise Rev. l.. H Elliot,
Waterbury, by postal where it can be OBJ.
tanned?
Moretown.
Eunice Vail goes to the White Mountains
on Tuesday to do table work.
George Andrews of Duxbury and Eliza
Neil of Fayston were married last week
Tuesday.
Newbury
Several horses in this vicinity have been
sick with horse distemper.
Some one entered the hotel stable on the
night of the 10Th and started away with a
horse. Landlord Sawyer heard the noise
nd started for the man, who left the horse
and escaped.
Mortified.
The cadets broke camp Monday morning
A new bridge is to be built to the fair
ground.
Erastus Huntey is suffering from a large
carbuncle on his neck.
Charles Duke has purchased the Boland
place on Pleasant street and will repair it to
rent.
II. A. Burt, '93, of Swanton, is in town
this week. attending commencement exer-
cises.
The WArCHMAN next week will contain a
report OF commencement at Norwich Uni
versity.
|. Charles Blood, George Abbott and Carl
Dole-Northfeld boys-are at no me for a
visit to relatives.
A new steeple to the Congrega tional
church is being erected. Parties from
out of town are doing the work.
Guy f. Barker was in town last week tC
see to the erection of a monument on his 10,
in Elmwood cemetery. The monument was
made by the Fletcher Granite Company OF
st. Adams, and set up by F. l.. Howe & Co
The members of Company were wei
pleased with the result of the competition
at Fort Ethan Allen last Friday and Satur
day. Private George Tilden received sec
ond prize, and Sergeant S. W. Winch, Pri
Yates Tilden and Springer were selected fol
the state team.
Luke S. Crowthers, who was taken fo
entering the residence of Mrs Durkee, wa
before Justice Davis, Monday morning, anC
it was shown that the breaking and enter
| ing was without evil intent, and he was dis
charged by payment of costs amounting tt
twelve dollars
There was a drunken row on KIM
street late Saturday night. Policeman II
| W. Davis arrested a stone-cutter by tn
name of Jones and conveyed him to Mont
pelier Jail. On Monday morning he wa
brought before Justice Davis and fined tn
usual sum, with costs, amounting to S16.
The social event of the week was the mar
riage OF Miss Emma Jackson to Robert II
Ford of st. Adams, at st. Mary's Church, a
noon yesterday, by the Rev. G.. j. Suthei
land, assisted by Rev. Homer White G
West Randolph. Mr.. Ford is graduate O
Norwich University, of the class of 1872, an
now holds a position as civil engineer o
the Central Vermont railroad. Miss Jacl
son is one of Northfeld's leading youn
ladies', and both have host of friends VIII
will wish them pleasant journey throug
life. After reception at the residence {
DR.. Nichols, the happy couple left on tn
noon express for trip through Massachl
sets, after which they will reside at St. A
bans They were the recipients Of man
useful and valuable presents.
Orange.
During the late thunder shower lightnin
struck the house of j. g. Noyes, doin
much damage. 1t went into the celia
working confusion among things Their
Mrs. Noyes received severe shock. Hi
shoes were destroyed and her feet burned
During the same shower barn belongin
to Harry Peake was struck, boards throw
off, rafter shattered, stable door destroyed
Several cows were in the stable, nor
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