The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-18

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II. Morse officiating.
Among the arrivals of visitors last week
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark of Charles
town, Mass, who spent few DAYS with
relatives in town, and Mrs. Lucy Upham
Partridge and children Of Uxbridge, Mass,
who will remain for few weeks.
The lecture and sociable of Thursday
evening, under the auspices of the Chris
tan Endeavor Society at the Second church,
was eminently successful. The address Of
MISS Anna Cummings Of STAFFORD was
hghly interesting and instructive. She
gave description of the geography and
people of South Africa and told of the work
OF the school at Wellington with which she
is connected. Then she took her hearers
with her on her voyage up the east coast Of
I II DARK continent, and on her travels in
Egypt and Palestine. The audience well
filled the church, quite a number coming
from out OF town, especially from Randolph.
Miss Cummings was accompanied on her
visit to Brookheld by her sister, Miss Sarah,
and by Miss Sillouye, lady of the Wei.
linRton School, Africa. The party were en-
tertained at u. M. Upham's with the men,
bers of whose family they had previous
acquaintance.
Mrs. Annette Philbrick and two sons Of
Hartford, Conn, are at U. A. Clark's.
- Mrs. Fred Fulam was taken sud
denly and seriously ill on Tuesday of last
week. Her condition for several days was
such as to cause the alarm Of her friends
but she is now improving. Her daughter
Jennie has also been on the sick list, but is
better. - Mrs. Asa Smith, while enter
ing the house of neighbor one day last
week, in some way stumbled and fell, strik-
ing her forehead on hard corner. Quite
swelling was the result, with discoloration
the next day.
Cabot.
Theron Meader has been very sick with
canker-rash, but is convalescent. -
Mrs. Alice Ayers Of North Dakota, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. Kinney, has
been visiting in town. Mrs Ayers will be
remembered as Cabot school-teacher.
80 Mrs. l.. c. Lance is ill with grip.
- Robert Hopkins came near having
serious accident, Monday morning, by his
horse backing over 1.-THE bank wall at the
creamery, it being frightened by the letting
off of steam. - Rev. Mr.. Davenport of
Woodbury. exchanged with Rev. II. A Rus
sell last Sunday.
East Cabot.
w. Abbott and family have returned to
their home in Barre. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch Drown of Groton were at III. Hough-
toms last week. - Wayne Burnham of
Barre, ten years old, caught pickerel in
Mollys Pond twenty-five inches long,
weighing two and one-fourth pounds.
- Mrs. Aline Walker and baby, of
Barre, are at E. H. Clark's. - B. w.
Hill has been very sick the past few days.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams were
at n. l.. Wilson's over Sunday.
Calais.
Eva Bordeau of Philadelphia is visiting
Mrs E. A. Morse.
Mrs. Harry HOLSTER of Chicago is visit
ing at L. A Kent's.
Regular meeting of Camp 49, Sons of Vet
Grams, next Saturday evening. For particu-
lar reasons, a good attendance is desired.
Our school directors are repairing the
all -. 81 r,a ataI
others are to be looked after They are
pursuing a very liberal policy that ought to
be appreciated, for in some cases extensive
and much-needed repairs have been made
that would have been hardly possible to
secure under the old district system
School in district Mo. 5, Maple Corner,
taught by Miss Alma d. Leonard, that
closed recently, gives pretty good record
in attendance. Whole number of pupils,
thirty-two; average attendance, thirty.
Only one tardy mark, and the following
had no marks Ellen Lowrey, Ethel Aims
worth, Blanche Nelson, Ruth Bliss, Maude
Tempeton, Ebert Thurston, Eddie Burn
ham, Virgil Kent, Myrtle and Georgia
Hawkins, Blanche, Hattie, Nellie, Robert
| and Herbert Wheelock
East Calais,
A Dwinell is having a summer cottage
built at Greensboro. This makes the fourth
cottage owned by people here who spend
part OF the season camping out.
Mrs. Clarinia Dwinell returned from
Taunton, Mass, last week. She was ac-
companied by her two grandchildren-Bar
ron and Alice Dwinell--and Mary Mont
gomery, who are to spend part of their va
| cation here.
! Mrs Susan Story and her daughter Mary
of Swanpsoott, Mass are at l.. G.. Owl
nell's. - Mrs. Mary Benjamin of Dover,
n. H., was the guest of Mrs A. Dwinell
last week. - Ida Bemis of Boston is
visiting in this vicinity. - Mrs. Lyman
Douglas has gone to Gray, Me. - Inez
! Pearce is to take vacation from Dress
making from now until September. -
Mrs. j. o. Lamb returned last week from
Duxbury, Mass.
Chelsea.
Any persons having books or,magazines to
be bound are requested to communicate
soon with j. NJ Comstock
We had flattered ourselves that our
distance from the railroad would preserve
us from the new pest which has invaded the
state this year-the Boston Sunday papers
but we are not to be exempt. The first lot
arrived on Sunday, and we presume others
will follow. Is there no way to abate this
nuisance throughout the state?
Ella n. Jones of Penacook, n, H., is at
Mrs, Mary Tracys. - John Nj. and Fred
e. Atwood are here on short vacation
from Manchester, n. H. - Byron
week, with fatal effect - Mrs. Laura
D. Stow and Miss Nellie NJ. Corwin have
been visiting in Springfield. - E. r.
Oakley of Vershire preached at the Con-
gregational church on Sunday, exchanging
with Rev, Mr., Sherman.
Corinth.
The board of civil authority met at the
town clerks Office last Saturday to listen to
grievances ON the appraisal of real estate.
1t is understood that a man from Wash
ington has leased the blacksmith shop
owned by Allan Ladd and will take possess
siJn at once.
Ex-Governor Farnham was in town on
business last Saturday. 80 Harrison
Eastman of Boston is in town visiting.
East Corinth.
AS yet the farmers have done but very
little Of their haying.
The creamery paid its patrons eighteen
cents for June butter.
There will be an entertainment for the
benefit of the public library next Friday
evening.
Rev. e. w. Hatch will be absent from the
pulpit next Sunday, as he is taking three