The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-09
turned from her visit to her sister in Leb-
anon, N. II.


house at Lower Cabot to John Shaw.
Edgar Lawson has rented his farm to
Nelson Kinnerson and bought the Knapp
farm.
Road Commissioner Haines, with four
men and six horses, has begun labor on the
highways.
George Swerdfeger is making extensive
repairs on the place recently purchased of
John Austin.
vile hill was thrown from the wagon and
the horse ran home.
The school board is organized as follows:
Chairman, Charles Austin; clerk, Hiram
Wells; superintendent, j. p Lamson.
s. c. Voodry accompanied by six mem
bers of General Sedgwick Camp, inspected
the camp at Danville last Saturday night.
The personal list of the town is now com
plete and is in the town clerks office for
inspection The amount is about the same
as last year.
DIR. Warren and Ed Smith lately had
collision while driving near, the Congrega-
tional church. Mr.. Smith was thrown out
and badly hurt.
Lewis, aged twenty months, child of Mrs.
Margaret Hopkins, died last week Tuesday
of cholera iniantum. Funeral services were
held on Thursday, conducted by Rev. Mr..
Dixon.
the auspices of Green Mountain Chapter,
last week Tuesday evening, was well at
tended. The prizes for the handsomest cos
tunes were given to Mrs II. A. Rogers and
Fred Wales for most horrible costumes to
Miss Alice Webster and George Meader.
The hall was tastefully decorated.
Town Superintendent Lamson has issued
a circular letter to the teachers, in which he
sets forth the object of their work; their
duties as teachers; the necessity of their
setting good example to their pupils and
urging them to have the record of attend
ance as nearly perfect as practicable, with
no tardy marks. 1t is full of good sugges-
tons, which, if needed by the teachers, par
ents and guardians will conduce to the sue
cess of the schools.
Following is the assignment of teachers for
the present term: District No. l, Plain, Bes-
sic Gould; No. ., Center, Julia Fisher; No.
8, Lower Cabot, Myrtle Walbrdge; No. 4,
west hill, Josie Barrett; No. Z, East Cabot,
Flora Reed No s. village, Budd Bruce
and Lillian Wells No. g. southwest hill,
Flora Atkins; No II, South Cabot, Miss
Could No. 10, Peterville, Alice Webster.
Schools began on Monday.
THE excitement of the week has been the
visit of the courts committee to lay out a
road in the best place from the village to
Walden station. 1t consisted of Joel Fos-
ter of Montpelier, Charles Brainerd of Dan
vile, and Mark Mears of Marshtield Two
routes were shown them-one, called the
east route, leaving the present travelled road
about three miles from the village, near the
house of John G. Pike, passing over the
summit and coming out at Nathaniel Bur
banks in Walden; the other, the west route,
leaves the present travelled road to South
Walden two miles from the village, near the
house of William Benton, passing over the
road which was graded about twenty-five
years ago to Walden line and coming out
near Anthony Perry's in Walden, which
was never completed or opened. After ma
ture deliberation the committee selected
the west route (by Benton's), and pro-
ceeded to survey and stake out the road.
A petition was then presented to them to
stay proceedings until hearing could be
had to show that this was not the best
route and that a much better and easier
grade could be had by the route up the
Bond hill.
Our people have a natural pride in the
fact that Charles F. Stone of Lacohia, n. H.,
son of the late Rev. Levi III. Stone, and
native of this town, has been appointed by
President Cleveland to the important posi-
ton of naval officer at the port of Boston.
The Boston journal says of him; "Colonel
Charles F. Stone is one of the prominent
democrats of the state of New Hamp-
shire. He is lawyer by profession and
still on the sunny side OF fifty years. He
has served a number of terms in the New
Hampshire legislature, where he was a
democratic leader, and was for some time
chairman of the democratic state committee
of that state. He is one of the brightest
lawyers in his section of the state, has a fine
bass voice, and is regarded as leader of
his party. He has long been closely con-
nected with Hon. Frank Jones of Ports
mouth, and it was through his influence
with the president that Mr.. Stone was
recognized by the administration" In adj
dition to this it may be said that he has
been his party's candidate for attorney
general of New Hampshire and for member
of congress His narrow escape from cleo
ton to the latter office was owing to his rid
ing the wrong political horse.
Mrs. H. A. Russell is visiting in Mooers,
n. Y. - Mrs. NJ. ID. Warren and Mrs.
f. q. Voodry were in Burlington recently
to consult DR.. Woodland, the oculst. -
Archie, Oldest child of A. " Nelson is very
sick, with no hopes of recovery. - Mrs.
Eliza Fisher has returned from Barre,
where she has been living the past winter
with her son Fred. - Mrs o. r. Collins,
after sickness and confinement to the
house of fourteen months, is able to ride
out. - F. j. Corliss and wife were
called here from Waterford last week to at
tend the funeral of their grandchild. -
Mrs. j. p. Lamson has returned from Fran
coma, N H., where she has been visiting
her father and sister. - j. p. Lamson is
in Boston on important law business. g.
III w vi burlington WAS III lOWH
last week to see Mrs. DIR. Wiswell.
East Cabot.
School commenced on Monday, with
Flora Reed as teacher.
Mrs G.. b, Hill fell while getting into a
carriage, and her leg was broken. -
Mrs. S. +. Miles is to work for Charles Aus
tin this summer. - Mrs. Mary Hill of
Barre is visiting at G.. b. Hills.
George Heath is repairing his house.
The Home Missionary Society met with
Mrs. Lucy Kent last week Tuesday even
ing. About forty were present.
L. A. Kent is preparing to move the
shingle machine from the red shop at Maple
Corner to the saw-lnill at Kent's Corner.
Rev. Grin Davis, the veteran and vener-
able minister of the Christian church, will
preach next Sunday his last sermon for the
present. Miss Marian Colburn of New York
will occupy the desk this summer.
Dorman B. e. Kent Of MONTPELIER was in
town over Sunday. Professor Charles
Dole of Mortified was in town on business
last week. =-C 9. j. Gleason, the sugar
weigher, from Montpelier, was in town ON
Wednesday to complete the weighing of
several lots OF sugar.