The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-14

Calais.
The school at Maple Corner, taught by
MISS Alma ID. Leonard, closes Tuesday, !
February 20.
Our singing school will close with a sing
at the Christian church on Friday evening, |
the 23d, and Saturday, the oath, during the
day and evening.
Regular meeting of Stow post next Satur-
day evening. All holding certificates of
stock in Memorial Hall Association are re- |
quested to present them at this meeting for
payment.
Corinth.
The sick folks are slowly improving.
Lyceum at the town hall next Friday
evening.
Several attended the dance at East
Corinth last Friday evening from this
place.
The Corinth Dramatic Club will present
the drama, Among the Breakers" at
Academy Hall in the near future The
proceeds are to go to buy an organ.
East Corinth.
The village school closed last Friday.
1t is reported that parties from Bradford
have been trying to negotiate with S.
Thompson for the hotel.
The third dance given by the Skim Milk
Club last Friday evening was well attended,
and every one had good time.
The concert given in the church last week
Tuesday evening by Mr.. Markham was first
class and should have drawn full house.
Fifty-two couples attended the ball which
was held in the school-house hall Friday
evening. The next one will be held Feb
ruary 81.
There will be a corn festival in the
church, Friday evening, February 1G, after
which a supper will be served in the vestry.
All are cordially invited.
The creamery is separating about 1000
pounds of milk, every other day, and the
patronage is increasing, so much 50 that a
second separator will be put in soon.
The thrilling drama, Danger Signal"
will be given in the school-house hall on
Friday evening, February %, followed by
the farce 1.-THE Cow that Kicked Chi
cago."
j. ID. McAllister and wife of South Rye
gate were i'll town over Sunday, visiting at
G. W. Georges. - j. w. Nash of
Quincy, Mass, was in town one day last
week visiting friends - Fred Rowe is
moving from this village to his farm in
Waits River. - Frank Hatch of Farlee
was in town over Sunday visiting at Rev.
E. w. Hatch's. - Miss Mary Burgess,
who has been teaching school in Goshen,
has returned home.
West Corinth.
There seems to be some dissatisfaction
among the people in this part Of the town in
regard to creamery business, as some of the
! people who have been sending their milk to
the Corinth creamery are now sending it to
East Corinth. Mr.. Fits carries the milk for
those who send to Corinth, Mr.. Farwell for
those who send to East Corinth.
Charles Hanson is again able to be out
- Elias Avery is still very sick. -
Some of the people here are having the Ger
man measles. - Joseph Quimby is at
| home once more.
East Montpelier.
Mrs. Maria Sibley is improving in health,
but Mrs. Gorilla Hammett is still quite sick.
Ferguson Rennie has sold the blacksmith
shop to A. B. Clifford, and moved back to
Barre.
The Ladies' Nickel Society will have a
"come-and-see socable at the village hall
Saturday evening, February II. All are
cordially invited.
The next of the series of whist parties
under the auspices of the East Montpelier
Dramatic and Musical Club will be held at
the village hall on Tuesday evening. Feb
ruary 90 instead of Thursday evening, Feb
ruary D. All are cordially invited.
Henry Dolan had shoulder dislocated,
last week Monday, by the horse he was
! driving getting frightened at granite which
was left by the side of the road near Q. Sib
ley's. j. S. Wheelock had horse badly
injured by getting frightened at the same
place,
North Fayston.
Miss Lizzie Maxwell, teacher in district
NO = her scholars, and their parents, me-
at the grange hall with Miss Luna Howe
teacher in district No. 4, with her scholars
and their parents, Friday evening. There
was music and recitations by the scholars
After that. all enjoyed candy, peanuts and
popcorn.
The local business men have agreed to
close their stores two nights in the week
during the revival meetings.
w. s. Hooker of St. Johnsbury was in
town last Thursday to look over the engine
formerly used by Hall, Cochran & Clark in
the old tannery.
A special telephone line from South Rye
gate TO Greton Is being put in to accommo'
date local business. The line has been ex.
tended to westvile aud boxes put in there.
A. P. Renfrew of Peacham, Who formerly
lived in this place, is dangerously i'll at his
home. Mr.. Renfrew has many friends in
this place who wish for him a speedy res
covery.
j. A. Mckay and Miss Aver closed very
successful term OF school in the village last
Friday with exercises in commemoration of
Washingtons birthday. The scholars in
both departments took part in the exercises.
Rev. e. A. Whittier began his series of
revival meetings at the Methodist church
last Thursday evening. The edifice is
nearly filed each evening, and much inter-
est is taken. Both societies unite for the
services, which are to be held alternately in
the two churches. The meetings will con-
tinue until the middle of next week
| Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Clark were in st.
Johnsbury last week - Il. B. Hall and
| l. NJ. Kicker were in Boston last week.
- Mrs. Alex. WEIGH returned last
Wednesday from two weeks visit with
her sister in Manchester, n. II. - Eliza
beth Hall was at home over Sunday. -
Alex. Cochran was in Montpelier last week
on business. - Mrs. Newton Whitehill
is still very i'll, but at last reports was
little better. - Mrs. Dow, mother of
Mrs. A. g. Taisey, returned last Thursday
to her home in Barnet after a two weeks
stay in Groton. - Josephine Cochran is
expected home from Massachusetts this
week. - Theresa Cochran and Bernard
Eastman are visiting relatives at the Ver-
mont Methodist Seminary in Montpelier.
- #. p. Heath went to Waterbury last
Saturday to visit relatives. He will remain
there a month.
Marshfleld.
Schools closed last Friday.