The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-07

mind the oldrn customs Of celebrating Hal
lowe'en SO ne Of the decorations bore evil
dence of at least originality, II not beauty.
The exercises held in the new school
house, at Ddxbury Corner, week before last,
were interesting and much enjoyed by ALL
They were opened by siugirg, after which
the address Of welcome VAS given by h. X.
Demeritt. Then came he papers written
on Il fferent p 1ases OF school work by the
several teac isrs ia town. They showed
more than ordinary ability and familiarity
with the latest methods of teaching The
renal ks nv w. N. Warl on the Importance
OF an education we're very helpful, espe-
cially to the Young. Miss Colley, p incipal
OF the Green Mountain Seminary of Water.
b Try Center, gave a fine address on the re-.
lation of scholar aud teacher TO each other,
after which Hon. Il. f. Palmer OF Water
bury gave an Interesting and instructive
talk to the teachers ON the subject OF train
ing the memory. The exercises closed with
r, IN trks by ID A Gray ON schools a. Taught
in MS boy hood aud on the relation p rents
should sustain toward the scho Is This
meeting demonstrated thar day can be
no more proHtably spent by all inteles ell
In schools than by coming together in this
wy.
Ella V. Hobart of San Francisco is visit
ing her uncle. Mr.. Shaw. - Rev l..
Tennev and wife have return1d lr IN a visit
in Boston 20. l. Ayers Is having his
house touched 40 with a fsw bright aud
tasty cours. -F B. Gillatt OF jones'
willie has rented Mrs. Penue's house aud
III we'd his faulty from louisville into it.
Nellie Lewis is liking "A short va "a
ii IN a. her home IN Middlesex. Her place
at The w derbury Hotel is illed by Belle
BroNn. - General w W. Henry OF
Burlington was in town last week. -
viii Spfcer OF Penacook, N. H.. has bs-n
spending the past week in town.
Gilman NJ ,odv and wife have retur led
hn ne. - Mrs. II. A. b irrett has been in
West Berlin most Of the time for the past
week with her father, Samuel Gleason. who
IL In very poor health - Senator @. N.
ID ala was in town on Saturday. - A son
WAS no to Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Morse in
Duxhurv ON Wednesday,, The 31st ult
- Mr. and Mrs. Janus Crussett went to
Lincoln on Saturday to attend the funeral
Of the only daughter of Mr.. AMI Mrs. George
Raglry. - sidney Davis OF Norwich
spent Sunday at II. NJ. Bruce's. - Joel
Il Simpson, n former merchant i'll this
village. bu' now living in Norwich was in
town on Wednesday. - Guy Blossom
ha completed his work in East Hardwick,
a is now stopping with his moth r, Mrs
Blossom. - Carrie Haiues closed very
successful term OF school in Duxbury on
Friday Mrs j j. Colby RETURNED
from visiting her daughter in Boston. Sat
sister, Mrs. Helen hopkins. ware in Bur-
lingron on Thursday. g. E Moody is
having building erected on his land back
OF HI new Methodist church for storing
clapboards. - The wife of Samuel s.
Pearsous il ut low. - Walter Sleeper
and Mary Miner fere united with tie Adj
ventists at Colbyville on Sunday. -
jessie Wheeler returned from Boston last
Thursday evening.
Williamstown.
A new street is being laid out on Mrs.
James NJ. Beckett's meadow.
j. X. Lynde lost one of his most profitable
liv,ry rises last Friday night.
Mrs. Mary r. Good win OF Wells River in
spe ted our Re i-f Corps last week and
speaks favoraby O. its work.
| The granite business was never known to
be 80 duh a, no ', and many workmen ara
idl-. The outlook for the future is depress-
ing.
ere will bs an entertain nent at the
town hall, on Friday evening OF this week,
by pupils of the village school to which the
public is cordially Invited. A moderate all.
mission will DO charged the proceeds to be
used for reference books " for the schools.
Mrs. j. X. Lynde is engaged In the work
of securing new organ for the Congrega
tional church. Appeals will be made to
| past and present gorshipers. Pdper brick 4,
each representing from twenty-five cents to
50, will be given or mailed To such persons,
thus pleading silently for help in this work.
Grea'spn & Beckett began last waek the
placin of the new granite steps in front of
the Congregati NAL church. An examina.
| ton of III, timbrrs under the floor of the
| church shO we'd that a gDJ deal of d image
hal come to them from ick of ventilation
und ,r the church. This damage has been
| repaired so far as practica Ma, and steps
| taken to secure proper ventilation hereafter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orvills II. Briggs returned
from Roches er, N Y. las5 Saturday. HIS
brother, DR.. CHARLES Briggs, now of p tsa-
dtna Cal, is very low with typhoid fever,
aud Dr. and Mrs Scion Briggs were sum.
mon 81 to his home. Although Mrs. Charles
| Briggs, who has n ser ius lung roubl :, was
40 mucn better when she first went from
r chester, N. Y, to Pasadena, she is falling
back into the oil condition.
Leon Dirty, tool sharpener, is 10 remove
gone to his home in ST. George, N. B -
s. Harrison Miller OF OIdensburgh, N Y,
nephew of Silas Stoue, is visiting here.
- Chloe Hatch, only remaining child
OF William Hatch, died in Barre last week,
aud her body was brought here for inter.
meut. - Clinton Cram, who is suffering
from bronchial trouble is plan ming to
spend the winter in Florida Mrs.
Byron Dewey, only daughter Of Marin
Walker. now Of Reynolds, H.. is visiting ,
town. - Arthur Martin has returned to
his home in K- rance, H., with health con-
sider4bly improved. - Cornelius Per-
rim has recel tly aced granite monument
in his Cemetery lot in Berlin Adua
Downs son has trapped eight foxes, in al II
ton to other animals, this season. -
| Hattie Webster, dau yhter of Mrs. Fred
Whitnsy, continues in poor health. -
g. w. Turner OF Wairsield, an octoge-
marian, was in town last week visiting his
grandson. a Mr.. Stockwell - George K.
Adams, now Of West Ru md, made a
brief stop at his old home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville n Briggs arr vi iring
friends in Rochester, n. Y. - Will Kib.
bee has taken A. A Reeds place In j. X.
Lynd-'s livery stable. - Walter CIR ,n-
ger Will occupy his old farm till February,
and tn IN come To our village. - AFRO
A. Reed has moved to hi, Perrin farm a
little way out Of our village, ON the Brook
field road
Woodbury.
The schools in town close for the term or
next Frid ".
George Miller has got part of the frame
up for his new house.
The work on the Methodist church Is sus
pended for the inter.
Rev. N A. Ross preached last Sunday fol