The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-14

which he was unable to pay at the time;
but we understand he has fixed 1t up
The high school has organized lyceum,
and the first meeting will be held in the
| high school building this evening. Subject
for debate: :" Is the world growing better,
or worse2" Affirmative, Charles e. Wells
negative, Helen Babbitt. All persons in
| terested will be gladly received as visitors
at any regular meeting.
Real estate has received a decided boom
in the town with the past few days. The
largest sale is the purchasing of the Watts
bl )ck of Mrs. l.. s. Watts by the firm Of
Richardson Luce for $1,000. Next the
sale of e. A. Davis residence on South
Main street to A. T. Canerdy for S1,450
! DIR. w. f. Minard is partially responsible
for this boom in real estate, as he started
the wheels on Sat irday by purchasing the
residence owned by j. s. Batchelder on
Stowe street for $1,000 Mr.. Minard expects
to build two-story brick block upon this
lot this fall or early in the spring.
Mr.. and frs James Breene are to be con-
graduated over the arrival of nice girl
baby. - Rev. Mr.. Newton went to Mont
pelier on Monday to aid the Seminary foot
ball team. - Rev. Father Donahue held
services in s Andrews church on Sunday.
80 Peter Blondn has moved his family
from rooms in Mrs. Ruggles' house to rooms
in George w. Kennedy's house. - John
Deal has returned home. - Eva Bur
leigh acted as organ at at the Methodist
church on Sunday - g. w. Randall
was taken i'll on Sunday. 80 Mrs. Henry
Howe of Rutland is visiting in town. -
Tenie NJ Crossett of Duxbury commenced
her winter term of school in the district on
Loomis Hill, Monday.
Waterbury Center.
Smith n. Pease has bought the Edwin
Hill place, and is moving fcom the Sheldon
place to his new hom9.
Mrs. Alice Dustin aud son of Brushton,
franklin county, Y. Y, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. s. f. Stearns last week
Ella V. Hobart of San Francisco, daugh.
ter Of the lat3 III IN. w. S. Hobart, who has
been visiting at b. w. Shaw's left for New
York last Friday.
Ernest Gibbs came near meeting with
fatal accident on Monday of last week. He
was driving stake, when the axe he W IS
using caught in clothes lin3 and cut
severe cash in his head, from which he
came near bleeding TO death. At the pres
ent time, young Gibbs is improving.
Williamstown.
The village schools closed last Friday for
a vacation of three weeks.
Martin Esskine has lost two horses this
year. The second one ran away in Barre
and fell, breaking its neck.
Another sidetrack was put in near the de-
pot last week to facilitate taking gravel
from the Enoch Howe knoll.
John A. Perry is collector of coins, and
has just been making an addition to his
stock OF foreign and American ones.
More granite me have been laid off from
work, the business having been very dull of
late. But we expect better times in the not
very distant future.
The entertainment given by the school
children at the town hall proved a very
/ nlpaSant affair. With tlh rpg1llt If RIO in
receipts. The money will be used in the pur-
chase of refere ace books for school use.
Luther M. Waldo's health has very much
improved since going to Tallapoosa, GA.
- News has reached here of the death
of William Condor in California, whittier
he had gone for the improvement of his
health - ChAuncey Lougee has just
moved into his new house IN the Enoch
Howe meadow. - Merrill, son of Cur
don Martin, is about to try his fortune in
the West. He will 90 to st. Paul, MINI.
- Wallace Hunter has been i'll of late.
- Will Davenport now of Providence,
X. L. is planning to build house here lear
the one occupied by his father and mother
in their last years. - Ida Flint will find
employment in hotel in Pasa lena, Cal,
now of Pasadena, Cal, W 40 has been so i'll
with typhoid fever, is improving. -
Will +. Croudis writes from Yarmouthville,
Maine, of improved health - DR.. T.,
Davis Strong, now of Westfeld, n. Y, and
a son-in-law of the late Calvin Ainswor h,
was married second time, October 80, to
Rachel Bostwick of Canton, Ohio. -
Lewis Cleverly depot agent and postmaster
of Hartland) and wife were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles r. Benedict last week
Mr.. Cleverly at one time, when a boy, lived
in Mr.. Benedict's family.
Woodbury.
Fred Daniels is at home on a short vaca-
ton.
Will c. Daniels and w. S. Peck are stock
ing up with fine assortment of goods for
the winter trade.
The Sunday. school Of the Methodist
society presented a fine programme to a
crowded house last Sunday.
During the past week the friends OF
Warner Th )mas have been putting his
house in order for the winter.
1t is hoped that the town boar of health
will examine into the sanitary condition of
the school house at the Center, before the
winter term begins.
The ladi IS of the Methodist society turned
out in force last Friday, formed a mop-pail
brigade, and charged on the town hall.
The result is clean house for divine wor-
ship.
The school at the Center closed on last
Friday and the following pupils had no
marks against their names: Eva Dana,
Nora 1Olu, Ofpud I1Olui AdIIle hOlt, MAUD
Ross, Henry Ross and Arthur Ainsworth.
G ace Nichols is i'll - Henry Benja 4
min has recovere from his severe illness,
sutfi ,iently to be able to ride out.
Wardner Burnham has move from his farm
to the Alanson Daniels house near the tub
factory.
South Woodbury..
School taught by Lucy @. Sabin closed
November 9. Whole number of scholars
enrolled, twenty.seven. Those having NO
marks during the term were Ada Daniels,
Lizzie Pray, Grace McKinstry, Alton and
Glenn Sulham, Helon Blake, Albert Has
kell, Eli Smith. Willie Lance aud Willie
Strong, The teacher is grateful to the pu
: pills for the beautiful gifts presented her.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
McKinsry, November 8. - Henry Ben.
jamin is out once more. - William Hill
is moving to Hardwick to live with his
brother Isaac.
Worcester.
Thomas Utton Of Morrisville has hired
, the Seaver farm for three years, taking pos
= session this week,
Anna wilson closed her school at East
, nnE laGt ay bar