The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-02

at Fairlee until he secures another position.
The work on the new school-house is
rapidly nearing completion. The contract
ors expect to have it completed In about
two weeks,
There was a large audience at the Meth
odist church last Sunday. 1t is hardly
known which was the greater attraction
the new choir or the new pastor.
Rev. i. w. Hamblin, who was taken Sc
riously i'll at the home of Mrs. Crook while
attending the Methodist conference is inn
proving, though at present unable to leave
his bed.
Our people were glad to see Rev. A. W.
Ford of Windsor on our streets, Monday
and were much more pleased to know that
his family are all recovering from the ty-
phold lever. lie expects to move here in a
few weeks and occupy the house recently
vacated by Warren Davis.
j. b. Pickett lis seriously i'll, but hopes
are entertained of his recovery. His son
Asa arrived at home on Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Garfield and her daughter Lucy
returned on Saturday from Baltimore, whert
she has been spending the winter. -
Mrs. M. G. Williams of Putney, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs l.. p Tucker
returned to her home on Monday. 60 Mr..
hutchinson of Boston spent Sunday in
town, the guest of A. f. Colburn. - f.
o. Leonard is repairing the house recently
Braintree.
Road Commissioner Packard started on
the work of mending the roads on Monday.
There is talk of putting in large pipe in a
portion of the water works, the one laid
last fall not being large enough.
The school in this place began Monday,
April 3d. with Miss Mary Abbott as teacher.
The rest of the schools in town began at the
same time.
The body of a. j. Wicker has been taken
from the tomb at West Randolph and de-
! posted in its final resting place in the new
burying ground.
Farmers are getting along with their
! spring. work very well-much better than
| usual. The season is much more forward
than has been known for several years.
The selectmen meet next Tuesday to en-
| large the recently-laidout burying ground,
they having given legal notice this time
which they failed to do a short time ago
Jane e Howard teaches school in Ran
dolph, beginning on Monday. - j. A.
| Smith has moved to West Randolph. He
| expects to build a house there. - E. o.
Mann ships his sheep this week that he
! has been feeding the past winter. 60
George w. Flagg shipped his sheep this
week. 60 ii. b. Howard goes to Boston
this week on business.
| brOOKllelu,
The Ladies' Aid Society is to meet with
| Mrs. ID. A. Morse on Thursday afternoon Of
! this week.
The schools in town commence this
| week. Among the teachers are Flora Ray
more, on Bear Hill; Mary Tilson, at the
| North Branch; Helen Parker of Warren, in
! school near Frank Lamson's Mary L pham
at the North Village; Nina Carpenter, al
| the South Branch; Miss Tracy of Randolph
! at the Center.
Hattie Mason is to teach at Island Pond
- Mrs. j. B. Kingsbury is still in
feeble health. - Susie Goodrich is ex.
perimenting with her new bicycle. -
| Mrs. Sarah Arnold, widow of the late Judge
Arnold was stricken with paralysis while
visiting friends at West Randolph last
week. - Zoe Fullam has been ill with
measles the past week.
Cabot.
| Lewis Harrington has purchased wheel
scraper and is to grade the Bond hill in the
village.
Mrs. Mary Atkins has purchased the
place of the late William Pitkin, and will
take possession the first of June.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne Methodist pastor
for the last five years, is to go to Williams
town. He will long be remembered by thu
many friends he has won here.
Misses Kate and Garlic Hills were called
to Plainfield last week Wednesday to at
tend the funeral of Jessie Dow, whose re
mains were brought from Hudson, n. III.
Mrs Mary Atkins went to Mortified las
Monday to attend the funeral of Rev. j. w
Bemis, a former pastor of the Methodist
church. The people Of Cabot extend theil
sympathy to the bereaved family.
The prize speaking under the auspices o.
the Good Templars, last Friday evening
drew good house. The exercises were
opened with prayer by Rev. j. o. Sher
| burne. Other exercises were solo by
Allie Burnham, accompanied by Mrs Clara
| Burnham, organist; song by Mrs. Clara
| Burnham. Carroll d. Lance and Flore
Reed were decided to be the best speakers
while honorary mention was made of the
other speakers.
Rev. j. I. Baxendale, a former pastor o.
the Methodist church, made call here Sat
urday while on his way to johnson. -
). j. Norris of Lyndonville is in town this
week. at work on his farm. - Myrtle
Smith has finished work for Mrs. Voodry
and gone to Lower Cabot. - Mamie
Smith is at work for Josie Lance. -
| Will L. Morse has gone to Passumpsic tC
work for his brother Alfred. - The
youngest child of Mrs. Maggie Hopkins i,
seriously sick with cholera infantum, will
no hope of recovery. - Mrs Harvey
Dow, who has been i'll with heart trouble
is convalescent. - Rev. j. A. DixoI
preached for the first time on his presen
charge here last Sunday,
East Cabot.
Mrs. John Austin of Barre has been visit
ing her son Charles. - w. l.. Adams
has been in Morrisville for few days
- Eta Gilman has returned to hei
home in Wheelock - n. X. Abbott has
been to Barre and Montpelier for few
days - George Heath lost valuable
COW last week.
Calais.
Farmers are busy putting in crops.
Special meeting of the Sons of Veterans
on Saturday evening.
II. A. Kent and f. E. Guernsey were il
Morrisville last week. - Q. A. Keltor
of Glover was in town recently. - Lii
liam Spaulding is again in town. - Mr.
and Mrs NJ. A. Kent, from Montpelier, were
in town on Sunday. - Clarence Wright
OF st. Adams was in town over Sunday
Chelsea.
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