The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-26

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| Wednesday OF last week should have been
chosen as the wedding-day of three of
the fsirest and most highly. esteemed young
ladies OF our town-Miss Bullock, Miss
Bennett aud Miss Kent2
North Calais.
The Slayton family will hold their reun.
| ion at Memorial Hall, Saturday, June 49,
All friends and relatives are requested to
| be present.
| Coles circus will exhibit on the third OF
July on the Cabot meadow.
Rev. B. b. Sherman attended the gradu-
ating exercises at KimballlU MON Academy,
Meriden, N H., last week, and is absent
this week at Cambridge. Mass, at the
| twenty-fifth anniversary OF the graduation
OF his college class.
The town school board have made the
following selection of textbooks: Cyr's
Primer, First and Second Reader, Monroe's
Third, Fourth and Fifth Readers, with the
Normal Course, from the First to the
Fourth, inclusive, published by Silver,
8urdett Co., as supplementary; Gilbert's
| Speller, and the Normal Primary Speller;
Greenleaf's Arithmetics; Frye's Geogra-
phies; Sheldon's Language Lessons 1.-TWO
books), and Metcalfs English Grammar;
Eggleston's First Book in American His
tory and Montgomery's Leading Facts of
American History Commits History of
/ Vermont; Mowry's Elements of Civil Gov
eminent; the Normal Writing Books with
slanting copies, and the American series
with vertical copies. The subject of physi-
| ology remains unsettled.
Mrs. Grant Of Hamilton, Ont, is in town
| to spend the summer with her parents Mr.
and Mrs E. W. Ware. - Lou K. Bacon
has gone to Northfeld, Mass, for the sum-
mer. - Oren A. Burbank has returned
to Somerville, Mass, but his wife and child
will remain with his parents through the
summer. - Mary A. Burbank has fin.
ished her school in Barre, and has returned
home. - Mrs Abigail G. Hood has re-
mer, and Gail G. Hood from her school in
Lowell. - Seth G. Mills of Manchester,
| N. H., is at j. B. Atwood's. - Edith
Forrest, who has been south for her health
since last fall, has returned home with
health much improved: g Mrs. Mary E.
Dutton) Ordway and two children and
Mrs. Eulie e. Dutton) Lane are at w. A.
Hoods. - Mrs. G. M. Dickey of Lowell,
Mass. is spending the summer at G. A.
Densmore's. - Robert b. Smith of
here, graduated from Tufts College with
high honors last week. - H. o. Bixby
and G. E. Putney attended the division en-
campment of the Sons of Veterans at St.
Adams last week. - 81. A. Kingsbury
has returned from Brooklyn, n. Y, where
he has been working as motorman on an
electric car. - Arthur A. Abbott went
on Monday to Bethel, where he is to work
in harness-shop.
| Corinth.
Mrs. John Hoyt died of heart trouble last
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Mary G. Munson has gone to New
bury to work for John Smith.
Hiram Dickinson and wife arrived in
| town last Saturday, from Boston. Mr..
Dickinson will commence to build new
barn on his farm at once.
The South Meadow church was well filled
last Sunday forenoon, the day being given
up to the children, who did we'll their part
in singing, Rotations, etc. The flowers
were artstically arranged in all parts of the
had it in charge.
East Corinth.
Farmers in this vicinity have commenced
their haying.
Several from this place attend the annual
picnic at Fairlee Lake to-day.
B. c. Abbott is sick. Rev. Mr..
Hatch returned from his visit at Danville
last Friday and occupied the pulpit Sunday
| - G, G. Taplin of East Barre was in
town few days last week. - Owing to
the illness of the teacher, Miss Carrigan, the
village school was not in session the whole
week. 60 Mrs. NJ E. Dickey and daugh-
ter Ardelle, who are now millners in Mont.
pelier, but formerly residents of this place,
are in town visiting relatives and friends.
Corinth Corner.
Children's Day was observed here June
Is with appropriate exercises. The house
was well filed.
Mrs. George Heath is stopping in Brad
| ford for few weeks. - Sidney Ward
and wife are at home from Concord. -
Bert and George Avery recently visited
their aunt, Mrs. George Fits. - Mrs
Norris Heath who has been very sick, is
able to be about again. - Mr.. and Mrs
DIN Eaton visited at This fathers recently
North Duxbury.
j. A. Durkee is repairing his house.
W. R. Elliott is running his saw-mll
night and day.
Misses Maggie and Nora Burke are at
home for few days.
Mr.. l. w. Thomas and daughter Jennie
are sick with diphtheria.
Mrs. Fannie Upper of South Burlington
is visiting relatives in town.
Fred Willard of Burlington was guest
of d. Stevens at Camp Willard last week.
Mr. and Richard Burke are visiting their
daughter, Mrs Martin Barry, at South Bur-
lington.
Norman Thomas of Moretown and N.
Cilley and wife are visiting at the home of
l. w. Thomas.
A. j. Durkee and j. G. Russ attended the
annual state encampment of the Sons of
Veterans at St. Adams last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Durkee have re.
turned from their wedding trip and will
make it their home with Mr.. Durkee's
father, j. A. Durkee.
South Duxbury.
William Phillips is still able to ride out
and is remarkably comfortable after such
long and severe siege. His many friends
congratulate him and are hopeful he may
fully recover. DR.. James Haylett of More
town is giving him faithful attention.
Mrs. Irwin Joslyn is spending a few days
at her parental home. - Mrs. Albert
Phillips has been confined to her house for
several days on account of poor health.
- The eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Kellogg made them a flying visit last Sun
day. - Mrs. Frank Atkins is spending
few days visiting her many friends in
Massachusetts. - Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Hart returned from their flying trip to
Massachusetts last week. - Lucy Buck
ley, who has been i'll for several days, is so
she rides out.
B. w. Fuller OF jamestown, N. D., is in |