The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-04
by Rev g. II. Morse. Cake, coffee and
fruit were served in abundance.


Cabot.
Farmers report good crop OF corn, and
are about filling their silos
The town circulating library has returned
to its former home, Mrs. s. Swerdfeger's.
The Christian Endeavor Society is making
arrangements for another course OF lectures
the coming winter
The prize speaking at Lower Cabot last
Thursday evening, drew good audience.
The prize was awarded to May Lyford.
Twenty.four from this town attended the
Christian Endeavor convention at Plain
field last Friday. Mrs. Hartwell and Pansy
Smith were elected as delegates.
Superintendent j. P. Lamson will hold
an educational meeting at the school.house
in Lower Cabot on the 9th inst. at half-past
seven in the evening. There will be papers
by some Of the teachers.
Mrs. 8. l.. wiswell went to Boston and
South Duxbury, Mass. last Thursday, &C
companied by her son.in-law, M. ID. Wells,
daughter home after several weeks at the
beach.
Nellie Swerdfeger narrowly escaped
serious accident while coming from Dan
vile last Tuesday, by being thrown from
her bicycle. She was in dazed condition
for several hours, yet was able to walk
mile to the village, her escort taking her
wheel.
In last weeks report OF school teachers,
there were some errors There is no pri-
mary department in the Burnap district,
where Flora Atkins teaches, but is stu
ated in the upper village, where Lillian
Wells is assigned, Mr.. Hill of Plainfeld
taking the higher department. Adde Smith
returns to Wolcott instead of Woodbury..
Mrs. Susan Whittier is very i'll at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. j. B. Pike, in
Marshfeld, where she went last Wednes-
day to celebrate her sixty-eighth birthday
with her sister Jeanette, whose age was
sixty the same day. She was heard making
q noise In her room about three o'clock
Thursday morning, when Mrs. Pike found
her in an unconscious condition, remaining
80 nearly all the time until Saturday. At
last reports symptoms were more favorable,
]. B. Knights and daughter Clara went to
Bradford on their bicycles, last Friday,
where Clara is to attend school, -
Pansy Smith, Garlic Hills, and John and
Maggie Barr go to St. Johnsbury this week
to attend school. - Luna Atkins, Grace
Whittier and Perley Pike go to Montpelier
Seminary this week. - DR.. f. P. Gale,
wife, and daughter, from Fort Payne, Ala,
are in town. The doctor is somewhat re-
duced in flesh, but retains his pleasant
countenance OF former years. - Susie
Atkins returned to Worcester last Saturday
to teach school. u P. Lamson and
wife spent a few days in Burlington and
and family returned to Saratoga last We'd
nesday, taking carriage drive. - Mrs.
George Burt and son, from New Hampshire,
are visiting her sister, Mrs. j. p. Lamson.
- s. Swerdfeger and wife and II. G..
Williams returned from Boston on Satur-
day, where they have been to attend the
Knights Templar convention. ~ Mrs.
Flora Cobb OF Montpelier is stopping at e.
ID. Waldo's for few days.
East Cabot.
w. G. Nye and family OF Barre and An
drew Barr Of Illinois have been visiting at
r. s. Bars the past week. - George
Hooker and Mrs. Julia Ann Hooker OF
Barre, Mr.. and Mrs. A. n Lane of Plain.
field, Mrs M. G. Russlow and Mrs. Calista
Roberts Of Danville, have been visiting at
Manchester, N. H., is at CIT. Adams.
- E. Il. Clark has new Sharpless
separator.
A very pleasant social affair was the re-
ception given by the Ten-Pin Club at the
town hall on Wednesday evening of last
week to the Bachelor Maids and other in
vited guests.
II there had been any suspicion that our
business men lacked energy and persist.
ence, the ardor of their devotion to the
science and practice Of quoits for the past
fortnight would forever put it to rest.
Henry G. Birchmore, for many years
blacksmith in the upper village, died at his
sons, Robert II. Birchmore's, on Friday,
after long illness. The funeral services
were held on Saturday, Rev. Mr.. Forrest
officiating.
Elizabeth s. Tobey, who is holding evan
gelistic services at Vershire, will hold
meeting at the Congregational church in
this place next Saturday afternoon, where
she will be glad to meet the friends she
made during her former visit here.
Mrs. Helen G. Rice of Boston, national
organizer for the Woman's Christian Tenn.
perance Union and superintendent of Loyal
Temperance Legion work, gave lecture at
the Methodist church on Monday evening,
having addressed the ladies and children on
the afternoon of the same day.
Laura r. Fuller begins a school this week
at Pompanoosuc, Edna f. Robbins at Wash
ington village, and Flora NJ. Corwin in Cor
inth. - George E Hatch has been ap.
pointed janitor of the town hall. - Wal
ter 8. Goss is at home for a short time from
Worcester, Mass. - A son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. HARDWOOD on Wednes.
day OF last week. - Mrs. Gertrude A.
Hyde of st. Johnsbury, who has been
spending some time with her mother in
Brookheld, was in town few days last
week. - Rev. b. b. Sherman attends
the county Sunday-school convention at
New bury this week.
COrinth.
The officials OF the fair made commend
able effort to stop the sale Of liquor on the
grounds, and several persons were arrested
and fined.
Many former residents took occasion to
visit their old homes and take in the fair
among them Joseph Knight of Newbury
port, Mass, Ichabod Rowe of Peacham,
Loisa Wsshburn of Manchester, n. H., Mrs.
Edwin Fuller of Chelsea, and many others.
Misses Humphrey, Eaton and Sargent
have returned from their summers work at
Lakeside House, The Weirs, N. FL. -
Bertha Eaton goes to Montpelier to school
this fall, Ellsworth and Nettie Sargent and
Clinton Sargent to Thetford. - Rev #.
/. Sargent has 80 far recovered his health
as to be able to preach again
North Duxbury.
School in district No. commenced last
Monday with Anna O'Brien as teacher.
The local base bail nine went to Jones.
vile last Saturday and played the nine at
that place. Score, IA to 16 in favor OF Jones
| Vile.
Fred Willard of Burlington was the
guest of d. Stevens at Camp Willard last
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