The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-03

which is notl proper to communicate to the
public in general.
The educational meeting held last Fri
day was largely attended. All the schools
but one were represented by teacher and
scholars. Each school had exercises and
acquitted themselves handsomely. The su.
perintendent, Mr.. j. p. Lamson, reported
178 scholars had attended the eleven schools
taught in town during the summer, OF
whom 161 were present at this meeting.
The attendance had been much better than
in former years and the tardy marks much
fewer. One thing was noticed at this meet
ing, the attendance of the women so much
larger than of the men, which conclusively
shows that the interest OF the female por-
ton of the community in educational mat.
tiers is much greater than of the male, and
that the training and molding of the minds
OF the children is largely in their hands.
Arthur Lamson is at home from Boston
on a vacation. - Rosa Cooper of New
port is visiting Mrs Mary Atkins. -
Susie Atkins has returned from her school
in Marsbfeld.
East Cabot.
Will Abbott and family have returned to
their home in Barre. u. A. k. Gid
den and wife and e. Glidden and wife Of
Barre have been visiting relatives here
- Il. Drown is visiting at II. Hough-
toms. - Edna Goss is visiting friends
in st. Johnsbury. - Mr.. and Mrs. Guild
OF st. Johnsbury have been visiting at H.
Goss'.
Calais.
Remember the fireworks at Kent's Cor
ner on the evening of July 4.
The school at Maple Corner, taught by
Nora Mower, closed last Saturday with in
teresting exercises by the school. 1t has
been very successful term
The school in district No. Z, taught by
Myrtle b. Wheeler, closed June %. Total
number of pupils, II. Those having no
mo 6nrinn 10 farn xuar ok
A. Gould, Lila f Ellis, Bessie L. Towne,
Mabel Fuller, Mary K. Fuller and Henry
S. Martin. Anna B. Jacobs was absent
only one day.
j.. w. Wright of Middlebury was in town
recently. - Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. White
Lillian Spaulding, Mrs. Whites sister, at
st. Adams last week. - Alpheus Bliss
and Matte McDermid of Lowell, Mass,
visited in town last week. - Mrs. R. G.
Brown and son of Minneapolis are visiting
at L. A. Kent's. - William Ransom has
been stopping with 1. Rich Kent who is
at home on his vacation
North Calais.
The Slayton reunion last week was a very
pleasant event, at which nearly one hun
dred were present The exercises consisted
of singing by Mr.. and Mrs. Fri Spencer of
Marshfield; reading of the 90th Psalm by
Mrs. Freeman, pastor OF Christs Church;
lcludIhb ny htNs OIlh DdNlS, w dlItT Oldy-
ton and Mrs. Freeman. Mr.. Slayto ad
dress contained brief sketch of the origin
of the Slayton family. The company dis
persed in excellent spirits and the occasion
will long be remembered by them.
East Calais.
The grass crop, on an average, is much
better than was expected and many farmers
are well under way with their haying.
AS soon as Inez Pearce closes out present
orders for dressmaking, her rooms will be
closed while she takes vacation during
the remainder of the summer.
Rev. 1. Wallace Cate of Toxic, Japan,
will preach here next Sunday at one O'Clock.
Mr.. Cate is just home from a tive-years'
stay in Japan, and his many friends and
townspeople will be glad of the chance to
listen to him.
DR.. w. H. Wishart of Burke has taken
rooms in the Bemis house and hung out his
sign. He is of the same school of medicine
as was DR.. Gray, and a member of the same
medical society. Since the death of DR..
Gray our town has been without physi-
clan, and it is source OF thankfulness to
know that we again have one in our midst.
We hope that all in need of medical attend
ance will give him trial and that he may
receive sufficient encouragement to warrant
his making permanent home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dwinell will attend the
Christian Endeavor convention at Boston
next week and will also spend some time
visiting relatives in Massachusetts. -
week at L. G. Dwinell's. - Contrary to
expectation, Mrs Howes will not spend
the summer here as usual, but has gone to
Lakeside, Mass, accompanied by her
daughter Mildreth. -W w. l.. Pierce and
family go to their cottage at Caspian Lake,
Friday, expecting to be absent five weeks.
j. n. Bliss received summons last
week to go to Burlington as a witness in a
case before the United States court, in ses-
sion there.
Mr.. Guy lost a horse very suddenly last
week
Fred Orr and Mabel Slayton were mar.
ried the first of last week.
A. S. Bliss and his niece, Matte McDer-
mid of Lowell, Mass, called on friends in
this vicinity last Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Ross of South Woodbury.
preached in Barney's hall last Sunday, and
will preach again in two weeks.
Mrs. M. j. Bailey has been entertaining
guests from Worcester and Cambridge, and
went with them to Barre on Saturday
A pleasant term of school closed on Fri
day. Those pupils whose record of at
tendance was perfect were Laura McCloud,
Charles LaDoux and Glenn Virgins. Sid
ney Weeks, Fred Rathburn and Harry
Daley had no absences and but one tardi-
half days absence, with one hardness
Mary Thompson, Bernice Thompson and
Bessie Thompson were not tardy.
Chelsea.
A band stand has been built on the corner
of the common opposite the town hall.
The annual meeting of the Bell Shoe Com
pany after hearing the reports of the di.
rectors and treasurer, adjourned till next
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock.
Vertner Kenerson, formerly of Chelsea,
graduated last week from the medical de.
partment of Yale University and received
the prize for the best graduating thesis.
Robert B. Smith, just graduated from
Tufts College, has been appointed teacher
OF physics and chemistry in the high school
of Somerville, Mass. good position,
which Robert is well qualified to fiji.
The adjourned examination of the jesse
mans resulted in their discharge by the
justices, the evidence in their opinion not
warranting the holding of the respondents.
Public opinion concerning the facts has not
been altered by the finding OF the court.
The FOurth will he ohserved nv a town