The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10

Greeneaf's series of Arithmetics, emitting
the Brief Course y; Metcalf & Brights
Language Lessons Metcaf's English Gram
mar; Eggleston's First Book in American
History; Ellis History of the United States;
Mowry's Civil Government; Normal Course
in Writing. Harper's Biographies and Gil
bert's School Studies in Words have been
continued for one year, and Conants His
torical Reader has been adopted as supple
mentary reading.
T. b. Hall lost a horse last week.
The Young Ladies' Union Circle will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. o. M. Bout
well.
WI. Mills has bought horse of G. H.
Welch, and Thomas Malone one of Lewis
Lund.
Rev. o. NJ. Boutwell, will conduct quar-
terly meeting at Peacham next Sunday. A
young man named White will preach in his
place.
Company, has sold part OF his standing hay
to Walter Thurston and George Pillsbury
for 800. He gets about $500 for the use of
his land in this town this year
Edward Gray, manager of the Great
Western Telephone Company, was lately
in town repairing line and instruments.
He will in the near future extend the line
cipal houses at Lisbon, N II.
Andrew Mills returned from Lowell last
Saturday with new bride and mother.in.
law. - Mrs. S. p. WEIGH is very sick.
- Timothy Emery has gone back to the
Westville mail route again. - Fred W.
Clark, employed in Jordan, Marsh & Co.'s
store in Boston, is staying at G. III. Welch's
for Canada on a bicycle, but returned by
rail.
Hardwick.
The Fourth passed off very quietly after
two O'Clock in the morning.
Editor Albee is detained at Springfield,
Mass, on account of sickness.
III. II. Ward and family of Wilmington,
Del, arrived Fourth Of July morning
A lawsuit was tried on Monday-Davis
V. Bashaw Brothers, book account-before
Justice Huntley and jury.
Eleven new buildings are in process of
construction in the village, and four build
ing lots were sold last week.
East Hardwick
All the town schools closed the past week.
A very successful public examination was
held at the hall by all the schools on Satur-
day. No. 10 takes first prize in geography;
Nos. 6, s, 10 and II stood perfect in speliing
No: primary first in reading; Nellie KIM
ball, No. 10, and Given Burke, No. 2, pri-
mary, divide prize in speaking. The village
schools held public exercises Saturday.
Mrs L. f. Bsbbitt, son, and daughters,
are spending few weeks with friends.
- Frances Hancock, a teacher in the
asylum for the blind at Northampton, Mass,
is spending her vacation at her brothers.
- Mrs. j. K. Giffin of Barre is visiting
at her fathers. - Laura Bronson, daugh-
ter of Horace Bronson, who went to Califor-
MIA some twenty years ago, is spending the
summer in the state. - Mrs. A. j. Dut-
ton has met with very serious accident
which may require the amputation of part
OF her foot. - Mrs. Hattie Currier is the
delegate to the Christian Endeavor meeting
at Boston. - Jessie d. Bronson attends
the summer school at Morrisville this week
and next.
Marshfield.
Henry Dwinell lost horse last week
s. A. Packer lost a promising colt, last
week, from lockjaw. 1t was sired by Van
Franklin.
bert won second money in the 2: q class
at Burlington last week. He won the first
heat in 2:229-the last half in l: 10.
The Stars played the Clippers of Danville
at Cabot on the Fourth. The Clippers won
by one score. The battery for the Stars
were Warren Smith and Burt Davis, both
doing good work.
William Mute and wife of St. Johnsbury
visited l.. D. Mute over the Fourth. -
c. H. Robinson has gone to Bethel to work
- Mr.. Hayward and Nena Kelley of
Woburn, Mass, were in town last week.
- Mrs. Amasa Mcdonald of Littleton,
n. H., is visiting in town. - Anna
Burnham, who has been teaching school in
Burlington, is at home for few weeks.
- Mrs. Perkins and two sons OF Bur-
lington are visiting Mrs. Burnham.
Middlesex Center.
Crops are looking fine with the exception
of grass, which will be rather light yield.
Verify, " the grasshopper is alburden.'
There have been a good many strawber-
ries raised In this vicinity this year. James
Kew, Hazen Arbuckle, and some others,
have sold quite large quantity.
The venerable David Herrick rode to
Montpelier and back on Saturday-quite
ride for man ninety-two years old. He
retains his faculties to a remarkable degree,
and bids fair to reach the century mark if
no accident intervenes.
The Center keeps step with the times.
During haying the people have Clipped
in " and provided the means for bringing
the mail daily from the village, and some
forty dailes, goodly number of weekly
papers, letters, ETC., are nightly distributed
at the doors of the sturdy yeomanry.
Mrs. E. E. Densmore and daughter are
visiting in Moretown. - Freeman o.
Fay is working at G. H. Ladd's through
haying. - 81. Hasbrook has a new
horse. - Stephen Hallock is visiting L.
NJ. Cameron, who has the other relatives
from White River Junction visiting him.
MoretowR.
Between forty and fifty Of the Junior
League and Sunday.school children met
with Mrs. II. O. Ward on Fourth of July
afternoon. The children treated the village
people to a street parade of "horribles,"
accompanied with ringing of bells, blowing
of horns, ETC., after which Mrs. Ward treated
the children to refreshments, consisting of
beans, bread cake and ice-cream, which
were served on the lawn. All enjoyed the
occasion very much
Mrs. Uriah Howe of St. Johnsbury, for
mer resident, is visiting in town. -
Glare Ward hurt his leg few days ago
while playing ball. - Rev. s. G. Vail
and wife started on Monday for Danville, TO
care for relative who is sick. - A. M.
Pierce OF East Montpelier visited in town
over Sunday.
Newbury.
f. W. Powers has lost valuable horse
from eating too much green grass it is sup
posed
John Leighton has bought OF Henry G