The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-07

nected with the paper recently printed at
that place. the Observer.
E. @. Libbey goes to Laconia, N. H.,
where he has secured position as clerk in
hardware store He leaves many friends
here who wish him prosperity.
Miss Wayne Flanders is at home from
Montpelier, as is also her brother Francis
and wife of Lancaster, N. H., stopping with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ G. Flanders.
Mrs. Allen Merrill, who has been in poor
health for the past few months, is at Hamp-
ton Beach Hotel, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, where she will stay for few weeks,
hoping to improve.
Cabot.
Elijah Lovejoy of Ottawa, ILL.,, was at Mrs.
Mary Atkins last Friday
We have an unusually large number OF
summer visitors in town the present sum-
mer.
Twenty-Five persons from our town are
rusticating at the different watering places
and beaches.
The Good Templars met the Calais lodge
at Sabin Pond, Woodbury., last Saturday.
and had picnic.
The poor hay weather of the past week
has prevented majority Of the farmers
from finishing hsying.
The heavy rain, last Saturday night, was
very welcome, whether the farmers were
through haying or not.
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, missionary from
Turkey, will speak at the Congregational
church next Sunday, at the usual time of
the morning service.
Rev. Mr.. Williams preached at the Con-
gregational church in exchange with Rev.
Mr.. Hartwell, after which he administered
the sacrament Of the Lords Supper.
The Epworth League will hold an India
social at Rev. j. A. Dixon's next Friday
evening, for the purpose OF contributing
do 20. ha 10. tE.,
port OF q girl in India, and fancy articles to
be used in her school work, and Christmas
presents such as dolls, picture cards and
any little articles that will please children.
All are cordially invited.
Professor EMERSON was greeted with a
large audience, last Sunday evening, to lis
ten to his lecture, "Stored Energy" He
addressed himself largely and principally
to the young, saying that each one should
be storing up energy, with which to
meet the battles OF life before them; that it
is a constant battle and requires constant
preparation to meet 1t. He urged upon them
the necessity Of all acquiring an education,
and in this way get strength with which to
meet and overcome all the trials and tempta-
tions Of life. Mr.. EMERSON is wide-awake,
| enthusiastic speaker, and for an hour and
quarter held the closest attention of his
audience to the last word.
East Cabot.
| Mrs. N. K. Abbott is visiting in Barre
- Henry and Miss Edna Cutting have
returned to their home in Worthwhile.
| - Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Clark visited e.
II. Clark, his father, last week. - W.
l.. Adams was in Worthwhile last week.
| - Ida Houghton is doing table work at
the Elm House, Dsnville. - Mrs. Hugh
Dunn is sick.
Fred Weeks is improved in general
health, but his blindness remains the same.
Joseph Barney's hall is for sale The
tenement under it, in which he has resided,
is now vacant
Mrs. Charles Weeks is thinking of having
the cataract removed from one Of her eyes,
the operation to be performed by DR..
Chandler.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Bailey were called to
Worcester, last Sunday, by the sudden
death OF little niece, the daughter OF
George Stone.
Mr.. Ross of Woodbury. continues to
preach every two weeks. His text last SUM-
day was from Numbers xxi: 23-"Be sure
your sin will find you OUT
Chelsea.
j. K. Darling has taken to himself a wife,
| as the marriage notices show, and returned
home on Monday with the new Mrs. OAR
| ling.
Rev. DR.. Josiah Tyler Of st. Johnsbury
occupied the Congregational pulpit on Sun
day, both morning and evening. He spoke
| of Africa and Of his own work among the
| Zulus, in that continent, and the services
were much enjoyed.
The establishment of a public reading
room has been the subject Of more or less
desultory discussion for some time, but
the matter was brought to head last
Thursday by meeting OF citizens called at
the bank on short notice. A subscription
paper was there circulated and sufficient
| w anhaori had N tba np6ar-
taking. G. P. Dickinson was appointed as
treasurer to hold the money raised and to
disburse the same with the cooperation and
under the approval OF the library trustees,
and FL. E. Roberts, E. o. Tracy and A. III.
| Powers were appointed a committee to wait
on the trustees and request them to open
the library rooms for this purpose. The
library trustees have heartily furthered the
plan, and the reading-room was opened on
Monday evening with good amount OF
periodical literature. 1t will be open each
weekday evening between six and nine.
A thriving hoy Is added to Ernest A,
Corwin's family. -G. ~. Slows mother
is visiting him from Burlington. - Mis-.
b. B: Sherman and Mildred have gone to
Medford, Mass, for few weeks. - DR..
Arthur V. Goss of Taunton, Mass. is visiting
his parents for a few days. - There was
a dancing party at the town hall on Friday
evening - Edward A. Davis has been
appointed teller in the bank at Bethel, with
the prospect of becoming cashier in few
months. - DR.. NJ. ii. Corwin met with
quite an accident while driving in Corinth
on Tuesday of last week His buggy was
considerably broken up, and the doctor
somewhat bruised. - On the same day
Hira l.. Bixby's horse tipped over bank
near the f. B. Stanley place and ran away,
doing the carriage considerable harm and
Mr.. Bixby some bruises - County Ex-
aminsr Prichard held an examination OF
teachers here last Friday, with eight candi-
| dates In attendance. - Emma l.. Darling
| has returned home after an absence of
several weeks. - The Congregational
meeting. house is to be covered with steel
roofing, and Whitney, Tracy & Co. are to do
the job
Corinth.
The board OF school directors met last
week and decided upon the following books
to be used in our public schools, viz: New
Normal Readers Raub's Arithmetic; Went.
worths Mental Arithmetic; Buffers Geog-
raphies; Blaisdell's Physiologies; Mont.
gomery's Histories; Raub's Grammars;
Southwark & Goddard Language Lessons;