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

marks were Carrie and Lena Williams
Those absent one half day were Louis True
and Scott Remission. Those having no
tardy marks, Susie and Alice Blake, Edna
and Eunice Ward, Carrie and Lena Will
liams, Ernest Blake, Katie Newman, Scott
Remission and BERTHE Bugbee. The others
deserve honorable mention. Number of
scholars, 81.
The picnic which Miss Roberts had
planned to have out of doors the last day of
school was held in the hall on account of
rain. The scholars gave credit to their
teacher by reading, speaking and singing.
Mrs. G. l.. Spear presided at the organ, and
W. Remission rendered some fine music on
the violin, after which three long tables,
prettily decorated with flowers were set
with ice-cream and cake, OF which all re-
ceived a share. Miss Roberts extends her
thanks to all for assistance and for the
| flowers contributed.
r. Richardson and Mrs. Rose Godfrey re-
turned to their homes in Lebanon, N. H,
last week. - Frank Danforth and his
mother, from Tunbridge, recently visited
few of their old neighbors here.
North Duxbury.
The selectmen have a gang OF men at
work turning the brook just below Durkee's
mill. The brook at this point washes into
the bank, causing the road TO settle every
little while. 1t is to be hoped they will
make permanent job OF it.
Frank Pierce has gone to Morrstown to
help his brother through haying. -
Jennie Thomas, who has been sick with the
diphtheria for the past week, is able to be
out again. - Patrick Burke of st. AL
bans is spending few days with his son,
Richard Burke. g. Bert Willard of
burlington is stopping few days at Camp
| Willard.
South Duxbury.
Rev. l.. E. Taylor is expected to occupy
| the Ipulnit nf the COnur 4pqtiop al chnrph
next Sunday.
Mrs. William n. Ward is so she can ride
out. - Mrs. Albert Phillips is GONZALES
cent. - Mother Louzelle is still lame
| in her ankle - Mrs. Irwin Josin is at
her parental home.
East Montpelier
c. A. Reed is at Hardwick, drawing
granite.
1t is reported that Henry Brothers has
sold his team to Mr.. Leavitt of Plaintield.
There will be a social gathering at the
hall next Saturday evening, with music and
| literary exercises, TO which cordial invita-.
! ton is extended to all. The ladies will
| bring cake.
A successful term of school, taught in the
Bliss district by Mary r. Dingwall, closed
last Friday. Those having no marks were
Mabel Cutler, Lizzie Bliss Vena and Min
ME Matthew. Others not tardy were Eva
| DllsS, MAI duu OdTTlt lbud DO-
ten, Harry Doten, Frank, Telesphore and
Ellie Matthew.
n. A. Goodwin returned last week from a
trip to Portland, Me-, and w. g. Goodwin
was at home from st. Adams over Sunday
- Mrs Wilbur Goodridge is expecting
relatives from Randolph, N. Y. -
AUNT Hannah" Howe of St. Johnsbury is
spending a few weeks at the Center.
FairIee.
At least six of the Endeavorers will at
tend the International convention at Bos-
| ton.
Rev William Spencer supplied for Rev.
Mr.. Lewis on Sunday, giving fine sermon.
George Chapman has bought the Pavilion
of K. S. Houghton and leased it to Charles
Sawyer of Bradford.
g. G. Lee, superintendent of the Meth
odist Sunday-school, made the review les
son interesting by means of a map
The strawberry and ice-cream supper was
success, rejecting much credit on Mrs.
W. FL. Long and daughter and Mrs. f. w.
Abbott.
Mrs. George Chapman has bought the
Octagon and all the real estate at the south
end of Lake Morey belonging to 4. S.
Houghton of Boston.
George Morrison and wife of Lyndonville
and Fl, H. ROBBIE and wife of ST. Johnsbury
have been visiting their cousin, Mrs. H. L.
NICE - MISS richmond mas closed
| pleasant term of school and returned to her
home at Newport. - Calvin Baldwin
! will have cataract removed from his eye
! in few days. - Leon Kendall has
finished work at the creamery and has hired
out to n. Rogers. - Gertrude Kendall
is at work for Mrs Pratt, who has recently
returned from the West
West Fairlee
The Fourth will be celebrated by pro-
cession of antiques and horribles in the
| forenoon, and baseball game in the after
noon Music will be furnished by the local
brass band and drum corps.
Gertrude Smith is spending her vacation
at home. - Master Ned Bates of Mont
pelier is at George L. Church's for the sum.
mer. - Fred Paul was called home last
week by the illness of his father who is
now improving in health
West Fairlee Center.
Minnie Heath has returned home, having
closed a successful term of school in Fairee
but one scholar having any mark in her
register for the eight weeks term
Misses Jennie Southworth and Marion
Mum, who were engaged to teach at Stark,
n. H., have returned home. Their schools
closed little prematurely because of
diphtheria breaking out in one OF them.
The school taught by Miss M. P. South
worth closed on Friday. The rain pre-
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union picnic which was to have been held
in grove near the village They were
comforted under their disappointment by
having picnic at their own school-house,
after which they had their exercises, con-
sIsting of recicatons and singing. The at
tendance has been very good OF the
twenty-five scholars, thirteen were not alb
sent during the term. Four were absent
but one day. Eleven were neither absent
nor tardy. Following are the names of
those neither absent nor tardy: Irma Perry,
Efie Hubbard, Flossie Hatch, Blanche
Caldwell, Freddie Scruton, Harry Scruton,
Eddie Titus, Leon Richardson Alvah
Hatch, Chauncey Hatch, May Morse. Those
not absent but tardy once were Helen
Richardson and Dana Morey. Those alb
sent but one day were Mary Slack, Sarah
Slack, Lizzie Caldwell, and Cora Brooks.
There were but two instances of hardness
during the whole term.
Mrs. Charles Hinkley and children from
Boston are boarding at A, II. Southworth's.
- Gideon W. Perry and family have
mo yed into their new house. - L. b.
Morse has bought the lumber on the Orange
Comstock farm of George Comstock. -
j. n. Kimball has gone to Boston and