The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

Wells of Barre and Rev. Charles Wells Of
Bangor, Me-, were at A, q. Guernsey's on
Sunday. - Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Pasco
OF Boston are at Il. Stickney's.
East Calais.
The village school opened on Monday
with Alma Leonard as teacher.
Maude Pierce entered the State Normal
School at Randolph last week. Merne
Hawkins enters the Methodist Seminary
this week and 9. T.. Pierce and Q. E. Bliss
go to Goddard.
The republicans raised a Mckinley and
Hobart flag Saturday night. There were
speeches by Hon. r. A, Dwinell Of Mont
pelier, j. W. Leonard, John Thomas and
Hon. A Dwinell, interspersed with martial
music.
Sodom.
School opened Monday morning with
Annie Wilson of Worcester as teacher.
Mrs. M. G. Brown has returned to
Worcester. - Annie Smith of Canada Is
visiting MRS. Thomas Bailey. - Clara
Bliss has rome to Hyde Park to attend
school. - Herbert Weeks came near
losing his eye while at work on the quarry,
by a piece OF steel. - Mrs. Ellen Bailey
is at home from Montpelier, where she has
been taking care of Mrs. Bancroft, who
lately died.
Chelsea.
The Shepard family will give q musical
entertainment in the Town Hall next Friday
evening.
The county bar centennial was q great
success. See a fuller account elsewhere in
this paper.
Some OF the ladies conducted a largely.
attended social at the town hall on Friday
evening, with the object of procuring seats
for the common.
The ladies Of the Ten Pin Club have pre-.
sented the public library with four hand
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ceeds Of an entertainment held last winter.
DR.. G.. j. Helmer and assistants will
leave for Montpelier on the 10Th inst, and
will remain there two months. 1t is an
bounced that he will return here next sum-
mer.
Rev. Franklin S. Hatch of Monson, Mass. ,
preached at the Congregational church
Sunday morning and evening. Rev. Mr..
Sherman will resume his pulpit labors next
Sunday.
It. G. Reynolds and d. III. Prescott gave a
humorous entertainment at the Town Hall
on Thursday evening under the auspices Of
the Sons of Veterans, and a promenade con-
cert followed.
A democratic rally was advertised for
to put in an appearance, local talent was
too modest to supply their places, and the
crowd dispersed.
A very enjoyable entertainment was
given in the town hall on Saturday evening
by Bessie Bell Collier of Boston, the child
She was assisted by e. P. Collier, elocu-
ZIONIST.
The republican rally on Thursday was
very largely attended. The gentler sex
was especially in evidence. Does this be-
token the near victory OF our women's suf-
frage friends2 The principal speakers, W.
W. Stickney and L.. M. Read, were enthu.
siastically received.
Rev. w. e. Allen was at Mortified camp
meeting the latter part Of last week,
preached at Barre on Sunday, and will
be absent the next two Sundays, spending
his vacation about Craftsbury and Green's
boro. There will be no preaching service at
the Methodist church during his absence.
After a very painful illness, borne with
beautiful patience and Christian resigna-
ton, s. Ann Minard died on Wednesday of
last week. She was a woman of marked
strength of character and was held in de-
served esteem. The funeral services were
held on Friday, Rev. Mr.. Sherman off,
ciating.
the public schools for the fall: No. 2, Chelsea
Academy, John NJ. Comstock; Interme.
diate. Lena E: %spalding; Primary. Lillian
M. Wells; No. 5, Helen Sloan OF Massa-
Brookfeld; No. Z, Martha l.. Noyes; No.
8, Ida E. Covell of Williamstown; No. 10,
Mrs. Eliza s. Carr; No. IL, Addie M.
French; No. IL, Arthur G.. Smith of Will
Jamestown; No. 10, Clara j. Laird; No. II,
Ada j. Sherburne of Barre. Nos. 7 and Is
begin next Monday, the rest this week.
Charles X. Darling of Boston is visiting
his father, j. X. Darling - Walter s.
Goss of Worcester, Mass, is visiting his
parents. - Mrs. Belle A. (Densmore)
Moore of White River Junction is at c.. A.
Densmore's. - Nelson s. Minard of
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occasion of his sisters death and burial.
- Rev. w. r. Davenport of Barre
preached at the Methodist church Sunday
morning and evening. - f. 1. Whitney,
G.. E. Godfrey, Fl. o. Bixby, and R. W.
Allen have been appointed ballot clerks for
freemen's meeting. - Bessie M. Hackett
is working for Luvia G.. Hatch. - Mrs.
Mary G.. Chamberlain left on Tuesday for
Stacyville, Iowa, where she will make her
home with her brother. - Mrs. Bernice
s. Stevens has taken rooms in III. w. Dear
born's Jail street tenement. - son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Kent
on Tuesday of last week. - j. Oliver
Perkins has gone to Barre to work in a meat
market. - Catherine Fletcher of North
ampton, Mass, is at Rev. b. b. Sherman's.
East Corinth.
The only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. G..
Page died very suddenly August 81.
Several from this place attended the Uni.
versalist convention at Barre last week.
The East Corinths and Cookevilles played
a game of ball on :the fair grounds on Satnr-
day. Score, 33 to 3S in favor of East
Corinths.
The democratic flag.raising, Friday after.
noon, was we'll attended. Mr.. Childs OF
Brattleboro and Samuel Page OF Woodsville
were the speakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutter, who nave been
spending a two-weeks' vacation in town, re-
turned to their home in Chelsea, Mass. on
Saturday. - Rev. Mr.. Hoyt of st. Johns.
bury occupied the Universalist pulpit on
Sunday. - Hattie Simpson, who has
be en- working for the past year in Marlboro,
Mass, is spending a vacation at home. -
II. j. Kemp is in town for a few days.
North Duxbury.
Ernest Shambo cut his foot quite badly
last Saturday while chopping or the noun
tain.
Schools in districts B and 8 began this
week, with Miss Eta Morse of Waterbury
az teacher in the former aud Mrs. Eta
Huntley Of Bolton the latter.