The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-11

| first Of the week suffering from bronchitis.
- Harvey Noyes and wife OF Hard
days last week. - Ernest Hood, who
recently cut his right foot with an axe, is
now quite comfortable. - ID. K. Darling
has been adding piazza to his dwelling in
Westville. - Edward Purcell, who has
been suffering from sciatic rheumatism, is
spent last Sunday in Boltonville visiting
Ter parents. Lewis Lund and Miss
Florence Emery were recently married.
- Allen Olmstead was guest at New
ton Halls few days last week. - Bert
Todd, Theresa Cochran, and Eva Jones
were at home from Montpelier over Sun
day - Miss Florence Chambers re-
turned last week from Boston and vicinity
where she has been visiting friends.
You'll use one-third less of Harmless Soap.
Marshf1eld.
Harlow Folsom has bought the Hamilton
G. d. Smith has sold his hill farm to Gill
bert Smith.
Chester Wood has bought the butter-box
shop Of II. d. McCrillis.
Mrs. Sabrina Wheeler has bought the
old Durant farm in Calais.
John Breen has taken large lumber Job
of Mr. Gosant at Lanesboro.
Remember the chicken-pie supper and
concert on Thursday evening.
Singing-school will commence the first
week in December under the direction of
Mrs. E. V. Spencer.
G. E. Shepard sold his bay gelding
"Colby," sired by Golden, dam Auctoner
to Mr.. Haynes of Concord, Mass.
E. E. Yaw of Plainfeld has moved to Ed
ward Spencer's farm, and Mr.. Spencer has
moved into the Eli Edison tenement.
There will be services at the Universalist
church on Nov. 10 at 1915 A. M, and at 6: 90
P. M. Sunday-school at noon.
Miss Goldthwaite breaches at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday afternoon and
evening, and once in two weeks thereafter
The selectmen have done good job in
laying the sewer through Main street. The
work has been well done and will be of
lasting benefit to the village.
Rev. Samuel Lewis will preach next Sun
day morning. Subject " Ideal Church and
Congregation" This is by request, and he
wishes all members to be present
Rev. s. G. Lewis preached very interest
ing sermon to small but appreciative au-
dience last Sunday morning. Several
strangers were present and listened atten-
lively.
j. d. Grain and wife, accompanied by
their aged mother, Mrs. Grain, and her
brother, Mr.. Kinney, from Littleton, N. H.,
visited at G. d. Smiths last week. Mr.
Kinney is eighty-seven and Mrs. Grain is
eighty-fve.
The town has bought a piece of land adj
Joining the town cemetery, and the select
men have removed the wall, made new
fence and fixed up nicely, and it is re-
quested by them for those having friends
buried there to fix up and straighten the
headstones.
The funeral of Mrs. Carney, better known
in town as the widow of John Dow, was
held at the Universalist church on Tuesday
of last week, Rev Joseph r. Cobb of East
Montpelier and Miss Goldthwate officiating.
Mrs. Carney died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Patterson, in Lit Teton, N.
H., after painful illness. Tho burial was
at the village cemetery.
After long and weary illness, LOOMS
Woodward entered into rest on Tuesday of
last week. He was in his eighty-second
year, and had been long resident. After
prayers at the house, the funeral service
was held at the Universalist church on
Thursday Miss Goldthwaits and Rev. 8.
q. Lewis were the clergy in attendance.
Most of the schools closed last Friday and
have been very successful. The attendance
has been good. In the grammar depart
ment, village school, Miss Flora j. Atkins
has kept the reputation made heretofore of
being fiIst-class teacher. Out OF thirty
one scholars, the average has been thirty;
thirteen have had no marks, and seven
more only one mark each. Last Thursday
evening the scholars in the two schools pre-
sented each of the teachers with a nice
chair. The scholars met ia the school
house hall. The teachers soon made their
appearance and were SO completely sur
prised that they knew not what to say or
do. However, they soon rallied from their
confusion and the rest Of the evening was
spent in visiting and games. In the Ennis
district, Miss Josie l.. Laird has kept the
fall term, and the school has shown good
attendance and department. Fourteen
scholars have averaged 10 2-5. Eight schol-
AIRS have NO marks; one was absent only
half day. 1t is to be regretted that Miss
Laird does not come back for the winter
term. The Depot school has been taught
by Lillian Shepard, and her second term at
teaching has been 80 successful that she
may be called one Of our best teachers.
Twenty -one scholars have averaged 18a, but
one scholar attended only nine days and
one was absent the last four weeks. Eight
scholars had no marks at all, and two were
absent only half day each. Miss Shepard
will teach the winter term. Other schools
will be noticed next week.
Mr.. Burrows, representative from Coven-
try, aud wife visited at Elias Bemis' over
Sunday. - Mrs. l.. W. Carpenter of
Worcester, Mass, is visiting Mrs. Smith.
- Mark Mears was in Boston last
week. - Harry Tabor and wife of Mont
pelier visited at @. e. Shepards over Sun
day. - Oliver Carpenter has moved
back into his house in the village
Alonzo Linton is very low with consump-
ton at Samuel Bemis'.
TIE old lady was right when she said the
child might die If they waited for the doc
tor. She saved the little ones life with
few doses of One Minute Cough Cure. She
had used it for Group before. W. E. Terril
Co., Montpelier, Vt.
MiddIesex
w III. Vaughn returned from st. Adams
last Thursday.
The grst-mill is nearly completed and
will soon be open for custom
Harold Ward has returned from Windsor