The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-08
PEELED by a steam motor, so that now there

PEELED by a steam motor, so hat now there
are no fears OF low water.
A large number of the townspeople
passed the Fourth out of town, but the few
who remained at home made ample noise
for a grand celebration. In the evening
there was a display of fireworks on the hill
back of the village.
Mrs. Canda Bates, relict of Freeman
Pittsley, died at her home in this village
last Saturday, aged sixty-fve years, eleven
months and twenty.seven days. Deceased
was the daughter of the late Asa and
Phoebe Bates of Barre, and mother of Gin
ton and David Pittsley of East Barre. Her
funeral was held from her late residence on
Monday last, Rev. Mr.. Porter of Mortified
officiating, and was attended by a large
copcourse of %neighbors and friends. The
flowers and emblematic designs were elab-
crate and beautiful. The remains were
taken to Barre for burial.
The teachers and pupils of the village
school passed last Friday afternoon at j. f.
Calef's. A generous supply of ice-cream,
cake and lemonade insured the happiness
of the children, and all agreed that a pleas
anter way of closing the term could not
have been adopted. The pupils in the
higher department who passed the highest
per cent in their work for the term were Ila
Downing, Olive Calef, Ernest Mcdonald
and Dean Seaver. Those having neither
absent nor tardy marks were Florence Be-
honou, Ethel Huntington, Annie Flint, Ila
Downing, Ernest Mcdonald, Beulah Paine,
Charlie and George Palmer, Myrtle Rich
ardson and Ellen B. smith In the pri-
mary department those who had no marks
were Grace and Leon BohonOn, Lewis
Bowles, Frank Braman, George Brigham,
Victoria Green, Julia Kinzie, Ray Moody,
lila Ordwav. Ida Richardson, Ralph Tillot.
son, Grover Smith and Grace McAllister.
Julia Kinzie and Hugh Carpenter received
the largest number of headmarks, both
having the same number.
Miss Alma Clough has finished her school
at East Montpelier and returned home.
- Fred Ordway of Barre visited his
father, Royal Ordway, last Saturday. -
Miss Edith Hanson OF Corinth is visiting
her sisters here.
Williamstown.
d. NJ. Perkins continues very poorly in
health.
Mrs. George Mari will be absent two
months at her old home in Canada.
Albert Goodrich is building a poultry
house, twenty-four by forty feet.
Some two inches of rain fell here on Sat
urday night. 1t was much needed.
Edwin House and George l., Edison, with
their wives, left on Monday for Colorado.
James Gregory and family, now of An
derson, Ind, are visiting his parents here.
Mrs. George w. Robinson has been called
of late to bury two of her brothers in More
town.
Mrs. Bernice Skinner Stevens of Chelsea
has been the guest of late Of her aunts, Mrs.
Willard Sprague and Mrs. John A, Perry.
Mrs. Annie Benedict Franklin and two
children will spend the remainder of the
summer with Mrs. Scion Curtis at Dutch
Flat, Cal.
Mrs. Alden Whitney Richardson, nee
Miss Emeline White, now of Chicago, il
visiting her brother, Horace e. White.
Her son and daughter by Mr.. Whitney are
married and living in Chicago.
AS Julius Martin aud wife were on the
way to Montpelier on Saturday their horse
took fright in South Barre, with the result
that their top buggy was demolished and
Mr.. Martin was severely famed.
In late years the Fourth of July has been
ushered In here with such a superfiuity OF
naughtiness the powers that be felt com
PEELED to prevent asrecurrence OF the same
this year. Their presence In the village on
Friday night kept the peace unbroken.
Our selectmen were in Montpelier last
week, consulting the manager OF the late
James Langdon's property in the matter OF
a road in the quarry district over land be.
! longing to the estate, TO the building OF