The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-08

addition to our pulpit speakers.
A family party gathered at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Eddy, in Marshfeld,
July a. to celebrate both his and the ma
that OF a sister, Mrs L. e. Alvord, who will
be eighty years old the 18th instant The
party were royalty entertained, both with
games, refreshments and old-fashioned Wis
itng. Mr., Eddy entered heartily into the
spirit of the occasion. Although seventy
five years old, he might be taken for a man
several years his junior.
Mark Mears bought and sold 1000 dozen
| OF eggs in ten days recently. - John
Severance has been remodelng his house.
= Miss Anna Burnham and Harry
| Perkins from Burlington are in town. -
L. ID. Mute had a fine Jersey COW and calf
shipped from Lewis Dudley, New Haven,
Conn. - Mrs Carrie CLARK Wallace
from Minnesota is visiting her old home
and friends. w. ID. Smith played ball
with the Danvile Clippers at Hsrdwick
last Saturday. - The Stars go to play
with the Hardwicks next Saturday. -
e. V. Spencer has improved the looks of
his place by taking out his yard fence.
! - young son of Frank Brown is very
sick with pneumonia. - Mrs. Addie
Spencer is slowly failing with softening OF
the brain. - Mrs. Rosebrook is at home
from Lancaster, N. H., where she has been
at work. - L.. d. Slack of st. Johns
bury is in town, also T. o. Parker of Barre.
|
! Fl. d. McCrillis'. - Ernest Lambertons
horse recently took fright, overturned the
carriage and ran to the village where 1t was
stopped, no damage resulting except a
wrecked wheel. - K. w. Gilman is
building road through his pasture to his
| tillage land, so as not to interfere with
other premises. - b. P. Pitkin will
stock his pond at Kinneysville with trout,
and will also post it to forbid all fishing.
- A. U. Winch was home over the
| II 11..w 10 -l,z.@ 81,
painting roofs.
Middlesex Center.
Haying was more than half done July 4.
A small crop, but of excellent quality.
William A. Chaplin has arrived at his old
| home on vacation, after some more than
seven years stay at Chicago.
The Center school closed July 8, with
decorations, declarations, dialogues and
other exercises A pleasant time.
Some of the papers seem to be worried
because the WATCHMAN don't "eat its
crow" more promptly. Crow may be
healthy Diet but "tain't with a snap afore
it's ripe" And then this is an uncommonly
tough crow.
The great terror of this community for
the last few years has been a supposed cata-
mount, panther or lynx, that has scared
many of our people with its dismal yell and
awful howl The thing was chased to its
| ldlT Ou OduutEOu I'LL, d low ulHHls ago. anu
proved to be an immense o1ol with head
and horns like two-year-od yearling, yell
| low eyes and demoniacal voice.
BARRows & PECK of Montpelier are agents
for the Granite State Moving Machine, the
best mower the farmer ever used.
Putnamsville
School in district No. II, taught by Miss
Agnes English of Montpelier, closed Friday,
July 3. Those having no marks were Grace
Taylor, Lena Hill, Pearl Hill, Warren
Hunt, Fred Edgerly. Grace Snow was alb
sent one-balf-day, and Mark Putnam, Fred
Black and Harold Taylor one day each.
Scholars registered, eighteen; average at
tendance, sixteen aud fve-ninths.
Moretown.
Eugene Willis wife and daughter of New
Haven, Conn, Nelia Goss and Miss Ses-
sions Of Middlebury, are spending their va
cation at the home of Aaron Goss.
About forty of our young people attended
a promenade at Hotel Hall last Friday
evening. Harvey Freeman furnished the
music. Ice cream and cake were served.
The Fourth was unusually quiet, most of
our young people going out of town to cele-
brate. A Junior League picnic was held on
the lodges, under the direction of Mrs.
Ward, for those who remained in town.
Swings and hammocks added to the pleas
ure of the little ones, and all reported fine
| time.
The following pupils Of the Moretown
primary school were neither absent nor
tardy during the term which closed June
&c: Gladys L. Barber, Ferd l.. Bulkeley,
Edward ID. Kelly, Charlie Bingham, Della
Hurdle, Lula Sleeper, Walter Wilcox and
Clara Spaulding. James Hurdle and Hattie
Somerville had each one absent mark
School in district No. 8, taught by Belle
M. Hersey, closed last Friday with the
usual last day exercises. Those scholars
| n.r,
Grace Gordon, Alice and Harry Hill, Fred
erick Farrell and George Smith. There
were no tardy marks during the term
Prizes were awarded Bertha Crane and
Henry Woodward for excellence in SPELL
ing.
The community was shocked to learn
that George Phillips was found dead in bed
on Tuesday morning, June 80, at the home
of G. G. Evans, where he was at work fol
the summer. Cause, apoplexy. The fu
neral was held at the home of his father il
Duxbury, Rev. G. s. Hulburt officiating
death was published last week The fam
lily has the sympathy of all.
School in district No. 3 Bertha Ball
teacher) closed with literary exercises and {
picnic Friday. The number Of scholars at
tending school was fourteen, and the aver
marks were Daisy Bradley, Bert Bradley
Ethel, Wesley and Walter Child, Allen
Alice and Della Foster, Martha Royce an(
Orville Thomas. Fred Howes was absen
one-half day and Charles Howes two day
on account Of sickness.
PERSONS who have coughing spell ever.
hight, on account of a tickling sensation il
the throat, may overcome it at once by
dose of One Minute Cough Cure. W. E
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, vt.
Newbury.
George Slack and lady friend spen
Saturday and Sunday at home.
Two persons united by letter with tn
Congregational church last Sunday.
The board of selectmen has appointe,
Rev. A. W. Ford and Charles Hartwell a
special police.
The Fourth was the most quiet one TO
many years. Not bell was rung or gu
> fred. The citizens enjoyed the quietnes
much. Some Of the young people took II
the excursion to Newport and Lake Morey
Following are the names of those VIII
have gone to Washington, d. c., where tn
national Christian Endeavor convention
held this week: Miss Mary b. Ford, tn
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