The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

A successful term OF school, taught by
Miss Julia Foster, closed here last week.
Much credit Is due the teacher for the salts
factory progress Of her pupils.
1t is expected that large delegation
from East Montpelier will attend the mass
| meeting TO be held at Montpelier next Friday
and Saturday, under the auspices of the
Young Peoples Christian Union.
The village school, taught by Orlando
Martin, closed last Friday. The scholars
having no marks for thu term are: Albert
Fowler, Ernest Clark, Je SO Reed A bert
Reed George Foster, George Sployd, Carl
| Sibl y and Henry Thompson. Frank
Brown and Arthur Clark, Jesse Reed and
George Sployd, havs not been absent
through the year, and Albert Reed has been
| absent but one-half day.
Charles Foster is i'll. - Mrs. l.. ID.
Hill OF Barre is visiting at l.. w. Ormsbees
- Miss Julia Gould has returned from
Minneapolis, Mimi, where she has lived for
the past year or two. g. There were
thirty-seven tables played at the last
whist party. The next will be held next
Monday evening.
CHIcoRA, Pa, Herald" Richard vensel
reports One Minute Cough Cure the greatest
1t cured his whole family OF terrible coughs
and colds, after all other so-called cures had
failed entirely. Mr.. Vensel said 1t assisted
his children through very bad siege Of
measles. One Minute Cough Cure makes
expectoration very easy and rapid. w. e.
Terrill & Co., Montpelier. Vt.
North Fayston.
Katie M. Huron and Miss M. j. Folsom
have finished their schools In this part OF
the town. 1t was Miss Folsom's ninety
second term OF school: Miss Luna B.
Howe has finished her school in Watsfield
- Mrs. c. f. Posnett has been quite
sick for the past two weeks with grip and
pleurisy. T. W. Neill and wife OF
Moretown were in town the past week.
- Miss May Howe has been the past
week in Waitsfield with DR.. Howe's family.
Groton,
The Ladies' Aid will hold Washingtons
birthday social In the Methodist church par
Tors next Monday evening. A cordial in
vitation is extended to ALL
Hardwick.
Closing exercises of the winter term OF
the academy will be held at Academy Hall
next Friday evening.
Ira A. Shattuck cut quite severe cash in
his foot, while splitting wood one day last
week. Ed Bridgman met with q similar
accident while at work in the woods last
Wednesday.
A donation for the benefit of Rev. W. 8.
Smithers was held at the parlors of the
Methodist church last Wednesday evening.
1t was attended by large number of his
parishioners.
The closing entertainment in the course
was given by Col. George W. Balm, who de-
livered his new lecture, THE New Woman
and the Old Man." to well-filled house ON
Monday evening. This is the fourth sue
cessive year Of Col. Bain's appearance here
and all are agreed that each year he Is bet
ter than ever before.
MarshfieId.
George Ormsbee has gone to P. G. Bemis'
to work.
L. P. Slack of st. Jobnsbury is in town
for few days.
A daughter was born last Friday to Mr..
and Mrs. Bernce Cameron.
Chester Sawyer and G. A. Morris were in
Cornth two days last week.
Mrs. G. E. Robinson is quite sick with the
grip. Several others are also sick.
The auditors will meet in school-house
hall on Thursday to audit the town accounts.
The teachers examination will be held in
the village school.house February 26 and q.
The Ladies' Union will meet with Mrs.
Nellie Davis Mears on Thursday afternoon.
The ladies Of the Methodist church give
an entertainment in their church this even
ing.
Samuel Cole and son have sold their
chestnut horse to MIR. Downing OF South
Boston.
Full houses both nights greeted the dra-
matte club in the play Of" Strife - last week
The receipts were about 500.
Mrs. Grant West has received intelligence
of the death of her mother, which occurred
in Chicago about two weeks ago.
Mrs. E. b. Dwinell has returned from her
western trip and thinks Vermont is good
enough place to for her to live in.
ID bod ;,;u To-
by being thrown from load of hay. The
breaking of binding pole caused the acct
dent.
The Methodist choir will give concert at
Cabot next Friday evening under the direc-
ton OF G. f. Shepard, for the benefit Of their
church.
The board of civil authority met last Sat
urday to abate taxes. The school directors
were also in session arranging matters for
the close of the school year.
Maple Hill.
Daisy Dix, who has pneumonia, is re-
ported better. - Herman Dix, who cut
his foot badly some time ago, has returned
to work. - Engineer John Smith is run
ming the engine at Martins mill.
MiddIesex Center.
Much fewer snowdrifts than usual at the
middle of February. Shedding is good and
teams are all busy. thousands OF ieet OF
logs are going out Of Bear Swamp and
Mount Hunger region every week day.
The clerk of the school board finds 203
scholars in town January l, 1897. There
has been a constant annual decrease of
about three year for the last five years.
And yet this is long-lived community.
Among our patriarch and mothers in Israel,
who have got to be great grandparents, ara.
George Sherman, aged SO; David Herrick,
SO; G. G. Putnam, 81; Zeba Smith, Sc; B. #.
Markham 80; A. j. Cameron, 75 1ssachar r.
Densmore, IS; Mrs l. II. Densmore, 62
Mrs. Jerusha Somers, 60; and some others,
whose names and dates we do not have
Our town officers are squaring up accounts
with a fair prospect OF less debt and lighter
taxation than last year. We shall not elect
postmaster at our next March meeting.
A WEIRD in the garden can be easily de-
stroyed when 1t first starts. Consumption
can be nipped in the bud by One Minute
Cough Cure. w. e. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier, Vt.
MoretowB.
The Ladies' Aid will hold sociable with
Mrs. G. Sherman at the hotel this afternoon
and evening.
John Murray had the misfortune to break
one of his ankles while chopping in the
woods one day last week.
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