The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

Program: Description and mythology of
the consultations Libra and Delphinus; es
say, a presidential election in France; paper,
the position France occupies in ucation
and Literature; reading, Mirabeau in the
Revolution; questions in French history,
literature and art in May Chautauquan;
current events.
Mr.. s. 9. Colt and wife OF Hartford,
Conn, visited at l.. j.. Heaths last week.
Mr.. Colt is one of the firm which manufac-
lures the famous Colt revolvers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Heath are old friends of the family,
having lived in Hartford several years be-
fore coming here. Mr.. and Mrs Colt at
tended the services at Grace church, and
were very much pleased with the church,
the pastor and the people. Our village,
too, they thought had greatly improved.
Bradford Center.
School closed on Friday with good salts
faction Of all. Miss May belle Richardson,
teacher. - Rev. Mr.. Webb will preach
at the school-house on Sunday at four
o'clock. - Miss Ella Sillowdy is sewing
at II p Warrens of Fairlee. - Nelson
Kelley is painting at Maplewood farm be-
longing to X. G. Darling's.
Cabot.
Miss Mahalah Boyles has sold her place at
Lower Cabot to Thomas johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Salmon of Greensboro
spent last Sunday at s. Swerdfeger's.
Several took in the excursion to Platts-
burgh, and stopped over at Burlington to
hear the address of Mr.. Bryan.
Fred Boyles, in the employ of L. p.
Gleason. Montpelier, spent last Sunday al
his fathers.
Thomas Mcdowell of Glover spent few
days visiting his daughter, Mrs. S. Swerd-
feger, last week.
Mrs. j. P. Lamson was called to Fran
II do 1t
the sickness of OF her father.
Miss Myrtle Boyles, teacher in Berlin,
spent last Sunday at her home in this vii
lage accompanied by gentleman friend.
The personal property and household
goods of the estate of the late James Meigs
of Lower Cabot is to be sold at auction next
Saturday at one o'clock p M.
Miss Harriet Little, who has been trim
mer for Mrs. Josie Meader, has returned to
Boston to resume her work there, stopping
on her way to visit her mother in Bradford.
Frank r. Conklin of New York will give
a humorous and dramatic reading at the
town hall next Tuesday evening, under the
auspices of Green Mountain Chapter, Order
of the Eastern Star. An enjoyable evening
is assured.
lawn sociable will be held at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. Emery Clark at East Cabot
next Wednesday evening, under the au-
spices of the Daughters of Rebekah Cake
and ice-cream will be served. Everybody
cordially invited.
l.. G. Fisher and wife attended the con-
vention of Congregational churches held at
Mddlebury last week. Mr.. Fisher gave a
very interesting and instructive talk to the
Sunday school last Sunday in relation to
what he saw and heard in Middlebury and
Rutland.
Children's Day passed off pleasantly
Speaking and singing by the children re-
minded all that tall oaks from little acorns
grow" The choir rendered some fine mu-
sic. Much credit is due the floral commit
tee for the tasteful decorations of the church.
SICK HEADACHE can be quickly and COM
pletely overcome by using those famous lit
tie pills known as DeWitt's Little Early
Risers." W. E. Terrill & Co.. Montpelier,
Vt.
Mr., and Mrs. w. B. d. Avery of Bradford
visited at DR.. Corwin's last week.
Mrs. Warren Curtis of Waits River visited
last week at III. A. Kingsbury's. - Mrs
Thomas Miller of Jefferson, N. H., with
her daughter and two granddaughters, is al
II. g. Annis'. Clarence ii. Corliss has
Lillian (Peters) Zottman of Burlington is a,
e. f. sers'. Miss Edith Forrest
formerly of Chelsea, who has been teach
ing this year in Maine Wesleyan Seminary
at Kent's Hill, Me-, is to be lady principal
and art teacher in the Vermont Methods
Seminary at Montpelier for the next schoo
year. - Adelbert B. Skinner, formerly
OF Chelsea and more lately of Barre, is now
acting as bookkeeper for the creameries Al
Haverhill, N. H., and Newbury. -
Mrs: j. G. Lease OF Milford, N. H.. is visit
ing her sister. Mrs. A. Il. Powers. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Powers and Mrs. Lease went t.
Plainfield on Saturday for several days
stay. - Mrs. George Hutchinson ar
rived on Saturday with her daughter Ethel
from Pinehurst, n. c., to spend the summer
Fred A. Ordway and family arrived on Sat
urday from Aberdeen, n. G. They will
keep house during the summer in Mrs. Jen
ME M Robbins house. - Gail c. Hoo
reached home from Wells College. Aurora
N. Y. on Saturday. having been detaine,
- Mr.. and Mrs. Charles I. Hood ar
spending few days at W. F. Hoods. =
Horace Moxley is making an extensive ad
dition to his barn. - Children's Da,
was pleasantly observed at the villag,
churches last Sunday. The observance OF
the West Hill will be next Sunday. -
The eight Chelsea men drawn upon tn,
jury in the criminal case now on trial ar
learning that 1t may be an inconvenient a.
we'll as glorious thing to serve ones country
= Mrs. Abigail Baker died on Saturda,
after long illness at the home of her daugb
ter, Mrs. Susan A. Stanton, having nearl,
completed her eighty-fourth year. The fu
neral services were held on Monday after
noon, Rev. Mr.. Allen officiating.
Corinth.
Charles Cooke is soon to move into tb,
house occupied by the late Ezra b. Dick
inson.
Mrs, Munson is still in Boston, detained
there by the illness OF the little boy, Car
Corliss, who accompanied her.
Mrs. Charles Heath has returned from
Boston, leaving her daughter at the hospi
tai az comfortable as could be expected.
One of the barns on the place once owned
and occupied by the late Judge j. A. Henri,
has fallen in and the place is lapidly goinl
to decay.
The extremely wet weather of the pas
few weeks has delayed farming operation
very much. A large amount of plantin,
has been done since the first of June an,
much of the corn that was planted at th,
usual time has rotted and the ground ia be
ing replanted. The grass crop is maturinI
rapidly and will soon be ready to cut. -
There is to be Sunday school rally at th
Center church on the Oath at ten O'clock il
the forenoon, 1t will continue through tn
day Rev. Mr.. Miller, SUPERINTENDENT O
Sunday-school work for New Hampshire
and Vermont, will be present and hav
charge of the meeting. "A Sunday
school was organized at the Center churcl
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