The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02

ing filed up the time and were appreciated
| by number of the friends of the schools
who were present. Especially was the class
In history very noticeable, the exercises be-
ing well planned and nicely carried out
The singing and speaking showed in most
cases work on the part OF pupils and careful
training on the part Of the teachers. Rev.
s. g. Lewis gave short address. All the
other schools had similar exercises.
Quarterly meeting at the Methodist
church next Sunday. Rev. A. L. Cooper of
Plainfeld will exchange with our pastor.
B. B. Martin died on Monday afternoon
from the effects of a shock received in the
forenoon while working in his garden. He
was eighty-seven years old.
Rev. Samuel G. Lewis preached a very in
teresting Memorial sermon last Sunday to
large congregation, taking for his text III
Kings second chapter, IL, IL and 10 verses.
Miss Eleanor Cole and Misses Florence
and Ella Wooster spent last Friday in
Groton. - The graves Of the soldiers
buried in the village cemetery were decor
ated on Sunday. - Mr.. Porter, of the
law firm of Farnham & Porter of St. Johns
bury, was in town last Friday and Satur-
day. - Wesley Lamberton and wife of
Plainfield visited at w. e. Lamberton's last
Saturday and Sunday. - Quite num-
Der of our buildings were decorated with
flags from Saturday until Monday. -
The last week has been good one for the
display of street lamps but as rule they
have been conspicuous for their absence.
- A. L. Durant shingled part of his
mill last week. - s. Swordfeger is put
ting up feed store near the station.
Mrs. Lucy Twist of Wolcott is in town
visiting her brothers G.. o. and A. H. Davis
- Ashley Rosebrook of Lancaster, N.
H., is visiting in town. - Grant West
and family and Burt West are going to
Elgn, ILL.,, this week where they have
previously worked before coming to this
place. - The creamery is taking little
over 1000 pounds of milk day. - Two
gentlemen were in town last week from
Boston looking over the water power on
factory terms, they will put in a large
mandatory for bicycles. - W. D.
Smith went to Barre last Saturday and
played ball with the Barre club. - Mr..
w. Dow and wife Of Orange visited at Wy
man Lamberton's last week.
SOME for ten, some for twenty and some
| for thirty years have suffered from piles and
then have been quickly and permanently
cured by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve,
the great remedy for piles and all forms of
skin diseases. W. e. Terrill & Co., Mont
| pelier, Vt.
Mrs II. o. Ward went to st. Adams on
Tuesday to attend missionary meeting.
Rev. G. S. Hubert preached in the Meth
odist church last Sunday forenoon, and
Rev. l.. o. Sherburn in the evening.
Miss Ethelind Gould is to give reading
at the town hall next Friday evening for
the benefit OF the Epworth League. 1t is
hoped that many will be present as the
programme will be interesting.
PIainfeld.
Miss E. U. Yates of Round Pond, Maine,
who spoke in this town several years ago,
aIras -. Nba MAfh lob nhr ~
evening under the auspices of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. Subject,
Fashionable Thinking" Admission free,
no collection. "Miss e. M. Yates of Maine
made splendid address interspersed with
bright sallies of wit and humor."-- Wash
ington Post, D. G.
A. r. Martyr and wife visited DIR. G. w.
Shattuck and George Bradford of Lisbon,
N. H., last week. - A son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Hamel on Monday.
- Miss Abbie Foster of Barre visited
friends in town the first Of the week. -
| on Tuesday. The village schools were
both in session on Saturday. ii. A.
Foss has renewed his commission for post
master. Rev. A. l.. Cooper will ex-
change with Rev. s. G. Lewis of Marshfeld
| on Sunday. Rev. A. l.. Cooper will
preach at Hardwck on Monday evening of
next week before st. Johnsbury Preachers
and Epworth League meeting.
| TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.-It is terrible acct
| dent to be burned or scalded; but the pain
and agony and the frightful disfgurements
| can be quickly overcome without leaving a
scar by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
w. E. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
South Ryegate.
Rev. f. A. Collins will preach at the Re-
formed Presbyterian church on Sunday at
| half past ten o'clock.
M. H. Gibson has been summoned to St.
Johnsbury as grand juror and II. j. Park
and Bert Hall as petit jurors.
Rev. Thomas Teller of Groton delivered
one of his many lectures on Romanism
at the Presbyterian church ON Monday
evening of last week to good house.
Seventeen of our citizens are summoned
to county court at Chelsea to appear before
the grand Jury on Tuesday and Wednesday
on the Ward, Sly, John Ordwsy and Serb
ner thieving business for the past three
years.
Wilson Beattie on Thursday evening
having attended the John l.. Sullivan show
at Woodsville, N. H., returned home late
and, as a matter OF consequence, he slep
very heavy until half past eight the mex
morning. In putting on his vest he at onc'
missed his pocket-book containing $3.50 II
cash, notes and checks. Suspicion at ono'
rested on Frank Gray, from the fact that HI
had always lived in the house until yea
ago and was acquainted with all the win
dow fastenings, doors, rooms. ETC., tina
were passed through in order to get at thu
money. The thief first made his entranc'
through the pantry window. On Saturda.
morning the pocketbook, with checks ant
notes, were found on Beattie's store step
behind some reels of barbed wire. A littl
over hundred dollars in cash was missing
, 1t was known that Gray had no money OF
3 Thursday to pay his bills, but on Friday h
paid out $40 to those whom he owed. III
r was arrested on suspicion by j. d. McAllis
I. ter on Saturday evening and about $25 wa
found on his person. He was immediatel
, carried to st. Johnsbury and lodged Il
jail to await the action of the gran
: Jury ON Tuesday. The county cour
convenes ON that day. Mr.. Gray was bale
o out ON Monday by his brother, George Ora
: of st. Johnsbury His bonds were place
at $1,000.
o NOT only piles of the very worst kind ca
e be cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvt
but eczema, scalds, burns, bruises, boil
u ulcers and all other skin troubles can be In
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