The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-09
NOrthHeId.

The annual school-meeting in the graded
school district was held last night.
Elder Porter, an advent clergyman from
California, is visiting friends in town.
June training was observed Monday by
the cadets and the New England guard.
DR.. Edwin Porter improved his grounds
last week by building front yard fence.
The Shattuck house on Central street Is
receiving improvements by way of new pi'
| azZas.
Rev. G. II. Ellis supplied the pulpit Of
the Methodist church at South Royalton on
Sunday.
Rev. II. L. Hartwell of the Congregation.
al church of Cabot was in town few hours
Saturday.
Hon. Frank Plumley was in Woodstock
last week in attendance upon the Windsor
county court
-. Carl Osgood OF Cabot was in town last
| Thursday to attend the graduating exer.
cises at the High School.
The drama, "Fishermans Luck" will be
presented by home talent at Concert hall
on Thursday and Friday nights
Miss Lizzie O'Day is seriously sick with
Brights disease at the home of Fl. X.
Brown, where she has been employed.
Mrs. M. S. Gilchrist is building an addi-
| ton to her house on Main street for the bet
ter convenience Of her mother, Mrs. Louisa
| Winch
Cadet Albert G. Patterson seems to be
| rallying from the severe surgical operation
| winch he endured. He is now quite COM
| Portable.
The graduating exercises of the High
| School passed off pleasantly. All the grad
mates reflected high honor upon the institu-
| ton and the teachers.
The monthly union temperance meeting
| was held at the Congregational church last
Sunday night. The address was delivered
by the pastor who discussed the evils Of bad
| literature.
Miss Emile Stevens, principal OF the
grammar school, returned to her home in
Manchester, N. H., Saturday, where she
will spend her vacation. The other teach
ers in the building will remain in town dur
ing the summer.
Memorial services were held last Sunday
at the Congregational church in memory OF
Prof. Henry o. Aiken, whose death occurred
at Hanover, N, H., Wednesday. Professor
Aiken was at one time principal of the
Northfield High School.
Children's Day will be observed at the
churches next Sunday by appropriate con-
cert exercises in the afternoon. At the
Methodist church there will also be SER
mon to the children in the morning, with
children ushers and children's choir
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.
Emily A. (Hovey), wife of David Emery,
died on Thursday of apoplexy, after an i'll
ness OF ten days. Rev. Mr.. Sherman Off
ciated at the funeral services on Saturday,
which were largely attended. Vim
ton A. Corwin is at home from Boston for
a short vacation. - Oparafiopo hav ha
gun at the plumbago mine. George w. Full
Ter is running the engine. - Cornelius
Pettes has gone to Woodbury., where he will
sell fish. - DR.. G. j. Helmer announces
that he will be here during July and Au-
gust with three assistants. - Horace
Monkey recently lost horse by accident.
- Mrs. Belle Roberts of Barre is keep
ing house for f. j. Titus while his wife and
son are in Claremont, N. FL. - Chill
dren's Day will be observed at the churches
cord for May as kept by George Dewey
Maximum temperature, 75o, the Doth; mini
mum temperature, 800, the 7th; mean tenn
perature, 51.1o; total precipitation, 500
INCHES mean temperature Of: May, 1896,
inches. - Mrs. Maria B. Medcaif has
been compelled by i'll health to return home
from Washington - Albert B. Emery
Of Montague, Mass. has been in town with
his wife and daughter on account of the
blChucbb duu uohJu VI Lbs
Charles A. Bacon has rented the vacant ten
ement in Fl. W. Desrborn's house on Jail
street. - The continuance of the case of
Dexter V. Moore has relieved a great num-
Der OF our citizens from imp1 ediate interest
in county court j. M. Comstock at
tional churches at Thetford last week and
is in attendance on the state convention at
Middlebury this week. - Mrs. W. II.
ID. Hall Is in critical condition with dis.
ease OF the heart. - During a thunder
shower on Friday evening, Mrs. D. T. Nc
Allister received quite perceptible electri-
cal shock A flash of light entered the open
door and was seen about her by others in
the room. She was not stunned, but was
some time in recovering from the effects Of
the shock.
Memorial Hall, North Calais, on June %.
All interested are invited to attend.
Mrs. Emily Stafford of Boston, Mass, is Wis
iting Mrs. G. e. Robinson. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant OF Lincoln were in town recent
ly. - Rena Guernsey has the measles at
the Montpelier Seminary. - The La
dies Christian Union will have a sociable
at Mrs. e. G. Sparrow's on Thursday after
noon.
East Calais.
Mrs. d. B. Dwinell went to waitsfield
last Friday to spend couple of weeks with
The machinery for the creamery building
arrived on Monday and is being set up. The
creamery is expected to be ready for bust
ness in about two weeks.
The school is taking a recess OF three days
to allow Miss Cameron, the teacher, to at
tend the commencement exercises of the
Normal School at Randolph
Miss Elizabeth Goldthwaite attended the
Universalist Central Association at Will
Jamestown last week, remaining over Sun
day and preaching in exchange with Rev,
A. M. Smith.
very pleasant social event was a sur
prise party given Myrtle Gurnsey last Fri
day evening in honor OF her twenty-first
birthday. About twenty-five Of her young
friends called on her with their store OF
good things to eat, and had merry time
with games and dancing until late hour.
Before leaving they presented her with an
emerald ring containing a fitting inscrip-
ton, as reminder Of their good wishes.
Putnamsville.
Q. @. Putnam, Jr has gone to Canada on
fishing excursion.
Ralph Putnam attended the prize speak
ing contest in Burlington last Friday even
ing.
Mrs,.Will Culver is very low with Brights
disease. She is attended by Dr. Mcclure of
Montpelier.