The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-14
MarshheId.
Mr.. Rolf has moved to Barre.

Mr.. Ketchum has moved into the Dwinell
house near the station
Mrs. Clark Northrope went to her home
in New York last week.
Lewis Lunge's house burned last Friday
night. Insured for about $500.
Chester Wood and Lester Dow are manu-
featuring butter tubs at their shop.
Nj. NJ. Eddy and wife Of St. Johnsbury
visited his father, j. E. Eddy, last week.
Those that were not at the reading last
Wednesday night missed fine entertain
ment.
Herbert Eddy has finished work on the
section near the summit and has moved to
his farm.
The result Of the caucus last Saturday
was in favor OF A. 7. Davis, he receiving
the majority for postmaster.
In the report of the schools last week, we
carelessly overlooked the names of two
scholars in the primary department of the
village school who had no marks. They
were Ethel Kellogg and Grace Wooster.
Honor to whom honor is due
The Thespan Society repeated the drama
Down the Black Canon " on the evening
OF July 3, to large and appreciative audi
ence. The cast was the same as when pre-
scented last April. No special mention can
be made OF any of the actors as they all ac-
uitted themselves very creditably under
he excellent direction of Mrs M. D. Bemis.
AT recent meeting it was voted to present
the drama Fruit of his Folly" at North
Calais in the near future.
Plainfleld.
Walter Washburn of Montpelier visited
in town last week.
Frank Baird and wife of Woodsville, N.
H., have been visiting at Ed Fitzgerald's.
The excessive heat of last week pros
trated several but no serious results have
followed.
The heavy rain of last week Tuesday did
much damage to the highways and bridges
in town, and it is estimated that it will cost
over $500 to repair the same.
Last Saturday night the grand lecturer of
the ttim-tams, assisted by one woman and a
coachman, initiated about seventy-five into
the many secrets of the three several de-
grees OF the patent medicine swindle which
they are working so successfully in the
small towns. A number invested as high
as six dollars in little tablets and thought
by so doing to get six dollars to twenty-four
dollars back but when pecks and bushels of
tablets instead came to the holders of cou-
pons, they realized fully the truth of the old
saying about fool and his money soon
parted. This town contributed seventy-fve
dollars to the rogues
81 CRAVE but One Minute" said the pub.
lie speaker in a husky voice; and then he
took dose of One Minute Cough Cure, and
proceeded with his oratory One Minute
Cough Cure lis unequalled for throat and
lung troubles. w. E. Terrill & Co.
Post Mills.
The Misses Chapman of Bethel, Me-, are
being entertained at DR.. Milliken's.
Rev. VIM. Douglass and family Of Barton
spent the past week at the home OF s. M.
Douglass. - Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gill
man and Master Charles OF Montague City,
Mass, are visiting the family home. -
Captain Harry Eva, Of the Boston branch OF
the Salvati IN Army, has returned to his
work, and Will Smith returns this week to
the Dartmouth Medical College. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Parker are entertaining
their niece, Miss Peters Of Somerville Mass.
- Chandler Ladd of Brookfield spent
sunday with friends in the village. -
The grammar grade OF our village school re-
ports for the past term nineteen pupils and
an average attendance of ia. The primary
class numbered twenty-three with an aver
age attendance OF 223. Will Jenkins
and Fred Merrill are in Manchester, N. H.,
and Mrs. Stella Smith Titus is in Portland,
Me. - During five consecutive days OF
last week the mercury registered one hun
dred degrees or above.
Kicker Mills.
Alexander :Dunnett, Esq, Of St. Johns
bury and family have moved into their cot
tage here for the summer. - Alexander
Martin and his mother, from New York,
nave been visiting, the past week, at Peter
Brickey's. - George Pillsbury and
other friends are fishing this week. -
Mr.. Bishop OF Washington has a fine sail
boat on the pond here and is catching some
nice fish. He gave your correspondent nice
lot. 90. II. Hendry has rented some
rooms OF Daniel Coffrin and is going to keep
ing house soon; - William leighton,
Charles Morrison OF Westviile, who has
been sick for long time died on Sunday
morning, aged about fifty years. ~ DR..
Tillotson and wife and her sister were
here on fishing tour on Monday. -
Inc widow OF Medad Welch, who is living
hundred years old July 81 She Will hold
centennial celebration that day. She was
married March 8, 1915. was born in Groton
and IT has always been her home. She has
long been friend of the poor and good
Christian, member of the Baptist church
She is now feeble in mind and body. Many
friends are expected from different states to
attend the celebration.
Sodom.
Nellie Lawrence is sick with pleurisy.
- Mrs. Carrie Peck and her grandson,
Master John Collins OF Omaha, Neb., are
guests Of Russell Collins, having arrived
last Friday. - Mrs, Sarah Ormsbee is at
Mr.. Newton's, - Mrs, Evelyn Loudon
has gone to her brothers., Joseph Darling's
in fifteen years. - Fred McDermid is
out OF the store and works for Fri More.
Wilbur Martin is at work for George
Newton.
Shady Rill.
The friends of Rev. e. W. Cummings,
whose former home was at this place, will
be interested to learn that he has, after sup
plying the church since April, received and
accepted unanimous call to become the
pastor Of the First Free Baptist church in
Dover, N. H., known as the Broadway
Church, and will enter on his duties at
once.
Wolcott.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Pope and Mr.. and
Mrs. #. b. Morse have been camping al
Caspian Lake, Greensboro. - Charles
Morse has sold his livery to Adna Shepard
- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bellrose are Wis
iting in Corinth.