The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
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| Mark Calef of Chicago, ILL.,, is visiting rel |
| atives in town.
| Miss Sadie Wilson of Harrison, Mich, is
visiting Florence Henry.
Mrs. Ella Spencer returns to Gardner
Mass, this week, for short stay.
Messrs Kent and Ransom, from Tufts
| College, were in town over Sunday.
DR.. Woodman and wife OF Lebanon, N
H., are visiting at Willard Clough's.
The Ladies' Mite Society meets with Mrs.
d. p. Smith this "wednesday afternoon.
Miss Lucy Roberts is convalescing from
q severe illness Of some two weeks dura-
| ton.
Mrs. Nellie Cove secured divorce from
her husband at Orange county court last
| week.
A local wit remarked the other day:
:" That big windmill is a funny sign for a
| Kelley cure"
Messrs. Huntington & Eastman are
building slaughter house on the farm OF
Henry Downing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Huntington are in
Enfield, N. H., where Mrs. Huntington is
being treated for the removal Of cancer.
The village schools close on Friday next,
and an exhibition will be given in the even
ing, consisting of Rotations, music and
rhetorical exercises by the little ones
Mrs. Parmlee, nee Nettie Watson of Enos-
burgh Falls, who is staying with her
mother, Mrs. William Lebarron, in Orange,
was at church here Sunday with her friend,
Miss Wright.
The new management OF the stage lines
in town goes into effect on Thursday of
this week. John b. Corliss, who has
driven the stage between Chelsea and
Barre for the past twelve years to the uni
versal satisfaction of the public, has Sc
cured the stage line between Chelsea and
South Royalton, and his old route will now
be handled by new and unfamiliar hands.
p. G. Wason has charge of the line between
Washington and Barre, and III. G.. Moody
between Washington and Chelsea.
Woodbury..
r. f. Drenan is making extensive re-
, pairs on his hotel property.
l Frank Lyford has moved his family and
r goods from Lowell, Mass, and is stopping
with his parents at present.
The baseball team was defeated at East
:. Calais by the North Montpelier team on
8 Saturday afternoon in closely contested
game.
2 The Woodbury. Granite Company has re-
i ceived locomotive crane for use in the
z quarry yard which will facilitate the hand
: ling Of stock.
. The rain last Thursday night caused
: much damage to the highway, also to the
!, railroad. Two quite serious washouts were
!, reported from below Burnham hill.
There is report that some Of the Ital-
|
u tie Company shot deer last week. There
should be fish and game wardens appointed
y for the town so such rumors could be inves
y tigated and, il true, the offenders punished
). The town superintendent of schools, Miss
q Lucy Sabin, visited the school at the Center
the latter part OF last week and expressed
=, herself as we'll pleased with the work Of
a Miss Leonard as teacher under such dis
couraging circumstances as teacher IL
. obliged to contend with at this place. II
. the first place there are scholars enough tC
, keep two teachers busy, and next in i'm
= portance is the miserable place provided fol
II the children to attend the school. The out
side of the school-house is bright and at
tractive but the insde-!l Rotten stills and
r sleepers, broken doors, split blackboards
l. antiquated maps but best Of all is the op
portunity offered to study natural history
!. One of the most delightful lakes OF which
Woodbury. is justly proud can be be found
n at any time in the cellar and if the fish com
/. missioner can be induced to stock it one
more attraction will be added to the long
r list of Woodbury's wonders.
T. South Woodbury..
The school in district No. 3, taught by
Mary l.. Sabn, closed last Friday. The
= following pupils had no absent marks
- Grace McKinstry, Lizzie Pray, Blanche
Strong, Willie Lance and Glenn Sulham
. Those having no tardy marks were: Grace
l. Nick inistry, Lizzie Pray, Blanche Strong
o Bertha Wells, Maud Wheeler, Daisy Dan
iels, Katie Carr, Arthur Benjamin, Wade
). Benjamin, Harvey Goodell, Willie Lance
n Glenn Sulham, Glenn Batchelder and Glenn
8 McKinstry. Maud Wheeler was absent
only one half day, and Glen Batchelder and
a Wilmer Leach had no absent marks after
n commencing the term. The pupils pre-
"a sented their teacher with many pretty tok
a ems OF remembrance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Dodge from the
II West are visiting friends and relatives il
| StOwa
n wife and child of Barre, were guests OF Mrs
o Farnsworth over Sunday. - Charlie
Wheeler, who works at the Holden granite
quarry, received severe cut last Wednes
:, day by stone falling on his head, which
a rendered him unconscious for short time
J. DR.. Hall was summoned and dressed the
/ wound. He is doing well. - Mr.. and
Mrs ID. G. WILDER and son Ralph visited
It relatives in Greensboro Bend Friday and
r Saturday. of last week. - Willis Leach
y who has been stopping for few weeks a.
d A. M. Benjamin's has been removed tt
n Frank Batchelder's. - F. A. Lyfort
n and wife of Lowell Mass, are spending the
T summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A
j. Lyford. - Rev. N. A. Ross of thu
Center preached very interesting sermon
" to full house last Sunday His text wal
taken from Psalms, 1.-THE Lord will help
X Topsham.
Quite party from here went on an ex
d cursion to Wrigbt's Mountain last Tuesday
q - The hay crop promises to be good IL
this part of the county. - Miss Elenol
q Lang is staying with her brother, JohI
d Lang. - Mrs. Jennie e. Taplin ant
daughter Edith have been home on a shor
r visit. - Mrs. Geo. Brooks aud her two
!. children have been visiting friends in town
N - Schools in this part of the towr
closed last Friday - Miss Kate Wiley
s started ON Monday for California. She will
l. attend the annual Christian Endeavor Con
vention at San Francisco, and visit friends
l. on her return home. - Mrs. Esther Bar
n ney. who will be well remembered here
died in Ryegate few days ago.
h DURING a terrific thunder storm at Da
kota, Ga, on Monday lightning struck 6