The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-07

pupils were enrolled with an average at |
tendance OF seventeen and seven tenths. |
There was only .one instance Of hardness |
during the term and twelve had no absent |
marks. At the close Of the term the school |
joined the one from Burnap Hill, taught by |
Blanche Hickie, inviting their parents and |
friends to picnic. Tuesday afternoon |
proved to be pleasant and sixty-fye gath |
cred in Lee Shorts grove. The children &C
quilted themselves creditably in their lit
ersry exercises, afterwards they did ample
justice to the bountifully spread tables.
Calais.
Regular meeting OF Stow Post on satur-
day afternoon.
Rich Moore started on his return to
Georgia, Tuesday.
Edward Foster and wife and DR.. Wander
foot of New York city are visiting at T. fl.
Fosters.
The Ladies' Christian Union propose to
have picnic at Curtis pond ON Thursday,
Everybody invited
There was very good exhibition OF fire.
works at Kents Corner last Saturday
Among those in attendance were Mr.. and
Mrs. E. T. Burnap Of Cabot, Mrs. T. b.
Stevens and Mrs. Hester Kent of East
Montpelier.
The schools in town held their picnic
at Memorial Hall. 1t was very pleasant
affair. After lunch the children were
formed in line with their banners and
marched around the square. The Capital
Drum Corps furnished music Returning
to the hall the rendering OF Rotations,
songs and remarks, with School Director G.
X. Dwinell presiding, was the order Of the
day.
East Calais.
Charles Upton, a talented young artist of
Salem, Mass, is boarding at II. W. Bull
| locks.
Mrs. G. K. Dwinell and daughter Marion
went to Bakersfield on Monday for a weeks
outing.
The amount OF milk taken in at the
creamery is now about 1900 pounds, daily,
nearly double that at the start.
Several people were overcome by the in
tense heat on Monday, but with no serious
results. Mercury registered from 97o to
104o in the shade.
W. l.. Pierce and Maude and Charles
Pierce went to their camp at Greensboro on
Tuesday for their usual months vacation.
Mrs. Pierce does not go until later.
Sodom.
Willie Guy is visiting his cousins here.
A daughter OF Arden Martin from Louis
lana came to Walter Martins last week
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hill and two daugh-
ters Of Barre and Miss Ada Woodland OF
Montpelier have been visiting at William
Kelley's.
Friday night some OF the "boys," in
haste to celebrate the Fourth, disturbed the
quiet by firing off an old anvil, and broke
| out twenty or more lights Of glass in the
vicinity.
School closed last week. During the
term eleven pupils had no absences, viz.
Ethel Lawrence, Ned Lawrence, Nellie
Lawrence, Emma Rathburn, Ira Rathburn,
Martha Bailey, Harry Daley, Sydney
Weeks, Lena Weeks and Blanche Weeks.
Grover Felch was absent only one day.
The six first named had no marks in the
school register. Fourteen Of the pupils at.
tended the picnic at North Calais last Fri
day.
Copperfield.
Schools closed. - Haying and straw
berrying are the order of the day.
George in Tunbridge. - On June 30,
Miss Flora Godfrey and Roll West were
married by w. F. Harding - Mr.. and
Mrs. John Doyle were called to Mortified
BY the serious illness Of their sister. Miss
O'Dsy. - Ray Osborne OF East Barre
was accidentally shot through the thigh
early Saturday morning by the premature
discharge OF his revolver, but is doing well.
DR.. Miliken Of Post Mills dressed the wound.
- Mrs. Sedgewick johnson Of North
| field is visiting relatives in town. Alb
bic johnson is working at Msplewood farm.
| haBu mOntpolor.
Wallace Goodwin has returned from Of
| tawa, Ont.
Mrs. Charles Foster has been entertain
ing guests from Waterbury.
F. P. Kelton has purchased fine family
driving horse OF E. l.. Putney.
George Hale and wife of East Hardwick
spent Sunday at e. P. Norcross'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lord of Chicago are stop
ping few weeks with friends in this vi
cinity.
Mrs. A. d. Arms and Elisha Cove have
been spending few days with relatives in
Cabot.
Station Agent sprague is at Barre for two
weeks performing the same duties in the
Wells River railroad station.
The creamery starts of with nearly 1000
pounds Of milk per day and there are sew
eral farming districts to hear from yet.
CLARK Sibley, who was so severely injured
on the Eureka Granite Quarry last Satur.
day, is as comfortable IS can be expected.
The parish supper, given in Village Hall
last Friday evening was very successful and
was enjoyed by goodly number. The
piano solos rendered BY Miss Hattie Foster,
| Miss Blanche Spaulding and Miss Alice
Foster were exceptionally fine.
North Montpelier.
Our baseball nine went to Cabot Saturday
afternoon OF last week and played q match
game with the Woodbury. nine upon the
| grounds at Cabot resulting in score Of %
| to in favor OF our team.
The baseball boys are unanimous in
| words OF praise as to the fair and gentle
| manly treatment received at the hands of
| citizens OF Cabot during the match game Of
baseball upon the grounds at Cabot last
Saturday.
| Our talented young lady pianist, Miss
| Blanche Spaulding, who has been in Boston
several months past taking music at the
| Boston Conservatory, returned home last
| week, she having graduated and received
| her diploma. Her uncle, Orlando Knapp,
| was In the city the week during commence
ment, returning home with Miss Spaulding.
, Andrew P. Howarth OF Oxford, Mass,
accompanied by his aunt, Miss L. I, Husey.
OF Hoboken, N. j., and Miss Sarah j.
Rhodes Of Oxford, Mass, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Nye Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. The party are on their way to
Moosehead Lake. Maine, where they are to
make a stay OF several weeks, returning
home by way Of st. Johns.
"THKY don't make much fuss about it,"
We are speaking Of De Wits Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for constipa-
ton, biliousness, and all stomach and liver
troubles They never grippe. w. K. Terrill
& Co.
Fairlee.