The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-04
Cabot.

aunts Mrs. David Nelson's.
The road commissioner started out last
Monday with the machine and good corps
Of help.
There will be meeting at Grand Army
hall next Friday evening, giving people
chance to enlist es reserve corps. Speeches
by local talent, and theCabot orchestra will
render some fine music suitable for the oc-
casion.
There will be free lecture in the Con-
gregational church Wednesday evening,
May IL, by Rev. w. G. Puddefoot on the
Religious condition OF the Western
The worldwide reputation OF
the speaker should draw large audience.
In the midst of the sore disappointment at
giving up the former pastor, Rev. J. A.
Dixon, who had served the Methodist
church 80 efficiently for four years, good
greeted the new pastor, Rev.
]. 7. Chase, last Sunday morning and list
ened to an excellent sermon from Revela-
tions 1871. All were favorably impressed
and successful year Is anticipated.
War meeting at Grand Army hall on Fri
day evening next at half past seven.
Speeches are announced from different
citizens and we presume an opportunity
will be given to any that wish to enlist
Let there be big turnout. - Mr.. Hub.
bard has rented the Coburn farm to Mr..
Wade from Claremont, N. H., for one year,
with an option to buy at the expiration Of
one year or within that time. Mr.. Hubbard
and wife have gone to Colorado, where he
has good situation. - Town Buperin-
tendent j. p. Lamson has issued circular
letter to the teachers in town In which he
sets out to them in plain language what
their duty is and what they should do to
make their schools q success. III the con-
tents Of the letter are needed by the pres
ent corps OF teachers, there cannot help be-
ing a great improvement in some OF our
col a
every parent and guardian in town and
they should cooperate with the teachers
and make it profitable term OF school.
Calais.
Mr., and Mrs. Arthur Holt OF Barre visited
recently at b. II. McLoud's. - ID. e.
Cooling of Randolph was in town last week.
- Ebert Ainsworth Is the only one
thus far to enlist from the west side OF the
town. WILDER Hawkins has the road
machine with six horses in active operation
this week. School at Maple Corner
began on Monday with twenty seven schol-
ars. Miss Emma Foster, the teacher, boards
at L. A. Kent's. - The Ladies' Union
will hold their annual business meeting at
Mrs. V. B. Persons. All members are re-
quested to be present.
East Calais.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Balentine on Monday of last week. -
A. Dwinell has begun laying the foundation
to his new house, G. d. Balentine doing the
stone work. - Nettie Cove and Susie
Meader are boarding with Mrs. Nettie Gray
and attending school. Olive Cameron
boards at Bert Bancroft's. - @. o. East
man and wife went to Greensboro last Fri
day to be ready for the opening OF the fish
ing season, and will spend most OF the sea-
son there. - G. j. Ainsworth returned
to Gardner, Mass, on Tuesday after SPEND
ing several weeks here repairing the build
ings of his brother.in-law, George o. Pierce.
Besides new veranda to the house, both
boarded and painted. - The young peo-
pie had May dance in @. A. Mowers new
barn on Monday evening.
East Corinth.
The village school commenced Monday
with Mrs. Emma Thurston as teacher.
- About forty-fve couples attended the
May ball in school-house hall last Friday
evening. All enjoyed a very pleasant
time. - 1t is reported ! Mrs. Wiley has =.
Boston this week. - Miss Anna Divoll
is to teach in the Taplin hill district this
summer. - w. G. Simpson, who is
working in a creamery at McIndoes, was in
town last Friday and Saturday. - DR.
Brown expects to open his hotel this week
- Ray Carpenter has recently com.
menced work in the Corinth creamery
- Miss Laura Butler commenced her
school at East Orange on Monday.
Newbury.
Miss Eva Wallace OF Boston is the guest
of Miss May Ford.
Arbor Day was observed by the school in
identifying the common.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Annette Stocker
Married on April 80 at w. w. Bailey's
Henry Hatch and Miss Jennie Waldron
both of Newbury.
Several people from here attended the
service at Bradford on Sunday, and report
very interesting discourse.
Mrs. j. W. Woodbury. and little daugh
ter of Plymouth are spending a few days
with her mother, Mrs. d. L. Human.
Many people from out of town attended
j. B. Hale's opening on April 81. Each
visitor was presented with souvenir spooI
and refreshed with cake and coffee.
Mrs. T. @. Reyes, Misses Ruby Benzie
| Gertrude Park, Ella Bixby and j. III. Tiltor
were chosen as delegates to the Christian
| Endeavor convention to be held in Soutl
Ryegate this week.
West Newbury.
Mrs. John Norcross and daughter Annie
Of Bradford, visited Mrs. A. A. Carleton OF
| Wednesday OF last week.
School began last week in this distric
with twenty scholars, and the one in tn,
Brock district" with thirteen.
Miss Dora tombstone, who has been visit
ing In Manchester, N. H., and Wakefield
Mass, returned home last week.
The Christian Endeavor Society will hav,
special exercise on Sunday evening a.
half-past .seven o'clock, entitled "Tht
| Christian Endeavor Locomotive"
Another runaway last week, when
| heavy pair Of work horses, belonging to M
L. Brock, became frightened at the cream
cry and turned around quickly, overturnini
the wagon and leaving the body Of 1t. They
ran against the barb wire fence behind tn,
creamery. pulling it down in their mad run
They next ran into Ed. Putnam's fence
where they left the pole and front wheel
and now entirely free, with harness flying
they turned up Mr.. Putnam's lane and raI
into his pasture where they were caught
among the trees, not much the worse fol
their long race. Mr.. Brock, who had rop,
| tied to the reins, held on to them until the
wagon turned over and on to him. The
wagon was not damaged very much, bu
the harness was somewhat broken.
| Children like it, it saves their lives. W,
mean One Minute Cough Cure, the infal
| lible remedy for coughs, colds, Group, bron
chitis, grippe, and all throat and lunI
troubles. w. e. Terrill & Co.
Northfield.
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