The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-30
Marshheld.

Mrs. Martin Freeman is quite ill with
neuralgia.
Mrs. Levi Benton has bargained for the
Ira Edison place on Main street.
B. B. Martin has a new horse power en-
silage cutter and threshing machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Bemis returned on
Friday to their home in Chatfield, MINI.
"Hotel Spencer" is the name on the sign
that is being painted for the new hotel.
Mrs. R. Armstrong of Canada is visiting
her brother, s. Swerdfeger for short time.
o. G. Pitkin has three large strawberry
beds that he is getting ready for another
season.
There will two or three carloads of stock
shipped from this place this week for the
Ryegatc fair
Mr.. and Mrs s. swerdteger and family
returned Monday from a weeks outing at
st. Joseph lake.
c. S. Adams & Co. are covering the west
end of their building with iron, pressed to
represent brick.
The ladies missionary society will meet
on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock with
Mrs. W II. H. Mears.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bond and two chill
dren of Lowell, Mass, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. o. II. Smith.
The Stars went to North Montpelier Sat-
urday and defeated the first nine OF that
place by a score OF Ia to 12
Rev j. w. Houghton of Peacham preach
ed at the Methodist church last Sunday
morning and at South Cabot in the after
noon.
Two base ball games are scheduled to be
played upon our park Saturday. In the
forenoon second nine V. Plainfield second
nine: at two P. M. North Montpelier, first
nine v Stars.
A. T. Durant came near receiving q
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slab caught between the saw and spreader
and came spinning back, striking him in
the face and cutting his lip and one thumb
quite badly.
Marshall and Beckley have divided the
property recently purchased by them of M.
Mears, trustee.l They have sold the pasture
excepting about one acre, to FL. G. Carpen-
ter for $500. Marshall has the barn and
land east to line with the scales. He ex.
poets to commence next week to convert
the barn into a tenement, Office rooms and
large hall. Beckley takes the shop prop
erty and is moving the main shop eastward
about the length Of it, and will fit it up for
tenement and store for his jewelry and
bicycle business.
Through the courtesy of the school d.
rectors we are able to give below a list Of
the teachers assigned to the different dis
tricts in town, with two exceptions, the
Boles and King districts. Mr.. Flood has
charge of these and had not reported to the
other members of the committee. Hollis
Ter district, Helen Marsh of Rochester;
Bond district, Warner Lawson of South
Woodbury.; Ennis district, Flora Atkins OF
Cabot; st. Cyr district, Myra Wood; village
district, primary department, Lillian Shep-
ard; grammar department.. Miss Emma
Moses OF Randolph; depot district. Lillian
6anborn; Lanesboro district, Mrs. Mary b!
Mclean of South Barre; New Discovery"
district, Miss Florence Burnham of Rox-
bury Flood district, Inez Hopkins OF Cab
OF. School will commence the first Mon
day in September with one exception, that
In the Hollister district, which will com.
mence on Tuesday, September g.
The Knights of Pythias' picnic at St. Jo-
seph lake on Wednesday was largely at
tended by Knights and their friends from
this place, Danville and st. Johnsbury.
The weather was favorable and it was
very enjoyable occasion. After the we'll
provisoned lunch baskets were emptied
the company assembled in front of the
speakers stand to listen to a programme
prepared for the occasion. The opening
address was delivered by Rev. s. G. Lewis,
representing Danville lodge. His remarks
were addressed principally to the ladies, to
whom he explained some OF the words rep
resented by the letters f. G. B., which are
engraven upon their emblems. His words
were OF deep interest to all and ought to be
the means OF increasing the membership of
the order and making better Knights Of
those who are already in the ranks Other
remarks were made by Rev. MIR. Currier of
Danville, l.. p. Slack, Esq, and Mr.. Cady
representing St Johnsbury lodge, and K.
w. Gilman representing Marshfield lodge.
The Marshfield and Dsnville bands fur.
nished excellent music and added greatly
to the enjoyment of the occasion. They
united in playing two or three pieces near
the close OF the entertainments and showed
what a strong band might be had if they