The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-07
Woodbury.,

Miss Alice Martin OF Plainfeld stopped
over Saturday and Sunday at Mr.. Fosters.
The band is holding three rehearsals
each week and is gaining in efficiency very
rapidly,
Guy Chadwick is having a very serious
time trying to learn to ride his two wheeled
broncho.
The reported exchange OF real estate be-
tween G. A. Watson and Hiram Smith fail
ed to materialize.
Last week two loaded platform cars COL
lided near Webber's quarry badly wreck
ing one. No one injured.
Mr.. Define is meeting with assured sue.
cess in his hotel enterprise. His "Old
Homestead" is acquiring deserved repu-
tation for cleanliness, a first-class table and
coZy rooms.
The pool rooms were broken into one
night last week and several articles taken.
The parties were arrested and on trial we're
allowed to go after settling with the pro-
prietor. 1t is news to many that a state
prison offence can be settled in this manner.
A large delegation went from here to
North Calais on Memorial Day with the ex-
pectstion of hearing an address from W. A.
Lord Of Montpelier 1t is reported that Mr..
Lord drove up to the hall, but was too in
disposed to fill his part of the program, so
the large audience was keenly disappointed.
The patriotic exercises at the Center
proved indeed a red letter day to the little
ones. Promptly az p. M. the band escort
ed the school to the church where the pro-
gram arranged by the teachers. Misses
Drenan and Sabin, was rendered, after
which, escorted by the band, the school
marched to the cemetery and decorated the
graves OF the veterans resting there. The fol-
lowing is the program as rendered at the
church under the direction OF II. A. Rick
ard, grand marshal for the day; Prayer,
Rev. 9. W. Kelley; chorus, Columbia the
slave beneath the flag" Orpha Holt; RECT
tation. "Our Flag" Master George Foster;
recitation. selected, Matte Holt dialogue,
"The Ode OF Decoration" Six young ladies';
recitation, selected, Percy Reynolds; mu-
Day." Constance LePan; recitation, "a
little girls past" Marjorie Ainsworth; cho-
rus, 1.-THE Battle CRY of Freedom" school;
dialogue. "A memorial gift" four young
ladies'; recitation, Memorial eve, Frances
Drenan Short addresses were here made
by G. W. Foster, Rev. G. W. Kelley and
Conrad Zimri Wheeler The remarks were
followed by music by the band, and the
children closed the program by giving the
flag salute, and two concert Rotations IL
Illustrating the use of the flag. Too much
credit cannot be given the teachers for the
able manner In which the pupils carried
out their part Of the program.
Corinth.
Mrs. Fred Heaten is ill.
Mrs. Raymond was stricken with paraly-
sis Saturday.
Riverside Creamery is turning out about
800 pounds Of butter per day.
Mrs. Elizabeth ROBBIE has been i'll long
time with bilious fever and heart trouble.
A. II. Little, Fellows Merrill and j. P.
Sargent are called to attend county court at
Chelsea.
r. p. Bliss has furnished over fifty tons
OF fertilizing material for farmers in this
and other towns the past spring.
Pasture feed is eaten very short and the
prospects for a hay crop are very Door.
Rain Is much needed by all crops.
Our road commissioners, e. r. Tsplin, has
been busy with the machine, and In some
places has done the most thorough work |
ever done in town. If he would do 1t all in |
that way AZ far as he goes, making some OF |
the bitches still deeper and appoint men |
In different parts OF the town to keep the
stones and water out OF the roads and make |
cheap repairs in dangerous places, we
should some time have some good roads. |
Swimming over all the roads in town every
year makes no good roads anywhere.
Peacham
Edward Guy has returned to town for
the summer.
Joseph Hunter OF Monroe, N. H., was In
town last week. calling on old friends.
Louis Dana was thrown from his carriage
Friday and sustained several severe
bruises.
Memorial Day exercises were largely at.
tended. This was the day for the dinner |
and speech to be held in Peachapl.
Hiram Sanborn sold his farm and house |
hold goods at auction last Wednesday.
The farm was divided and sold to five diff |
ferent parties.