The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-05
West Fairlee.

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Miss Laura Gilman has returned to school
at Barre, after spending Thanksgiving with
her parents.
James Eastman and Maud Bliss are at
home, but will return to Montpelier in
few days
Q. @. Coburn has sold his horse to man
in Lynn, Mass, for $40.
Two new families are moving into the
village, one to the mill house, the other to
the old Howard" building.
George Comstock has got through work
ing in the store at Copperfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Wilson of CorDth
visited their daughter, Mrs. Ward last
week.
Mrs. Lathrop has gone away for the win
ter.
Miss Bertha Cross and Misses Mamie and
Florence Titus of Vershire called on friends
in town last Saturday.
Mrs. Ely OF Vershire will teach in the |
lower school-room the coming term She |
will probably board at Mrs. Morey's. Miss |
Abbie johnson will teach the larger pupils |
in the upper room.
Miss Madge Smith is engaged to teach at |
Post Mills
Fayston.
Misses Emily b. johnson and Anna L.
Bragg OF the Randolph Normal school spent
Thanksgiving at home.
Dea. and Mrs. e. A. Fisk have returned
fro n protracted visit in southern Vermont
| and New Hampshire.
| Nj. and Mrs. George W. Strong are stay
| ing Few days with their parents, Mr.. and
| MI5 IL. S. Strong.
George Winifred Strong ana Miss Eva d.
Currier of Burlington were united in mar
riage Wednesday. Mr.. Strong Is the son OF
M. s. Strong Esq. of this town and has
position in the Experiment Station at Bur
| lington.
The following teachers have been engaged
| for the winter term and are at work: No. l,
Miss Susie II. Whitman of Jersey City; No.
2, Mrs. Mary (Marble) Martin; No. 3, j. B.
Thompson; No. 8, Miss Merrill of Montpe-
lier; No. 6, Miss Lizzie B. Maxwell. The
directors are looking for teachers for Nos.
and Z.
MarBhfield.
N. M. Clark of East Montpelier is visiting
his daughter Mrs Ell. d. McCrillis.
Ellis Preston went to Lanesboro Monday
morning, where he has about two months
work, making chairstock.
The Methodist church choir will meet for
rehearsal with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert EN-
cry next Friday evening.
Mrs. II. S. Tabor of Montpelier was in
town Saturday to visit her aunt, Mrs. Will
liam Parks, who is very i'll.
Miss Hattie Kidder, teacher in the higher
department of the village school, is board
ing at A. e, Lamberton's.
Mrs. W. H. H. Mears and Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Mears spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p Slack in st. Johnsbury
Mrs Mira Wood returned Saturday from
three weeks visit with friends in Massa-
chusetts and resumed her duties as teacher
in the St. Cyr district Monday morning.
Oscar l.. Bemis commenced work Mon
day morning in w, E. Lamberton's livery
stable.
Miss Waite B. Ormsbee and friend Miss
Elma Oviatt and Miss Nina Ennis, all OF
Barton, spent Thanksgiving and the latter
part of the week in town.
The Arqus locals of Nov. % contain the
, following: Robert r. Edison is janitor at
the Congregational house instead of Ira III
as stated last week in the WATERMAN
We extend the palm to the CORRESPONDENT
. of the argus and recognize his son as the
caretaker of the church.
All who are interested are cordially in
vited to meet at the Congregational church
J on Friday evening at the dedication Of the
l new organ. A musical program will be
given.
,, A number OF the students at Goddard
, Seminary were in town to spend Thanks
giving, among them James Wheeler and
gentleman friend, Bernis Phelps, Arthur
Pike, Mark A. Davis and Misses Nellie Nc
: Daniels, Eleanor Cole and Lizzie Packer
| j. Ward Carver and II. Houghton, also Of
/, Barre, spent the day with friends in town
The Thanksgiving promenade and dance
at MaGshalPs hall was very largely patron
: lied, there being about 100 couples present
d. Marshield orchestra furnished very salts
3 factory music for this entertainment. The
mix up in gentlemen's wearing apparel was
o greatly regretted and measures will here
;, after be taken to prevent repetition of it
Judge Mark Mesrs now has his store
49, al oit had hty 1txr
five light dynamo recently purchased by
J. him and run by the water power at Nj. y
: Ides shop. One light is also placed at thu
entrance to MarshalPs hall and M. K
q Beckley has two or three lights in his shop
! This arrangement, however, is claimed II
be only temporary and will soon be replac
:, ed by two to three hundred light machine
d that others may be furnished with this kline
OF light.
10 Schools in town commenced the white
session Monday morning. The LsnesborC
& school will be taught by Brooks Hudson
The higher department of the village schoo
II will be in charge of Miss Hattie Kidder
n with Mrs. Warren Mears as assistant teach
or in the grammar department.. These arr
the only changes yet learned of to be mad
u In the very efficient corps of teachers wht
had charge of the different schools dnrinG
the fall term. A door has been cut through
q the rear of the grammar room into the low
or hall of the higher department Of the vii
| ldR6 bCuOOI 30 budb u uOrb bdtlsldCbOIy al
rangement for hearing classes may b'
T. made, and students be able to pass from
one room to the other without going out o
doors.
School in the Bond district closed No
l. vember % with appropriate exercises in thu
ID afternoon, which were enjoyed by parents
and friends. 1t being the request of thu
r, district, the term was extended two week
making the length of term twelve weeks
d Pupils having no marks during the tern
n are as follows Frances Bullock, jamie
and Lee Dwinell, Lettie and Ida Pike
10 Raymond Pike and Lydia Cro!te were alb
10 sent one day each. Rose Crotte, Carroll an(
~ Clarence Pike, Inez Bond, Olive Lam Der
=" ton ami Jennie Bullock were absent thre
days each Number OF pupils, eighteen
II Viola Buxton, teacher.
- The largest Thanksgiving gathering ye
~ learned of in town this year was at tn
% home of Warren Fiheld at which Their
y were twenty-three members present. In
- cluded in this number were George Englisl
40 and family of Montpelier, Henry Severance
30 % and family of Copperfeld, o. Q. Pitkin AM
% | family T T., SAVarance and wife and E, A