The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-11
MarshHeld,


A son was boru July to Mr.. and Mrs
g. j. Wood.
S. W. Cole & Son lost valuable horse
last week. 1t was one Of the Ia gr bav pair
upon which they had price OF $500. Death
was caused by bots.
The ladies' quartette went to Danville
Sunday to give few selections al the iuorn-
ing service of the Methodist church of
which Rev. s. G. Lewis, a former pastor
here, is pastor.
A union temperance service Was held in
the Congregational church Sunday even
ing. Kew. G. w Manning delivered The
address. The service was well attended
and Mr.. Manning's words were interesting
and forceful.
The Ladiess Aid Society connected with
the Congregational church, will meet on
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. John L..
Severance.
The next regular meeting of Marshfield
Grange will be held Wednesday evening
July IS. 1t being lecturers night an excel
lent programme is being prepared. Let
every Granger make special effort to be
present
School in district No. 4, taught by Mira A.
Wood, closed last Friday. OF the ten reg
istered scholars, five, Anna st. Cyr, Claude
Haskins, Henry Dwinell and Frank Teb-
belts, had no marks. Clarence Haskins
was present every day while in attendance
and Blanche Hsskins and Mary Dwinell
were absent only one-half day each.
e. W. Gilman is having his store painted,
K. g. Merrill and George Ormsbee are doing
the work
j. Ward Carver has a position in the Of
flee of Whitcomb Brothers of Barre, where
he commenced his duties last Friday.
School closed in this village with picnic
July 3. In the higher department. those
having no absent marks were: Fred Pitkin,
Alice Shepard and Glare Bemis. Those
standing the highest in their work for the
term in their respective classes were: Glass
A-Fanny Ball, ninety-six.and nine twenty.
eighths; Edith Gillette, ninety-three ami
five-twelfths; Maud Beckley, ninety-three
and two-sevenths; Fred Pitkin, ninety and
three-fourths. Glass B-Alice Shepard,
ninety.six and four-sevenths; Robert Ed
son, ninety-two and five-fourteenths. Glass
C-Dora Edison, ninety-tive; Harvey Sui
ham, ninety-three and one-half; Florence
Cole, ninety-two and one-seventh; Beryl
Gilman, ninety-one and four-seventbs. In
class A Ethel Kellogg stood niuety three
and one-half for the first half Of the term
but was unable to take the final examina.
tions. Hattie r. Kidder, teacher.
In the game OF ball at Cabot July 4, the
Stars were defeated by the Woodburys by
score Of II to g. For seven innings the
Stars played steady game and seemed to
have the victory within their grasp, the
score at that time being s to in their favor.
but in the eighth inning collapse seemed
to 60 through the entire team and costly
errors were on every hand by which the
Woodburys won. The teams lined up with
the Stars playing their regular team with
one exception, that of Eugene Putnam who
was engaged to play second base that they
might have catcher in case OF accident to
Smith, while the Woodburys entered the
field with but few Of their own team, the
remainder being members of college teams
and professionals.
The early morning hours of the Four b
were proclaimed by the usual sounds of
cannon crackers, pounding upon old saws,
blowing of horns and ringing Of bells, but
otherwise the anniversary OF the birth Of
our country's liberty was quiet day ID
town, most of the towns people going to
Cabot to help that town in its efforts TO
make the day memorable The early morn
ing hilarities are rarely without accidents
OF some nature and this year was not an ex-
cepton, 1t has not been learned that any
one received personal injuries but in passing
from the rear window OF the Congregational
Church, over the main body of the house to
get at the bell rope, the weight OF one of
the participants proved to be more than the
thin lath and pastering would bear and a
leg went down through making bad rent.
Be it said to the credit of one of the young
men concerned that he the next morning
got the necessary help to repair the damage
so that when the plastering and paper gets
dry it will be hardly noticeable 1t is un.
derstood the party who actually did the
damage has made himself conspicuous by
his absence.
Cabot.
"Cresco" corsets can't break at the waist
line, Get them at Homer Fits Barre
Cabot Creamery Co. thereby gives no
tice TO any person wishing to furnish wood
part or in whole. for its plant for the year
June /, 1901 10 1902. should make their ap
plication TO L. j.. Walbridge, president, on
or before August l next.
Miss Julia harrington was in Montpelier
over Sunday.
Mrs, j. T. Drew has been quite i'll from
the effects OF rheumatism
j. T. Drew is putting new coat of paint
on his block
The party who went fishing on the brook
in the village Sunday is advised to move
farther out next time.
Some talk is beginning to get around as
to who shall represent us In the next legis
lature. One thing il certain that the can
didate must be unalterably opposed to high