The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-08

a probable attack of epilepsy, follow
ed by falling over the bank wall at
the barn of Willard Sprague, and pull
ing on to him large stone as he went
off the wall.
Olney f. Seaver, is suffering in
knee, as the result of misstep while
mending a fence.
Clinton N. Fields little daughter
recently returned to New York under
the care of George Lc Edison. Mr..
Field is to move his family from New
York to New Rochelle
Rev. j. A. Perrin was in town over
Sunday and preached a good sermon
in his old pulpit of the Congregations
al church.
David Martin continues to fail in
health and it is said that he probably
will live but short time.
Dennis Carlin was brought home
sick from Ely last week, and it is
thought he must have a run Of typhoid
fever
After an absense of a few years
I Mrs. Preston Crss last week returned
here from New Brunswick where her
husband lately died of consumption.
The old Russell Martin farm lately
sold by George w. Bruce for$ 2, $50, in
Guiding some hay was once sold by j.
M. Seaver for $40, 900 including some
$500 worth of grain etc.
George W Bruce has an auction at
his old farm on Thursday of this week.
| With his wife he will soon visit his
brother in Philadelphia.
Martin Burnham of Chebause ILL.,.
is hereabouts visiting family friends.
His brother our eX-townsman, Marcus
Burnham, resident of Wisconsin for
years past is expected here soon.
A little slackness in the granite
business here, just now, occasioned
the letting go of a few workmen at
our principal shed last week.
Mike Somaini one of our best Italian
granite cutters, is employing six men
in his business.
DR.. George Carnes and wife, of
South Haven Mich. and Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Edison of Brookfield visited
Mrs. Willard Sprague last~week.
Elliott Bowman of Essex Junction
a cousin of the late Mrs George A.
Ainsworth was calling on friends here
last Saturday, going from here to East
Brookfeld as the guest of Nathaniel
Wheatley
The third teachers meeting for the
fall term will be held at the village
schoolhouse on the evening of October
/ 10, at 7 o'clock. The programme is
! as follows: Outline for oral lessons
in Civics for the present term, Lora f.
| Martin; The Aim of the Kindergar
ten, Myrtle L. Seaver; Debate on
the following questions: Resolved.
that our public schools should be i'm
proved by including Physical Geog-
raphy, and the elements of Algebra,
Plane Geometry, Botany and Geology
in the studies required by law; Al
firmative, Emma E. Adams, Marion
M. Dana. Negative, Jesse Martin,
Bernice |. Morse. Quotation exercise
superintendent Mary Morse Downs
Questions fr" IN teachers examinations
George E. WILDER. The public are
cordially invited.
Rev. H. A. Durfee of Burlington.
secretary of the Vermont Anti Saloon
League, will give an illustrated lee
ture at the town hall, Wednesday
evening OF this week, Oct 8, at 40
O'Clock. Admission will be free An
offering will be taken for the State
League.
The sale of tickets for the sea.
sons lecture course will open Tues
day Oct, IA, which is two weeks be-
fore the first lecture. They will then
be found at George L. Edson's store.
The lecture will be given by Thomas
McClary.
Mark Eastman is critically i'll with
neuralgia of the heart. Frank Lath-
rop had severe attack of the same
trouble few days ago,
Martin Burnham of Watseka Ill. is
III town this week and is stopping
with his nephew, Melvin E. Burnham.
Mrs. James Kanaly accompanied by
her two little girls has been visiting
her husbands parents in Leicester
Junction, of late.
Tom Sandres of Haverhill, Mass.
was III town over Sunday. He took
home with him pair of horses from
here.
Mrs. Dennison Hopkins has not been
able to walk since her fall some
time ago in Barre. She requires the
constant attention of nurse.