The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03

hibition sentiments and he thinks |
Vermont will rue the day. if it ever |
comes, when prohibition is surrendered |
for local option, and high license.
Wayne Wright, whose wife is a
daughter of the late Sumner Wheatley,
and who lives in the old Judge Paine
district, has little son of some three
years, that lately lost an eye by the
bite of dog. A tooth of the animal
! entered the eyeball, as he snapped at
| the child.
Miss Sadie Sheridan, who was in
| printing Office in Rutland, the last
| time we itemized her, has been for
some time in the Times establishment
| in Barre as compositor.
The young Belgian, julie Alexander,
| has again hired to Lewis M. Seaver
| for another years work on his farm.
1t goes without saying that the young
man gets good pay, and that he must
be satisfactory hand.
Mrs. Huntoon housekeeper for Jona-
than Dix, has been great sufferer
from ill health, but now in her old
age she is very DESTROYS to do what
she can for her support. Having
had a large experience as tailoress
in earlier years she would be glad to
do mending on mems garments, that
we believe would be well done, and
at living prices.
One of our Western friends YER
mont man, whose State was once
prohibition State, but now allows
counties to decide whether they will
have prohibition or high license, has
just told us that the counties that go
for prohibition there are better off for
the same! We hear, also, of promi-
nent physician in local option State
who says he has this year been
thoroughly converted to the no license
cause, on account of the many cases
he has had to treat for alcoholism, and
for the first time he shall vote for no
license at the coming election
Nearly all the schools in town be-
gan the winter term ON Monday, Dec.
LIST, the exceptions being the village
schools which opened on the 3rd,
and the Seaver and David Gale schools,
that are to begin the Sth inst The
teachers engaged are as follows !:
Clogston school, Elsie E. Poor, of Ber-
lin; A. X. Martin, Gertrude Stod-
dard of Waitsfield; South Hill, Flora
l.. Clogston of Worcester G. w.
Lynde, Marion Dana of Waitsfeld ;
Village primary, Emma E. Adams ;
| lUbbTuleuldl6, D6ll6 ~. hODluSOu ,
grammar, Mrs. Ida. M. 7. Wood high,
fist street, Mrs. Ida M. Jackson;C w.
Cram, Bernice 1. Morse of Bakersfield ;
Wolcott, Carrie Lewis of North Ran
dolph; Quarry primary, Cora M.
Lewis; intermediate, Clio j. Tarbell /;
grammar Jesse A. Martin; G.. L.
Williams, Annie NJ Wilson of Barre !;
Seaver, Mary r. Leonard of Shore
ham; David Gale, John n Taggart
of Randolph; Red Meeting House,
Katie j. Lull of Granville. OF the
above list of eighteen teachers, only
one has had no experience, five have
never taught in town before, nine are
Normal graduates, three are graduates
of seminary or academy, one is col
lege graduate, and two hold unlimited
certificates. Teachers meetings are
to be held once in two weeks as usual,
the first one for the term on the even
ing of Friday December 5, at the vii
lage school house.
The Ladies' Reading Club meets on
the afternoon of the 9th with Alice
Walker Topic, "The Twelve Master
pieces.
Alden Bass is at present. membe
of my Lord Quex Co. and is play
ing in the southern States.
The social dance under the auspices
of the Odd Fellows the evening before
Thanksgiving Day was attended
by forty couples and very pleasant
occasion is reported.
The annual chicken pie supper of
the Universalist parish is to be held on
the evening of Saturday December ID,
| at the town hall Supper will be
served from to s o'clock
MORTIFIED.
, Mrs. L. B. Keeney of Everett,
Mass, spent Thanksgiving with her
) sister, Mrs. John l.. Moseley.
, The Colburn Clothing Company
moved their stock of goods into their
new store in the Mayo block last
Thursday, and will have their opening
December B. and 3. They have a
very nice store
w. A. Blake was in Montpelier last
Friday on business.
) The measles are prevalent. Nearly
one hundred cases are reported at this
writing.
Ed Doheny, who has pitched for the
Pittsburg for two seasons, has been in
town for the past week and has ell
gagged with them for another year.
Union Thanksgiving services were
held in the Universalist church at
seven O'Clock Thursday evening. The
speakers were Captain Hovey, Hon.
Frank Plumley and others. Music
was furnished by the chorus choir
and male quartette.
Mr.. and Mrs H. Mayo of Stowe
spent Thanksgiving with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. @. l.. Pervier.
DR.. Samuel Keith and daughter,
Gertrude, have moved their goods to
Franklin Fall, N. H., where they are
T. going to live with Mr.. Keith's sister
Mrs. Page Hatch and Mr.. Frank
Harris are both sick with grip
Mrs. Diantha Allen died last Thurs
day afternoon at six O'Clock at the
advanced age of eighty-five years
from complication of diseases.
f. w. Dutton and e. Co. will move
| iptO tbpir paW stOra payt rNbnrc6av