The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-19
EAST MONTPELIER.

Arthur Stratton is i'll with typhid
fever.
Elsie Clark is very i'll and has gone to
Montpelier to take treatment of DR..
Brock
Katie Foster is to teach in the Peck
district.
The church fair will be held on the
evenings of December 1917.
"Our Jim" was success The young
people who took part did themselves
credit. There were two hundred and
sixty tickets sold the last evening.
TOPSHAM.
E. Hood and wife went to. West
Fairlee last week Wednesday, returning
home Friday, having visited few days
with Mr.. Hoods sister, MIS-. Johnson.
Our village school closed Friday. Num-
Der of pupils, twenty nine. Those having
no absent marks were Robert Hall, Ethel
Hood, Ruth Sawyer, Annie Walker, Ed
win Miller, Mile Whit,hill, Lora White
hill, Maud Hood. Absent one-half day,
Ida May Hall, Alice Nolan, George
Miller, Mary Powers, Harry Currier, Ida
May Walker. Miss Edith Taplin,
teacher. The average attendance was
25 1-96, a pretty good average.
The creamery here paid its patrons
% 1-2 cents for October butter.
James Rogers went to Groton last Sat-
urday.
Arthur X. Wiley was at home from
his school in Montpelier on Sunday.
Communion was observed at tn, Pres
byteran church last Sunday.
The teacheas of four of our schools,
village scho, /, Kasson Bridge, Galusha
Hill and Leet district gave their scholars
promenade in the town hall last Friday
evening at the close of the term About
100 were present. and the teachers en-
joyed it as well rs the children.
Mrs. Emily Taggart was with us Sun
day.
Mrs. Cora Jackman 'ent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Me-
Lam.
James Mckay is in town again for
a while.
Our singingschool is progressing
fine y. There are more attendants than
at any previous term. Come and see
how fast they are learning.
Galusha Hill school closed last Friday.
Nineteen pupils were in attendance, The
teacher, Miss Hood, wishes to mention
one thing in particular, that Nelson and
Theresa Butson, and Flora Eastman have
attended two terms without absent marks,
this being pretty good record for chill
dren between the ages of five and eight
years.
WARREN.
Noel Kathan had one hand cut badly
by "a saw, while attending saving
machine one day last week.
Mrs. Joseph Eldredge of Randolph
visited relatives at East Warren re-
Gently.
Mrs. Alkaline Van Deusen has so far
recovered from her recent injury as to
be able to ride out.
Will Parsons has moved to Waits
field where he has employment in a
creamery. Glib Stearns has moved
into the house vacated by Mr.. Par
sons. Mr. Wissel has moved on to the
Schuyler Van Deusen place vacated
by StearnS.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Hartshorn of
Braintree spent several days with rel
atives here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Hubbard of
Granville are at Frank Carpenter
Mr.. Hubbard is at work for p. Parker.
The village schools closed last Fri
day. The pupils gave an entertainment
at the town nall in the afternoon, con-
sisting of songs, recitations and dia-
logues, after which they were treated
to candy and peanuts by the teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cass recently
spent several days with Mrs. Cass'
sisters in Huntington.
Fred Long has returned from the
hospital at Burlington and is as COM
Portable as could be expected.