The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-10

married a Dutch girl born in Holland,
who died when John was born, and of
small poX. A daughter in this family
married nephew of the late Senator
Charles Sumner of Massachusetts.
LOWER CABOT.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riaRe Of Nina Blanche Gerry to Burn
ham f. Uoburn, February 90, at the
Presbyterian church, Clyde, n. Y.
Mr. COburn is pleasantly remembered
as a former resident of this town.
The school board organized last Sat
urday with John NJ. Fisher as chair
man and H. H. Carpenter as clerk
A tax of 90 cents on dollar was voted
Tor the support of schools the ensuing
year. The following assignment of
schools was made: Village, Lower
Cabot, Plain, Southwest Hill, and
Merritt districts, John M. Fisher;
East Hill, West Hill, Southwest Hill,
and Walbridge districts, H. H. Car
penter; East Cabot, South Cabot, Pc
terville, and Reed districts, S. f.
Hougnton.
On town meeting dav, though quite
stormy, the voters of the town were
not detained from attending and look
ing after the business of the town
The reports of the officers were accept
ed and adopted without discussion,
all feeling that each department had
been well looked after by the officers,
resulting in reduction of the town
debt of about 81, 400 1t was voted to
have the matter of buying what is
known as the Lee Short place, which
has been such a bill of expense to the
town, to the selectmen and the law
agent, to do as they see fit in the case
A letter was read from the executor of
the will of A. j. Webster. of Su-
perior, Wis, saying Mr.. Webster in
his will LETT the sum of $3.50 to the
town, such portion of the interest to
be ased as should be needed for caring
for the lots of his father and mother
and other friends, and the balance to
be used in identifying the cemetery.
1t was voted to accept the fund. The
license vote stood over 100 majority
TO no license. Whole tax, 200 cents
on the dollar.
MARSHFIELD.
j. A. Rolfe has returned from
visit of several weeks with friends IN
Canada.
Earl Kellogg has finished his duties
as clerk in the postoffice. His success
sor has not yet been engaged.
On motion of @. @. Bent, smoking
in tie town house was prohibited soon
after noon at the annual town meeting
an innovation which should be a
precedent for future meetings and take
effect from the opening of the meet
ing.
@. |. Preston returned to his work
in Sheldon on Monday where he ex-
poets to be engaged for three or four
weeks. Ellis will finish there this
week and move his effects home
Miss Glare Bemis has situation in
a home in st. Johnsbury.
Marshfield A. A. first bakset- ball
team went to Montpelier on Monday
evening to play return game with a
team representing the city high school,
and we're defeated by score of 33 to
IL. The home team was obliged to
play two substitutes.
Mrs. Charles Siveright and daughter
of Brookfield and Mr. Oowles. man
ager of the Gulf Spring House in
WilllamsUOWn, were guests OF n. T..
Hadlock part of last week
Miss Grace Carr spent Sunday in
Montpelier
The funeral services for Ed. C. Pres.
ton. who was killed by accident on
Monday of last week, were held from
the home on Wednesday. Rev. Winni-
fred Eddy officiating. The remains
were placed in the receiving vault at
Cabot. The piece of cast Iron balance
wheel which killed Mr.. Preston went
past him to a barn some distance
away, where it broke several thick
nesses of boarding; another piece
passed through double flooring in
the shed. then out through the roof
into field, distance of $50 feet. A
third piece was found several DAYS
later near the winter road in the vi
cinity of f. M. Bohonon's sugar house,
a distance of nearly one-third of a
mile from the scene Of the accident.
There were two basket ball games in
Marshall's hall Saturday evening. The
ladies' team played against the M. A.
A. fist team score, 81 to AZ in favor
of the ladies. The lineup of the two
teams was as follows: Lou Miller
and Grace Wooster. forwards; Ella
Wooster. centre; Florence Wooster and
Hattie Cole, guards; George Gilman