The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07


through to Brookfisld July /.
WASHINGTON.
About twenty five couples attended
the dance at the Washington House
on Friday night and report a fine
time. Gilbertson's Orchestra of Barre
city furnished music.
The schools closed ON Friday. The
grammar school children gave an ex.
hibition in the school house hall AL
though not largely attended on &C.
count of the shower much credit Is
due the pupils and teacher.
Miss Hill of Bradford has completed
another successful term of school in
the grammar department. She went
to her home on Saturday.
Oh ildrens' Day for various causes
has been postponed until last Sunday
at the Universalist church. The chill
dren did we'll.
Miss Chapman, a student at God
dard, has been guest of lila Downing
since commencement. She went to
her home on Saturday.
Miss Blanche Kibling has been
visiting at George Huntington's for
some days.
Mark Carpenter returned home on
Saturday after an absence of two
weeks.
Crichton Carpenter and two aunts
of Barre city visited Mrs. Carrie Oar
penter the first of the week.
DR.. and Mrs. f. A. Warner spent the
Fourth at Halls pond where they
have a cottage.
Warren Huntington passed away on
Friday morning after lingering ill.
ness. The funeral was held from the
house on Sunday, Rev. G. Van Blar-
com officiating
1. @. Oalef and Miss L. A. Calef en-
tertained several guests on the Fourth.
Dinner was served on the lawn.
People were reminded that the
Fourth was here once more by the
ringing of bells, firing of cannon, etc.
A number OF gates, door steps etc.,
were fodnd misplaced but no damage
was done.
Mr. and Mrs. George Walker spent
the Fourth at l.. W. Sewers.
Grace Stanley is at home from Hyde
Park, Mass, where she has been
teaching the past year.
CORIN LII.
The prize speaking at the academy
Wednesday evening was well attended.
Mrs. K. @. Woods of Concord, N. H.,
Mrs. Leila Remission and Earl Wilson
were judges. Prizes were given to
Miss Julia Hoyt and Mark Wilson,
Anna Hooker and Van Woodcock.
The singing was by some of the pupils
and teachers assisted by Misses Wood
cock and Harding and Carol Childs.
The public examinations were held on
Friday with the commencement exer-
cises in the evening. There were four
graduates from the grammar depart.
ment Misses Jennie Raymond, Ger
trude Hopkins, Bula Hutton and Carl
Corliss.
Earl Wilson supplied the pulpit at
the Center church on Sunday.
Mr.. and~ Mrs. D. @. Bliss of Kear.
father, W. r. Bliss and Miss EIoise
Eaton of Nashua. N. H., and Miss
Leta Eaton Of Island Pond, at f. j.
EaA )n's, their uncles'; Mr.. and Mrs.
e. f. Colby and son from Massachu.
sets are the guests OF his mother,
Mrs. Mary Colby.
brother, Carl Corliss.
Mr. and Mrs. J. y. Kendall and son
of S. Strafford arrived at George
Huber's Saturday evening. Mr.. Ken.
dali returned home on Sunday. Mrs.
Kendall remains for a time.
DANvILLE.
Charles E. Morse has just matched
up a fine pair of horses l5.3 high and
weighing 1900. One of them was pur.
chased IN Walden and one in Cabot.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Harris, who
have been in Burlington on account
of the illness of Mrs. Harris. returned
home on Friday accompanied by Mr..
Harris daughter, Miss Frances.
The contract for the new Pythian hall
has been let to A. N. Drew of East
st. Johnsbury. 1t is to be a two
story building with banquet hall be-
low ano assembly hall above, and it
is expected it will be finished by Sep.
TENDER first
Henry BENJAMIN spent the fourth at
Craftsbury.
w. w. Palmer of Newtonville,
Mass. has been visiting his mother,
MIS-. JUN Idlluer. LIE. anu MIS-. AL
bert Davis of New York are visiting
his sister, Miss Emily Davis.
Miss Kate Currier is at home for
the summer, returning in September
to New York where she teaches in the
State institution for the deaf.
Major and Mrs. Chancellor Martin
of New York are at the Elm House.
Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Morse of Will.
liamsford. Ohio, are visiting at Judge
s. d. Morse's.
MAPLE HILL.
There will be no services in the
Harvesters' chapel next Sunday as
many wish to attend the tent meeting
at Plainfield which is to hold over
next Sunday.
Eddie Dunkling received quite a
severe cut on the head one day last
week from a beam in the shed on
which he was swinging falling and
striking him on the head. DR.. Brown
attended him.
George Marsh moved his family
from Pigeon pond on Monday to Grot-
ON, where he has situation running