The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
HOMER Fits,
BARRE VERMONT.

to help the young boy, but at this
writing it is feared that he will lose
the sight of one of his eyes,
About forty applications for the
principalship of ths high school have
been received but no one has been
chosen at this writing.
Fred Gilsen and wife were the
guests of Miss Nellie MacEwen on
Friday
The minstrel show given on Friday
aud Saturday evening by the o. K. S.
was much enjoyed and was very we'll
attended each night. The net re-
ceipts were $126.
DR.. W. f. Minard is now settled at
the Dillingham; house.
DR.. W f. Minard and f. @. Luce
have dissolved partnership, Mr.. Luce
buying the business. He will continue
it i'll the future. DR.. Minard was
Obliged to do this on accuunC of pro-
fessonal duties.
The remains of Mrs Silvia Mont.
gomeTy were brought from Alex
andria. S. D., for burial on Sunday.
The interment was in the old ceme-
terry in Waterbury Center Mrs.
Montgomery left Waterbury about
year ago and has been in poor health
TOR several years. She died in Alex
andria on Nav "a.
AT the last regular meeting of the
Philomathian club the following Off
GERS We're elected for the coming club
year: President, Mrs @. @. Warren;
vice. president. Mrs. j. f. Shipman;
recording secretary, Mrs. A. H.
Smith treasurer, Mrs G.. ". Wood
ard; corresponding secretary, Mrs
w. j. Redmond federation director,
Mrs. c. O. warren; board of dirce-
tors, Mrs. M Hutchinson, Mrs. H.
ID. Blown, and Mrs l.. Cooley.
A fine tribute to the dead soldiers
was paid in the window of B. E.
Wallace. A stone bearing the motto,
ITO the memory of the brave heroes
who died for the flag, was decorated
with green and wreaths In front of
the stone is memorial arch. The
idea is one of Miss Nellie MacEwen's
and deserves special mention.
ST. JOHNSBURY.
The class day parts at st. Johnsbury
Academy were chosen as follows:
Glass history, Miss Margaret Hudson !;
class prophet, Andrew More class
song, Miss Margaret Ely; class essay,
Miss Helen Mcfarland class grafton,
Wilbur Symes aud class presentation,
Miss Aida Howe.
The local council U. O. T. and the
Burlington Council will hold field
dav in Morrisville June 4.
WEIGH Bros. circus is booked for st.
Johnsbury July "a.
MISS j. W. Sault, teacher IN the
ninth grade i'll the Summer street
scohol, has been granted years leave
of absence by the school board Miss
Ruiter has been engaged to teach this
grade next year.
Miss Della l. Griffin was one of the
speakers at the Addison county teach.
ers' meeting at Orwell last week, hav-
ing read paper on Mature Study"
at one of the sessions.
Prof. and Mrs. A. H. Barbour and
daughter, Maud, with several acad-
envy teachers are at Prof. Barbours
cottage at Lake Memphremagog for
several days.
Mrs. j. p. H. Bassett Mrs. O. Ii.
Whelden and con and Miss Cleone Bas
sett of Hynannis, Mass, visited rela-
tives in town the past week.
Charles q. Braley and p d. Dupont
spent the past week in Boston on bust
ness.
Miss Maud Estabrooks, who has been
seriously ill, is improving.
Miss Blanche Gould of Plymouth,
N. H., visited in town part of the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Perkins of
Montpelier spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Ryan.
Mrs. w. B. johnson and daughter,
Alice, have returned from Southern
Pines, N. O., where they spent the
winter.
Miss Margaret Murkland of Boston
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Homer e. Smith
/ Oh Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blossom are
visiting in Warren and Concord, N.
H.. for short time.
Rickaby and Gauthier are soon to
erect a store 50x60 feet on their vacant
lot near the lake road crossing on Port
land street.
Carleton Rollins finishes work in the
store of l.. p Leach after five years
of service there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seldom Freeman of
Lancaster. N. H., are visiting in
town for short time.