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

Cole center; e. O. Pitkin, and Fred
Pitkin, guards.
On Wednesday evening, March 16,
at o clock in the evening, there will
be concert at the Congregational
church given by an orchestra of five
pieces from Barre, assisted by Mr.. j.
Ward Carver as reader and Miss
Eleanor Cole as pianist. The enter
tainment is given under the auspices
of the ladies' circle. The programme
for the evening will consist of over
lures by the orchestra, piano, clarinet
and cello solos and readings. This will
be high class concert, and all lovers
of good music should avail themselves
of the opportunity.
At the annual town meeting on
Tuesday, a large per cent of the town
officers were reelected There were
few changes, however. Following is
the list for the year ensuing: E. A.
Thomas, moderator W. II. H. Mears,
clerk and treasurer; e. A. Thomas,
J. A. Ennis and j. w. Mears, select
men; A. r. Cole, G. L. Dwinell and
o. H. Smith, listers; S. W. Cole,
town grand juror and overseer of the
poor; Mark Mears, Ira H. Edison and
S. E. Dwinell, auditors; D. E.
Lamberton and O. A. Martin, road
commissioners; s. H. Unwin, school
director for three years; A. r. Cole,
library trustee for five years. O. ID.
Smith, law agent. The report of the
town business for the past year shows
that in nearly every department it
was managed very judi ciously, and as
result the indebtedness of the town
was reduced from little over 50, 600 to
$500, and the tax voted for the year
ensuing is $l.70, which is thirty cents
less than the amount raised last year.
In the winter term OF the New Dis
covery school, taught by Miss Stella
Bowen, those passing rs per cent or
Geography SO, History 90, Physiology
80. Arithmeti 100, Spelling 100, Read
ing 90; Bert Ls-nberton, Geography
SO, History 50, Physiology 80, Arith.
metic 9S, Spelling SO, Reading 80;
Lynn Hobart, Arithmetic SO, Gives
SO, Physiology 81, Spelling SO, Reading
80.
CALAIS.
Dorman Kent of Montpelier was in
town on Sunday.
Blanche Austin of Morrisville is Wis
iting i'll town.
A complete list of the town officers
recently elected Moderator, W. E.
Bliss clerk and treasurer, George
Kerr; selectmen, L. G. Robinson,
Fred Burnham and B. l.. WILDER; over.
seer, the selectmen; constable, A. G.
Dutton; second constable, William
Daley; listers, W. G. Eastman, @.
D. Doty and N. H. Holt; auditors,
W. E. Bliss, E. W. Gate, and L. NJ
Wheeler; trustee of public money, @.
r. Dwinell; grand juror, L. 7. Lam
phere; law agent, A. q. Dutton;
school directors, L. 7. Lamphere, G.
E. Bliss, W. L. Leonard; road COM
missloners, e. W. Gate, G. A. Mower;
fence viewers, selectmen; surveyor Of
lumber, d. B. Dwinell; pound keep
er, E. L. Wheeler; inspector of leath
er, A. G. Dutton; grand jurors, A.
@. Bliss, 0. III. Leonard and 7. T.
Lamphere; petit jurors, Warren Aims
worth, w. A. Celley, George Wheel
ock, H. A. Morse, w. W. Hayes, H.
A. Wheelock, Total tax, $l.55.
Otis Slayton, an old and respected
resident, lately died at the town farm.
The funeral was held at the school
house vestry. Maple Corner, Wednes-
day, March 2, and the interment was
at East Calais cemetery.
A meeting was held last Friday of
the school board and organized with
Il. L. Lamphere as chairman, O. Il.
Bliss as clerk and Miss Inez Cameron
as supe rintendent.
f. M. Corliss and Alton Sloan had
Friday
At the earnest solicitation of those
who were present when the play 1.-The
Turn of the Tide" was presented re-
Gently at Maple Corner, and others
who wish to see the play, the members
of the company have very kindly con-
sented to repeat it, twill be present.
ed at Memorial hall, North Calais,
is sure to be we'll rendered. Good
music will be present and season of
dancing will be enjoyed.
PLAINFIELD
Rev. G. H. W right and Rev. r. L
Sheaf attended the Ministers Monday
Club at the Y. M. @. A., in Montpel-
Ter on Monday. Mr.. Sheaf read a
paper on 1.-The Religion of Burns. :"
Walter E. Ranger gave talk on
Social Purity in Schools, " that was
much enjoyed.
The ministers club raised $26 for
the assistance of Rev. j. w. Coffin,
who recently lost all of his household
effects by fire. The secretary of the
club was asked to correspond with
any members not present and give
them a chance to contribute.
The last entertainment in the lecture
course will be held Wednesday even
ing, March .. This will be lecture
by Rev. S. M. Frost of Bangor. Me-,
who has recently come to st. Johns
bury He is we'll recommended and
will give fine lecture. The subject
will be 1.-THE American School
Abroad.
O. K. Tow nsend of Rochester, N.
H., and Charles Stevens of Cole
brooke, N. H., were at the Plainfield
House on Monday.
The case of Beaulac VS.. Foss, which
was to have been tried in Orleans
county, was recently settled out of
court to the satisfaction of Mr.. Beau
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