Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-11-22
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Rev. William schofeld delivers two lectures on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Of this week,
on What Saw in London" One hall the pro.
ceeds OF the lectures goes to the Congregational
ladies society. The entertainment given by this
society on Wednesday evening Of last week l was
Miss Nettie, George Blanchard and his son Fred,
promising cornetst, contributed much TO the
musical entertainment In the assistance rem
dered the Congregational choir; with George
Earle TO prepare oysters; and DR.. and Mrs Bailey
ice-cream; with Mrs. Enos Y. Walker as general
superintendent, and an efficient corps OF assist
ants, the table vas all that could be asked
me result financially was very ss'is n,c
Of Rutland, as clerk In his drug ttore Tor year.
Our Methodist friends In Rutland may count on
Mr.. Adams as valuable addition to their so
cieiy. and DR.. Lewis customers may expect TO
be honorably and pleasantly dealt with. Will
Jamestown has quite little !" stock In the de-
lightful and busy town OF Rutland, having fur
nished one OF the leading marble superintendepts
OF the town, Mr.. Simops; leading druggist DR..
Elan Lewis; growing physician, DR.. CHARLES
A. Gale, and a merchant, MIR. Edison. Frank
Lougee Is tn teach In the Alvin Flint district the
coming winter. .... .Teachers' examination was
held on Saturday last. Ex- lieutenant-Goyer-
nor Burnham Martin who died at his home In
Chelsea last week. was born and reared In this
town. Only two Of a large family Of children are
now living. Milton Martin OF this place, and Mrs.
Lester Martyr OF Mortified. His fur eral was
mains were brought to Williamstown for In.
terrment. A full obituary notice will be found
In another column Of this paper. Henry A.
AiDswOrth Of Moline, Illinois, son Of the late CAL
vim Ainsworth Of this place, was recently elected
state senator by the republicans Of the twenty
first district, embracing Rock Island and Henry
counties. The great state OF Illinois, with Its
fifty-one senators and one hundred and hfty-three
representatives, might well be taken as pattern
in the matter OF representation in Its legislature,
by our own state. .Apropos OF the late cleo
lions we hear little OF no lamentation by repub-
licans here over the defeat OF bossism" Gar
field and his methods are warmly treasured by
some 10 these parts, and his political principles
are sure to prevail In due time. In fact we think
they did prevail In some OF the late elections In
the reproof given "stalwartism.". The singing
at the Methodist church is to be PLEASANTLY varied
by an occasif nal male quartette, composed Of
Messrs. Joshua Bailey, James Walbrdge, Oryille
Briggs and Wilbur Adams. The Methodist choir
takes In some Of the leading singers Of the town.
49,. Hiram Dexter is about to return TO his old
home, Holmes Hole, in Massachusetts,, to spend
the remainder Of his days. He has been keeping
his clips OF wool till he has accumulated betv cen
four and five Thousand pounds, which he purposes
to take with him to Massachusetts. 81. NJ.
Palmer rail- ed this year from an acre Of ground,
about four hundred dollars worth Of hops, and
then had only one-fourth OF good CROP.
Quarterly meeting was held at the Methodist
church last Sunday. Presiding Elder Spencer
preached good sermon from Romans xiv: 7.....
Rev. ID. Land Of East Orange Is expected TO help
at the meetings at the Free Baptist church some
portion OF the time this week.. Old friends Of
Mrs. Emily Pride Tileston will be interested In
knowing that her family talk Of removing from
Massachusetts, where Mr. Tileston has long been
bank cashier, to Fairbault, Minnesota, where
their only son, George Tileston, Is doing thriv-
ing business in Touring mill. -. George Smith,
son If Ira Smith, is a very successful manufac-
turer in Philadelphia at the present time. The
singing and the sermon at one Of the Montpelier
churches were distinctly heard here by telephone,
Sunday We think II seldom that more beau
tiful and tender tributes are paid the memory Of
one than were paid that Of the young wife Of our
ex-townsman, DIR. Charles A. Briggs Of Avon,
New York, twho died so suddenly week before
last) and this both In Avon, and in her early
home, Newark, New Jersey. Especially crafty
ing to friends must have been the testimonial to
Mrs. Briggs worth, given by the congregation
OF the Methodist church OF Avon, of which she
was beloved member, on the Sunday follow
ing her death, as by rising vote, resolutions Of
sorrow and sympathy were adorted, Dying at
thirty years OF age she left three children, the
youngest daughter but a few days old.