The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-16
Hardwick.

THE funeral Of Rev Daniel Lewis was held
at the church on Monday Of last week. Rev.
DR.. Parker. the missionary, OBLIGATED, assisted
In the services by several attending cergymen,
four of whom-Revs. Austin Scribner s. s.
Brigham, George l.. Wells and J. II. Winslow--
acted as pall-bearers. The church was we'll
filled with sympathetic audience, as Mr..
Lewis was very highly esteemed, both as
man and minister.
PETITIONS are in circulation In this town and
Craftsbury for the establishment OF a mail
route between this village and North Crafts
bury via South Craftsb1ry and Craftsbury
Common. The establishment of improved
mail facilities and public conveyance on this
route would be great convenience, as our
business relations with Craftsbury are intimate
and important.
A. c. Brown visited this place, last week, to
encourage the extension of the telephone line
from Woodbury. Center to this place. McLoud
u Marsh are soliciting subscriptions to pur-
chase and set the necessary poles ESTIMATED at
one hundred and seventy-five), and present
prospects indicate that the line will soon be
built.
s. P. WHEELER has placed some granite
curbing around L. Hathaway's lot In the new
cemetery at this place Carrick Brothers OF st.
Johnsbury are cutting monument of the dark
Victory granite for the same lot The curbing
and monument are to cost about $500.
ELI G. MEroALF of Walden, our town farm
pension OF 81 per month, with 5000 arrears
A. A. Osgood of this place has also been granted
q pension OF So per month, with some over
81, 800 arrears.
REV. DIR. PARKER, missionary to India for
the past twenty five years, occupied the desk
at the Methodist church one week ago last Sum
day. He took for his subject "The methods
and experience OF missionary work in India"
L. D. HATHAWAY, Esq, visited Newport,
Westheld and Coventry, the past week, to ex-
anime and investigate as to the character and
condition OF real estate owned by the late J.
Y. A. Crosby in those towns.
DoRMAN BRIDoMAN, Esq, has recently
erected fine family monument of dark
quincy granite in the new cemetery at this
place at an expense, we are told, Of $3.50. III.
r. Mack did the work.
REV. Mr.. CHANDLER OF East Hardwick has
gone on short vacation for his health and
will not preach here again till Sunday. July
9TH, at the usual hour, three o'clock P. NJ.
A TEMPERANCE lecture by Frank Plumley,
ESQ.,. OF Mortified, is announced for this place
Monday evening, July 21st. He comes under
the auspices OF the Good Templars.
THE hay crop in this section will be below an
| average. The severe drouth of last autumn
with the frosts and drouth Of June, are the
| cause.
ADAMS PHILBRooK has moved from post-office
block to j. H. Shedd's tenement, and Herman
Marsh Is to occupy the rooms over the store
vacated by Philbrook. 49,. Lewis Hebert has
moved from Judevine's "Remick house" to
the Garter place" now owned by Mrs. s. J.
| Woodbury.. George F. Wheeler is seriously
III with what appears to be tumor in the
bowels. Mrs. c. w. Warner has removed
in the Edwards g. Dawson block. Mrs. Jennie
| (Shipman) Thomas OF Montreal, P, @, is in
| town visiting friends. Her mother, sister and
one brother reside here.