The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-11
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VI ~ EDGEHTON, at Il. GlumleyS ONCE,
over A. e. Denny's store, will receive sub
scriptions and advertisements for THE
WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid to him.
DON'T forget to have your dog licensed
this month
A BUBBLE party was held yesterday (Tues-
day. evening at the Methodist vestry.
No service was held at the Universaist
church Sunday, on account of the funeral of
Mr.. Elliott G. Fisk.
FRANK N. CARPENTER and Miss Carrie
r. Evans were married last week Tuesday
evening and left on the night express for
Boston.
Mr.. HENRY CLouaH, who has reached the
age Of seventy years, called in doctor last
week for the first time. He Is not seriously
i'll, but is suffering from general debility.
Mr.. PERLEY BELKNAP is moving from the
Soper house on Central street, where he has
lived for about ten years, to his large farm
house near the machine shop and foundry.
HARVEY S. WILEY has bought of w. II.
Morris the house and lot on Central street
now occupied by Rev. +. G. Cowper. Mr.
Wiley will not move in for about month
REV. l.. II. ELLIOT of Waterbury, state
agent Of the Vermont Bible Society, Is ex-
pected to speak at the Methodist church
next Sunday in the interest Of the Bible
cause.
Mr. SAMUEL j. MEAD of the Taylor mis-
sionary party to Africa reports a pleasant
voyage from Liverpool TO the Madeira
Islands, at which place the party arrived
| February 18th.
LENTEN service this wednesday, evening
at the residence of e. w. Howe on Vine
street. The ladies of St. Mary's parish
hold their society at their rooms in depot
building Thursday afternoon and evening.
A CAMPFIRE will be held by Post John
son, G. A. r., in Armory hall on Friday
evening of this week. After the campfire
there will be dancing by those who wish in
Armory hall and supper will be served for
the rest in Good Templars' hall.
LIST of letters uncalled for at the North
field (Vt) postoffice March 10, 1886: Ladies'
Miss frankie Bevins, Mrs Mary o. Clifford,
Mrs. Carrie NJ Milliken, Mrs. Laban f.
Webster. Gentlemen-WalterB Brown, Col
onel F. w. Parker, e. e. White.
j. H. ORcUTT, Postmaster.
GEORGE w. KINGsBURY has sold his house
on Vine street to Rev. j. Brelivet, the
| Catholic priest, who is to take possession by
April 1. The house on East street which
has been occupied by the Catholic priests is
sold to C. c. Gokey Of Rochester, who will
move in as soon as it is vacant.
Mr.. ELLIOTT c. FISK died very suddenly
at his home on the west hill Thursday fore
noon. The funeral was held Sunday at
eleven o'clock at his late residence, and the
burial took place at the Center cemetery.
Rev. 1. p. Booth officiated. Mr. Fisk had
been resident of this town for many years
and had won the respect and esteem OF
many.
THE officers elected at the annual meeting
at the ladies' society of the Congregational
church are as follows: President Mrs. DIR
ID. johnson; vice-president, Miss Mary
McClearn; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. w
! S. Hazen collector, Miss Evie Whittemore
committee on entertainments, Mrs. DIR. w
B. Mayo, Misses Minnie Jones and Helen
McClearn.
A LARGE audience greeted the members
OF Gouldsville lodge of Good Templars a.
Good Templars' hall, last Wednesday even
ing, to hear the DRAMA Broken Promises,
which was well rendered. The actors were
f. N. Cook, Seth Locklin, A. E. White, Johr
/ Patrick, Ed Thatcher, Fred Sawyer, Mrs.
B. Clark, Misses Gertie Simons and Hattie
! Andrews. After the play cake and ice
cream were served.
FRIDAY evening "The Flower OF thu
Family" was presented by members o
Northfield lodge Of Good Templars befor
E the lodge by Rev. /. P. Booth, j. NJ. Hit
Frank Plumley, G: Fl; Richmond, F. }
: Wiley. Mrs. G. w. Clark, Mrs. G. II
: Richmond and Miss Flora Huntley. Tn
e cast is sufficient guaranty that it wa
a well done. On Saturday evening the pla,
5 was given before Gouldsville lodge.
t Mrs. j. G. SoMERvILLE died at her hom
t in White River Junction, last Wednesday
afternoon for burial. A short service wa
n held in the Congregational church and tn
! body was placed in the receiving vault a
S Elmwood cemetery. During her past res
: dence in this town Mrs. Somerville endeare
d herself to large circle of friends, and ther
: are many who will deeply mourn her loss.
n n A CONTRACT for building and erecting tn
y soldiers monument voted at town meetin
y has been taken by f. l.. Howe & CO
u of this place. According to the desig
e shown, it will be composed of five pieces
u marble, two bases, a die, capstone and spir,
q the whole resting on granite base abou
v six feet square. The height of the NOM
. ment from the bottom of the granite base t
u u the point of the spire will be twenty fee
!. and the weight about fourteen tons. 1t wi
y be placed on a stone foundation six fee
;, deep which will rise about two feet abov
u u the ground. The die on which are to b
u placed the names of all who enlisted froi
: this town will be about three feet square
:, the base and three feet and eight inches i
- height. 1t is expected that the monumeI
>. will be completed by Decoration day.
3 THE following communication, which e,
/. plains itself, was handed in for publication
"At the funeral of Colonel Randall, la.
Thursday, word OF praise is due the I'm
;. versalst choir, who furnished the singing
~ 1t was expected that the Episcopal cho
= was to furnish the music until nine o'cloc
a. on the morning of the funeral, whe
y it was ascertained that for reasons know
:. only to themselves, they were not to sin,
r" therefore it must be sought elsewhere
= Through the kindness of III. l.. Kenyon, TIL
u u members of the Universalist choir wei
y notified as soon as possible, but IL was nearl
u noon before they met for any rehearsal, an
:. the tenor was detained at home by sickness
y The writer ofths having learned these fact
VI VI thought it only justice to the singers ths
y the many strangers present should unde
y stand the above facts, and thus make ALLOW
y ance for all deficiencies"
"a MR.. j. f. DAVIS, former resident of tn
"a town who is now living on stock farm |
h Connecticut, has been visiting in town oh
a past week. He has bought A. Pearson
!, and Il. G. Sanborr's horses. = jaime
u n. johnson, Esq, was in Washington,
i c., last week. - Hiram Cook, wife an
"a granddaughter of Stowe have been visitin
Al relatives in town the past week. - {
q Denny and L. l.. Field went to Boston
Tuesday, to buy the spring stock. Mr.. Fiel
remains to visit friends in Massachusetts,
- Mrs. o. ID. Edgerton and Miss Sara
e Taylor returned last week from New Yorl
u - Miss Julia Kimball visited Saturda
I and Sunday at Montpelier. - DR.. an
y Mrs. Nichols spent Sunday at Woodstock
y Mrs. Nichols goes from there to New Yor
x city for visit of some weeks. - DIR
s Walling returned last week from Floridi
" EAST HILL.
" BAILEY Poor and Ira Cameron are sic
}. with lung fever. They are under the car
y of Dr. Kemp. = Fred. Dyke Is movin
|, on to the west hill. - Sam King is t
n carry on the Robinson farm another yeal
1t - Some of the farmers are drawin
n potatoes to Montpelier for forty cents pe