The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-24
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No evening service will be held at the
Episcopal church from this time till Sep
TENDER.
AN exchange was made Sunday between
Rev. w. S. Hazen and Rev. j. II. Hincks,
pastor of Bethany church at Montpelier.
f. n. CARPENTER has recently bought |
nice four-years-old mare from Berkshire,
having sold his other one to Frank Chase.
THE Water street bridge has been thor
oughly rebuilt the past week and new |
truss was recently put under the foot-bridge. |
MAIN STREET has been improved in APP
pearance by the removal of fences in front |
of the lots of Edmund Pope and +. w. Dut-
ton.
In the base ball match between the Bethel |
and Northfield mines, last Wednesday, the
Bethels won by score of thirty-fve to |
eleven.
MISS MINNIE RIPLEY of West Randolph |
will speak on the subject of temperance at
the Methodist vestry this "wednesday even
ing at eight o'clock.
A SPECIAL village meeting has been called
next Monday evening to see if the village
will vote to take any further or different ac
ton in regard to enclosing or grading a
park 3" on the common.
LIST of letters remaining in the postoffice
at Northfield VT. for the week ending June
49, Ladies-NIss Minnie Cobron and Miss
Agnes Tashro; gentlemen-George p. Hurdy.
IL. IL. hENfON, fOSunlaSUer.
THE funeral of Mrs. Pember Orcutt who
died last week Tuesday, was attended at
the house Thursday at two o'clock Rev.
W. S. Hazen officiating. The remains were
buried in Elmwood cemetery.
CAPTAIN THOMAS has sold his grocery
business to Edison Smith and his son,
Henry, who will continue the business at
the old stand under the style of f. ID.
Smith & Son. Captain Thomas intends to
remove to Massachusetts.
IT will be matter of satisfaction to the
people of this town and vicinity to know
that Principal j. NJ. Hit has been engaged
to take charge of our graded school for
another year. There will be some changes
in the remainder of the corps of teachers,
and we cannot give full particulars this
week.
THE work of drawing on the earth for
grading the park on the common is nearly
completed. space about eleven rods
long by four or five rods wide was covered
with coarse sand and gravel to the depth of
one to two feet, and this is covered about
one foot in depth with rich loan obtained
from the island in the river near the rail-
road bridge.
Epson KIMBALL has sold his farm near
the Center to G.. n. irish of Essex for S4 900
Mr. Irish who has no family but son, has
taken possession and Mr.. Kimbal will re-
main till fall and assist in carrying on the
we hope he may conclude to remain in town,
for he is an active and business-like young
man whom we should regret to lose.
THE annual observance of Rose Sunday
will take place at the Universalist church
next Sunday, when the church will be dec
| Grated with flowers, etc, as is customary on
| that day. AT half-paSt ten o'clock will be the
regular service, with the sermon, addressed
particularly to the children, at the close of
which the rite of baptism will be admins
! tered to several and some are to unite with
the church. At five p. NJ will be given the
annual concert, in which Mrs. Nina Slayton
will assist All are cordially invited to be
present.
WILLIS f. BAKER died of consumption at
the residence of his wife's mother, Mrs.
Kimball, on Central street, shortly after
eight o'clock Sunday evening. Ever since
his return (the LIST of May from his southern
trip, it has seemed apparent that he had but
| a short time to live, but death came some
what suddenly at last. Since his return his
strength has gradually failed without much
pain, and he passed away quietly and with
out struggle. Funeral services will be held
to-day wednesday, at two O'Clock at the
house, and the remains will be taken Thurs
day to Greensboro for burial.
THE fifty-first annual commencement OF
Norwich University occurred last Thursday
At half-past ten the cadet corps, headed by
the cadet brass band, marched from the bar
racks to { ncert hail. where the graduating
exercises took place. An Grafton, The
Winning Art" was delivered by Cade
Captain Fred r. Belknap of Niles Mich.
and an Grafton, Reactions" with valedic
tory, by Cadet Lieutenant Myron i. Chand
Ter of Berlin. The degrees were then con
ferred, Cadet Belknap receiving that of b
s. and Cadet Chandler, ABB. The honor
airy degree of LID. was conferred on j. Ed
ward Simmons of New York. The ORATOR
was then delivered by Professor John III
Graham of Richmond, p. O., an old anc
much esteemed principal of the Northhel'
Academy, after which Colonel Henry o
Kent of Lancaster, n. H., was called TO
and made short and characteristicall.
pleasant speech In the afternoon ther
were the usual military exercises on tn
, parade ground, and in the evening a con
. cert by the Howard opera house orchestr
of Burlington and ball at Armory hall.
COLONEL G. n. CARPENTER of Boston wa
, in town last week. - George ID. Thoma
of Pittstield Mass, arrived in town las
: Wednesday with his bride, and they vii
t remain month or two. - Miss Ell
Dutton of the Montpelier Methodist Sem
mary is at home on her vacation 80
, George Gallup, Esq, of Farwell, Mich
came last Tuesday with his wife AMI son
/ - Mrs. Dr. Mayo has returned fror
, Boston. - Mrs. Caroline Mead returne
I to town last Tuesday. ~ Rev. f. l.. Sna
I and wife started last Wednesday for thei
> new home at Northwood, n. III. - Mis-
Susie Kent went Saturday to Newport, VT
where she will work in a hotel. - Mis-
T. Fannie Chamberlin of Burlington was
I town last week. - Mrs. Fred Stevens
o Montpelier visited at G.. w. Clark's Las
= week. - DR.. Belknap and wife of Nile
p Mich, attended the University commences
n ment Miss Mary Webb left Monda
4 for her home in Chicago, where she has
O. position in the Office of the Bankers an
2 Merchants Telegraph Company. - l.. /
9 Whittemore came on from Kansas Saturda
a TO spend his vacation at home. - Mis-
Il Lizzie Adams of South Royaton is visitir
a at her uncle's, j. u. Davis. - Miss Lo
), tie and Master George Williams of Burlin
II ton are visiting here this week. - Il. |
a Williams has returned from his wester
n trip. - Squire Plumley is at Brooktie
this week. engaged on the bridge cas-
!. - Miss Emma Jackson went Monds
% to Griswold, Conn, to attend the marrial
II of her brother. - Fred Sheldon is
" home from Aurelia, Iowa, where he is Ell
q gagged in the printing business. - DIR. G
+ bert left last Tuesday for his annual trip
n the seashore, and will be gone three or fol
t weeks. 80 l.. f. Kent has moved to Viii
Is River junction, where he has charge of Il
If railroad yard. - Mrs. +. c. Robinson
10 i'll with rheumatic fever. 80 Mr.. and MI
a Pope and Miss Abbie are attending the COZ
ls mencement of Goddard Seminary at Bar
% this week.
20 EAST HILL.
ell WILSON TYLER and daughter are visitil
Ii friends in Chelsea.
AZ A NEST of young foxes was dug out {
Paine's mountain last week.