The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28


passable until the bridges were repaired.
= III. s. Laird has purchased Of j, p.
Ladd his farm in Orange, for $1,000. 60
Judge S. II. HOLSTER is slowly recovering
from a severe attack of pneumonia. 80
+. A. Dwinell returned last Saturday from
a six weeks trip to Fargo, Dakota He re-
ports fine weather and general feeling of
prosperity among the farmers and business
interests in the West 80 Miss Laura
Gale returned last week from Cohoes, n. Y,
where she has been visiting relatives
for several days. She is engaged to teach
one of the schools at Cabot village the
ensuing winter. - Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock
from Northfield is canvassing in this town
and vicinity for the History of Vermont in
the War of the Rebellion.
Roxbury.
VAN Ness SPALDING of White River June
ton was in town on Saturday. 80 Sew
eral of our people visited the Hub #" last
week on business, and many more go this
week on pleasure. - Evelyn, wife of
George b. Hall, Esq, died last week Thurs
day, after an illness of several days. The
funeral was attended at Mr.. Halls resi-
dence on Sunday, Rev. Mr. Howard officiat-
ing - Herbert Marshall received quite
a serious blow last week from a falling
limb that struck him on the head while he
was chopping.
The entertainment at the vestry of the
Congregational church last week Thursday
evening was well attended, and the literary
part consisting of select reading, recita-
tons and tableaux, highly interesting. The
ice-cream and oysters suffered severely,
there being over one hundred plates of ice
cream sold in addition to the regular oyster
supper, which was well patronized The
receipts were nearly $50, and the net profits
to the society about $50.
Warren.
THE United Church will hold communion
services in the church next Sunday after
noon. - There will be public temper
ance meeting in the school-house near
this week. - Adah Cuthbert had her
! collar-bone fractured last Thursday at
school. - Mrs. Martell of Roxbury
spent few days in town the past week
and Frank Martell of Cambridgeport, Mass,
was at E. Heath's over Saturday and Sun
day. - Mrs. Martha Divol has returned
from Sharon, where she has been spending
the summer with a sister. - Mr. and
Mrs. III. b. Parker returned from Massa-
chusetts last Friday. - Fred Cardell
expects to start for Florida some time this
week with his brother, Elias Cardell, and
family from Lowell, Mass.
East Warren.
THE Wesleyan Methodists held quarterly
meeting services here last Sabbath, Rev
MT. Newman Oh CnlUUenuen assisting.
| The ladies of the Woman'S Christian Tenn
perance Union are to hold temperate,
meeting in district No. 9 the second Sunday
in November, at two o'clock p. NJ. - Mis-
Lelah Drew, our new postmistress, has jus
got her Office fixed up in in ship-shape. -
Johnnie l.. Gleason, who for the last few
months has been in the express Office a
Essex junction, is now stopping at home
Waterbury.
The marriage of VIII Clark to Mis-
Emma Lease took place at the residence o
the brides parents last week Wednesday
evening, Rev. Mr.. Wheeler officiating. Tn
happy pair received quite number of val
liable and useful presents from their friend
and relatives. They have the best wishe
of all their friends for their happiness an,
success in life. b. Gould havin.
arisen last Monday morning quite early an,
kindled a fire, sat by the fire smoking
apparently as well as ever, when he fel
from his chair and instantly expired, O
apoplexy. Mr. Gould was over sevent
years of age and had been employed at tn
freight depot by the Central Vermont rail
road ever since the road passed throug
this place. 80 Will Clark and wife too
trip to Bristol last Saturday, accompanied
by Bert Demeritt and Lillian Perry, to vsi
Amy Smith, who was formerly of Water
, bury. - William Russell's death OF
cured last week Tuesday, after short sick
ness. He has been living with Elan Co
Inns for some time past. His remains wer
taken to New Haven for burial
} Waterbury Center
! The ladies' aid society will meet wit
: Mrs. John Hayes this "wednesday evening
- Company b, Tenth Regiment We
mont Volunteers, will have reunion o
= the afternoon of November 9th, at til
, Grand Army hall in the basement of til
Methodist church. 1t is hoped that all VIII
ltr Will ha To, 81,