The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-23

remained with his family over the Sabbath
80 Colonel A. M. Dickey is to deliver
an Grafton at Seminary Hall on the Fourth
of July. - Mrs. Susie (Hale) McElroy of
Kalamazoo, Mich, was at her father in this
place Monday, the DIST instant. She is on
a visit Of a few weeks. - The fall term
Of school at the Seminary commences some
time the first Of September. The boarding.
house has been repaired during the past
year and will be in readiness to receive
boarders next fall. 80 Mr. Wood of
Passumpsc village commenced his labors
as clerk in Thomas G. Reyes store last
Monday. - Mrs. Chaplin will sell her
house and household goods at auction next
Saturday, the Goth instant.
West Randolph.
THE Catholic ladies of this place and
Bethel recently had pleasant lawn party
| at the latter place 60 Grass is the best
in this vicinity it has been for years. -
Charles Hayward has moved into Charles
Holman's new house on Highland avenue.
- Justin M. Holman's furniture busi-
ness has increased to such an extent that he
| finds it necessary for him to rent the whole
of the Chase block. - Frank Wright,
formerly barber at the Red Lion, has a like
position at the Berwick House, Rutland.
f. N. Whitney of Mortified was in
town Saturday. - Mrs. S. Grant and
children of New Hampshire have been Wis
iting in town. U. S. Grant Post, G..
A. r., held its first regular meeting since its
organization last Saturday night. -
Miss Bell Goodwin is at South Framing
ham, Mass, with her sister. Mrs. Standish.
She intends spending the summer there.
60 Rev w. f. Peters returned from
was observed at the Christian church Sun
day. - Levi Smith and wife of Boston
are expected to spend the summer here.
- John Mcbride has returned home,
having finished work for Robbins circus.
- Harry Sault has finished work at
Montpelier
North Thetford.
REV. MR.. CUSHING, former pastor of the
M ethodist church in this place, occupied the
pulpit last Sabbath - Two river
drivers are stationed here to guard against
log jams on the piers of the bridge. -
Several from this place spent last Saturday
at Fairlee pond and report good success.
- Mrs. Silver has returned from a visit
to her sons in Oxford, n. H. - We learn
that S. M. Laid & Son have decided to re-
build their mill on the site of the old one.
The cold days and nights of last week
brought Jack.Frost very near, but no harm
has as yet been done by him.
West Topsham.
DIR. PUTNAM from Montpelier was here in
consultation with DIR. Watson in the George
f. Farnham case, which they consider a
complicated and critical one. - Elder
Davis is quite ill and was not able to meet
his appointment last Sunday. Chill
dren's Day was observed here last Sunday.
A sermon was delivered by Rev. H. f. Rey-
nolds in the forenoon to the children and at
five o'clock exercises were held by the Sab
! bath-school. The church was tastefully dec
Grated and the birds did their part of the
singing. A large and attentive congrega-
ton was present. - The presiding elder,
Rev. Mr.. Sherburn, will preach here next
Saturday evening at half-past seven o'clock
and administer the Lords Supper. His en-
, gagements are such that he cannot be here
on the Sabbath this quarter
r Tunbridge.
DANA WRIGHT's house was burgarized
> last Friday afternoon or evening. A new
suit of clothes, a small sum of money,
a watch and various other articles were
stolen. - Mr.. A. G. Jones is very ill.
Fred Adams has also been quite i'll for a few
days. - Henry King and family of Law
renee, Mass, are visiting here. - The
new books for the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union library are expected this
week. - Whitney Relief Corps is nego-
tiating for the hotel hall as place of meeting.
- Children's Sunday will be observed
g at the Freewill Baptist church in the
S North village next Sunday. ~ Mr.. G
0 Cleveland cut his hand very badly last
t Wednesday with a plane-iron. - A
r.. meeting will be held in the school-house in
a the James L. Farnham district next Sunday
K evening. - H. r. Hayward and wife at
e tended the commencement exercises al
: Northfield last week.
Washington.
SOME thirty of our citizens assembled al
the residence of Mrs. George WATSON last
: week to witness the opening of night
e Gently gave birthday party. About twelve
), little misses were present, some OF whom
carried presents. - Dea. Pratt, eighty
y years of age, gave a birthday party last
i week
K Williamstown.
y MIR. MOSES Poor, one of our oldest citi
u u zens, died very suddenly on Tuesday of last
. week. He had not been in firm health fol
u some time, though able TO be about and
: have some care of his farm. The day he
= died he was working with his nephew, Da
y RUS Poor, in potato-ield, leading a horse
y when he complained of trouble about breath
. ing and had to sit down to rest. The nephew
going on with the work, Mr. Poor started
for his house, but was soon compelled to 81
down again. When this was discovered by
o the nephew, the latter went to him anC
g found him in dying condition. He at once
IS went to the house for Mrs. Poor, who
I, reached her husband just before he breatheC
J. his last. He was buried in Berlin on Thurs
V day, Rev. r. D. Miller officiating at thu
funeral at his house. Mr.. Poor had Ions
been respected resident of the place. II,
" leaves only a wife. - Lewis Ellis il
q greatly afflicted in the death of his younI
= wife, which occurred last Sunday, through
n Inflammation of the bowels. She leaves
n little daughter several weeks old. She wa
- able to be out a few days before. Being seizet
=. with chill, medical aid was called in a
4 once, but without avail. She came here from
"a her home at Mortified Falls year or NOR
n ago. She was a member of the Methods
J. church, and seemed cheerful, kind-hearte'
"a lady. - Mrs. j. NJ. Seaver accompanied
~ Mrs. j. NJ. Bass to East Somerville, Mass.
is last week. - A daughter of the late Rev
~ Samuel Delano is visiting relatives in town
4 - Mrs. George II. Watson, now o
al Montpelier, has recently been in town sew
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