The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-02

ers from Mortified assisted in the services
at the Catholic church last Sunday. 60
No one can blame Abner Childs for looking
happy nowadays. For particulars see births.
- A set of pulpit chairs has been put
into the Methodist church. - In view OF
the rapidly increasing. population in TINS
vicinity, 1t is suggested that baby show AT
the fair next fall would be in order. -
Matte Robinson has some fine Canada
Victor" and General Grant" tomato
plants. - Mrs. b. Hennessey, A.. A.
Prentiss and Allen Bagley are reported i'll.
- Mrs. John Flanagan has visited
| friends in Boston. - Miss Lizzie Hen
nessey returned from st. Adams last week.
North Fayston.
AARON ELLIOTT, ninety-four years old,
recently visited his grandson, Albro Porter
He is totally blind, but walked home, a dis
lance of about one mile, accompanied by
his great-grandson. - Quite a snow
storm occurred here May 26th. The hills
were as white as in winter. 60 Your cor
respondent picked handful of ripe straw.
berries May Goth. - Rev. o. ID. Clapp of
Waitsfield preached at the school-house in
district No. last Sunday. - Lillian
Porter has returned from Brandon 80
Jennie Morgan of Morrisville is visiting
| friends in town.
Northfield.
c. ID. EDGERToN, at f. Plumley's Office,
over A. e. Denny's store, will receive sub
scriptions and advertisements for the
| WATCHMAN. and accounts can be paid to
him. ~ Miss Eliza Ferris, who has been
very ill for some time, died at the resi-
dence of her brother on Central street last
week Tuesday. The funeral was held
at the house Thursday afternoon, Rev. j.
o. Sherburn officiating. - The gradu-
ating exercises of the high school were held
in Concert Hall last week Wednesday even
ing, with the following programme: Saluta-
tory, Mabel A. Brown; essay, Kate ID. Rich
ardson; class history, Louise M. Houghton;
class prophecies, Inez M. Kent; essay, Hat
tie NJ. Josin essay, Della G. Kimball;
essay, Jennie b. Mead; valedictory, Minnie
II. Jones. Fine music was furnished by
trio consisting of Miss Effie Thurston of
West Randolph, Mrs. lila M. Johnson and
Mr.. John w. Jones, with Mrs A "A. Minott,
accompanist. - Horse sales have been
quite numerous the past week II. S. Wiley
has sold to f. w. Steele the truck horse
which he has used for the past fourteen
years, and buyer named Smith from
Rhode Island bought one of John p. Davis
and another of w. w. Holden Amasa
Pearsons has brought fine looking Patchen
colt from Essex. - The band-stand has
received couple of coats of paint at the
hands of T.. o. Thurston, the village furnish
looks. - The memorial sermon at the
Episcopal church Sunday afternoon by Rev.
Homer White, the rector, was a fine adj
dress and was listened to by a large audi
ence. Monday forenoon the graves in the
cemeteries out of this village were decorated
by details from the Grand Army posts as
usual. Between one and two o'clock pro-
cession consisting of the cornet band, the
militia company, the cadets and the Grand
Army posts formed on the common under
the direction of the marshal, Captain John
l.. Moseley, and marched to Elmwood ceme-
terry, where the Grand Army ritual service
was held around the grave of the late Gen
eral AlonZo Jackman. Returning to the
: common, there, was recitation by Miss
Flora II. Averill some interesting remins-
cences by the president of the day, DIR. p
| ID. Bradford, and most excellent Grafton
t by Rev. Levi H. Stone of Casteton, for.
: mery pastor of the Congregational church
here. Good music was furnished by a
union choir and by the cornet band. -
The ladies of the Congregational society
will hold their regular sociable at the church
: vestry this "wednesday afternoon and
evening. - The Norwich University
baseball nine played the Mddlebury Col
2 lege nine at burlington Saturday and were
defeated twenty to twenty-one. - A new
timetable went into effect on the railroad
this week, but the only change in the pas
senger trains is in the afternoon mail, which
5 arrives two minutes earlier, at forty-three
minutes past three. - The local tele
graph line has been extended to the Univer
sity. - The ladies of the Universalst
: society will hold their sociable at, the resi-
dence of Professor Charles Dole Thursday
, afternoon and evening of this week and
, the cadet band will be in attendance. -
DIR. McClearn of Boston was in town last
week. - Miss Mamie Ely from the St
l Johnsbury Academy attended our high
school graduation and was the guest of DIR
? Bradford. - j. II. Smith of Boston is
+ visiting his mother at J. X. Egerton's
8 - NJ. A. Howe from Wilmington, Del
3 is in town. - Rev. w. S. Hazen ex.
l changed Sunday with Rev, r. ID. Miller OF
Williamstown - Miss Angie Badger is
district in Berlin. 90. NJ. Johnston
. Esq, delivered the Memorial day address
) this year at his home in Detroit, Mimi
4 where he is practicing law. - Mr.. and
4 Mrs l.. K. Upper from Essex are at G. II
I Cranes. Remember the annual meet
ing of the graded school district next Tues
A day evening at half-past seven o'clock il
9 the high school ROOM
! Plainfield.
!. THE Congregationalists have decided t,
: hold the second preaching service at half
y past six in the evening instead of at one il
q the afternoon as heretofore. - Our cor
: net band will give promenade concert a
/ A. G. Slayton's hall next Saturday evening
a Roxbury.
q WILLIE EDDY, who for some time pas
? had been engaged as a brakeman on the Cen
= tral vermont railroad, was Killed at Soutl
Royalton Monday morning. He fell be
!, meath the cars and was mangled in hor
rible manner. His body was brought to hi
:, fathers residence and the funeral helt
!. on Tuesday - At meeting of the Rox
n bury Cemetery Association, Friday even
: ing, o. w. Orcutt was elected president
/ w. A. Averill, secretary and treasurer III
a G. Ellis, collector; III. G. Ellis, w. l. 81
a monds and u. $. Stanton, trustees. -
e Memorial day was appropriately observed
a here. A procession was formed at the de
+ pot square at half-past ten A. NJ. under tn,
i. direction of S. n. Miller, and, preceded b,
;. the Gouldsville cornet band, proceeded t,
I, the cemetery, where detail of Post John
= son. G.. A. R., of Northfeld, under com
+ mand of q. A. Webb, acting commander
, performed the beautiful and impressiv
> services of that order. Returning to thu
n hotel dinner was served to the veteran
a. and invited guests, when the procession
, marched to the town hail. where an address
n was delivered by Zed S. Stanton, ESQ. !
n poem was read by Mrs. Estelle Wiley an,
q speeches were made by Rev. II. C. Howar,
and S. A. Richardson. A choir of singer
also sang very effectively several airs. Owe
fifty old veterans were in the procession,
q majority of whom were members of Pos
20 johnson, and they presented a soldierly az
70 pearance Gouldsville cornet band won tn
!, praise of all for the excellent manner il
- - which they played and their gentleman
T. appearance. Thirteen little girls dresse
- in white represented the thirteen origina
W states, The efficient committees having tn