The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-30

10Th. Inc cake and coffee were excellent,
the floral decorations tasteful and the music
by the cornet band added much to the en-
joyment of the occasion. May heavens
blessings rest upon pastor and people.
East Calais.
In addition to the usual morning service
next Sunday, there will be preaching in the
afternoon at half-past one o'clock by j.
Harry Holden of the Tufts Divinity School,
College Hill, Mass. - Sylvia Bliss came
home Saturday from Syracuse, N. Y, hav-
ing finished her first year at the Conserva-
tory of Music there. - l.. ID. Bemis and
Chloe Porter leave to-day "wednesday for
Rodgers Rock Hotel, Lake George, N. Y.
Bemis has his old place as cook and Miss
Porter acts as table-girl. 60 BY the new
arrangement Of trains our stage is not due
here until ten p. NJ.
North Montpelier.
ONE Of the saddest bereavements which
has occurred in this vicinity for many years
was the sudden death, Tuesday evening Of
last week, from blood poisoning, of George
s., second son of Walter and Fannie Little
of this village. The funeral was from his
old home last week Thursday at two o'clock
p. NJ, Rev. Lester Warren officiating. OF an
unusually affectionate and genial tempera-
ment he was the idol of his parents and
brothers and general favorite with his
neighbors and friends. He was especially
| beloved by his young mates, all of whom
were present at his funeral to pay their last
tribute of respect to their departed friend.
The family have the heartfelt sympathy of
| the entire community in this their first sad
| afflicton. 60 The strawberry festival
at the Brick church last week Friday even
ing was well attended and success finan-
cially, the net proceeds amounting to about
$50. The musical exercises rendered by
the choir of the church and the college
quartette were fine and highly appreciated
by the audience, who evnced the fact
by hearty encores. The essays and read
ing were particularly good and reflected
great credit upon those connected with that
part of the evenings entertainment. -
A radical change in time on the railroad
brings the stage to this office at about half
past eight in the evening-a change which
will hardly be appreciated by the postmas-
ters and patrons of the offices between here
and Hardwick, nor by the stage-driver, who,
if obliged to drive according to the new
time, will hardly reach Hardwick before
three o'clock in the morning. - DR..
Horace H. Hollister and wife of Bath, N.
H., have been in town during the past week
on visit to Mr.. HOLSTERS parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. j, Hollister of this village
Judging from the rotund figure of the doc
tor, New Hampshire atmosphere agrees
wife of Derby Line and Herbert Everlyth
and wife of Putney were in town last week
, to attend the funeral of George Little.
- Clarence H. Curtis and Edward b.
, Nye, both of Wakefield, Mass. have been
in this vicinity visiting friends and relatives.
, Mr.. Curtis returned yesterday. - AUS
tin Templeton, in repairing his house, has
brought to light, in all probability, one OF
the oldest official documents of the original
, town of Montpelier in existence. Mr..
Templeton's house is supposed to be the
oldest house in town now standing and
was, until he commenced repairs upon it
several weeks ago, in comparatively the
L same shape as when built, the date of which
, was about 1890. The document referred to
, was found in the ceiling over one of the
!, windows and was in good state of preserva..
ton 1t is an order to the citizens of
!, Montpelier, signed by the selectmen of the
same town, one of whom was Jacob Davis,
: one of the early settlers. 1t is dated June
e o. 1896. The order goes on to say that this
: meeting of citizens is called for the purpose
g of establishing place for public worship,
. and the supposition is that previous to this
: there was no such place in town; and this
r order may have been the means of estab-
= fishing the first public place of worship in
= town. Another peculiar circumstance con-
D. nected with the discovery is that it was
e found by one of the workmen June 23 1886,
;. just ninety years and one day from the date
. of the same. AT any rate, it is an old relic
e and should be carefully preserved.
: Fayston.
!. THE children of NJ. S. Strong are very i'll,
n all four of them suffering from lung fever
: and whooping-cough. - The schools in
. districts No. 4 and closed successful terms
= on Friday of last week. - Mrs. j. n.
: Kew is still very low.
= North Fayston.
n LOUIS n. MARBLE, who had been sick
about four months, died June 22d, aged thir-
!. teen years and four months. The funeral
II took place the 24th A large number of SYM
pathizing friends and relatives assembled
and listened to remarks by Elder j. f. Buzz
zell, which were based upon the words
found in |. Thessalonians iv: 1918. He spoke
of the comforting assurance that all who
+ sleep in Jesus shall come forth from the
,, grave clothed with immortality, to die no
q more and to be forever with their Lord
q The school of which the deceased was a
a member formed procession and marched
;, in front of the bier upon which was borne
v their lifeless schoolmate from the house to
q the place where the public exercises were
held, and from thence followed him to the
e grave. The floral offerings placed upon the
= casket were profuse, and each schoolmate
# carried bouquet of flowers which, as they
: turned away from the grave, was dropped
n upon the casket as it had been lowered to
l. its final resting-place. The grave was taste
h fully trimmed with evergreens. - The
+ school in district No. 4, taught by Miss Ida
"a Fisher of Waitsfeld, closed a successful
4 term June 25th, Both teacher and scholars
We're agreeably surprised by picnic dinner
"a which the good mothers had prepared at
% @ the house of E. l.. Marble, where all were
ss escorted at the close of school at noon. The
! teacher was presented with an autograph
Ii album by her scholars. After doing justice
is to the Widespread table, all were enter
|
~ the scholars. - Elder o. ID. Capp is ex-
~ pected to preach once in two weeks at the
r. school-house in district No. 4. - Those
is young people who have made themselves
? conspicuous by making a disturbance in
,s singing-school should read Section 1929 of
: the Revised Laws and govern themselves
n accordingly.
Marshfield.
G. f. YORK closes his engagement with l..
Z. Kinney in few days and goes to work
x for the Burlington Lumber Company hav-
y ing charge of the logging department.
g. - The selectmen are rebuilding the two
rs bridges across Molly's Brook near Samuel
he Coles. - Lewis Bent, who had been i'll
s. for some time, died last week Tuesday
a. and was buried on Friday. He was con-
Is stant attendant on the Universalist church
lie up to the time of his sickness and had sung
sr in the choir for over thirty years. -
K George II. Wheeler, a former resident of
y this town, died in Randolph last week. He
p. worked at shoe-making here. - Free
le man Buxton had paralytic shock last Fri
W day and remained unconscious nearly all
oi day, but rallied at night and Saturday could
y sit up little. - Lila Dow's school
AZ closed last Saturday with picnic in Austin
t. Spencer's woods, where the scholars in
T. dulged in speaking and singing and had a
good time generally, - Charles White
al fell from the roof of a building at Groton
d last Friday, injuring his back so he cannot