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

week to attend the wedding of his brother,
| Henry Slayton. 60 Henry Stearns and
Wells Brown returned home from Florida
last week.
East Warren.
Mrs. Lucy NICHOLS, who has been spend
ing several months with her mother, Mrs.
Lucetta Nichols, has returned to her home
in Pennsylvania - Willie Harmon is
quite sick with tonsilitis. 60 Nathan
Child of Lowell, Mass, has been making a
brief visit to town - Mrs. Walter
Barney of Montpelier spent several days
last week at her fathers. - Wells
Brown, who has been in Florida the past
two or three years, has returned home.
- Joseph Riford of Chelsea, Mass, and
Frank Trask of Lynn, Mass, are visiting
friends in town. They are both in poor
health.
Waterbury.
THE memorial sermon was delivered by
| Rev. S. III. Wheeler to a large and appreca-
tive audience on Sunday afternoon in the
Methodist church. Edwin Dillingham; Post
No. %, assembled at their rooms on Main
street and at a quarter past two o'clock
marched in body to the church. After
making an appropriate introduction of his
subject the speaker took up some very i'm
portant qualities which entered into the
makeup of genuine patriot, and said that
the same patriotism which prompted so many
w uuIy III Une late COntllct should be ours as
citizens in time of peace. - Memorial
day, with its pleasant and yet sad memories,
was ushered in amid the beauties of exter-
nal nature. Clear weather and mild tenn
perature prevailed, which added much to
the days enjoyment. Early in the day
large crowds began to arrive from distances
varying from five to twenty miles until af-
ternoon, when the line of march was formed.
AT ten A. NJ. members of the Post were de-
tailed to visit and decorate few graves out
side of the village. AT one o'clock the mar
shall of the day escorted the Citizens Band
to the firemen's hall, where the Seth War
ner Engine Company were in readiness to
form in line. They proceeded as far as Ho-
tel Park, and were there joined by Edwin
Dillingham; Post and citizens in carriages
| Main street, through Stowe and Maple
streets, crossing the railroad bridge into
Main street again thence through Winooski
street to the cemetery, where services were
3 held in honor of the dead Comrade whose
name the Post assumed. Citizens Band
4 opened the services with funeral dirge,
5 which was followed by appropriate words
a from members of the Post, together with
4 prayer and singing from double quartette
) under the leadership of Professor e. II.
, ODER. After leaving the floral tributes on
: the messy beds of departed comrades, the
4 line was again formed. headed by the
e band, which struck up the good old tune of
;. 6 Hail Columbia. !" All proceeded to the
: was delivered by G. NJ. Booth Of Essex.
, After escorting the various companies and
4 societies to their rooms, the band returned
$ to the hill, where final selection was given,
= rejecting much credit upon that organiza-
e ton and its leader. - The wedding bells
4 seem to be pealing forth their joyous notes
r from many directions during the past week
n Will Moody was married to Miss Lillian
: Knapp on Monday, Rev. S. II. Wheeler per-
g forming the ceremony. Other marriages are
| in nr6a nd IN htaI1,r will tal 10 p1a
e soon, as heretofore announced. - G. c.
8 Warren has made contract with three OF
l. the largest hotels in the White Mountains
> to furnish all the butter they use the com.
n ing season. AS means of advertising, he
= has his creamery mentioned at the bottom
h of the bills of fare in these hotels. -
a Fred Towe has finally located his shop in
Randall's block, where he expects to have
V good run of business - A special town
h meeting was held last week Tuesday foI
V the March meeting that the highway tax
/ should be paid in cash. A resolution was
e adopted providing that tax of fifteen cents
" on dollar should be raised in each district
and an agent appointed who should permit
y the Taxpayers to work on the highways and
h receive an order for the same on the town
q treasurer saying that the order is to be APP
! piled on the highway tax. - We under
r stand, through the manager of the band
# that its name has been changed to "Citi
i zens' Band" We think it is an appropriate
v name, as the citizens have generously con
tributed to its success. - Paint is belns
: added to the exterior Of the hotel, which il
It due season will make it look as good a
/. new. The house is under the best of man
h agement. B. Barrett & Son are its proprie
:. tors. - Miss Jessie Hooker is spending
IS a few weeks in Lowell, Mass. - Thu
!. public schools closed Friday with the usua
:, examinations and exercises
: Waterbury Center.
s Mr.. AND Mrs. CURTIS WELLS, formerly o
v Waterbury, have returned to their home il
/, Burlington from San Diego, Cal, wher
,s they have been spending the winter. Mr.
Wells health is much improved. Mrs. j
d II. Stockwell of Walla Walla, Washington
|. Territory, sister of Mrs. Wells, met then
+ at San Francisco and came on with them
a. Mrs. Stockwel is a daughter of Mr. an,
n Mrs. L. b. Colby, and went to Washington
Territory eight years ago. She likes he
new home very much-but like all VIII
leave Vermont, is glad to once more see he
to green mountains and visit old friends. -
f. Mrs. Hazelton, an elderly lady and mothe
n of Mrs. George w. Gile is very low and tn
r prospects are that she will not recover. Sh
at is with her daughter, Mrs. Gile. - DI
2. n. j. Foster attended the meeting of tn
Homeopathic Society at Montpelier las
week - Comrade Rev. j. W. Burgil
st preached the Memorial sermon last Sunday
n The Grand Army boys and the Relief Corp
IN were present. The church was decorate
g. with flowers and flags On Monday tn
T. usual ceremonies were observed of deco
is rating the graves, the procession ben
d under the direction of Dr. A. S. Wrisley a
x marshal. The music was furnished by til
n band and drum corps. The address c
t; Frank Plumley, Esq, was worthy Of tn
l. speaker and the occasion, and the Dime
il served by the ladies was duly appreciate
: and good. j. H. Daniels is a
ID work for b. Barrett repairing some build
e. ings in Moretown. 1T b. Colby an
lie Chauncy Lyon have each recently sold som
" fine oxen to G. E. Moody. - Miss Sc
to pronia Calkins died yesterday TUESDAY
H. morning of senile gangrepe, after Ion
n and painful sickness.
-, !, Woodbury..
,e REV. JAMES RAMAGE is attending the an
rs nual meeting of Washington County Con
IN ference at Worcester this week. - Chi
IS dren's day will be observed at the Congregs
A tional church next week Sunday -
I'd is expected that Ernest Benjamin of Brook
I'd Ign, n. Y, will visit his parents the comm
RS week - Eddie Daniels sold a horse 70
er 800 last week. - A large number froI
a this place attended the Decoration day eS
st ercises at North Calais last Monday. -
D. Walter Ainsworth of Barre has a child sic
ne with whooping-cough at Ora Jacksons.
,n South Woodbury..
I'd f. NJ DANIELS has sold his five-years-ol
al Fearnaught mare to William Mears
he Barre for 500. The same day Mr.. MeaI