The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-05
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| ing the three years of his pastorate Mr..
Sherburn has gained the respect and con-
fdence of every one and people here will be
| pleased to have him stay with us. His sue
cessor, Rev. A. II. Webb from Woodstock,
| Is an able preacher, an energetic worker, an
active temperance man and a genial gentle
man.. The community as well as the church
! may be congratulated on his coming -
l. n. jerks has sold his chestnut mare to
DIR. William b. Beebe of Bridgeport, Conn,
| for $50. DIR. Beebe was classmate of DR..
Mayo and has been visiting him the past
week. - DR.. Gilbert returned to town
recently and is in Waitsfield this week.
- Mrs. f. L. Hodges of Milwaukee is
visiting her sister, Mrs j. ii. Hurley. -
List of letters in the post-office at North
field remaining uncalled for May 4, 1886:
Louise Avil, Samuel Adams, Ida Hill, Ida
Il. Harris, NJ. f. Chase, NJ. G. Mulley, DeX-
ter Marble, Sarah A. Gale, A. II. Lyman,
Isaac M. Ober, r. r. Wilson. (Signed) II. l..
Kenyon, postmaster.
Plainfield.
SEVERAL of the schools in town COM
menced last Monday. Misses Laura Gale
and Alice X. Martin are the teachers in the
village district, Miss Bertha Chamberlin in
the Springs district and Miss Clara Pike of
Calais in the South district. Myrtle Page
is to teach in East Montpelier, Bertha Parks
on Maple Hill (Marshfeld) and Anna
Spencer in the King district (Marshfeld),
it being her third term there. - j. NJ.
| Batchelder & Son have taken contract in
Burlington to cut large amount of hard
wood lumber into chair stock, and several
men went from this place last Monday to
work for them. - The band boys having
purchased new uniforms, 1t is expected they
will make fine appearance on the street,
and that their playing will be correspond
ingly attractive. - Last Saturday Cur
tbs A. Bartlett had three colts weighed that
were sired by his " Clydesdale horse. One,
eleven months old, weighed $40 pounds, and
the other two, each ten months old, 1856 and
742 pounds. They are finely built, bright
and active, and bid fair to make splendid
horses. - Frank Aiken, while working
for Henry s. Laird last Monday, drawing
manure, was seriously injured by the oxen
backing the cart on to him. The extent of
his injury, being in part internal, has not
vet been ascertained. - Henry Lamson,
who went from this village to California a
few years since, is at home on a visit for a
few days. - Mrs Ida Hazen (pee Marsh)
of Fargo, Dakota, arrived in town yesterday
Tuesday, morning on visit to her mother.
- Ida, three-years-old daughter of DIR.
and Mrs. ID. b. Smith, last Saturday drank
some belladonna prepared by the doctor for
medical purposes. 1t was soon discovered that
she had drank it, and an emetic administered,
which saved her life. Fortunately, the doc
tor was at home and there was no delay in
relieving her. - Last week Jacob
Worthen from Newbury was in town sew
| eral days on business matters. - Mrs.
II. H. Dewey has been suffering for several
days from felon on her thumb.
Waitsfield.
GEORGE C. CHICKERING of Walpole, n. H.
is collecting another drove of cattle in Mad
River Valley, in which fat oxen predomi-
nate. - Four of the seven teachers en-
ployed in town are from out of town. -
Six persons united with the Congregational
church last Sunday on confession. -
Miss Clara Dame of West Randolph is visit
ing friends in town for few days
Warren.
THERE will be public temperance meet
ing in the church next Friday evening 1t
will be a memorial service in honor of John
b. Cough, and will consist of singing, reel
tations, an address by Rev. o. ID. Clapp of
Waitsfield and other exercises appropriate
to the occasion. - Mrs Laurena Parsons
died very suddenly last Thursday, in her
ninety-ninth year. She was living with her
granddaughter, Mrs. Asa Colby. Mrs. Par
sons was the Oldest person in town. -
Mrs. Allen, ninety-eight years of age, was
seen ON the streets one day last week.
She was driving the team. - All the
schools in town commenced last Monday.
Miss Langdon and Susie Gleason teach the
village schools, and Miss Fassett at East
Warren. - Maurice Cannon died last
Friday night He had been sick all winter,
and was a great sufferer.
East Warren.
REV. JOHN FAssETT and family have ar
rived in town. 1t is expected that Mr..
Fassett will preach to the people here the
coming year. - The remains of Mrs
Elias Persons, who died very suddenly at
Asa Colby,s last Thursday, were inferred in
the East Hill cemetery. - The schools
in town commenced last Monday, with the
following teachers: District No. /, Miss
Flora Fassett No. ., Alice Lamb No. 3
Anna Langdon of Northfeld and Susie
Gleason; No. 3, Mabel Kingsbury; No. s.
Efiie Goodspeed; No. I, Susie Dimick; No.
8, Rose Perkins No. u, Emma Church.
- Riley Hill is very feeble and his re-
covery is considered doubtful. - Miss
Lucy Moriarty commenced her school in
Middlesex last Monday. - Charles
Mosier of Sharon has been spending few
days in town. - Old Mrs. Sullivan is
quite seriously i'll.
Waterbury.
AT a regular meeting of the Good Tenn
plars, held May 3D., the following officers
were installed: w. C. T., w: b. Gould
w. V. T., Ida Town; w. s., Charles Wells
w. f. S., Howard Hazeltine; w. c., Mrs.
Stranahan; w. NJ, l.; G. Turner; w; l. G..
- Mrs. X. NJ. Forest who has beer
travelling for the past six months through
the West, made a safe return to her home
last Friday. Mrs. Merriam accompanied
her daughter as far as Chicago, where she
TtIldlueu WIFI HtT SOn MI. tudTltS htT
riam, until the return trip. Mrs. Forest re-
marked that although the trip was enjoyed
and many places of interest visited
together with the magnificent Rockies anC
the Golden Gate, yet our scenery, which il
the pride of Vermonters, and especially tha
portion of the Winooski Valley from Rich
mond to Montpelier, can be favorably com
pared with any visited during her trave
in the West. - Mrs. T. &. Smith ha:
moved her dress-making shop during the
busy season to rooms in the Hawley house
poets to move into the rooms recently va
Gated by John Cameron. Fred will handl,
light groceries and run one barber chair
~ NJ. o. Evans has bought the fine
/ looking four-years-old owned by Franz
Felt. - Arthur Graves recently paid
fine of 500 and costs for fishing trout be
fore the LIST of May. The fine was frs
placed at $3.50. - Rev. Mr.. Smith was
absent last Sunday attending the confer
ence at Chelsea. On this account unioI
, services were held at the Congregations
. church. - Arrangements for Sunda,
memorial services have not been fully per
fected at this early date, but it is quite prob
, able that they will take place in the Metho
3 dist church May Both. The following da,
3 will be devoted to the usual memorial eXer
cises, held under the auspices of Dilling
ham Post. The orator of the day will be G
$ NJ. Booth of Essex. All veterans in thi
and adjoining towns are cordially invited
TO join the Post. Members of the Gran,
Army will meet in their hall at one o'clocl