The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-12

bury, has been compelled to 90 to Califor-
MIA on account of his health. He has gone
to Los Angeles county. He writes back in
glowing terms of the climate, and is conf
dent he will be benefited by the change
His many friends and old schoolmates will
hope he will be successful - Rev. j. j.
Lewis of Boston preached at the Universal
list church last Sunday to a good congrepa-
ito. - Rev. G.. l.. Wells commenced his
third year with the Methodist church last
Sunday. He returned home from confer
ence last Wednesday. - A delegation of
thirty people went to Cabot on Sunday even
ing to hear Mrs. Livermore in her temper
ance lecture - Jessie Dow commences
her summers work in Topsham next Mon
! day, teaching school near where she did last
| year. - The choir of the Methodist
church meet at Gardner Winters next Sat
urday evening for a rehearsal and social
visit. - Mrs Il. o. Hall returned from
Boston last week Wednesday, where she
has spent the winter with her son, Amos.
- Elias Holmes has moved out of the
clearinghouse at Kinney's mills and Mr..
Metcalf of Cabot has moved in. The change
was made last week Tuesday. 60 Arthur
Blake has gone to Montpelier to work for A.
G. Brown in the telephone exchange. -
Burt M. Shepard was at home two days last
week, batting the fnny tribe. George III.
Wilder was with him one day. - Quite
a number of our fishermen and tisherwomen
were out last week trying to coax the fish,
but with poor success generally. The water
is too high and cold. - Dr. Farnsworth
moves to Washington this week. - Will
bur Shepard was in town Monday morning,
on his way to Northfeld, where he is clerk
ing for Denny Co. He had been to
Peacham on short visit. - DIR. Reed
of Barre is in town this week.
MiddIesex.
WILL A. HOLDEN of Bellows Falls is now
at his old home for short time. - Eliza
p. Holden has closed her engagement with
johnson & Cotton of Montpelier, and is
t,1x of HON rnb baT hQQ
moved into the Perry Wally house on East
Hill. - Rev. w. A. Evans has been
returned to this charge for another year.
Moretown.
ONE of the Hartman twins died last
Thursday, of whooping-cough, and the other
children of the family are sick with the same
disease. - One of our townsmen, G.. b.
Evans, has received government appoint
ment as custom-house officer, but his family
do not expect to move until fall - b. f.
Mead, who had been ill for a long time, died
on Wednesday of last week, and the funeral
services were held on Friday, at his late
residence, Rev. E. III. Bartlett officiating.
He was one of the noblest works of God,
an honest man." and respected by all who
knew him. - The following are the
teachers in the different schools in town for
the summer term: No. 4, Kate Prentiss and
Mamie Hassett; No. 3, Emma Robinson;
No 5, Lola Spaulding; No II, Addie Pease;
No Z, Emma Freeman; No. 10, Miss Can
|
, ler No. 49, Jennie Grandfeld; No. 8. Nam
ME Cobb of Woodstock - The Ladies'
, Circle met last week with Mrs. A. G. Prem
= tiss. - Myron Davis has raised his house
i, under it, -F. A. Towle has moved to
Waterbury and Charles Herran and Henry
7 Child to Montpelier. - Andrew Muir
| rays two-horse team ran away twice last
+ week Tuesday, but no serious damage was
f done. - Master Robbie, son of Will
: Connors of Montpelier, is stopping with
Il Miss Luana Strong for the summer. -
l.. Mr.. and Mrs. n. r.. Spaulding of Burlington
$ Ann ID. Downs of Brookfeld visited at A.
Il A. Prentss'. Eva Freeman is work.
: ing for parties in East Warren.
y NorthfieId.
d CD. EDGERToN, at F. Plumley's office,
= over A. E. Dennys store, will receive sub
r scrptions and advertisements for the
IS WATcHMAN, and accounts can be paid to
II him. - A personal news item was
g. received this week from some one in an
adjoining town, with the request that it be
inserted in this weeks issue, but there was
no signature. Although this item seems to
r be an entirely proper one, we think 1T best
l. to stand by the rule of not publishing un-
t. signed communications. - The pasture
n west of the village, owned for many years
h by Judge Carpenter was sold by auction
1t Saturday, the purchaser being Colonel
st George n. Carpenter of Boston, whose bid
1t was 500. - At the annual village meet
: ing last week Tuesday evening the following
g, officers were chosen: Moderator, j. H. Or
Is cutt; clerk, G. ID. Edgerton; treasurer, j. G.
1t B. Thayer; trustees-ward l, John Wiley;
n ward 2, j. l.. Moseley; ward B. A. G. Chase;
n ward A. G.. B. B. Denny; ward 5, Henry
r. Ferris; fire wardens-ward 2. f. w. Howe
t. (chief engneer); ward 4, A. f. Spaulding
,e (assistant); ward /, G. E.'Reed; ward 3, E.
H. w. Colby; ward 3, II. r. Brown; auditor,
v C.. Denny; collector, F. A. Preston In
structed the trustees to buy four hundred
feet of hose and voted a tax of five cents on
the dollar. The treasurer's report showed
le S199.59 on hand and no outstanding lia-
h. blities. - The Woman's Christian Tenn
,d perance Union will meet with Mrs. f. A
s. Preston Thursday at three o'clock, when
81 delegates will be elected for the county in
i; sttute, which meets at Cabot the first of
y, June. - AT a meeting of the village
i. trustees on Saturday evening Page Harris
=; was elected to fill the vacancy made by the
V. resignation of A. G.. Chase as trustee for
=; ward /. Amasa Pearsons was elected jailor
and policeman. - Our people were
H. greatly shocked Monday evening to hear of
,e the death by drowning of f, w. Dutton' g
IS elder son, Howard, about three and one-half
TX years old. The child was at play alone in
the yard between his fathers house and that
re of Mrs. Joel Winch, and in some way fell
le head-foremoSt into a water-barrel, where he
re was found by his mother about four o'clock.
DR.. Porter was called in all possible haste,
but pronounced life extinct on his arrival.
1t is of course severe blow to the young
ut parents, and they have the sincere sympathy
ut of the entire community. - The drama
y of q" The Two Orphans will be repeated in
y Concert Hall on Saturday evening of this
ce week, as a complimentary benefit TO our pre-
a ceptress, Miss s. Carrie Chase. The success
lg of the play was in great measure due to
ra her excellent rendering of the leading
MT female part and her drill of many of the
lie other actors, and our people should give her
C, full house. - Thirteen of the cadets
ne went to Burlington Saturday, but on ac-
z, count of the rain the match between the two
ld University mines did not come off, and it
st will be played to-day wednesday,. The
I'd Norwich University nine will also play the
ry Barre and Methodist Seminary mines at
ne Montpelier Saturday of this week. -
ID The following officers of the Good Tempars'
In lodge for this quarter We're installed last
es Friday evening by Lodge Deputy Huntley:
lie w. G. T., j. NJ. Hitt W. V. t., Mary K.
L. Thompson; w. S., Mrs. j, II. Orcutt; W.
es A. s., Frank Plumley; W. F. s., Mrs. G..
IS w. Clark; w. T., G. ID. Edgerton w. c.,
II Rev. |. p. Booth; w. NJ, ID. j. Morse w.
9r G.. Mamie H. Whitmarsh; w. Sent, w. A.
Ellis. - Mrs. Slayton, with her mother
OF and Master Wendell, came on from Chicago
W last Wednesday to spend the summer. -
u Captain Thomas returned from Boston
ie Tuesday of last week. - Rev G.. f.
er md fa ~ Nr;S; tal In