The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
Windsor County.
Bethel.

AS far as we have learned, the only OBJ
servance of Arbor day in this town was by
Deacon Edwin Fisher, who observed it by
cutting down some crab-apple trees in front
of his dwelling and replacing them with
thrifty naples - The cornet band of
this place are to play for the Memorial serv-
ice here until two o'clock p. NJ, Saturday,
May Goth. At that hour they take the fast
express for South Royalton, where they are
to assist in the services at that place. On
Monday, May 31st, they furnish music for
the services at Barnard. - Mrs Ken
drick Kinney, son and daughter, of Bel
mont, Mass, are visiting friends in the west
part of this town. Mrs. Kinney was
daughter of the late Augustus Babbitt of
West Randolph and former citizen of this
town. - The members of the Young
Peoples Christian Endeavor Society have
placed an organ in their room. - Char
ley Alexander has rented his farm to Her
bert Barrett for two years and will 60 to
Loyalton, Dakota, in few days. - B.
F. Bowman, the protector of the Vermont
colony in Dakota, made us short call last
week. - At its annual meeting on
Thursday evening the following officers
were elected for the coming year by White
River Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons:
r. N. Chase, w; NJ. E: II. Tucker, S. w;
D.; T. A. Chadwick, j. D.; C. l.. Frank,
secretary; G.. H. Upper, treasurer. -
Nat. Whittier and family of Barre visited
friends in town last week. - 9. l.. Frank
broke up housekeeping last week. Mrs.
Frank is going to spend the summer with
her friends at their old home in Pennsylva-
MIA, while Mr.. Frank will board at Deacon
Fishers during her absence. - K. w.
Rogers of Northfield has moved into Dennis
Shaw's house near Finley's bridge. -
A travelling show that was to show at the
Bascom House Hall on Thursday evening
of last week did not have anybody to show
themselves to. So they adjourned the
meeting and advertised to show again on
Saturday evening, but that evening they
did not appear to show themselves. -
A. A. Savage of Enfield, Mass, is visiting
his brother in this town after an absence OF
nine years. - Harvey Packard and wife
of Braintree have been visiting their brother
in-law, w. III. Gilmore, for week or more.
- The Easter concerts at the Univer-
salist and Congregational churches on Sun
day evening were pleasant gatherings.
- The cornet band have rented the
rooms in Child's block formerly occupied by
the Grand Army Post. - Mrs. Julius
Lane is visiting friends in Boston and vi
cinity. - Will Sargent of South Royal
ton visited his uncle, VIII Hartwell, several
days last week. - Alvin Rindge is to
deliver the ice in the village this summer
and is to move into S. III. Chadwick house
- Rush Adams is going to Nebraska
next month. He contemplates taking up
government land near Fort Robinson and
residing there. - Will Hartwell has had
a force of men employed the past week max
ing large excavation near his residence
where he il TO build barn. - The uni
forms for the Bethel baseball team this sea
son are to be white, trimmed with brown
the same as last season, but instead of tn,
single initial " b - on the breast, there will
appear the word Bethel " on shield.
Sharon.
Il. w. Brown has sold his place in TIN
village to NJ. g. Noyes. - A. b. Preston
has moved into Colonel Preston's house
"a. G.. Chillson and Minnie Fay, VIII
have been travelling with Howell's combina
ton show, returned home last Saturday
M p. Flanders is making one thou
sand two-pound honey boxes for G. NJ
Marsh. - The carpenters have thu
school-house in District No. nearly CON
pleted. - Mrs. p. w. Dexter is quit
sick.