The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
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has just returned from Boston, where he
has been for several days. 60 The post
Office is to be moved Thursday into the
block owned by j. NJ. Batchelder & Son.
Miss Susie Severance from Marsh6eld is to
be an assistant for the present.
Roxbury.
PROFESSOR OBER's singng-class held a
musical convention at the town hall on
| Wednesday and Thursday of last week,
closing with concert on Thursday evening,
which was largely attended. The admra-
| BILE manner in which the exercises were con-
Quoted was proof that the professor had
thoroughly instructed his class and that the
pupils had profited by his instruction.
Space will not permit description of the
whole evenings entertainment, but the
singing of Mrs, liza Marsh johnson and Miss
! Bertha ODER deserves special mention. Mrs.
johnson sang "The Red, White and Blue
| in an effective manner, and brought to mind
the time when she, a little girl, sang it here
in war days Miss ODER is singer such as
we seldom hear, and her rendering of :" I'll
Follow Thee " and "Only a Pansy Bios
som " was excellent Mrs. Estelle Wiley
and Miss Lila Rumrll presided at the or
gan. 80 The funeral of Gideon Edwards
was attended at the Congregational church
on Thursday of last week, Rev. Mr.. Sher-
burn Of Mortified officiating. - Frank
Knowles of Mortified has purchased Henry
Green's farm in the BullR neighborhood
and is soon to move on to it, 80 w. A.
| Averill, Esq, of Warren is to occupy the
farm belonging to A. j. AverilPs estate the
coming year, - Mrs. Johnson, Miss
Rumrll and Dr. Minot of Mortified and
Miss ODER of Waterbury were the guests of
NJ. f. Chase during the musical convention
last week. - Saturday was the twenty
fifth anniversary of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. l.. Ellis, and the event was cele-
brated by their relatives, to the number of
forty, assembling at the residence of the
| worthy pOIlnlp A merry time tbp
suit. - Burt Burnham of Braintree was
arraigned before Justice George h. Hall on
Monday for assaulting viii Chatterton some
weeks ago. Burnham pleaded guilty and
was fined 50 and costs. - Moving of
families seems to be in order just now. s.
w. Latham has moved to Mrs. Beams tene-
ment; Fred Crane to the residence of his
father A. f.. Richardson back to his farm
recently vacated by Fred Crane: Ed. Cush-
ing to his farm on the Warren road, and
Julius Kent to the place formerly occupied
by John Nj. Ferris. -. S. Stanton
went to Bethel on business trip last Fri
day. - Sugar-makers report poor prog
ress in their work so far. 80 The Uni
versalst sewing-circle meets on Thursday
of this week at S. Butterfeld's. - Rev.
Alden Ladd of Berlin was in town on Sat
urday. - Edison Wiley is rejoicing in
the advent of another heir in his family.
- Victor |. Spear of Braintree was in
town on Monday. - Calvin Ellis is
about to remove to Williamstown.
Mr.. and Mrs James NJ. Clough of Jonesville
were in town for several days in attendance
on Mrs. Clough's father, Gideon Edwards,
during his last sickness
East Roxbury.
DEA. CYRUS HOWARD has sold his place
to Dwight Buck for $1,000. - Mrs. Ten
ant Pope has been to Brattleboro to see
her husband, who is in the asylum for treat
ment. She reports no improvement in his
condition. - ID. l.. Buck has rented his
tillage land to Ora Boyce. - Irwin Alb
bolt of Chelsea will work for his father-in-
law, II. Y. Blanchard, this year. - Mrs
Jason Freeman has returned from Worces-
ter, Mass, where she spent the winter with
her daughter. - George Foss has pur-
chased the farm ID. l.. Buck formerly owned
- 1t is expected that Elder Brigham
will soon occupy the Dea. Howard house
- f. o. Allen recently had nice colt
seriously hurt by running against sled
pole. - Frank E. Allen has brought his
wife here and she will stop few days with
his father, S. III. Allen - Hiram Henry
will help II. p. Abbott during the sugar
season. - Leon Dirty is to work fol
Ora Boyce, his uncle, the coming summer
- There has been large amount OF
sawdust drawn from Jacob Wardner's mil
by the farmers of WILLIAMSBURG - Mrs
Aaron Webster is suffering from an attack
of neuralgia. - Miss Luella Webster
has vacation of two weeks, which she is
spending at her fathers.
Warren.
THE ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will meet with Mrs. S
ID. Allen Tuesday afternoon of next week
- Mrs. Asa George died of consump
ton last Saturday. Her remains were taker
to Shady Rill (Middlesex) for burial -
E. p Freeman had the misfortune to lose &
COW last week by its getting hooked. =
DIR. M. Gleason expects to return to New
Hampshire this week. - We are glad tC
learn that Royal Lovett has received {
pension.
East Warren.
FARMERS have tapped their ar-places
but have made but little sugar as yet -
! Miss Lizzie Bragg, although quite sick
seems to hold her own and her friends are
hopeful. Mrs. j. j. Elliott is also very
seriously sick at present. - j. 7. Green
wood has moved into the ii. II: Vandeusen
house at the Corners. - w. A. Averil
goes to Roxbury this week and G. p. Stearn'
will take possession of his place.
Waterbury.
, "To be or not to be - is as vet a leading
question among those who reside upon tina
l once-called Winooski street regards tn,
{ changing of the name to Henry street. TIL,
odors and perfumes which before man,
} weeks may perchance come from thu
slaughter-house, soon to be erected on tina
avenue (within the village limits), possibl,
will prove more offensive than the NAM
which has lately been given to this street
" Consistency, thou art a jewel" - Oh
Friday and Saturday evenings of this weel
, the w. G. b. Dramatic Company will
, take pleasure in presenting to the people o
! this vicinity the two dramas which the.
. have been preparing for the past few weeks
; " The Idiot Witness, a melo-drama in tire
r. acts, with original costumes ard scenery, a
produced at the Boston theaters, will TAX
place Friday evening and The Rewar'
: of Crime " on Saturday evening. The Ell
l tertainment each evening will conclud
: with the farce, bubbing over with fun, G
Il " The Kansas Immigrants" The plays ar
of high order, and merit in every sense tn
Il patronage of all. - The ladies of tn
r Congregational society will give a sociabl
J at their rooms Wednesday evening, Apr
7th. 1t is expected that w. III. Hopkins,
a b., of st. Adams will be present and favo
l. the company with many selections from hi
v dramatic readings. Mr.. Hopkins comes t
# our village with the highest recommends
e tons, having graduated at the University {
i Vermont in the class of 49, and studied a
3 the Boston School of Oratory.
7 Woodbury..
II NJ. III. TEACHoUT recently had his lie
a caught between two logs and severed
); bruised. - A little daughter of Samut
y Daniels has been very sick, but is now Ii
tie better. == Rev. j. ID. Bailey preache
+ in the Congregational church last Sunda,
n = Charley Dana, who has had quite
Il severe attack of diphtheria, is improving
Il - Quite number in town are sic