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


THE water-ppes for our fire department
were tested on Saturday last for the first
time this spring, and found to work very
finely - At the annual meeting of the
Universalist Sunday-school, held on Sun
day, E. A. Markham was reelected superin-
tendent; Rev. j. A. Robin, assistant super
intendent; Miss Kate Campbell secretary
and treasurer; Miss Nellie Adams, libra
rian; Miss Alice Barrows, assistant libra
rian; Mrs. r. III. Chase, director of music,
and Miss Sara Gilman organist. The school
is in very fiourishing condition at the pres
ent time. - The ninth annual fair of the
White River Agricultural Society will be
held upon the society's grounds in this vii
lage on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September ed, 23d and oath. - Rev.
Father Higgins of White River Junction
conducted Catholic services at the Wilson
House hall on Sunday. - 1t is with feel
ings of sorrow that we have to chronicle the
sudden death, from heart disease ON Sun
day of Samuel Davis, one of our oldest and
most estimable citizens. He was in his
usual health and laid down for a little rest,
as was his custom. Soon after he went into
his bedroom his wife heard an unusual
noise, and, on going to the room, found her
husband dead. - The members of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor held very pleasant walnut party
last week. - The hydrants were found
to have been placed too near the carriage
track in the street, and were moved back
last week - About twenty couples at
tended the ball at the Locust Creek House
last week. - Edwin Kittrdge was
elected superintendent of the track and
stalls of the fair ground at the meeting of
the directors of the agricultural society.
- We are informed that Rev. A. ID.
Mccoy has returned home much improved
in health. - Mrs. Julius Lane returned
from her Boston visit last week, and will
visit friends in this section until next Mon
day. when she will start to join her husband
in their new home near Fort Robinson, Neb.
She will be accompanied by Miss Stella
Holiness who will make her home with
Mr.. Lanes people. Mrs. Nelson Vanier and
children will also go in company with them.
- Earle Shedd, wife and daughter of
Columbus, Ohio, are visiting friends in this
section. - III. o. Markham, the master
builder from South Pomfret, was in town on
Friday of last week looking after the jobs
that he has contracted to do here this sea-
son. - We understand that Clarence
Chadwick lost his only COW, which was a
very valuable one, last week from some UNI
known disease. John Wilcox of Stock
bridge has been in town few days, engaged
in work upon &. w. Berry's house, occu-
pied by DR.. h. NJ. Chase. - The victims
to the moving of the door-yard fence fever
the past week have been William r. Adams
and George Edison. 80 Mrs. Fassett is
improving the looks of her house by treating
Williams has been suffering from a severe
attack of sciatic rheumatism. == Miss
Ella Lincoln went TO st, Adams, Monday, TO
resume her old place in the Weldon House.
East Bethel.
JOIN Booth has broken up housekeeping.
He will board and attend to his saw and
shingle-mill as usual. His wife and daugh-
ter will visit friends in Norwich and West
Randolph. james NJ Fowler has
moved ON to the Bacon farm in Randolph.
- George Harlow is moving into the
house recently occupied by John Booth
- 10, Greene has moved into the Chill
son house, owned by j. Wedgewood. -
Several trees We're set ont around the Bap-
fist church and the school-house Arbor day:
w. u. Smith and Charles Buck also planted
elms and naples around their homes. -
There was "A pleasant gathering AT D.
Greenes, last week, to celebrate the fifth
anniversary of his marriage. - MIS-
Ellen Lille of West Randolph Is visiting
her brother, ID. Paul. - Albert King is
very ill.,