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

ing her loss. == The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union meets Thursday at three
o'clock with Mrs. Il. Pope. 80 j. M.
Dana has moved into the house opposite the
one on DIR. Wallings farm. - Rev. j.
U. Sherburn has completed his canvass Of
people over eighty years old and finds fifty
five. - M. G. Shepherd has moved from
the Andrews house on Pearl street to Mrs
Bliss house on Summer street. - The
Episcopal society meets Thursday afternoon
and evening this week. - Miss +. D.
Newcomb went to st. Johnsbury Friday
- M. A. Howe left for Hanover, N. H.,
last week. After graduating he will go to
Wilmington, Del, where he has situation
as draughtsman in a bodybuilding estab-
lishment. - Miss Jennie Wilmot was
in Boston last week. - j. A. Fowler of
West Randolph visite his sister, Mrs. Page
Harris, last week.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
THE drama, "The Two Orphans" will be
presented by members of the High School
at Concert Hall this "wednesday evening.
The proceeds are for the school library. 1t
is hoped there will be full attendance.
- Friday afternoon the two rhetorical
divisions will unite in their work and give
programme suitable for Arbor day exer-
cises. The Saturday following several trees
will be set out in the school grounds. -
The boys have lately purchased football.
- Miss Emily Stebbins, 80, commenced
her first term of school as teacher Mon
day. Miss Mary Bartlett commenced her
school last week. Several other scholars
are to teach soon.
Gouldsville.
THERE was surprise party at Hazen
Dunsmore's last week Monday afternoon
and evening. - Mrs. Charles Cady of
Fellows Ta Falls is stopping with h., her iathe Il
Mrs. John Heath last week. 80 Herbert
Eaton of West Swanzey, N H., is visiting
here. - Daniel Hurley has gone to Mex
leo, where he expects to work as road-mas-
ter. - Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Wiley are to
go to West Burke this week.
Plainfield.
LAST Saturday night a team driven by Ed
gar Long collided with one driven by A. G.
Slayton. Mr.. Long was thrown out but not
seriously injured: His wagon was some
what demolished. - Easter services
were held in all the churches last Sunday.
The attendance was good. - Next
Thursday and Friday evenings the Plain
field Cornet Band will give a dramatic en-
| tertainment, with promenade each even
ing after the play, at Kinney's hall. The
| drama is called one of the best, and it is
hoped there will be large attendance, as
! the proceeds are to be used to purchase uni
! forms for the band. - Last week Mrs.
Harris Eaton went to Boston for the pur-
! pose of having tumor removed, but the
surgeons there decided it was not best to at
tempt the operation She was accompanied
by DR.. ID. b. Smith, who returned home
Friday. Mrs. Eaton remains in Massachu-
sets for time visiting friends. - w. S.
Martin, Jr., who has had long run OF
rheumatic fever, is slowly improving.
Waitsfield.
THIS community was shocked by the sud.
den death of Mrs. Charles Greaser formerly
Alice Kneeland of this town. of Topeka
Kansas, which occurred on the train last
Friday morning near Greenfield, Mass
| She had been failing during the winter and
expected to spend the summer with her pa
rents and recruit up, but the journey was
too great for her. Mrs. Greaser was one O
those amiabe young ladies whom " to know
her was to love her" The funeral at the
house of her father, A. A. Kneeland las
Sunday was one of the largest, if not tn,
largest, ever witnessed in this town. Wher
the procession was coming down the steel
hill above Mr.. Dana's an accident occurred
which might have resulted seriously, bu
fortunately no one was injured The horse
a livery team, which Rev. o. ID. Clapp wa
driving, being hitched too close to the cross
bar of the wagon, became unmanageabl
and jumped into Captain Bushnell's wagon
throwing out Mrs. Bushnell and thorough,
demolishing the wagon. The horse whicl
was drawing the hearse being unable t.
hold it back, rushed into the covered car
rage in which Will c. Bragg and his sister
Hattie, were riding, throwing them out ant
tipping over and smashing the carriage
falling down under the hearse and breaking
the thills of the same. 1t was fortunat
that no further damage was done, and W
hope that hereafter good strong horse, o
horses, will be attached to the hearse. -
j. j. Kelly has purchased a beautiful ney
stage which can accommodate twelve pas
sengers. 1t has all the modern improve
ments for the comfort of his patrons.
Warren.
COMMUNION services will be held in tn
church next Sunday afternoon. - Wi
bur Matthews was severely injured by be
ing thrown from carriage last Frida
evening. He was taken up insensible an
remained in that condition several hours
but is now improving. - William SheJ
herd has had cousins from the West visi
ing him the past week. - The Woman
Christian Temperance Union will meet wit
Mrs. E. j. Freeman next week Tuesda
afternoon
Waterbury.
EASTER SUNDAY was ushered in amid tn
beauties of an ideal April morn. Service
commemorative the death and resurrectio
of our Savior were held in both churche.
The floral contributions were large at bot
churches, though differing somewhat i
general arrangement Union Easter service
were held at the Methodist house in til
: N'NhihS' tchSiSNihS VI sluSlHS, ltcitdtIOI
+ and responsive readings. - A daughtt
of Abel Kneeland of Waitsfield, who wer
to Kansas some years ago for her healtl
started home about one week ago, eXpectin
to arrive at this station on Friday NJ
Kneeland was in waiting to take his daugl
ter and her husband to his home but to h
! surprise found her corpse, having died q
i the route in the vicinity of Greenfiel,
Mass. - NJ. NJ. Knight is in Boston tn
week buying his stock of spring and sun
mer goods A full assortment will be opene
next week. - j. c. Griggs shipped la
week 10000 pounds of maple sugar, to |
distributed in Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota
q Wisconsin and Indiana. - G.. T.. w,
! man has taken away the steps before h
| store and is building new ones which wi
) be more attractive than the old ones.
Waterbury Center.
, a MEETING was held at the lodge La
, week and arrangements were made for o
q serving Memorial day. Rev. j. w. Burg
is to preach the memorial sermon. -
Father Dickey preached at the Bapti
church last Sunday with his usual spiri
- Vegetation is fully three weeks
, advance of last year. The pastures are gree
n nearly done. - Your correspondent III
q had the pleasure of testing the Polaris
: potato which was originated by III.
q Smith of this place, and can agree wit
/ DIR. Hoskins that it is a tine-looking, fin
. grained and fine eating potato. III the
|. yield as well with others as they have wit