The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-14

school last Friday with well-attended ex-
hbition at the village hall.
EAST ToPsHAM.-Charles e. Currier and
his family returned to their home in Brat
tleboro last week after short visit with his
brother Garland A. Currier, and his parents
- Hannah Powers left the home of her
son Elmer to spend the winter in Massa-
chusetts. - Mrs. Maria Norcross re-
turned to her home last week Monday
60 Rev. Mr. Ferris returned to his home
last week on Tuesday. go George Bach
elder closed his writing-schoo last week
Friday evening, - singng-class is
being organized with Milo Keller as teacher.
WEST FAIRLEE.-The graded school closed
last week. Misses johnson and Bradbury
are engaged for the winter term. - r.
w. Taylor died suddenly in Boston last
week. He had gone there for medical treat
ment. His uncle, Ira Lane, formerly OF
this town, was found dead in bed the same
morning. - very enjoyable party was
had at Mr. Miller's in Post Mills, composed
of the Congregational society and invited
ladies from here.
WILLIAMSBURG. - Mrs. Aurelia (White)
Church, daughter of the late Josiah White
died recently in Michigan in her seventy
seventh year. Her brother, John T. White,
lately lost his wife by death and he is him
self in very poor health. - The trans
portation rates for wood to Barre are five
dollars per car. Daniel ID. Royce is avail
ing himself of this low rate, and others
would find it profitable to do so. - San
ford F: Dutton and Wesley NJ. Seaver have
lately been unwell. 80 Charles Webster
and his mother are now with Fred i. Web
ster, another son of Mrs. Webster, in
Massachusetts. Fred has large interests in
the canning of vegetables there. - FL
win Prescott is earring potatoes for some
out-of-town person. - Miss Rosa Her
sey recently went to Leadvile, Colorado
with her uncle, Clarence Jersey, on his re-
turn home. She will attend school there.
- Enoch Howe, now in his ninety
seventh year, cast his ballot for Harrison
and Morton at the late election. -
Frank Barnes has begun his second year
with Fuller & Son, Montpelier. - Ger
tie Barnes is in millinery store in Bethel.
- Rev |. Jones will conduct afternoon
services at the Clark Shepard school-house,
beginning next Sunday. For the present,
services at the Pratt school-house will be
discontinued. - Horace Farnham has
been obliged to discontinue work because
of i'll health. His father will carry on the
Calvin Flint farm the coming year. -
Edwin Farnham is much pleased with East
Tennessee, particularly because of the fine
fruit grown there. - The ladies of the
Congregational society are to give an enter
tainment at the town hall, on Wednesday
of next week. - 1t is expected that an
extra train will be run to Montpelier Fri
day night for the benefit of those wishing
to attend the rally, provided a sufficient
number of tickets can be sold. - Work
was begun in the stone sheds Monday.
- Nelson Carleton is preparing to
build a two-story house on the lot he re-
Gently purchased of Charles Perry.
Orleans County.
MORGAN Alice Taylor is home from her
visit at Manchester, n. II. !. C. Tay-
Tor has sold his Rye farm to j. NJ. Jocelyn
- A telephone has been put into f. c. o.
Bush's store. - The Peake sisters en-
tertainments netted S25. - L. G. Towle
has moved to the g. Bush house.
Windsor County.
SOUTH RoYALToN.-W. H. Martin and
wife are visiting in Barre. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Manchester spent Sunday in
Lebanon. - l.. =. Tenney has moved
into Mrs. Rowells house. W. E.
Marsh is clerking in Southworth's hotel
- There will be an entertainment at
the close of the school, November %, for
the purpose of raising money to purchase a
set of the Peoples Cyclopeda for the bene-
fit of the school. - Charles Woodland
and wife have gone to New York for the
benefit of Mrs Woodlands health. AL
bert Merrill has moved to the Button place,
which he recently purchased and is busily
engaged III repairing it.
SHARoN.-Jonathan Howe died at the
residence of Alvaro Sargent last Sunday
morning at the age of eighty-three years.
He was an old citizen here, but of late has
lived in Boston. - j. III. d. Pettis of
Boston is in town.