The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-09-05

following corps of teachers In district No.
1, Della A. Thompson; No. 2, Ellen f.
Wilder of Waitsfeld No. I, Hattie l.. Kill
patrick; No. 6, Nellie Grandey; No. 8, Kate
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North Fayston.
AARON ELLIOT died Sunday, August 26,
at the house of his daughter, Mrs. Warren
Porter, aged ninety-fve years and seven
months He had been confined to his bed
for more than a year and was kindly cared
for by his children. - Mrs. Church of
Bloomingdale, n. Y, is in town staying
with friends. 1t is hoped she may recover
from her present ill-health. Her sister,
Lillian Porter, is improving in health. -
Mrs. John Grandheld is quite ill. 80 The
Sunday-school held picnic in f. A. Davis
pleasant time - A number of people
from this place attended the republican flag
raising Saturday at Moretown
Middlesex.
j. HARRY HOLDEN left Monday for Am
herst, Mass, to begin his labors as pastor of
the Universaist society in that place.
- f. IL. Mcintyre, former resident of
this place, is in town for a short visit.
Miss S. A. Sherman, MD, also former
resident of this town. was here last week.
Miss Sherman is successful praCticing
physician in Salem Mass. - The re-
publican fag-raising last Friday evening
was a success The speaking by NJ +.
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sharp and right to the point. Music by the
Waterbury band was acceptably rendered.
Moretown.
THE republicans of this town held a rally
and fag-raising Saturday afternoon. They
were disappointed in securing the services
of Judge A. l.. Morrison of New York, but
were fortunate in getting Captain j. S. For
han of New York and Messrs II. A. Huse
and w. A. Lord of Montpelier. The Waits
field brass hand Hollis 80 rpttliDu nOoI -
drum corps and the Waitsfield glee club rem
dered good musical assistance. The attend
ance, including many from Watstield and
other towns, was large, the enthusiasm exu-
berant and the interest of the liveliest char
acter and loudly expressed. The demon
stration was the greatest that has occurred
in the valley for some time. - A. +.
Lovejoy, l.. Wilcox and G. G. Evans at
tended the horse-breeders' meeting at Rut-
land last week. 80 The democrats NOM
mated Thomas Casey Saturday for town
representative. - Misses Alma and
Grace Deane and Messrs. Rolin and Albert
Goss are attending school on Seminary Hill.
- Rev. NJ. X. Barney of Middlesex
preached in exchange with Rev w. II.
Deane and held quarterly meeting services
here last Sunday. - The village schools,
which began Monday, are taught by Misses
Clara Brown and Ida Thompson of Fayston.
- Eva Freeman is teaching in South
| DuXbury and Lola Spaulding in Dowsville.
Northfield.
THREE of the memorial windows were
/ placed in ST. Mary's church last week and
an appropriate sermon was preached Sun
| day by the rector, Rev, Homer White. The
windows are thus inscribed: He shall
gather the lambs in his arms and carry them
| in his bosom. In loving memory of Alice
Margaret Nichols, ma. Jan. 10, 1853, oh. Aug
%, 1853" Their angels do always behold
the face of my Father which is in heaven.
tn the UlnrV of Cod and in lpvipU
of Ellen Marion Smith; Nov. l6, 1857, Jan.
/ % 1861 Anna Maria Smith, Oct. 10, 1859,
Apr. 80, 1863" Isaac w. Brown, ma. 1913,
oh. 1876 Ezekiel Robinson ma. 1916, oh.
oh. 1858. Jeanette (Taylor) Brown, ma.
1917, oh. 1865" - Miss Sadie Kenyon
returned from Old Orchard beach last
Thursday. - f. l.. Howe x Co. erected
a fine cottage monument to the memory of
Lynde Towers last week. - There were
several tramps about town last week. -
AS Company f was marching to Brooktield
last Wednesday forenoon at the head of
Main street the horse of DIR. Claggett
became heightened and overturned the
wagon throwing the doctor and wife out,
but they escaped with slight bruises, while
the wagon was well smashed up - The
members of Company speak highly of
their treatment by the people of Brookteld
at the reunion.
East RoXbury.
MR. CLARK and wife of Duxbury and
Garrett Rose and wife of ST. Albans were
called here to attend the funeral of Hiram
/ Henry's child Saturday. Rev W. S. Hazen
of Northfeld conducted funeral services.
The remains were taken to Northhed for
interment. = Mrs. George Foss is quite
ill. - Samuel Evarts of Cornwall vis-
tied H. z. Abbott last week, - School
commenced last week, with Miss Alice
Gilligan as teacher.
WILL MARsHALL's barber-shop is tenn
porarily removed to the hotel Office on ac-
count of repairs going on in the Heath
block. - Clayton Joslin of Boston is at
home on vacation. - Fred Tisdale,
with Lyman q Allen, Burlington, spent last
week with his mother, Mrs. A. Joslin. -
Louis Joslin is at home from Hampton
Beach and Boston - l.. r. Joslin re-
turned last Sunday from the New England
Horse-breeder's meeting, where he had been
to exhibit several fine horses. == Hon.
Chauncey Smith of Cambridge, Mass, we'll
known by the older residents, was in town
last week. u. Wells Palmer is dan
gerously sick. - Quite a delegation, in
Guiding the band and glee club Went to
Moretown to the t1ag-raising Saturday.
They report the biggest tiag-raising yet.
- j. Wells Palmer died Saturday night.
- l.. h. Joslin sold his yearling colt at
Rutland for $3.50. The item telling last week
of the horses he took TO the horse-breeders'
meeting should have read fine instead Of
Grace " horses. - A reunion of Com
pany G, Thirteenth Vermont Volunteers, is
to be held in this place October l3, Chap
lain Webster is to deliver the address
East Warren.
THE Ladies' Mite Society is to meet with
Mrs. n. l.. Dickinson Thursday afternoon.
A full attendance is desired. 80 Rev,
Salmon Gleason of Warren y. H., has been
spending a week or two with friends in
town.
Waterbury.
ROSWELL HAYDEN, aged eighty-tive, died
suddenly at his residence Sunday evening.
go Mrs. IL. Stockwell died at her home
Saturday morning after long illness. The
deceased was in her eightieth year. ==
The republicans met in caucus Friday
afternoon and nominated E. f. Palmer as
candidate for town representative. The list
of justices as agreed upon is the same as
for the last two years, except that the name
of L. L. Sanborn was substituted for that OF
Joel Remington, withdrawn There We're
over one hundred voters present. == The
ladies of Mill Village have model benevo-
lent society. So quiet and inconspicuous
have they been in their good work of cloth
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