The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-11
Washington County.



FAST DAY services were held in the Con-
gregational church Friday. The day was
generally observed by the shutting down of
shops and closing Of the stores at eleven
o'clock for the rest of the day. = The
evangelstic meetings under the charge OF
Mr.. A. l.. Parsons have been largely at
tended and much interest seems to have
been awakened. Mr.. Parsons continues his
labors here each afternoon and evening this
week. 80 The annual election of officers
at the Methodist Sunday-school was held
last Sunday. w. A. Boyce was chosen SUI
perintendent and nearly all the old officers
and teachers were retained. 60 DIR.
Charles Cook and wife of Natick came to
town last week, called here by the sickness
of Mrs Perkins, Mrs Cooks mother. -=
Rev. l.. L. Beeman is at conference this
week. He closed his first years labor here
last Sunday and has been very much liked
by the people. - S. b. Bemis has sold
his place at Twingsville to II. A. Duffy
Price, $500. Mr.. Bems is we hear, me-
gotiating with l.. w. Scott for his place
- George Larkin died Sunday at j.
w. Phelps, where he had been working.
Brain fever was the cause of his death, we
hear - Mrs. James Albin, of whom
mention was made two weeks ago, died last
| Friday. Funeral services were held at the
! house Monday forenoon. - w. A. Perry
visited his son Clayton at st: Johnsbury
| last week - Mrs. Perkins died last Fri
day night. The funeral was from the house
Tuesday, Rev. J.. Tenney of Waterbury
officiating. - f. G. Rowland and wife
have rooms in the new granite block.
Cabot.
THE listers were on the war-path early
April I'd, evidently bound to earn their
money. - Mrs. j, NJ. Fisher is recover
| ing from "A severe attack of diphtheritic
sore throat and fever. - Mrs. II. S.
Dow is improving and is now able to leave
! hnr oil ipn taI
the best last Sabbath from East Cabot to
the village that it has been during the past
! winter. - The stage made its first trip
to Marshfed depot on wheels April g.
eight days earlier than last year.
Calais.
CAMP WYMAN Il. BURNAP, No. 80, Sons OF
Veterans, was organized at Memorial Hall
North Calais, March 30 by Captain f. l.
Eaton of Montpelier. The following Off
T. T. Lamphere frst-lieutenant, F, G
Beard; cond-lieutenant, G.. p. WheeloCk
chaplain, Lee w. Leonard; first-sergeant
w. l.. White; quartermaster-sergea NJ
+. Foster; sergeant of the guard, w. A
Celley; corporal of the guard, w. ID
picket guard w. S. Eastman. -
Hon. Y. S. Stanton has been secured by
Stow Post to deliver the address on Me
mortal day. The programme for the day
will be given later - The farmers in
this vicinity are making fair amount o
sugar.
East Calais.
SHARLoCK PECK has bought the Ora,
house, taking possession last week. -
At the last meeting of Moscow Lodge o
Good Templars it was voted to change th
night of meeting from Friday to Saturda.
evening after May 1st - Next Sunda,
will be Children's day and the little folk
will have charge of the singing. - Alm
Leonard has engaged to teach the villag
school, Ruth Willard in No. s, Abbe viii
ard in the Carnes district, Nina Choate il
Pekin, Clara Pike has the primary depart
ment at Plainfeld village and Annie Bur
nap teaches at North Montpelier.
Fayston.
J Mrs. JOHN KEW, whose illness was nc
, ticed in last weeks WATCHMAN, died OF
, Saturday of last week, aged seventy-thre
} years. Funeral services, conducted by Rev
II. f. Hill of Montpelier, were held on Mon
day at her former residence. Although tn
roads were in very bad condition, larg
number of friends and relatives Shove
their respect for the deceased by attendin
, the funeral. - l.. NJ. Tyler's farm wa
sold at public auction last Saturday to NJ
, S. Strong. Price paid, SSabove the mortgag
of 212S. Mrs. Mary j. Somervill
J has moved from the John Twadde place t
the house vacated by David Turner i
L. u,
, sck-list.
, North Fayston.
GUY BoYcE and wife, who have bee
visiting friends and his aged mother here {
, late have started for their home in Syracuse
n. Y. They are now stopping with hi
brother, II f. Boyce, in Waterbury, and ar
to leave Waterbury to-day "Wednesday
- A. G.. Porter states that he ate dandt
, lion green's that were gathered this yea
, March 81 at the house Of Guy Porter. He ha
!, beet greens nearly ready to gather. -
Martin Hills has moved to Duxbury to resid
, with his parents on the old homestead
Jason Hill has moved TO MoretowI
(, and we understand is to work for II. o. War
/, in the box-shop for one year. - The Ions
, looked-for commission has arrived and Mr.
! Posnett took possession of the post-offic
Monday. Mr.. Thomas has retired to privat
life and went to Moretown Monday to resid
; with his daughter Mrs. Hill.
e Marshfield.
a DELBERT Town is very sick with typhoi
pneumonia: AT the present writing, ther
appears to be no possible chance for his r,
0 covery. - Rev. Mr.. Taylor preache
+ his farewell sermon Sunday morning fror
$ Hebrews xiii: II. - Mason Hall die
, April 2. Funeral services were held az til
Y Methodist church, of which he was men
Der, Rev. j. ID. Bailey officiating. His bod
y was placed in the tomb in Cabot on accour
of the bad road to Calais, where he was
have been buried. - Mrs. A. F. Pu
nam, former resident of this place, die
in Malone, n, Y, April 4, of typhoid pnel
monia. Her remains were brought to tn
place for burial, Mr.. Putnam and two sol
u coming with them. Funeral services wei
e held Friday in the Congregational churcl
q of which she was a member, Rev. j. L
Il Bailey officiating. The Methodist cho
: furnished the singing. Mr.. Putnam has II
sympathy of the entire community in h
t sad bereavement = Rev. Ira Ellin
!. wood will preach at the Methodist churc
n next Sunday. - b. NJ. Shepard was
g home Fast day. - Nellie Winter is sic
e at S. ID. Bemis', where she has been at worl
# - Nellie Packer and Clara Woodar
: of Peacham are to teach the village scho
IS the coming summer - +. ID. Putna
o and wife of Montpelier were in town Frida
1t to attend the funeral of Mrs. A. f. Putnam
IS - Ira Bemis is on the sick-list, as
!, also Il. V. Spencer.
Middlesex.
PROFESSOR w. w. COOKE, director of Il
d experiment station and secretary of Il
II Board of Agriculture, with his wife, mad
7. a visit at William Chapin's last Thursda
g They found plenty OF new sugar aud plent
Y of snow, the travelling for the last part
the way being over drifts from three to fol