The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-23


Clifford U. s. A., of Springfield, Mass, is
visiting his sister-in-law, Mrs Nettie G.
Thompson - Hale X. Darling has gone
to Burlington to attend a civil service eX-
animation. - Decoration day will be
observed this year with fewer public eXer-
cises than usual. The exercises will be held
at one o'clock at the cemetery and church
on the West Hill.
Orange.
The Sons of Veterans intend decorating
the soldiers graves in town Memorial day.
600 j. l.. and j. NJ. Lord are at home on
visit. 80 Miss Addie NJ. Houghton is at
home from Cambridge, Mass. - Mrs.
Flora Waterman Houghton of Endee, New
Mexico, is at the home of her father Newell
Waterman, where she intends spending the
summer. 80 Mr.. Il. T.. Beard and family
have moved on to the farm owned by the
late Samuel Kimball and Mr.. Beard has
the management of the farm for the admin
istrator. 80 School commenced in dis
trict No. . on Monday. Miss Elite Wilds is
the teacher.
West Topsham.
SCHOOL commenced last week Monday
with Miss Gitchel of Corinth as teacher.
- DIR. II. S. Watson of Plainfield, n.
H., made a short visit here last week.
- Jessie Watson has gone to Mont
pelier, expecting to work for G.. II. Cross &
Son in their confectionery store for awhile.
- A Mr.. Tubbs of California,
brother of the late Captain l.. NJ Tubbs of
this place, made his nephew, G. NJ Tubbs, a
short visit last week. 1t is thirty-three
years since he left Vermont. His son was
with him. - The Magoons had another
trial in the United States circuit court at
Windsor last week. Charles was acquitted,
but his mother was sent to Rutland for six
months for distiling and selling cider
brandy.
Tunbridge.
Hon. HENRY BALLARD of Burlington is to
deliver the address Memorial day at the
Congregational church. 1t is hoped that
every inhabitant of the town that can will
join with the old soldiers in paying tribute
of respect to those who having helped save
the Union, are now dead. - f. o.
Lyman, postmaster at this place, died of
pneumonia last Friday. He was sick but az
few days He leaves a son and two daugh-
tiers. His wife died in 1884. Since the be-
ginning of the year 1880 he has held the
office of secretary of the Union Agricultural
Society, and his circle of acquaintance was
large. His funeral was held in the Con-
gregational church last Sunday and was at
tended by large number of people, many
of whom were from other towns. - For
lack of teacher there is no school in dis
trict No 10. - All citizens are invited 20
attend the union memorial services to be
held at the Congregational church next
Sunday. - The republican club now
has eighty-two members. 1t met last Satur-
day evening. - Aaron n. King has
bought John Cushmans South Village
property and Mr. Cushman has returned to
Olcott Falls. 60 Albert NJ. Dean and
family of Barre were in town Sunday. f.
A. Corwin and wife of Chelsea were here
the same day Mrs. G. b. Cushman
has returned to her home in Meriden, n. II.
- Alice Monkey is teaching in district
No. 10. - Mr. T. c. Fletcher of Wood
stock is in town. - Abbie Wells is
W. Iii n in q mill OF of oct POI
doph. - Mrs. G. Hutchinson of Hartford
is at II. Hutchinson's.
Williamstown.
A UNION memorial service will be held at
the Methodist church on the afternoon of
the first Sunday in June. Rev. f. W.
Hamblin will exchange that day with Rev.
Walter Davenport of Waterbury, a son of
Mr.. Rice Davenport of this place, who will
gladly be heard on the occasion. Every
body, and especially the old soldiers are
cordially invited to be present. - Dr.
Dana Dickinson of Boston has been keep
ing house in the house of his sister since
Mrs. Dickenson's recent arrival. - Rev
H. X. Grain of West Berlin has been en-
gagged by the Free Baptists to supply their
pulpit the coming year. - Mrs. Liberty
Jeffords has been in Barre of late caring for
her granddaughter, Mrs. Lucy Earle Holt,
who is on the sick-lst. - WillamstOwn,
with its first plank sidewalk of any length,
may be pardoned if it feels somewhat like
boy with his first pair of new boots.
o. A. Blanchard hired to take charge of
our roads this year, put force at work on
Monday last, of course using the road
machine. John Boyce remains very
poorly. - Principal Daniel r. Martin
and bride reached here last Friday, en- route
for Pullman, III. So many are his we'll
wiShers 1--WE know of no one of his acquaint-
ance in the old home here who is not of the
number) rain of benedictions upon his
new departure may be predicted. II.
X. Lynde has bought the Lucius Edison
place of Norman b. Davenport and the
latter will return to his former residence.
Mr.. Lynde has since sold the place
to Christopher Hood. Mr.. Lynde is
also preparing tenements for rent in the
upper part of the old tannery building,
which he bought not very long ago. -
John Perry and Henry Poole we hear are to
begin soon the repairs of the old Simops &
Gale store building. There seems to have
been plenty of applicants for the building
in the recent past. - Miss Anna NJ.
Benedict is prospecting in Oakland, Cali
fornia, as sort of private secretary for
leading physician of that city. For some
months past she has made study of stenog-
raphy, which serves her now. - new
street is to be opened from Main street to
the depot grounds in Mr.. Enoch Howe's
meadow, starting at point between j. X.
Lynde's store and the hotel, if the railroad
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locate the depot where the people desire.
- Rev. X. ID. Miller and wife are visiting
friends in Gill, Mass. - Oui grand list
this year shows no failing off from last year.
- Charles Webster (son-in-law of b. f.
Robinson) has been hired by Herbert p
Martin to move on to his East Hill farm for
the coming year. He is to get almost S23
per month and house rent, fre-wood and
use and the keeping of COW free -
Miss Bertha Sprague is to teach a summer
term of sixteen weeks school in the w. u.
Pratt district. - Prescott f. Blanchard
is to return to East Randolph to live on
farm. - Saturday last MIR. Enoch Howe
was ninety-six years old. He planted po-
tatoes the day before. He likes to begin his
complaining each year on his birthday.
- Miss Fanny C.. Bass, now of Chicago,
was compelled by ill-health to go to Hot
Springs, Arkansas, some time ago, where
we hear she is at present. - The Con-
gregationalists are on the lookout for sue
cessor to Rev X. ID. Miller and hope ere
long to find some good man. - Rev. f.
W. Hamblin is only waiting for good roads
to resume his welcomed Sunday afternoon
services at the quarres. - Some of our
citizens will readily recall Fred Hillery, who
attended, the VillaUa school SaVarnl vaarG