The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-15
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at the home of her son, William p. Harmon,
Sunday, February IL, Rev. w. A. Averill
officiating. - 1t is expected that Rev. j.
r.. Wylie of Chittenden, assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Matthews, will hold meetings here
every evening next week and that there
will be quarterly meeting services on Sun
day. 80 George and William Trask OF
Lynn, Mass. have come home to assist in
careing for their father, who is very low.
80 James Nichols Is quite sick 60
Mrs. j. l.. Tillotson is spending a few weeks
with her sister in Morrisville.
Waterbury.
REV. j. E. WRIGHT had good audience
at the last Unitaria injecting. Next Sunday
Rev S. c.. Became of Salem. Mass, will
preach in Hotel Hall at fifteen minutes past
two o'clock. - On Saturday evening
last large number of the residents and
voters of the town met at the new and
spacious ofhce-rooms of Hon. William L.
Dillingham; to organize and maintain during
the remainder of the year republican club,
elect officers and choose delegates TO the
convention of republican clubs which meets
at Montpelier to-day "wednesday for the
purpose of organizing state league. The
following officers were elected President,
Il. +. Palmer Esq, secretary, Frank Il.
Knight; treasurer, George w. Atkins; vice.
presidents, Arthur Ropes, G. N. Arms and
Joseph Wheeler; delegates, Hon. William
p. Dillingham;, G.. E. Moody and Henry f.
Hill; alternates, e. f. Palmer, f. II. Ather-
ton and George w. Atkins. - Joseph
Thompson, an old resident of this place,
died, after a long illness, Thursday morn
| ing at his home on the River, formerly known
as the Beebe place. The funeral took place
at his late residence last Saturday. Mr.
Thompson leaves a wife and four children
The oldest son, who is in California was I'M
able to be present. - The oyster-supper
given at the residence of G.. e. Moody by
the ladies of the Methodist church Tuesday
evening proved very pleasant affair, both
financially and socially, large number
being in attendance. - Fred Rowland
goes home to Lisbon this week to spend a
few days.
Woodbury..
SCHOOL in district No. closed last Fri
day. Those scholars having no tardy marks
were Bert Benjamin, Thad. Bruce, Guy
Chadwick, Blanche Drenan, Flora Drenan,
Those having no marks were May Benja-
min, frankie Burnham, Mabel Burnham,
Maude Burnham, Leila Burnham, Edwin
Burnham, Ivan Burnham, Carrie McKinstry,
Inez McKinstry, Laura McKinstry, Alton
Sulham. - Silas Bill and son Wesley
Bill and Mrs. Patrick Lilly are on the sick
list. - The Sunday-school Aid Society
will meet with Mrs. Harvey Benjamin this
| "wednesday afternoon and evening. -
Gilman Bill has not been able to meet his
| 1rlenuS dU Tue Oenuer every evening tue
past week on account of poor health. -
! Peter Batchelder of Salem n. H., was here
over Sunday and made some excellent re-
Uuaks in favor of temperance Sunday even
! ing. - The temperance meeting adj
iourned to meet at South Woodbury. next
Sunday evening.
South Woodbury..
Mrs. F. G. PUTNAM is i'll with pneumonia.
- Sadie Ingalls, has returned from Hard
wick and is stopping at r. NJ. Pray's. -
Caleb Sabn is in very poor health. -
Mrs. Joseph Pierce was buried last Friday
She died of pneumonia - Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Vaughn and son Raymond OF
Hyde Park visited at S. S. Blake's last
week. - The birthday of Mrs. S. S.
Blake was celebrated by a social dance at
her residence last Friday night. - A
hen owned by K. f. Ball laid an egg last
week that measured seven and one-half by
five and three-fourths inches. u. w
Town is in poor health this winter. -
Peter Batchelder of New Hampshire visited
at Frank Batchelder's last week. -
George Balentine closed a successful term
of school at the Center last Friday. -
Mrs. Moriva Ainsworth is on the sick-list.
Worcester.
MEETINGS are being held during the
week at the Methodist church. - The
entertainment provided by the Young
Ladies' Mite Society at Town Hall was a
success - The report in the Barre
items in last week WATCHMAN that Harvey
Wiley of the Vermont Colony in Dakota
was frozen to death was an error, as Ly
man S. Buchanan, directly from the Colony
reports to the writer that Mr.. Wiley
and family are all right, as are all the res
of the Colony Mr.. Buchanan says that the
storm was a severe one and lasted some
twelve hours. Marshall Miles OF
Georgia is in town very i'll with pneumonia
His wife has arrived to take care of him.
Putnamsville.
THE school in this place, taught by Miss
Ina l.. Robinson, closed last week. Thos'
scholars having no absent marks were Eddie
and Ernest Dillon, Frank and Matte Heath
Lyle and Lottie Hunt and Leland Kent
Only two scholars had tardy marks. Ernes
Dillon, Matte Heath and Lottie Hunt haC
no marks during the year. This was the
fourth term that Miss Robinson has laugh
in this place - We have a weather
prophet whose predictions of the weathe
can beat those of Professor Virgins, if i
were possible to do so.