The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-13


and family of Brooklyn and G. f. Moulton
and family of New York will arrive this
week to spend the summer here. $50 G.
Il. Raymore has returned from Fitchburg,
Mass.
Strafford.
CHILDREN's DAY will he observed next
Sunday at four p. NJ. at the Congregational
church. - The Advent society has ter
minated its contract with Rev. T.. S. Moulton,
who was engaged to preach the coming
year, and he will return at once to his
former home in New Hampshire. - Ten
persons were baptized by immersion at
South STAFFORD last Sunday by Rev. j. ID.
Waldron, pastor of the Free Baptist church.
- The White River Good Templars'
Union held its quarterly meeting in this
place Saturday, Delegates We're present
from Sharon, Tunbridge, Pomfret, Norwich
and Hanover. The afternoon exercises
were public, were listened to by full
Worthy of especial mention were the
essays by Mary L. Page and Mary Chandler.
The question, " ReSOl,ed, That the removal
of the internal revenue duty on spirituous
liquors would benefit the cause of temper
ance," was discussed in the affirmative by
n. i. Cobb and r. A. Hatch and in the
negative by Rev Il. S. Moulton and .. NJ.
Tinkham. Decided by the audience, as to
weight of argument in the negative. In
the evening Frank Plumley Esq, delivered
an address to large concourse in Town
Hall. An agreeable feature of the occa-
sion was the excellent music furnished by
Maggie Walkers orchestra. 60 Hiram
Fulton has bought the Tontine property
owned by DIR. Cuisine and will begin re-
pairs upon it at once. - II. w. Rowland
will move his family to Copperiield ely
this week.
Tunbridge.
NEXT Sunday is Childrens Sunday
l,a -, tn ha
Royalton line is in excellent repair. -
The republican club is growing larger
steadily. - The pew-owners of the Con-
gregational church meet next Saturday.
- Rev. Mr.. Hubbard breaches on the
East Hill next Sunday at four P. NJ. -
tinues to travel for Arbuckle & Co. -
Clarence Smith, Robert Smith, Elisha Jack
son and daughters drove from Cavendish
Saturday and are making short visit here
80 Mrs. o. II. Goodale has been elected
chaplain of Whitney Relief Corps, vice Mrs.
II. b. Osman, who is out of town. -
Micajah Cole of Manchester, n. H., was in
town last week. He was resident of this
town at one time. - A. j. Knight of
Newbury visited at j. NJ. Kibbey's last
week. - f. F. Howe was at Chelsea
last week as member of the county grand
jury. - Ransom II. Luce is moving from
Lowell, Mass. to this town. - Rev. Mr..
Farr is better and his wife is nearly well.
Julius Goodwin of Philadelphia is
visiting his mother, Mrs. f. b. Sanborn.
- Charles Cooney is well once more,
but is very weak. He has host of friends,
who rejoice at his recovery. - James
NJ. Whitney, Esq, is out once more. Mrs.
Whitney is recovering.
Nershire.
THE sad but not unexpected news comes
from Manchester, n. H., of the death
of Mrs. Mary Ann Fletcher, wife OF
Zba c. Fletcher, formerly of this town
cey Cotton and lifelong resident OF
Vershire, except a short time after her mar
riage, until last fall, when the family re-
moved to Manchester. She had been for
many years an invalid, but of her it can be
truly said, " She did what she could" She
was a woman of superior mind and hei
home was always full of the sunshine OF
her bright cheerfulness and her lovely
Christian life. Her age was about sixty
years.
West Fairlee.
CHILDREN's DAY was duly observed here
last Sunday. - Mr.. Samuel Bean OF
Lebanon was in town over Sunday. Also a
niece of Mrs. Bigelow, who was with hel
husband on bridal trip from Boston. -
Dea Cotton and Arthur, his son, with Mrs
Arthur Cotton and child, passed through
here on Friday. They are just home from
Minnesota and an extended tour through
California. All of them are in excellen
health and enjoyed the trip very much
But after all, Mrs. Cotton remarked tina
Vermont Cooked good" 1t "lookeC
good " to see them back again.
Williamstown.
GENERAL f. BASS passed gently ava,
last Friday afternoon, at the age of nearly
| eighty-six, and was buried from his HON,
] on al
of WestfOrd. who CHANGED to tie in town
and Rev. +. w. Hamblin, officiating. II,
had long been identified with public affair
here, and if in the ministration of his many
| trusts he failed of faithfulness, stained hi
name or put a dirty shilling into his pocket
we happen not to know it. He had DRUM
deeply of the cup of affliction in the loss o
family friends, having buried two good wive
and six of his seven children. Only one mem
Der of his entire family-a daughter sur
wives him.
Now rest thee in the cool earth,
| Rest where soft shadows lie,
Until the Holy Shepherd shall call his flock on high
| Though grief our hearts may swell,
| He doeth all things well.
Farewell farewell, a thousand times farewell"
- Mrs. Orcutt Abbott and daugli
ter returned to their home here last week
James S. Abbott of ST. Augustine, Florid
is expected later on for few weeks vaca
ton. - Miss Abbie Carleton has re
! IuIntu from II WISH Vi SOlnt lDOHlHS VIII
sisters in Dakota. - Mrs. Ellen Whit
ney Colby, daughter of the late j. Madison
Whitney, and now of Humboldt, Iowa, is re
visiting Vermont at present. She is wit
her sister, Mrs Gilman |. Jackson of Barre
- Forrest G. Seaver,a son of Judson Sea
yer and one of our industrious young men
recently married Eva S. Metcalf Of Washing
ton. - G. U. Lathrop is attendin
county court at Chelsea, it being the las
term of his fourth year as county judge
II, ID. Abbott is there as a grand juror an
George W. Bruce and Olney f. Seaver a
petit Jurors. - Rev. Caleb NJ. Wincl
who for the last thirty-five years has bee
a Congregationalist minister in the state
and who recently died in Corinth, is tn
same who worked here as a shoemaker a
one time previously. He will be remeu
bered, too, as once teacher in our villag
school. - Myron Burnham, son of Elish
Kidder Burnham, is to remove his famil
to Montpelier, where he has an engagemer
to work. His father will accompany hin
- Mr.. j. G. Prentss and wife of Watt
field have been visiting their daughter, Mrs
DIR. l.. b. Watson, of late. 60 Mrs Sara
Adams has returned from her stay in Blu
lington and will spend the summer with he
niece on the Wilbur f. Adams farm. 60
George Adams son of the late John Adams
recently took few days vacation at TIL
his old home. He is still employed 8
manager of drugstore in Bellows Fall