The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-30

uay. funeral services were nelu tuesday
at one o'clock, Rev. j. ID. Bailey officiating.
- Mrs. Julia McLain formerly Mrs.
Abijah HalD of Danville visited at George
Wooster's Sunday. - Ada White is
home from Lake View Retreat, Burlington,
for awhile.
Middlesex.
DIR. ZELA RICHARDSON the oldest in
habitant of this town, died of old age last
Monday. In his younger days he prac-
ticed some as Thompsonian physician and
acquired the title of doctor" which he
always retained. For nearly five years he
had been taken care of by A. j. Cameron,
the expense being borne by son, Zela A.
Richardson of st. Johnsbury. His age was
eighty-nine years - Rev. Perry Mar
shall will preach in the village church next
Sunday at fifteen minutes past two P. M,
and at half-past four P. NJ he will hold a
service in the church at the Center.
Shady RilI.
THE June session of the Huntington quar-
terly meeting will be held here June 8, 8
and TO- Persons coming on the trains will
please notify John w. Markham, Montpelier,
and teams will be waiting for them at the
depot at Montpelier Friday forenoon. -
John f. George has purchased the place
formerly owned by w. FL. Billings.
Moretown.
MEMORIAL DAY rhetoricals were held in
Miss Brownies department of the village
school Friday. The village ladies attended
in body, thereby showing their appreci-
alton of good school. - There will be
quarterly meeting services at the Meth
odist church June 16 and II. - The
road-machine is in operation, under the
management of G.. G. Evans, with b. J.
Avery as driver. - A birthday party
was given by Miss Alice Taylor to her
schoolmates Tuesday evening, May %. A
silver fruit-knife, presented by her guests,
served as a memorial of the occasion. -
The funeral services of Thomas O'Neil took
place Sunday. Mr.. O'Neil worked in the
field Friday, but at night was taken with a
chill, dying before medical aid could be pro-
cured. - Frank Evans has moved to
Philo Towle's house and Gene Joslin to the
house vacated by Evans
NorthfieId.
ARRANGEMENTS are now completed for
the closing exercises of the Graded School,
which will be carried out as follows: Gradu-
ating exercises of A class, No. 3, Thursday
evening, May 31st, in Concert Hall, COM
mencing at eight o'clock. Friday afternoon,
June 1st, an entertainment, consisting
of recitations, music and essays by pupils
from rooms No. 1, 2, and 4, in the high
school room, commencing at forty-five min
utes past one. Friday evening, June
1st the exercises of the graduating class of
the high school will take place in Concert
| Hall, commencing at eight o'clock. Ex-
aminations of classes for promotion Mon
day, Tuesday and Thursday. The follow
| ing is the programme for Thursday and FRI
day evenings, May 31st and June 1st, at Con-
cert HALL Thursday evening-Music; saluta-
tory essay Facts" Martha Hazen recta-
tion, Fuss at Fires" Willie W. Joyce; his
tory of class of 'SS, Walter G.. Huntley;
piano duet, Waves of the Ocean," Min
ME l.. Hogan and Grace B. Mead; essay,
"Glimpses of Our Country's History"
Grace B. Mead (excused); music, medley,
| 1fu han of n1o If
Grace B. Mead; piano solo, "Grande Valse
Brilliant " Qeyb back, Eda L. judd dis
cussion, " Resolred, That Circumstances
Make Great Men" (affirmative) Nellie G..
Hassett and Minnie Hogan, (neegative)
music, vogesen March (zikoff), novelty
band; valedictory address, Action"
George n. Tiden. Friday evening-Piano
duet (MozarD, Kate NJ. Healey and Eda l..
Judd prayer, Rev. W. S. Hazen; solo,
Bailey; salutatory and grafton, Our Public
Schools" III. Carl Ellis; duet, Gently
Sghs the Breeze Agnes Dooley and Kate
Robbins; Grafton, " Protection Us. Free
trade" Curtis Kent; piano solo Men
dessohn), Kate NJ. Healey; Grafton, Free
solo, ANGELS at the Window" Jessie A.
Dow: essay, with valedictory, Uncon-
scious Influence, Mertie Shortridge; quin-
tette of ladies, $50 Softly, Go Safely" Misses
ingalls,, Silloway, Winch and Robbins
address before the graduating class, Frank
Plumley, Esq. solo, John w. Jones; grant,
ing of diplomas; benediction.
Plainfield.
REV, l.. F. FoRTNEY will preach in the
Universalist church next Sunday at one
o'clock P. NJ.
Roxbury.
SYLVESTER TRACY died of pneumonia on
Saturday, after brief illness. His funeral
was attended on Monday at the Congrega-
tional church, Rev. Mr.. Howard officiating.
- Mrs A E. Richardson is ill with pneu-
monia. - David Ellis is quite low with
heart disease. - Fishermen are having
poor success this year in this vicinity.
"A great improvement was made in
the removal of the old Westinghouse sheds.
An equally great one would be made if
they were put in proper repair where they
now stand
East Roxbury.
SOME snow-drifts are still to be seen.
- Owing TO the lateness of the spring
not much grain was sown till last week.
- Fred Pope is thought to be improv-
ing. - George Wardner came home sick
from Worcester, Mass, last week. - A.
j. Boyce is improving the looks of his house
with coat of paint. - Harrison Hack
EFT of Iowa is visiting relatives here for a
few days. = Mr.. Barney and wife of
Berlin spent Sunday at j. Wardner's, -
Three of f, o. Aliens family are sick with
the measles as is also lizzie Steele.
Waterbury.
MEMORIAL services will pass off to-day
with the usual exercises under the auspices
of Edwin Dillingham; Post, G.. A. r. Colonel
Lucia of Montpelier will deliver the adj
dress in the Congregational church and
Citizens Band will furnish the music for
the day. The Sons of Veterans will also
take part in the exercises. Citizens Band
plays this morning for the Post at the
Center. - We are glad to announce that
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore will furnish the
people of this vicinity an opportunity to
hear one of her most popular lectures next
Monday evening in the Congregational
church. Mrs. Livermore, who has been
rightly termed the Queen of Lecturers, >
needs no introduction to our people. She
comes to our town under the auspices of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, yet
her subject which will be announced in due
season, will not be in the line of thought
with the work of this organization, -
Mr.. John Coffrin, a lifelong resident of this
town, died Friday night, after brief illness
of thirty hours with cholera-morbus. Mr..
Coffrin was working for John Ryan at the
time, but was removed with difficulty TO his
home Friday morning. The funeral was