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


man had the roof blown from his barn.
Two chimneys were blown from George
Wheeler's house and his barn was moved
about six inches. Several sheds, out-build-
ings and fences were prostrated. Two
cows belonging to l.. W. Pitkin were killed
by lightning - There is to he a So
ciable at Mrs. Towns Friday evening.
- The Universalst Circle will meet
with Mrs. Perry Lee Thursday. - G..
a. Winter has sold his Morgan mare to A.
Foss of Plainfed. 80 S. A. Carlton lost
a nice horse last week. - Ira Bemis
has been appointed liquor agent for the
town. - S. Cole and son have sold their
Fearnaught colt to parties in Boston. 80
Rev. G. p. Taplin Of Lyndon was in town
Monday. = e. b. Dwinell and wife go
to Windsor this week
Moretown.
Mrs. b. AVERY is quite ill with rheuma-
tism. - The Shepherd family gave
concert here Thursday evening. - Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Bulkley have been visiting
in Chittenden county and Mrs. b. j. Stock
well visited in Stowe last week.
PIainieId.
LAST Sunday the morning services at the
Methodist church were of a character sell
dom if ever held here before, being memo
rial services of four young children that
died last winter in four different families
those of Messrs S. S. Bemis Fred A. Shorev,
Henry w. Batchelder and CORTLAND 4.
Perry. Those in the first three families
died of diphtberia and the one in Mr.
Perrys of membraneous Group. The house
was filled with sympathizing friends
In the afternoon exercises appropriate to
chldren's day were observed. - Willie
Lazelle, who some three weeks ago came
home from Barre, where he was attending
school, sick with fever, is convaescing
- Elvira, the only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 5. Young, aged ten years, died
last Monday of typhoid pneumonia. She
was one of those lovabe characters that
are a favorite with all who know them.
- Last Friday twelve-year-old son of
H. w. Camp had an arm broken by some
timber on the load on which he was sitting
falling.
Roxbury.
LAST Sunday was Chldren's day and was
observed at the Congregational church by
appropriate exercises - The Washing
| ton County Conference of Congregational
Churches was. held here Tuesday and
| Wednesday of last week. - A Mr..
Smith from East Granville has moved into
! Mrs. Warmers tenement in the post-otiice
| block. - Messrs Fred Arnold and G. j.
! Wallace of Bethel were in town on Satur-
day. - c. w. Hopkins has gone to Bel
| lows Falls, where he has a situation in
boot and shoe store. - E. n. Spalding
has returned from his trip to st. Louis.
East Roxbury.
LIGHTNING struck the house of S. H.
Allen last week Wednesday, but did not
set it on fire. The bolt struck the chimney,
passed along the ridge-pole to the jet, thence
down to the ground, where it rolled about
thirty feet and then burst Mrs. Allen and
hired girl were in the house, but were not
hurt. - f. o. Allen has sold one of his
sucking colts for 500 He thinks it pays to
raise good colts. - Mrs. Chamberlain of
Montpelier is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ziba
Paige. - George Foss and wife were at
An1, Cat, ID A 1.att
attended the grange meeting at Worcester
last week - WitZel Webster has gone
to Montpelier to work. - l.. A. East
man has swarm of bees that has made
over forty pounds of honey this spring.
- Bertha and Dora Henry of North
field visited their brother Hiram Saturday.
- Mrs. Hiram Henry is in poor health.
Waitsfield.
The road-machine is in active service,
under able management. The town is we'll
pleased with the highways, as they were
never left in better condition. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Joslin started for Omaha on the
9th They will stop at Montreal and numer-
GUS other places on their way. - ID. G.
Joslin has pair of young foxes in very
docile condition. - The Congregational
parsonage has received very becoming new
dress. - For years Children's day has
been observed to a greater or less extent in
| our churches but never before has so much
pleasant and profitable and one long to be
remembered by the children. In the Con-
gregational church there was no evidence
of backward spring, for the flowers were
very abundant and arranged to give a fine
effect. Conspicuous among them was the
window garden of Mrs. c. Fl. Newcomb,
which she kindly loaned for the occasion.
We can not mention the names of all who
generously furnished flowers (both plants
and cut tiowers) in profusion, but they have
q hal tha, e . oh rhNx
thus enabled to send bouquets to all the
sick and aged ones in the vicinity. The
morning exercises consisted of a very in
structive and helpful sermon to the chill
dren, taken from texts in Mark and L.
Samuel by the pastor, Rev. +. S. Fiske, and
the adults could appropriate what was de-
signed for the children's benefit. The
evening service was a concert exercise by
the children, who, marching to their places
singing the hymn, Onward, Christian
Soldiers" led by the choir was one of the
prettiest sights we have ever seen in any
church. Responsive readings, singing by
the choir and also by the children and
recitations, followed in due order, in all Of
which the Impression was made that the
children were as ready and willing TO praise
God on their one day in the year as their
older friends the rest of the time. After the
children's work was done The relation of
children and youth to the church and of the
church to the children and youth " was taken
up ny Olutr iueuDerS Ol lHe SCHOOL, DuU WAS
not quite completed, as the evening was
quite too short for so many good things.
Possibly more will follow. One thing is
sure, we shall all look forward with pleas
ant anticipations to the next Children's day.
East Warren
ALFRED LAMB and family have the SYM
pathy of the entire community in their time
of sickness. Alfred and the baby are
seriously sick with canker-rash, while Mrs
Lamb and the two older children are just
recovering from it. People are so much
afraid of the disease that they really suffer
for want of help. - Rev. G, Il. Cahee is
to deliver an address TO the children next
Sunday at eleven o'clock A. NJ. There will
also be a concert in the evening. -
There are to be quarterly meeting services
Sunday, June "A, conducted by Rev. w. H.
| Dean of Moretown. = Rev. q. o. Howe
received seven into full connection in the
church last Sunday, - The Mite Society
has recently purchased Worcester organ
for the church. 1t has long been needed
and doubtless will he fully appreciated now
- The most severe thunderstorm of
the season occurred last Wednesday even
ing, as the company who were caught upon
| RONburY mountain can testify. - Mrs