The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-17

spite OF the rain, at the funeral sery ices,
which were held on Saturday afternoon at
the West Hill Westinghouse, Rev. Mr.
Sherburn officiating. - Mrs. S. X.
Barre. ~ N. H. Caswel of Washington
has bought, for $1,000, the Hnckley home
stead, and will remove there soon. -
Mrs G.. w. Robbins advertises her farm
and personal property to he sold at auction
on Tuesday OF next week She is to re-
move to the village, taking the rooms left
vacant by Mrs. Betts-Grosvenor. - Miss
Mary Il. Hopkins has gone to West Ran
dolph to work. - Waterson Post G. A.
r., held reception and sociable at the hotel
hall last week Friday evening. - Mrs.
Julia Hood Rogers Of Lowell, Mass, is at
w. f. Hoods.
EAST CoRINTH.-Mrs. H. A. jackson is
visiting friends in Canada this week. 80
DIR. II. G.. JENNIE of Lowell, Mass, is in
town. - X. ID. Currier of Brockton,
Mass, formerly of this place, was in town
last week visiting his mother, Mrs, NJ. o.
Currier, and his sister, Mrs. f. E. Page
80 g. f. Way was at home last week.
NEwBURY.-On Thursday evening, about
seven o'clock, fire was discovered in one of
the barns of j. j. Smith at South Newbury.
The entire set of buildings was burned to
the ground in about an hour. Mr.. Smith is
one of our most prosperous farmers and had
fine homestead-a two-stOry brick house,
granary, wagon-house work-house. The
crops were all harvested, and the loss was
about $4,000. Cause of fire is not yet
known.
EAST ToPsHAN-Cu Stevens and wife,
the late Widow Smith, have moved to Brad
ford and commenced housekeeping.
The new school-house approaches compile
ton. 1t will be one of the best in the
county. - Mrs Elmer Page and family
go this week to Montgomery, their future
home. =- Hiram f. Clark is again con-
fined to the house by lameness.
George Batchelder has class in penman-
ship
WAsHINGToN-Manyo of the relatives and
friends of Representative Richardson met
at his residence on Wednesday evening,
October TO- on the occasion of the marriage
of his daughter Rose E., to Herbert ID.
Scott of Concord, n. II. Rev. c. II. Rich
ardson of Lewiston, Maine, a brother of the
bride, conducted the service. The brides
maids were Katherine Davis of East Orange
and Florence /. Richardson, sister of the
bride. All were beautifully attired. A fine
collation. was served. The gifts were nu-
merous and costly, showing fine taste in
their selection. The married pair have
gone to Concord, n. H., which city will be
their future home. The best wishes of all
attend them.
WEST FAIRLEE.-Mrs. Alma Eliza Morse,
wife of Rev. c. w. Morse, died October 49,,
aged twenty-nine years and five months.
She was daughter of Levi r. Goodrich of
Hardwick. to which place her remains were
taken. She was married six years ago last
June, and leaves one child, a bright little
boy, two years old. Mr.. Morse was ap-
pointed to this parish by the Methodist CON
ference last spring, and so their residence
here has been short, but Mrs. Morse had
won many friends. She was much inter-
ested in the social and religious meetings
here and at Ely. Her zeal in the Master s
service and her abilities were often re-
marked She was an excellent singer, and
her voice will be sadly missed when the
little company of disciples gather for prayer
and praise; but although so young, she had
a well-rounded life, and her bright example
is left us to follow. Her sickness was short.
WmLIAMsTowN.-Land f. F. Dun
ham, of the Gulf Spring House, is to move
to the village, having hired the Dr. Nc
Clearn house at S1S per month. - DR..
f. b. Watson has moved from the DIR. Nc
ClearE house to his fathers. - Edwin
Prescott is going to Massachusetts to work.
His mother has rented Barney ID. Flint's
place in the village. - Mrs. Charles
Peters has gone to Denver, Colorado, to
spend the winter with her son. - Mrs.
Newell r. Farnham has been so sick with
bilious fever of late that counsel was called
last week. The case is considered hopeful.
Mrs. o. A. Blanchard is also sick with
lever. MTS. hllulTd NtWcOn ID
Ketchum, now of Contoocook, N H., has
lately revisited this her old home. She was
accompanied by her nephew, l.. ID. New
comb, merchant in Fairbault, MINI.
Mrs. Ketchum and her brother, Mr.. Walter
Newcomb of Detroit, are all that are left of
the very acknowledgements family of
the late Mr.. Bradford Newcomb -
The upper end of the newly-Opened quarry
road has Just been begun near Daniel
Townsend's place. - Mrs. Holloway
Merrill is to go to Lonsdale, r. l., to live
with DR.. Lee Merrill Her sister, Miss
jeanette Wiley, will spend the winter in
| John Calef's family in Washington. -
Mrs. Lewis Flint has resumed possession OF
her house. Her son Walter is in the EN-
ploy of j. X. Lynde at his store. -
Mr.. Enoch Howe, now in his ninety
seventh year, was to be seen husking
corn in his barn last Saturday: -
j. Munroe Seavcr is to have salaried posi-
ton the coming year with Chicago Beet
| Company, which has been building large
refrigerator at Montpelier. He is to have
charge of the wholesale business this COM
pany is to establish at that place. -
torate of the Congregationalist church here
and will be ordained and installed on Tues
day, the Both instant. The church is mucl
pleased with this result of their call. -
Clarence Tarbell is to attend school in
Barre for some months to come, awaiting
| himself Ol JUt lowest Tdlt VI TdllrOdl JTdNt
to go in the morning and return home eacl
night. - Ex-Governor Smiths visit tC
town last week was somewhat after the
fashion of the well-known humorous lee
turer's " five minutes in Africa" There wa.
some "new depot" tdlk but the travelling
public here finds that in these long-con
tinued rainy days tax" doesn't "turI
water" - The democratic asprant fo
the post-office here meets with foes in hi,
own households protest against his ap
pointment, signed by tifty-eight democrats
There We're seventy-seven democratic votes
at the last election here) of the place, hav
ing, il is said been sent to Manager Hiram
Atkins. - Central Pomona Grange hel,
its annual meeting with WilliamstowI
Grange on the 10th, Past Master III. ID
Abbott in the chair. John Farnham mad
the address of welcome; response by ID. h
Howe. The reports of delegates showed
that good degree of interest is manifest il
the oranges. These chief officers wer
elected Master, II. A. f. Richardson
overseer, Frank Martin; lecturer, ID. ID
Howe steward, S. w, Benjamin. They
and the minor officers, were installed b,
Past Master Brown. Resolutions OF sym
pathy for Brothers Gould and Sargent wer,
passed. III. ID. Abbott, ID. ID. Howe and ii
p. Abbott were appointed to revise the con
stitutiOu and hV-laws