The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-11

evening. Help the boys by attending on
buying tickets. 60 The Grand Army
Post will hold grand campfire in Dubois
& Gays Hall this week Friday evening.
Music will be furnished by Beedles orches-
ira and a male quartette. Among the speak
ers engaged are Captain Pearl ID Blodgett,
department commander, of st. Johnsbury,
General Stephen Thomas, Captain II. G.
Lull and II. A. Huse, Esq, of Montpelier
and Quartermaster-genera Gilmore of
Fairlee. The Sons of Veterans have been
invited to attend in a body. Round-trip
tickets for fare one way can be had at all
stations between Mortified and South
Royalton. 60 Rev. s. A. Parker preached
in Mechanics Hall Sunday - The Ran
dolph bank declared asemi-annual dividend
of three and one-half per cent January 1.
- The stone walls for the foundation
of the creamery are nearly completed We
think our farmers will appreciate cream
cry. The Lotus Glee Club and Miss
Mamie Davis, reader, will give the sew
enth entertainment in the lecture course
has recovered. A. w. Paine and Wal
ter of Fairlee have been visiting at o. II.
Tracy's. - Mrs. Dufur, wife of the
wrestler, is living in the Holman house on
Highland avenue. The climate of Vermont
agrees with her better than that of Massa-
chusetts. 60 Edward Harlow is work
ing on the stock farm - j. Thayer of
South Royalton has moved to town. -
Miss Mile McGinnis, formerly of this place,
has entered the convent at Rutland. -
Charles Woodward, Jr. has returned
to his school in Richmond. - Leonard
Wheeler and family of White River juno
ton were in town over Sunday. - John
Prince has been visiting his brother in
South Randolph. - Loren Griswold and
wife returned from Boston last week.
North Thetford
THE sale of seats at the Congregational
church this year were much in advance of
former years. - Stephen Robinson is
very ill and is not expected to recover.
- Aunt Sabrina Coombs died at the
home of Henry Downer, after short ILL
ness, last Friday evening.
West Topsham.
THE weather has been exceedingly unpro-
pitous for any kind of business for the past
two weeks and the roads have been nearly
impossible on account of drifts. - The
Week of Prayer was observed in Union
church last week. - There was a dona-
ton at Gilman Bagley's last Thursday
evening for the benefit of Elder Reynolds.
About $50 were realized, a part as dona-
ton and part to apply on subscription.
Tunbridge.
The Union Agricultural Society held its
annual meeting at Stearns' Hotel last week
Tuesday and elected the following officers:
President, David w. Cowdery of South
Royalton vice-presdents, John p. Fish of
Washington and n. II. Austin of Tunbridge;
treasurer, II. r. Hayward of Tunbridge;
secretary, e. o. Lyman of Tunbridge; as
sistant secretary, w. w. Swan of Tun-
bridge; marshal, o. Bixby of Chelsea; ex-
ecutive committee, James M. Whitney,
W. w. Swan of Tunbridge and e. S. Hall
of East Randolph; general superintendent,
l.. Dickerman of Tunbrdge; directors,
Daniel W. Bliss of Royalton, n. III. Perkins
Wy IL. ~ II r. II.
Farwell of Brookfield, n. II. Austin of Tun-
bridge, c. j. Sleeper of Stratford, o. S.
Martin of Williamstown, f. H. Marks of
Bethel, Niles Mosher of Sharon and e. s..
Hall of Randolph. - The prayer-meet-
ings held last week created some interest
tinue them every evening for the pres
ent. - The Universaist sociable is
to be held at George w. Durkee's
this wednesday, evening. - The di-
rectors of the agricultural society meet at
Stearns' Hotel next Wednesday, - The
officers of Liberty Grange are to be in
stalled at their new hall tomorrow (Thurs-
dav) evening. - The Universalsts hold
levee the 25th instant. The Union
Agricultural Society has voted to erect adj
ditional buildings and to have a second
entrance to their Playground. - Pota.
| toes sold for seventy-tve cents per bushel
in the South Royalton market last week
- Daniel Stoughton of South Royalton
is teaching the school in the South Village
in the place of Irving Slack, who has re-
signed. - d. F. Chapman lost his best
COW last week. - Frank Buttertield has
procured hay-press and will press abou,
seventy tons of his hay. - Mrs Merrill
Eastman has been very i'll the past week
with sore throat or diphtheria. - The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
meets again this week.
Washington.
THE Ladies' Mite Society of the Universal
| list church meets at the house of Mrs
Winslow Flint tomorrow Thursday even
ing. - The Universalist services are
now held at two P. NJ every other Sunday
The Baptists hold their meetings in tn,
morning. - Will A. Pepper, the post
master at this village, and Nora Eastman o
this place were married on Sunday of las
week. - Rev. Hezekah Dickey ha'
been i'll and confined to the house fol
some weeks. He is seventy-eight years o
age and has been very active until recently
- Eli Sargent, a son of Rev l.. Sargen
of this place, who has resided in Minnesot;
for number of years, is in town visiting hi
parents. - Mr.. and Mrs. Avery of Cor
inth have been visiting Mrs. p. o. Hunting
ton the mother of Mrs. Avery, the past week
- Cyrus Dickey of this village had
narrow escape from serious injury last weel
while cutting timber in the woods, lml
striking him on the head with considerab
force, from the effects of which he was con
fined to the house for few days, but he /
now about as usual. - Martin w
Chamberlain has been suffering quite seri
ously from heart trouble the past week, bu
is now better.
Williamstown.
FROM the Chicago Evening journal of De
cember 80, 1887, we clip the following con
corning our eX-townsman, James f. Jill
SON. " News was received in the city thi
morning of the death of Mr.. James f. jill
son, at Oak Woods Retreat, Lake Geneva
Wis. Mr.. Jillson was an old and wei
known resident of this city for upward c
forty-four years. He was born in Williams
town, VT, in 1912, and was consequent
sixty-tive years of age. He came to Chicag
in 1874 and entered into the furniture mani
featuring business but gave up that to cor
meet himself with Jordan Brothers under
taking establishment, where he remained fo
thirty-two years. About year and ha
ago he was attacked with softening of tn
brain, and was then placed in the retreat 6
Oak Woods, where he remained until hi
, death this morning He was a very activ
Odd Fellow and was one of the charte
, members of Excelsior Encampment, il
,, which lodge he held every office that
had to bestow. He served in the old vo
; unteer fire department for five years. NJ