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

Thursday. He did not miss it until Friday
morning, when he began a search for 1t, and
on going into the field where he had been
Ut work the day before found it, 1t had
laid out through the drenching rain Thurs
day night and Friday forenoon, but the
contents were not materially injured.
Tunbridge.
THE graves of all dead soldiers buried in
this town were decorated By details from
Whitney Post last Wednesday forenoon.
At one p. NJ. large number of citizens,
with the children of the public schools,
joined the Grand Army Post and the Relief
Corps in a procession, which, led by the
band, marched to the village cemetery,
where the Grand Army of the Republic
services were carried out. A mound and
cross, erected by the Relief Corps to the
memory of the unknown dead, was deco
rated The poem Scatter Garlands "
was read by Miss Flora Smith and the
choir gave a special song service. After
these services the procession reformed and
marched to the Congregational church,
where Hon. Henry Ballard of Burlington
delivered the address, which was able, elo-
quent and interesting. The attendance
upon the exercises was large. 60 The
will of Diana Francis was admitted to
probate by Judge Nichols, who gave a
hearing to those interested in her estate, at
the hotel Tuesday of last week. The will
is to be contested. -S S. a. Dean and
wife are in Barre with their son. - The
river road is being repaired. - Mrs.
Kate Kenison returned from New Hamp-
shire last week. -W w. n. Dudley and
wife of Montpelier have been visiting here.
Washington.
REV. LYMAN SARGENT was called to Law
renee, n. Y, last Friday on account of the
serious illness of Mrs Sargent, who was
there attending "A sister who was i'll. Mrs.
Sargent died of pneumonia in about two
hours after his arrival. She was loved
and respected by all who knew her. Her
remains were brought here for interment.
80 Thomas Tilotson and Amy Went
worth were married last Saturday.
Frances Wellington from Goddard Sem
mary was in town last week. - Mrs.
Armina Braley and sons George and Fred,
with DIR. and Mrs Will Braley, were in
town Saturday.
Williamstown.
A RAILWAY engine entered the place for
the first time on the first day of this month
1t hardly did more, however, than cross the
north line of the town. Work on the road
goes forward so rapidly now that we may
look for trains to run regularly after this
month. - The new street from the main
one to the depot grounds was surveyed last
week. tits to be four rods in width. 1t
starts at point between the hotel and j. X.
Lynde's store and goes straight to the Enoch
Howe meadow. The selectmen awarded j.
X. Lynde $500 for some four rods more than
a quarter of an acre of land and Mrs.
James NJ. Beckett $50 for something less
than half an acre. The town is to grade
the street, under the supervision of Henry
Martin of the board of selectmen. The
same board has decided to go on with the
building of the lower portion from the
Henry House place to point little beyond
the old Lyman Capron place. laid out last
fall. - 1t need not seem strange to
1ArA .ah i
of the place, that it looks as if our town
had started on a road that will be found " a
hard one to travel y in the way of tax
paying in the years to come. Neither should
it seem strange If outsiders who may think
of coming here to locate should watch very
carefully the management of public affairs
in the near future. OF course only the ut
most economy consistent with the best
interests of the place. can commend it to
those outside and this, we hope, will be
patent to all as the policy of the large ma
iority of our citizens, who have it in their
hands to say what shall be done. - Rev.
b. S. Adams of Westford is expected to
preach at the Congregational house next
Sunday morning. Let all who are inter-
ested in the support of preaching there be
present If possible. - Rev. Walter II.
Davenport of Waterbury "a son of Mr.. Rice
Davenport of this place. had good congre-
CATION last Sunday at the Methodist house.
AS previously announced, he preached a
memorial discourse, taking as his text Sec
ond Timothy iv: Z, &" | have fought the good
fight" etc So well did he do that high
"honor " was awarded him Gin his own
country and in his own house" He seems
sure of a welcome here if he shall come
again to preach. 60 The Free Baptists
are to have their biennial festival in the way
of a quarterly meeting at their church next
week, beginning on Friday and lasting
through the following Sunday. A more de-
1ifrIt ft,1 IN, l,,ll
ing in the month of June need not be
asked. As their custom is, the other Free
Baptist churches in this conference will
unite with the church here on the occasion
and good time may be predicted. -
Speaking of the month of June, Miss Anna
NJ. Benedict, who spent last winter in South
ern California, and later has been in Oak
land writes that no other place seems to
her so beautiful as Vermont in this month
- Miss Annie Martin daughter of AL
bert II. MARTINI has of late been visiting the
family of DIR. Cornelius " Lynde in Fart
bault, MINI. - The recent purchaser of
the Warren Poole place has been Of
fered for it an advance of a little more
than twenty-one per cent on what he
paid for it, but does not sell it. -
Mrs. Warren Poole and her sister, Mrs.
Harriet Wheeler, have taken rooms for the
present in George c. Earle's house. -
Rev. Alvan Webster is to preach two Sab
baths for Rev. j. A. Sherburn of Chelsea,
who is about to take western trip. -
Fred Martin, now of South Barre, was in
town last Saturday hunting land all in vain
for help for his house, his wife being sick
with gastric fever. - Mrs. Herbert =.
Martin is in poor health and has recently
been under DIR. Watson's care. - Gen
eral f, Bass, who has gone down at marked
rate of late, shows no signs of improve
ment To some one who asked him, not
long ago, if he suffered much with his gan
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