The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-27

sCriptons have recently been received.
-= Quarterly meeting services will be
conducted at the Methodist church next
Sunday, March 81, by Rev. o. ID. Clapp
who will exchange with the pastor. .=-=
Several parties have recently been arraigned
for being intoxicated. =- Much sympathy
was manifested at the funeral of Austin
Clark, who died at Concord, n. H., and was
brought home for burial. Mr.. Clark had
been in poor health year or more. Up to
that time he had been one of the promising
young men of this town. =- The daugh-
ter of George Kicker, who had been in de-
Clining health for year or more, was buried
ON Monday of last week. Rev Mr.. Wood
ruff OBLIGATED Mt the funeral, which was at
tended at the Baptist church.
SOUTH RoYALToN.-Albert Cushman and
wife of Lowell are visiting MIR. Cushmans
father. - viii Bingham of Lowell is
spending few days at his home. ==
Chester Sanborn and his mother have
moved into the Whitcomb tenement. 80
l.. X. Day is to occupy the tenement va
Gated by Herbert Williams. =- Everett
Dodge has gone to Boston to work. - l..
G. Dickerman is in Lowell and Boston this
week on business trip. 80 Abouttwen
of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Golf spent
an enjoyable evening at their home last Fri
day night The company united in wishing
the newly married couple long and happy
life. - Miss Lottie Bosworth is visiting
in Salem, Mass. 60 Frank Cowdery is at
home on "A visit. - The store at Royal
ton Center was broken into last Thursday
nj Int and goods and money to the amount
of about $50 were stolen - A sugar So
cable was held Monday evening at Mr.
Bucks. 80 Miss Nellie Wall goes to
Newport, N. H., this week to spend the
summer. - Misses Ida Howe and Alice
Buck returned to Montpelier Seminary on
Tuesday 80 The grammar department
of the village school is to be taught by Miss
Grace Jackman of South Pomfret, and the
primary department by Jessie Mudgett
NoRTHFIELD The faculty of Norwich
University has decided to grant a two weeks
vacation instead of one. - Plenty of
new sugar has been made during the past
week. 60 Willie Kent of White River
Junction visited in town last week. 60
The Young Ladies' Guild of st. Mary's
church will hold fair in April. -W w.
g. Gould and wife of Clinton. Mass, are
visiting Mrs. Gould's father, w. G. Joyce.
- johnson Post, G.. A. r., will take
charge of Memorial exercises at Roxbury on
Memorial day. - Sociable at the Con-
gregational church this wednesday, even
ing. - George Badger is off the road for
few days, on account of sickness. -
The semi-annual convention of Washington
County Society of Christian Endeavor was
held at the Congregational church last
week. Lieutenant K. II. Catlin presided.
About sixty delegates were present -
Special town meeting is called for Saturday,
March 80, at one P. NJ. to elect lister in
place of Charles Aldrich who refuses to
serve. - r. n. johnson was called to
Barre on Monday to attend the funeral of his
mother. - Mrs. Il. E. Thompson and
children are visiting in Jericho.
Harry Cutler and wife returned to their
home at Morrisville last Thursday. -
- George Adams of Barre was in town
last Friday. - Sociable at St. Mary's
society rooms, Thursday evening.
HARDwIcK.-Corporal Tanners lecture,
announced for this place March 20, failed to
materialize so far as the corporal was con-
cerned, but his engagement was filled so far
as possible by Mrs. Tanner, wife of the dis
tingushed corporal. Hon. George II. Blake
of the Barton Monitor was present, and
contributed to the pleasures of the enter
tainment. Corporal Tanner was said to be
at Washington looking after his interests as
an aspirant for the honors of commissioner
of pensions. - o. G. Arnold & Son are
about erecting a granite-cutting shed adj
joining the old depot yard The building
is to be 24x60 feet. - Mrs. Edgar Per-
kns is seriously i'll, and Miss May Trow is
reported as sick with diphtheria -
George Fisk and wife of West Woodbury.
have moved to this place to reside with Miss
Lydia p. Fuller. - w. n. Lawson has
formed a partnership with Noble Brothers in
the meat and grocery business and moved
his grocery stock from Ways block to the
grocery rooms adjoining the meat market in
Edwards Il Davisons block. =- Sugar
makers have done a rushing business the
past week, and many think more sugar has
been made by those who fully improved the
run than in any previous week in the his
tory of the business. Sugar is selling at
from six to eight cents the latter for best
tubs for local trade. Small tin pals of the
finest quality sell somewhat higher in a
small way to local customers. - E. =.
Boardman and Gary w. Houston have so
far recovered their health as to be about
the village again
CHELSEA The meeting of the Congrega-
tional church which was called last week to
consider the resignation of Rev. Mr. Her
rick appointed a committee to wait upon
him and request him to withdraw his resig-
nation. He does not see his way clear in
the matter, and desires the advice of a
council, which council has been called for
Wednesday of this week. The churches
invited are, West Randolph, Brookfield
Second, STAFFORD, Tunbridge, Vershire and
Milton. - DIR. Kate G. Bushnell spoke
on Social Purity" under the auspices of
the Womans Christian Temperance Union
AT the Methodist church last Wednesday
evening. - At the auction of the effects
of the late Philip Little last Saturday there
was large attendance, and very good
prices were realized. 60 Cornelius Pettes
has rented his house to =. Z. Dexter, who
will leave his farm to his sons manage
ment. So Lyman Denison from Wash
ington has moved into III. W. Dearborn's
house on Jail street. Il. NJ Smith re-
moves this week to Corinth TO lake charge
of the farm belonging to Il. r. Darling and
has rented his house to James Sanford of
Corinth. - Michael Mulaly from East
Montpelier has moved on to Frank j.
Georges farm on the West HILL 60 Miss
Flora M, Corwin has entered the Vermont
Methodist Seminary at Montpelier. -
Mrs. Sarah A Grow, who has been very
low for some time, died early Monday morn
ing. The funeral services are appointed for
Thursday. Mrs. Grow has been forty-fve
years member of the Congregational
church and has been well known and highly
respected.
WATERBURY.-The schools open on Mon
day next. - Miss Kate Washburn re-
turns from Boston, Saturday - Frank
Graves is home from Essex, New York.
- Misses Ropes and Kimball and A.
W. Hobson were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dillingham; over Sunday. Mr. Hobson
graduates from the collegiate department
of Boston University in the spring, and in
the following fall expects to enter the law
department of the University of Michigan.
- Will Bruce and wife are about to re-
move TO Iowa Ed. Palmer was in
town over Sunday. - The closing exer-
CiSes of the 90 Raanvilla nuastric schulz