The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02
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morning at half.past ten.
There will be an educational meeting at
the vestry Of the Methodist Episcopal
church on Friday evening, October 4. Mr..
Booth, county superintendent, intends TO
be present, and will speak on school mat
ters. There will be an opportunity to ask
and discuss questions relating to schools.
The meeting will be open to the public, and
all those interested in the cause Of educa-
ton are requested to be present.
Miss S. A. e. Walton of Montpelier,
cousin of the late Hon. Edmund Rice Of st.
Paul, is directed by the heirs to make ar
rangements for putting in complete order
the family burial lot OF Edmund Rice, one
of the first settlers Of Waitsfeld and father
OF the late Hon. Edmund Rice. The lot is
in the cemetery near the location OF the
first church which was in Waitsfeld and
where the village OF Waitsfield was first To-
Gated, on what is known az the Common
Edmund Rice came of an old and honor
able stock, dating in this country from the
year 1893, in which year the first represent
atives of this branch of the Rice family, an
Englishman from the county of Hertford-
shire, came to America and settled in Sud-
| bury, now Wayland Mass. This ancestor
| Dea Edmund Rice, brought seven children
with him, and from these have sprung up a
| large family, which to-day has its repre-
| sentatives in every part of the Union, hav-
ing produced many distinguished men. The
late Hon. Edmund Rice of st. Paul was in
| the seventh generation from the English
man, Dea. Edmund Rice, who settled at
| Sudbury in 1888 No record of greatness
| that was the outgrowth of goodness, nor of
so distinguished preferment in offices OF
trust and honor bestowed by a unanimous
voice of the people, has ever been accorded
to any individual born in the town Of
| Waitsfed as is given to-day to the late
! Hon. Edmund Rice. We are glad to see the
| improvement of the ancestral family burial
| lot on Vermont soil by the heirs of so dis
tinguished a man, who thus manifest a
commendable pride in this honorable an
cestral name.
East Warren.-Albert Eldredge is quite
sick.
Mrs. Edwin A. Williams is stopping in
Barre.
Hiram Goodspeed Of Barre is stopping in
town at present.
The Ladies' Mite Society is to meet with
Mrs. n. H. Dickinson on Thursday after
noon, October 10.
Mrs Ann G. Martin died Thursday morn
ing, September 26 aged about fifty years
| The funeral services were held at the church
on East Hill, Friday, at two o'clock, Rev.
Charles Cahee officiating. Mrs. Martin has
suffered severely for about tw enty-five years.
Waterbury, Postmaster Morse has been
i'll with rheumatism for several days.
Subscriptions to the WATcHMAN may be
handed to j. G. Griggs.
Mrs. NJ. L. Wells has returne d from New
York.
George w. Randall is putting in concrete
walks around his residence.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
library is to be given in week or two.
Mrs. George Atherton has been visiting
friends at Montpelier and Williamstown.
George Dale took possession OF the house
recently purchased by him of DIR. Lamb, on
Tuesday
Mrs. G. H. Shipman and daughters of
Montpelier spent Saturday with Mrs. w. Z.
Dillingham;.
Charlie Davis left Monday for Claremont,
N. H., where he has position as clerk in a
dry goods store.
Mrs. Kate Henry, who has been spending
the summer at the hotel, left last Thursday
for Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Elisha Moody has been confined to
the house with an attack Of bronchitis, but
has nearly recovered
Levi Turner, who was called home by the
death of his father, returned to his work al
Lynn, Mass, on Friday.
w. II. II. Bingham of Stowe and Henry
Hodges of Richmond were in town on Mon
day attending bank meeting.
Mrs. Harvey Henry with her daughter
who has been spending the summer here
leaves this week for Schenectady, n. Y.
Mrs. w. p. Dillingham; gave a party or
the occasion of the birthday anniversary OF
her guest Miss Maud Smith, last Friday
evening.
The Christian Endeavor Society of tn,
Congregational church is to have tal
sociable " at its hall on Friday evening
which all are cordially invited to attend.
Miss Sarah Graves gave an account of he
missionary work at Samacov at the meeting
of the Vermont branch of Foreign Missions
at Bellows Falls last week.
Rev. G. T. Raymond of Montpelier gav'
an interesting address to the young people
of the Christian Endeavor Societies on Sun
day evening, which was closely listened t.
and greatly enjoyed by all present.
Forrest Pickett, who has been clerk il
the post-office for several years, leaves thi
week, and his place is taken by Luthe
Anterior. Forrest has made many friend
in the office who will wish him success
wherever he goes.
Some one entered the school-house by
window, between Friday night and Mon
day morning of last week and scattered
3 books and papers over the building, Mis-
Kimball's room being the only one undls
a turbed. Some found their books in the Gel
lar, and one could not find two OF hers
There is no clue to the rogue yet.
The many friends of Rev. j. Copeland,
, former pastor of the Congregational churc
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