The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-22

mond go James w. Sleeper has been
appointed inspector of Grand Army posts
for district No. 10 of the Vermont depart
ment go Mrs. Sarah w. Rhoades died
Sunday morning last after a brief Illness,
at the age of sixty-three years The
funeral services were held at the home on
Monday afternoon. - The house on the
town farm burned to the ground on Sunday
morning. The fire is supposed to have
caught from defective flue in a room in
the ell directly above the kitchen, and was
first noticed about ten o'clock. At that
time Walter Sleeper was approaching the
house on an errand, and, attracted by cries
from an upper room, rushed upstairs in
time to save Mr.. Norris Ia bed-ridden in
mate who has been on the farm for about
twenty years.. The two other inmates,
Mrs Wright and Romeo" were removed
without difficulty, and with the help of
neighbors good share of the furniture was
saved. The wind happened to be in the
right direction to protect the barns. The
building was insured for 81 800. Mr. Pix
ley was absent at the time Of the fire, and
but for Mr.. Seeper's fortunate arrival it is
probable that Mr.. Norris might not have
been saved. AS it was, his face and beard
were scorched and Mr.. Sleeper's face was
also somewhat burned. Mr.. Pixley has
secured quarters for his family and the in
mates at Mr.. Downings. - Memorial
services will be conducted by Rev. Mr..
Davenport at the Methodist church next
Thursday, the 30th, the members of the
Grand Army post will meet at their rooms
at half-past one P. NJ. and repair to the
cemetery at two o'clock, where the services
of the order will be observed, followed by
the decoration of the graves. Thereafter
an address will be delivered by Governor
Dillingham; in the Congregational church
Mr. w. II. Elliot and Mrs. f. b. Taylor
have been appointed committee to fur
nsh flowers The Dillingham; post will be
at Waterbury Center in the afternoon, in
response to an invitation from the Stetson
post, and the Stetson post will take part in
the exercises at the village in the afternoon.
The Citizens band will furnish music at
both places. Old soldiers who are not
members of the Grand Army post are cor
daily invited to join in the observance of
the day with their comrades. - With
complete equipment of new type, presses
and machinery, the WATCHMAN job Office
has superior facilities for iob-printng, in
Guiding commercial work, book and PAM
phlet printing.
WEST RANDOLPH. Colonel r. j. Kim
ball and family are expected here soon.
80 Gilman Wheeler, Claude Beedle and
Albert Salisbury are camping at Green's
| boro pond. - f. ID. Upham from Shelby,
Alabama is expected home within few
days, as his father, DIR. Upham, is very sick.
- ID. G. Griswold of Boston, was in
town over Sunday to attend the funeral of
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of Bellows Falls will preach at the Epis-
copal church next Sunday. - Henry
Tewksbury testified in the railroad suit at
Burlington last week, - Hon. Loren
Griswod died May 10 in Boston, and was
| brought here for burial Mr.. Griswold at
the time of his death was eighty-eight
years old. The greater part of his life was
! spent in this town, which he has repre-
sented in both branches of the state legis-
lature. He leaves but one daughter, Mrs.
ID. G. Griswold. - State Superintendent
! Palmer was in town Thursday. - Fred
Huntington was suddenly called home from
Shelby, Alabama, by the sickness of his
mother, who is much worse. Richard Wires
accompanied him to Boston, where he is
stopping with his father. - Mr.. Lewis
has purchased the Mark Atwood place, on
Forest street, for ST. ZOO. - The Shepard
! family will give concert here May 9th.
| - Rev. III. |. Ward of Illinois visited
w. j. Whitehill last week, - The pre-
sentation of the beautiful opera, Queen
Esther" by the West Randolph Choral
Union, last Thursday and Friday evenings,
was the musical event of the season. The
members of the Choral Union had been at
work on this opera nearly all winter under
the skillful direction of Professor Ober,
who was ably assisted by G. c. Beedle as
manager of the orchestra and DR.. A. G. Bal
ley as dramatic director The cast was as fol-
| lows: King Ahasuerus, A. III. Beedle; Queen
Esther, Miss Minnie Carpenter; Haman
w. S. Spencer; Ierish, Mrs. Oda f. Ford /;
Child, Hattie f. Hayward; Mordecai, DIR.
| A. G. Bailey; Mordecai's sister, Mrs. Effe
(Thurston) Adams; Prophecies, Mrs. w.
W. Rogers; Scribe, Claude Beedle; Har
bonah, o. j. Marcott; Chamberin, E. f.
Thayer; Hegai w. E. Lamson; High Priest,
D. l.. Chattield; Guards, j. L. Hutchinson;
f. E. Martin, E. T. Salisbury and
f. Maude Blanchard and Lucy Moul-
tom Zerish's Attendants Mrs Carrie
A. Davis and Miss Julia II. Wood
Kings Pages, Walter Woodland and Harry
Ford; Queens Page, Nora HAYWOOD.
The large hall in Dubois & GAYS block was
and most appreciative audiences that ever
assembled there. The costumes We're very
elaborate and brilliant and We're hired for
the occasion from Boston at a large ex-
pense, Beedle's orchestra furnished the
music. The opening overture was the
" Bridal Rose" From the rising of the cur
tain till its fall on the last act, everything
was well done-this, too, in the face of
several difficulties, Mr.. A. ii. Beedle being
sick and able TO go through his important
parts only by the aid of drugs, and Claude
Beedle with his hand paining him most
severely. - School or entertainment
programmes in neat designs at the WATCH
MAN Job office.
WLLLAMsTowN.-Joel A. Bass, youngest
son of James NJ Bass, has just graduated
from the Boston School of Oratory. The
AdrertiSer of that city, speaking of the clos
ing exercises of the school, says: Among
the nine good rectations there was moth
ing better than j. A. Bass rendering OF
James Whtcomb Rileys Literary, and
: Jim and the old man. Nothing could
be much better we hope Mr. Bass old
Wlliamstown friends will have the great
pleasure of some readings by him this sum.
mer. - Mary Abbott is teaching in the
George Crane district. - II. ID. Abbott
is to cultivate this year ten acres of field
corn in addition to all that he will raise OF
fodder corn. George w. Lynde will prob
ably show much larger acreage of corn
than this even While our western friends
will doubtless smile at the size of these
Vermont corn-felds, they are so much
larger than were dreamed of by the fathers
that they carry measure of establishment
- Warren s. Covell's older son, just o.
! age is working at S25 per month for the
Waldo Brothers. - We had some op
pressively warm weather here last week
Despite the lack of rain, nature is in hel
: gayest early summer attire, the season be
ing greatly in advance Of that of last year
- The persons who got ont scyth'
snath material on the farm of Frank Nc
Cornell last winter are at the same kind o
/, work at present on George and Elder