The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-17

once upon his farm in Barre. There will
be no preaching at the Methodist church
next Sunday. 60 job printing OF every
kind at the WATcHMAN office. Good work
and reasonable prices. Orders by mail
will have prompt attention.
NoRTHFIELD.-Mrs. DIR. H. H. Walling
returned from Boston, Saturday evening
- Rev. j. Brelivette has had force of
workmen making improvements about the
church and rectory the past week. -
Mrs Ellen e., wife of the late George w
Soper and daughter of Dr. =. ID. Bradford,
died April ~ of pneumonia after an illness
of five days. Funeral services were held
at her fathers residence on Monday, Rev
Homer White officiating. Interment was
made in the family lot in Elmwood cemetery.
60 G. n. Whitmarsh closes his work in
the News Office May 1. 60 The New En-
gland Guard was out on the common last
Saturday evening for the first time this
spring. 80 Regular communication by
Dewitt Clinton Lodge this wednesday,
evening. =W w. G. Howe of Wentworth
was in town over Sunday to attend the
funeral of his aunt, Mrs George w. Soper.
- George Pratt had an auction of a
large stock of boots aud shoes last Saturday.
- Rev. w. w. Nutting will supply the
pulpit at the Universalist church the coming
year. - Eugene Campbell was in
Keene, N. H., and Winchendon, Mass,
last week. - job printing of every
kind at the WATCHMAN office. Good work
and reasonable prices Orders by mail will
have prompt attention.
PLAINFIELD.-The remains of Mrs. Glad
ding were inferred in the village cemetery
last Wednesday afternoon. At two o'clock
Thursday morning Mr. Gladding also passed
away. The funeral services of both were
held at their late residence, Friday after
noon, when the remains of the husband
were laid by the side of the wife Rev Mr..
Smith, former pastor of the deceased, was
called from Enosburgh to attend the
funeral. - Rev. Mr.. Thayer, the new
pastor of the Congregational church, began
his labors here and at Marshfeld last Sun
day. He moved his family into the par
sonage last week. - Rev. and Mrs.
Farnsworth are visiting friends this week
and will attend conference at Morrisville
before they return. - A large amount
of maple sugar has been made by the farm
ers this spring and the quality is excellent.
- A hens egg was brought to the
post-office last week by Andrew Parker
that excited some curiosity. The egg was
quite large and contained neck like a
bottle, which was open at the end through
which the contents were plainly visible.
- Batchelder & Son have just finished
saving their logs. They laid in an unusu-
ally large supply last winter and have
sawed them up more rapidly than ever be-
fore. - Send your orders for printing of
any kind to the WATCHMAN office. New
and attractive styles of type, improved ia
cilities. Good work and fair prices.
CABor.-Cabot should have been men
toned in the WATCHMAN of April as one
of the towns which made an appropriation
for the proper observance of Decoration
Day, the amount being S25. - A daugh-
ter of George Barnet died last week
Wednesday, on the Plains, at the age of
twenty. - Susie Stone is still very sick
and it is feared she may not recover -
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sprained his ankle last week. - Mrs.
Orlando Heath is very sick and doubts are
entertained of her recovery. - Mrs.
Cornelius Smith is so much afflicted with
an intamed ankle that she is unable to be
about the house. - Mr.. Quimby died
last week and his remains were taken to
Canada for interment. - Frank Coburn
has returned from California, where he has
been visiting his daughters. - Rev Mr.
Metcalf will preach at the Lower Cabot
school-house next Sunday evening at seven
o'clock. - The Good Templars will give
a necktie and apron sociable at their hall
next Friday evening. All are cordially in
vited. - The farmers are having a fine
sugar season and making lots of sugar. l..
G. Fisher has filed one order of hundred
gallons of maple syrup to go to the Quincy
House, Boston. - Matte Haines is sick
Waldo is sick. - Dean Fisher, Law
renee Harrington and Lillian Wells have
been at home for short vacation from ST.
Johnsbury Academy. - Harry Clark is
to move into the Noah Clark house at the
upper end of the village. Mr. Clark and
wife will live III Barre for the present.
- Get your note and bill heads, state
ments, circulars, and business cards, etc,
etc, at the WATCHMAN job office. Orders
by mail carefully filed.
VERsHIRE.--Mrs. Jacob Church started
this week for the west, to reside with her
daughter, Mrs. Cross. - A new Advent
church was raised at the Lower village this
week. - Large quantities of maple
sugar are being made this spring. Messrs.
Church and Carlton are carrying on the
sugar place on the G. G. Cotton farm -
Mrs. G.. w. Kimball is slowly recovering
from bilious fever. - F. NJ. f. Cain, for
mer superintendent of the Copperfeld
Mining and Smelling Company, has sold
his interest there and is preparing to leave
town. - Rev. Wilbur Harding has been
quite sick, but is now convalescent. -
There are said to be over fifty unoccupied
houses in Nershire, besides those in the viii
age of Copperfield. - j. Flanders is
very feeble, confined to his bed most of the
time. - Matte Clough has gone to Bos.
ton. - The funeral of Mrs Rule was
held at Copperfed last Sabbath. -
Peter NJ. Swift died of heart disease, April
3, after long and painful illness. Rev
Mr.. Thomas preached an excellent and APP
propriate discourse at the funeral on Fri.
day afternoon. Mr. Swift was born in
Fairlee in the year 1872 He came to Yer.
shire in lS49, was made postmaster in 1854
holding the Office and with the exception OF
one year, until two years ago and performing
| his official duties to the entire satisfaction
of the townspeope. His wife died in 1871
| since which time his eldest daughter Lu
ella has kept house for him, thus making a
pleasant home for her father and the other
daughter who have spent their summer
vacations at the old homestead. Mr.. Swift,
leaves four daughters to mourn father al
ways kind and sympathetic in his family
and ever ready to give up his own comfort
to promote their happiness. His death re-
moves from our community one Of its old.
est inhabitants, and highly-respected cit
izen. - job print & of every kind al
the WATcHMAN office. Good work and
reasonable prices. Orders by mail will
have prompt attention.
HYDE PARK.-Hon. G.. S. Page has re-
turned from Washington. - Mrs. f. c
Montana OF Swanton has opened a dress
making and millinery shop in the Kelley
block. - r. W. Hulburd has rented the
e. II. Sherwin house and will move il
about May |. - George Foss of Morris
vile recently purchased the " Penn" Sar
gent place and will take possession soon
- Mrs. James A. Stratton, who was
taken sick about seven weeks ago while
til. 1. -