The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09

VlCe-COmfnanuer, CnarleS II. clay; ad1u-
tant T.. A. Fisk quartermaster, u. II. Nc
Allister; extraordinarily, o. NJ. Eaton;
officer of-the-guard, j. w. Palmer; chap
lain, d. Gleason; surgeon, Benjamin Po-
land quartermaster-sergea o. &. Wilder;
sergeant.major, j. G.. Lewis; delegate to
department encampment, o. G. Wilder; al
ternate, A. II. Mehuron. 60 l.. i. Carroll,
an obi and highly-respected resident of this
place, died Friday, January 4, after a lin
gering sickness. His funeral was very
largely attended Sunday, January g. not
withstanding the inclement weather, at his
late residence, Rev. II. Webster of Water
bury officiating - Allen T.. Mehuron,
who has been on the sick list for some time,
is again confined to the house by dis
abled knee. - Will Kelsey "takes the
cake on hunting, having killed no less than
seven raccoons in two days the past week
Evidently Will doesn't intend to get short
of meat this winter. 49, The Grand Army
Post of this place, aided by the Sons Of
Veterans, will present the famous war
drama, THE Virginia Veteran" at the
Brick church Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings, January 10 and Is, and at the town
hall, Warren, Thursday evening, the 18th,
hoping thereby to replensh the relief fund
somewhat. - Waitsfield Lodge, /. o. of
G. r., celebrated its twentieth anniversary
on Friday evening, December 80, by a
largely ATTENDED oyster-supper in the YES
try of the Congregational church The
were fortunate enough tc be present.
CALAIs.-The date of the public instala-
ton of the officers of Stow Post, G.. A. r.,
and the other organizations connected
Herewith, should read Saturday evening,
the 18th of January, instead of the 18th, as
stated in former issue. The acting in
stallng officer for each will be as follows:
Past Commander G.. w. Foster for Stow
Post, Past President Miss Lucy Slayton
for the Relief Corps and Commander w. L.
Bliss for the camp of Sons of Veterans.
80 The school at Maple Corner (No. -
seems to be prospecting under the manage
Miss Mary L. Weber of Craftsbury. One
OF the pupils, George Kent, was obliged to
leave school Monday, and has been quite
sick with pneumonia the past week. -
j. V. X. Kent is administrator on the estate
of NJ. NJ. Bancroft, recently deceased. In
this connection we will say that in Mr.
Bancrofts death this community has met
with a serious loss, for his sldllful and ready
hands were much depended on by our peo-
pie. We fear it will be a long time before
his place can be fully filed 60 VIII
White, clerk in the store of l.. A. Kent, at
Kent's Corner, has been taking vacation
for the past week. - Mrs. G. V. Kent
gave a whist party Saturday evening, the
9th. == Mr.. Leroy III. Ainsworth of Des
Moines, Iowa, is expected home soon, after
an absence of about fifteen years, to assist
in caring for his father, Harvey Ainsworth,
who has been sick for long time. -
The three snow-rollers ordered by the
town, and in process of construction by
Mr.. Bancroft at the time of his death,
have been finished, under the direction of
Mr. NJ. A. Kent, and are now ready for use,
though it does not look now as if there
would be any call for their immediate use.
BRooKFIELD.-A large company gathered
at the residence of Hon. u. NJ. Upham on
/ ar' ion ain fha
marriage of his daughter Lucy and DR..
Frank Partridge of Uxbridge, Mass. o.
johnson of Williston was best man and the
bridesmaid was Miss Kate Guptil of West
Randolph. Rev. w. A. Bushee of Morris
vile officiated. - The Second Congrega.
tional Society held its annual meeting last
Friday. Eighty members responded in
answer to the roll-call and thirty more by
letter or friends. Five persons united with
the church at the last communion on con
fession of faith. - A. c. Chase, the one
armed soldier, cut his foot badly last week
while splitting wood. - Jennie Buck is
quite sick with erysipelas. - AT the an
nual meeting of Mystic Star Lodge, Free
and Accepted Masons. held January 1st the
| following officers were elected: Worshipfu
master, M. s. Wheatley; senior warden V
l. Spear: Junior warden, j. w. Parmenter
treasurer, Cassius Peck; secretary, L. A
Clark, Jr.; S. D., Frank Dyer; j. D., Calvin
Fulham S. S., NJ. d. Laport j. S., A. l.
Follansbee; chaplain, Marcus Peck; tyler
f. ID. Batchelder; marshal, William c
Clark. - The officers of Brookfielt
Grange were installed January by Pas
Master George Crane. - Mrs. Marcus
Peck is on the sick-ist. - G. II. Bigelov
was obliged to postpone his singing-school
last Friday, on account of a severe cold
80 The following is the death-list 70
this town for 1888: Elmer W. Kinney,
months: Mrs. John Rumrill, 66 years Dea
Hall i Darlrn = hru
Langdon Marshall, 81; Abiah Smith, 96
A. w. Freeman, 43; Edward Grant, %
Norman Clahin, At; Mrs. Jonathan Dyer
rs; Arthur Henry, months; T. l. Sargent
80 years; Mrs. Hiram Henry; Do Mrs Johl
A. Reed, so; Jonathan Smith, 70.
EAST ORANGE.-The vestry of the Uniol
church was opened to the public for tn
first time December 31st. The communit.
was well represented 1t was particular,
noticeable that most of the older citizen
were present. Some of those who assisted
in building the church burned Decembe
., 1887, and many from the adjoining towns
were also present. Rev. Mr.. Henderson
Free Baptist, of st. Johnsbury, and Rev. A
b. Truax, Methodist, of Montpelier, joine,
Rev. c. f. Davis and Rev. III. f. Reynolds
pastors here. After interesting and appro
pirate remarks from Rev. Mr.. Henderson
and Rev. A. b. Truax in regard TO raising
funds for the completion of the church, til
community. Excellent sermons were de
livered by those from abroad, followed by
matchmaking, The choir added much t
the interest of the meeting, Miss Downing
presiding at the organ. That Gods bless
ing and happy New Year may attend al
who have so bountifully contributed to tn
building of this church, is the sincere wis
of this community. - The Week O
Prayer is being observed, Rev II. f. Rey
nolds conducting the services, assisted b.
Rev. Mr.. Crockett of Orange. - A Yer
pleasant surprise was given to Aaron Club
on the evening of January 4th by his neigh
hors, by way of celebrating his eighty-sXt
birthday The time was agreeably spen
socially and in singing selected pieces whic
the aged man was familiar with in hi
younger days, and in which he now partic
pated. About nine o'clock the guests wer
plentifully served to cake and coffee, afte
which Mr.. Chubb expressed his pleasure i
greeting so many of his friends and invite
them to visit him again. g. ID. Burgi
made appropriate remarks and c. W. Cole
man offered prayer &C. Garlic Huntoo
is home from Brattleboro for a brief visit t
his parents. - III. II. Colby and wifi
visited friends in Barre New Years. -
The Free Baptist quarterly meeting is to b
held in this place the third Saturday AM
Sunday in this month.
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