The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08

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from the mountains, where she has been at
work in hotel through the summer. 80
Professor Bradley Hosford left for his home
| in Melrose Conn, last week. - Her
bert Holt is making great improvements on
his farmhouse, putting in new windows,
building handsome piazza on the east
side, and adding fresh paint. - Miss
Almira Pratt started for Boston last Mon
day to visit friends.
Waitsfield
The Palmer Brothers have decided not to
run Tor allow others toy their cider mill this
year. so we will have one less source of
supply of the " Devils hndling wood"
We have some among us so sangulne they
can almost hear the toot of the locomotive
passing through our valley, and others who
! claim they can see Mr0ugh the Lincoln
Mountain tunnel.
Miss Ellen Wilder, accompanied by four
of her fellow teachers at the Waterbury
Center Seminary, were at the home of
| her father, Captain o. G. Wilder, over Sat-
urday and Sunday.
The members Of the Masonic fraternity
with their families to the number of about
! forty enjoyed a social visit and supper with
! Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. McAllister on Tues
day evening, September 30.
The game of baseball here Thursday af-
! ternoon between the Waterbury and War
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Waterburys, the score standing twenty-one
to six. 1t also resulted in a very early adj
! journment of the village school.
Wataria Kitashima, a native Japanese,
! lectured at the brick church, Thursday
! evening on the history, religion, literature
and customs of the japanese country and
| people. He speaks the English language
| quite fiuently and his lecture was both in
| teresting and instructive.
Mrs. George Labele wife OF A. f. Forth,
! died on the 18th ult. after long illness,
| with consumption, aged about twenty-three
years. She leaves "a husband and three
| small chldren-three, five and seven years
of age The funeral services We're held at
! the home of her father, Peter Labelle,
! Wednesday afternoon, Rev. f. S. Fiske Of
| ticiating.
The illustrated historical entertainment
| given here Friday evening by G. n. Thomas
| of Boston, entitled Heroes and Battle
fields of the Civil War" was excellent and
was especially appreciated by the scholars
and younger portion of the audience 1t
was beautifully illustrated by the most per-
! feet stereopticon views we have ever seen,
and gave perfect satisfaction to all.
The friends and neghbors of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Ryle filled their house to over
! flowing, Friday evening October 3, to help
them celebrate the twentieth anniversary of
their marriage. A very pleasant evening
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course and by the younger portion in keep
ing step to the excellent music furnished by
| Mclaughlin and House. At a late hour
they took their departure, leaving behind
| them numerous substantial tokens of their
esteem and good will, among them being a
large easy chair and two rocking chairs, be-
sides quite sum of money.
Charles Smith has had a cancer removed
from his face - Mrs. Cyron Josln is
visiting her numerous friends in town.
- Mr.. and Mrs. White of West DuX-
bury and Miss Agnes Prentice attended the
supper given the Masons, Tuesday evening,
by Mrs. William McAllister. - b. ID.
Bisbee has gone to Montpelier as juryman
this week and also James Baird 4th. -
Rev. Mr.. Aiken, a returned Chinese mis-
sionary, preached at the Congregational
church last Sabbath in the forenoon, and in
the evening he gave lecture on Life in
China" - Mr.. and Mrs G. II. Clay are
away on a weeks visit with friends in
Lincoln and Bristol - u. II. McAllister
and wife were called to Sharon last week
by the serious illness of her brother, Mr..
Carl Jones. - Mrs Alice Joslin has re-
New York. - Mr.. Adelbert Edwards,
who worked for Joseph Palmer this season,
has removed with his family to Winooski,
where they have employment in the wooden
mill. - r. j. Gleason, our representa-
tive at the capital, was at home over Sun
day, as was also Mr.. Strong, who is labor
ing at the same place.
East Warren.
Much sympathy is felt for Clinton Green
wood, who is suffering from hip disease.
- Mrs. Harriet Glazier of Gouldsville
was guest at William Harmon's last week.
- Frank c. Dyer of West Salisbury
made brief visit to town last week. -
Mrs. George Wright and daughter of Coun-
ell Bluffs, Ia, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Brown of Berlin are visiting at Mrs. Mary
Halls. - Mrs. George Huntington and
Miss Una of Montpelier were guests at AL
mon Worcester's over Sunday. So Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. Gleason, who have been
spending mouth in Boston and vicinity,
have returned home. - George Marston
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Williams have
moved to Shirley, Mass. 60 Adelbert
Stearns, from the Methodist Seminary, spent
Sunday with his parents.
Waterbury.
good many of the old veterans from
this vicinity have gone to Morristown to
attend the meeting of the Lamoille Valley
Veteran Association, which is held there on
the 18th and Sth.
Jerry Flanagan, who has run the Sylves-
ter Henry farm for three years, has bought
the Curt " Stewart place, on Stewards
hill, Moretown, for $1,000, and takes pos
session March |, 1891.
The Waterbury baseball clubs first nine
played a game with the Warren club at
Waitsfeld last Thursday The score was
twenty-one to six in favor of Waterbury.
The Waterbury club has come off victorious
in every game played this season.
Daniel Townsend died Monday morning
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George
| AthertOn. Mr. Townsend was ninety-four
| years, six months and seven days old when
| he died. He was born in Willamstown
and lived there until he was ninety years
| old, when he came to Waterbury and has
/ lived with his daughter since. His remains
were taken to Williamstown ON Tuesday for
| burial.
Mrs. Clarence Davis, formerly Eva Il.
Josliu, died last week Thursday evening of
consumption, in the twenty-second year of
her age. She leaves a husband and one
child. The funeral took place from her
late home in Colbyville, Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock. Rev. S. IL. Wheeler
ofliciated. If death can be robbed of its
gloom, surely hers was; for all that loving
hands could do was done in the shape Of
flowers-God's embems of purty-for
which her relatives are thankful.