The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-18

drawn as follows: Watch, Charlie Fisher;
castor, Fred Bashaw lunch castor, Arb.
Straw; album, Rodney Corse; knife, Ralph
Warren.
j. G. Porter and family and Miss Hattie
Savage are in town for the season.
Vershire.
S. b. Darling lost horse recently and
Isaac Morey has had one stolen from his
pasture.
Wool-buyers are Offering twenty-one cents
per pound. Sheep wintered poorly and
large numbers died in the spring.
Mr. Martin, the recent purchaser of Mr..
Nations saw-mill, lost the thumb and
forefnger of one hand while at work in his
shingle-mill last week.
Waitsfield.
The ladies of the Methodist church are to
have a strawberry festival in the vestry OF
the church Wednesday afternoon, June %.
Straw berries will be served from four to eight
o'clock All are cordially invited to attend.
A good time is anticipated. The Scripture
quilt is to be on exhibition.
Warren.
On May 2S at the residence of the bride S
mother, A. NJ Norton of Bristol and Jen-
ME H. Cardell were married by Rev. f.. s.
Fiske Of Waitsheld. Only members of the
respective families were present. Gifts
y
CANT sideboard and table from the bride S
mother, and many handsome and valuable
articles from other friends. After the we'd
| ding breakfast the bride and groom left for
Montreal in a shower of rice and good
wishes.
East Warren.
A nice monument was erected in the vii.
| lage cemetery last week for James Cardelli
The missionary concert at the church last
! Sunday evening was well attended and was
/ a success
The Mite Society will meet with Mrs. j
! G.. Gleason on Thursday afternoon, June 2G
A full attendance is desired.
The quarterly meeting of the Wesleyan
Methodist church will be held here mex
Saturday afternoons Sunday.
Mrs Edwina Drew of Northield is visit
ing at Joseph Drews. 80 Mr.. aud Mrs
W L. Barney of Barre spent a portion o
last week at George b. Newcomb's. Mrs
Barney is to remain several weeks -
Mrs Nahum Nichols and her aunt, Mrs
Jane Walker, are visiting in Waitsteld
Montpelier and Mortified.
Washington.
The infant child of Charles Savage die,
last week.
VIII Downing is again on deck" at Til
lotSonS meat-market.
Mrs. c. G.. McAllster has had her tw
sisters as guests the past week.
The Baptist pulpit was occupied las
Sunday by the son of our townsman Il.
Richardson.
The road to the new school-house ground
is about completed, as well as the bridg
across the branch.
Elwyn Prescott was thrown out of
wagon one day last week. quite severel
wrenching his back and side.
Services were held at the Universalis
church on Sunday last Mr.. j. f. Hammond
student of Tufts Divinity School, occupy
ing the desk. He will preach here and {
Williamstown every Sabbath during til
summer.
, Manasseh Sleeper died at his home ii
past week, aged lightweight years. II
was born and had always lived on the far
where he died, located in South Washing
ton near Vershire. He was much respecte
, in the community, and leaves widow
aged eighty-tive, and four sons and tw
daughters all of whom were present at IL
| funeral, which was held on Friday, Re
Mr.. Cross officiating.
Waterbury.
The repairs on the Congregational churC
I are nearly completed, and it will probab
be opened again next Sunday.
Bert Wallace has bought the Widow Coffr
He will repair it thoroughly before movir
. into IL.
1t has been necessary to suspend work
the asylum for few days, as brick ha'
not been furnished fast enough to keep Il
builders supplied. G. E. Moody will ha'
a kiln ready in a few days.
A former Waterbury boy, Rev. Calvin
: Moody of Usage, Iowa, will otficiate at Il
Methodist church next Sunday mornil
5 and evening. His numberless frien
will wish to attend and hear him preach.
Quite number from here attended Il
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Ric
5 ard Burke on Scrabble hill. A floor W
y laid out Of doors for dancing, which was
, the music of Bryant's orchestra OF Ric
y mond. The presents were numerous al
u valuable.
!: The entertainment given by the you
u people of the Congregational church pass
: off very pleasantly. The principal attrs
~ ton was a presentation of the Japane
:. wedding, which was given in full costun
q with great deal of ceremony. The weddi
a was preceded by few very tine tableal
u and followed by short promenade. I
orchestra furnished music during the eve
u ing.
The graduating exercises of the Hi
School took place Friday evening at Bi
, rett's hall. The class consisted of thr
members-Miss Bessie Haines, Miss K
Schotield and Miss May Wrisley. The
Z says by the young ladies were very cred
n able and showed earnest thought a
= study. Misses Frances Wheeler and Be
Henry added TO the interest of the occasi
l, by giving recitations, while Miss Al
$ Palmer as prophecies, forecast the futr
d of the members of the class. The course
Il the High School has been so extended a
= arranged as to be on a par with others
l. the best schools in the state 1t is safe
say that the Graded School in the village
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