The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-05-28

Miss Gail G. Hood has gone to Lowell,
Mass, to be absent several weeks.
The name Of Asa A. Goodwin has been on
the WATCHMAN subscription list continu
ously for sixty-five years.
Rev Mr.. Sherman delivered an eloquent
discourse on Sunday, at the Con-
gregational church, before the military or
CARNATIONS and large general congrega-
ton, the services at the Methodist church
being omitted.
Marcela Lincoln, daughter of the late
Roswell Lincoln, died on Friday at Lowell,
Mass, and her remains were brought here
for burial. Funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon at j. G.. Aliens, Rev. Mr..
Sherman officiating
While f. G. Robbins l.. ID. Parkhurst,
and Mr.. Heath from Corinth were paint
ing on the courthouse, Wednesday of last
week, the staging on which they were
gave way, and the men fell dis
lance OF some twenty feet. Robbins and
Heath were considerably bruised-the lat
ter so much so that he went to his home in
Corinth, and it was a narrow escape from
more serious injury.
Corinth.
There is some inquiry after cattle of all
kinds.
Potato-buyers are plenty, and have nearly
bought up last years crop.
Owing to the continued wet weather.
farmers are behindhand with their planting
East Corinth.
Miss Addie Corliss, who has spent the
past winter in California, returned home
last Wednesday. - J. II. Chamberlin of
New York city spent Saturday and Sunday
in town. 60 Miss Sarah f.. Smart, who
has been visiting in Newburyport, Mass.
for the past winter, returned home Sat
urday.
East Montpelier.
There seems to be quite call for tene-
ments in this place, denOting a thriving
village.
Mrs. Sophrona Marsh has been visiting
at j. s. Wheelock's the past week. -
w. M. Clark went last Monday to Groton,
where he is experimenting the building of
a new flume.
East Gilmore.
Mrs. Wheeler of Cavendish is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Fisk.
G. o. Morse, bookkeeper of the Morse
Manufacturing Company, was at home over
Sunday.
Rev Mr.. Bragg has begun his Sunday
afternoon meetings at the West Woodbury.
school-house.
The funeral of Willis Lowell was held at
Hardwick May 10. The cause of his death
was blood poison He leaves wife and
two children.
North Fayston.
Hugh Henry and wife were in town last
week.
Lewis Shantell lost nice sucking colt
last week.
Mrs. Reuben Richardson and Mrs. NJ. L.
Mccullough are quite sick.
John Goss has sold his farm, stock and
tools to his son William. for 500 year for
twenty-five years, without interest
Clara Farnham, wife of Lewis Shontell
died May 10, of lung fever, aged thirty-nine
years and nine days. She leaves a hus-
band nine children and many friends to
mourn her loss. Funeral services were
held at Mortified May 81, Father Brelivet
officiating.
Hardwick.
G. C. Lawson has moved here from Cabot
renting rooms at j. w. Bells.
The new firm of Lawson Brothers. meat
and groceries, commenced business May &C.
II. h. Mack intends building an extension
to his residence and otherwise improving
its interior.
w. j. Perrin has been appointed guardian
for Samuel Hoyt, in place of Judge Henry
Perley, deceased.
Miss Clara Davis has closed her dress
making rooms here, and is reported seri-
ousy i'll at her fathers in Wolcott
j. w. Bell is building bank wall in the
rear of his tenement on Church street--a
much-needed improvement, and a relief to
adjoining property owners.
Dorman Bridgman has been appointed
trustee for Alice C. Hathaway, to care for
of the late Loan Hathaway.
The names of j. E. Hancock and o. B.
Hall have been drawn as petit jurors for the
June term of county court. Henry Blake,
Esq, attends as grand juror.
A. w. Dawson is back from his western
trip. 1t is reported he has accepted the
New England agency of prominent medi-
cine company of Des Moines, Iowa.
l.. H. Warren bought one hundred twenty
tubs of butter last Saturday. Chandler &
Huntley also did a large business, indica-
ting an active business by our dairymen.
The spring term at the Academy closes
Wednesday of this week. On Wednesday
evening Mr.. NJ. w. Farman of Burlington
will deliver his popular lecture, " The One
armed Admiral"
The extremely wet condition of the soil
on many farms will greatly reduce the area
of planted crops, compelling farmers to de
vote most of their land to barley or other
short season crops.
Rev. H. w. Worthen delivered memorial
address on Sunday. The church was wei
filed, and the address worthy of the speaker
and occasion. The church was finely deco
rated with flags and flowers.
l.. ID. Hathaway, Esq, died very sud
denly-of apopleXy, it is supposed-at hi
home on Monday evening. He had been a.
well as usual during the evening but he
suddenly fell to the floor and died soor
| after.
We understand that our Grand Army
| Post has been invited to participate in the
centennial celebration at Morrisville, July
1, and has accepted the invitation. The pos
has also voted to attend the national en-
campment at Boston in August.
The remains of Mrs. Augusta Chandler
Nichols, wife of G. Nichols of Walden, wer,
| brought here for interment on Sunday last
Mrs, Nichols died of pneumonia, after
very brief illness She was a daughter o
David Chandler of Greensboro, but formerly
a resident of this town,
The grand annual pilgrimage to Caspian
lake, Greensboro, has begun. Caravans o
men and boats, with the waving bamboo,
are daily passing this place from the
sunny south " towns, to that grand resor
of piscatorial sportsmen. Great expecta
tions are manifest in their faces as they q
up, which, however, are not always realized
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