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


orchestra.
A target match between teams of ten each
from the militia company and the cadets |
was held at the company's range Saturday
afternoon. The militia team were the WIN
ners, making score OF $40 and the cadets 5lO
Rev. Mr.. Thornton of Connecticut, re-
cent graduate of the theological seminary at
Canton, N. Y. has been engaged by the
! Universalist church as pastor for the re-
mainder of their church year, ending April
| /. He began his labors last Sunday.
The Pritchard family has moved into the
| house on Water street recently occupied Dy
| James Cornell, who has gone TO WhVe
| River Junction, and Charles Sanders and
| Mrs Hunt have moved into the house va
Gated by the Pritchards on the same street
AS Misses Nellie Winch and Addie Smith
were driving near the Walling farm, last
Wednesday evening, their horse became
frightened and overturned the carriage,
throwing them both out. Investigation
showed that no serious injury was done to
the young ladies or the horse, but the car
riage was somewhat damaged.
At the annual meeting of the graded
school district, last week Tuesday evening,
| the following officers were elected Mod
orator, Frank Plumley; clerk, f. ingalls,
treasurer, j, c. b. Thayeri collector, W. NJ.
| Davis directors for three years, /. n
jerks and e. Huntley The usual tax OF
tfty-five cents was voted. The ques uons
|
ranging for the sale of high school textbooks
were referred to the directors
The annual commencement of Norwich
University, at Northfeld, occurs next week,
and the programme is as follows. Sunday,
June %, at g. 30 P. NJ, baccalaureate ser
mon at the Congregational church by the
pastor Rev. w. S. Hazen. Tuesday at
9: 80 p. NJ, field sports on the parade; 8: w
p. NJ, Sheldon prize speaking; $50 P. NJ,
banquet of the Alpha Sigma ri fraternity.
Wednesday, at $3.50 A. NJ, business meeting
of the alumni at the barracks; 1000 A. NJ,
trustees meeting in the chapel; 500 P. NJ.
junior prize speaking; 9; 80 P. NJ, banquet OF
Theta Chi fraternity. Thursday morning
gun and COlorS at sunrise; ": OO A. NJ, lOr-
nation of column at barracks, trustees and
faculty escorted by cadet band and corps to
the Methodist church, where the com
mencement exercises will be held; = ~ P:
NJ, exhibition of drawing, chemical ana
meteorological departments at barracks ;
800 P. NJ, review OF corps, followed by
drills music by cadet band; s: 90 p. NJ, con-
cert by the Marian Osgood orchestra OF Bos-
ton: 10: 90 p. NJ, cadet hop. June 10 the an
nual encampment on the parade began and
, continues through the present week.
Dr. Nichols and wife returned Friday
: night from Chicago. The doctors eye-sight
is improved by the treatment which he has
, received, and still further improvement Is
expected. - Rev. W. S. Hazen and o.
, d. Edgerton attended the Congregational
state convention at Rutland last week.
- Mr.. and Mrs II. Il. Brown are visit
ing in Newport, and will return the last of
f this week. - James Newcomb and wife
of Waitstield were in town over Sunday.
, 80 b. F. Armitage and wife arrived
! Monday from Nation, ILL.,, and will spend
the summer in this state
A East Orange.
The listers were appraising the real es-
tate in town last week.
+, There was a prayer-meeting and Sunday
2 school on Sunday, Rev. &. E. Davis, the
pastor, being absent.
: The Free Baptist quarterly meeting is tc
= be held at Williamstown, commencing Fri
. day, the Goth, and holding over Sunday.
: There will be Methodist quarterly
e meeting service here next Sunday Rev
a II. F. Reynolds of Chelsea is expected to be
> present, in exchange with Rev. S. o. Vail.
u u Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blake of Marshfeld
. recently visited their parents and Other
=, relatives in town. - Mr. and Mrs
> Gleason White of Washington spent last
= Tuesday at Mrs K. G. Colby's. - Dea
u G. w. Davis visited his daughter Kate a
Seminary Hill, Montpelier last Saturday
- Il, H. Blake and g. NJ. Colby wert
!. in Bradford last Saturday on business
+ - A Mr. Spear Of Braintree was IL
town last week buying wool. - Mrs
Il Irwin w. Rollins of Elgin, Mimi, spent las
y week with relatives in town.
Pomfret.
l. The republican caucus on Saturday elected
IT Page delegates.
: Miss Cora Atwood from Washington, d
c.. is at home. - Mrs. Persis Hewitt il
e spending d few days at West Rutland
d Miss Hattie Chandler of Boston il
1t with her sister, Mrs. j. D. Hewitt.
" Randolph.
!. The sermon before the graduating elias
|. of the Normal School was given ON Sunda.
# evening by Rev. r. A. Greene of Lowell
n Mass. The church, which was prettil.
If trimmed, was completely filed The loca
clergymen assisted in the services. Mr.
). Greene's sermon was on - The Discipline o
Is Life" He referred to the value of Difficult
a. ties as means of discipline, and said tina
W the present is a time OF great activity
81 Never were there so many opportunities TO
~ doing good for others. The speaker took
- ~ very hopeful view of life, and his persona
- address to the graduates was encouragin
N and impressive. The examinations AM
= other exercises are occurring this week.
South Randolph.
I'd daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Id George Wight recently
' 'e The Union House in East Bethel is bein
III thoroughly modernized inside and muc
improved. hall will be finished of
IN which is much needed in the place.
IN Mrs. Perrin, widow of Walter Perrin
e. who resided near East Bethel many year
" ago, died last week in Hardwick, age
ninety-nne years. She will be remembere
by few of the old residents of this vicinity
s., She would have reached the age of one hui
bred If she had lived until next February.
in Mr.. Darwin Paul, whose wife recent
to died, has gone to Brattleboro to reside wit
his grandson. He is eighty years of age, an
IS has been resident of East Bethel. fifty-si
H. years with his companion. He will b
Is much missed. He was worthy and vail
able citizen, whom everybody respected
n - Henry Farnham, wife and two chi
20 dren of Tunbridge, but lately from Kansas
20 visited friends here and at East Bethel La
NJ week. - Henry Camp of Plainteld VII
a:y tied his brothers and sister in this place La
''' week - b. w. Peak of Boston is sto
ng ping for the summer with his brother, c. |
n Peak and f. w. Peak of Bratteboro is ais
no spending few days there. - p.
en- Paine of West Somerville visited his uncl
ne G. g. Paine, recently.
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