The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-05-06
house, taking off the old roof and putting on

iron.
The Marshfield band will give promen-
ade concert in the hotel hall on the evening
Of May 30.
Rev. A. b. Blake preached his salutatory
sermon at the Methodist church last Sunday
and left very favorable impression.
Wavy Town and wife returned from
! lock returned from Florida last Saturday
and brought with him his niece, daughter
of Mrs. Irene Ball. 60 Charles Twiss and
wife of Wolcott are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. o. ID. Cole.
Middlesex.
The village school commenced last Mon
| day with Miss Cora Miles as teacher.
Rev. L. Warren will preach next Sunday,
May 10, at one o'clock in the afternoon.
Mrs. G. b. Holden has returned again TO
Amherst, Mass, to care for her daughter
and granddaughter Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry
Holden being the happy parents of little
daughter born last week.
Hartwell Taplin has moved into the Car
penter house. 49, Eta Graves has been
quite i'll with diphthera, but is now con-
valesCent. - Miss Anna Watson of
Montpelier spent Sunday at Seaver How
ards.
Shady RiIl.
Lillian Thayer teaches our school this
summer.
Mrs b. p. Markham has sweet-scented
geranium six feet nine inches in height with
leaves five and one-haf inches long and
seven and one-half inches in breadth.
Rev. Il. w. Cummings, who is visiting
friends here, preached in this place last
Sunday He has been engaged to preach at
Waterbury River during the coming year.
Moretown.
The stone masons have completed their
work upon the arch bridge.
One of the pair of horses owned by H. o.
Ward died last Sunday morning.
The school commenced here last Monday
Carrie Green teaches in the higher depart
ment, and Ida Thompson in the lower.
Northfield.
e. II. Thayer has sold his house and lot
south of his farm to Willard Plastridge,
who will take possession at once.
Miss Ellen Badger began a term of school
at the South village Monday, and Miss Angie
Badger at the Center last week
G. B. Gold has sold his black Reindeer
mare to Dana Morse of West Randolph for
$500 and has bought DR.. Johnson's Draco
PAGER.
Richard Kennedy has put new roof on
his house at the corner of Water and Wall
streets and raised it so as to make the build
ing two stories.
At the annual meeting of the library as
ISOLATION last week Wednesday the follow
ing officers were elected: President, Rev.
W. S. Hazen; clerk, W. A. Blake; treas
urer G. A. Edgertcn Jr.; collector, e.
Huntley; directors for three years, j. l..
Moseley j. III. Orcutt; auditor, G. ID. Ed
gerton; librarian, Miss Nellie Brown. A
tax of fifty cents per share was voted, pay
able July L.
Orange.
The funeral services of William Kennedy,
who died at Vershre from a premature ex-
plosion on April II at Coppertield, will be
held at the Congregational church here on
Sunday, May 10, at ten o'clock in the morn
ing 1t is expected that many friends from
abroad, including the union at Barre with
which he was connected, will be present.
Plainfield.
Miss e. U. Yates will speak in the Con.
gregational church on Monday evening,
May II, under the auspices Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, upon the
subject of " A Modern Hercules Miss
Yates is regularly-lcensed Methodist
preacher, returned missionary from China,
and is an able speaker.
Mrs. George Leavitt, who has been very
sick for few days, is now thought to be
better. - Charles T. Batchelder, form
erly resident of this town. but now of
birmingham, Mass, is visiting friends here.
- Miss Gertie l.. Greeley went to
Montpelier Monday to work in the store of
s. S. Towner. - Uncle Prentis Shepard
and Murray Cutler are convalescent. -
Nathaniel Cove, an old and respec. ed citi-
Zen of Marshield who has resided near this
place for several years, passed to his final
rest last Friday night. He had not been
well for months.
West Randolph.
The White River union of the Young Peo-
pies Christian Endeavor Society meets
with the Christian and Congregational So
cieties IN the Congregational church audi
forum May Is.
Harrison Gray Otis Ketchum, much re-
spected citizen OF this town, died last Friday
morning. He would have been eighty-three
years OF age the 18th of this month. The
| remains were taken to Plainfeld on Monday
for burial. Mr.. Ketchum leaves widow
and three children-Charles who resides
here, and Mrs. julius Lamson, whose hus-
band is OF the firm of Lamson & Tilson of
this place, and Frank of Albany, N.
Miss Elsie Powers has returned from Bel
levue, Idaho, Sunday morning Miss Pow
ers, graduate of the class of 'S8, West Ran
dolph Graded school, has been teaching in
Bellevue for three years with great success.
- Miss Lou Sanford was home from
White River junction on Sunday. j.
Leroy Mann, P. j. Clifford and Ned Tewks-
bury spent Sunday in town.
West Topsham.
John Prescott and wife have returned to
their work at Cutler Corner - Lewis
Wilds has bought the Prescott farm and
taken possession, the Quimby farm not
proving as represented. - Mrs. John
Prescott and daughter have moved into the
village. - Den. Durham was it, Wells
River last Wednesday on pension business.
- z II. Smith has taken the Collins
place. Rev Mr. Davis is to occupy the house
as heretofore. - Charles Hight was in
town over Sunday. - The thirteen
months-old child Of Mr.. and Mrs George
Jenkins was buried last Sunday, Rev. G. E.
| Davis officiating. c. NJ. Huckins is on
trip selling his patent bit in the southern
| part OF the state and New Hampshire.
- Charles Emery has bought the stage
route of n P. Phibrck and took possession
last week Monday.
Waits River.
| The village school began last Monday,
with Miss Fuller OF Chelsea as teacher.
| Uncle Joshua Woodman broke leg last
week Wednesday near the ankle and badly
bruised the other. He is doing as well as
can be expected. - Jennie Woodman
has returned from Lowell, Mass. on &C