The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-01

host as token OF the friendship OF the class
OF 81 After giving three cheers for DR..
and Mrs. Nichols, and the class yell, the
class returned to the seminary feeling that
they had all enjoyed very pleasant even
ing.
George Wheelock has two children sick
| with diphtheria, 60 Adelberf Thayer is
sick with bright's disease and IL is feared
| he will not recover. 80 Robins were first
seen here on the 18th.
West Berlin.
William Hornbrook has bought the
| Harrison Alexander farm, paying there
| for $1,000.
Frank Woodbury. has removed to his farm
| on the Worcester branch road, recently pur-
chased by him.
Easter services were conducted at the
Methodist church by Rev. w. A. Evans,
| who delivered an interesting discourse upon
the life of John Wesley.
Wilbur Brown has begun to float logs
| from Northfield to his mill at West Berlin.
He expects the spring thaws will so swell
the current of Dog river, usually n very
quiet stream, as to enable him to float them
to their destination.
Brookfield.
The Brookfeld cornet band is to furnish
music for the sociable which is to be held at
the vestry Of the Second church on Thurs
day evening of this week. New maple sugar
| will be served.
The Ladies' Aid Society, by invitation of
Rev. and Mrs. g. II. Morse, held socable
at the parsonage last Friday afternoon and
evening. 1t was a very enjoyable occasion,
and there were about seventy in attendance.
| Easter was observed at the Second church
| by appropriate services in the morning and
a Sunday schoo concert in the evening led
| by Superintendent G. III. Bigelow. The
church was handsomely decorated with
plants and flowers.
Anna Clark, who has been attending
school at st. Johnsbury, has Iound it neces-
sary to come home for rest, a week before
the school vacation. - Onie Conland,
who was called home to attend the funeral
of her grandfather, is taking a vacation of
| few weeks, having procured substitute in
her school - Mary Upham is visiting
her sister in Uxbridge, Mass. - Merton
| Griswold of Amherst College is spending
vacation in town - AFRO English OF
Stowe, former resident visited friends in
town last week.
The Good Tempars gave sugar party at
their hall on Saturday evening.
The Epworth League gave a sugar party
and Longfellow entertainment at the town
hall last Friday evening.
Easter was observed at the Congrega-
tional church by concert given by the
Sunday-school children in the morning.
Arthur Lamson and Misses Mabel and
Myrtle Walbridge are at home from st.
| Johnsbury Academy. - Emma Lyford
is staying at Loverin Lyford's, where DR..
Wiswell is treating very bad hand.
East Calais.
Easter was observed by appropriate serv-
ices. The platform about the pulpit was
| decorated with cut flowers and house plants.
Several extra numbers were added to the
musical part of the service, and the long
solo parts taken by Mrs. w. l.. Pierce, and
Misses Mary Dwinell and Lillian Lamberton
were particularly good and well rendered
Eli Holton lost a turkey one night re-
Gently He set steel trap and the second
night caught large American horned owl,
which measured four feet and six inches
from tip to tip OF wings and weighed five
and half pounds. w. V. Peck has added
| the bird to his collection of mounted speci-
mems, which now numbers about one hun
| dred. He also has in addition to his birds
a large number of small animals, all his own
work as taxidermist.
G. j. Ainsworth of Gardner, Mass, N. A.
| White Of Des Moines, Ia, and r. b. Fay of
Boston, Mass, all came back to their old
homes for short visit last week. 60.
o. Eastman has had his pension raised from
six to fourteen dollars per month, with
$3.50 back pay.
A granite enterprise is now under discus
sion, and will be reported If it develops
farther.
The organization of the Bell Shoe Com
pany is to be effected on Tuesday of this
week, too late to be reported in these items.
There were special Easter services at the
| Congregational church last Sunday, and
there will be union Fast-day services at the
same church on Friday morning.
Over 1000 medals have been sent by w.
Jennings Demorest to speakers in many
countries contesting for them. Some have
gone as far as Turkey and Burmah, while
over hundred have gone to England. The
contest arranged by the Young Woman's
Christian Temperance Union has had to be
postponed on account of the sickness of
several of the speakers. Look for date
later
Ben. III. Adams, who went to Montana to
grow up with the country, has returned to
Chelsea. - Edward NJ. Smith goes to
Washington to take charge of the town
farm there. - G. w. Ross, who was de-
tanned by the illness of his family, is now
here and is about ready to do work as
painter. - Rev.IH Il. Reynolds will not
take an appointment for conference tins
year, but will give his time to evangelstic
work on holiness lines. He has removed
his family to Montpelier, where he will
make his home. - Charles Il. Campbell
has removed back to Washington, whence
| Ht Cdillt ldSJ ldtl.
West Concord.
Many of our farmers are now using tin
sap buckets and improved evaporators in
their sugar places this season.
Easter services were held at the Uni
versaist church 81. A. Seitz, pastor,) and
the choir and Sunday-schoo succeeded in
making it very interesting occasion.
Mr.. Walbridge, examiner of schools, is
holding teachers examinations at Island
Pond, South Bloomfield, Guildhall aud West
Concord. AT Island Pond there were thir-
teen applicants The examination at South
Bloomfield will be held on Tuesday and
Wednesday, April and 8, at Guidhall ON
Thursday and Friday, April 9and 10, and at
West Concord, April Is and Ia. The ex-
aminer hopes teachers will try to be present
on the first day.
East COrinth.
r. j. Clark has returned to his home
- Lizzie M. Hatch, who has been in
Danville for the past two weeks, has re-
turned. - Frank Mutt and George
Miles are to run III. G. Whipple's mill.