The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-29
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friend. and a kind and indulgent father.
He leaves five children and host of
friends by whom he will be sadly missed.
Mrs. Will Morse and children, and Miss
Ora Steele of Chicago, ILL.,, are visiting
their mother, Mrs Christiana Steele. -
w. e. Barney, Hiram Goodspeed and Mrs.
ID. L. Scott of Barre, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roswell Child of Moretown, were in town
last week in attendance upon the funeral of
Gideon Goodspeed. - John Buzzell was
called to Essex, last week, to attend the
funeral of the wife of his son Aaron. -
A goodly number from this place attended
the funeral of Mrs. Oscar Eaton at Waits
field last Sunday. :" William F.. Harmon
has a copy of the VERMONT WATCHMAN
AND STATE JoRRNAL bearing date April
49, 1S41, and containing news of the death
of William Henry Harrison, who was then
president of the United States == Mr..
Goodspeed, whose death is announced in
these items, had been subscriber to the
WAToHMAN for about sixty years.
Waterbury.
j. G. Griggs has settled up his indebted
ness, and is soon to resume business.
Miss Nellie Moody and Miss Dora Tate
are to have positions as teachers in the
school at Olcott, vt.
County Examiner Booth will hold pub
lie examination for teachers, at the graded
school building, Friday and Saturday, Au-
gust and s.
Healy Smith left for Saranac Lake, in the
Adirondacks, Thursday morning, where he
is to spend the summer in camp. His
mother leaves to join him this morning.
-. r. Foster of Hartford, Conn, is
spending a few days in town. - Mrs.
Fishback and son from Washington, d. c.,
are the guests of j. w. Moody. - Or
vile Richards of Chicago, Ill, is visiting
his grandfather, Denison Knight. -
Mrs. Wheeler and daughter Frances re-
turned home from Burlington, Thursday.
Mrs. Wheeler has been quite i'll. - Fred
Lease is once more able to be about, with
the help of cane. - Mrs. w. p. Dill
bingham returned from Bristol the last of
the week. - Dean Hayes is clerk in
the store of Richardson & Luce. - Mrs.
Howe and daughter of Rutland were the
guests of Elisha Moody during the past
week - Charles Wells and wife spent
and wife spent Sunday with their daughter
in West Woodbury.. - Rev. S. Ii.
Wheeler exchanged with Mr.. Nicholson of
the Center on Sunday.
Williamstown.
A son was lately born to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lavine.
Stone-cutters George Davis and John
Phillips, who came here from Mortified
some weeks ago to work, have returned to
Northfield.
Alvin NJ Smith preached at the Univer-
salist church last Sunday afternoon. He is
preaching during his vacation in Burke and
West Burke.
Our new hotel seems to be making pretty
clean sweep" of the boarding element
here. We hear only words of praise of the
Messrs. Clark's table.
X. P. Blanchard of Barre, occupant of the
EnOch Howe house, has been refused a
license to keep hotel by the selectmen, on
the ground that Tone hotel is all that is
needed here at DreSent.p
Return S. Davis has recently visited the
town in New York state where the famous
trotting horse, Goldsmith Maid" was
raised. He says her blankets and some
other things are kept with the sacredness of
family souvenirs
George Farquharson, now on one of the
Thousand Islands in the st. Lawrence, was
the guest of John Duffus one day last week.
He was at one time in the granite business
in New Brunswick, and is known to some
of the stone-cutters here and in Barre. AT
present he is the superintendent of quarry.
Our old townsman, Henry A. Ainsworth
now prominent manufacturer of Moline,
ILL.,, was in town over Sunday with his wife
and younger daughter. They left on Mon
day for few weeks stay on the coast of
Maine, on account of Mrs. Answorth's
health They will return here later for
brief visit.
Mrs George E. Maloy purposes to return
W. L
hereafter. - Mrs. Herbert p. Martin
has been very poorly in health for some
time past, and at present there is dropsical
trouble of the chest. u DIR. c. B. Wat
son left Saturday for Greenfield, Mass. for
brief visit with his wife and brothers fam
lily. Mrs. Watson may remain there longer
on account of her i'll health - John
Gregory of Waitsfield and j. G. Gregory of
Champlain, n Y, are visiting their parents
here. - Miss Alice Edison is recovering
frsnYs l,Ar MI.
Of hope, it is thought, for Miss Katie
Erskine's recovery from her present seri-
GUS illness. - Miss Marie Roberts has
returned from visit of some weeks with
Welsh friends in West Pawlet. - Judge
Austin Young and wife of Minneapolis
Mimi, arrived here last week for a vaca-
ton. They are always welcome guests
here. - Mrs. Charles Moore and Mrs.
William Grearson 60 to st. George, New
Brunswick, this week, for stay of some
weeks in the old home.
Woodbury.
County Examiner Booth will hold a pub
lie examination for teachers at the Center
school-house, Wednesday and Thursday,
August y and -.
Rev. G. II. Morse, wife, son and daugh-
ter took carriage drive from Brookfeld
Monday of last week. Mrs. Morse will
stop with her father, A. W. Nelson. Mr..
Morse goes on to St. Johnsbury. - DIR.
ABBOTT Mason of Chatham, n. Y, has been
in town the past week - H. II. McLary
started Wednesday for St. Louis. His wife
and daughter will stay in Vermont until
September. - Frank Batchelder has
sold his place at the Center to Mrs O. ID.
Clapp for LOO. Possession given imme-
diately, He moves to his sisters Mrs.
Farnsworth at South Woodbury.. - E.
n. Ainsworth fell from his moving
last week. cutting one limb and hurting his
back and shoulders, it is hoped not Sc
riously.
Worcester.
County Examiner Booth will hold pub
lie examination for teachers, in the village
school-house, Friday and Saturday, August
IA and 10.
Teachers Examinations.