The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04

- Euna benson OF ROyalton spent
Sunday In town. - Marion Mcintyre
gave very enjoyable party to her young
friends Saturday night. - Miss Abbie
| Clark OF Bethel has been engaged as or
ganist in the Chr stan church for the com
ing year. - Mrs. Laura s. Smith has
gone to St Louis Mo-, TO spend the winter.
- Harriet Angel has returned from
Barre, where she has been teaching.
Mrs. Edw. Alexander is the guest of her
parents here. - Mrs. s. b. Spaulding
aud daughter Grace have returned from
| visit to Maiden, Mass. - George Parker
has returned from Massachusetts. 80
l.. ID. Smith of Brookfeld has been visiting
| W. = s. Buck. - Mrs. Charles III. Mich.
OILS of Providence, II. l., is here caring for
her father, j. G. Dyer, who is failing rap
idiy. - Mrs. Clarence Kempton Of West
Hartford has been visiting in town. 80
Rev. Father Brelivet Of Mortified was in
| town Friday. 80 Harry Sault of Bur
lington has been visiting his parents here.
ROxbury.
Several of our towns-people are visiting
friends III Boston and vicinity.
Miss Hannah Flint, who has been teach
ing in Cabot, returned to her home on Mon
day.
Hon. u. S. Stanton took business trip TO
Ludlow last week, returning home on Sat
urday.
A male quartette, consisting of Messrs.
Chase, Van Deusen, Wiley and Ellis, took
the place of the usual mixed choir, at the
Congregational church Sunday morning.
II. G. Ellis has been directed by the pro.
bate court to sell the real property of the
late T. b. r. Hildreth and will do so at an
early day.
South Ryegate
The installation of Rev. J. j. Hall will
take place November 3.
II. j. Kemp of Bradford aud w A. Glib
son are engaged to clerk for p. Gibson.
The mercantile firm of p. Gibson g. Son is
| dissolved. The business is continued by
the senior member.
who have been visiting relatives and friends
in this vicinity, returned TO their home last
week.
Vershire.
Creamery butter brought twonty-four
cents in September.
Elder e. E. Aubery has moved into the
Smith house, vacated by Mrs. Buzzell.
Miss Jennie Lackey died October2 "a. The
body was taken to Post Mills for burial
where the funeral was held Rev. Mr.. Nc
Briar officiating. The family moved to this
place from Post Mills few years ago.
f. ID. Richardson has sold the John Knox
place to Bert Virgins of Corinth who takes
| Immediate possession. - Nathan John.
son has been taken back to the insane
asylum at Brattleboro. - Mr.. Scully
has been granted pension of twelve dol
lars month, aud receives some hack pay
- Lucien Aldrich is painting several
buildings at the village, among them the
store of f. ID. Richardson. - Mrs. NJ
ID. Buzzell, who bought and opened a mil
linery store in the Major Smith house al
the lower village, has removed with hei
stock of goods to Haverhill N. III. - A
j. Cross from Haverhill, Mass, is stopping
in town.
Waitsf1eld.
Most of the schools close to-day (Wednes
day..
B. A. Holmes and wife were in town las
week.
The Endeavor Society hold their weekly
prayer-meeting Sunday evening.
We shall send a goodly delegation to the
institute at Montpelier this week.
George Berry is to build steam saw-mil
this winter in the south part of the town.
Aggie Prentiss has gone to New Haven
Conn, where she will probably remain
during the winter.
IT. NJ. McAllister is agent for the Watch.
man Publishing Company's rubber stamps
Leave your orders with him and they will
have prompt attention.
Rev. E. s. Fiske attended the state con
ivention of Young Peoples Society of Chris
ttian Endeavor at Brattleboro, as delegate
ciety.
o. NJ. Eaton, E. o. Trask and Georg,
Heath have purchased the b. A. Holme,
property and are to erect a large steam mil
as soon as possible. We need more of this
and let us boom our own town.
The concert given at the Brick churcl
Wednesday evening, October %, by A. j
Markham and his niece, Miss Cotton, wa.
pronounced to be very good. Mr.. Markham /,
fine singer, while Miss Cotton is possessed
of a wonderful faculty of whistlng.
Some comment on the why so many O
our citizens were called to Montpelier to in
terview the grand jury, has been answered
Let the work not stop here, but go on ant
let those who deal out to our bows an,
young men liquor of any kind suffer for it.
Waterbury.
Mr.. Howe of Mortified is putting a larg
granite monument over the grave of til,
late Mrs. Pride.
Members of w. E. Guptil's family at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Guptil's father
who died at Wolcott last week.
Rev. S. II. Wheeler will return from hi
vacation the last of the week and resume
services next Sabbath morning.
An incident as sad as it is rare occurred
at the funeral of Miss Brown on Sunday
not single blood relation being present
all of her kin living at a long distance
In accordance with beautiful custom
now coming into general use, the bearers a
the funeral OF Rev. Joshua Coffrin consisted
of his three sons and b. e. Wallace, a rela
tive by marriage.
Rev. Joshua Coffrin and wife lived togethe
fifty-seven years and reared family o
seven children, all of whom are alive
is a rare thing for tifty-seven years to pas
by and no death to occur in so large
family.
A twenty-four-foot spire with tivefoo
vane has been put on the Free-Will Baptis
church at Little River. The roof has ais,
been shingled and new chimney con
structed Under the administration of Rev
Mr.. Cummings, the society is prosperin:
and the congregations are good.
Luther Davis wishes it known that he di,