The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-02
CONTINUED FROM FIFTH PAaEl

Demuel Mcknight died last Friday at the
home of her son, James, on Maple Hill.
| The funeral was held Sunday, Rev. 9. p.
| Taplin officiating. 60 Rev, j. j. Lewis
closed his excellent course of lectures last
Saturday night. - Frank Yeartaw has
moved into his new house, aud T.. f. Leav-
lit now occupies the lesidence recently pur-
chased of f. A. Dwinell. go Mrs. Arch
Batchelder has gone to Chicago to visit her
sister and parents. 80 Between sixty
and seventy friends and neighbors of Mr..
and Mrs. III. t. Batchelder assembled at their
home, last week Tuesday, to celebrate the
twenty-fifth anniversary Of their marriage.
The tokens of friendship left by friends
were many and valuable. The company
took an early departure, leaving their best
wishes for the happiness of the worthy
couple
Pittsfleld
Ethan Allen and his family have gone to
Royalton to visit his parents.
The village school opened last Monday
with Mr.. Beckwith of Rochester as teacher.
- Recent arrivals at Vose hotel in
clude Sheriff Peabody of Rutland and a
large party from Chittenden.
South Randolph.
Fred Clifford, who has been in business
for the past two years in Cape Breton
Island, has returned home - Carrie NJ.
Paine has gone to Sharon, where she has en-
gagged to teach twelve weeks term of
had a run of typhoid fever, is slowly i'm
proving. - Evan Stevens of West Ran
dolph has moved his family into Mark
Burnham's house. - Mrs Daniel Hunt
and two sons of Worcester, Mass, recently
visited n. w. Hunt, grandfather of the
boys. 80 Clarence Hunt had his thumb
torn in a threshing- machine, recently, in
such manner as to disable him from work.
- Walter Clifford has gone to Barre to
attend Goddard Seminary. - Perley
Clifford has been at home from Dartmouth
College, where he is a student. - III. u.
Riford and family have been on visit over
the mountain and at Woodstock, recently.
- John Button is building new house
on his farm. - John Booth has got his
new sawmill in East Bethel nearly finished.
1t is model building of the kind. 60 o.
n. Stoughton is building new sawmill on
the site of the old one - II. NJ. Smith,
who is ninety-three years of age, recently
visited his son, II. II. Smith, in East
Bethel. He is quite feeble, but his mind is
still unimpared - C. &. Paine exhibits
his poultry at the state fair this week.
West Randolph.
Rev William l. Chalmers of Riverhead,
l.. l., preached in the Congregational church,
Sunday.
Three persons were confirmed in st.
Johns church, Sunday, the bishop of the
diocese of Vermont officiating.
Professor and Mrs Whitchell j. d.
Wheeler and wife and E. A. Thomas and
wife started Monday on a weeks pleasure
trip to New York city.
The Apollo Banjo Club of Montpelier gave
fair entertainment, TO an average house.
last Friday evening. Miss Josephine Har-
riman is really fine elocutionist, her eff
forts elicitng prolonged applause" The
Whistling Regiment" being especially fine.
The college contingent from the graded
school is as follows: Amherst, Merton Girls
wold '93 Dartmouth, Harvey Allen 90 Win
throp Abbott 93, Carroll Flint 49, j. Laroy
Mann "a, G.. E. Mann '9l, j. p. Clifford 81
Daniel Putnam '95, a. E. Carleton '9j
Smith College, Mary Dubois '03, Mary
Tewksbury '93, Florence Brooks '9j.
Miss Elsie Powers will assume charge of
the primary department of the graded
school, next Monday, owing to the resigna-
ton OF Miss Lena Spaulding, who has be-
come an assistant in Chelsea Academy
Miss Powers is a graduate of this school, of
the class of 'SS. For two years she has been
teaching in Idaho and is fully competent to
I'LL the responsible position to which she is
| called.
East R2xbury.
Mrs. Daniel Braey of West Randolph is
visiting her old neighbors. 60 Mrs. Bet
sey Fisk returned to her home in Brookield
the first of the week. - Mr.. and Mrs.
y. j. Boyce, u. y. Paige and II. p. Alb.
bolt and wife went to Montpelier to see the
president. - Warren Williams has the
frame of his barn up. - l.. w. Blanch-
ard is bringing water to his buildings.
- Charlie Holden received visit from
his father and mother last Saturday. -
George Wardner and his mother went to
Berlin, Monday. - Ed. Martin and wife
of Williamstown spent Sunday at Y.
Blanchard's. - Miss Bertha Henry goes
to White River junction to work this week.
South Royalton
Mrs. DR.. Moore of Providence, r. L., is in
town. - Joseph Haynes and family
from New Jersey are visiting in town
- Mrs. William Stcughton died very
suddenly, Saturday. She had just re-
| covered from a severe illness, aud was
thought to be in her usual health. -
Mrs. Charlie Culver and little boy have
been visiting Mrs. NJ. NJ. Culver. -
There was IA lawn party on the common,
Saturday evening, for the purpose Of dedi
eating the new band-stand. Icecream and
cake We're served - The village schools
began this week, with the same teachers.
- The train threw a hand-car off the
track just below the village. The men had
barely time to escape.
West Topsham.
A large number from this place attended
the fair at East Corinth.
Rev. G. f. Davis health is quite poor
G.. IL. Richardson supplied the pulpit for
him last Sunday.
II. T. Wood has bou!ht the Gilman w.
Bagley place for $3.50. Mr. Bagley goes to
Kansas City this week, where he is to make
his home with his son, V. w. Bagley.
Evans Bond died last Thursday evening,
after an illness of only about twenty-four
hours. The funeral services were held at
the house last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Bond
is to make her home in Barre, with her
daughter, Mrs. Elmer Tracy, for the pre-
sent.
Miss Della c. Nevers, who has been Wis
iting at DR.. Watson's for few weeks, re-
turned to Hopkinton, Mass, last Monday.
- Gill Bagley victualed large num-
Der at the fair this week. - Miss Cora
Smith of Waterbury is visiting Miss Cora
Wood for few days. g. Il. " Wiley
of Barre was in town on business last Sat
urday. - Professor A. n. Fellows is in
New Jersey for few days, on business.
- Mrs. White of Rochester, Mass, was
the guest of Mrs. NJ. III. Hight, a few days
last week.
East Warren.
Quite large company assembled at Nor
man Robinson's, last Wednesday evening"
to witness the marriage of Miss Mabel Rob-
inson and Ed Turner Rev. e. Fisk of
Waitstield ofiiciated. May prosperity at