The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-05-20

officiating assisted by Rev. w. s. Hazen.
The child was about year and half old.
Chsuncey Denny and wife returned last
Thursday from their winter stay in Florida.
j. X. Egerton was in Barton, Friday,
at the institution of an encampment of Odd
Fellows. 80 Mrs. Il. II. Bellxnap of Niles,
Mich, is visiting her father, H. r. Brown
- Miss Flora Huntley Is assisting in
Mrs. Hollis millinery shop, and Miss Nellie
Judd is learning the trade with Gilchrist
q Smith. - Miss Eva Adams was at
home on Sunday. - Miss Roxanna Or
cult is teaching in the grammar school room,
as Miss Nellie Winch had to resume her
school at Gouldsvile
East Orange.
Mrs G. e. Bradbury is on the sick list
again and confined to her bed. - II. e.
Davis, who is in feeble health, went to
Bradford last week to consult DR.. Hanson.
80 Mrs. II. NJ. Gates returned from
Newbury last week i'll with the grip 60
School commenced last week with Miss
Katie Davis as teacher. - Willie Brad
bury was home from Barre on Sunday to
visit his mother, who is i'll. - Mrs.
enamin Patterson, who has been quite
i'll, is improving so as to be able to be out
again. - Mrs. Herbert Sargent of Barre
spent last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Coleman. - Mrs. Herbert
Scott of Concord, N. H., who has spent
several weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. f. Richardson, has returned home.
- o. III. Richardson was at home from
Dartmouth over Sunday. 80 Mrs. Il. @.
and Jennie Colby are visiting their cousin
in Bradford, Mrs. j. Il. Sleeper, who is ill.
Plainfield.
Mrs. e. f. Leavitt visited her mother in
Burlington last week.
A daughter was born to Mrs Buzzell Ben
jamin last Sunday evening.
ITncla prentia Shapard died last We'd nea-
day evening after an illness of few weeks
in the eghty-fourth year of his age. The
funeral occurred Friday afternoon.
Rev. G. p. Tapln was not able to return
from Chelsea for his services last Sunday
on account of injuries received from
wagon wheel at Montpelier a few days since.
Rev. j. j. Lewis will give his popular lee
ture illustrated by over one hundred views)
on the " Passion Play" or Sacred Drama
of the Centuries" at the Universalist
church Saturday evening of this week. The
lecture will merit full house
Memorial services will be held at the
Methodist church next Sunday afternoon at
one o'clock. The pastor, Rev. G. P. Taplin,
will preach the sermon. w. K. Martin Post
will attend in body, and invite all old SOL
diers, whether members of the post or not,
to join with them on that occasion.
The temperance lecture given by Miss
Yates on Monday evening OF last week at
! as was also the one given at the Methodist
church the following evening on Woman s
Sphere" The lecturer did not object to the
. employment of men-cooks and bonnet-trim-
, mers, and did not think any good reasons
could be given why women should not
! preach and vote.
: A serious accident occurred to Mrs. Lupien
last Friday afternoon while she was driving
her team on Maple hill after her daughter
Mary, who teaches school in the BOlles dis
- l..
ington's she lost control of the horse and
, was soon thrown with much violence to the
ground, and the horse ran with great speed
almost to the village before he was stopped
a still firmly attached to the badly used-ur
carriage, The unfortunate driver was car
ried to Mr. Huntington's, where she is suf
: fering much from internal INJURIES but from
y which it is hoped she may soon recover.
8 North Pomfret.
The road machine has begun mendine
our ways.
! Springs work is well started, weather
being favorable. Most of the farmers here
abouts are to plant corn
q A Mr.. Moulton from Thetford was in towr
last week buying cows. - Peter Strong
is at home. - Jedd Markham is through
saving logs for this spring. - Mr. ant
: Mrs. G. p. Thacher are rejoicing over tn,
birth OF a daughter.
= West Randolph.
Norwich University baseball nine play
q our nine next Monday.
n The first nine and the school baseball
h teams played on Friday last
e George Prince lately shipped two carload
of butter tubs to Nebraska. He has beel
e chosen as highway surveyor by the villag
n trustees.
l. The funeral of William Burroughs, VIII
% died on Friday, was held at the Methods
he | pburph SUNDAY aftarpOOp Row
'e Hamblin being the officiating clergyman.
The debating society held its last meet
ing on Monday evening, when the questo
= discussed was, Has Vermont been as we
represented in congress as any other state?
i The White River Valley Young People
=. Christian Endeavor convention which me
here on Saturday, was attended by abon
l., seventy delegates, and the meetings wer
30 30 very interesting.
Mrs. Judge Nichols took her grandso
l. George to New York city to meet hi
y mother, who Immediately starts for Buenc
* Ayres, South America. - John Hobal
t. and Charles Montgomery went to Windso
Tuesday, to testify in post-of1ice matters
he 60 Ed Granger of Boston has purchase
N the Will Curtis place on Central street fC
'd his father.
e. South Rcyalton.
We Measles are prevailing to such an extel
T., as to sadly interfere with the schools.
# Rev. w. NJ. ellis and family started la.
We Monday to locate in South Minnesota.
re STAFFORD
Ut On Thursday, the 14th the large barr
III sheds and sugar house of William II. Co
Inns were burned with their contents, il
Guiding wagons, sleighs, harnesses, ca
re and many farming tools, new sugar evapor
tor and a valuable quantity of lumber on
nd side. Insurance $500 in Vermont Mutua
Dr. loss $500. The following day the Miles !
Comstock dwelling house, owned by Wi
at bur Dickinson, caught fire from burnir
TN chimney and was consumed with all I'll
y" farm buildings. The wind carried I'll
flames into the neighboring woods and IL
III fire was not subdaed until the rain can
eh the following morning. Insured for $25
y. loss about $500.
ia West Topsham.
The telephone line through here has bee
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