The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-09

| waterbury is being discussed somewhat
- Fall schools opened on Monday, The
village school is in charge of Marshall w
Downin of Swanzey, N. H., Miss Kimbal
of Woodstock, and Miss Moody of Stowe,
STAFFORD
The yearly meeting of the Vermont Free
will Baptists will be held at South Straf
vices will be a centennial celebration of the
organization of the Freewill Baptist church
in this town, and which was the first one
OF this order west of the Connecticut river
Ministerial brethren from other states are
expected to be present and particjpate
Because OF the above, the meeting of the
White River Choral Union is postponed one
week, and will be held here on Saturday,
September 10. - Mrs. Belle Cove. wife
of William s. Udall, died somewhat sud
denly in Washington, ID. c., on the morn.
ing of the I'd instant He bodv was
brought to STAFFORD for interment. The
funeral services were held in the Congre.
gational church, Friday afternoon, Rev. II
Cummings officiating. - The town has
now suitable hearse. 60 Rev. Eli Clark
and wife have moved back into town, with
the expectation of spending the remainder
OF their days with their son, l.. A. Clark.
- Harvey b. Hazelton will offer his
entire stock of goods at auction this week
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, as he
wishes to go out of mercantile business.
North Thetford
This village sends this delegation to Thet
ford academy: Clarence Hosford. Burns
Babcock, Fred Howard, Mary Ladd, Viola
Ware and Josie Babcock - A lbert
Leonard and sister from Paterson, n. j.,
are boarding with Mrs. Jaquth - Ed
ward Watson sails from Liverpool the 10Th
after two months visit to his brothers in
England. - Many of the farmers are
building silos and cutting corn to fill them.
- Mr.. Isaac Cutting of Quechee visited
friends here last week. - Mrs Abbie
Howe Forest and children will return to
thelr home in Kansas this week. 60 Mrs
William Bond died last week Tuesday, af-
ter lingering sickness of many months.
West Topsham.
G. e. Woodward and family removed to
Plainheld last week. We have none too
many such men in town, and there should
be interest or enterprise enough to call
them into town and keep them here
Or. Wellington of Lancaster n Fl, has
been in town few days, attending to the
business of his father-in-law, Ransom Farm
ham. - Charles Beede's hotel was
burned Sunday morning about five O'Clock.
1t is thought the fire was of incendiary orr
gin. - Mrs. G. F. Smith and daughter
are visiting in Massachusetts. - School
commenced last Monday with good atten-
dance and three first-class teachers -
Lyndon
to attend school.
Waitsfield.
Schools began in town Monday, with the
same teachers as last term with the excep.
ton of district No. 1, where Miss Dell Bragg
OF warren is to teach. - Several from
this place attended the Sunday-school con-
vention at Montpelier last week, -
The three little daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
W. e, Andrews of Brooklyn, n. Y, are the
guests OF their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus Bucklin. - Gerte Moriatta, Cora
Kennedy, Hattie Lewis, Alice Baird and
George Learned will attend school at West
Randolph this fall. - Matt b. Jones re-
turned to Hanover, n. H. Tuesday. -
Rev. George o. Howe started on his vaca-
ton, Monday: He will be away two Sun
days. - Mary Black and Mary Somer-
vile, who have been in Manchester, n. Fl r.,
during the summer, have returned home.
They will go back accompanied by Mrs.
James Black and Emma Black. Mr..
and Mrs. William Palmer commenced
housekeeping in their new house SATURDAY..
- Frank II. Brown, who has been in
Hampton, n. H., during the summer, is to
clerk in the store for w. A. Jones.
Il. j. Gleason, who has been in Boston and
New York, has returned home accompanied
by his daughter, Louise, who has been visit
ing at Ansonia, Conn. w. c. Kelsey
sold his personal property at auction Mon.
y
of Moretown bought the farm for 81 800
- Will G. Josyn of Haverhil, Mass,
has been in town short time, but has re.
turned. - Mrs. w. w. McAllister and
son, Othor, started Tuesday morning for
Indiana, where they will spend few weeks
- David Gleason and wife and Ella
Kennedy will spend the remainder of the
week in Waterbury. - II. j. Gleason
and NJ. l.. Richardson have been drawn
on the jury from this town
East Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs Philander Riford. who have
lived in town for the past fifty years, have
gone to Chelsea, Mass, to live with their
daughter, Mrs. George Williams. Mr. Ri
ford Is in very poor health. - Mrs.
Charles Beech and two children have re-
turned to their home in Burlington. -
MISS Eva Goodspeed is spending week in
Waitstield with her sister, Mrs. l.. NJ.
Learned. - William Bradley is visiting
friends and relatives in town. - Frank
Trask and wife of Bethel made a short visit
in town last week. - Mrs. Charles H.
Ellis and son of West Dedham, Mass, are
in town.
Waterbury Center.
The members of Stetson post and the
Woman's Relief Corps of Waterbury Cen
ter met at A. ID. Griffin's, last Saturday
Mr.. Griffin is a veteran and member of the
the occasion was one of rare enjoyment to
him.
"illiamstown.
John Gamble has purchased a building
lot in the northeastern part of the village.
1t is said family has moved into the barn
on the Clubhouse premises, and that new
house will be built there.
The son of Will Jenkins, who was taken
by the town to an institution in Boston
some time ago, has been returned for lack
OF permanent home there.
Mrs. Charles Moore and Mrs William
Grearson have returned from visit to their
old home in New Brunswick. Their home
coming is heartily welcomed here.
John NJ Her, the only son of Rev. II. ID.
Miller, recent minister to the Congregational
church here, finds time from his work as a
busy stenographer in Boston to do some
good poetical work. The fact that the Cen
tury magazine accepts it speaks well for
him.
Christopher Hood aud wife returned last
week from visit of some weeks in Mchi-
gan, in and about Grand Rapids, and per-
haps better pleased with Vermont than
ever. In the matter of wages. Mr.. Hood
found farm hands getting $15 TO SIT a
month; carpenters 50 to $3.50 per day; men