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

singers. Pieces were read or spoken by
Mrs o. Dickinson, Mrs G. Martin, Mrs. j.
Ellis, Miss Ida Coville, Mary and Gertie
Martin, Edna Dickinson and Gertie Good
rich. All seemed pleased with the exer-
cses. The church was tastefully decorated
for the occasion.
There will be a union memorial service
at the Methodist church next Sunday
morning. at which Rev. X. l.. Nanton will
preach with Sherman and His Times " as
theme. With our musical talent, and
such directors as James II. Walbridge, the
music on the occasion ought to be fine.
1t is now an open secret that one or more
members OF the family OF the late Joel Bass
Jr., are to furnish funds for repairing,
thoroughly painting and otherwise improv-
ing the Congregational church. 1t will be
done as memorial of their mother and will
be worthy of all concerned. This gift calls
out the deepest gratitude of the church and
society here
AS Wesley Demeritt was going to the viii
lage one day last week, with well-loaded
wagon, some part of his harness gave way
as he was descending the hill near the rail-
road crossing, and the wagon and contents
were sent over the embankment. AT first
it was feared Mr.. Demeritt had received
severe injury to the hip, but 1t happily
proves to the contrary.
Mrs. DR.. Dana Dickinson died recently at
the home of a son, near Boston, Mass -
Thomas Sheridan and Barnet Goodrich are
about to build barn for George w. Nichols
and otherwise improve his place in our vii
lage. - Leon Blanchard has gone to
Burlington, to work for Reed & Taylor.
- Miss Stella Martin will return from
Washington, ID. c., before long. - Mrs.
May Pratt Jeffords is teaching temporarily
in the w. H. Pratt district until Mrs. Ida
Drury Whitcoinb can resume teaching
there. - Miss Fanny f. Waldo is teach
ing in Montpelier - Mrs. John Duffus
and her two sons are with friends in Water
bury
Woodbury.
There will be no services at Methodist
! church next Sunday. Rev. Mr. Wheeler
goes to No. 10 in Calais
| Weston Jackson is thought to be improv-
ing slowly. - Ora Carr has the measles.
- Washington Ainsworth and wife of
| Saratoga, n. Y, have been in town the past
week paying off some of the heirs OF his
brother Seymour's estate. 80 Mrs. Cora
Thomas has been visiting friends in East
! Hardwick and Greensboro the past week.
- Willie Carr is building near the Cabot
road. Elmer Barrett is working for him.
- Mr.. Fullerton and Hawley have been
in town the past week. The quarries are
doing good business. - Frank Batchel-
der has lately sold good horse for one hun
dred and seventy-five dollars. - Ed
ward Smith Of Cabot has been in town buy
ing stock for back pasture.
South Woodbury..
Henry Leach has a lamb that weighed
thirty pounds when it lacked one day OF
being three weeks old.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Tyson of New York
city have been visiting at S. w. Benjamin's
- A. Z. Bailey is at home from Haver
hill, Mass. - Elmer Leach, who had
one leg injured by granite stone at Hard
wick, is staying at his brother Henry's
- George Lance has gone to Bethle
hem, n. H. to stop few days. - Mrs
Lucinda Farnsworth is in Barre visiting
her daughter Mrs. B. H. Wells. - Mrs
John Lance OF Cabot is staying at George
Lances,
Worcester.
S. G. Copp recently lost another of hi'
work horses.
Austin Kemist has engaged to work fo
G. G.. Putnam & Son.
, The Methodist church is invited to unit,
, with the Congregational church next Sun
day.
There is to be Sunday memorial service
> at the Congregational church on May "a
: Rev. p H. Carpenter breaches the sermon
, All the old soldiers are invited.