The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-18

bought OF Bancroft, using part oil the shOp
for a dwelling. = Abiiah Bemis and
wife, and Mrs. Burnham and daughter Anna,
went to Hardwick last Tuesday to attend
the golden wedding of Mrs. Burnham's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Gould. -C Q.
G. Robinson and family and Rev +. T.
Crane and wife have moved back to their
old home from White River junction. ==
w. T.. Lamberton has been confined to the
house the past week from relapse caused
by OverwOrk. 60 Henry Page and Sam
Currier of Danville were in town last Fri
day.
Shady Rill
The grange in this place held its annual
oyster supper last Saturday evening. In
connection with supper were music, recta-
lions, etc.
Herbert Cummings, Myron Markham, G.
Il. Flanders. Eta Markham and Anna Cum
mings attended the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor at Plainfeld last
week Friday.
Moretown.
Martin Gllett fell down stairs in his barn
last week, where he went TO feed his cow,
and one rib was broken.
There is to be a donation party at the
town hall next Friday evening for the ben
eft of Rev. Harvey Webster. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
John Donahue has moved to Middesex
and is going to work on the railroad. Aaron
Goss Jr., has bought the house vacated by
Donahue and is to work in the sawmill for
MIR. Swift. He has moved in and taken
possession of his new purchase.
Northfield
Two candidates were initiated at the Odd
Fellows lodge meeting last Thursday even
ing. There will be special meeting this
week.
John Conway died at quite an advanced
age, Monday. He had been in poor health
for some time with a heart trouble, but died
quite suddenly,
The Good Templars are using the COM
petitive system this quarter, with Misses
Amanda Leonard and Roxanna Orcutt as
captains. There was a good attendance
and an interesting programme at the last
meeting AS the meeting this week comes
very near Washington's birthday, the exer-
cises will relate to that event.
Benjamin j. Reed died at his home on
Main street, Tuesday forenoon, of diabetes.
His death was very sudden and unexpected.
He was at work till about ten days ago and
had been confined to his bed only four days.
He came to this town from Montpelier in
the fall of 1889 as a member of the firm of
Suitor Il Reed granite manufacturers; he
was a polisher and since the dissolution of
the firm has been engaged in making and
selling patent polishing machine of his
own invention, and for few months has
been doing polishing for the granite firm of
| Davis & Phillips. He leaves wife but
no children. The body will be taken to
New Hampshire for burial.
! III. L. Brown and his daughter, Mrs. G. A..
Edgerton, Jr., went to Newport on Friday.
| Mr.. Brown returns this week and Mrs.
EdgertOn will remain two or three weeks
visiting friends in the north part of the
state. - Miss Josie Moriarty is at home
| from Plymouth, n. H., and is assisting in
the job department of the Ne1cs office.
- l. n. jerks went to New York city
last week to be gone two weeks or more.
- Dan Morse was at home over Sun
day from Walpole, n. III. - B. j. Reed
is seriously i'll with kidney trouble. -
j. p. Willis, post-office inspector, was in
town on Monday. - Mrs. f. A. Preston
visited in Burlington last Sunday. - j.
l.. Abbott attended the Odd Fellows meet
ing at Hyde Park last Friday 80 Miss
Flora Huntley came home from Barre last
Monday.
East Orange.
The entire community was saddened on
Saturday by the sudden death of Bertha
Fannie, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas d. Hutchinson, at the age of thir-
teen years and four months. She was sick
but about a week, but she suffered intensely
from typhoid pneumonia. Two daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson have been
taken away by diphtheria, and this blow
therefore comes with peculiar severity.
cerely loved by her schoolmates and friends.
The funeral took place Sunday afternoon
Rev e. E. Davis officiating. The bereaved
family wish to thank their friends and
neighbors for the assistance and sympathy
extended so freely.
PlainfieId
The village schools will close on Friday
| next.
The lady who lately lost silk EN-
] Il
the post-ofiice.
| The Plainfield Farmers League will meet
at its rooms in Kinney's block at one and
seven o'clock next Saturday.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Hattie Skinner
next Saturday afternoon, at half-past two.
The seventh Washington County Chris.
| tan Endeavor convention was held here
/ last Friday. About one hundred seventy
/ five from other towns were present. Twenty
( one Christian EndeavOr societies and six
Epworrh Leagues were reported. The Chris.
tian Endeavor Societies have membership
of over 925. The devotional meetings
showed earnestness, and the papers and
discussions were interesting and helpful
George Wallis of Watsfield read an article
on Loyalty to the Church" Nj. l.. Cheney
of Barre on " Reverence or Irreverence ~
and Miss Huntley of Waterbury on "0be.
| dience in Little Things" W. @. Taplin
! gave "A report Of the Portland convention.
Committee work was discussed by II. G.
Nye of Barre, Rev. w. S. Hazen of North
| field and Miss Macomber of Montpelier
Four-mnute talks by the pastors closed
| the afternoon session. In the evening
| after a service of song, and numerous ques.
| tOns had been answered by Rev. j. j.
Hall of Berlin, Rev. George Howe gave an
interesting address on the Advantage OF
Good Beginning A conservation meet
ing fittingly closed this convention.
West Randolph.
The Dartmouth Gee Club is billed here
for February n.
Fifty-fve choice books have arrived fol-
the high school library. With this addition
the number of volumes is swelled to 30
The United States postoflice inspector
looked over the Office here one day last
week Before going away he told parties
that there are no offices in the state, and
but few in New England, that have so higl
rank for efficiency, This is praise indeed.
Letters from the Vermont delegation al
Washington were received here Sunday
morning stating that Charles III. Montgom,
cry would receive the appointment as post
master here. The appointment is gener-
ally received with satisfaction. Mr.. Mont.
gomery is very popular as a clerk and as
man and II q baliavaI that tba Doqt N III r..