The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-23

years, it is expected that a large crowd will
be In attendance.
A union Thanksgiving service will be
held In the Congregational church, Thurs
day evening at seven o'clock, the sermon
being preached by the pastor of the Metho-
dist church 1t is hoped that there will be
general attendance. One hundred were
present at the service last year.
Deacon Byngton has finished the canvass
of the town for the Bible society. He re-
ports the church attendance in the vicinity
OF the village as better than eight years ago,
but SAYS that the decrease in other sections
of the town will be sufficient to Offset this,
Detailed reports will be given later.
Rev s. II. Wheeler will soon sever his
relations with the Congregational church,
leaving for Southern California either the
9th or the 18th of December. He has real
estate interests at Long Beach which de-
mand his presence. A church in a suburb
of San Bernadino, and also one in another
locality, has been offered him. Mr.. Wheeler
has made many friends during his long stay
here, and has large following that will re-
greet his departure.
A majority of the members of the senate
came down to look over the asylum on FRI
day night Ex-Governor Dillingham; ex-
planned to them the plans of the trustees to
erect an administration building and an
other large ward, leaving the other wards
to be built later as the demand might re-
quire. Therefore they went back and voted
an appropriation of SS5,0O0 the sum asked
for. Monday, the house, the majority OF
whose members had not personally in
spected the institution, passed the senate
bill with an amendment scaling the apprO-
priation down to 800, 900. The senate COM
mittee adheres to its view OF the matter and
a conference will probably finally adjust the
matter
Jerry Lyman has moved into one part of
arli Ia / hpp a a. II n
law of Superintendent Giddings of the
asylum has been visiting here with his
family. - l.. j. Roberts has renovated
and moved into the house which he pur-
chased of Mr.. Wrisley. The latter has
moved into the basement of Levi Davis
house. go Lewis Buskey has moved into
the tenement in the Watts block, vacated
by Jerry Lyman. Mrs Buskey well thus be
more conveniently located for her many
patrons in the dressmaking line. - Van
Henderson has taken up his residence at
Jonesville in order that he may find potatoes
for the Boston market. - Mr.. Haines
has moved into the tenement owned by
Mrs Isaac Calkins. - g, II. Shipman
and family were in town Sunday. -
The trains on Monday carried goodly
number of democrats from this place to the
! Montpelier jolification.
WilliaInstown.
L. j. Griffin of Barre is putting steam
|
Horace Faruham and Lewis Martin have
been dehorning cattle in the north part of
| the state.
Theodore Wilfore has been laid aside from
work of late, with what may perhaps be
" the grip"
Some sixty of our citizens went by rail to
the grand democratic Jubilee in Barre, last
Thursday evening.
Miss Eta Martin is teaching in Chelsea
village. Her brother Frank will teach in
Washington the coming winter:
Oliver S. Walker and his nephew, Will
lard Walker, returned last week from
visit of a few weeks in the West.
Next Sunday evening there will be Sun
day-sChool concert at the Congregations
church, to which all are cordially invited.
Arthur Buckley Jones, of the new gran
tie firm of Williams & Jones, has sold hi;
interest to George =. Robertson, and gone
to Utica, n. Y, to work.
The increasing business of the Grearson
Moore & Co. granite firm demands improved
facilities for carrying it on, which are likely
to be supplied in the not distant future.
Rev. E. e. Reynolds will preach at tn,
union Thanksgiving service at the Congre
gational church, on Thursday forenoon
EVERYBODY is cordially Invited to attend thi
service.
James NJ. Bass having closed out his bust
ness matters here, left, with his daughte
Julia, for East Somerville, Mass, last Sat
urday For the present his home will be il
that place.
How well deserved it may be, we know
not: but some one loosely remarked tina
4" the mock session " of our legislature thi
week, could hardly present any great diff
ference from the ordinary sessions of thi
body.
Sixty.one years ago John Lynde cas-
his first vote as a " freeman" Since the
he has not failed to vote at every election @
town representative and president and h
hopes to live to help seat a republican pres
dent again in 1896.
, After an absence of nearly ten month
: in Scotland, George p. Robertson returne
last week, and is at work for the Grearsor
Moore < Co. granite firm. He is know
here as one of the most promising of GU
, granite-cutters as to skill in work,
: At the circular conference of Congregf
, tional churches, held here last week Tues
day, an excellent sermon was preached b
Rev. Mr.. Morse OF Brookheld. In the aftel
noon there was a discussion of certai
phases OF Ideal Christianity" as relatin
? to business, reading and amusements, Th
daily newspaper OF to-day, card-playing an
| dancing, were sat down upon" with
{ good deal of moral ' avordupois."
} Mrs. Alice Brown, daughter of Denise
Drown anu WIG Vi LuIutT WdluO, uleu
, Monday night of last week, of paralysis
= following the birth of a son. Besides tn
3 son, she leaves daughter of two or thre
years, and a husband. A native of OF
3 town, Mrs. Waldo was well-known as on
: of the most intelligent Christian women
I the place. The few years of her marie
5 life have been of the pleasantest, and HI
death brings the greatest sorrow to h'
home.
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The large 4Ox1O0-feet barn belonging