The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-12

hotel. 60 William Scribner has taken
large lumber job in Maine and is hiring
help here to go there with him. 60 Rev.
f. K. Healey of Barre is stopping with J.
A. Gray. 80 John Elliott, who has made
Morgan his home nearly all of a long life, is
very sick in Holland
Mortified.
Rev. Henry Howard preached at the Con-
gregatonal church Sunday morning
Mrs. Cutler has moved from s. G. Will
Jams house on Traverse street to the tene-
ment vacated by Mrs. Evans on Union
street.
A husking bee " at Jason Dole's home
on West Hill was heartily enjoyed last Fri
day evening by about forty of his friends,
| young and old.
The number of scholars in the high school
| is constantly increasing, having an addition
of three Monday morning, making the
whole number sixty-four.
A special village meeting is called for
next Tuesday evening to see If reservoir
| shall be built at the southeast corner of the
village on or near Highland avenue.
The ladies' circle connected with the
| Universalist church will hold a sociable
with Mrs Fred Parker on the West Hill Fri
| day afternoon and evening. Old and young
are cordially invited to attend.
About thirty.five people were present at
Professor Gales first singing school, Friday
evening. The school will be held Friday
| evening of this week, but the regular even
ing has not as yet been decided upon.
Deacon Cyrus Howard died last Wednes-
day night of pneumonia. Funeral services
| were held at the house on Elm street, Sat-
urday forenoon, Rev. w. S. Hazen officiat-
ing, and the burial was at East Rox-
bury, his former place of residence. His
age was seventy-siX.
At the temperance meeting on Sunday
! evening paper was read by w. Arthur
Jones of Montpelier on the Kelley Insti-
| tute, and Patrick Lyons of Montpelier, who
has been treated at the institute, made
some remarks in relation to the same.
! There were exercises by the Juvenile tenn
plars, a recitation by Miss Myra Morse, a
song by Mrs. Downing and music by the
| Universalist church choir.
Mrs. Gilchrst is visiting in Oberlin, Ohio,
| - j. X. Egerton and wife came home
Friday. - Clifton Hall has returned
| from the Fabyan House. - Miss Edna
Bremmer has finished her apprenticeship at
| the Ne,CS office, and gone to Bennington to
work at the trade. - G.. A. Edgerton,
Jr., and wife returned on Thursday from
their Western trip. His cousin, Miss Jessie
Wood of Elwood, ILL.,, came with them, and
| has entered our high school 60 Frank
Plumley, ESQ., left on Monday for Michigan,
to speak during the remainder of the presi-
| dental campaign - Those from this
town attending the annual session of the
Good Templars' grand lodge at Barton this
week are Mrs. e. Huntley, Mrs c. E. Reed,
! Miss RoXanna circuit, {. ID. Edgerton, G. l..
Pervier and C. II. Davis; also Mrs. A. f.
| Andrews and j. T. Celley from Gouldsville.
| - Mrs. Pope returned from Barre, Sat
urday. - Mrs. S. V. Avery of Burling-
ton has been in town during the past week.
- Miss Alice Preston is at home -
! Will Tilden went to Boston last Friday
night. He expects to remain there during
the winter. Cadets Scribner and
Thomas have joined the Universaist choir.
- Professor G. III. Cheney of South
Manchester, Conn, has been spending a
| few DAYS in town. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| Howe, G. n. Whitmarsh, Frank Carpenter,
! Mrs. A. w. Wilder and son Fred are among
| those who take advantage of the New York
excursion this week. - j. X. Edgerton
returned Friday from his trip to the West,
to attend the national encampment of Odd
| Fellows.
Plainfield.
The ladies of the Universalist church will
| hold {. sociable with Mrs. j. NJ. Batchelder
this "wednesday afternoon and evening,
George Whitcher raised about twenty
stalks of sugar-cane in his garden which
were perfectly ripe when harvested, and
which would indicate possibility OF max
ing that industry a success in this climate.
An illustrated lecture on "Heroes and
| BdtUleOeluS Oh Une AlNll w ut Will Dt gwen
at Kinney's hall tomorrow Thursday
evening, under the auspices of w K. Mar
tin Post, G. A. r., by Charles n. Thomas OF
! Boston.
A telegram received here last Thursday
evening, announcing the death of Rev. X,
L. Walbridge at his new home in Johnson,
filled many hearts in this community with
sorrow, as the deceased had made many
friends here during his recent labors as mis-
sionary.
While in the garden recently, Mrs. Doctor
| Smith performed the rare feat of catching
a full-grown partridge with her hands
Imagine the effect which this event must
have had upon some of our young game
sters, who, having depended solely upon
| firearms, have so frequently returned OF
late from the forests empty-handed!
George NJ. Webster of Cabot, f. A. Ell.
dredge of Warren and George Rowland OF
| East Montpelier, road commissioners, were
here last Thursday on the complaint of Doc
tor Smith and others against the town OF
Plainfeld for defective highways. 1t is un-
derstood that repairs were ordered to the
amount of eighty dollars The doctor is
much pleased with the recommendations OF
Governor Pages message TO make an effort
to have better roads
Miss Gertie Greeley was at home over
Sunday. George A. Pratt is at work
| in the WATCHMAN office. - Mrs. Doctor
Smith is visiting her sister, Mrs. Smith Mar.
tin, in Orange.
Maple Hill.
Rev. Noble Smith of Newport, n. H.
| preached at the Bolles school-house last
Sunday. - j. W. Carr and Il. n. Morse
of Calais are to preach at the Bolles school
| house next Sunday. 60 Mrs. Orrin Pratt
is very low, without hope of recovery
- School in the Bolles district is closed
this week. Miss Belle Hersey, the teacher
being sick.
West Randolph.
The harvest home festival given by the
Baptist society, Friday evening, was largely
attended and a success in every way.
The Phila May Concert Company of Bos
ton will give an entertainment here, Octo
Der IS, under the auspices of the high schoo
lyceum.
Mrs John Coleman, who has shown signs
of insanity during the past year, committed
suicide Saturday afternoon, by hanging her
self. She leaves a husband and two chill
dren. - Bert Lewis had one hand badly