The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-26

weeks old 1t lacked about two weeks OF
being year since they were married. A
large number of sympathizing friends were
present to attend her funeral"
Royalton.
The Congregational Sunday school has
provided new case for its books-a very
good arrangement.
A. w. Ksnney and wife left here for
| Lakewood, n. j., October 81, to spend the
winter. 60 Rev Levi Wild returns to his
labors at Ferrisburgh on Saturday. -
Eben Wild and wife Of Claremont, N. H.,
! have returned after a weeks visit at his
fathers. 80 G. II. Pierce is still very
low, and his recovery is doubtful.
j. L. Griffin has bought the Tenney place,
near j. b. Slayton's
=. ID. Pike has bought the tub shop of G.
NJ. Culver and will soon convert it into
| grist mill the machinery having already
| been ordered.
Frank Downer is moving into his new
house on South Main street. 80 II. S.
Warren is quite sick. - Rev. s. f.
| Drew returned from his vacation on Tues
day of last week. - Van Ness Reeds
family now occupy their new house.
Tunbridge.
Mrs. Mary (RowelD King died Saturday,
October %, at Cambridge, Mass. Her fun
era was held here Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Henderson officiating. She was mem
Der of the Congregational church, also of
the local Union. She was loving wife
and mother, kind neighbor and friend.
Many unite in mourning her loss, and ex-
tend loving sympathy to the bereaved hus-
band and little son,
Columbus day was observed by forming a
procession, at the church, of Tunbridge
band, veterans, Relief Corps, followed by
bering over 100 with banners. Among the
notices were these: Onward and Up
ward-1492-lS92." After a parade a flag
was raised at the Grand Army hall, after
which an Interesting programme was car
ried out at the church by scholars under
direction of Miss Anna Howe. Edwin
Slack of North Tunbridge delivered much
appreciated address,
Mr.. Walcott of Rochester is visiting in
town. - Rev Harry Miles spoke at the
Congregational church last Sunday. -
VERNE Mills is doing table WORK at the
Park House. - A. j. Mills is at work
on his penstock that carries water for pol
ishing granite.
Vershire.
Floren Darling died last week. The fun
eral was at the home of his father, Hon. s.
Il. Darling, the religious services being
conducted by Elder j. d. Cross, who
preached from the words, " In my Fathers
mousse are many HdUSlODS. MT.
leaves wife, three children and many
friends to mourn his early and seemingly
untimely death,
There were three funerals in town last
week On Sunday, October 16, Mrs. Reeves
was buried at Copperield. She leaves
husband and four small chilnren On Fri
| day, October q. was the funeral of Floren
Darling and also that of Mr.. Billiard, father
of Mrs, Il. w. Barrett. The funeral was at
the house of his daughter, Mrs. Stephen
| Norton, and he was carried to Sharon for
| burial.
The buildings on the Isaac Morey farm,
now owned by Harry Waters, were burned
last Monday. The furniture from the house
was mostly saved, but his hay aud grain
were all burned. In addition to all of Mr.,
Waters crops, the barn also contained
about eighty bushels of wheat belonging to
a neighbor, Edwin Parker. Mr.. Waters
loss is partly covered by insurance, but Mr..
Parker's wheat is a total loss.
Waitsfield.
The ladies of the Home Circle will give
the annual chicken pie supper at the church
parlors on Wednesday evening, November
.. All are cordially invited to attend.
The fag-raising at the Irasville school
house was well attended, and an excellent
programme was successfully carried out.
Owing TO the incemency of the weather,
the main part OF the exercises were held in
the school room.
Columbus day memorial exercises at the
Methodist chuch on Friday evening were
participated in by all the schools in town,
and they presented an entertainment of
such high order of literary, evolutionary,
dramatic and musical merit as has not been
enjoyed by the people of this place in many
a year. While all the schools did them
selves and teachers great credit, especial
mention should be made OF the concert ex-
ercises by the Irasville school-Miss Jennie
Sheay, teacher-and by the village primary
school-Miss Sarah Thompson teacher-as
they were nearly perfect. An excellent
orchestra, consisting of Misses Genie and
Josie Boyce, George McCarty and j. Tripp,
added greatly To the enjoyment of the even
ing, as we'll as the fine singing by Miss
Flora Richardson. Master Roy Boyce and
Misses Evans and Heath Of Moretown.
The house was filled to overlooking, even
standing room being at a premium, aud all
joined in hoping we might have another
Columbus day before another hundred
years hence"
Mr.. and Mrs Enos Wilder are the happy
parents of an eight-pound girl. - John
Horner, who has recently moved into town
is quite poorly and is under the doctor
care. - Rev. w. e. Douglas, by special
request, repeated his Columbus memorial
sermon of one week ago, at the Methodist
church last Sunday.
Warren
Mrs. NJ. 5. Sterling, who has been seri-
ously sick, is slowly improving.
Columbus day was observed by the vii.
lage school at an entertainment in the town
hail in the evening.
1t was reported a few weeks ago that w
A. Blair had the Oldest book in town
This was mistake, as there has been an.
other found fifteen years older. 1t belongs
to D. c. Geer, aud is a spelling book printed
in London in 1865. 1t was brought to this
country by his wife's ancestors Mr. Geer
also has number of other relics, among
them wood taken from the ship Constitu.
ton and Perry's flag ship. He also has a
jackknife brought over by the same person
that brought the spelling book.
East Warren.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Mite
Society will be held on Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Nahum Nichols. A full attend.
ance is desired.
f. C. Lamb went to Montpelier last Sat
urday evening. A party of neighbors went &c
his barn and husked all his corn for him,
, about eighty bushels.