The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-09-21

The fall term Of the university opens on
Thursday evening of this week. A large
attendance is expected,
Rev. W. s. Hazen exchanged on Sunday
with Rev. G. w. Longren, pastor of the
Congregational church at Barre.
Oscar A. Evans died of pneumonia, Fri
day morning, and funeral services were
held at the house on Union street Saturday
at ten o'clock.
Charles NJ. Davis and Mamie Wooster,
daughter of D. Il. Wooster, were married
Thursday noon, and are now taking a car
riage trip. They will reside at the Center.
The high school opened Monday morning,
after the recess for the fair, with four new
scholars, making the total number sixty.
Twenty-Five scholars reside outside the dis
trict
Rev. III. J.. Thornton leaves for Lapeer,
Mich Thursday morning, in response to
call to occupy the Universalist pulpit there.
Services will be held as usual unless notice
is given to the contrary.
Matte Morse, younger daughter of James
Morse, died of consumption, last Wednes-
day night Funeral services were held at
the house on Saturday at two o'clock, Revs.
w. $. Hazen and /. p. Booth attending, and
the burial was at the Center. Her age was
fourteen
At recent meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Christian Union of the Universalist
President, A, f. Booth; vice-president,
Miss Libbie s. Whitmarsh recording sec
rotary, Miss M. Grace ingalls,; lookout
committee, Mrs. Alice Wright, Charles F.
Davis, Miss Polly d. RUSSELL devotional
committee, Miss Emile Z. Stebbins, Charles
Dole, Miss Amy Dole: social committee,
Mrs. Alice Wright Fred c. Davis, Mrs.
Gertrude L. Bixby.
Captain W. NJ. Rumbaugh of New York
has been in town the past week. -
Charles A. Clark has been dangerously i'll
with heart trouble, but is better. -
Dwight Briggs of Mendoza, ILL.,. has been
visiting at Frank Plumley's. - Misses
Grace Ladd and Martha Hazen went last
week to Mt. Holyoke Seminary to attend
school. il. G. Nichols and wife of
Waterloo, p. O., and John Nichols of Albu-
querque, N. M, have been in town the
phis, Tenn, is visiting his sister, Mrs, Has
sett. - Mr.. Cunningham of Manchester,
N. H., is visiting his sister, Mrs. j. A. Cross.
- b. w. Farnham, who has been visit
ing in town, returned to Lowell, Mass,
Saturday night.
Pittsfeld.
Rev H. A. Smith of West Hartford spoke
in the Congregational church last Sunday,
and delivered an excellent sermon to an
appreciative audience.
Miss Josie Ranney has commenced her
term of school in the Ranney district and
Eunice Baldwin one in district No. :. -
Rev. S. G. Vail exchanged with Rev. F. w.
Hambln, September 4. - School in
district No. has opened, with Miss Mary
Parmenter teacher. - Mrs. Albert Vose
stepped on nail, last week. and severely
injured her foot. - Mother Peabody, an
aged woman, has been very ill. Sheriff
Peabody of Rutland and his brother from
Pittsford were called to visit their mother,
and they spent last Saturday with her.
She is more comfortable at this writing.
| - Mrs Ann Fullum of Portland is at
the Vose house caring for her sick mother.
- Mrs. Lyman Gibbs had happy sur
prise last Wednesday afternoon, several of
her friends taking possession of her home
and presenting her tokens of regard in the
celebration of her eighty-second birthday.
Supper was served, and the occasion closed
with singing and prayer by her pastor.
Plainfield.
Rev. c. p. Taplin was absent last Sunday,
attending the funeral of his father-in-aw.
The Christian Endeavor society announces
a pumpkin svCiaDle Tor next Friday evening,
at the vestry of the Congregational church
Everybody invited.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union hold their annual meeting next
Saturday with Mrs. Arthur Lane, and are
invited to stop to tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bulkley, who have
for several years resided in Connecticut,
have moved here for their future home
- Our hotel keeper, Nelson Hammel
arrived home last week from Canada where
| he had been to attend the funeral of his
mother. - Last Saturday, Rev. and Mrs.
| III. Dewitt Williams returned from visit
of several days in Georgia, VT. - Mrs.
! Redteld of Connecticut, wife of Rev.
! Charles Redfeld, who was pastor of the
| Congregational church here fifteen years
| ago, was in town over Sunday. She noted
! aha
absence of fifteen years. - Mrs. G. T.
Batchelder of birmingham, Mass. is in
| town visiting friends as also is Mrs. Beedy
of Berlin. - The funeral services of
! Mrs. Glidden of Washington were held in
the Universalist church here, last Saturday.
Glidden, who lived for many years in Cabot
but who died in Washington.
Maple Hill.
Mrs. Peter Wheeler has had two cancers
successfully removed by DR.. Farnsworth
- James Mcknight has been confined
to the house of late, and it is feared he will
not be much better. - Nellie Cole is in
poor health. - An enjoyable time is re-
ported by those who attended the recep-
tian given by Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lane
last Saturday evening at Lanesboro.
West Randolph.
Mrs. Charles Thurston is visiting rela-
| yves IN boston IOr TWO weeks. - Miss
| Carrie Hautier is spending a months vaca-
ton in Philadelphia. - A. ID. Lamson
and family closed their summer home,
"Idleton Cottage" last Wednesday and re-
turned to Philadelphia. - Mrs. r. j.
Kimball and daughters returned to Brook
Ign, Friday, after spending the summer at
" Montague Place" The Green
Mountain Stock Farm shipped car of
horses to New York last week. -
Misses Mamie Dubois and Mary Tewksbury
have returned to Smith College, North
ampton, Mass. - j. l.. Mann is home
from Hanover, on the sick list. - b. f.
Chadwick has sold his candy and cigar
store to I. Butterteld. - Rev. j. j.
Lewis will give one of his illustrated lee
lures in Dubois & Gays hall next Thurs
day evening. - Pearl Bean of Lynn,
Mass, is spending two weeks vacation
with his parentsihere. - About twenty
took the special train, Sunday, for the
Grand Army encampment at Washington,
ID. q.
Roxbury.
III. Carl Ellis started last week for Chi
cage, where he expects to spend a year at
the law school,
Deputy Sheriff Ellis is spending his time
at Montpelier, assisting in the supervision
of the grand jury.
! Eugene Flint and Mrs. Monty have ex-