The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-15


Academy last Friday evening. 80 e. e.
Colby of Humboldt, Iowa is in town.
MarshfieId.
The delegates elected last Saturday night
are To the republican state convention,
w. II. II. Mears, Ira II. Edison and E. l..
Spencer; to the district convention, G. L.
Dwinell, K. l.. Spencer and Il. b. Martin,
Jr. No instructions. 60 Miss Anna T..
Burnham, town superintendent Of schools,
will hold teachers meeting at village
school-house hall, next Monday evening, to
which the public are invited. 60 The
ladies of the Methodist church hold cob
web sociable and entertainment with Mrs.
II. e. Burnap, this week Friday evening.
80 Rev. j. f. Whitney has closed his
labors with the Congregational church, and
will soon move to other fields
Mortified.
The excelsior machinery of the Northfield
Manufacturing Company has been sold to
w. +. Parmelee of Burlington, for $3.50. 1t
has not been decided whether the business
will be continued here or the machines
moved away.
Ed Hunt and Minnie Ryle were married,
last Wednesday evening, by Rev. II. L.
Thornton. They are living in the Ordway
house on Union street. The Gouldsville
band, of which Mr.. Hunt is a member, gave
them serenade.
Frank Gosley was arrested, last Monday,
for the illegal sale of liquor, in consequence
of the disclosure of Frank Corbeille. After
some delay Gosley pleaded guilty to three
first offenses, and paid fine and costs
amounting to $3l.69
The stores of f. j. Houston and G.. w.
Tillotson were broken into, Friday night,
and a few small articles and a mileage
ticket taken A tramp that was seen
around here during the day is suspected of
being the burglar. A description of the
man and the number of the ticket have
been telephoned around by Sheriff Howe
and it is expected that the thief will be
found before long
Rev. Stephen Hedges, a son of Marshall
Hedges of this place. died at his home in
Wolcott, last Thursday, of typhoid pneu-
monia. The body was brought here for
burial, Saturday, and funeral services We're
held in the Methodist church, Sunday, in
place of the morning service. The deceased
was well.known here and was regarded as
a young man of sterling worth and great
promise. The father is now seriously i'll
with the same disease that caused the death
of his son.
l.. F. Bellinger, formerly a professor in
Norwich University, and now of Tallapoosa,
Ca, is in town on a vacation. - Miss
Efe Tarbell, who is typesetter in Boston,
is at home for the summer, and Miss Nellie
Hassett, who is in the same business at
Fitchburgh has also come home. - c..
S. Adams and wife of st. Johnsbury and l..
NJ. Waldo and wife of Willamstown have
been visiting at Denison Browns. -
DIR. Davis and wife are visiting at Cabot.
- Rev. H. G. Howard and wife have
returned from Oberlin, Ohio.
Plainfield.
Childrens day will be observed at the
Congregational church, next Sunday at
% A 1.g,,
from half as many towns met at Kinney s
hall, last Saturday afternoon, and advo-
Gated " class candidate for governor of
Vermont. One or two who spoke, how
ever, favored the best man without re-
gard to his occupation or profession, which
it is believed is the general sentiment of
voters here. - Mrs. Myra Chase is still
alive, but failing.
West Randolph.
The forty-seventh annual session of the
New England Christian Convention was
held here with the Christian church, June
90 The attendance was not large but the
work done was of high order, and the
preaching especially good. Among those
present from other parts was DR.. j. j. Sum-
merville of Philadelphia, Pa. the general
secretary of the American Christian Con-
vention. - Calvin Sleeper crushed his
hand quite badly, at Salisbury's mill, last
of sander. - Frank Sault has rented
the upper rooms in the Thayer house on
Central street, and will move in soon.
- A slight blaze occurred in H. c..
Soper's house, on Randolph avenue, about
$50 P. NJ, Sunday. The fire was quickly
extinguished with only slight damage.
STAFFORD.
Principal f. G. Avery of Waterbury high
school is at home here for his summer va
cation. - Miss Sarah r. Cummings has
been compelled to leave her school in
Lebanon, y. H., because of illness.
Mrs. Abigail G. Robinson leaves town in a
few days to reside with her brothers in
Kane county, ILL., She has given to the
Cemetery Association one hundred dollars,
the income of which sum is to be expended
in the care of the burial lot of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer George. -
Senator Morrill, is expected home about the
25th inst. - n b. Cobb and his son,
Gardie attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary
Gardner, the sons grandmother, at Thet-
ford, last Sunday. - Miss A. B. Pierce
and Miss Cora Rowell are ill of nervous ex-
haustion.
South Strafford.
week. - Mrs. Abby Arnold, mother of
Mrs Church, died suddenly, on Sunday
afternoon. - Mrs. Litch and son, Eu-
gene. from Illinois, are visiting her sister,
Mrs. Oliver Kendall. - The lyceum club
gave pleasing entertainment at village
hall, on Saturday evening.
Topsham.
j. E. Pillsbury of Hanover, n. H., is
spending few days in town. - A valu-
able mare belonging to w. W. Chalmers
seriously injured leg last week 1t is
feared that she is spoiled. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Lang of Hanover, N. H.,
are visiting relatives in town. - Mr.
and Mrs. Gustavus Tibbetts of Neponset,
ILL.,, are spending some weeks in town.
Topsham is Mrs. Tibbetts' native place.
This is her first visit for ten years. -
DR.. Hutchinson was called, Friday night,
to attend Mrs. Alexander Lang in severe
attack of heart difficulty - Children s
day passed very pleasantly. Many lovely
plants in bloom were in the church. the
altar was trimmed with evergreens, and the
Rotations and singing by the children were
we'll learned and nicely rendered.
Waitsfield.
Mr. and Mrs ID. A Wilder have finished
work for Alfred Joslyn and gone to Morris
vile to live.
II. j. Joslyn. who has been in Medford,
Mass, during the winter and spring, is at
home for time.
Rev. A. j. Hough will deliver lecture in
the Methodist church, Wednesday evening,
June 30. Particulars will be given later.