The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25

Pitkin is to run it in the future. 80 Mrs.
IL. b. Dwinell is visiting in Northteld and
Windsor.
Moretown.
There was quarterly meeting at the Meth
odist church, last Sunday. Elder Truax
presided.
Henry Libben, with his phonograph, was
advertised at town hall, Saturday night,
but owing to bad weather did not appear.
Two inches of snow fell over the noun
tain, Friday night, and Saturday night
enough fell in this vicinity to whiten the
ground.
Northfield.
Baker Montana has put handsome new
covered cart on the road
f. b VanOrman has quit shoemaking.
He is living on DIR. Porter's farm on the
Waitsfield road.
The wife of John Ryan, who died in the
asylum at Waterbury, was brought here for
burial last Tuesday.
Moses Field has returned from East Con-
cord, N H., and has moved back to his
farm near the four corners
The Good Templars omit their regular
lodge meeting this week, on account of the
closing exercises of the school.
On account of the storm, the baseball
games between the University and Middle
bury College, which were to have been
played here Friday and Saturday, had to be
given up.
L. H. Keith has bought of DIR. o. o. Davis
the livery stable in the rear of the North
field house, which is occupied by j. G.
Fletcher, and is to take possession in thirty
days. Price, 1000.
At the meeting of the Odd Fellows grand
encampment at Montpelier, last week, j.
X. Egerton, the retiring grand patriarch,
was elected representative to the sovereign
grand LODGE which meets in Portland, Ore,
next September.
Mrs. Y. NJ. Sinclair died at her home on
Travers street, Sunday evening, of ca
tarrhal pneumonia The funeral was held
at the house Tuesday afternoon, and the
remains were buried at the Center ceme-
terry. Her age was sixty-eight.
Mrs. Sophronia r. Edison died at her
home at the Center, last Thursday, and fu-
neral services were held at the house Sat
urday forenoon, Rev. l. p. Booth officiat-
ing. The burial was at the Center ceme-
terry. She was the widow OF Colonel Edison.
The spring term of the graded school
closes this week. On Wednesday evening the
graduating exercises of the grammar school
will be held, and on Thursday evening those
of the high school, both in Concert hall.
The reception to the graduating classes will
be in Armory hall, on Friday evening
The Memorial day service will be at the
Congregational church next Sunday after
noon, at 4: 30 O'Clock, with sermon by the
pastor, Rev. W. S. Hazen, DID. The ex-
ercises this year are in charge of Post John
son. The procession will form on the COM
mon at one o'clock Monday. After the SER
vice at the cemetery the procession will re-
turn to the common where the address will
be delivered.
Judge David w. Hadley died, Saturday
evening, at the home of his son-in-law,
George r. Cofrin, on School street. Funeral
services were held at the house Tuesday
forenoon, and the burial was at the Center
He was eighty-four years of age. Until
about year ago he lived on the farm on
which his father located in 1904. He served
nineteen years as seectman between 1886
and 1875, was four times the representative
of this town in the legislature and held the
Office of assistant judge of this county for
two terms. He was democrat in politics.
and was one of our best known and most
highly respected citizens.
Orrin Kimball found that clerking did
not agree with his health, and has left
Clough's store. His place is taken by II.
X. Chadwick. - Chauncey Denny and
wife returned from Florida, last Thursday
- Mrs. Henry Richards and Mrs. Emily
Stafford visited at F. A. Preston $ last week.
- AlonZo Preston went to Marshfield,
last Friday to attend the funeral of his
brother. - Mrs. Joseph Thornton of
V.
II. L. Thornton. - Mrs. w. j. Walker
of Chicago. with her two children, arrived
Tuesday and will spend the summer with
her mother, Mrs. Pope. - The Theta
Chi society has purchased safe for keep
ing their records and put it in their rooms
over the post-otfice.
East Orange.
Rev. H. F. Dickey of Washington is to
supply here for the, present for the Bap-
lists, and is expected to preach next Sun
day. - Salina Rawlings came home
from Corinth, Sunday, where she had been
to care for Mrs. Clark Morse, her cousin,
who is dangerously ill. - Edwin r.
Norris, former resident here, died at the
residence of Roswell Crook of Corinth of
consumption, May 20, aged sixty, years;
- The snowstorm of last Friday and
Saturday reminded the older inhabitants of
one May %, 1884, snow falling to depth of
two feet in twenty-four hours.
Plainfeld.
Arch Nye is moving back from Marsh
field to his home near the village.
Rev. Sullivan Gale of Jacksonville, Fla,
visited his parents here, last week.
Rev. G. p. Taplin will preach the Me-
mortal sermon, next Sunday at one o'clock
P. NJ. The Grand Army post will attend in
body, and all others are invited.
Rev. l.. E. Fortney has been chosen to
preach the occasional sermon at the Cham
plain Association of Universalists, which
meets at St. Adams, June Is and 16
Rev. Mr.. Walbridge will supply the Con-
gregational pulpit next Sunday, and Rev
Mr.. Williams, who preached last Sunday, is
expected to begin labor with the society in
the near future
w. e. Martin post, G.. A. R.. invites all
friends of deceased soldiers to join in deco
rating the graves of comrades at the Center,
Monday forenoon. The Grafton will be
given by Rev. Lester Warren at two
o'clock, in the Methodist church, after
which the post will hold service in the vii
lage cemetery. New bronze grave markers.
with attachments for holding flags and
wreaths, have recently been purchased by
the post.
Randolph.
About one foot of snow fell here on the
goth, and about the same the next day.
The Montpelier district preachers meet
ing is to be held with the Methodist church
of this place, June and s.
The seizure of liquor, arrest and sentence
of liquor sellers, and the position the
WATCHMAN has taken all along-especially
since the Sd of last July-is duly appreca-
ted by the readers of your paper in this