The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-01

| be occupied by Professor Emerson's mother
| and Mrs. Corey. Mr.. HUFF and family have
| arrived and have moved into the Moses
Lane house on Main street.
Edwin S. Stebbins died at three o'clock
Monday morning, after an Illness OF about
| ten DAYS. The funeral services will be held
at the Episcopal church this "wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock and the burial
will be in Elmwood. About twenty.one
| years ago Mr.. Stebbins became the partner
| of William G. Woodbury. in the grocery
business in this place; Q. s. Richmond
| bought half interest in the business after
Mr.. Woodbury's DEATH and they continued
| in the business for some years, when Mr..
| Stebbins sold his interest to Mr.. Richmond
and retired from mercantile business for
some time, giving his attention to outside
| matters. In October, 1890, he formed
partnership with Fred A. Jones, under the
firm name of Stebbns & Jones, and they
opened a dry-goods store at the old Crane
stand in Central block, which relation con-
tinued to his death. He married Miss Car
RE Hayes of this place, and the widow and
four children survive him. Mr.. Stebbins
was successful business man of sterling
integrity and was held in high esteem. His
age was forty-seven.
Miss Jessie Jones has returned from Chi.
cago, and was accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Prince. - Frank Plumley, Esq.
uellNbTeu JDe MeInOrldl uay duuTeSS al w ey-
bridge. - George and Minnie Hogan Of
st. Adams and Miss Adams of Swanton
visited at Squire Plumleys during the
week. 60 Elmer Derby and wife have
come on from Iowa; he is to clerk for E.
H. Thayer at the Center. - Misses
Libbie and Mamie Whitmarsh go to Boston,
this week, for months visit
Orange.
Rev. Mr.. Ward of Burlington preached at
the Center, last Sunday.
Mrs Fannie Carr has not been able to
teach school for several days, owing to ILL
ness.
BF. Tower and wife, Mrs. Nora Guild of
Coventry and Mrs d. f. Winslow of North
Brookfeld, Mass, were in town last week
to attend the funeral of their father, j. p.
Lord, who died of heart failure, May 81,
aged seventy-nine years.
Plainfield.
Rev. G. p. Taplin's Memorial sermon,
last Sunday, was well received by large
audience.
Mrs. c. P. kellogg, who has been very
sick for several months, is now seriously
afflicted with sore eyes,
George Benjamin has moved into the ID.
| M Perkins house in Marshfield, part of
which is occupied by Clarence Glidden.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor will serve Strawberries and
cream in the Congregational vestry Mon
day evening next.
Alanson Gallup, a respected citizen of
| this town, passed into the higher life, last
Friday morning, after a severe affliction
| for several months. The funeral services
| were conducted at the residence, Sunday
at ten o'clock, by Rev. l.. f. Fortney, and
the remains were inferred in the family lot
at Cabot. The deceased was nearly eighty
three years of age.
Wheeler j. Batchelder our veteran mer-
chant has sold out his interest in the store
of H. H. Dewey of Barre, a former merchant
! of this place. Mr.. Dewey takes possession
| this week, and will move his family here at
once, it is understood into the Matte Page
house. Mr. Batchelder will take needed
rest, after long period of constant applca-
ton to business, which has been honestly
and successfully conducted. Mr. Dewey is
good citizen, an honest business man, and
in company with his worthy partner, j. A.
Foss of the old firm of Batchelder & Foss
can hardly fail of success
Pittsfield.
Austin Holden and his family have gone
| to Wisconsin to live. - DR.. j. H. AXtel
of Newton, N. H., has been in town visiting
friends, and returned to his home last week
- Mrs George Davis has returned
from her trip to New Hampshire. -
Deacon Allen, leading member of the
Congregational church, died at his resi-
dence, last Monday, aged eighty-seven.
Funeral services were held at his home.
| last Wednesday. Rev. Mr.. Hubbard Off
ciated and Rev. S. g. Vail assisted. -
First quarterly communion services were
held in the Methodist church last Sunday.
Rev. S. c. Vail otliciated. - DR.. Charles
Kidder is greatly improved in health. -
The Vose house or hotel is having a large
patronage. - DIR. c. w. Brigham is i'm
proving daily.
Randolph.
Decoration day was duly observed here.
The band played its liveliest strains, and
Rev. Mr.. Bates gave good talk. The nor.
NAL students raised the new flagstaff and
swung a new flag to the breeze in honor of
duly " dedicated" until commencement,
when it is expected Governor Page will be
present and have something to say.
Roxbury.
Mrs. Mary Ames and little son of Peter
boro, n. H., are visiting in town.
Amos Woodward suffered a shock, on Sat
urday, paralyzing one side. AS he is quite
old, it is feared that it may prove serious.
- Miss Lola Spaulding, who has been
staying with her grandmother at Royalton,
is visiting friends in town. - Another
case of the mistaken bird who seeks the
worm too early. Ask the farmer who
planted his corn before the snowstorm why
he looks so detected.
Stowe.
Memorial day passed off very quietly, and
with its usual success.
Children's day will be observed at the
Methodist church on the second Sunday in
June.
c. L. Mcmahon, democrat, and j. B.
Slayton, republican, will represent Stowe at
the Minneapolis convention.
Miss Carrie Huse will go to Chicago this
week. - DIR. Grout of Waterbury was
in town on Sunday to visit James f. Hous-
ton.
North Thetford.
The Memorial exercises were held at Post
Mills, this year. - b. c.. Earle, f. G.
Earle and A. b. Howe have been visiting
their parents. - Bessie Johnson teaches
the summer school. - A large number
from here attended the graduating exer-
cises at the Hill Academy. - The
blacksmith is putting up new house.
- A little stranger knocked at DIR.
| Weymouth's door, last week. 1t has come
TO stay-a boy. - Curtis McMaster and
Miss Nellie Stevens, who were married in
May, will reside in this vicinity for the