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

Rev. A. Il. Truax is to preach the Memo
rial sermon at the Methodist church, next
Sunday.
George Anderson of Vermont Methodist
Seminary occupied the pulpit OF the Meth
list church, last Sunday.
The new cushions for the Congregational
church, manufactured by l.. p. Gleason &
Co. of Montpelier, will be in place June 1.
There is to be a Demorest silver medal
contest at the village hall, Friday evening
of this week, commencing at Z: 40 o'clock.
The public is invited.
Memorial day exercises will be held at
Village hall at two o'clock in the afternoon
of Monday. The address will be delivered
by Rev. Mr.. Worthen of Hardwick
The body of William John Mclean,
former resident of Cabot, was brought here
from Monroe, N. H., last Friday, and in
tered in the cemetery at Lower Cabot
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Farr has returned from
Saratoga, where she has been spending the
winter. - Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Baker
have arrived in town for the summer.
60 Fred Waldo and bride came to town,
last Wednesday, from Canada where they
were married last Monday, at the home of
the bride. They will take up their resi-
dence at West Danville, where he has
job in the shoe-store.
Calais.
The funeral of Mahlon Wheelock was
held in the schoo-house vestry at Maple
Corner, last week Tuesday, Rev. Grin
Davis officiating large delegation of the
members of Wyman r. Burnap camp, Sons
of Veterans, attended and escorted the re-
mains to the grave. Miss Nerve Foster
(presidenD and several members of Stow
Relief Corps were present, and contributed
floral Sons of Veterans badge as a testi-
monial to Mr. Wheelock.
Rev. A. N Bliss is to deliver the Memo
rial sermon at MamOriql hall Sunday or
two o'clock P M. Members of Stow post,
Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Veter-
ans are expected to be present, and every
body is invited. Contributions of flowers
can be brought in then, and they will be
used the next morning, when details from
the post and Sons of Veterans camp will
visit the cemeteries in this town and Wood
bury and properly decorate the graves of
soldiers. The Memorial day exercises will
be at North Calais.
j. S. Ainsworth started for his home in
Des Moines, Iowa, last Wednesday 60
Rev. j. G. Wright preached in Memorial
hall at North Calais, last Sunday.
Chelsea.
The county conference of Congregational
churches meets here on Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week.
Mrs. Mary Prior died at the asylum at
Brattleboro on Thursday of last week.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, at
the home of her nephew, Charles p. Stevens,
Rev. MIR. Sherman officiating, and the burial
was at Corinth Corner.
Martin f. Ordway died at w. p. Towns
ends on Sunday morning, after an illness
of less than a week. The funeral services
await the arrival of his son, Fred A. Ord
way, from Southern Pines, n. G. His ed-
est daughter, Mrs. Ella ID. Woodbury. of Ar
lington, Mass, arrived after her fathers
death.
Hilas E. Roberts is here, with murderous
designs on the trout. William Veazie
of Somerville, Mass, is in town. G. l.
Hood has been here for few days. He
takes Miss Gail G. Hood back to Lowell
with him.
Corinth.
Mrs. Ransom Darling of this place died in
Boston, last week, and her remains were
inferred at West Corinth, last Wednesday.
East Montpelier.
Will Smith of st. Adams visited in town
last week. -O o. ID. Jones has purchased
nine cows of farmer in Marshfield. -
Rev. A. j. Hough is to preachlat the Center,
this summer. = Rev: j.. E. Wright is to
preach at the Morse schoo-house, June g
- l. o. Dodge is shinging his barn;
and Henry Dancause is painting his house
- Joel Ainsworth of Hardwick and
Hiram Keyes of Warren were guests at l..
w. Ormsbee's, last week. Fannie
No. l, last week.
North Montpelier.
The Young Peoples Christian Union of
the North Montpelier church will hold
special meeting at the vestry, Thursday
evening of this week, at 7: 80 o'clock. All
are invited.
East Hardwick.
A town meeting is called for this week
saturday, to see what action the town will
take in helping celebration of its one hun
dredth anniversary.
About ten inches of snow fell here last
Friday and Saturday.
Work is begun on the Baptist church, also
on the new wooden mill. Business is BOOM
ing-and long may the boom continue.
A class Of twelve graduated from Black
River Academy, last Friday. The exer-
clses closed with a concert by the Lotus
Club of Boston, who did themselves credit
g. W. Billings has sold his place in the
village. A street will be opened through
the property, and a goodly number of first
class building lots be for sale. A. j. Brown
is the purchaser.
Middlesex.
Bear tracks were reported in Bear swamp,
last Friday.
Crops are mostly put in except corn.
Grass is looking finely.
Charlie Leonard has planted about forty
bushels OF potatoes on his new farm.
Rev. l.. Warren expects to preach in Mid
dlesex, May 80 at one o'clock in the after
noon.
The selectmen have appointed a fish
warden, and illegal fishing will have to be
suspended.
M. W. Miles has greatly improved the
appearance of his recently-purchased prem
Uses at the village.
The highlands were white with snow.
May 20, p and %. On the mountains it was
several inches deep.
The Middlesex farmers league will hold
meeting at Holden's hail. Saturday of this
week at two O'Clock P. NJ. Everybody in
vited.
The town has sustained loss in the death
OF two of her working farmers-George S.
Lawrence and John Farnham. Both were
energetic business men, both soldiers in the
war of the rebellion, and both died of con-
sumption in the midst of useful manhood.
Your correspondent, Rutland County"
says this state has had forty-six governors.
WIN he please give their names? can find
but fOrty-One ON the list Gncludinp both