The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17

terests here: -. Elmore held his dancing
school in Phillips hall, Monday evening o
last week. 1t was literally attended. -
Fred Towle Of Westminster, Mass, was IL
town Thursday. He went from here u
Boston. - Nathan Spauldng Of Bur
lington was in town the past week. -
past carried on the William Prentiss farm
Is about moving into Fayston to farm he
has recently purchased.
North6eId.
A. d. Brigham has moved to Gouldsville
| where he works in the factory.
S. II. Curtis suffered slight shock OF
| apoplexy, Saturday, and is recovering.
Mrs Betsey Winch widow of Elijah
| Winch, died at her home at the Center, last
| Wednesday, and the funeral was held Satur.
day afternoon, Rev. II. l.. Thornton oficiat-
ing. She was seventy-two years of age.
Mrs. Harwood has bought the stock OF
ladies' fancy goods belonging to Mrs. Fos-
ter's estate, and will occupy the same rooms
in Stevens block. Mrs. Holt will continue
| the millinery business in Central block.
| George c. Mayo died at his home near
| the Harlow bridge, Sunday forenoon, of
pneumonia, having been sick week. The
| funeral will be held this wednesday,
| afternoon at two O'Clock. His age was
about eighty.
Miss Lucy Briggs died on Sunday, the
| 14th inst, of apoplexy, and the funeral was
| held the following Wednesday. She was a
| sister of Mrs. Fred Parker and Harvey
| Briggs, with whom she lived, and was quite
advanced in years
| Mrs. Sarah Crawford died at the home OF
| her son, George Crawford near the Harlow
bridge, on Thursday, OF pneumonia. Flu
neral services were held at the house Sun
day afternoon. attended by Rev. w. s.
| Hazen. Her age was eighty-four.
The chair and butter-tub shop near the
| South Village was burned early Friday
morning. The fire was not discovered till
too late to save anything. w. W. Stevens
| lost his chair machinery, and there was
| also butter-tub machinery and tubs owned
by other parties. The building was in
sured.
The Good Templars' monthly temperance
| meeting was held At the Methodist church,
Sunday evening. and the principal address
was made by l.. b. johnson, editor of the
| NeDs. There was also reading by Mrs. g.
8. Richmond, songs by Misses Ellen and
Grace Mead and Hattie Evans, and recita-
tons by Miss Winnie Briggs and Harold
| Converse.
j. Elliott Smith of New York is visiting al
DIR. Nichols. - Miss Grace Aldrich
went Saturday to Burlington where she
has position in the orphans home.
j. X. Egerton and wife went to Gaysville
last week to attend the funeral of her un.
Gle. - George Cross went to Sherbrooke
p, @, last week. His sister will return
with him.
| Orange
Rev. c. II. Coolidge was in New Hamp
shire last Sunday, and in his absence ser
mon was read by r. =. Lord. Miss
Fannie Carr closed in district No. 2, last
Friday, her first term of school, which i,
pronounced by all to have been very sue
cessful. - Henry Whitcomb has recently
purchased of Frank Kimball a handsome
pair Of gray horses for $500. - Harlie
| Whitcomb, while in Barre on business, las,
week, was taken suddenly ill, and had to be
brought home. He is now improving
PlainfieId.
N. Miller Pratt will supply the pulpit Of
| the Congregational church next Sunday al
the usual hours.
The readers OF the WATCHMAN highly an
preciate its editors position in behalf of law
and order at our state capital
The Farmers League will meet at Kin
neys block, Saturday. February 20, at Z
| o'clock PM, to elect officers.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold a cOnundrum lunch at their yes-
try, Tuesday evening of next week, from
six to nine o'clock. The guests will select
from their bill OF fare and pay for what they
order. All are invited.
About six o'clock, Monday evening OF
last week, Rev. Alison Scott died very sud
denly of heart failure, at the home of his
son-in-law, 3. S. Smith. with whom he had
| lived since he retired from the active work
of the Christian ministry. Mr.. Scott was
not only an able expounder of Christian
| truth and an uncOmpromising friend of the
temperance cause, but also exempltied his
teachings in well-ordered life. He had
held several pastorates in this state, the last
| OF which was at Marshfield.
| Last Thursday an elderly gentleman from
Boston drove into our village, accompanied
by lady from Berlin. They desired to be
united in marriage, but neither of the min.
| listers was at home. Justices of the peace
were then sought for, but they were also alb
sent from home. AS one of the ministers
| was expected home on the afternoon train.
| its arrival was anxiously awaited, but no
minister did it bring Though the moments
were precious, they seemed as hours until
| finally the tension was relieved by the ap.
pearance of Hon. w. S. Martin, who legal
lied the union. And may the evening OF
their life be peaceful.
Pittsfleld
Times are livelier since sleighing came
| Lumbermen are busy drawing logs, and
others are getting out their years supply of
| wood.
| lue Village SCnoOl anu ScnOOl In district
No. 2 closed last Friday. The former was
taught by Archie Ranney, the latter by
Miss Eunce Baldwin, and both gave salts
| faction.
Quarterly meeting was held in the Metho-
dist church, Saturday and Sunday. Pre-
siding Elder Truax preached an excellent
sermon on the Z" New Birth !" to an appre-
ciative audience.
George Brigham has returned to Albany,
n. Y. - Fred Lamb of Washington,
ID. c., is at home visiting his mother, Mrs.
Phineas Amazon. - George w. Davis
was called to Lebanon, N. H., week before
last, to attend the funeral of his brother,
DIR. James A. Davis. ID G. w. Brigham,
M. D.. is still confined to his bed, but hopes
are entertained of his recovery. Mrs.
William Durkee was buried last Friday
afternoon. - Mrs. G. Dingman and Mrs.
G. b. George are still very ill.
West Randolph.
Fred Huntington Of Boston is spending a
few days with his father in town. - b.
w. Wilcox, who has been in the store of K.
A. Thomas for the past year, will soon
move to Morrisvile. - Station-age A.
G. Briggs of Hartford was the guest of his
brother, G. f. Briggs, over Sunday.