The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-22

drill on the parade ground each afternoon
at halt-past two O'Clock, as follows Mon
day, battalion drill; Tuesday, company
drill Wednesday, sham battle Thursday,
review before Governor Page and staff,
with artillery and other drills. Commence
ment concert, by the ladies' Schubert Quar-
tette of Boston and the Montpelier Military
Band orchestra, will be in Concert hall at
eight o'clock, followed by the cadet hop in
| Armory hail. The annual banquet Of the
Alpha Sigma Phi society will be held at the
Morris house after the prize speaking, and
that of the Theta.Chi society will be at the
Mortified house, Wednesday evening after
the alumni meeting.
L. Il. Thompson, who has been serving
as a substitute postal clerk for some six
| MONTHS has received a regular appointment
as railway postal clerk and is assigned to
the run between st. Adams and Troy, n.
Y, as letter clerk. - Joseph Watson of
Winthrop, n. Y, has come to o. d. Edger-
tons to live. - Mrs. Pope and her
daughter, Mrs Walker, are in Barre, this
week, attending commencement of God
dard Seminary - Denison Brown and
wife went to Saratoga, Friday, intending to
remain there two weeks. - DIR. II. l..
Williams and wife of Windsor visited at
f. ingalls, last week.
Orange.
Professor George Beard of St. Adams Wis
tied his aged father last week. - Oscar
Dickey has bought farm in Orange, of
Dar Waterman, for which he is to pay $500.
- Zela Reyes is making an addition to
his house, and Frank Curtis and David
Bowles are putting up new buildings.
Plainfield.
Mrs. Myra Chase, after prolonged sick
ness, passed into the higher life, last Fri
day morning, and her funeral occurred on
Sunday, Rev. @. p. Taplin rendering the
words of consolation.
At the republican caucus, last Saturday
evening, delegates were chosen as follows:
To district convention, Arch M. Bachelor
and l.. +. Fortney; state convention, e. j
Bartlett and E. f. Leavitt.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. f. Fortney attended the
Champlain Association of Universaists at
St. Adams last week - George Wheat
has sold his house to Fred Perrin and will
move his family to st. Adams soon. -
III. E. Cutler is recovering from brief but
severe sickness - Mr.. and Mrs. George
| Wheat are the grateful recipients of gran
lite monument, presented to them in men,
Org of their little Amanda, by Levi Bianchi
| and Martin Hooker.
Lanesboro.
The handsomely furnished and decorated
| parlor of Edwin Lane was the scene of a
wedding, last Wednesday, at ten o'clock A.
NJ, with William p. Murray and Miss Susie,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George w. Parks,
| as tne contracting parties. Inc ceremony
was performed by Rev. L. f. Fortney in
the presence of a few invited guests from
Montpelier, Plainfield, Marshfeld and this
| place, which was followed by the hearty
congratulations and good wishes of all
| present. Refreshments were served by
| Mrs. Lane in her easy and graceful manner,
and the bridal party were the recipients of
numerous and valuable presents.
Pittsfield.
Rev. S. c. Vail received the sad intelli-
| gence, on the evening of the Sd inst. of the
death of his eldest brother, Rev. Charles S.
Vail of Peasleyville, n. Y. - Rev. A.
I b. Truax was in town, last Friday evening,
to otficiate at the first quarterly conference.
- Rev. and Mrs. w. Ii. Wight of
Rochester made their friends flying visit
| last week. - DR.. and Mrs. Z. w. Brig
ham were able to take a carriage drive to
Woodstock, last week, making flying visits
among their friends. - Chldren's day
was observed at the Methodist church last
Sunday. - George McCollum has gone
| to Woodstock to engage in carpenter work.
- Mr.. and Mrs. George w. JOY of
Royalton are guests at the home of Fred
Morrill, - Rev. G. Dingman and wife
have gone to New Hampshire to visit
friends. - Mrs. Rose Harrington is quite
comfortable, at present. - Miss Eunice
| Vail is spending her vacation at her par
entail home - Rev. S. G. Vail and A.
| c. Brown attended the Silver Lake camp
meeting, and returned last Thursday even
| ing.
West Randolph.
The florists, G. NJ. Mann and f. II. Gill
! bert, met with severe losses in a terrific
| hail-storm, Tuesday. Mr.. Mann's green
| house roof is a complete ruin, while Mr..
Gilbert's was greatly damaged.
During last Thursday night, the founda-
! ton of l.. 7. RichmOnd's house on Pleasant
street was so weakened by severe shower
that the house was moved over the bank al
most twenty feet and came very near tip
ping entirely over. The damage is consd-
cradle, since the house cannot be easily re-
turned to its former position.
Rev. V. NJ, Hardy, Mrs. Silas Spaulding,
Miss Kate Howard and others attended the
meeting of Congregational ministers and
churches at Burlington last week. - l..
p. Thayer, Bert Gay and others left for
Camp Randolph, Highgate, last week.
- Frank st. Johns has returned to his
old place as section-master here. - The
local train south was over two hours late,
Wednesday night, owing to the accident
near Braintree. - Harry and Fred
Beedle are visiting friends and relatives in
town. - The household goods of b. B.
Chase were sold at auction, Monday morn.
ing. - Children's day was observed al
the Baptist church, Sunday evening. The
programme consisted of music and recita.
tions.
East hOXDury.
Ora Boyce is building new corn barn
- Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Reade of
Wappau, n. s., and Mrs. James Hewson OF
Amherst, y. S., are guests of Mrs. ID. L.
Buck for a few days. - The thunder
shower, last Thursday, was the hardest one
that has visited this section for several
years, Some pieces of grain were badly
washed.
Farming is slow, on account of the fire.
quent rains.
Children's day was observed last Sunday
at Unity church.
A sugar-house belonging to Sam Mansfield
was struck by lightning Thursday night, and
destroyed
The house and contents of Mr.. Arm
strong in the north part of the town, were
| burned last week.
j. B. Slayton, N Robinson, w. H. III
Moulton and p. Gale were elected delegates
to the state convention.
A caucus is called for next Saturday tc
elect delegates to the republican county
convention at Hyde Park, June 80.
Fred Boardman has opened barber-shoI
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