The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-27

that purpose. Nothing was done about re-
scinding the vote to pay fifty cents on a
dollar on the indebtedness.
b. II. Anterior came from Lawrence last
week for a visit at his fathers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Patch Of Lawrence we're also guests at
Sheriff Atherton's. 60 Belle Henry was
in town over Sunday and gave vivid re-
ports OF the great revival in progress at
Seminary Hill. Arva Smith has
moved into the down stairs tenement in
Canerdy OF the livery-stable tenement and
Jesse Canerdy OF Duxbury Corners change
homes.
Waterbury Center.
Horace Humphrey died Thursday night
after short illness, leaving a wife. He
was kind neghbor and will be missed
The funeral was attended at the house on
Saturday afternoon by Rev. Mr.. Bartlett,
assisted by Professor Dale and Professor
Nickerson. The Grand Army was in at
tendance.
Mrs. Newell Demeritt has been called
to Danbury, Conn, by the illness of her
mother. - Mr.. Buzzell, who was sick
with the grip at Mr.. Dale's, has been moved
to the town farm. 80 Mrs. W. IL. Mar
shall spent few days in Waitsfeld last
week.
weybridge.
Mrs. Mott has returned home from Shell
burne, where she has been caring for the
sick.
The social at o. X Brittelps was quite
success, netting fair sum toward insuring
the church.
Miss Edna Walker is to leave on Thurs
day for Malone, where she has secured
position in cigar factory.
Mr.. Albert Warner has the job of getting
the pulp mills logs out of the river which
escaped from their boom.
Ma Tn,,na Cturtorant naap ut A
bans, accompanied by her son, Fred Sturte-
want, clerk in j. A. Foss' office of Central
Vermont railroad, visited friends here on
Saturday last. Mr.. Sturtevant is a son of
Conductor Smith Sturtevant of the Hartford
disaster, who was born and reared at this
place.
The illustrated lecture at the Methodist
church last week by Rev. G. +. Wilcox was
very fine one. Owing to the extreme
weather, only a few attended. Mr.. Wilcox
is fine and pleasant speaker, and the
views (stereopticon) were the incest ever
given here.
Mrs. Rev. ID. p. Hurlburt, so well-known
by almost every one in the Troy Methodist
conference. died at Vergennes on Wednes-
day last of paralysis Her labor in the
cause of religion for about fifty years has
been with great success, and her crown will
be replete with stars of the first magnitude
in the country whittier she has gone. She
was buried at Vergennes, and the remains
of her husband, who was buried at Wey-
bridge, are to be removed there.
Williamstown.
Russell NJ. Jeffords and his sister Mary
are teaching the winter terms of school in
| Graniteville.
The Orange County Christian Endeavor
convention will be held here some time
between the middle and last of February.
George p. Robertson got word on Mon.
day of the probably fatal illness of his
mother, and he will sail this week for his
home in Scotland.
The eleventh anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Hebard's marriage was Oh
served by friends last week in much the
usual manner. Mrs. Hebard is daughter
of Folensby j. Goodrich.
Landlord George Clark has been laid aside
from work by illness in the last week
There continues to be much sickness here
Mrs. Smith Martins family and William
Witherell's family have been quite seriously
ill of late.
Will Pire, who possesses in good meas
ure some of the worthiest traits of "AulC
Scotia" will take "a step in advance" il
the way of pay, the first of February, anC
begin work for the Grearson, Moore 4 Co.
, granite company.
Lorenzo d. Smith died at the home of his
daughter, a Mrs. Williams, of BrookfelC
last week Monday, at the age of seventy
seven. He was soldier in the late war
For some years he was connected with tn,
Methodist church OF this place. Mrs Ralpl
Ditty is his daughter.
, We are glad to report bright outlook TO
the granite business here, the coming year
All that seems needed now for big bust
ness is more capital. With the grea
amount of money in the country ready Il
go into good investments, we hope it
owners. some of them, will investigate tn
inducements offered here.
We were recently in pleasant conversation
with "a man of affairs" now well along il
years and skilled in the art of business
I Among the Invaluable rules for success il
business, as he regards it, is this, viz
Always be prepared for the worst" An,
why shouldn't this rule work equally vel
in all departments OF lifeY
e Mr.. and Mrs. James Hopkins are gettin
4 Settled" in their fine new house. The
recently observed the eighty-fourth birth
day of Mrs. Hopkins father-Mr. Calvi
, Flint-the family friends gathering Their
q for a visit Mr.. Flint-well known here
is now one OF our oldest citizens and is
remarkably well-preserved and active man
/, for his years.
: Hiram Davenport, who died last week a
the age Of seventy-one, after years of il
health from heart disease, was a worth
= nected with educational matters as tow
: superintendent of schools in years past, an
was also prominent in grange affairs here
e He leaves wife, son and daughter, Mrs
g William NJ. Carnes of East Barre.
= The musicale under the direction of Pre-
= lessor Willis III. Gale, that was gripped !" /
the bud some weeks ago, will be held at tn
town hall on Friday evening of this week
s Singers from Mortified, Berlin and WASH
}. ington will assist our town singers-som
k forty voices in all An effort will be mad
> to make it very successful. The admisso
8 fee will be so small that almost nobod
j. need be debarred from the pleasure an
o profit of attending.
j., Charles Benedict is the newly appointe
u sexton for the village cemetery. - Mr.
. John Adams is with friends in town, an
: will go later to Randolph to stay with he
:, daughter, who is a pupil in the normi
y school. 60 A daughter was born to NJ
= and Mrs. James Cruickshank on Tuesda
Ii of last week. - Mrs. j. NJ. Bass is quit
poorly in health, the result of grip. 80
John Lynde, Jr., has returned from wor
g in Boston, having been quite ill Of lat
q - Stone-cutter Johnnie Mari receive
s a severe injury TO his hand, while at woT
g last Saturday, that may lay him off fro
d work for fortnight or more. 80 Mrs.
IS u. Lathrop spends much of her time