The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-06
CONTINUED PROM FIFTH PAeR.J

Trask, warden; William M. Strong, con-
ductor; II S. Baird and G.. N. Billings. sup
porters noble grand II. f. Stoddard, inside
guard; N. ID. House, outside guard; j. ID.
Davis and j. A. Smith, supporters vice
grand; w. e. Long, past grand
Warren.
Leslie b. Turner died of pneumonia, on
the morning Of December %, aged forty
seven years He was native of Duxbury;
early in life learned the sadder's trade in
Moretown, afterward coming to Warren,
where he set up in business for himself and
for twenty-six years had been an upright
and respected citizen, Always a friend to
the poor and those in need he gave freely
of his substance to those in distress. He
is mourned by all who knew him, and will
be greatly missed from the circles in which
he moved. Mr.. Turner was unmarried; he
is survived by brother. Samuel Turner OF
Duxbury, aud one sister, Mrs. Charles
Crandall of Berlin.
Washington.
The ladies' aid society meet with Mrs.
Lucy Cheney this "wednesday afternoon.
The Washington cornet band will hold
fair at the town hall on the evenings of
January 10, ii and 10.
The woman's Relief Corps is to have
mask promenade this week Friday evening,
and the cornet band will furnish part of
the music.
Waterbury.
The Epworth League entertainment at
the Metht dist church last Friday evening
was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed.
AS in the past, the entertainments of the
lecture course will be held at the Congre-
gational church, this being the only suit
able place in the village.
Mrs. Phebe, wife of the late Bradley
Davis, died early Tuesday morning of pneu.
mOnia She amt of C w. Randall.
and one of the oldest residents of the town.
The funeral of Mrs. Bartholomew Gould,
who died on Saturday afternoon, was held
at her late residence at two o'clock on Mon
dav afternoon, Rev. s. II. Wheeler Off
eating.
There was only a fair attendance at the
village meeting on Monday evening, and
the office of president seemed to go begging.
Most of the men nominated refused to serve,
even if elected.
The sale of tickets for the lecture course
will begin at j. G. Griggs' store at nine
o'clock, Friday morning, January s. Each
purchaser will be allowed to select his seat
at the time of procuring his ticket
An indication of the mortality prevalent
in other sections was seen in the statement
made in town, Saturday, by Rev. l. p.
Booth, DID, Of Northfed, that he had
been called to attend nine funerals n eleven
days.
Jesse o. Young and Jennie NJ. Lewis of
North Duxbury were married at the Metho-
dist parsonage on New Years morning.
After a wedding trip to Morrsvlle and
elsewhere, they will begin housekeeping at
Ridley's.
Mr.. and Mrs r. S. Green and Mrs. Mary
A. Long united by letter with the Meth
odist church at the quarterly meeting st
Sunday. The congregations at both church,
were largely diminished by the prevailing
epidemic.
Father Brelivet, who has had charge of
the Catholic parish at this place for several
years, has been promoted to the head of the
furnishing society at Barre, and will be
succeeded by Father Donahue, who has
been assistant at the cathedral at Bur
lington.
The first entertainment in the lecture
course will be on Monday evening" January
II, when Charles F. Underhill, the re-
nowned impersOnator and eocutionist, will
give dramatic reading from The Rivals"
interspersed with miscellaneous selections.
Mr.. Underhill has given repeated entertain
ments during the past seasons.
Edwin Dillingham; post of the Grand
Army has installed its elected and appointed
officers. The names of the elected officers
have been given in previous issue. Those
appointed were: 7. T. Farrell, adjutant;
Leonard Hart, quartermaster; Don. Russ
sergeant.major; G. S. Wrisley, officer of
the guard; Asa b. Grout, sentinel.
The officers elected at the village meeting
Monday night were as follows: President,
William Cooley; trustees, John King and
George H. Dale; clerk, G. W. Morse treas
urer, G. E. Wyman; collector of taxes, II.
s. Sheple. Voted fifty cents on the dollar
which will pay four thousand dollars on the
debt and run the village. But two thous-
and dollars debt will then remain.
Undertaken Clark reports forty deaths in
Waterbury during 1891. Twenty-Five oc-
Cured in the village, and four of these were
at the asylum. Four of the twenty-five
were of non-residents who were only tenn
porarily in town. This is an almost un-
precedented mortality list for this place,
but several of the deaths, here as we'll as
elsewhere, are due directly or indirectly to
the grip.
One of the necessary adjuncts of state
insane asylum is a cemetery, The anthori-
ties have selected beautiful plateau on the
left of the railroad south of the village for
this purpose. The site is admirably adapted
for the purpose, and is shaded by evergreen
trees. The cemetery was dedicated last
Saturday by the burial of Joseph Warren
of Shelburne, who seemed to have no
friends to claim his body.
Notwithstanding the severity of the
weather, a goodly number gathered at the
Congregational church last Thursday to at
tend the funeral of the late Emery Town.
Rev. S. III. Wheeler read the Scripture les
son and offered prayer. The remainder of
the exercises were conducted by the knights
Templar of Montpelier. Their service was
impressive as well as imposing, and paid
fit tribute to the many virtues of the de-
ceased. The prayer in connection with
this service was offered by Rev. Mr. Gala
CHER of Bethany church, Montpelier.
Messrs Davis and Pratt of the University
of Vermont were in town over Sunday as
the guests of Frank Elliot. - Superin-
tendent Sylvester and wife, of the Asylum,
will start on Thursday for a trip to New
York, Philadelphia and Washington. -
Misses Moody and Landt returned on Mon
day to college at Burlington. - Mrs. l..
II. Elliot has returned. - Timothy Har-
vey of Woodward hill died last Friday
night, the customary leave-taking Of the
friends occurring Saturday night. - G.
II. Shpman and family of Montpelier spent
New Years in town. - b. Barrett the
popular landlord of the Waterbury house,
is quite i'll. - Gertrude Wallace was at
home over the Sabbath
Waterbury Center.
Rev. f. w. Cummings, pastor of the
River church, will hold reception and do
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