The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-13

There were no services at the Universal
list church last Sunday, but arrangements
Will be made soon for regular services.
Rev. A. G. Ferrin preached at the Meth.
odist church last Sunday. He is to enter
the Hartford Theological Seminary this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. l.. Currier of Dover, n.
H., and Charles Winslow and wife of
Woodsville, N. H., attended the funeral of
Mrs. Snow last week.
Miss Emily Harvey, a returned mission.
airy, will speak at the Methodist church this
afternoon under the auspices of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society,
A. l.. Grant of Chelsea, Mass, recently
purchased a calf Of David Perkins. Per-
kins claimed that Grant had paid only 50
and that he owed 50 more. Perkins sued
Grant last week, and the case was tried in
Hoyt's office last Thursday. The jury dis
agreed and the parties settled the case.
Mrs. A. u. Snow died Wednesday morn
ing, September q. A long and painful i'll
ness of more than a year had been ever CIV
ing less hope of her recovery, and for some
weeks death had been almost daily ex-
pected. Mrs. Snow died at the age of forty
nine years and was the last of her own fam.
lily, her father, mother and a sister having
died within a few years. She leaves a hus-
band and little daughter of nine years, be-
sides two nephews and a niece, who have
looked to her as to a mother. She was an
active and helpful member of the Congrega-
tional church, and hat the family had a
host of sympathizing friends was contin-
ually proved throughout her sickness by
vice was attended at their home on Friday
afternoon.
The ordination of Rev. Mr.. Williams was
held last Friday evening before a large au-
dience. Mr.. Williams passed an excellent
examination and his many friends were
much pleased at his success. Churches
called in the council were Barre, Berlin,
Cabot, Marshfield, Montpelier, Mortified,
Orange, Randolph West, Roxbury, Waits.
field, Waterbury, Williamstown and South
Woodbury.; individuals, Revs. G. II. Mer-
rill, 9. S. Smith and l.. II. Elliot. Moder-
ator, Rev. LII. Elliot of Waterbury; scribe,
Rev. Il. s. Fiske of Waitsfield; reading of
minutes by scribe; invocation and scripture,
Rev. @. w. Longren of Barre; sermon by
Rev. W. S. Hazen, d.. D., of Mortified; or
daining prayer by Rev. II. A. Russell of
Cabot; right hand of fellowship, Rev. L. IL.
Elliot of Waterbury; address to candidate,
Rev. G.. II. Merrill of st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Osgood and son, who have been stop
ping at the Plainfield House, nave gone to
Newbury for the present. - Mrs. II. A.
Spencer is sick. - Elmer st. John is at
home for a short vacation. - Arch
Batchelder and wife and George Whitcher
and wife went to the Worlds Fair last
Monday.
Maple Hill.
Rev. A. p. Drown is to preach at the
Bolles school-house next Sunday. -
Mrs. Ida Laird is quite low. - Orrin
Pratt and Mrs. NJ. Parks were married last
Thursday. Their ages are seventy-four and
seventy-tive years respectively, and it is re
ported that each has been married three
times before. - School has commenced
in the Bolles district. Mary Lupien is the
teacher. Miss Lupien has taught two terms
here before with good success.
West Randolph.
The ARRAY at Ryder's Hotel is covered in
state news column.
John F. Hobart, station agent, and wife
are taking a few days outing at Cambridge
Mass.
at the Congregational church Sunday morn.
ing and evening.
+. w. Bancroft and mother of Montpelier
were guests of Arthur E. Lane n wife or
Friday and Saturday.
George Mason has made an engagement,
with Besse, Role & Co., clothiers, Lynn
Mass. He went Saturday morning.
Salisbury Brothers Furniture Company
have shut down this week. Business il
that department has been very light lately
but will doubtless soon be better.
Lucina Saxton returned to Mt. Holyokt
College on Monday. Clara Dubois anG
Maude Lombard enter class of 81 Mt. Hol
yoke. Daniel Putnam returned to Dart
mouth on Tuesday.
Two hundred twenty-five from this place
have been or are at the Worlds Fair
West Randolph has done her share in send
ing her people to see the sights in the Whit,
City. Many more are planning to go later
f. NJ. Bagley has gone to Keene, N, H., t.
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coming season. Mr.. Bagley is a brother o
the once celebrated cornetist who captured
Europe by his great playing a number o
years ago.
Howard, the concreter, is now putting il
a sidewalk on South Pleasant street runnin;
from the track to the Wood place. Prop
~erty.Owners on the other side of the stree
will also put in considerable at their owl
expense.
A home missionary rally will be held a
the Congregational church on Wednesday
September 20. All those interested in tn
White River valley are invited to be pres
emit. Representatives from the state an
national societies will be present.
Rev. j. j. Lewis completed, Friday aver
ing, his series of stereopticOn lectures b
taking his audience on a trip through tn
Canadian Rockies. Mr.. Lewis is yer,
popular here as a speaker and a man, an,
each evening drew a large crowd of enthu
siastic hearers.
Many complaints have been heard col
corning the small stones in the streets. l
many parts of the town, especially the mai
thoroughfare, the stones have become nj
merous and decidedly unpleasant. One {
our citizens has had, at his own expense
the stone picked up from his residence t
the middle of the village, a distance of
mile. There is a law concerning this yer
matter, but the people aud village father
should have sufficient pride to remedy thi
evil without being compelled by aw.
Roxbury.
Mrs. Nellie Ellis has bought the plac
owned by the heirs of p. Wiley for $3.50.
Nellie, infant daughter of Mr.. and Mr.,
Willis Dickinson, died last Sunday mori
ing of congestion of the brain.
Leazer Williams was stricken with APP,
plexy last Friday and died Monday morI
ing without regaining consciousness.
Herbert Howe, who is working in Mass;
chusetts, came home Friday for a vacation
- Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Howe visite
at Stephen Holden's in Brooktield las
week - Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Simond
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Wiley attended I'll
funeral of a relative in East Roxbury las
Sunday. 60 Rev. Mr.. Wright, with otl
ers, went TO 4" Little Mortified " last SUI
day and organized a Sunday-schOol -