The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-24

Brown ~ Minard tenement until that date
Decoration day services will be held in the
Methodist church, Tuesday, May 30, at 80
Pm Hon. E. f. Palmer will deliver the
GRAFTON: All old soldiers and sons of veter-
ans will please meet at Grand Army hall
at one o'clock p. NJ sharp. Services will be
held first at the cemetery, whence the line
will march to the church The public are
cordially invited to attend
The Vermont Methodist Seminary Glee,
Banjo and Guitar Club will give an enter
tainment this evening at the new Methodist
church, under the auspices of Edwin Dill
lngham Post, Grand Army of the Republic.
The members of the club have won great
credit for their ability as artists, and give a
hrst-class programme in every detail. 1t Is
earnestly hoped that large represe ntation
OF the people of Waterbury and vicinity will
attend, and, while getting full value for their
money in rare musical treat, encourage
the Seminary students and aid hesGrand
Army in substantial manner.
Mr.. York of Chesterfield, N. H., is here
on visit to his grandmother, Mrs. York.
- Ola Honsinger has returned from
New York and begun work for Mr.. Dumas.
- Mr.. and Mrs Chester Symonds are
rejoicing over the birth of a seven-pound
daughter, which occurred last Wednesday.
- Walter Sleeper has moved into the
Will Town house, on High street. -
Darwin Cooley, who is located at Lynn,
town two days last week. - Mr.. Charles
Wyman returns to his western home,
Minneapolis, this week. 60 Mr.. e. Hunt
was in East Hardwick, last week, attending
to some unsettled business. g. Mr..
Babbitt, of the firm of Hunt q Babbitt, is in
town.
Waterbury Center.
Mrs. e. w. Moody was called to Ver-
gennes last week by the death of her
brother.
The annual meeting of the Green Mount
tain Seminary Alumni Association will be
held in the Green Mountain Lodge, June ..
George Nestler Tricoche and Miss Marga-
ret Nestler Tricoche of New York city are
spending few weeks at the Green Noun
tain Lodge. Mr.. Tricoche is correspond
emit of the ReCere de Geographic, of the
MdgdSin Picturesque and of the journal deS
Economists, published in France.
Professor p II. Dale's sermon in the
morning to the graduates and students was
grand. He melted them to higher and
nobler things, and his farewell sermon in
the evening will long be remembered by the
people here. Mr.. and Mrs. Dale have many
warm friends, and we feel that we are bet
ter for their having lived among us.
Next week will occur the closing exer-
cses of school. Monday evening, May 30
Miss Colley will give a reception to the Sc
nior class and their friends; Wednesday
evening musicale recital, assisted by
Lewis N. Moody, reader; Thursday at nine,
A. M, meeting of the trustees at two p M,
graduating exercises; Thursday evening,
annual concert; Friday evening, annual
banquet of the Alumni Association at the
Lodge.
Mr.. James Dow Is failing and is now con-
fined to his bed. - Mr.. and Mrs Town
have finished work for Mr.. Dan Jones.
- Mrs. W. o. Cummings of Shady Rill
and her son, H. W. Cummings, have been
visiting Rev. E. w. Cummings the past
week. - Mrs. Betsy Minott is rapidly
failing and is nearly helpless. - Mrs A.
ID. Griffin has been quite SICK but is slowly
recovering. - Mr.. A. d. Griffin is sui
fering with his old trouble-asthma-t
spring. - Many of the farmers have but
little seed in the ground as yet.
Northfield
j H. Orcutt has been reelected street
commissioner
Rev. L. p. Booth is to be the Memorial day
orator at Warren.
Luke Tarbell is making extensive re-
pairs to his house on Main street.
r.. N. Johnson is connecting his house on
Slate avenue with the Emerson aqueduct.
A rush of business has necessitated put
ting on more help in the shop of f. l.. Howe
The Swimming station at the Center was
opened on Monday with William Mullin in
charge.
The services of the Mortified Cornet
Band have been secured for Waitsfield on
Memorial day
j. X. Egerton and Erastus Huntley
were delegates to the grand lodge of Odd
Fellows at Burlington last week.
Company furnished treat last Friday
evening for the Good Templars, consisting
of home made candies and bananas.
Rev. Mr.. Judd of Des Mones, Ia, preached
at st. Mary's church last Sunday, and is to
officiate there every Sunday for the present.
Miss Alice Reed officiated as organist at
the Congregational church last Sunday in
place of Miss Angie King, who is visiting in
Stowe.
Harvey Wiley has sold his house on
Central street TO w. f. Cushman for 81, $50
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley are to move to Mont
pelier to reside with Mrs. Dudley G..
Nichols, their daughter.
At meeting of the village bailiffs, held
here last Saturday evening, John l.. Nose
ley was appointed chief of police, with Hor-
ace w. Davis, George A. Cross, Fred r.
Whitelaw and Arthur Ferris policemen.
The Argus last week spoke of the illness
OF Mrs. Clara McLaren and of Mrs. Chester
Austin taking her place in the school at
Barre. 1t is supposed that Mrs. Clara Nc
Learn and Miss Cherrie Austin were the la
dies referred to.
o. d. Edgerton, A. A. Morse, William
Stone, j. p. Brooks and G. ID. Edgerton
were recently elected trustees Of Elmwood
cemetery. o. d. Edgerton was elected
president of the board and G. ID. Edgerton
clerk and treasurer
Alfred Lawrence of Morrisville was in
town last Saturday to look at handsome
Swedish granite monument ordered for him
by f. l.. Howe & Co., and was highly
pleased with it. That firm is to erect three
monuments in the cemetery at Morrisville
within the next few weeks.
Page Harris and 1. n. jerks have been
appointed committee to visit Barre and
Montpelier and inspect the system of cleo
trio lighting there. They are to report tC
the next village meeting whether in theii
Judgment steam or water would be prefer
able for motive power at the electric ligh
station, that is to be, at Northfeld.
The presentation of "The Octoroon a
Concert hail. Thursday, Friday and Satur
day evenings of this week, by the North
field Amateur Dramatic Association, IL
already an assured success. The cast is
particularly strong one, and large houses
are sure to reward the efforts of those wh'
are putting so much solid work into it
preparation.
At the recent annual meeting of the Ii