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

Warren.
The road commissioner commenced work
on the road last week.
III. II. Moore is repairing his dwelling
house. 80 Troy Colby intends to put
an addition on his house this SUMMER
- Parker * Slayton commenced work
In their tub and single factory last week
- Will Cardell started for Chicago last
Thursday to attend the Worlds Fair
East Warren.
James Mclaughlin lost horse last week
Rev. 1. p Booth of Mortified is to de-
| liver the Decoration day address here.
John Buzzell is to preach the annual SER
mon to the soldiers next Sunday at the
village.
Rev. w. e. Douglass of Waitsfeld will
conduct quarterly services here Sunday,
June a.
The ladies of the Mite Society are to meet
with Mrs. Nahum Nichols next Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Josie Roys of Fitchburg, who has
been spending several weeks in town visit
ing old friends, returned home last week.
waitsfieId.
There will be a Poverty Social at the
Congregational vestry this evening There's
none too poor to go to this one.
There will be public installation of the
officers of Mad River lodge, No. n, f. and
A. NJ, on Tuesday evening, May 30, by DR..
E. G. Hooker of Waterbury. There will be
a short address by Rev. w. Il. Douglas;
also singing, Rotations, etc.
All honorably discharged soldiers or
sailors of the late war, also the Sons of
Veterans, are cordially invited to join with
the Grand Army post in attending the
Sunday memorial services next Sunday, as
well as the Decoration day services on the
30th. All who can are especially invited to
| furnish flowers and wreaths for Decora-
ton day.
Mrs. Harvey whitcomb of Hyde Park,
formerly Miss Alice Eaton of this place, is
visiting relatives and friends in town.
80 Mrs. III. Trask has gone to Water
bury to stop a few weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Curtis. - Our former
townsman, L. d. Savage, now of St. Adams,
is calling on his numerous friends here in
the valley. %. G.. Eaton attended the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at Burlington
last week, as representative from Valley,
Lodge, No. 16. "A fine girl baby glad
dens the hearts of Rev. and Mrs. W. Il.
Douglas.
The selectmen have ordered new Cham
pion road-machine.
The granite quarries were never doing so
heavy business as at present
G. A. Watson has received a new con-
signment of carriages from Watertown n. Y.
There are few men in town who believe
in its future. The practical test of that be-
lief is that several new cottages are to be
constructed at once on the main street.
| AS there is no one in town of sufficient
| push to see that the section of the new
school law relative to attendance is carried
out, there are several families in town who
are allowing their children to stay at home
Mrs. Deborah Ainsworth departed this
life on Saturday morning at the advanced
age of eighty-four years. Funeral services
We're held at the town hall, on Sunday, at
one P. NJ, the Rev. Mr.. Worthen of Hard
wick officiating.
Rev. Jerome Bailey is seriously ill., with
no possible hope of recovery. - Mr.. Fred
Beard and wife of Montpelier and Mr.. III. E.
Stone of Glover were the guests of Mr.. and
| Mrs M. E. Foster over Sunday,
South Woodbury.
The school here has larger number of
scholars than for several years What we
need more than anything else is a good
graded school.
Webster Wilbur, former resident here
- Mrs. Nydia c. Benjamin is on the
sick list. 60 A new arrival-a girl-at r.
NJ Pray's last Saturday. w. G. Dan
iels was in Boston, last week, buying goods.
- Miss Emma Lyford has returned
from Bishop Hopkins Hall, Burlington.
- Occasionally we see the smiling
countenance of II. S, Benjamin on our
streets. - Mr.. Sherman from Water
bury has moved into o. A. Daniels house.
- Mr.. Wells, the new miller. moved
his family here from Hardwick last week.
Washington.
Rev. William Fuller sewers his connection
with the Baptist church the coming month.
The Ladies' Mite society meet with Mrs.
l.. d. Tillotson this "wednesday afternoon
and evening.
The Creamery Company has selected
the land for its creamery on the lot an
joining the residence of Sylvester Tillotson
in this village.
Sumner Kimball of Montpelier visited the
marble quarry of Huntington Il Clough last
Wednesday, and expressed himself as sat
isfed with the permanent value of the
stone.
Harley Slack and Charley Taggart gave
an impromptu exhibition of their ability on
the cornet at Judge Dickey's, Saturday
evening, which was much enjoyed by listen
ers in the village.
George NJ. Seaver is gradually mending
from a severe attack OF rheumatic fever,
Mrs Seaver has also been quite i'll. and has
been cared for by her sister, Ethel Bene-
dict of Williamstown.
/ The Universalst society has purchased a
fine Clough & Warren organ of George A
, Ainsworth of Barre, which shows excellent
, qualities under the manipulation OF Miss
Allie Clough, the organist of the church.
DR.. Reid of Barre was called last week to
| assist DR.. Warner in removing the powder
from the eyes OF Elan Dickerman, which
resulted from an explosion while blasting
stone, The operation was entirely success
full.
Memorial services will be held at the
Universalist church next Sunday at the
usual hour, with a sermon by Rev. Alvin
Smith and music appropriate to the occa-
sion by the Washington male quartette
, The Decoration day address will be de.
: livered by j. p Lamson, Esq, of Cabot, or
, Tuesday, the 30th inst, at the church in the
: afternoon, preceded by the usual decora
= ton of the graves of soldiers at the GENE
terry under the direction Of Smith post G
A. r., with music by the Washington cor
net band and the male quartette.
, Mrs. Horace p. Gale is quite seriously il
S with pneumonia. - Mrs. George w
s McAllister and Miss Maria White of Mont
!. pelier were in town last Sunday - A
p Q. Dickey of East Barre was in town las
5 Sunday. - Mrs. DR.. Warner was il
Barre the first of the week. - Mrs. II