The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-31

at stone-cutting, has moved into the apart
ments over the bakery in the Crossett
block. go j. 5. Batchelder is greatly i'm.
proving the looks of his lawn by putting a
granite curbing around it. 60 @. N
Arms has made his residence very attrac-
| tive with new coat Of paint - Gen
eral William w. Henry of Burlington was
| in town last Saturday making arrangements
| for the funeral of his brother, j. +. Henry.
| 80 Mr.. Warren, blacksmith for Mr..
| Ayers, is able to begin work, but will re.
| main only until Mr. Hattie of Barre arrives
| to take his place. - Mr.. and Mrs. b. f
Pickett and son Frank of Montpelier were
in town, Saturday, on business.
Waterbury Center.
Marshall Smith of Mortified has been
visiting friends here.
Rev. Robert Christie preached the memo
| rial sermon on Sunday. The church was
| prettily decorated with plants and flowers.
Mr.. Christie also delivered the address on
| Tuesday.
| After the graduating exercises, Thursday
| afternoon, Mrs. Emeline b. Cenery OF Lew
iston, Maine, will give an address. Music
| for Thursday evening will be furnished by
| the Montpelier orchestera. Frank @. Lyon
and Mrs. Bertha Miller, vocalists. Re-
freshments will be served.
Mortified.
Rev. W. S. Hazen and Rev. Mr.. Wright
of Roxbury exchanged last Sunday morning
The monthly Congregational church
meeting will be held next Friday afternoon
at half.past two.
Mary M. Gould is circulating paper to
raise funds to send needy individual to
the Kelley Institute at Montpelier.
The Good Templars lodge will meet Sat.
urday evening of this week, because of the
annual reception at Armory hall Friday
evening.
A son was born May 90 to Mr. and Mrs
e. r.. Juckett, of Buffalo Cap S. ID. Mr..
Juckett was former student at Norwich
University, and Mrs. Juckett is pleasantly
| remembered as Miss Mamie Hassett
The graduating exercises of the Grammar
| school will occur at Concert hall on
! Wednesday evening, OF the High school on
| Thursday evening at the same place, and
| the annual reception will be held Friday
evening in Armory hall.
Mrs. Myron Gould and daughter of Den
| yer, Col, arrived last week to spend sew
eral weeks with MIR. and Mrs. Frank Kim.
ball, her parents. Mrs. Carrie Gale went
as far as Chicago to meet them and accom-
panied them to Northtield.
The saloon of Ed. Miles was raided last
Saturday by Sheriff Howe and John L.
Moseley, chief of police. Sixty-tive bottles
of beer and quantity of whiskey were Sc.
cured. Mr. Miles was out of town at the
| time, and on his return a hearing in the
| case will be held.
The memorial service at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday afternoon was
| largely attended. Rev. w. S. Hazen read
the Scriptures and offered prayer. The ser.
mon was by Rev. Sylvester Donaldson
| The Grand Army posts and Sons of Veter.
ans attended in a body
Father Donahue was at Moretown last
week, experimenting the Catholic fair held
there. The dramatic club of st. Johns
church went over Saturday evening" accom-
panied by delegation from that society
and played the farce "In the Wrong
House," to large audience.
Lieutenant f. G. Kimball is giving
squad of cadets at Norwich University in
structions in cavalry drill. Lieutenant
| Kimball has recently been promoted from
second lieutenant to first lieutenant of Com
pany Il, Fifth United States Infantry, now
stationed at Fort Spokane, Washington.
Patrick Duggan died last Thursday O
pneumonia, aged seventy-one years. His
funeral was held at ST. Johns church las
| Saturday morning, Rev. w. j. OSulivan O.
Montpelier officiating, and the body was
| buried in the Catholic cemetery. He leave.
wife and family of grown.up children.
The presentation of the Octoroon at Con
cert hall last Thursday, Friday and Satur
| day evenings by the Northfeld Amateur
| Dramatic Association was a decided sue
cess and added another TO the long list o.
enjoyable entertainments by home talent
which have been provided in Mortified
during the past few months. The cast wa.
a strong one and equal to all the de
mands upon it. Mrs. Clara McClearn as
Mrs. Peyton, Miss Helen NJ. Kenyon az
Zoe and Miss Cherrie Austin as Dora Sun
nyside were exceptionally good-in fact
word of praise was deserved by every one
whose name appeared upon the bills The
play was well staged, and excellent music
was furnished by Chases orchestra.
Rev. and Mrs, L. e. Upper and little
daughter of Williamsburg, Ky, are visit
ing Mrs. Sarah Crane, mother of Mrs. Tup
per. - Lottie Williams of Burlington is
visiting relatives in town. - Mrs. Alice
Edison has so far recovered from the shock
of paralysis received by her last winter as
to be able to go TO Lowell, Mass, last Mon
day. - j. q. Fletcher was laid up witt
measles last week. 90. n. Whitmarsl
spent last Sunday with his parents in Bur
lington. - A son was born last Sunday
to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Redpath. - Eiiic
Tarbell is at home for a short vacation
= Rev. Allan Judd is to occupy the
Harvey Wiley house on Central street
during his stay in town for the summer
- George Averll was in town last
week to attend the funeral of a RELATIVE
- Mrs. j. l.. Abbott is visiting rel
atives in New Hampshire. - Mrs
a. ID. HOUSTON visited III burlington
last week. - Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Thurs.
ton and daughter Nina, and Mrs. S. Curtis
attended the funeral of Mrs. Charles Thurs
ton at West Randolph last Friday. -
Mr., and Mrs. Win. Flint of WILLIAMSBURG
spent Sunday at Frank Kimballs -
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Campbell spent las
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Denny
parents of Mrs. Campbell. - Cadet w
Il. Hurlbut was at his home in North
Georgia over last Sunday. - Miss Nelli,
Brown was at home from her school il
Waitsfeld last Saturday and Sunday
- Della Fitzgibbons of Athol, Mass, il
visiting Fannie Talbot. - Matte ant
Kate johnson started for Michigan on the
Chicago express Tuesday evening. -
Patsey Greaney of Burlington was in tow
last Saturday to attend the funeral of Pat
rick Duggan. - Rosa A. Clark of Ma
berly, Ont, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Jerry G. Donahue. - Anna McCarty i
compositor in the NelcS office. - Charli,
Blood is at home from Chicago for a visi
for a week with his mother, Mrs Mar,
Blood. - Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheele
of Barre visited at the home of Henry Ferri
on Tuesday. - Josie Abbott of Barre i
visiting at Mrs, M. S. Gilchrist's. -
Cadet b. s. Prior was called TO his home il
Underhill on account of the death of hi
father.
Williamstown.
Friends of George Williams recently oil
served in the usual way the sixteenth ann