The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-12

| was Mary Dudley, formerly OF NOrthfield,
a cousin of George Averll.
| A. f. Booth went 20 Stafford, Conn, for
| visit OF three weeks with relatives. Mr..
Booth is to be the principal of the North
| field graded school for the next school
| year, a position for which he is eminently
| fitted, both in ability and experience, and
his election gives general satisfaction. Rev
| |. j. Booth, superintendent of schools, will
have an especial oversight of the affairs
of the graded school, and will devote two
hours each week during the school year to
lectures on pedagogy before the teachers Of
the institution, with direct reference to the
special work of the teacher.
Robert Gregware died last Wednesday
of consumption, after long and distressing
illness He was twenty-three years of age,
and leaves a wife but no children. His fu-
neral was held last Friday afternoon from
the home of Charles Gokey, his father-in-
law, Rev. l. p. Booth officiating. Mr..
Gregware was an estimable young man.
one who made friends wherever he went,
and his early death is universally deplored.
He was a member of the Granite Cutters
Union, and sixty-seven members of that
organization attended his funeral in body.
The burial was in Elmwood Cemetery.
An infant child of Michael Sullivan, liv-
| ing at the Center, was buried last Thurs
day. - Mrs. s. II. Kent is seriously ill.
e. .. Kent OF Barre, her son, accompanied
by his wife and son, spent last Sunday with
her. = Ex-Cadet G. l.. Andrews spent
last Sunday in Peacham. - f. El.Lamb
is gradually failing at the home of Rev. w.
! j. Kdder. Mrs. =. Ameron of Pttsield,
his mother, is with him. - Miss Helen
Howe visited last week in Nashua, N. II.
- Lynn Hayes night city editor of the
Boston Globe, is spending his vacation at the
home of Mrs. ID. Hassett, mother of Mrs.
Hayes, who is with him. - s. f. Hol-
land of Boston was the guest of Mrs ID.
Hassett last week. - Mrs. j. f. Greaney
of Boston and p. NJ. Fletcher of New York
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Fletcher,
| their parents. - Charles Williams is to
| teach elocution at Knowlton, p. O., during
the summer months. - Robert Paine
has resigned the position as organist at St.
Johns church after service of four years.
| - g. A. Reed and wife of Medford,
Mass are visiting in Northfeld and vicn-
ity. - Mrs. Clarence Webster is recov-
ering from serious illness with measles.
- Miss Hannah Paine visited last
week in Franklin, n. Y. - Miss Mamie
Yeaton of Brooklyn, n. Y, visited in town
last week. - DR.. and Mrs. II. II. Wall
ing have returned from Florida. - Mrs.
Edison Kimball has returned from Somer-
vile, Mass, in quite poor health She is
with Mrs. Francis Wright. her mother, at
working in the Office of the auditor of the
Central Vermont railroad at ST. Adams.
| - Post-ofhce Inspector Willis was in
town last Friday and looked over the ac-
counts at the Northtield offices. - Lieu
tenant +. G. Kimball started last Wednes-
day on horseback for Alfred, Me-, where he
and his family will spend the summer. w.
| G.. Huntley went as far as Chelsea with
him. - Miss Agnes NJ. Dooey is visit
ing a brother in Malone, n. Y. - He
man Howes, George Evans and " Wisdom "
Sullivan have gone to Sarranto, Me-, to
work in summer hotel. - w. II. Nor
ris is at West Randolph for the summer.
East Orange.
Mrs. e. G. Colby and daughter and Mrs
II. H. Colby participated in the festivities
of the reunion of friends and picnic on the
lawn of Thomas Fellows of Waits River on
Friday afternoon.
The remains of Lyman Eastman, a former
resident, were brought here last Saturday
for interment. He has resided in Warren,
n. H.. for the past seventeen years till
within the past year, when he lived with his
son, e. w. Eastman, in West Topsham,
where he suddenly died of paralysis at the
age of eighty-one.
A pleasant visit was enjoyed ON Saturday
by about twenty-five relatives and friends
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
Colby. Those from a distance were Mr..
and Mrs III. NJ. Richardson, former resi-
dents of Waits River but now of Rochester,
Mimi, with their son and daughter; Mr..
and Mrs. Corydon King of Brodgate, Iowa;
Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry McCrills, former resi-
utnIS Oh w dlb IllNtT DuI NOW Ol w llIldllS-
town, Conn, with their son and daughter
Mrs. j, L. Carter of Lowell, Mass; Miss
Kate Dearborn and Misses Kate and Della
Carpenter of Bellows Falls; Mrs. Freeman
Richardson of Brookfeld and Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Fellows of Waits River.
Captain j. B. Brooks, with wife and
daughter, of Syracuse, N. Y, and w. N.
Jewell, with wife and daughter, of Chelsea,
Mass, arrived at the Jewell homestead last
week for few days stay. - Mrs. j. NJ
} Smith returned from Lowell. Mass, last
week. after an absence of several months
spent with her daughter. - Mrs. Persis
Prescott recently returned from visiting
friends in Lowell Mass.
PIainfield.
Erastus Batchelder is building a barn.
The farmers report an average crop of hay
, The road machine finished its work LAS
week.
Nelson Morse has sold his place to John
, Henderson; consideration, $500.
, Clara Holton of Mortified is giving paint
ing and drawing lessons in the village hall
Charles Lombard says he has cut five ant
one-fourth tons of hay from one aut
( one-fourth acres. Who can beat this?
l A. Bernasconi & Co. are working on
large shaft, going to New York, and on
fine monument to go to Illinois. The com
q pany is working fifteen men, and doing
. good business.
5 Mrs. Nathaniel Keith died last Tuesday
I The funeral was held at her late residence
Rev. j. A. Sherburn of Barre officiating
? Mrs. Keith leaves four children-Levi w,
=. Amon, Mrs. Ellen Parks and Mrs Elsi
: Smith.
. Gertrude Farnsworth closed a successful
: term of school at the Center, June 30. The
register shows good attendance with few
g absences or cases of hardness. The schol
p airs presented their teacher with gift as
r token of their esteem
e Maud EMERSON of Tilton, n, H., is visit
$ ing at John Mansfield's. - Mr.. AM
$ Mrs. Allison of Winchester, Mass, visite,
at j. A. Foss' last week. - Anna eihas
o is quite sick at W. j, Batcheder's. -
$ William Nye of Waltham, Mass, is visitin
d his mother and friends. 60 Robert One
n moves to Cabot this week, - Georg
8 ID. Kidder is handling forty cases of eggs
,. week. Garry your eggs to George =-
il Harry Batchelder went to the Whit