The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-01

house and premises ana went III lot BoOu
time. Cake and ice. cream were served
and music dancing and games filled up the
evening.
| The water famine has reached this town,
water having stopped running at several
houses aud cisterDs are getting empty.
G. c. Robinson returned home from Maine
last Monday, leaving his wife AM daughter
, there for the present. - y, II. shepard
and wife attended the funeral of Mrs Ed
win Lane at Plainfield last week tuesday
and spent the next day IN Montpelier:
- Mrs. T. b. Stevens and daughter OF
East Montpelier visited Mrs. X K, lde last
Friday. ===== n. L. Averill of West Ran
dolph came to town last Saturday. - ID.
w. Edison of Montpelier came home last
Friday. He stayed till Monday anu TOOK
! his printing press and fixtures WIN MIN,
| having sold the same TO w Arthur Jones.
- Erie York, wife of A. j. Morrill,,
died last Friday night and was buried on
Monday. She leaves a husband and three
small children.
Moretown.
Father Donahue held mass at the Catholic
church last Sunday.
Owing to the long and severe cold weather,
the water in the streams is very low
Last Friday, the hand of Harry Allen, an
employee of II. o. Ward, was badly cut by
buzz saw.
BY runaway last Friday the horse Of
Robert O'Neill, driven by Arthur Page, was
badly hurt and the sleigh attached WAS
wrecked.
Thitty-three couples attended the dance
at the town hall last Friday evening. Music
was furnished by Mclaughlin and House,
and good time was enjoyed.
Frank Hart, living on the Duxbury road,
report says has taken as his wife lady
who had been visiting her friend, Mrs.
Somerville, at South Duxbury. 1t is under
stood that he went to her home in Orange,
Mass, where they were married
Il Aaron Somerville of Duxbury has very
handsome orange blossom that he got down
country four years ago. He has given away
two very choice slips. He will order lot
OF them by express in the spring, AZ 1t is too
cold in Vermont for them now. All want
ing to try their luck with oranges will do
well to apply to him, for they are beauties.
William Baker and wife are at the home
OF ID. G. Holt, Mrs. Bakers father, and are
keeping house for him. - Mrs. j. w
Taylor has been quite sick, but is now some
what better. Her mother, Mrs. Bidgood of
| Manchester n. H., is expected soon 80
Jason Hill has moved into the house re-
Gently purchased by him of w. G. Lam-
phier. Lewis BENJAMIN has moved into the
premises vacated by Mr.. Hill - Frank
Howe has for some time been confined TO
his house 10y asprained ankle. - Mamie
Foley of Montpelier is in town visiting her
mother.
Waitsfield.
First Vermont Cavalry, now superintendent
of the Burlington public schools, will de-
liver the address on Decoration day.
The village school.house, built about fifty
years ago, was burned to the ground on
Wednesday morning last. The fire was
discovered about three o'clock. Miss Sarah
Thomp 'on, teacher in the primary depart
ment, lost her school-books, cyclopedia aud
miscellaneous books. The total loss is not
far from 5000, with no insurance. It will
soon be rebuilt
Gordon J. Bushnell, youngest brother OF
, Captain II. n. Bushnell and OF Mrs. w A.
, Jones, died on Thursday evening January
26, at the residence of j. S. Newcomb, aged
folty-hve years. He was born and reared in
this town. but had resided in Massachusetts
and Connecticut for the past ten years until
last summer, when he returned to Vermont
for the purpose of regaining his lost health.
1t was, however, of no avail. He was be-
loved by all. He left a widow, but no
children. Funeral services were held last
Sunday, Rev. f, 5. Fiske officiating. Floral
tributes were numerous and beautiful.
John N. Richardson of Richmond was in
! town over Sunday. - Mr.. and Mrs. j.
q. Griggs of Waterbury were in town to at
tend the funeral of G. n Bushnell. -
W. j.. Eaton was at home from Montpelier
Seminary over Sunday and Monday. -
Mrs. S. N Parker, from Sodus, n. Y, is
visiting O. G. Eaton and other friends in
this vicinity. - Julius Josiin of Lowell,
Mass, is visiting friends and relatives IN
: town. - John Wrinkle was called to
, Barre on Monday by the serious illness of
r his daughter Maud.
We expect to have a meat market opened
> next spring in E. W. Sayton's old store.
t LAUNDERING is progressing finely, consid-
. erng the small amount of snow we have
|, had.
"To the victors belong the spoils" The
a report is we are to have democratic post
: master within six inonths.
q f, w. Dana has rugged up one corner Of
( his iewelry store, and the belated traveller
: can get an oyster stew at ny time of day.
e The old boys of the town are talking of an
o old-fashioned dance they expect to nave in
q a short time. The refreshments are to be
o baked beans and brown bread.
n 1t is reported that the school in District
l. No. 8 is not success. 1t is thought that il
there were not so many large boys, who
T. ought to be young men, it would be differ
1t ent,
1t The Warren Meeting-h house Society, CON-
q posed of the different religious denomina-
e tons of the place, was organized January
l. 10, 1888, for the purpose of building union
r, Westinghouse. Iu 1889 they completed the
y present church building. The house is forty
y by fifty feet on the ground, we'll finished
d and kept in good condition. Rev. f. Scott,
"a from Montpelier, preached the dedication
IL sermon ana Kew. Ira Beard was the nrSt
J. resident pastor. At the present time there
n is no regular preacher. The house will
comfortably seat over two hundred persons.
l. DR.. and Mrs. e. w. Slayton visited in
As MOrrisvlle last week. - Miss Dell
- Bragg who has been teaching school in
le Waitsfed village, has returned on account
K of the burning of the school house. 49,
~ William Bradley expects TO return to Chi7
Of cage in the spring. - We are to have a
barber soon. - G. A. Ford is going out
of the Cardell store in short time. -
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Hewitt OF Bristol were in
10 town last week. - The funeral services
of Mr.. Ralph were held last week Monday,
It.. j. w. Buzzell officiating.
," East Warren.
10 Alonzo Ralph, who has been sick so long.
/; and has been great sufferer, died last
n, week Monday.
at There is not much sickness in town, ex-
cept from whooping cough, which seems
likely to break up some of our schools. The
VI school in district No is getting on finely
VI now. Director Lamb has changed his tao
~ tics and thinks best not to have the teacher;
tO.laV the inuU-auo atIr