The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23

ganist.
Elder Elisha Goodspeed Of Addison, who
has been living with his granddaughter,
Mrs. D. G. Green, recently, died last Friday,
aged ninety years. He was formerly pastor
Of the Baptist church at the Center, widely
known and highly esteemed His remains
were taken to Addison for burial.
The dedication of the administration de-
partment of the asylum will take place
Thursday evening, May 81. Governor Full
Ter, Ex-Governor Dillingham;, and Others
will be present. The buildings will be open
to the public during the day, and all are
cordially invited to their inspection.
The town of Duxbury, at special meet
ing, held last Monday, voted to build
town hall and school-house combined.
Samuel Turner, Jacob Foss and James
Crossett were elected committee to con-
slider plans, cost and location, and report at
an adjourned meeting to be held June 81.
A quiet wedding occurred at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ayers yesterday morning.
The contracting parties were Ida M. Bates,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cortez Bates, and
Charles S. Hatch of Bristol, VT. The happy
couple departed on the noon express for
Boston, and will make their future home in
Bristol.
Memorial Day will be ittingly observed
in this village, and 1t is earnestly hoped
that the schools and public at large may
devote the afternoon of May 30 to honor the
UubUuOTy Vi OuC u6TUlC ucdu. lub BXbTClStb
of the day will be as follows: Members of
the Grand Army, Sons of Veterans, and all
ex-soldiers of the late war, will meet at the
Grand Army hall at half past one. A line
of march will then form in the school-house
yard and proceed by way of Winooski street
to the cemetery. After the decoration ex-
ercises, the public is invited to the Congre-
gational church, where an address will be
be delivered by Colonel j. III. Goulding of
Bratteboro. The committee of ladies in
charge of flowers for the day desire those
who are willing to contribute to send them
early Wednesday morning, or the night be-
fore il convenient, to the house of j. j.
Colby, where they are to be prepared for
decorating graves. As usual on Memorial
Day, Edwin Dillingham; Post, G. A. r.,
will join Ezra Stetson Post at Waterbury
Center in the forenoon, and the latter will
unite with the village post in the afternoon.
Mrs. Edward Woodland of Woodland Hill
died last Saturday, aged fifty-three. Flu
neral on Monday, and burial at the village.
- Inez Moody is to be one of the
speakers at commencement of the University
of Vermont - Madam Wheelock left
last week for Rochester and Cleveland,
where she is to spend the summer.
Rev. A. j. Covell returned from his brief
vacation last Friday. j. S. Batchelder
is confined to his house with slight indis.
position. - A. s. Richardson of St. AL
bans was in town on Monday. - Hon.
w. P. Dillingham; and Mr.. G.. N. Arms
made their usual weekly visit on Monday.
- Miss Moffitt and Miss Hartig were
the guests over Sunday of Mrs. Demeritt.
Their next field of missionary labor is
| Sharon. - Rev. A. Hazen of Richmond
exchanged pulpits with Rev. A. j. Covell
| last Sunday. - Rev. l.. III. Elliot occu-
pied the pulpit of the Methodist church last
Sunday.
Waterbury Center.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
| NJ A l. 81, ,nftA
Mr.. Seymour Sheldon, late of Montpelier
| has purchased the Barnes place, and has
| taken possession.
Rev. G. H. Richardson preached very
interesting sermon before the school and
| graduating class last Sunday.
The drama " Bread on the Waters |" will
| be presented at Seminary Hall, Friday
evening, May %. The proceeds are for the
benefit of Rev. G. III. Richardson.
Ezra Stetson Post, G. A. r., and the
Woman's Relief Corps will attend divine
service at the Baptist church next Sunday.
Sermon by Rev. G. II. Richardson. On
May 80, they will meet at the Grand Army
hall at nine o'clock, marching to the Bap-
fist church, where the address will be de-
livered by j. A. DeBoer of Montpelier
! The schools and citizens are invited to par
| ticipate in all the exercises of the day. AS
there will be free dinner, it is hoped all
who possibly can will contribute provisions
for the tables.
Mrs. Aaron Watts, who has been visiting
her parents in Tunbridge, has returned
home. - Mrs. Edwin Hill and daughter
Annie of Lincoln are visiting in town.
- Misses Mary Minott and Lena Luce
have gone to Woodstock Inn to work for
the season - Mrs d. q. Hayes made a
flying visit to Montpelier last Saturday af-
ternoon. - Rev. F. w. Reeder and
daughter are keeping house in rooms in the
house Of Mr.. Foster Mr.. Reeder preached
in Washington last Sunday. - George
w. Grover has been building a horse barn
this spring. - s. S. Smith Of Barre is
spending few days in town on business.
several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Cheney, has returned to Greenwich, N. Y.
- Mrs. Hattie Hunter has returned
home, after a visit to her daughter in Hill,
N. II. 20. j. Fiske and family have
moved to Wolcott. Rev. M. s. Eddy
odist parsonage. - g. III. Stone has been
in Burlington for few days. - Pro-
lessor Q. III. Stone, Jr., has returned from a
three-weeks' trip to Haverhill, Mass.
Williamstown.
We were visited with damaging frosts last
week.
Our village school-house is being much
improved by coat of paint.
The Universalst ladies gave benefit for
the band on Thursday and Friday evenings
last.
Rev. Harvey Webster has sold his farm
near the Free Baptist church, to George
Edwards of Barre, stone cutter
Lewis Martin, we hear, will have a house
full of city boarders this season, and there il
no doubt the latter will have a fine time.
~ George w. House, who has been resident
OF Maine for some years past, has returned
here for work this season. He reports hi.
family well, and business good at his Maine
home.
Friends Of Thomas Spooner will be glaC
to know that, through building and loar
association, he has purchased a home il
Barre that he hopes to pay for in a com
paratively easy way.
1t is feared by some competent medica
authority that there is to be good deal o
lung trouble developed among granite
workers as the result Of the constant in
halation Of stone dust.
Charles G. Moore is working at present il
Redlands, Cal. Mr.. and Mrs Moore fine
that place the most attractive of any il
which they have lived in California Mrs
Moore, however, fails to get the freedom
from cough she had hoped for in going t
that state.
One of the most familiar names here, il
an earlier iay. was that of the late Deacon