The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-24


work Is being done by Montpelier parties.
Samuel Darling, after only two weeks
sickness, died last Friday Of old age. He
was seventy.six years old, He had been
married four times. He was one of the old.
est member of the Methodist church and
has been All active and faithful worker, be-
ing much respected as a neighbor and
townsman His funeral was held at the
Methodist church last Sunday afternoon.
Rev. o. NJ. Boutwell, olficiated, He leaves
wife and many friends to mourn his loss.
Alice Willard, who has been visiting at
Alex. Cochran's, returns home to-day to
Waltham, Mass. - Aaron Frost has re-
1urned home from his visit in Manche 4ter,
II. - Sophronia Morrison has finished
her labors at Alex. Cochrans and Is now
working at Cyrus Welchs. - Editor ID.
N. Richardson and wife returned home to
Davenport Iowa, last Monday, Mr. Rich
ardson having greatly improved in health
while here. - /. NJ. Kicker went to New
York last Monday to visit his brother.
- Timothy WEIGH has moved from
West Topsham to Westville. - Charles
WEIGH and David ElnOre are at the Kelley
cure at Montpelier. - Mary Kicker is
ill. - Cyrus WEIGH dislocated his shout.
der, last week Tuesday, while putting a
barrel of vinegar in the cellar of Hall &
Cochran's store. go A sou was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Emery last Saturday,
and daughter to Robert Darling last week
Tuesday. 60 Rev o. NJ Boutwell, was
in St. Adams last week. - Mrs. Gregg
of Brattleboro is visiting her brother, Alex
! Cochran. - William Pollard is visiting
at Thomas Taisey's. - Nellie Hayes OF
st. Johnsbury is visiting at Marley Clarx's.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ross of Water
ford were guests last week at RID. Sherry's.
! - Alex. Welch had a valuable colt
! badly cut on a wire fence last week
| Albert Page has his new house ready for
the painters - Timothy Cuttin !, the
station agent, moves into II. l.. Gilman's
| tenement this week.
Hardwick.
Editor Harris returned from New York
| Saturday night. - l. p Peters and wife
| have returned from their Boston trip. -
! Rev. s. g Lewis of Marshield will preach
at the Methodist church next Sunday. -
Bashaw Bros. have leased a granite quarry
of w. 9. Fay. - Major Dane gave fine
lecture at the Academy hall, Monday even.
ing, the first of the course. - Rev. Mr.,
Smithers is away on visit for a week.
| - The Methodist parsonage is being
rushed during the good weather. The barn
is already done, and the house is up and
boarded.
East Hardwick.
The fall examinations of the several
schools will take place at the hall Saturday.
The road commissioner is doing good
job on the clay road this side of Hardwck.
Give us free textbooks, consolidate the
| anu leu Jne Town
system alone.
F. T. Russell of Albany has purchased an
interest in the Aston store. The new firm
will be Aston & Russell.
The young people of the grange had a
pleasant time at the hall Thursday evening
The Ladies' Reading Club sold their stock
of magazines at the same time.
A. K. Snow has sold his drug store to
Dow & Smith. - Rev. A. j. Dutton has
nf
McDaniels estate. - T. G. Bronson is
in Boston this week.
Marshfield.
c. E. Shepard and G. F. Bliss were in
Northfeld Monday
The excursion people are very quiet; II
many are going they do not tell Of it.
Three Of the box shop boys were in Mont
pelier last Friday, having some teeth ex
tracted.
The Congregational church stayed in MAR
street Monday night, but will probably bt
in place before this reaches our readers.
The benefit given the STARS" last Thurs
day was success in every particular-th,
supper furnished by the ladies being ex
cellent and the entertainment was moi
, than good. The character songs by c. E
Shepard brought down the house and hi;
local hits were simply immense. The
ladies' quartette was recalled and they
showed fine talent. Taking it as a Who'll,
it was " bowling success" The Stars ;
return hearty thanks to the ladies for the
supper furnished and to all for their pat
ronage. On Saturday "Chan" Brown o
3 Peacham was in town and photographed
the boys in their suits.
Mrs. Currier and her son returned t.
: their home in New Hampshire Monday
: - Mr.. and Mrs. Farr of Fairhaven ar,
, visiting her sister, Mrs. J)seph Smith
=, - Mr.. and Mrs. Smile Smith of Plain
field were in town over Sunday. - Rev
s Mr.. Tucker, our former pastor, and wife
were in town over Sunday. - A uniol
service was held in the Methodist church
Sunday, conducted by Rev L. Ii. Elliot
: secretary of the Vermont Bible Society.
Middlesex.
The Rev. A. NJ. Smith of williamson
I is to preach in the Union church in Middle
= sex next Sunday, at one o'clock P NJ
D.. Maple Hill.
y l.. X. Averill is to preach at the Bolle
school house next Sunday.
= Mrs. John Boles, a highly respected VIC
" man, died last week Monday night.
Mrs. David Spicer died last Sunday at th
home of Lewis Lougee. - Mrs. Nelli
Dix has the dphtheria. - A. A. Pral
l. of Worcester visited relatives here last Sa
urday and Sunday.
Il Morrisville.
Ork upon MOTIFS VII tS new eleCtrlc llBl
plant and new sy rem of water works
J. being pushed as rapidly as the storm
a weather and other conditions will allow
The water system cannot be completed III
a til another spring. but all that is possibl
r. will be done this fall. The new dam fc
the electric light plant is completed
= ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tire.proof station is I
" be erected at once. The poles throughou
. the village are all set, and the outside Wi
- ing commenced. Twenty-one arc light
will be distributed about the village, an
A can but furnish an almost unprecedente
n illumination TO- town of this size.
Newbury.
II Frank p. Danforth of this town and Irm
e Wheaton were united in marriage at We,
k Concord, on Wednesday, October L
|. After Nov, l, Mr.. and Mrs Danforth are
work for Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Darling.
y T. c. Reyes is receiving this week good
% he bought in Boston last week,
/. Quite number from here will take
the excursion to Boston this week.
D. You want 10 see the new Saskatchewan
/. robes aud coats for sale by L. G. Reyes.