The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

small party of young people attended
a concert given by Waitsfield home talent
at waitsield last Thursday evening.
The firm of Richardson & Luce has lately
had placed in their store on trial Boston
cash register. They are soon to change for
National
Charles Haines and wife returned home
on Saturday from their short visit to Cabot.
In his absence his business was in charge
of Phin ID. Ladd, assisted by Warner Moody.
Mrs. Hannah Guptl, wife OF the late
Stephen Guptil, died at the residence of her
son Walter last Thursday, aged eighty-three
years. Funeral services were held at the
lin officiating. Mrs. Guptil had enjoyed
good health until a few days before her
death, when her vital forces, weakened by
age, surrendered and life went peacefully
out. She was consistent and faithful
member OF the Methodist church, and her
death will be mourned by large circle of
friends. During the last six years, she has
not been able to walk in consequence Of an
injured hip; but confinement to the house
did not obscure the sunlight of life and her
declining years were full of joy to herself
and those around her. A son and daugh.
ter survive her-Walter e. Guptil, with
whom she lived after the death of her hus
band three years ago, and Mrs. Eleanor
Eaton, now residing in Fitchburg, Mass.
George G. Arms and wife of Bristol,
Conn. arrived in town Monday night for
short visit. - I. L, Farrell went to
Burlington Monday night to attend the
Grand Army encampment. - M. G.
Canerdy went to Northfeld on business
Monday. - Mr.. Stanley, of Whitney &
Stanley OF Burlington, was in town on
Monday. - Frank Barrett and wife, L.
H. Anterior and wife, and Miss Carrie
Stickney visited in Berlin last week. -
Mrs. j. A. Mcintosh was called to Maiden,
Mass, last Saturday on account of the ill
ness Of her mother, Mrs. McClearn. -
Maude Stranahan has completed her school
at Duxbury. - Rev. l.. II. Elliot pre-
sided at Sheldon on Sunday. - DIR. NJ.
ID. Lamb of Barre was in town on Monday.
- G. M. Ferrin and r. T. johnson,
state supervisors of insane, were at Water
bury Hotel on Monday - w. p. Dill
bingham spent Sunday in town. - Mrs.
Joel Remington is at home from visiting
friends. - Mrs. NJ. M. Remington Is
visiting at Essex Junction. - John w.
Gregory and wife of Waitsfield were in
town last Wednesday. - John Cameron
is once more seen upon the streets. -
George w. Atkins was unwell last Monday.
- w. B. Clark and Mr.. Morgan as
sisted in rendering a very pleasant musicale
at Waitsfield last Thursday evening. -
G. w. Richardson was in Barre on business
Monday and Tuesday. g. John Duffus'
child, who has been very sick with spinal
meningitis, is improving.
Waterbury Center.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet to-day
with Mrs. E. A. Newcomb.
May Franklin and Hitte Huntington
have been spending few days in Wash
ington.
Professor G. II. Richardson will take for
his theme next Sunday morning: From
| Ur to Canaan"
Loyalty Lyceum elected the following Off
GERS last Friday night President, Professor
G. ii. Richardson; vice president, Professor
G. II. Stone. secretary, f. M, Gile cor
responding secretary, G. II. Stone; treas
| urer, G. A. Eastman; executive committee
l.. A. Newcomb, w. II. Bickford and Jen-
ME Gorton. An initiation of nine new men,
bers followed an able discussion upon the
tariff question.
The following students of the Green
Mountain Seminary have been chosen to
participate in public speaking at the close
of the term g. A. Eastman of East Orange,
w. S. Bickford of Huntington, o. E. New
comb, NJ. II. Moody and s. w. Guptil of
| Waterbury, B. V. Rock of Lincoln, Mary M
Henry of South Duxbury, Tenie NJ. Cros-
sett of Duxbury, Edith j Davis of Corinth,
Lois E. Lyon of Waterbury, May B. Cook OF
Glover, Edith l.. Prescott of Hill, N II.
Williamstown.
Mr. and Mrs. James NJ. Beckett have
| uOV6u lntO lutlT me new mousse.
Adna Downs has just bought SEINE twelve
or fifteen acres from Charles Woolcutt's
farm adjoining his
wife, has broken up housekeeping, and will
live with his daughter, Mrs Mark Stoddard
of East Brooktield.
William Hanson comes of prolific fam
| lily, eighteen children having been born tC
his father by two wives, and among them
three pairs of twins
Some twenty men, all told, are working
| In connection with the stone-shed of Messrs
Grearson & Beckett and some twenty. tiv
at the sheds of the Elliott Brothers.
At the recent auction sale of the late Cap
tain Milton Martins personal property, the
best hay brought S10.25 or more per ton
Two cows sold for some SIS each. One
horse went for trifie over 500.
Messrs. George Savory, c. U. Lathrop
Chris. Hood and their wives, and o. A
Blanchard, are in attendance at the en-
campment in Burlington of the Vermont
Department of the Grand Army.
DIR. Lester w. Hanson has been studying
in New York and may take up the work
hereabouts OF specialist in the treatment
of diseases of the eye. His only son is in
the University of Vermont, Burlington.
The many friends of Mrs. Charles G
Moore will learn, with pleasure, of the
happy erect upon her health OF the climate
of southern California, and will hope foi
the return of herself and husband in due
time to the place.
Will Davenport and wife of Providence
r. l., have been here of late, called by the
sickness OF their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rice
Davenport 1t is hoped at this writing thai
Mr.. Davenport may recover from his severe
illness from pneumonia.
Horace Farnham has bargained with
X. Lynde for building lot on the pleasant
heights west of and overlooking the village
and just back of the Calvin Ainsworth or
chard. This novel is naturally suggestive,
and perhaps augurs pleasantly for our place
Mrs. b. f. Sbley will give sociable or
Friday evening next for the benefit of the
Congregational Ladies' Society. There will
be musical programme of choice old-timt
songs, and refreshments. Admission, tif
teen cents. The public is cordially invited
to attend
An agreement has been made by the heirs
of the David Gale estate for the division o.
the old home farm. Leslie ID. Gale has the
farm Of some 200 to $50 acres with the ex
ception of wood lot each to DR.. Charlie,
A. Gale of Rutland and Mrs e. p. Odds O.
South Barre. 1t is said the Gale half OF the
Beckett and Gale store goes to Davie, sor
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