The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-18

them warm welcome.
Matt Jones returned to his studies at
Dartmouth College last Thursday morning.
He expects to finish his course and graduate
next June. - Mrs. Bert Bisbee is visit
ing her sister, Mrs; n. ID. Phelps, at Barre,
this week. - Walter Jones and Fred
Fassett returned to st. Johnsbury Academy
on Monday last ==- Mrs. Denison Boyce
is sick and is attended by DR.. Haylett.
- Dr. Hooker Of Waterbury was in
town last Saturday. on professional bust
ness. 60 Mrs. II. N. Bushnell is confined
to the house with serious lameness.
60 Miss Edna Dana, who is very sick
with Inflammation Of the bowels, is thought
to be improving.
Warren.
A daughter has been born at G. w.
Cooks.
There is to be dance at the town hail.
May 2.
Parker 6, slayton have bought s. Banis-
ter's grist-mill
Asa Colby has calf which, when twenty
four hours old, weighed 113 pounds.
On Thursday evening there was a we'll
attended sociable Of the White Wings
Society.
w. p. Thayer, who taps about 1000 trees,
is to build a new sugar-house the coming
summer
l.
a grist- on the site of the e. Cardell
mill, washed away last fall.
r. Shattuck is to make his home in
Massachusetts. - Guerdon Shattuck
and wife are to remove to Brooklyn, N. Y.
J. Pierce is repairing his house.
- Rev. Mr.. Brigham and wife of New
Hampshire are visiting in town. - E.
Ralph of Lowell, Mass, is visiting his sis.
ter, Mrs. H. Spalding.
East Warren.
Some of the farmers have sold their wool
for sixteen cents and draw it to Roxbury.
Adm Heath, from New Hampshire, is to
spend the summer with his uncle, Myron
Goodspeed.
Following is a list of teachers for the
summer term: District No. 1, May Harmon;
No 2, George Kingsbury No. 3, Gertrude
Richardson and Carrie Joslyn; No. 5, Abby
Church; No. g. Nellie Grant; No. 7, Mrs.
George Moore; No 8, Clara Dimick.
Waterbury.
G. E. Moody has bought fine iron-gray
horse of Timothy Keefe for 1925.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist
church meets this afternoon with Mrs. w.
p. Elliott.
The annual communication of Winooski
Lodge, No. 40, f. and A. NJ, will be held at
the Masonic hall this evening.
A special meeting of the town has been
called for Monday, April 80, to see what
the town will do in regard to the proposed
Stowe electric railroad.
A Sunday-school has been organized by
the ladies of Colbyville at the house of Mrs.
l.. j. Roberts to accommodate those who
cannot attend church in the village.
Mrs. Carrie G. Moody has been granted
pension of SO a month, with an allowance
of 50 each for her children and S65 back
| pay. T. 7. Farrell was her attorney
| A party of about twenty-five young peo-
pie were entertained at the home of Max
Greene in Colbyville, last Thursday even
ing, on the occasion of his twenty-tirst birth
| day.
Mrs. Eliza Sanborn Luce of Stowe, re-
Gently making her home with her grandson,
| Fred A. Luce, died suddenly Sunday night
of apoplexy, and was buried yesterday at
| Stowe.
Grand Master of Odd Fellows Fl. c..
| Farrar of Rutland, and Past Grand Masters
HI. w. Hall of Burlington and H. E. Parker
of Brandon, visited Mentor lodge last
Tuesday evening.
1t is reported that the managers of the
Stowe Electric Railway Company have
! asked price for the purchase of l.. j. Rob-
erts' and Mr.. Dumas water power, and that
their figures have been submitted.
The Chautauqua Club was entertained by
Mrs. Dillingham; at Montpelier on Saturday.
| In the afternoon, upon the invitation of
Mrs. j. Edward Wright, the club gathered
! at her home and were shown her choice
collection of photographs recently brought
from abroad Mrs, Wright, in charming
manner talked informally to the club re-
| speeding the photographs, instructing and
interesting them in manner that will long
| be pleasantly remembered.
While no arrests for drunkenness were
recorded last week, ample occasion for
them existed, as many of our citizens can
testify. Saturday night was made hideous
by the presence of at least half dozen in
toXicated persons in the center of the bust
ness part of the village, their noise and dis
order continuing until after midnight with
out interference. Their names are known,
and another such occurrence will arouse
public Indignation to the point of action.
James Selleck, aged eighty-fve, died of
heart disease last Saturday at the home of
his daughter-in-law, Mrs. A. ii. Selleck, in
| West SOmerville, Mass. His remains We're
brought here Monday night, accompanied
by Mr.. o. A Seabury, Mrs, Selleck and son
| Claude Funeral services were held on
Tuesday at the Methodist church, conducted
by Rev w. f. Hamblin. Mr.. Selleck was
| born in Newark, Conn, but came to Yer
mont young man and lived in Waitsheld
until 1865, when he moved to Waterbury
and engaged in business with his son, the
late A. II. Seleck. During the past five
years he has spent the most of the time
with his only daughter, Mrs. G. A. Joslyn,
in Omaha. He was an active temperance
man and good citizen, whose memory will
be cherished by large circle of relatives
and the community at large.
j. G. Griggs returned from a business trip
to Boston yesterday morning. 60 Mary
Haines returned to her home in Cabot on
Monday. G. W. Atkins and j. S.
Batchelder visited their customers at More
town, Waitsfeld and Warren on Friday
and Saturday. - Fred Somervlle has
returned to his duties at Worcester. -
James Mars spent Sunday in town. -
LENA Fullerton returned from Clinton,
Mass, on Friday - May Gleason OF
Warren has been visiting at g. w. Richard
sons - Ed. Boyce has been spending a
few days in town, looking after good cows to
stock the farms of Redteld Proctor. -
Gatty Straw of Concord n. H., is the
guest of George Dumas. - Julia Gould
is spending few days in town, - Mrs
Clark Roberts was in town on Monday
- III. NJ. Dufur and NJ. E. Hutchins
were in town on business, Monday. -
Ransom Gray spent Sunday at his home
- G. w. Wing, Esq, of Montpelier was
in town Saturday - Edilor l.. b. John
son Of Mortified was in town ON Saturday