The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-25
with Mrs. DR.. Cross and attended confer.
ence In Bradford.

st Mary's Guild is TO hold library party
at Armory Hall next Friday evening.
The town clock is to be repaired by jew
eler Mansfield. Better time is expected.
The suit of Edward j. Wright against r.
A. Davis & Co. was continued two weeks
The village trustees have posted notices
forbidding the dumping Of rubbish near the
village.
George Andrews left on Monday noon for
North Adams, Mass, where he has a.posi.
ton in drug store.
John l.. Moseley's Sunday-school class
| held pancake and sugar sociable last
Wednesday evening
Misses Nellie Briggs and Dora Andrews
are working in the millinery store of Gill
christ & Smith.
The village trustees meet Thursday even
! ing to close their business for the annual
village meeting Tuesday night.
The rubbish near Colby's shop was set on
! fire last Thursday evening. Prompt work
saved the flames from reaching the building.
The census of the scholars recently taken
shows the total number to be 592. The
graded school has 292 of this number.
Mortified Lodge of Good Templars will
| celebrate the anniversary of the order next
Thursday evening with appropriate exer-
cses.
Several young men who had been refused
| lI'lhOI Nv ARbuh iJdNl9 lldtlt uullt us
turbance about his buildings all Thursday
night.
The Norwich University cadets had
battalion drill last week, and are to have
target practice this week at the armory of
Company f.
Nine new members were initiated at the
| Good Templar lodge last Friday evening,
! and one hundred thirty-fve members were
| present at roll call
/ Ia No oh ITpiv I,,1,
| is TO play Cool Collegians" and the farce
"Turn Him Out" at Bethel and South
Royalton this week.
S. f.. Moore. who has worked for f. G..
| Howe & Co. the past FIVE years, returns
/ this week to commence his labors with that
firm, they being crowded with orders.
Postmaster Tilden has received his COM
! mission. His sons George and William
will act as clerks Mrs. c. d. Edgerton, the
present clerk, will remain short time.
| F. i. Howe & Co. received carload of
| monuments and headstones last week, and
| expect another this week. They are putting
! in several foundations for large monuments
| in Elmwood cemetery.
The work of grading the ground for the
corn-factory is about completed, and large
| force of carpenters are framing the lumber.
George II. Lowell of Yarmouth Me-, has
charge of the work. The buildings are to
be completed about July /.
The game of ball on the university
campus on Monday afternoon, between Nor
witch University and Goddard Seminary
mines, resulted in victory for the former
! by score of seven to FIVE. The game was
| played in the rain most of the time. The
| attendance was not large.
Rev. Alonzo Hitchcock attended the
| fiftieth annual session of the Vermont Con-
| ference at Bradford last week. He is one
of the members of the conference formed in
| 1874 Another living member is Rev.
| William j. Kidder of this place, who was
unable, on account of his health, to attend.
Landlord Warrington has leased the
Mortified House for three years longer.
The people Of Mortified will be pleased to
know this, for Mr.. Warrington has con-
Quoted first. class hotel during his stay in
Northfield. More sleeping rooms are
needed. We understand some needed re-
pairs and improvements are to be made.
Rev. j. w. Bemis, a retired Methodist
preacher, committed suicide early last Sat
| urday morning by hanging himself in his
shed. Last winter he was injured about
his head by being thrown from his Sleigh
| and at times he has not been in his right
mind. On Friday he seemed unusually un-
balanced, and the family had commenced
to worry considerably about him. On Sat-
urday morning he arose about four o'clock
and went out. His wife, fearing that some
thing was wrong, sent for her nearest neigh
Dor, Postmaster j. III. Orcutt, who came
and found Mr.. Bemis in the woodshed on
his knees The first thought was that he
| was praying, but examination disclosed a
small cord about his neck, attached to a
hook on the side of the she'd by which
means he had strangled himself to death.
His age was seventy-four years. His fu-
neral services were held at his home on
Tuesday at one o'clock, Rev. S. Donaldson
conducting the services. He leaves wife,
son and daughter. Interment was in Elm
wood Cemetery.
Carl Coburn lost two fingers of his left
hand by a circular saw last Thursday.
- Mrs. Holton is moving TO the Hous-
ton house near the upper town bridge,
- Engineer j. M. Buell. who has
health, commenced work this week, run
ming the way freight. - Miss Katharine
Brainard of st. Adams visited Miss Libbie
Whitmarsh over Sunday - S. A Hatch
was at home from Barre over Sunday.
Professor j. B. Johnson moved to
his house on Prospect street last Thursday
and Rev. G. j. Sutherland has taken pos
session of the rectory. - Mrs. Hiram
Blodgett, who has been at West Randolph
the past winter, has returned to town
- Frank A: Gokeey is in Boston on
business. w f. Cushman is at home
for few days. - Flyn Austin is to go tc
Denver, Colo, for his health. - Sheriff
Howe went to Rutland with a prisoner
last Thursday. - Alanson Holton has
painted his farm buildings. - DIR
Nichols is building a bay window ON the
north side Of his house.
Orange.
Mrs Lewis Cults was i'll last week will
grip. 60 Manard Keyzer has moved tC
Laird's mills, in Plainfeld, where he works
- Orville Curtis lost horse recently
by its leg breaking in the stable -
James Carnes has sold his farm to E. j
Camp and moved to Topsham. - Mrs
AFRO Noyes has been very i'll the past two
months, but is improving. - Wash
Bedee has finished work for w. ID. Flanders
and is at work G.. j. Cook.
Peacham.
Mrs. Sylvia Hunter died last week Tues
day. Her remains were taken to Soutl
Ryegate for interment.
Abbie Dack and May Bolton, who have
been attending the State Normal School al
Johnson, are at home for awhile.
L. Strobridge was seriously injured Oh
. Wednesday. He had just returned from
the creamery and was unloading his milk
when his horse became frightened anC
ran, throwing him from the wagon and
.. severely injuring his back. He is improv
ing, and it is thought he will recover.