The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-16

rotary and treasurer were pronounced in |
fine order by the inspector, Mrs. g. j. |
Adams of st. Johnsbury.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Society |
has recognized with about twenty FIVE |
members. The officers elected are as fol. |
lows: President, Elwyn Cameron; vice.
president, Mary Randall; secretary, Willis
Howe; treasurer, Antha Munsell. The
time of meeting Is changed from six to half
past three in the afternoon.
Mortified.
The canning factory is now running on
full time, canning apples.
The electric lights were turned on all
night, for the first time, last night.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Methodist
church will hold socable at the church
parlors this evening.
A corn-husking at James Haselton's on
Thursday night was the occasion of much
sport for the young people.
Mrs White of New York city has leased
the Lyons house, on Central street, and ex-
poets to occupy 1t during the winter.
| Professor 9. w. Stevens, OF the chair of
| electrical engineering at Norwich Univer-
sity, has arrived and begun his work in
| that department
Rev. s. l. Putnam, of Montpelier Sem
mary, supplied the pulpit OF the Methodist
church on Sunday. Rev. L. p. Tucker is
gaining, and expects to occupy his pulpit
| next Sunday.
J Miss Minnie e. Smith went the second
| time to the New York markets last week to
select millinery novelties to add to the
already fine assortment that Misses Smith &
| Andrews are showing.
r. w. Dutton, of the firm OF Dutton &
Richmond, accompanied by Mrs. Dutton, is
in New York city selecting winter goods.
| I ion Go o,-,. Al.
| DR.. Philander p. Bradford house on Vine
street. - Professor Hurbut took his
Geology class prospecting among the slate
| quarries on Thursday. - Professor and
| Mrs. w. K. Hurlbut visited in st. Adams
on Saturday. - W. e. Shepard and wife
spent Sunday with Mrs. Shepard's aunt in
Waterbury. - DR.. Irish has gone to
New York city, where he will spend the
winter with his son. - Mrs. H. r.
| Brown il very low from a shock which she
suffered on Sunday.
PlainfieId
1t is expected that there will be preach
ing at the Congregational church next Sun
| day.
| Mortimer ID. Bancroft met with serious
accident last Sunday, while hunting, by the
accidental discharge of his gun, losing part
of the two middle fingers of his right hand
and seriously decorating the thumb.
Rev. II. Dewitt Williams has closed his
labors with the Congregational churches of
this place and Marshfield and has gone to
| Hartford, Conn. He was one of the most
popular pastors the church ever had, and
he leaves large circle of friend, among all
| classes.
Truman H. Bartlett has moved into his
new house on High street. 1t is one of the
finest buildings in town, being furnished
| with all the latest Improvements. The
wood work was done by Townsend & XII
ger, the painting by Hoyt & Dow, and the
plumbing by F. Blanchard, Montpelier.
Jay Batcheder is sick with typhoid fever
| Henry Bartlett is caring for him. -
| Della Reid has gone to New York for a
week or more, and expects Mrs. Lou La
| zelle to accompany her home. - Mrs
Harrison Batchelder and Mary Huntoon
have set up housekeeping in the tenement
| of Mrs. Mary Spencer. Mrs Dr. War
rem and Mrs. e. Burnham of Cabot, dis
trict deputy OF Order Of Eastern Star, Wis.
tied Winooski chapter last Saturday evening.
Randolph Center.
Rumor has it that the Maplewood " is
| to be rebuilt next summer, and that the
| plans are already under advisement.
| New desks for the teachers have been
placed in several school houses, new book
cupboards in others, and all are to be sup
piled with lately-issued map of the United
States.
Professor George Ripley Pinkham of
=
Washington Irving, Pioneer in American
Letters" at the Normal Assembly room,
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Nellie Carpenter Rogers, who has
been sick for several months, died of
bright's disease ON Friday, at the home of
her brother-in-law, Marshall Banister. and
was buried at East Brookfeld on Sunday
| afternoon, funeral services being held at
the church in that village.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Brown of Springfield
have been visiting friends in town. -
Herbert Bean has moved to Randolph
- Luthera Whitney of Springfield has
been visiting her niece at the Normal
| School.
East Roxbury.
About forty attended the husking bee at
Lewis Jerd's last Thursday.
The creamery has been running only
every other day since the first of October.
Alonzo Rich has lost his only COW. 1t
become entangled in the rope with which
she was hitched. throwing herself and
breaking her neck.
Rev. L. n. Brigham of Warren preached
here last Sunday. After The forenoon SER
vice the ordinance OF baptism was admins
tered to young lady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Boyce have been visit
ing friends in the north part of the state.
- Bessie Wiley closed her third term
Of school here last Friday. - Mrs. Izett
Bennett and Mrs A. L. Rich are at North
field, at work in the canning factory. -
Mrs. Fred Lincoln, with children, who has
been stopping with her parents for the past
two weeks, returned to her home in Under
| hill last week. - Lewis Steele has
moved from Brookfeld in with his daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Emmons Howe.
| Ryegate
Mrs. Frank Peabody has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. William Freshey, during the
past week.
Mrs. NJ r. Gray returned from Canada
on Friday, where she has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Abbott
The Christian Endeavor convention held