The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-27
East Warren.

matlsm. bis son. in. law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Morse OF Barre, visited him last
week.
East Warren.
This community was again saddened on
receipt OF the intelligence announcing the
death OF Mrs Jerusha Riford, formerly
of this place. She was living with her
daughter in Maiden, Mass, and died very
suddenly. The remains were brought here
for burial. The funeral was held in the
church on Friday, Rev. A. B. Enright of
Waitsfield attending Mrs. Riford was
highly respected by all who knew her. M.
and Mrs. Bert Riford Of Maiden, Mr. and
Mrs. George Williams OF Maiden, Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Titus OF Syracuse, N.
Y, Mrs. Charles Beach OF Burlington Mrs.
Charles Fitch OF New Hampshire, Mr..
Hiram Boyce and son OF Waterbury and
Mr.. Orville Eaton of Wsitsfield attended
the funeral
James McGlaff1in, while chopping on the
mountain, cut his foot quite badly. -
Mrs. A. M. Dickinson has returned from
Massachusetts. - Hoyt Parker of Wake.
field, Mass, is visiting friends here.
Waterbury.
M. FL. Whtehill and son Of Groton were
| in town last week.
The Reading Club met last evening with
Miss Lottie Carpenter
George Glover Of Boston, Mass, visited
friends in town last week.
Work on the Congregational parsonage
was commenced last Thursday.
The L idies' Reading Club met with Mrs
j. w. Moody last Friday afternoon.
The Young men and maidens "have
enjoyed the first skating OF the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. E f. Palmer Jr., of St. AL.
bans are visiting in town for few days.
The New York Male Quartet will give a
concert in the Opera House this evening.
Mrs John Duffus and children Of Will.
Jamestown are visiting at Mrs. Luther
Davis.
G. e. Fushey and Rosie Mayo were mar.
ried at st. Andrews Church last Monday
morning,
Bank Examiner Elisha May of st. Johns.
bury visited the Waterbury National Bank
on Saturday.
harvest concert was given at the Meth.
odist church, last Sunday evening and was
greatly enjoyed
Professor w. G. Hopkins principal of the
High School at South Royalton, has been in
town the past few days.
Mrs. Dan Chase has returned from the
Adirondack Mountains, where she has been
stopping several weeks.
| School at Colby Vile closed last Friday
Appropriate exercises were held at the
school house in the evening.
| Bert Riford, we'll known in town, was
called home from Boston last Friday to at
tend his mothers funeral at Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Haines left last Fri
day for New York, to spend Thanksgiving
| with Abbie and Bessie, their daughters.
| Newell Blair and Lizzie Shambo we're
uuited in m arriage last Saturday at the
Waterbury HOTEL by Rev. w. M. Newton.
Harvey Graves and son, with his sister,
Sarah Graves, are to spend THANKSGIVING
| with Rev. and Mrs. Frank Graves in Ran
dolph.
Hon, George W. Randall, who has been
| confined to his house the past week, suffer-
ing with cold and an liberated tooth, is
still unable to be out
The railroad company has been very i'm
| partial in locating the responsibility for the
freight wreck last week. Conductor Carr,
and both engineers Of the special train
have been suspended from thirty to sixty
days each.
| Rev. L. II. Elliot met with serious acct
dent at White River Junction last Saturday
he slipped, injuring his hip. He returned
home on the night express and is confined
to his bed, but hopes soon to be out.
The High School Lyceum meets this
evening with James Marion, its president
The question for debate is: Resolved, That
advertising" William Carver leads the at.
firmative; Dayton Ashley, the negative.
Mr.. l. N. Farnum, general manager of
the New England Public Works Company
OF New Haven, Conn, was in town on Sat-
| urday, examining the proposed plan for
water works, and will soon submit a bid
for furnishing the material and doing the
work.
II. e. Boyce went to Boston last Monday
Members of the Cemetery Association
who have not paid their dues for 1895, and
those who are owing the association for the
care OF their lots, are earnestly requ ested
| to send the amount due to the secretary,
Mrs. Dan Chase.
Miss Bessie Wells returned last Monday
from, a pleasant five-weeks' visit in the
South with her uncle, Mr. Edward Wells,
and family of Burlington. After leaving
Washington, ID. c., they visited Fortress
Monroe, Richmond, the Atlanta Exposition
and Lookout Mountain, and, on their re-
turn, Gettysburg battlefield.
Mr.. j. W. Parmenter has purchased a
large farm-one of the best-in East Brook
field. and will soon return to that town to
reside. Mr.. and Mrs. Parmenter have made
| many friends since coming here, about one
year ago, and, while we regret to lose good
citizens, they will take with them our re-
spect and good wishes for their future pros.
perity.
Hollis s. sheple was stricken, with paraly.
sis last Thursday, from which he did not
rally. and, after much suffering, passed
quietly away at three o'clock saturday
afternoon. Well.known and respected. his
sudden death will be learned with deep sor-
row by large circle OF friends. The sim
cere sympathy Of this community is ex-
tended to his widow In her sad bereave.
ment. He was buried on Monday afternoon
with Masonic honors.
The village water-works committee have
been faithfully executing the instructions
given them at the last village meeting, and
will soon be ready to report They have
prepared and printed full specifications for
all the material and labor necessary to con.
struct the works, and invited bids from re.
liable contractors, who are responding
promptly. The sentiment Of the people
grows favorable to the enterprise, when it
is known that pure water only is to be pro-
vided, and in abundant quantity for both
domestic and fire purposes.
The Advent Christian Church at Colby
vile held their annual meeting last week
Tuesday evening and elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: Clerk and treas
urer, G. II. Bailey; collector T. T. Farrell
local elders, j. S. Wheeler and w. M.