The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-24
evening. He will preach next Sunday at

The river road has been repaired to some
extent the past week, made necessary by
the high water.
James Whitney, Jr., has bought Lydia
Noyes' farm and is to move there. William
Luce Is to live on his old place.
The village schools will begin next Mon
day. Flora Smith is on her way home from
Florida, and is to teach in the George Dur
kee district. EVE Farnham is to teach in
No. g. Hattie Austin at the north village,
Walter Howe and Alice Brown at the Center.
Mrs. Mary Cushman Gordon of Vienna,
Me-, has been visiting In town: - Rev.
John p. Demeritt has returned from Exeter,
N. III. - Nora Durkee is soon to start
for Kansas, where she will spend the sum-
mer with her brother Will. - Nathan
Preston has so far recovered from his late
injury as to be out doors. - Mrs. s. K
Slack has gons to Hanover to spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. Sargent
Copperheld.
John Montgomery is going to Butte City,
Mont.
Cornelius Foley and son George, who
came here about one year ago, have returned
to Lead City, South Dakota.
The house and barns OF Leavitt West
were burned April II. The loss was heavy.
Insurance, $500. The family is living on
Thomas Bankers farm.
warren.
Elmer Miller has returned from the Rut-
land Kelley Institute,
Go to b. G. Sterling & Co. for boots
shoes and rubbers, and bring your feet with
you.
Charles e. spaulding is very busy this
spring carrying on his sugar-place He re-
ports very good success.
Waterbury.
A q "a.
with Mrs. j. w. Moody.
The maple sugar season has closed, after
about one-third the usual product was Sc
cured.
The new bill-boards about the village are
being decorated with works Of art in the
show-bill line.
DR.. Spiller, the optician, will be at Water
bury Hotel on Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of next week
Rev II. A. Spencer of Montpelier occu-
pied the pulpit at the Methodist church on
Sunday in the absence of Rev. Mr.. Newton.
Mrs. M. L. Wells is prepared to show the
latest styles in millinery, and invites all to
attend her spring opening on Friday and
Saturday next.
G. B. Clark has sold his undertaking bust
ness and stock to W. j. Boyce, who has
thoroughly learned the business and will
give it prompt and careful attention.
The town meeting was a great success,
the business of the meeting being attended
to with dispa CHI and in very businesslike
manner, with G. e. Wells as moderator.
The high school lyceum will meet this
evening and discuss the question, Should
suffrage be granted to those only who can
read and writer" Leaders - affirmative,
Anna Davis; negative, Alice Booker.
A baseball association has been organ
lied for the purpose of having good team
here this summer. The officers are as fol-
lows: President, 5. r. Parker; vice presi-
dent, c. Wells; secretary, J. G. Farrar
treasurer, f. X. Griggs; business commit.
ager Of ball team, John G. Farrar; captain
of ball team Harry Lease.
Edwin N. Bowman died at his home on
Winooski street, Sunday night, after several
weeks OF suffering with consumption. He
was born in Waitsfield sixty-four years ago.
In 1868 he enlisted at Barre in Company l.,
First Vermont Cavalry, and served his
country two years, contracting disease
which eventually caused hist death. Ten
years ago he came to Waterbury, and has
since made this his home. A wife, three
sons and two daughters survive him, to
whom sympathy in their bereavement is ex.
tended He will be kindly remembered for
his many good qualities. Rev. L. Tenney
conducted the funeral services Tuesday
morning. the burial taking place in the at.
ternoon at Barre in charge of his comrades
of the Grand Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Colby of Burlington
spent last Friday in town. - Kate Gates
Of Burlington spent Sunday witn Mrs. San.
born. - Guy Boyce of Proctor has been
spending few days with his parents
- Mrs. Pinneo has returned from Mont.
| pelier, where she has been during the win.
ter, and has opened her house upon Main
street - Peter Blondin has moved into
q part of Philo Towle's house on Main
street. - B. w. Shaw, accompanied by
his daughter May, left for Boston on Mon.
day for short visit. - Mrs. Mary l.
| Wells is in Boston this week. - Media
Butler has been suffering from quinsy in
| her throat, but is now convalescent. -
Nellie Lewis, who has been long time in
the employment of B. Barrett & Son, has
gone to her home in Middlesex. - Rev
W. M. Newton arrived here from Middle
town, Conn Monday evening.
Waterbury Center.
William B. Aldrich of Boston, representa-
tive of Silver Burdett Publishing Company
was in town on Monday.
The theme of Professor G. H. Richard
| sons discourse next Sunday morning will
| be The Influence of Christianity upon
| Human Labor"
Daniel Prentiss has pair of five-year-olt
Durham oxen that weigh 1000 pounds, and
are as nice pair of cattle as one will see
in days travel.
| The usual mid-term entertainment-mu
steal, social, and literary-will occur in the
seminary chapel Friday evening. AL
friends and patrons of the school are cor
daily invited.
Washington.
The village schools will open next Mon
| day for q ten-weoks' term.
The village school building is much i'm
proved by its new dress of white.
The campfire of Smith Post, g. A. R., Ii
/ expected to occur at the school-house hal
next Saturday evening.
Al T. Newman has made Thousand
pounds of sugar, which is double what al
most any one else has made in town.
The Christian Endeavor Society held {
concert at the Baptist church last Sunday
evening, which was largely attended.
The Universalist church was resplenden
with decorations of flowers on Sunday last
which were much admired by a large con
gregation.
George Peake, Walter Peake, Eugene