The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-27
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
IND GENERAL.
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tenement.
M. j. Clough has just completed extern
| sive repairs on his house,
Rev. L. P. Tucker will preach next Sun
day on The Recent General Conference"
David Pearsons was thrown last week by
COW he was leading and had his shoulder
| dislocated.
DR.. j. Fl Judkins was appointed health
| officer last week in place of DIR. Davis, who
| is out OF the state.
A company of cavalry from Fort Ethan
| Allen is expected to camp in Mortified
next Monday night
The annual banquet and reception Of the
Mortified High School alumni will be held
Friday evening, June D.
Button q Richmond have a colored cook,
who is giving free exhibition of the
beauties of cooking with cottolene.
Miss Nellie Durham began work yester-
day in Dutton & Richmond's, in the place
made vacant by the discharge of W. e.
Shepard.
The state railroad commissioners, to.
gether with several officials Of the Central
Vermont took dinner at the Mortified
House Wednesday.
June training will be held June IL. The
military companies from Barre and Mont
pelier will join the New England Guard
and cadets at this place.
Repairs are in progress on the Methodist
parsonage. New windows are inserted and
the house will be treated to paint and
paper and newly furnished.
Next Sunday evening State Superintend-
ent OF Education Mason s. Stone will de-
liver an address to the graduating class of
Northfeld High School at the Congrega-
tional church.
The Conversational Club held its final
meeting for the season at the home OF Hon.
Frank Plumley, Monday evening, and lis
A.. . l.. N
e. @. Downey.
President E. G. Smiths private car est
Lawrence " stopped in town a few hours
Tuesday, while the officials of the railroad
examined the depot in reference to the con-
templated repairs.
Another case of diphtheria was reported
at Mr.. Benefits on Water street last Sat
urday The health officer has been ordered
to make house.to house visitation and in
spectiOn and will proceed to do So
Professor HI. r. Roberts was elected
president of the Epworth League at its last
monthly business meeting. Mrs. c. G.
Brill, Miss Lizzie Knapp and Julius A.
| Houghton were elected delegates to the
conference convention at Trinity church,
Montpelier, June and 4.
The musical given Friday evening by
Lieutenant and Mrs. Hovey and Miss
Dooley was a brilliant affair. The partic-
| ipants in the programme were Miss Agnes
| DOOley, II. w. bancroft anu ". Il. Lowe,
| vocal soloists; Miss Carrie Cushmap, Mrs.
John Cross and Mrs, Robert Davis, piano
soloists; DR.. X. Longfelow Cleaves, violin
soloist; Mr.. Carlton, flute soloist.
A memorial sermon was preached Sun
day at four o'clock to the surviving vete-
rams of the war at the Congregational
church by Rev. w. S. Hazen, DID. Memo
rial day exercises will be held on Saturday.
The full programme is not obtainable at
this time. Rev. W. s. Sutherland will be
president of the day; Rev. l.. P. Tucker,
chaplain; Ex-Governor Carroll S. Page of
Hyde Park will be the orator. Music will
be furnished by the Mortified Cornet Band.
The Brattleboro Phonir has the following
in the Bellows Falls CORES pondence: " Mrs
M. e. Dow and George Underwood were
married Monday at the residence of Mrs.
Dcw's brother, l.. S. Hayes. The wedding,
which was very, quiet one, occurred at
noon, and was followed by breakfast,
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Underwood left
for a short wedding trip Mrs. Under
wood was former resident OF this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Underwood have been spend
ing their honeymoon here with Mrs. Steb-
bins.
The death OF j. H. Orcutt occurred at his
home, Park Place, Thursday morning. His
age was seventy-two years. Mr.. Orcutt was
one of our best known and most highly re-
spected citizens. He had held many i'm
portant offices in the gift of his fellow
town commissioner of roads He was post
master during the administration of Pres
ident Harrison. He was an honest and up
right man. His funeral was attended at
his late home on Saturday afternoon by
Rev. W 8. Hazen, d. D., of the Congrega-
tional church, of which Mr.. Orcutt was
n member. He was buried with the honors
OF the Masonic fraternity.
Mrs. r. HI. Miller returned last week
from her winters stay in Worcester, Mass.
- Mrs. Fred Belknap returned Tues
day OF last week to her home in Niles,
Mich. - Rev. w. j. Kidder is in very
feeble health. Last week he was confined
to the bed most of the time. - Mrs. @.
8. Richmond is suffering from peritonitis
- G. H. Ellis and Mrs. Jane Ellis
have been sick for the past week. -
Charles Gilchrist and wife of Cambridge,
Mass, spent Sunday with Mrs. M. s. Gil.
christ. - Manager Lowell of the North
field Canning Company is absent on an ex-
tended business trip. - Professor w. e.
Hurlbut spent Sunday at St. Adams Bay.
Tunbridge.
The marriage of Walter Farnham to Miss
Gertrude Farnham is announced.
Fred Slack, who has suffered from
broken leg for many months, had it broken
again lately by the antics of horse.
Many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Stewart met at their residence Saturday
evening to celebrate the anniversary OF their
marriage
Ex-Governor Pingree is the speaker Me-
mortal day. The Grand Army services &C.
cur at the cemetery at one P. NJ. and the adj
dress at the Congregational church at two.
Ichabod Tucker, eghty-nine years old.
died Sunday. For several years he has
been a severe care to the family, taxing its
strength to the utmost because of his men,
tai weakness.
Bessie Brown of STAFFORD is to work in
the family of II. r. Hayward. - Will
liam Noble carries on the farm OF Mrs.
Gould this year. Mrs. Troope is sick.
- Anna Ballou, an invalid for two
years, has lately improved very much. -
Mrs, Edward Rowell is still quite sick
Warren.