The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-20

at the Forks.
Thetford.
j. Huntington is doing the stone masonry
on the new school building at Hanover,
N. II,
Rev. William Slade from Massachusetts
Is home on visit. He preached the grad
uating sermon to the senior class.
A new fire extinguisher was tried here by
an agent which seemed to be successful and
worthy of notice by all property holders.
The High School closes this week Friday
the graduating exercises to be held in the
church. There will be about ten graduates,
the largest number for many years.
North Thetford.
Rev. Mr.. Badger, the new Methodist min
| lister, preached his first sermon here last
Sunday. +. g. Thickett intends to
build house for himself this summer.
- Mrs. Thomas Barber visited relatives
in Littleton N. H, last week. - The
tower clock is expected here this week.
- The stone men have finished the
abutment of the bridge on the New Hamp-
shire side. - A. W. Jaquith and E. G..
Cobleigh spent last week in Boston.
Post Mills.
At the last regular meeting of Esther
Rebekah Lodge, /. o. o. f, the initiatory
degree was conferred on six candidates.
- Fred Slack has gone to Barre to
work at his trade. - Moses Pellerin,
after spending few days in town, has re-
turned to Franklin Falls, N. III. 80 Mrs.
| Addie Fl. Slack and daughter, who spent
the winter at Athol, Mass, have returned
to their home here. - Byron Trumbull
| has finished work for the Fish Rod Com
pany and gone to Manchester, N. H. -
Miss May Harlow is home from Craftsbury.
- Henry Wallace of Chicago, ILL.,, was
in town last week. He rode his wheel
from Cleveland Ohio. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond and Ernest Raymond of Keene,
| N at tha hOma of w
- Wellman Brothers have moved
| their studio to Sharon. - George p.
johnson took trip to Barre last week.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Braley of Piermont,
N. H., spent few days in town last week.
Topsham.
Quite number from this place attended
| the county union setting of the Christian
| Endeavorers last Friday.
The presbytery of the Reformed Presby-
terrain Church of Vermont vas held in the
Reformed Presbyterian church last week
| Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert Nolan died very suddenly
| Tuesday evening, May IA. The funeral SER
vices were held in the Reformed Presby-
| terian church Saturday afternoon, Rev. M .
s. Killough addressing the friends and rela-
tives from the text Be ye also ready, for
in such an hour as ye think not the Son OF
Man cometh' Rev. Mr.. Smith of Tops
ham, Rev. Samuel Jackson of South Rye
| gaze ana rev. u, w hHlCn OF East COrlnJn
assisted in the services. Aunt Sally" as
she was Familiarity called, will be greatly
missed in the church, OF which she was
member, and also in the community.
Waitsfleld.
Sanford corn Hungarian grass seed, and
Lister and Reads phosphate, at o. G.
Eaton's.
The Home Circle will meet with Mr. and
Mrs Matthew Strong on Friday afternoon
| 4 sn1l. sV.,vt tod
There will be a special meeting OF the
| Grand Army Post next Saturday afternoon
| to complete arrangements for Memorial
day. Every member should be present
E. e. Linnell of Lowell, Mass, has pur-
| chased of j. B. Thompson, his brother-in-
law, his carriage-horse, "Topsy." Mr..
| Thompson delivered the horse at Lowell
| last week.
The Grand Army Post will attend SER
vices at the Congregational church next
Sunday, May "a, and invite all old soldiers
and Sons of Veterans to fall in " with
them at that time; also on Memorial day.
James E. Blair of Waitsfield and Eta II.
Freeman of Granville were married by Pas
tor Fiske at the parsonage on Thursday,
May IA. Mr.. Blair has rented the black
smith shop of H. II. Chapman. He and his
bride commence housekeeping in the j. w.
Egan house.
Plans are making for the observance Of
the centennial of the Congregational church
on June 81. The executive committee, con-
sisting of Deas E. A. Fisk and III. N Bush
nell, G. W. Olmstead and the pastor, would
like the addresses of all former members,
and all who, though not members yet made
the Congregational church their church
home, so that letters may be sent to them at
once.
P. B. Gaylord returned from Montreal
Saturday evening. He has been at work
thar for 70 Wa lra for tha Hnut al
Company. - g. A. Howe and Roy
Richardson were home from the Mont
pelier Seminary over last Sunday. -
DR.. A. w. Gorham took three horses
to Boston, Mass, last week. - Mr..
Crane and wife of Middlebury were at o.
S. Joslin's last week. Mrs. Crane is a sister
of Mr.. Joslin. 20. s. Joslin, who has
been very sick for few weeks, is now
much better. - A. #. Richardson fell
while at work on building, and hurt his
side so badly that he is confined to the
house.
Warren.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets this week
with Mrs. V. L. Perkins.
The horses owned by Parker & Slayton,
which were badly hurt by getting into
barbed wire, have recovered.
The Warren Telephone Company will
have its line in operation soon. Poles are
set from Warren to Lincoln and from War
rem to East Warren.
Mrs. W. s. Sterling is sick. - I'll. A.
Colby has returned to his home in Jeffer-
sonville. - Henry Greene of Worcester,
Mass, was in town last Saturday and Sun
day - III. R. Kennedy caught the
largest trout on record. 1t was twenty
inches long and weighed two and one-half
pounds.
East Warren.
Miss Addie Merrill, who spent the winter
with her mother here, has gone to Mont
pelier, to remain few days with her sister,
going then to Massachusetts. g Mrs.
Byron Davis, who has been helping care for
her mother, who is very sick. has returned
to Massachusetts. - Many of the farm
ers have planted their corn and more will
plant this week.
Washington.
The Ladies' Mite Society meets with Mrs
d. r. Houghton this "wednesday after
noon.
The repairs are completed on the Union
church and service will be held there next
Sunday.
George Metcalf has gone to the Mary
F1atnhar HOapita1 at RurlinOtOu n haye a m