The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03

Mrs. H. Dwight Abbott is visiting friends
In town.
Mrs. Frank Martin is said to be again in
very poor health.
Elisha X. Burnham is again at home from
northern Vermont.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne returned last week
from Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. Loren M. Downing, now of St. AL
bans is visiting in town.
Mrs. Loren w. Glysson died at her home
in Concord, N. H., on Monday.
Town Clerk George Beckett has just
bought Blickensderfer typewriter.
Children's day will be observed at the
Universalist church next Sunday morning.
Carl j. Benedict and family now Of
Waterbury, were at his old home here over
Sunday.
Rev. Cary Watson of Greenfield, Mass,
preached for Rev. j. N. Perrin last Sunday
morning.
Children we're recently born to Mr. and
Mrs. Russell N. Jeffords, and to Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Scott.
George r. Bosworth of Barre has bought
out Whiting the jeweler, and will take
possession about July /.
James M. Bass at recent accounts was at
the summer residence of his nephew, Per-
kins Bass, in Peterboro, N. II.
The ninety days within which to get the
four per cent discount on the first Install
ment of taxes expires August 26.
Marjorie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Duffus, is seriously i'll with cerebral menin-
gifts. 1t is a second attack of the dread dis
ease.
Miss Laura daughter of Mrs. Martha
Lynde Remission, now of Illinois), teacher
in the Joliet Qll.) schools, is about to visit
relatives here.
w. w. Lapoint, Esq, of Barre will de-
| liver a lecture in Town Hall on Tuesday
evening OF next week under the auspices Of
the Sons of Veterans.
Next Saturday there will be district
Sunday school convention here, the district
including Brookfeld, Williamstown and
one or two other places.
Hon. Ranslure Clark, born here, but for a
| long time prominent resident OF Brattle-
boro, was recently stricken with paralysis
at the home of his daughter at Hornells-
vile, N. Y.
Whitcomb Brothers of Barre have been
| putting into the granite shops OF Greason 81
Breckett pneumatic tools, made in Buffalo,
N Y. 1t is expected they will be ready for
| use this week
| At the patriotic exercises on Friday after
noon, at the village school building, James
Cram, commander of the Grand Army Post,
addressed the children relating to his own
war experiences, etc.
Something heroic seems the tenacity with
which the Free Baptist church here clings
| to life, in spite OF the depletion of the last
score or more of years. Some miles away
| from our village, it has achieved most ex-
cellent work in its history of many years.
The Central Vermont Pomona Grange
will hold an all-day meeting here, next
week Wednesday, June 10. The afternoon
session will be open to the public,
when our present highway system the ma
pie sugar industry, ETC., will be themes for
discussion.
When we recall the days when two or
| three acres of corn seemedI about the limit
practicable with most of our farmers, and
the thirty. five to forty acres which George
| w. Lynde will plant this season would
make it seem that the Star of Empire had
halted in its westward way.
| Memorial day exercises were interrupted
| by rain, but the programme was carried out
successfully. The Town Hall was packed
with listeners to the music and the address
of w. W. Lapoint, Esq, of Barre. Mr. La
point spoke without notes and with much
ardor. We Judge the enthusiastic verdict
of some of his hearers was that, on the
| whole, he has hardly been surpassed by
| former orators on similar occasions here.
In the spring young mans fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of-DeWitt's Little Early
Rsers, for they always cleanse the liver
purify the blood and invigorate the system
| W. e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Chelsea.
The engine company is not dead, but ap
peared in public on Saturday and managed
the engine quite creditably.
Oliver G. Lincoln died on Thursday at G
II. COlby's, where he has made his HON,
for some time. The funeral services wer,
held on Friday, Rev. Mr., Allen officiating
On Sunday the Congregational churcl
chose Mr.. and Mrs A. FL. Powers and DR.
and Mrs. S. N. GOss delegates to the Count,
Conference, and DR.. M. FL. Corwin delegate
to the General Convention OF Congrega
tional Churches OF the state.
A republican caucus is called to meet OIL
Saturday afternoon at three o'clock t,
choose delegates to the state and distric
convention, and to elect town committee
Now, will the friends of Messrs. Grout an,
Stickney step forth and be counted?
Memorial day called out large numbe
of people, in spite of the threatening ap
pesrance of the sky. The address by Hal
X. Darling was an excellent one, and wa
we'll received. Misses Alice L. Corwin an,
Blanche M. Townsend rendered recitations
and the school children saluted the flag an,
sang. The unfortunate feud between tn
two veterans organizations was unpleas
antly in evidence, and marred the enjoy
ment of the occasion.
ne ueACueTS luSIluute On w ouutsudy U
last week was attended by about sixt.
teachers, and was very interesting ant
profitable. In the morning and Afternoon
Superintendent M. s. Stone and A. W. Ed
son of Worcester, Mass. agent of the Boart
of Education of that state, discussed his
tory, geography, school management an'
reading, and in the evening a general meet
ing for the citizens was held, addressed b,
Messrs. Stone and Edison, County Exam
liner f. e. Prichard, Senator H. w. Bale.
OF Newbury and Rev. b. b. Sherman.
Mrs. M. III. Corwin and Mrs. e. d. Barne
attended the county Woman's Christian
Temperance Union convention at Newbur.
last week. - Postmaster III. o. Bixb,
and l.. N Lucas, Jr., attended the demo
cratic state convention at Montpelier las
week. - George A. Tracy and Willar'
j. Moore visited their parents last week
- Matte e. Stevens has returned t.
town after sojourn of several months il
Barre and Berlin. M. M. Durham ha
received an increase OF pension to tn
amount of So per month. - Byrol
Berry has gone to Reedsburg Wis, to visi
relatives. - Herbert j. Kingsbury /
working in the creamery. - w. L. SaI
gent has decided back his farm to Henri