The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-17

ninety years old, and for some time had
been in poor health.
The Golden Rule Union of Christian En-
deavor held meeting here last Saturday.
Besides many who were not delegates,
there were ninety sent as representatives
from the different societies in the Union.
Cabot.
A son was born recently to Rev. Mr. and
Mrs. IL. L. Hartwell.
e. 9, Burnap raised his big barn last Fri
day. The dimensions are forty-fve by
ninety-six feet.
Mrs. Merrill Dodge got serious fall last
Friday evening, and is now confined to the
house.
The republican caucus to elect delega tes
to the county convention will be held at
Village Hall on Saturday evening next at
eight o'clock.
Children's day passed off very pleasantly
and satisfactory at both churches. The
Methodists carried out programme en-
titled The Young Crusaders" The church
was tastefully decorated with plants and
cut flowers,
Mrs. George Perkins and daughters Of
Pueblo, Colorado, are stopping with her
father, Frank Coburn, at Lower Cabot
- Mrs. Ida Atwood OF Brockton, Mass,
other relatives. - Frank Converse, who
has been stopping at l.. II. Myers for a few
weeks, has returned to Boston. - Mrs.
l.. II. Myers has been in Barre the past
week, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Nathan
Corliss. - Frank p. Brown and .daugh-
ter Of Boston were in town last week. Mr..
Brown is a Cabot boy. - Henry Morse
went to Passumpslc last week to visit his
Calais.
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Gently.
Ira Rich Kent is home from Tufts Col
lege on his vacation, accompanied by his
classmate, w. r. Ransom.
Rev. j. A. Dickson of Cabot will deliver
lecture at Sodom Tuesday evening, June
%. Subject, ups and Downs of the
Briny Deep, or Eleven Years a Sailor"
Carlton Daley, after long illness and
much suffering. died June 10, aged sixty
Sunday, Rev. Benjamin Wheeler officiating.
The remains were inferred in the Robinson
cemetery
Delegates to the district convention: Ar
den Martin, W. e, Bliss and S. n. Foster
to the state convention, 7. T. Lamphere;
Albert George and o. ii. Leonard; to the
county convention, Albert Dwinell Byron
Miller, G. r. White, j. A. Slayton, W. V.
Peck, o, Ii. Kent and H. w. Town.
East Calais.
Rev. 8. A. Parker will preach in the
Union church, June 81, at eleven o'clock
Am.
John Foster of Derby Line was in town
last week. - Mrs. Fanny Burnham OF
Roxbury visited in town last week. -
George Pierce is putting basement under
his barn. G. d. Balentine is doing the
stone work. - Mr.. and Mrs. James
Dwinell of Winchester, Mass, visited the
Dwinells. last week. - Miss Wilson,
trimmer in Mrs. @. r. Dwinells millinery
store, concludes her engagement there this
week. - Last Saturday night Merne
Haskins was elected delegate from Moscow
Lodge, /. 0. g. T., to the county Union held
at East Barre this week. - Mrs. Riley
Goodall recently purchased the piece Of
HARDWOOD place. - George Lance is re-
pairing his barn, putting in new stone
foundation, new floors, etc. He has also
removed the bank wall between his house
and the street and is to grade the grounds
- Albert George, T. II. Lamphere and
o. H. Leonard are delegates to the state
convention held at Burlington to-day. The
delegates to the district convention are 8.
II. Foster, W. e. Bliss and Ardin Martin.
Albert Dwnell, B. L. Wilbur, Charles
White, Joseph Slayton, W. V. Peck Fl. o.
Kent and II. w Town are the delegates to
the county convention.
Sodom.
The sociable and fruit festival of the
Willing Workers, June 9, was a success.
The entertainment embraced some literary
exercises, such as charades, Rotations
music, etc. Notwithstanding the storm
there were about one hundred present, and
they cleared $500.
There is fine stone being worked at
East Montpelier, which came from the
Eureka quarry at Sodom, and is going
to Virginia. The stone weighs eight tons,
and is a shaft two and one-half feet at the
haua nd fxxynp txrt xxyo tact t. s,a
to be without flaw.
Mrs. Henry McCloud has gone to Mont
pelier to visit her daughter, Mrs. Alden
Brown. - Walter Jacobs visited his
parents in Cabot over Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs Charles Weeks attended the Holt
ness campmeeting in Barre recently. Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus Young of Lyndon visited
Miss Marietta Peck last week. - Wal
ter Martin had his fingers badly hurt while
working in the quarry Thursday, and went
to Montpelier to have them dressed. -
William Guy is still unable to work owing
to severe cut on his hand, made by rope
while working in the quarry. - Benja-
min Lowry has moved his family into Mr..
Weeks house.
Chelsea.
Any person having books or magazines to
be bound are requested to communicate
soon with j. M. COmstock.
Rev. Mr.. Sherman went to Barre on
wednesday OF last week to oficiate at the
marriage of Flora M, Corliss, formerly of