The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-15
Flanagan; No. o, Lizzie Rooney; No. 10,
Hattie Clark; No. 10, George Ashley.


Hattie Clark; No 10, George Ashley.
Wells River.
Sugar-makers are amply satisfied with.
the sugar season this year.
The upper story in Hale's Tavern Is being
finished into rooms, so that none need be
turned away for want of place to lay bis
head.
A meeting OF the pew-holders in the Con-
! gregational church has been called for Mon
day evening, April q, to see II they will
vote to paint the chui CHI
| An avoirdupois supper and social will be
| given by the Ladies' Aid Society on Friday
evening. A short programme will be ar.
| ranged by the entertainment committee.
| Each lady has to be weighed before supper,
and the man drawing the highest number
pays the most for his supper; butt is hoped
he will get his moneys worth.
| The entertainment at Hale's Tavern for
the benefit of the library was success in
every way. The recitations by Miss Edith
b. Jones OF Bradford were enjoyed by all.
The musical part Of the programme was
rendered by home talent, assisted by Mrs.
Kimball OF Woodsville. All did themselves
much credit. The sum Of S14 was realized
for thu library.
Earl Mulliken will once more take charge
OF the Ryegate Granite Works store at
South Ryegate recently bought by his
father. - Mr.. Clark from Waits River
has hired the blacksmith shop, and will live
in one of Mrs. Cora Learned's tenements.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Lathrop have COM
menced housekeeping in the tenement re-
Gently occupied by Albert Bailey. -
Colonel Preston Post, G. A. R., went to
Groton on Monday to attend the funeral Of
Moore and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Moore are
spending the week in Boston. - Mrs.
j. r. Colby is visiting her sister at Barre.
NorthfieId.
Mrs. H. R. Brown has been critically i'll
during the past week.
Mayo Block and the Methodist church
have been wired for electric lights.
j. b. Shortridge has been seriously ill
during the past week with dropsy.
Professor w. e. Hulburd was confined to
the house last week with the grip.
Harry Moseley has returned to Bethel,
where he is engaged in electrical work.
Mrs. Cheney and son of Williamstown
have been visiting Mrs. W. b. Mayo, sister
of the former, during the past week.
No services were held at the Methodist
church last Sunday the pastor, Rev. L. P.
| Tucker, being absent at Conference.
Mrs. G. G. Brill and daughter Marion re-
turned last week from lion, N. Y, where
she had been visiting at her former home.
George W. Durham has rented the
tenement on Pleasant street owned by
Frank Plumley, and will soon take posses
sion
Miss M artha Hazen returned last Thurs
day to Mount Holyoke Seminary, South
Hadley, Mass. She will graduate from that
institution next June.
The baseball season will open on We'd
nesday, April 29, when the University team
will play The Methodist Seminary nine on
the University campus.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Aldrich entertained a
large number of Odd Fellows and their
wives last Friday evening Doughnuts and
new maple sugar were served.
George Bradley of St. Adams has been
taking j. d. O'Brien's place at the depot
during the past week, while the latter has
been struggling with the mumps.
The Odd Fellows have rented the rooms
over the store of Dutton & Richmond for
dining-rooms and social purposes. They
will be put in perfect repair at once,
Renslow Foster committed suicide last
Friday by cutting his throat with pocket.
knife. He was formerly in the employ OF
the Central Vermont railroad, and has been
Respondent of late.
The preliminary speaking for the coming
Sheldon prize-speaking contest resulted in
the selection of Cadets Denison, Lowell,
Mosely, Gleason, Upper, Ladd, Webster,
Allen and Booth as candidates.
Luther Knapp Is at home from Windsor
and is stopping with Mrs. Hartwell Moody,
his daughter. He has been at the Soldiers
Home, Bennington, for the past year, and,
because of good conduct, his term at the
State Prison was shortened.
The vestry of St. Mary's Church has ap-
pointed committee to make plans for en-
larging the parish house. j. b. johnson
and A. G. Andrews are the delegates-elect
to the annual Diocesan Convention, to be
held at Middlebury in June, with Henry
| Farria and John MpGOrnick altaru at ea
The following have been elected vestrymen:
George Nichols, 7. A. Wiley, f. N. Whit.
ney, F. L. Howe. William Garvey, Henry
Ferris, Professor j. B. Johnson, John Nc
Cormick and Arthur Andrews.
The millinery opening at the millinery
parlors Of Smith & Andrews will occur on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week,
to which the ladies of Northield and vicin-
ity are especially invited. The proprietors
have recently returned from Boston and
New York, where they acquired the latest
styles and purchased novelties for the spring
and summer trade. With their newly.
remodeled and conveniently-arranged store
and fine stock of goods, they now have one
of the best and most attractive establish.
ments in Washington county.
South Northfleld.
This community was again startled last
Friday morning by anothtr tragedy, which
occurred near the scene Of the late Marsh
murder. Lorenzo FOSTER who has beer
living at viii McCarty's, was found by him
in the barn. He committed suicide by cut
ting his throat. When discovered life was
extinct. No friends claiming the body, II
was cared for by the town.
East Orange.
News is received of the death of Mrs
George Hight Of West Topsham, which oc
Cured April II. Her friends and relatives
have the sympathy OF all.
| PlainheId.
Mrs. M. A. Vincent is visiting her son il
Burlington.
Plainfield was well represented at the
Conference in Barre last week,
Daniel A. Perry, an old-time resident O
Plainfeld, was buried last Sunday.
Mrs. III. P. Chamberlin, step-mother of j
g. Chamberlin died in Morrison, ILL.,, Marcel
20.
The Woman's Christian Temperate,
Union meets next Saturday afternoon will
Mrs. A. M Batchelder.
Miss Mary A. Lupien resumes her posi-
ton az teacher in the Graded School a