The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-27
entertainment at Union church last Friday

entertainment at Union church last Friday
evening.
Miss Chase, who lectured here last week
in the interests of the woman suffrage
| movement, met with small success in max.
ing converts In this vicinity.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
John Gilman, May 20. - Mrs. Eleanor
Wells is back again among her old friends
| and intends to spend the summer at her
! farm, where she will be joined later by her
daughter, Mrs. Hattie Whitcomb of Barre.
Sodom.
The Band OF Willing Workers met with
Mrs. Eta Brown May II, and chose officers
az follows: President, Mrs Eta Brown;
secretary, Walter Jacobs; treasurer, Frank
Hood, Lillian Kelley and Elwyn Slayton
committee on society, rules, etc, Walter
Jacobs and Josie McCloud.
Ally McCloud and family and Fred Weeks
and family went on fishing excursion to
Woodbury. and Craftsbury Thursday morn
ing. - Mrs. DR.. j. z. Templeton of
Montpelier visited her daughter, Mrs. New
ton, last week.
DIR. s. N. WEIGH, former resident of this
town, died at Concord, N H., May Q, after
long illness from nervous prostration.
The local ministers Of the town, Rev. Mr.
Dixon and Rev. Mr.. Hartwell, evidently do
not mean to let much of Sunday go to waste.
Each holds two services in his own church.
and two in the different school districts in
town, making four services by each on every
Sunday.
Memorial services at the Congregational
church were largely attended, the seating
capacity Of the house being taxed to its ut
most. The decorations with flags and plants
was quite elaborate, the singing fine, the
sermon highly patriotic, rejecting credit
upon the author, Rev. III. l.. Hartwell.
1t is hoped by all that Memorial day, May
80, will be observed in quiet manner, es-
pecially during the afternoon address in the
Congregational church by Rev. j. A. Dixon.
In years previous there has been some dis
turbance by boys playing ball near the
church. That afternoon especially seems
next to funeral in solemnity
T. e. Wilson, who has been boarding the
past winter with his nephew, Nathaniel
Wilson, at East Cabot, is soon to return to
Bethel. - Addison Baker and wife ar
rived this week from Boston at their sum-
mer residence at Lower Cabot, driving by
way OF Manchester. - Arthur Lamson
has returned from Boston to his home in
this village He has been attending school
the past year. - Miss Nettie knights of
Boston is visiting her sister, Mrs. j p. Lam
son.
Chelsea.
Frank j. Thorne and wife have returned
to town for the summer.
The reading-room in the Alden Speare
library building will be reopened next
week.
e. L. HARDWOOD has moved his barber-shop
from the hotel to the basement of W. +.
Hoods drug store.
Judge Munson presides at the June term
OF county court, which opens next Tuesday
A term of considerable length is anticipated
Mrs. Robert Madgett died at her home in
Washington on Tuesday of last week, at
the age OF seventy-six. Rev. Mr.. Sherman
officiated at the funeral services on Thurs
day.
The directors of the Bell Shoe Company
advertise the sale OF the plant and machin-
cry at auction July %. This is an excel
lent opportunity to purchase good water
power and building suited to any manu-
featuring purpose.
Miss Mary N. Chase of Waterbury deliv-
cred lecture on the "Enfranchisement OF
Woman" in the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church Wednesday evening OF last
week, which was we'll received, even by
disbelievers in the doctrine of woman suf
frage
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union have chosen the following officers for
the ensuing year President, Mrs. G. o.
Barnes; vice-presidents, Mrs. V. M. Allen
Mrs. M. l.. Hutchinson; corresponding sec
rotary, Luvia @. Hatch; recording secre-