The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-12

N. CARPENTER, Conrad Brown, Roy Russell,
Mabel Robinson, Claude Miner, Herbert
Lamorder and Ellie Lamorder.
The schools at the village taught by Jen-
ME Parker and May Harmon, gave free
entertainment last Friday evening at Town
Hall. In spite OF the bad travelling and the
inclemency OF the weather, the hall was
filed. The entertainment consisted Of
music, Rotations, declarations, tableaux
and dialogues. 1t was success. and the
teachers.
Elondus Hood and wife visited at @. A.
Calefs last week.
Mrs, q. M. Seaver and son Dean are sick
with the prevailing epidemic.
Miss Maggie Finn has returned from o
two-months' stay in Hartford, Vt.
N. B. Clough and A. w. Hutchinson each
had the misfortune to lose horse last Sat-
urdsy.
Ernest Smith and wife spent Sunday with
Smith.
Mrs. Charles Rowell nee Jennie Emory,
died at her home in South Washington last
| Wednesday.
| Daniel Stanley started last Saturday for
| La Crosse, Wis, where he will spend few
weeks with his sister.
Miss Nellie Tillotson closed a very sue
| CeBBIul J6rD IN Un6 primary department OF
the village school last Friday.
There will be a masquerade promenade in
SINNERS Hall, next week Monday evening.
Cake and coffee will be served Proceeds
for the benefit of the Y. p. @. U. Admis-
sion ten cents.
Last week Monday evening the 81 class
OF Goddard Seminary took supper at the
Washington House After pleasant stay
| OF few hours they rode back to Barre be-
hind the four-horse team, driven by f. A
Slayton.
Waterbury.
The Catholic fair at Moretown, last Satur-
day, was attended by quite a number from
this village and vicinity.
The Junior Endeavor coasting party Sat
urday afternoon, as announced by the Free
| Press, did not materialiZe.
The remains Of Henry Camp Of Minneap-
oils, son of the late A. R. Camp of Stowe,
arrived Monday and were taken to Stowe
for burial.
Revs. A. j. Covell and L. H. Elliot are
attending the fellowship meetings of the
Congregational ministers OF this county at
Waits6eld this week.
A special meeting of the High School ly.
ceum will be held this evening. A unique
programme has been provided and the pub
lie are cordially invited.
A large party OF Good Templars from
Montpelier are to enjoy sleigh-ride and
visit Temperance Home Lodge in our viii
lage next Monday evening.
A large number of young people enjoyed
a sleigh-ride to Montpelier, Saturday night,
and witnessed the play Of " In Old Ken
lucky at the Opera House.
Albert Tatro, aged twenty. one years, died
of lung fever on his way home from Rhode
Island last Saturday. His funeral was held
Tuesday morning at st. Andrews Church.
j. c. Griggs, Of the firm of Griggs &
Demeritt left Monday night for Chicago
and other points in the West, in the interest
of their maple sugar industry for the COM
ing season.
At the regular meeting of Mentor Lodge,
l. o. o. F., last week, twelve new members
were initiated, and the first degree worked
on several. Visitors were present from
Waitsfeld and Montpelier.
AS Frank N. Smith, treasurer of the Capt..
tai Savings Bank of Montpelier, is to remain
resident of Waterbury, with ample time
for performing the duties of town clerk, we
fail to see the necessity Of ielecting another
person, however competent, to that position
at present.
The question Of selecting name for the
street formerly called Baby Lane is perplex.
ing the village trustees, as it is not likely
that any respectable resident will care to
have his name immortalized in that way.
Why not select name not personal, or in
definitely postpone action?
John A. Mcintosh died of hemorrhage OF
the lungs in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on
Tuesday, February 4, at the age of thirty.
seven years. Although Mr.. Mcintosh had
been in i'll health for several years, yet the
news of his death was shock to his many
friends, as they had hoped that change OF
climate might be permanently beneficial to
him, and all reports had seemed so favor.
able. His loss will be deeply felt by the
whole community, for he was favorite
with all. His courteous aud kindly man
ner, sunny temperament and gentlemanly
conduct won him friends wherever he went
and he was one whom to know intimately
was to appreciate more fully. He was a
member of the Congregational church and a
faithful Christian worker, never loud in his
profession, but faithful in service-one who
lived rather than talked his religion. In
December 1884, Mr.. Mcintosh was married
to Miss Helen McClearn, and his faithful
wife has been his nurse and companion
during the years of his i'll health. To her
most keenly of all comes the loss OF a tender
and devoted husband. His parents. Mr..
surviving child. To his dearly loved aunt
the loss comes az a bitter one. The funeral
services occurred at his late home, Rev. A.
j. Covell officiating. The Masonic order,
Of which MIR. Mcintosh was an esteemed
member, conducted the burial service.
Mrs. f. b Taylor attended the wedding
Of Lillian Stowell and Henry Farwell al
Montpelier yesterday. - DR.. j. I.
Wheelock is suffering with severe attack
OF tonsiitis. - Mrs. W. III. Hutchins
has returned to her home in Chicago. -
Rev, l.. II Elliot preached in Peacham last
Sunday. - Fred Bowman is in the EN-.
ploy of the Waterbury Meat and Grocery
Company. - Maud Grifin of Rutland
was the guest OF her cousin, Mabel Carpen.
ter, last week - Margaret King closed
her third term of school in district No. q
Duxbury, last Friday. - Hon. E. #.
Palmer haslmoved into his new residence
ON Union street. - Nellie Dewey OF
West Berlin visited Julia Moody over Sun
day.
Waterbury Center.
Mrs. Lura Alger is in Stowe attending a
daughter, who is sick.
Dan Daley fell in his barn, last Friday,
and broke several ribs.
Mrs Alma +. Walker Of Burlington was
visiting in the place last week.
w. H. Shepherd is in Warren for a few
weeks, running his saving machine.
H..