The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-24


ton.
Mrs. Loren NJ. Dow ming Of St. Adams is
staying here, for a time, with her brother,
Horace e. White.
Miss Mary, daughter of Henry A. Aims
worth, now of Moline, ILL.,, will arrive in
Boston this week and sail for Europe on
Monday next.
Mrs. Rebecca Lynde Simons, now Of
Princeton, Illinois, comes to the old home
here this week for visit. Her two young
est children will accompany her.
Miss Annette E. Edison hopes to return
home the last of this week. Under the
treatment of DIR. John H. Payne of Boston
her eyesight is improving, apparently.
Rev. Almon Shepard, now of East Ran
dolph, and who is eighty-six years of age,
preached acceptably at one Of the services
at the Free Baptist church last Sunday.
A cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend the Methodist ladies' sociable, at the
residence of John Farnham, on Friday
afternoon and evening. Cake and ice
cream will be served in the evening.
Some sixty names have been obtained for
the home department of the Congregational
Sunday school. Persons joining this de-
partment pledge themselves to devote a
half.hour each week to study of the lesson.
For some months past, DR.. Scion Briggs
and wife have been stopping in San Fran
cisco, Cal. and now comes the sad news
that Mrs Briggs had become suddenly
blind, and it is feared she may never recover
her sight.
The Central Vermont will sell excursion
tickets to Plattsburgh, N. Y, and return,
next Saturday, for 81 for adults; children,
fifty cents. The Barre Band land not the
Williamstown Band, as advertised) will ac-
company the excursion.
Late on Monday afternoon last, there was
burned on Fred Winslow's place, on the
roadside, just south of the village, small
barn that was used as an ice-house by Gary
Blanchard. 1t is not known how the fire
originated, but is thought perhaps some one
with pipe or cigar had entered it.
The Free Baptist quarterly meeting begun
last Friday and ended on Sunday, was a
profitable one. Sunday afternoon the
| church was well filed, and an excellent
sermon was preached by Rev. +. e. Briggs,
the new pastor. 1t is gratifying to hear OF
the quite remarkable success attending the
| efforts to raise money for his salary the
coming year. Situated in a purely farming
district, some four miles from the nearest
village, this church, organized in 1884, has
shown remarkable vitality, and done q
work that should commend it to the love
| and sympathy of its sister denominations OF
whatever name.
Wits Little Early Risers act gently but
thoroughly, curing indigestion, dyspepsia
and constipation. Small pill, safe pill, best
pill. w. e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt
Woodbury..
Allen Ainsworth resumed work on his
quarry last Monday morning.
Several railroad hands were discharged
last Monday for drunkenness.
A squad of Italian workmen has arrived
from Boston to take the place of those who
went on strike a week ago.
Last Sunday was a red letter day for the
Methodist society, it being the dedication
of their new church. Three services were
held besides the Sunday-school. At slever
A. M. jubilee service was held, in which
many old residents of the town participated
Peter Batchelder, nativeIof the town, bu
for many years resident OF Salem, n. II
was the chief speaker at this service, anC
alluded with much feeling to the old time
of forty and fifty years ago, when all the
religious services in town were held in thu
various school-houses or the old Town Hall
The choir furnished appropriate music, thu
soprano solos being very effectively rem
dered by Mrs. Kate Dana. For those whit
came from distance lunch was served il
Town Hall. Long before the hour for tn,
dedicatory service the throng began to ar
rive from the east west, north and south
and at two o'clock there was not ever
standing room. The front of the pulpi
platform was even occupied. Rev. Mr.
Smithers of Hardwick preached an eloqnen
discourse, after which Rev. Joseph Hamil
ton took charge of the meeting, and afte
stating the needs of the society and the
amount required to free it from debt, wen
to work in his characteristic way to rails,
the necessary amount The whole amour
raised was considerable over $500. Hard
wick responded nobly and her donation
came in more rapidly than the clerk coult
record them Among those who assisted
the presiding elder on the platform wer,
If ha 1iat I'm n
Cabot, Marshfield and !Hardwick. The ser
vices of the day were brought to a fitting
close by preaching by the presiding eide
in the evening, followed by short reviva
service.
South Woodbury..
Uncle Toms Cabin" by Witherell
Doud's Company, was played last Monda,
evening to large audience.
The Band OF Hope was postponed las
Sunday evening on account OF the dedica
ton services at the Center 1t will be hel(
next Sunday evening.
s. d. Blake met with serious acciden
last Saturday while shingling for Wardne
Burnham The staging gave way and ht
fell to the ground, breaking one wrist bont
and hurting him inwardly He was carried
home on stretcher. 1t is doubtful If he
| RECEIVERS.
Bert Wheeler and A. M. Benjamin have
put their big horses on the railroad to work
for awhile. - Grace 1. Benjamin is at
tending the musical convention held a.
Irasburg this week. - Ed. Bugbee and
family of Kirby visited at Mark Goodell's
last week. - Mrs. A, M. Benz amin was
in Montpelier, last Tuesday, to meet heI
sister, Mrs. Edgar j. Banks, who has beef
in Europe the past year. She is stopping
for the present with her parents, Mr. anC
Mrs. A. j. Lyford
Worcester.
Rev. P. III. Carpenter will preach mex
Sunday at the Methodist church.
Among the visitors in town last Sunda!
were A. q. Brown of Montpelier and Henri.
, Ellis of Barre.
State Superintendent OF Schools Ston
gave an interesting talk on education las
Friday evening.
The Children's day service at the Meth
odist church last Sunday was success
The church was beautifully decorated, ant
the manner in which the children carried on
their respective parts showed that thei
tutors had put in no small amount of work