The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Judge Gleason have taken
q short journey to Massachusetts.
Mrs Lyons Of West Fairlee is stopping
with Mrs. Richard Harvey for a time.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. b. Richardson and little
Adser from STAFFORD were recent guests Of
q. W. Richardson.
Memorial day was well oh. erved. About
five hundred congregated at the church.
Judge Gleason read an essay composed by
Captain Brown; prayer was offered by
Rev. e. Badger of Union Village. Rev. W.
III. White was the orator,
Post Mills.
Rensselaer, Rowell died at his home, May
26, and wa inferred in Pleasant Valley
Cemetery.
A teachers institute was held in this vii.
lage, May 26, under the direction of County
Examiner Fred e. Prichard, assisted by
Mason 8. Stone, state superintendent OF
education, A. j. Edison, state agent of the
Massachusetts Board of Education and Hon.
Horace Bailey Of Newbury.
Mrs. Truman Aldrich entertained her
mother and sister from Chelsea last week.
- Mrs. H. Howe and daughter OF Han
over, N. H., spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Moody. - Miss
May Harlow is teaching at Thetford. -
Truman Aldrich was home from Barre last
Sunday.
West Topsham.
N. d. Wood has purchased the mill house
OF ii. y. McDufee.
Joel Worthing, who died in Montpelier
last Friday, was brought here for burial on
Sunday.
Mrs. Mills Smith retired in her usual
health on Friday night. She was found
dead in bed on Saturday morning. The
funeral was held at her late home on Sun
day, Rev. Mr.. Jones officiating. Although
nearly eighty years OF age, Mrs. Smith was
a remarkably smart old lady. Heart dis
ease is supposed to have been the cause of
her death.
Tunbridge.
Leslie Bryant and eurdon Tucker OF
Lincoln attended the funeral of Ichabod
Tucker on Wednesday. - Mrs. Parke
Ordway is sick. - Charles French, who
accepted recently Horace Greeley's advice
to go West, has returned, preferriug to set
tie in the East. - Ex-Governor Pingree
addressed a crowded house on Memorial
day. - The funeral of Ichabod Tucker
was held at the church and was we'll at
tended. - Mrs. Harry Mcintosh, with
her son, from Exeter. N. H., is visiting in
town,
Vershire.
Elder Harding preached in the village
church last Sunday.
Siias Titus Ia the grand iuryman from
here to county court at Chels9a
Grace Cross has been very sick during
the past two weeks, but is more comfortable
at thisw writing.
The telephone poles are set between here
and Chelsea. 1t is hoped to have the line
in working order soon.
Elder Jackson has been absent at confer
ence. Elder Boutwell, preached in the Ad-
vent church last Sunday.
There was a quiet wedding, May "a, at
the home of Mrs. Bunce, Henry Bunce and
Miss May Rule being the contracting par
ties. Elder Harding oficiated. Their
friends extend congratulations and wish
them a happy future.
Warren.
o. NJ. Jones was at home from Burling-
ton on Saturday and Sunday. - Mrs.
Jesse Shaw has gone to Randolph to work
in the City Restaurant. - The Shepard
Family ave a pleasing entertainment at
Town Hall, last Saturday evening, to a
crowded house. - b. @, Sterling was in
Burlington last Thursday and Friday.
- James Joyslin of Morrisville was in
town last week.
South walden.
Charles Perkins is building a new barn.
Mrs. Newton harrington is slowly recover
ing from her sickness.
The creamery paid its patrons fifteen
cents per pound for April butter. 1t is now
, receiving the milk from 1900 COWS and
packing 1000 pounds of butter a day. The
creamery building at Noyesville is nearly
ready for the machinery. Walden will have
+, two creamerles.
Woodbury.,
Arrangements are beiug made to dedicate
, the new church on Sunday, June u.
G. w Foster has been engaged to con-
duct the musical festival in the Congrega-
tional church at Irasburg, on June %, "a,
%, and 26, NJ. e, Foster has been engaged
, as baritone soloist.
: The result of the vote last Thursday on
u H. I-A.l- ---.A -uA-aas
: ton TO establish a granite-outtinE plant
here which will employ seventy-tve men
nine months in the year, was two TO one in
t favor of accepting the proposition. Al
+ Thomas gives the company ten acres OF
ground, and it ia said pays a handsome sum
toward building a spur from the main line
q 10 the works.
y South Woodbury..
s, d. Blake is giving his house a coat o.
paint and also improving the yard by grad
ing.
J. A party of young people from this plac,
are spending this week at Greenboro PonC
J. camping.
A large number from this place attended
It the Congregational county convention helC
at Plainfeld to-day "wednesday.
The Burying-ground Association Society
o will meet at the cemetery on Thursday
June II. A full attendance is requested.
Worcester,
n The next grange meeting will be at A. G
n Stearn's, June 26. The grange is to have
picnic and tsh.fry at Curtis Pond on June II
w. A. Lord and F. A. Rowland of Mont
a pelier are to address the Republican League
Club at the Town Hall on Saturday even
ing next. Every body is invited.
n Those who failed to hear the memoria
% sermon by Rev. George e. Deuel. missed
rare treat. 1t was full Of excellent though
" aud patriotism and one of the best eve
n given in town.
A caucus for the purpose OF e~lecting del
egates and alternates to the republican
III state and district conventions, and to cleo
le a town committee to serve for the next tw,
years, will be held at the Town Hall OF
W Saturday evening, June 10.
o. Arthur Markham and wife and L. l.
" Kent and wife spent Sunday in town. -
a Mr.. and Mrs. IL. c.. Clogston were called t
~ Berlin, last Sunday, to see a sister of Mrs
u CIogatOn. who ia very sick.