The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-05
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O. f. Eddy was in Stowe on Monday and
Tuesday.
r. e. Denton, the new landlord, has
taken possession OF the hotel.
Miss Bertha Savage gave a birthday party
to her schoolmates last Saturday afternoon.
Fred j. Eaton and Otto Bushnell were at
home from Montpelier Seminary over SUM-
day,
The Odd Fellows are to have an enter
tainment at the Methodist church on Thurs
day evening, May 10. Particulars next
week.
Mrs. M. A. Palmer, William Palmer and
wife and I'll. n. Bushnell were at Montpelier
on Monday, before the Judge of Probate on
the estate of the late M. A. Palmer.
Twenty-Five or thirty of the young friends
OF Frank l.. Eaton met with him at Good
Templars' Hall on Monday evening to re-
mind him that he had reached the mature
age of fourteen.
Will j. Eaton was at home on Saturday and
Sunday. He has been at work for the Ver-
mont Marble Company at Proctor for about
two years, and is now sent to Philadelphia
as shipping agent for the company, which
has an office and does a large business from
that city.
The Washington county Good Templars'
Union is to be held in the Methodist church
on Wednesday, May ~. The afternoon ses-
program has been prepared. We hope there
may be large attendance of our towns
people.
j. j. Kelly, j. j. Gleason, Fl. M. Wait,
G. N. Billings, j. B. Norton and c. F. Eddy
were at Rochester, last Thursday, to attend
the meeting in the interest Of the proposed
Rutland and Montpelier railway. The COM
pany was organized and officers elected,
but not quite enough stock was taken to
warrant the building of the road this season.
Moses A. Palmer passed away on Monday
afternoon April 26. at the age of fifty-one
years and eight months. For many years
Mr.. Palmer had suffered more or less from
lung trouble During the past year it had
been manifest to friends that he was failing,
and for some months we felt that the end
was near. The successive hemhorrhages
left him weaker and the system yielded to
consumption. Mr.. Pamers whole life has
been in Waitsfield. Successful in business,
honorable and conscientious in all relations
in life, he has done his work and left his
testimony for the Master, to whom he con-
stantly looked for guidance OF his imme-
date family, wife, three brothers and one
sister remain Mr.. Palmer will be sorely
missed by them and by those who knew
andi appreciated his beautiful character.
Funeral services were held at his late home
on Wednesday afternoon, April %. Dea.
II. N. Bushnell conducted Appropriate
music was sung by the male quartette, G.
III. Newcomb, leader. The bearers were
Hon. E. F. and William Palmer brothers.
Charles Palmer and Palmer Blake, nephews
of the deceased. Interment was in the vii
lage cemetery. The services were very
simple in accordance with his expressed
wish, Rev. E. S. Fiske officiating, assisted
by Rev. A. b. Enright. The closing hymn
expresses our prayer-our comfort NEARER
my God to thee, nearer to thee"
Group and whooping cough are child
hoods terrors; but like pneumonia, bron-
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can be quickly cured by using One Minute
Cough Cure. w. E. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier, VT.
Washington.
G. L. Slack is employing eight men at his
marble quarry.
G. III. Johannesseu returned from Troy,
n. Y, last Thursday.
G. II. Smith is laying hardwood floor in
the residence of John f. Calef.
Mrs Emma Huntington and Miss Lucy
Calef spent last week in Burlington.
Professor W. K. Corliss closes very sue
cessful singing-school here with concert
on Saturday evening, May 10.
| The Young Peoples Christian Union give
an entertainment at School-house Hall on
| Thursday evening of this week.
The Washington Cornet Band have been
engaged to furnish music for Decoration Day
at East Barre. and will have the assistance
of Professor Gilbertson of Barre.
Henry Richardson, who was reported
critically ill a week ago, is believed to be
now on the road to recovery, although he
will be obliged to refrain from work the
coming summer.
The Mems Supper, given at School-house
Hall last week for the benefit of the Ladies'
Aid Society, was decided success. The
cooking was pronounced superior to that of
the ladies'. Cakes were made by Heman
Smith, Clinton Slack, Edward Briggs.
George Metcalf Ernest Mcdonald, Rev. r.
e. Briggs and Arthur Jeffords; varieties by
Forrest Huntington, bread by Edward
Briggs and beans were prepared by G. W.
Huntington, Fred Smith, p. L. Whitney,
Allan Wilson and Edward Briggs. The
ladies enjoyed the rest from labor, and all
passed pleasant evening.
P. G. Wason has taken the contract to
run the stage between this place and Barre
city for the next four years, beginning July
/. He is to make two trips to Barre daily,
leaving here at 8; 80 A, M. and -: 80 P. NJ =,
and returning at H. 30 A. NJ and g. 80 P. NJ.
The route between here and Chelsea is to
be operated separately, and has not yet
been bid off. 1t is to be hoped Mr.. Corliss
will remain ON the road and that his health
will be benefited by this change in routes.
John is regarded here as an ideal stage
driver, being always obliging, affable,
prompt and liberal in his treatment of the
public. The early morning mail recently
put on, to accommodate the people of East
Barre, has proved hardship to him and OF
little benefit to Washington. Mr. Wason
will make a first-ciass driver, and the pub
lie is fortunate in securing a reliable, trust,
worthy gentleman on that end of the line.
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