The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-26
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mousse on farK avenue,
Carlton Woodwork has a broken wrist
caused by falling from ladder.
Ed Edison has bought the Chapman place
recently vacated by Ben. Hawley.
Miss Jane Town fell from her bicycle re-
Gently and received severe injuries about
tho knee.
Mrs. Jennie Thomas, Della Felix and
others will work in a hotel in Woodstock
the present season.
Fred Sylvester returned from the House
of Correction at Rutland after six months
service, for maltreating his wife,
Dinner will be served by the ladies on |
Saturday at the vestry OF the Methodist |
church to all who wish to partake.
Mrs. Frank Lapslle died very suddenly |
on Sunday from a supposed internal alb |
scess. Funeral services were held on
Tuesday.
Union memorial service was held at the
Methodist church on Sunday Rev. M. I'll.
Ryan, assisted by Revs Drew and Abbott,
officiating.
Paul LaCross claims that he was the vic
tim Of an attempted robbery on Monday
night OF last week while on his way home
from the village. He was dragged ont OF
his carriage, his clothes were badly torn,
his life was threatened and he was abused
generally, but getting the better OF his as
sailant ESCAPED, losing the few cents which
any one or to arrest the would-be robber,
hence many doubt the truth OF his state
ment
South Strafford.
lothian Kendall, aged eighty-four years,
died last Saturday evening. Funeral ser
vices were held at the Universallst church
on Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Hattie Barnham, whose long illness
has been frequently noted, and who has
been slowly improving for few weeks, 10
again suffering severely.
North Thetford.
Forest Howe, from Beverly, Mass, comes
home this week for short visit.
Miss Mabel Berry is spending three weeks
in Post Mills, doing dress-makng.
Charles A. Jaquith, from Yale divinity
school, is home for short vacation.
Mrs. Julia Hosford has gone to Spring
field, Mass, for month, visiting friends at
the Evans House.
Mrs. Julia Murphey returned to her old
home early this month, after winter in
New York city-has come to hear the birds
and frogs sing as they do in May.
Clarence Hosford has carpenters at work
on the third house on Brook street. The
work was begun by his father but delayed
by his illness and death. The house will be
to rent.
The Ladies Village Improvement Society
held its meeting last week and voted to
make improvements on the church grounds,
putting q walk from the street to the doors
for one item.
There was no day service on Sunday in
order to give the people an opportunity to
| hear the baccalaureate delivered by Pres-
I dent Tucker of Dartmouth College to the
| graduating class at Thetford Hill Academy.
A large number from here attended. liar
Ian Page Cummings, Jr of this village, is
one of the class.
West Topsham.
RIP. Church and wife, couple Of our
| oldest and most respected people, have just
passed the fifty-fourth anniversary of their
marriage, fact, we think, well worth re-
cordng. Mr.. Church is seventy-eight and
| his wife seventy-one years of age. During
the whole period of their married life they
| have lived on the farm upon which they
now are and which must be very dear to
them. Although not as hale and hearty as
| when in the prime of life, they have been
able up to the present time to do most OF
their work themselves. We give them our
congratulations and may they have many
years more Of earth and its blessings.
Charles Poole, who recently sold.his farm,
has moved into the house with his son here
in the village S. G. Meaker and wife
visited in town a few days last week -
r. M. Harvey and family have moved back
from Montpelier for the summer. - Mr..
Walker of Washington is in town again
every Friday with fresh fish. - Charles
Beede and wife of Barre and w. K. Poole
and wife of East Barre were in town last
Sunday.
Washington.
Charles Farnsworth is i'll with the mea-
sizes.
Daniel Hewitt is cutting stone in the old
| red shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clough have moved
into the house of o. H. Dickinson.
The Universalist parish hold a meeting
next Saturday night to elect officers and
consider the question OF repairing the church
Rev. Mr.. Briggs delivered an excellen,
discourse to the Grand Army boys last Sun
day, and was listened to by large audi
| ence.
1t is understood that John F. Calef is tc
be appointed town liquor agent, and will
proceed to dispense "the mingled souls oil
wheat and corn " which have been stored in
| q refrigerator here all winter longing &c
touch the lips of man and awaiting dis
penser.
Wells River.
Clarence Clough was in town over Sun
day.
Junior meetings will be for the present
Sundays at rs p. NJ.
The library will not be open ON Wednes
day evenings through the summer.
Mrs. Lizzie Cummings of Massachusetts
has come to remain with her mother, Mrs
Julia Smith, through the summer
Mrs. Munsell and Mrs. j. Smith have
been quite sick. We are glad to learn both
are able to be about the house now.
W. II. Munsell has closed his Office and
gone to Norwich, Mass, where he goes
twice year to attend dental work.
The schools will give pre-Memorial Day
exercises on Friday at two in the afternoon
in the church vestry. All are invited to at
tend.
DIR, Ii. II. Lee and family have been
spending few days with Mr.. and Mrs. III
T. Baldwin at their cottage at Greensboro
Pond.
At the meeting Of the local union of the
Young Peoples Society Of Christian En-
deavor at Piermont last week, Miss Bertha
Davis of this place was elected secretary o.
the Union.
Professor Smith of Montpelier is to preach
the baccalaureate sermon before the grad
yates Of The high school on Sunday at tn,
usual hour Of service. All who heard hin
on Easter Sunday will be glad OF an oppor
tunity to listen TO him again.