The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02
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Cadet Allen, who was i'll last week, is
better.
Mrs. DR.. Draper Of Illion, N, Lis visiting
her sister, Mrs. @. @. Brill.
The two children OF j. e. Brigham are
victims Of the measles.
e. W. Gaynor is home from a medical
college in Baltimore.
Wesley Tspiin visited his cousins Walter
and George last week.
An infant child OF Mr. and Mr., Wallace
Plastridge died Thursday.
Repairs are being made on Mrs. Stevens
tenement on Central street
The ladies Of the Congregational church
served dinner to the public at the church
parlors Saturday afternoon.
DR.. l.. M. Hanson Of Barre was in town
Thursday night to assist in the case OF
Cadet Patterson.
All the diphtheria patients are recover
ing, and no new cases have developed DUR
ing the last week.
f. w. Dutton is driving a spirited and
fine stepping sorrel horse, which he just
purchased iniMiddlebury.
Master Homer Dutton is rejoicing in the
receipt OF tame fox, present from his
aunt, Mrs. William Jackson of Middlebury.
M: G. Williams and wife of Putney came
| up Monday on account OF the illness OF
Mrs. Williams brother, Albert G. Patter-
| son.
The Womans Home Missionary Society
of the Methodist church will meet this az
ternoon at three o'clock at the home OF Mrs.
M. 3. Gilchrist.
A lawn party was given by the ladies of
st. Mary's parish at the home OF Mrs. w. F.
| Cushman, Friday evening. Ice cream and
and cake were served
Miss Theresa Cross from Manchester, n.
H., is visiting her brothers and sisters in
| mi n6 hyh ar ciota Me-
j. Wark she will start next Friday for a
visit to her fathers home in Maple Grove,
p. @.
Miss Mildred Brewster, who committed
murder and attempted suicide at Mont
pelier, Saturday, was table girl for time
last summer at the Northfeld House, while
her victim, Miss Wheeler, was relative of
the family Of Calvis Harvey.
The senior class OF the High School num-
bers nine members as follows: Minnie B.
Ford, Sarah e. Ladd, Ernest A. Clark, J.
Carrie Converse, Harriet j. Evans, Cath
crime M. Hartley, Margaret Holland, Jen-
ME M. Silver, Lois e. Tarbell.
The Congregational County Convention
and anniversary exercises held last week
were of great interest. One of the features
OF peculiar pleasantness was the address of
Rev. Calvin. Granger, the first installed pas
tor, now in his ninety-second year.
The annual address to the graduating
class Of the High School was delivered at
st. Mary's church last Sunday at four
O'Clock by President Allan D. Brown of
Norwich University. 1t was listened to by
a large audience and received the spprecia-
ton which its excellence deserved.
The night box for mailing letters at theV
station has been removed because of it's
excessive use by our citizens. Its removal
is greatly to be regretted as it was necess
sity to business men, who cannot get out all
their mail before eight o'clock in the even
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circulated for its return.
The graduating exercises of the village
Grammar School were held in Concert Hall
last evening. The class numbers twenty
one members, five gentlemen and sixteen
ladies': The graduating exercises of the
the reception by the senior class will be
given Friday evening in Armory Hall.
Memorial Day services were somewhat
disturbed by the rain. The parade was
given up entirely and soldiers detailed to
decorate the graves in the different ceme-
teries. At two o'clock the public exercises
were held in Concert Hail. The address
by Rev. G. j. Sutherland was an able and
patriotic production, bright and sprightly
with anecdote.
Rev. Marcus B. Parounagian OF Walden
and Miss Clemma G. Mathews of Barton
Landing were married at the Methodist
parsonage yesterday afternoon by Rev. l..
P. Tucker. The groom is pastor of the
Methodist church at Walden. He is ma
tive Armenian. born in Cesarea, Asia Mi
nor, has graduated from college and Drew
Theological Seminary, and is one of the
most brilliant younger members of the Yer
mont Conference. The bride is promi-
nent Christian worker in her local church
and in the Epworth League, in which she
holds an important official position. Rev.
and Mrs. Parounagian are spending their
honeymoon at the house in which they were
married, and will "be at home in the
Methodist parsonage in Walden after June
10.
Cadet Patterson was taken Ill the first of
last week. He was supposed to be doing
well till Wednesday afternoon when he was
seized with great distress and chills. Dr.
William T. Smith of Dartmouth Medical
| College was summoned in consultation with
DR.. w. B. Mayo, the attending physician,
and pronounced the case one of Appendix
citis. Thursday an operation was per-
formed by DR.. Smith. The appendix was
found to be greatly enlarged and inf1amed
and closed by fecal matter. An abscess
had formed in the appendix, perforation
! had occurred and discharged quantity of
pus into the abdominal cavity. The appen-
dix at the place Of perforation was in a
putrid condition and another abscess was
on the point of discharging. The appendix
was removed and the operation proved sue
cessful. His condition improved until Sun
day when discharge of pus began and the
patient now lies In critical condition.
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Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, is caring for
him.
NeWbury.
News has been received here that Rev.
8. Upper, formerly pastor of the Methodist
church, has suffered shock OF apoplexy
Rev. j. 7. Merrill preached an exceeding
ly insSrestina. and patriotic discourse APP
propriate teMemorial Day last Sunday.
Text. III Samuel 22:40.
j. W. Hart and wife of Boston are visit
ing at Mrs. l.. f. PillsbuIy's. Also W. P.
Rankin and Charles Carter of Dartmouth
College spent last Sunday at the same place.
On next Saturday the athletes OF the Sem
mary will meet with the athletes of Brad
ford High School for contest Of superior
ity. The meeting will be at Bradford. A
sharp contest is anticipated.
At the Central school, Friday afternoon OF
last week was devoted to patriotic exercises.
A varied and interesting program was car
ried out with credit to all who had part
After the exercises by the pupils, Rev, W.
II. White addressed the school briefly
A meeting Of the Oxbow chapter Of the
DauChters of American Revolution, will be