The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-09

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River Junction again on the road
The Ladies' Union will hold sociable al
Mrs. e. j. Sparrows on Thursday afternoon
A general invitation Is extended to all.
The address delivered by j. p Lamson al
the Memorial service at North Calais was
very able and intere sting and well worthy
the close attention it received.
East Calais.
Rev. A. NJ. Smith of williamstown
preached last Sunday morning in exchange
with Miss Goldthwaite.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dwinnell are planning
to attend the National Christian Endeavor
Convention at California.
The usual number OF fishermen have
spent large amount of time in trying to
WOO the trout from Greensboro pond but
with little success.
North Calais.
Memorial Day was observed at North
Calais last Saturday in the usual manner.
REGULATIONS by Misses Nellie Martin and
Edna Parker, music by drum corps and
choir, exercises by Stowe Post, G.. A. r.,
after which followed an eloquent address
by j. p. Lamson OF Cabot. 1t is noted with
sincere regret the seeming disinterestedne
of some of the people who come to our Me-
mortal Day exercises. 1t seems to be hard
for some OF our present generation to real
ize that this country with its freedom and
liberty, the happy homes which they enjoy,
and even Memorial Day itself, with it's
pleasant associations were bought with seas
OF blood, thousands of lives and pain and
suffering that this world will never know
And as we watch these veteran soldiers to
whom we owe so much, growing more
feeble each year and their ranks growing
thinner, as we note the tear-dimmed eyes
while they listen to the words which call
back so wildly to them what is still living
memory, or their hearty cheers for the bright
flag OF our country, we feel keenly the dis
respect it is to them and to him whom they
have chosen to address them, for people to
be moving about, visiting with their neigh
bors, talking in loud voices, running down
the stairs making no attempt at order or
responsibilities but rather to the contrary.
Memorial Day is not Fourth of July but q
day OF solemnity in its every sense, and we
hope our friends who come to its observance
in future will join us in our sentiment.
Sodom.
Mrs. Isaac Mathers and her children have
gone to Burke to visit Mrs. Matbers' mother
who is very sick.
Herbert Slayton, George Newton and
Elmer Brown began last week to carry their
milk to the creamery.
The Slaytons will hold their annual
reunion and picnic at Memorial Hail. North
Calais, on Tuesday, June %. All interested
are cordially invited to be present. 1t is
mentioned here as Sodom should be repre-
sented.
Ed. Wright's team, running from Sodom
to East Montpelier with load Of granite
went over the embankment near William
Stanley's place. Strange to say no damage
was done except the bending of the brake
rod and the dumping of the granite.
Topsham.
Mrs. G. A. Currier is gaining very slowly,
She is able to be out on crutches.
Rev. Mr.. Manning preached in the Metho-
dist church last Sunday at L: 30 P. NJ.
George L. Nolan has returned from Bos-
ton where he has been spending short va
cation. Mrs. Nolan and little Alice will
remain four or five weeks with friends.
Quite number from this place went
to Chelsea last week as witnesses for the
State in the hearing before the grand
jury Of the case, State against Sly Ordway
and Sumner.
Memorial Day was observed here by Ran
som Post Hale X. Darling, ESQ, of Chel-
sea was the speaker and every one present
as far as we have learned, was highly
pleased with him. Dinner for everybody
was served in the town hall. 1t is esti-
mated about four hundred took dinner
Quite supply of provisions were left 80 We
hope no one went hungry. The Topsham
and Corinth Band furnished music for the
occasion.
VerShiro.
Mrs. Cyrus Fuller is very low and it is
feared that she can live but short time.
Rev. G. b. Drake has returned from his
vacation - Elder G. w. Jackson is sick
with the measles.
The church and community have met
with q great loss in the death OF Mrs. X. z.
Brown which occurred at Wentworth, n.
II. The funeral services were held on May
81. A devoted husband and two little chill
dren mourn an irreparable loss and our
sympathy goes out to them.
Schools are in session with the following
teachers: Brook Road village, Miss Alma
Vershire Center, Miss Edith l.. Parker;
Vershre Heights, Miss Alma Wheaton;
Fits district, Miss Eunice Moulton; Cop
perield, Sydney Harding; South Vershire,
Miss Child.
Judge Kibbey Capt. W. II. Long, grand
Jurors; b. Wilmot and M. Prescott, petit
Jurors, all left on Monday afternoon for
Chelsea to attend county court, which con-
vened on Tuesday, June 1.
Memorial services were held in the Union
church on Sunday, May 80. Rev Mr..
Webb delivered an able sermon, and was
assisted in other parts of the service by Rev.
Mr.. Barnard. The church was filed from
| pulpit to vestibule. Grand Army Posts
from Bradford, Thetford, Oxford and Fair
lee, were we'll represented, also the
Woman's Relief Corps and Sons Of Veterans
| from the same towns. To those of US who
remember the stalwart.youths who left their
homes and went to the front in response to
| the call Of their country in its time OF need,
| it is pathetic sight now to notice the halt
| ing step and increasing feebleness Of these
| honored veterans, as each year, with con-
stantly thinning ranks they assemble to pay
| loving tribute to the memory OF their COM
rades who have already answered to the
roll-call beyond the river. May these men
who have helped to serve our country ever
| be held in grateful remembrance by coming
| generations and may their sons and grand
| sons have the same patriotic spirit and be as
ready to help their country in every emer'
| gency.
Westfield.
At three o'clock last Thursday morning
| fire was discovered in the barn of Judge n
| G. Hoyt. 1t had made such progress when
| discovered, that it was impossible to save
more than very little OF the contents OF
the barn. A horse was burned, with car
riages and tools His dwelling house, in
close proximity on one side and the town
clerks Office on the other, were soon in
| flames, and were total loss. A tramp was
soliciting food in the neighborhood the pre-
ceding evening, and the same vagabond
was seen within a mile, half an hour after
| the fire was discovered leaving no reason
able doubt az TO the origin OF the fire. The
| iu1pa aatimataa hia loss at 30 300, with