The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-14
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Miss Annette K. Edison returns, this week
from Melrose, Mass.
Mrs. John Adams has bought the Mrs
Helen P. Stickney place in our village.
Hon. y. 8. Stanton OF Roxbury, ia to de.
liver the address on next Decoration Day
here.
Will Kibbee, breeder Of fancy poultry,
has added an incubator to his resources for
raising fowls.
K. p. Blanchard will vacate the old Enocb
Howe house May /, and occupy house on
Beckett street.
Henry Poole will be in attendance at the
town clerks Office during George Beckett's
absence in New York.
There will be special Easter services at
the Congregational church, morning and
evening on next Sunday.
Mrs. Charles r. Benedict was called to
Burlington last week by the sickness Of her
daughter, Mrs. Ella B. Griffin.
There was special effort, last week, at
the Methodist solid rock " chapel, in the
quarry district, to raise funds to help in the
work Of furnishing the building.
Mrs. Thaddeus Martin. daughter of the
late ID. M. Perkins, Is good deal OF an in
valid from rheumatism. Mr.. Martin may
return here to live in the near future.
Frank Carter, who went to Gouldsville
last week to negotiate for the granite plant
at that place, failed to make any ARRANGE
ment for carrying on the unoccupied works.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beckett go to New
York city thi, week on Thursday, to remain
there two weeks with their son. Charles n.
Beckett, and take in the Grant memorial
exercises.
Mrs. Barney D. Flint, an active and
hearty worker with the little folks " in the
Congregational Sunday-school, had her
flock at her home, one day last week, to
eat new sugar.
John Mccormick Of st. George, N. B =,
known as granite worker in this section,
married on Wednesday of last week Miss
Mary. eldest daughter of Robert j. Austin,
Of st. George, and sister Of j. Fred Austin
OF this place.
Arthur Martin, son OF the late Denison
Martin, and now of Keevannee, ILL.,, has
again been compelled to take his bed from
i'll health: and fears are entertained that he
cannot recover. He has wife and several
children for all of whom old friends here
will feel much sympathy.
Mrs. Anna Benedict Franklin and her
two children ,are expected to arrive here
from California about the middle of this
week. Mrs Franklin will be the teacher
in the highest grade of the village school
the coming summer. She made reputa-
ton here as a good teacher years ago.
So far as we know, the first Episcopal SER
vice held in this place was conducted at the
Congregational church on Sunday by Rev.
w. j. Harris Of Rutland, diocesan mission
airy for Vermont. Though there are not
many here who were reared in that faith,
we rejoice with them in having had an OPP
portunity to worship again in their old-time
way.
Members of the Salvation Army from
Barre were here few days ago to try to Sc
cure the town hall for religious services, but
were debarred, as they felt, by the price
asked for the hall, though it was only the
usual price charged people from out Of
town. Such, however, is the worthy char
acter Of their services-as some of us be-
lieve-snd being gratuity to this people,
it is hoped that these Salvationists can yet
obtain the hall at the price charged all the
religious denominations Of the town. Why
not?
Rev. j. o. Sherburne seems always to
have something to say worth hearing as a