The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02
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Mrs. Lyman j. Drury, longtime invalid,
is more poorly of late.
Rev. Efie X. Jones will preach this ever
ing at the Universalist church.
Mrs e. B. Watson is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Cary Watson Of Greenfield, Mass.
Mrs. John Adams has begun repairs on
her newly purchased house, preparatory to
occupying 1t.
Mrs. Louise Squiers of Taftsville was the
guest Of her old friend, Mrs. Chester Mar
tin, last week.
Miss Matte, daughter of the late George
III. Watson, is the guest OF her cousin, DR..
K. b. Watson.
Children's Sunday is to be duly observed
at the Congregational church one week
from next Sunday.
DR.. j. Ii. Jackson of Barre was called
here last week, as counsel in the case Of
Mrs. Charles Edison.
George L. Edison, we are told, will build
house in the near future, on lot on Brook
field street, for his own use.
Mrs. Ira Seaver starts on her return to
New Jersey this week, after stay of some
months in this her native town.
Silas s. Briggs is in town, looking after
his monied interests having spent the win
ter at his home in Brockton, Mass.
Rev. William Schofeld is figuring as yet
build here this season II practicable
Herbert Colby now of Burlington, was in
town over Sunday, called here by the ill
ness of his sister, Mrs. Charles Edison.
Miss Elizabeth U. Yates of Maine will de-
liver free lecture this evening at the Town
Hall, under the auspices Of the Grange
Subject: fashionable Thinking"
The first installment of taxes, seventy
cents on the dollar, can be paid our town
treasurer on or before the 23d of August,
with the four per cent discount.
j. w. Flint, it is said, will soon build a
store and house, under one roof, on Beck
EFT street, not far from his present abode,
and on the opposite side OF the street.
Mrs. William Cults life was insured for
81, 600 in the st. Andrews Benevolent
Society of Newbury, her death being said to
be the seventh in the company in five years.
B. f. Sibley's ear failing to heal, as he
had hoped it might, he went to Burlington
again, on Friday, to consult his surgeon,
Dr. Bingham, who operated on it some two
months ago.
A most marked earthquake shock was
experienced here at twenty minutes be-
fore eleven o'clock on Tuesday night. 1t
was accompanied by rumbling sound and
houses were made to tremble and awaken
people from sleep. 1t lasted for but brief
time.
In spite of lowering skies and spurts of
rain, the town hall was filled last Saturday
afternoon to listen to the children's exer-
cises, the music and the address by Hon. z.
8. Stanton. An excellent programme was
finely carried out and the address was pro-
noupced gooi one.
After an absence of thirteen years,
Messrs. "Joe' and Twill" Schofeld, now
residents of Lyndonville, were in town last
week to meet their parents, Rev. and Mrs
William Schofeld. Both these gentlemen
have grown stout since living here, and
both are engineers on the Passumpsic rail-
road.
Ernest Riddell has the job of putting in
the foundation for the new iron bridge on
the Main street near Albert Il. Martin 8
shop. 1t is found necessary by our select
men to widen the street several feet near
the bridge, thus narrowing the lawns be-
fore the houses Of James Munroe Seaver
and Thomas Poland.
William Mcconnell, till of late the owner
OF the old Alvin Flint farm, is in Kirksyille,
Missouri, for osteopathic treatment. He
has a severe, and we believe, double curva-
ture of the spine, caused by fall while a
student in Montpelier more than twenty
years ago, from which he suffers greatly.
He also is nearly blind, from fall from a
load of grain last year. Altogether, he
seems an unusually afflicted man.
Landlord j. W. Brown and wife Of the
serenade by the band, on Friday evening.
In response to this musical treat, the band
was served to cake and ice cream, and in
the elegant way Mr.. Brown is making a
reputation for serving his guests. Editor
Andrew Burnham, Of the WILLIAMSBURG
Herald, an invited guest, was called to voice
the sentiments of the band towards Mr.
and Mrs. Brown, for the entertainment al
their hands.
THEY are dandies " said Thomas Bow.
ers, of the Crockett, Texas, Enterprise while
writing about DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
the famous little pills for sick headache and
disorders of the stomach and liver. W. e
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Wells River.
| DR.. John Thomas spent Sunday at St
| Johnsbury.
Mrs. Ramo died on Sunday noon. Buria
| at Monroe on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gonzenbach are about t.
move from here to St. Johnsbury.
| Miss Edith B. Jones of Bradford has beer
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Whitelaw; t0i
the last few days.
Malcolm Brock has moved into Mrs. Mil
ler's house and Mr.. Walker into Mr.. Stew
! ep's upper tenement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams went to Oxford
Mass, on Wednesday to attend the we'd
ding Of their grandson, Henry Hatch.
| To give the pupils and teachers an oppor
tunity to attend Memorial Day exercises or
Monday, there was no session OF school in
| the afternoon.
Schools close on Friday, June 4, for the
long vacation. The pupils have made good
progress during the year and, with the
teachers, will enjoy the well-earned vaca.
ton.
Mr.. Scales, r. G.. Brock, Mrs. e. Baldwin
and Mrs. Bigelow were elected on Sunday,
as delegates to the County Conference Of
Congregational churches, to be held al
Thetforl on Wednesday and Thursday.
All are invited to attend class day exer-
cises in the church on Thursday, June 3, al
half past two in the afternoon, and the
graduating exercises in the same place on
Friday, June 4, at eight P. M. The address
will be given by President M. FL. Buckham,
d. D., Of the University OF Vermont.
A large audience listened to the excel.
lent sermon by Rev. e. NJ. Smith to the
graduating class of the High School on Sun
day. If the class follows his advice the
school will have reason to be proud OF at
least fifteen OF its graduates. The church
was prettily decorated with the class colors,
which were green and white.
Col Preston Post and Corps Joined Nat
Westgate Post and Corps in Memorial Day