The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-26

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patriotic sermon.
j. NJ. Batcheder & Son have been maxi
| ing repairs and changes in their water sys-
| tenn by taking up the old lead pipe, and re.
| placing it with iron pipe.
A large delegation went to Montpelier on
Monday to testify before the Jail commits
sions in the matter of George johnson, who
made application to take the poor debtors
oath.
Rev. George w. Morrow of Randolph
will deliver his popular lecture on "Abra-
ham Lincoln at the Congrega ional church
next Tuesday evening for the benefit Of the
Ladies' Aid Society. Both the lecture and
the cause for which it is given deserve full
house.
Cabot last Saturday to witness the game be-
| tween Cabot and Woodbury.. Will Shorey
and Will Whitcher played with the latter
club and helped very materially to win the
game for Woodbury., making nine of the
| twenty-five runs.
Charles Jack has purchased house at
Woodbury. Center and will move his family
there soon. Mr.. Jack has sold the barber
business formerly conducted by him to Rob-
ert Little of North Montpelier who took
possession on Monday. Mr.. Little will
move his family here as soon as he can
| secure a tenement.
| SOME for ten, some for twenty and some
for thirty years have suffered from piles and
then have been quickly and permanently
cured by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve,
the great remedy for piles and all forms of
skin diseases. w. K. Terril & Co., Mont
pelier, VT
Post Mills.
Miss Hannah Gillett has returned from
! Cleveland, Ohio.
Several from this place went to Thetford
| on Sunday afternoon to hear President
Tucker of Dartmouth College.
Mrs. William Aldrich, who has spent the
winter in Boston, Mass, has again reopened
her house on Fairlee avenue.
Henry M. Dodge has the agency for the
| Columbia and Hartford bicycles. II you
wish for high grade wheel, buy Colum-
bia, if second grade, buy Hartford at the
reduced prices.
On Sunday an able and appropriate SER
mon was given from Matthew x: a. by Rev.
Charles G. Fogg, before the K. B. Frost
Post G. A. K. The church was tastefully
decorated with flags and Towering plants.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Church received on
the evening of the 10Th, some eighty of their
friends from this village and West Fairlee,
the occasion being the formal opening of
the Commodore House. After exchanging
social greetings, a fine banquet was served.
| The Commodore House is located on the
site of the first hotel of the village, which
dates back to the early years of this CEN
| fury. The presentstructure is a three-story
building with double piazzas and commo-
dious l.. 1t is situated on an eminency
commanding fine view of the adjacent
plain, Fairlee Lake, and the beautiful New
| Hampshire hills in the distance. The
grounds are pleasantly laid out with parks
on either side, enclosed by cedar trees, and
made attractive by fountain, swinging
chairs, etc. The present proprietor has en-
tirely refitted the house, adding furnace
and new furnishings throughout. These
attractions, under the management of the
genial host and hostess, will make de-
lghtful resort for the summer tourist as
| we'll as the transient traveller.
Roxbury.
A box social and ce.cream sale will be
given by the Ladies' Circle, at the town
hall on Thursday night.
Miss RAMA Flint was in White River
Junction on Saturday to close her engage
ment with Mrs. Boutelle for the season, be-
cause of ill health.
Sherman Beckwith, brother of our
townsman James G. Beckwith, was seri-
ously injured in Boston and Albany rail-
road accident Both limbs were crushed.
At present he is doing we'll at the Massachu-
sets General Hospital.
G. L. Ellis, d. B. Howe, Mrs. Lee Wiley
and Mrs. Charles Wiley, delegates to the
conference and seventy-tifth anniversary Of
the church at Northfeld on Wednesday and
Thursday.
The Universalst church organized a Sab
bath. school on Sunday, with some over
twenty members. Its officers are; Superin-
tendent, II. G. Ellis; assistant superintend-
emit, Mrs. Nellie Ellis; secretary and treas
urer Miss Mary Ellis; librarian, f. W.
Roys; organist, Mrs. Ella Doty.
Miss Charlotte Shepherd has closed her
labors at the hairpin factory. - Mrs. M
K. Chase assisted in the hairpin factory a
portion of last week. IS. Butterfield
and daughter, Myra, visited Mrs. II. c.
Farnsworth in Braintree the latter part OF
last week. - f. j. Storms has gone tC
his home in Ellenbarg o n n for va ca;
place. - Twenty-one men are boarding
at the Columbian House while they are set
ting the New England telephone poles
, - Miss Kate Smith is working at the
; Columbian House. - Miss Jennette Wi
ley returned to her home on Tuesday
! - Hon. u. s. Stanton was in West
! Hartford on business on Saturday. Miss
Jessie visited in White River Junction the
same day. - Decoration Day exercises
are to be held at the Union church on Sat
urday. Address at two P. NJ. by Hon. w
/ A. Lord Of Montpelier.
South Ryegate.
Mrs. J. A. Ford, Mrs. James Brown ant
Len Hany left yesterday for trip through
1 Maine. - Rev. j. ]. Hall is in Indian,
attending the general assembly. His pull
, pit will be vacant next Sunday. but his con
gregation will be gladly welcomed at thu
Reformed Presbyterian church where Rev
Thomas Teller of Groton will preach
: - M. #. Sargent has finished Saving
out his lumber. He will shut down his mil
: the first OF this week after good run o
8 about fifty days, without an accident or an.
3 damage to the machinery in the mill. -
Henry Leonard has moved his family d
Charles O'NeaPs In Newbury - vii
liam Leonard has moved into the j. A. Mil
ler house ON Terry hill. - Edward POI
ter left here for Woodsville, N. H., on Mon
a day He left his stock Of goods in the hand
8 OF George Beaton to close out.
Williamstown.
7 AS an entertainment for Grange evening
June 2, Miss Elizabeth Yates, national lee
turer for the Woman's Christian Temper
= ance Union, will speak on topic to be al
y nounced later. She Is lady OF high ram
, as speaker, and comes to the state now t
speak at various annual meetings OF tn