The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-05
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f. A. Joslin is negotiating with parties
for the rent Of his farm for term of years.
Mrs. Gilman G. Joslin and daughter of
Casson, Mimi, are visiting with friends in
town.
Mrs. j. II. Hastings returned from Bur-
lington last Saturday where she had been
for few days.
G. e. Jones, administrator OF the estate OF
the late James Baird, will sell the property
at auction on the twentieth OF this month,
including the farm.
S. A. Farnsworth and family moved out
OF town sometime last Sunday night or
Monday morning. II they had waited until
daylight no one would have objected to their
going.
The Waitsfield lecture course will open at
the Methodist church on November /, with
a grand concert by the Arion Quartette, as.
sisted by Miss Josephine Taylor, eocution-
ist. The committee expect to make the
course this season the best that it has ever
been.
The Methodist congregation Of Waitsfeld
are planning to celebrate the fourth ami
versary of the dedication OF their church.
Rev. w. L. Miller, pastor, will preach the
sermon on Sunday, October at 1910 A. NJ.
A platform meeting will be held in the
evening and several addresses will be made.
The ladies are planning great supper to
be served on Tuesday, October IL. Supper
will begin at $50 P. M, and will endure as
long as people come. AT eight P NJ, toasts
and responses will be in order. All are in.
vited to be present. No pains will be spar
ed to make this pleasant occasion. Let
all come to share in the social enjoyment.
This community was shocked last Mon
day morning to learn of the death OF Josiah
Holden. Mr.. Holden has been in feeble
health for some years, but has all this time
been been able to look after his business.
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walk and, as the family thought to go to
Deighbors, but afterward it was found that
he had not been there, and a search was in-
stituted for him and he was found about six
o'clock that evening down on the meadow,
some distance from the house, and when
found was dead. Mr.. Holden has always
lived in this town and was sixty-seven years
old and was a much respected citizen. A
wife and three children survive him.
Nathan Robinson died last Saturday
evening, October i, after a short illness,
aged eighty-six years. He moved to Waits
has from that time until his death lived in
this town and Warren. He was married to
Miss Emily Boynton sixty years ago last
month and they have always been very
much respected by all who knew them
Five children were born to them, Jeanette,
wife of A. e. Bruce, who died seven years
ago. Norman N, of Warren, Eugene and
Charlie, who died young, and Ida, wife Of
F. H. Moore of Bethel. Funeral services
were held at the Methodist church on Tues
day forenoon, Rev. W. 7. Miller officiating.
The family have the sympathy OF the COM
munity.
Waterbury.
M. Nj. Manning is again off duty by reas.
| son Of illness.
Mrs. G. G.. Chesley is confined to the
house by illness.
Mrs. Carrie Wallace OF Maiden, Mass, is
a guest at j. M. Wallaces.
L. Macomber and wife of ,Ferrisburg are
visiting at E. 7. Seabury's.
Rev. L. H. Elliot will preach in Pswlet
| and West Pawlet next Sunday.
CT. Hatch is building barn in rear Of
his residence on Randall street.
Seth Boyce has moved into the house re-
Gently occupied by A. +. White.
L. H. Haines is slowly recovering from
his recent illness, and is able to ride out.
G. e. Dumas has begun business at his
cider mill, with B. d. Edwards in charge.
Martin Moran has moved and is remodel
ing his barn into a tenement which he viii
| rent.
G. G. Warren is building an addition tt
his tannery to accommodate his increasing
| business.
Constey O'Brien has gone to Arizons
where he has secured position as fireman
on railroad.
August Booker while visiting his wife il
Waitsheld last week, was taken seriousl,
i'll and is in care OF physician.
o. e. Scott, the ieweler, offers an i'm
meuse stock of watches, clocks and silver
ware at auction. The sale will begin DC
tober and continue week.
The Record office has undergone exten
sive repairs and now presents hne ap
pearance. The additional room with up-to
date finish will be appreciated by its pa
irons.
Mrs. NJ. L. Wells and daughter, Carrie
have returned from New York with larg'
stock OF millinery goods. Their fall open
ing will take place this week Thursday ant
Friday:
Miss Margaret M. Colby is to open
kindergarten in this village Monday, DC
tober II, 1t is very gratifying to note tn
interest shown by our people in It's support
Rev. Mr.. Tabor returned from visit il
Holland, his former home last week, AM
was accompanied by his mother who will
remain several weeks
The union temperance meeting last Sun
day evening at the Methodist church wa
we'll attended @. q. Graves and Hon. w
p. Dillingham; spoke earnestly in supper
OF our present prohibitory law, and CAV
figures to demonstrate emphatically tn
wisdom of retaining and enforcing the law
Excellent music was furnished by uniol
choir. 1t is hoped that this meeting ma
be followed by others and that the temper
ance sentiment OF this community may b
greatly strengthened
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. THE body OF Daniel o. Eshbaugh, pres
, dent OF the New England Loan and Trus
Company, who disappeared the day hi
company went into the hands Of a receiver