The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-25
NOrthfield.

Boynton Post, g. A. r., have q campfire |
at their post rooms Saturday evening.
Postmaster Richmond has recovered from |
the grip so as to be able to resume his du- |
ties.
George Abbott and Miss Rosa Sears were
married January by Rev. DIR. W. 8. Ha-
zen.
Charles e. Duggsn has been seriously i'll
with the grip in New York and Is expected
home.
The annual meeting of the board OF trade
will be held at village hall next Wednes.
day evening.
The Good Templars hold public meet
ing at their hall Friday evening with a lit
erary program.
g. Everett Talbot is at home, the work
upon which he has been engaged having
been completed.
Leonard Pearsons is recovering from his
recent severe illness and Is able to sit up
for a short time.
Several of the local musicians anticipate
attending the musical convention in Ran
dolph this week.
w. A. Ellis has gone from New York
city to Chicago where he is employed at
civil engineering.
James Averill has recovered from his re-
cent illness so as to be able to return to his
work in Connecticut.
Mrs. Jane Ellis has gone to West Fairlee
to remain with her son Harold during the
remainder of the winter.
The mumps are still lingering about
town, several being obliged to entertain
these unwelcome visitors.
The e. II. Thayer place at the Center
has been purchased by Professor e. A.
Shaw. Consideration, $3.50.
President A. d. Brown is in Boston this
week attending the Norwich University
alumni association OF that city.
Word has been received that DIR. e. W.
Gaynor is suffering from q second attack of
appendicitis at his home in South Boston.
Miss Mary Smith, who has been at DR..
George Nichols for several months return
ed to New York city Wednesday evening.
During the year 1898 Mortified had fifty
three deaths and twenty-eight marriages;
in 1897 there were ffty-four deaths and
twenty-seven marriages.
The Ladies' Reading Circle meet this
week with Mrs. w. W. Holden. The sub
jects are two Vermonters, John G. SAKE
and Mrs. Julia r. G. Dorr.
George Austin, superintendent of the
electric light station, is confined to the
house with the grip. Martin Hanlon has
charge of the electric light plant
Charles j. Burnham of Roxbury and
Miss Maude Briggs Of this place were re-
DR.. W. s. Hazen. They will reside in Rox-
bury.
Harry q. Mosely has purchased the meat
market under Nichols q Sanborn's drug
store and has taken possession. Mr.. Litch-
field will remain with Mr.. Mosely for the
present.
Captain Hovey, President Brown and
Professor Dole attended the banquet of the
Boston Alumni Association OF Norwich
University at Hotel Brunswick Thursday
evening.
The fifth entertainment OF the lecture
course was given at Concert hall Thursday
evening by the Clark Concert Trio, and
was greeted by full house. Doctor and
Mrs. Clark are well known in this vicinity,
Mrs. Clark, nee Mona Maynard's early
home being in this place.
The l. N. Jinks farm on Water street has
been sold to the Green Mountain Produce
Company for $4,000. The company is COM
posed of New York capitalists. They have
already erected large building for bottling
purposes. The springs are said to contain
fine water for this purpose.
The funeral of the late Chauncey Denny
was held at his late residence on Highland
Avenue, Thursday afternoon at 80 o'clock,
Rev. DR.. William 8. Hazen officiating. j.
L. Moseley had charge OF the arrangements.
The board Of trustees of Norwich Universi-
ty OF which Mr.. Denny was an active men,
Der, attended in body. The battalion of
cadets acted as escort. Interment was in
cemetery. A memorial service
will be held in the Congregational church
Sunday forenoon.
The following officers were installed at
the regular meeting of Naomi Chapter, Or
der of Eastern Star at Masonic Hall: W.
NJ. Mrs. M. G. Graham A. M, Helen Ken
yon; w. p, Henry Ferris; secretary, Mrs.
Grace Ladd; treasurer, Mrs. Daniel John
son; conductor, Addie Cobleigh assistant
conductor, Mrs FL. r. Roberts, warden,
Mrs. s. e. Morris; sentinel, Charles Per-
vier; Adah, Mrs. George Davis; Ruth, Mrs.
Charles Pervier Esther, Mrs. #. l.. Howe;
Martha, Helen Howe; Electa, Mrs. John
Judkins.
The Boston members of the Alumni of
Norwich University held their annual BAN
quet Thursday evening at the Brunswick,
after which they had the pleasure of listen.
ing to eloquent speeches by many promi-
nent alumni, who unanimously chanted the
praises of the University and those who
had made its name famous by their heroic
deeds. This was particularly the case with
reference to Admiral Dewey, while others
were spoken OF almost as prominently, for
nearly six hundred sons of the University
took part in the Civil war, and upwards of
fifty in the late war with Spain, President
N l.. Sheldon, in opening the afterdnner
speaking, gave short sketch OF Captain
Alden Partridge, founder Of the University.
He also spoke OF Gen. Truman B. Ransom,
who gave his life at Chapsultepec, DR.. Ed
ward Bourne, and later Of Gen. Alonzo
. ackmsn, who carried on the work 80 we'll
begun. At the close Of the Civil war he
found the University rich in renown but
poor in purse, to be made still poorer by
the loss Of the old South Barracks in 1866
by fire, but ph@nix-like it had risen from
its ashes and he now hopes soon to add
Dewey hall to it's present buildings. After
President Sheldon came the president Of
the University, Allan ID. Brown, COM
mander U. 8. N, retired; Col. Henry o.
Kent of the class of '65, who spoke upon
George Dewey as he knew him in his class
Commander Charles II. Stockton, president
of the naval war college; Capt. Harley,
Rev. III. f. Hill of Concord, N. H., of the
class OF '65, who spoke for the Norwich
boys of the republic, and Col. Edward
Rice, U. 8. A., who led the 9th Massachu-
sets in the latter part Of the Porto Rico
campaign.
South Ryegate.
James Hart and Thomas White have
bought s. A. fuckers saving rig and are
now taking contracts to saw wood.