The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-22
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Lucian Webb Of Randolph was in town
over Sunday.
Rev. G. j. Sutherland preached at Bethel
| and Royalton on Sunday.
Company f. will give an old and young
folks ball April z, at Armory hall.
G. A. Edgerton was at Barre on business
Friday and Saturday of last week
The graded and high school commenced
this morning the spring term of twelve
weeks.
Plans have been received for Dewey hall
which is to be buit at Norwich Universe v
in honor Of Admiral Dewey.
The annual communication Of Dewitt
Clinton Lodge OF Masons is to be held Sat.
urday evening, April 1, at Masonic hall.
Mrs. Phil s. Randall and daughter of Ell
lendale, N. D., visited last week a. &c.
Howe's. She started for her home Monday
f. l.. Howe & Co. have been awarded the
contract for the erection of a large Swede
granite monument at Essex Junction. They
are also at work on one for parties at Waits
field.
Capt. III. w. Hovey, Twenty-fourth
United States Infantry, who has been sta
TONED at Norwich University the past three
years, has received orders from the war de-
partment to join his regiment at Salt Lake
City.
The members of Company f, First Yer
mont regiment, will soon receive the med
ais OF honor for service in the SPANS =
American war. They are presented by
Col. W. 8. Webb and are made from metal
taken from Cerveras flag ship.
Randolph Center.
Rev. George o. Howe of Randolph
preached at the Methodist church last Sun.
day, in exchange with the pastor.
Rev. j. K. Walker, for twenty-five years
missionary of the American Board, in
China, gave an interesting address to the
students OF the Normal school Friday, with
special reference to the educational features
OF that country. Sunday evening he occu-
pied the hour of usual service with talk
upon its religious development, at the Con-
gregational church,
Last Wednesday morning after MANY
weeks OF lingering illness N. 8. Clark reach
ed the end Of we'll nigh half century of
prominence in this community, having at
tanned nearly the age Of seventy-tive years.
he was at one time selectmen and had rer-
resented the town at Montpelier with credit
to the office and honor to himself. He was
man of means in former years, but being
generous to fault, his confidence had been
abused by his fellows. He will be much
missed by those who have known him best
ana were therefore most familiar with the
good qualities he possessed He was hurled
Saturday under the auspices Of The Phoenix
Lodge OF Masons to which he belonged.
Roxbury.
Mrs. Leon Dodge of Barre visited her father.
Walter DunsmoOr, last week.
Curtis Cram and his brother walked to town
from Lincoln ON Tuesday of last week to visit
their aunt, Mrs. Jack Loveland.
Fifteen of the young friends of Claude Rows
gave him pleasant surprise at his home ON
thursday evening. The evening was spent
chiefly in playing games. Refreshments were
served and pleasant time was enjoyed by all
present.
The concert given by the singing school last
Friday evening was attended by small vet
appreciative audience. There were only about
twenty-eight tickets sold. This was partly
owing to the fact that there was travelling
entertainment in town ON the same evening.
Lena, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs NJ e. Chase
and NJ A. Dickinson both of this place, were
married at the home of the bride last Wednes-
day by Rev. Walter Dole of Mortified The
happy couple enjoyed short wedding tour to
Montreal, returning Saturday They are now
boarding at the Columbian house: E1ss .s,a ~;
Jack Loyeland has rented the farm owned
by w. o. Shepherd. Mr.. Shepherd will move
his family to the village - The Good
Iemplars are rehearsing for play entitled
The Stage Struck Yankee to be given in !
the near future. -. Fayette Smith has hir- |
ed the. IIeman Ayerill farm and will move
there from Mortified. ==== Mrs T.. A. Fits |
is one of the latest victims of the grip. -
a number from this place attended dance in |
Gouldsville Friday night. 60 Hiram Ferry |
has been engaged to keep the boarding house
at Z, D.. Burnham's mill. - Mrs, Louise |
HalI and NJ O. Chase were in Montpelier ON
Friday. - o: w. Orcutt is quite seriously |
ill - Miss Mary Gushea and Henry Bell |
were married in Mortified on Saturday. |
- "A prayer-meetng will be held at he |
Flats ON Friday. evening, 80 Frank Mar.
tell visited old friends in town last week.