The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03

executive board, John w. Severance,
n ]. Roberts, P. o. Dodge dele
gates to Central Labo, Union, O. @.
Wiley, @ O. Ramsdell and Phillip
Ellis. Three members were voted
into the union.
The funeral OF Mrs Harriet Austin
was held at 10 80 O'Clock ON Tuesday
afternoon from the home of her daugh.
ter, Mrs. William Stewart, on Elm
street. Rev. j. Edward Wright OF
Montpelier was the officiating clergy
man. There was large gathering
of friends and relatives and the many
floral tributes testified to the esteem
in which the deceased was held by her
friends and acquaintances. The body
was taken to Beilin Corners on Tues
day afternoon for interment.
Joseph Badger, who was injured at
the Tayntor quarry two weeks ago to-
day, by premature blast, died on
Wednesday at 6 q. m. at his home in
Websterville. He was unable to rally
from the shock sustained from the AMI
dutation of his arm. He leaves
wife and one child. The funeral ar
rangements had not been made at this
writing.
ISLAND POND.
Rev. Mr.. Clarke of North Stratford
occupied the pulpit at the Oongrega-
tional church last Sunday in exchange
with Rev. Thomas Hall.
The new G. T. K. station is almost
enclosed and the workmen will now
be able to go on pretty fast with the
inside work.
Chares M. Dyer, proprie or of the
Stewart House, has been quite serious
ly ill for the past week. At present
he is reported somewhat better, and
hopes are now entertained of his re-
covery.
People are using runners quite a
little but the sleighlng is not the best ;
however, we can beat our neighrors
all around us. Even as far west as
Montreal they have no snow.
The Grand Trunk Railway Co. has
placed night operators at the Summit,
Lake and Dixvile stations, which
will enable all trains to make better
crossings as traffic increases.
Col. Franklin D. Hall, United States
consul at COaticooke, was in town
for a few hours on Monday night,
having just returned from his holiday
vacation.
Union Thanksgiving services were
held at the Congregational church in
the evening Rev. Mr.. Shaw gave
the address.
A train loaded with Canadian cattle
passes through here every week, con-
tanning usually about twenty five car
loads, en- route to Portland for export.
Adam Danforth, who has been do
ing spare inductors work in the
passenger service during the past
season, has again returned to his old
position as conductor on the way
freight running east.
General John B. Gordon delivered
his famous lecture "Last Days of the
Confederacy, AT the opera house on
Tuesday evening. Those who failed
to hear him can never know what
they missed. General Gordon, with
one exception, is now the sole surviv-
or who held high rank in either army
and prominently participated at the
close of the great struggle at Apo
mattox, who is capable of giving to
the people a vivid picture of those
thrilling events. 1t was tale in.
spring to the young, and intensely
realistic to the old veterans present.
EAST ROXBUkY.
Blanche Perno and daughter. Ruth,
spent last week in Hrookfield
Miss Ethel Wardner and Miss
Louise HazeIton of Mortified spent
Sunday at George Wardner's.
Mr.. and Mrs 0. Boyce went Satur-
day to Warren where Mr.. Boyce was
to preach on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Wakefield of
East Br ookfield spent Sunday at A. j.
Ladd's.
VERSHIkE.
Ethel Fits of Bradford academy and
the students from Thetford academy
are at home for the Thanksgiving va
cation. Also the young people who
have been teaching out of town.
School at the lower village, Mrs.
Edna Orr, teacher. and at Vershire
Height, Miss Burbank of Chelsea
teacher, commenced the winter term
Monday.
Miss Clogston has closed her house
here and gone to Barre to spend the
winter.
Miss Goodwin is at home from New
bury where shells attending school.
Mrs. Little has gone to her former
home and will bring her little daugh-
ter with her when she ret6rns.
Henry Morse has moved into Mrs
Prescott's house.
Fred Straw has been working in
Corinth.
Mr. Swinyer has recently lost
valuable COW.
Clayton Gross has joined the num-
Der of Thetford academy students
Mr. Goodwin has lost one of his
span of horses.
Young Mr.. Swinyer has moved back
to Northfield.
Vance Conant has returned from a
visit to his sister in New Hampshire.
Charles Davis was called to Strafford