The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04

child were in Hinesburg several days
last week.
Timothy Holland. Jr., is at home
from Connecticut for several weeks.
Mrs. Alvina Marsh is very i'll at the
town farm.
Fred Kerr and wife of Montpelier
visited at John Averill's last week.
The ladies of the Congregational
society served a dinner in Howes hall
on Saturday to a large number. Quite
a sum was realized.
Edmund Joslyn of Boston is visiting
his brother, A. A. Jcslyn.
Charles Davis of New York was in
town on business several days last
week
The funeral of Eddie Sullivan, aged
thirteen years, who died so suddenly
on Tuesday night of heart failure, was
held from the Catholic church on
Thursday morning Rev. Father
O'Neil officiating. and attended by the
pupils of the high and grammar
schools. Eddie was an exceptionally
bright little fellow and would have
entered the sophomore class of the
high school at the opening of the fall
his teachers and schoolmates, with
pathy is expressed for his father and
the Catholic cemetery.
The graduating exercises of the
grammar school were held in concert
hall on Friday evening.
Memorial Day was observed on Sat-
urday, the services being in charge of
Boynton Post. In the morning details
were sent to the surrounding ceme-
teries to decorate the graves of dead
comrades. At / 80 O'Clock a process
sion formed at the common and Post
Boynton and Post johnson, headed by
the Mortified cornet band and escort
ed by the Norwich cadets, proceeded
to Elmwood cemetery where services
were held by Post Boynton. Three
volltys we've fired, taps were sound
ed by the cadets and they re-
turned to concert hall, where Hon. j.
A. DeBoer of Montpelier delivered an
eloquent address. There was also
some fine music by the band. Major
f. l.. FL owe acted as marshal.
Mrs. Emma Giffin and daughter,
Lois, left today for three weeks
visit in Franklin Falls. N. H.
Miss Molly Mcclure was in town Oh
Sunday, visiting at tile home of DR..
George Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. j. Morse. of Barre
were visitors in town Sunday.
Rev. E. W. Sharp preached the bac.
calaureate sermon to the graduating
class of the high school on Sunday
evening.
Miss Nellie Murphy died at the hos.
pital at Hanover, n. H. on Sunday
after brief illness. The immediate
cause of death was Brights disease
The deceased, who was about thirty
years of age, will be pleasantly re.
membered here having been frequent
visitor at the home of John McCarty,
where by by her social disposition she
has made may warm friends who sin.
cerly mourn her untimely death. The
burial will take place in Malone, N
Y.
Norwich University defeated Boston
University on Thursday in one of the
best played games of the season. Bos
ton was unable to do anything with
Morris, the Norwich pitcher, getting
only one hit while Norwich secured
four hits off Powers. The game wai
called in Boston's half of the sixth in
ming with one out and one on bases OF
account of rain. Score: Norwich 3
Boston /.
James W., commonly known al
"Lucy" McCarty, died at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Hannah McCar
ty, in Mortified on Saturday after
noon about one O'Clock, the direo
cause of his death being pleurisy. II,
was the youngest of a family of eigh
children and his age was thirty ",
years. For several years he was
brakeman on the Central Vernon
railroad. On leaving the employ o
the railway company he enlisted as q
private in Company f, serving will
that company at Chikcamauga during
the Spanish American war. Lucy
was warm hearted fellow and pos
sessed many friends who will miss hi
familiar figure on the streets. TIL
funeral took place on Tuesday morn
ing from the Catholic church, Rev. j
p. O'Neil officiating, and burial wa