The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-04
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Mrs. l. p. BOOTH is visiting at her old home
in Connecticut.
HATTIE INGALLS, is spending the summer at
North Elba, n. y.
Mr. WILDER had green peas June "a, which
he -aised this year.
c. A. BRALEY is at home, having graduated
at Hanover last week.
DAVID HAssETT and his son Daniel are home
from Texas on visit.
REV. w. S. HAzEN's mother and sister are
spending the summer with him.
CARRIE and Charles Abbott of West Ran
dolph are visiting Mrs. NJ. s. Gchrist.
Mrs F. w. BUTTON returned home last
Thursday, accompanied by her mother.
ELLA M. DUTToN, of the Montpelier Meth
odist seminary, is at home on her vacation.
REV. WALTER DOLE is in town for the sum
mer He preached at Richmond last Sunday
THE town has purchased a road machine,
and the results are seen on the streets of the
village.
MAMIE SMITH is spending the summer at Dr.
Nichols and Gertrude Sturtevant is at l.. A.
Howes'.
Mrs. CHARLES CoFFRIN died Sunday night
and the funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon.
THE national bank has made semi-annual
dividend of three per cent and the savings
bank of two per cent.
ADDISON DENNY, ESQ, Of Boston, with his
family, arrived last Saturday and are stopping
with Mrs Whittemore
REV. J. o. SHERBURNE attended the COM
mencement of Wesleyan university at Middle
town, Conn, asst week.
BY invitation Of Professor Charles Dole, the
conversational club was RECALLED with straw
berries at his house last evening.
DIR. n. W. GILBERT is moving his dental
office to the new rooms specially fitted up for
him in the second story of the Ne'os block.
F. PLUMLEY, ESQ, and his brother-in-aw
have returned from their fishing trip and re-
port good luck, having learned some fish
stories
THE Center house is now ready for the sum-
mer campaign The finishing touches new
piazza and coat of paint, make the exterior
very inviting.
MEssRs. D. P. KING, M. Derby and c. Denny
with their wives, went to Hanover, n H., tc
attend the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs
Isaac Camp, which occurred on Monday.
In. jerks, Esq, DR.. D. johnson, Jr., and
C. NJ. Davis attended commencement at Dart
mouth college last week. 1t was the twentieth
anniversary of Mr.. jerks graduation and hi:
class had a supper at Lebanon.
w. V. ASHLEY, who has been acting as nigh
telegraph operator, has gone to Essex junction
and the place is now filled by E +. Buck from
East Swanton, son of Engineer Thomas Buck
who was in the accident at Granville.
THE work on the bridge is going on rapidly
The center pier is completed and is good
looking job 1t is expected that the abutment
will be nearly OF quite finished this week, anC
it now seems probable that the bridge will b.
ready for use some time in week after next
LAST Wednesday was special day for socia
bles and the like. The Methodists had law
party at c. S. Rchmond's, the Congregation
alists a sociable at Ilowes' hall, the Universal
lists met with Mrs. Sinclair and the Catholic
held festival in Concert hall, realizing $780,
C. w. MCCLEARN, of the Burlington medica
school, is spending the summer at home. He i
away this week on a business trip to the north
ern part of the state. He has recently bough
fine large black horse, and Professor G. w
Emerson a handsome little chestnut, both G
Draco stock, of course.
, A PARK festival is held at the Center to-day
, An address will be delivered by f. +. Palmer
, Esq, Waterbury poem by DR.. Gilbert, rectatio
, by Miss Flora Averill Music will be furnishe
under the charge of w. F. Baker, Esq, an
= dinner will be served in a large tent, afte
J which toasts will be responded to by promineI
citizens.
' COMMUNION service was held at the Congr
! gational church last Sunday Miss Elizabet
Coolidge united with the church by letter frol
{ the church at South Royalton, and letters
Q dismissal were voted to Mr.. and Mr.
8 Owen II. Hughes who remove this week
h Middle Granville, N Y. MIR. and Mrs. Hugh
n have made many friends here who regret the
departure.