The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-12

JoyaDle ullne' lney visited mount hunger, |
the state-house, etc. - At this writing |
we are having fine rain, which is welcomed
by many Of our farmers.
Moretown.
Mrs. PRENTIss reached her eighty-sixth
birthday, August 8th, and celebrated the |
event by supper given at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs Jacob Bates, with whom
she lives, to which her children and grand
children were invited, all of whom were
present, with the exception of two who re-
side in the West. - Bert Newton killed
a striped snake, recently, which measured
three feet and two inches, and had forty-fve
young ones, varying in length from six to
eight inches. 80 Between forty and fifty
of the friends of Miss Jennie Dow gathered
at her home on the evening of August Sd to
help her celebrate her fourteenth birthday.
Refreshments were served, and all had a
very pleasant time. Quite q number
from the village went up to Harry Bulkley's,
Friday night, to see ght-bloomnig cereus,
which opened four blossoms. - G. A.
Walker was in town last week -
Kate Prentiss is visiting in Barre. - Net
tie Lovejoy is at home on a visit. -
Orpha Freeman started last Monday for
Amesbury, Mass, to be gone several weeks.
Northfield.
THE ladies of the Congregational society
will hold their sociable at Howes' hall this
"wednesday afternoon and evening. -
Memorial services in honor. of General
Grant were held at the Methodist church
Saturday afternoon at three o'clock. The
church was beautifully draped and deco
rated After Introductory remarks by the
president of the day, Hon. George Nichols,
there was reading of the Scriptures and
prayer by the chaplain, Rev. j. o. Sher-
burn, biographical sketch by G.. D. Edger-
ton, memorial address by Rev w. S. Hazen,
poem written by Rev. f. C. Cowper and, in
his absence, read by Miss Minnie M. Wal
ling, the programme being interspersed
with music by double quartette composed
of members of the various church choirs.
= The frequent rains are giving a good
start to the grass in the park on the COM
mon. When will the village trustees in
close it? - Mr. NJ. II. Morrill, of Au-
gusta, Ga, has been visiting his niece, Mrs.
S. III. Curtis. - Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Slay
ton and Master Wendell are attending a
camp-meeting at Lake Sunapee, n III. -
Miss Lizzie Crane is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Tupper, at Essex. - Mrs. Gilchrist and
Miss Jennie Wilmot are at Highgate
Springs. - Miss Minnie Cogswell of
Braintree is visiting friends at the Center.
- Willie and George Tilden have been
in Brookfield the past week with their
uncle, Mr.. James McDermott. - Miss
Mary Conway is at home from Boston on a
visit. - Mr.. NJ. n. Wheelock and wife of
Cleveland, Ohio have been visiting their
nephew, Mr.. Plumley, the past week. -
Rev. 1. p. Booth has returned from his vaca-
tion trip. - DR.. A. b. Somers and family
of Jericho were in town over Sunday. -
e. w. Hopkins family leave this week for
visit of several weeks with friends in
various places in the state. - Frank
Plumley and family leave to-day for a visit
of ten days in New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts. - Mrs II. M. Hulburd and
daughter of Brasher Falls. N. Y, are visit
ing at o. ID. Edgerton's. - Austin
Denny went to Boston Tuesday to be gone
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turned to Burlington Saturday. - Mrs.
Sherman Kimball and Miss Julia Kimball
are visiting relatives OF the latter across the
Lake. - The band will give concert
on the stand at the east end of the common
this "wednesday evening at eight o'clock.
- The big chimney in the railroad yard
was taken down Tuesday, and the building
in the rear of the station, which has been
used as tool-house and workshop, is to be
taken down. A new building will be erected
near the engine-house at the south end OF
the yard. - List of letters remaining in
the postoffce at Northfield for the week
ending August 11th: Ladies-Mrs. II. M
Hayden. Gentlemen-Mr. e. b. Blake
F. f. Egleston, A. E. Hazen, L. L. Horner
F. Lewis. (Signed) I'll. l.. Kenyon, p M.
Plainfield.
UNION services were held at the Congre
gational church, Saturday evening, in com
memoration of the career of the late Gen
eral Grant, consisting of brief addresses by
several citizens in town, appropriate music
by the choir and band, etc. - The
wrestling match, which took place at Slay.
tons hall Saturday evening, between David
Spicer of Marshfield and Charlie Clark o
ChaZy, n. Y, best three in five falls, was
won by Spicer. - III. III. Dewey of thi.
place and f. H. Fisher of Burlington re
turned on Saturday from a weeks fishing
excursion with their baskets full of tn,
speckled beauties. - Messrs. Perrin
Batchelder, Spencer and Bancroft returned
from Groton Pond, where they had beer
camping and fishing for week, last Satur
day. They report splendid time, not
withstanding the wind and rain storms o
last week. - Edwin Fisher and wife o
Bethel are stopping for few days will
their daughter, Mrs. H. III. Dewey. -
Most of the farmers in town have finished
grain crop. 80 Prospecters have lately
discovered an inexhaustible supply of yer.
choice granite just across the line, in Marsh
field, which is easy of access from th
depot. 1t is reported that a granite deale
| from Hardwick will open quarry herr
soon. We trust that the report is wei
founded and that the work will progres
rapidly. Every citizen in town should con
slider it for his interest to assist this enter
prise. - Rev. j. j. Lewis of Boston
Mass, will preach at the Universalst churcl
next Sunday, both forenoon and afternoon
at the usual hours.
Warren.
THE anniversary exercises of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union will be held il
the church ON Thursday evening Angus
20, by an open temperance meeting. Al
are invited. - The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union elected the following
officers: President, Mrs. j. G. Gleason; vice
presidents, Mrs. p. Spalding and Mrs. f
w. Slayton; corresponding secretary, Mrs
l.. Cuthbert; recording secretary, Mrs. S. ID
Allen; treasurer, Mrs. E. Heath. The uniol
will meet with Mrs. S. ID. Allen on Tues
day, August 18th. Henry Parker o
, Nashua, n. H., preached in the church las
Sunday. - Mrs. DR.. Green is spending
two weeks in Rochester with her parents
- Mr.. and Mrs. Bugbee of Bangor
Maine, were guests of James Cardell las
week. - Mrs. e. w. Slayton is spending
a week with friends in Morrisville. -
E. A. Eldredge has sold his horse to
man from Worcester, Mass, for S225.
East Warren.
SEVERAL parties whose home was her
formerly are now visiting in town, anon
them being Mr., Charles Fitch of Claremont
, n, H., Mrs. G.. III. Williams of Chelsea
Mass, Johnnie Moriarty of Providence,
l., and f. l.. Tllotson of Montpelier -
The Ladies' Christian Temperance Unio
hold their first anniversary next Thursda
evening at the River village. - Their
was very good gathering. Saturday after
noon, at the services in memory of Genera
g Grant. - DIR. e. w. Slayton supple
l the pulpit in this place last Sunday.