The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-05
MONTPELIER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST s. 1885.

fair to yield bountiful harvest. - New
potatoes are quite plenty, we hearing OF
some that weigh pound each. - g. l..
Dwinell and Alden Winch go to Irasburgh
to work at roofing buildings for Mr.. Meader
- Rev. Mr.. Lathe breaches at the Uni
versalist church again next Sunday. -
Martha Bent was buried last Sunday. She
was sick only a few days. - Leslie's Con-
cert Company give free concert at the Meth
odist church tomorrow (Thursday) evening
Those who heard this company at Cabot,
last week, speak very highly of it. They
Will try to organize convention, to last a
few days, at the same time. - The at
tention OF the parents of those children who
and pick the flowers there is called to sec
tion ABB of the Revised Laws of Vermont.
Middlesex.
THE willing workers " met at the hall in
Shady Rill July 29th. This society has very
willing workers. - Della o. Markham is
at home Myrtle Martin has been
very sick with diphtheria, but is much
better. - The lumber is ready for re-
pairing the school-house at Shady Rill, a
work much needed. Ola Hudson is to teach
the school the coming fall. E. w.
Cummings, a student from Green Mountain
Seminary, has been at home helping his
father, W. o. Cummings, through haying.
He intends to return to the school next
term, which begins August 18th.
Moretown.
LAST Saturday being Mrs. A. r. McEl-
roy's birthday, the day was made the occa-
sion of pleasant surprise party by her
friends and relatives. - Mrs. Charles
Freeman, Frank Hassett and Lizzie Hoff-
man are on the sick list. - l.. w. Farr
has gone to New York, and Mrs. William
Sawyer is in Montpelier visiting friends
- Mrs. Hyzer lectured to the Spiritual
lists last Sunday. - Miss Eva Freeman
has gone to Waterbury to work for Zera
Hills. - Mr.. and Mrs. n. r. Spaulding
of Burlington were in town recently. -
Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Wilcox are on a
Prentiss and Frank Hathaway are visiting
in Brookfield.
Northfield.
| A PARTY of eight young men from this
| town, recent graduates of Dartmouth Col
lege, spent last Wednesday at Berlin Pond
and took supper with DR.. G. W. McClearn
at Williamstown returning in the evening
- Wednesday and Thursday the large
granite watering-trough on the south side of
| the common was moved east about four rods
and now stands between the large elm tree
and the corner. This gives wider drive
on the south side of the park and the posi-
ton of the trough is fully as convenient.
The work was done under the charge of
William NJ. Davis. The large owl
w
and kept at G. A. Tracy's died last week.
- The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety hold their sociable this "wednesday
afternoon and evening at Howes hall.
=A A very pleasant and successful So
cial entertainment was given by the ladies
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union in Howes' hall Tuesday evening of
last week. Appropriate selections of music
were finely rendered by quartette of ladies
and papers were read by two of the mem
bers upon subjects connected with, and ex-
planatory of, the work of the organization
Refreshments were served, after which Mrs
Nina G. Slayton favored the audience with
a recitation entitled How Ruby Played,
given in her most charming style. The en-.
thusiastic and continued applause of the ap.
preciative audience brought Mrs. Slayton
again to the platform, this time in the char
acter of the " Irish Philosopher" which was
rendered in manner wonderfully true to
nature. The ladies of the union feel very
grateful to Mrs. Slayton for adding sc
largely and so cheerfully to the interest OF
Joy of Lebanon, n. H., is visiting at DR.
McClearn's. - L. A. Dodge and G. d
Thomas, with their wives, left last Monday
for Waltham, Mass. - Mrs E. f. Deer.
ing of Boston is visiting at home. - C.
A. Edgerton, Jr., and family spent Sunday
at Waitsield. - Two daughters of Frank
Tilson are visiting at G. NJ Fisk's - F
w. buttons family is visiting in Middle
bury. - Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Keysar Of
Prairie Du Sac, Wis, are visiting Mrs. Bra
ley. - Rev. F. c. Cowper leaves Thurs
of this week for Hartford, Conn, where he
will supply the pulpit of Trinity church fol
the rest of this month. His family will bt
at William Garvey's during his absence
- Andrew Howarth of Oxford Mass.
is in town. - Miss Hattie Loveland is a
month. - Miss Della Kimball left Mon
day to visit Miss Fanny Taylor at Brashel
Falls, N. Y. - Edward Denny and fam
lily are visiting in town. - f. w. Hop
kins, who is now travelling through the
state as general agent for Benedict's Mill
tary History of Vermont, was at home ovel
Sunday. - Mrs. j. Elliot Smith of New
York is visiting at DR.. Nichols. - j. FL
Orcutt was in the northern part of the
county, last week, acting as court commits
sioner on a road case. - e. ID. Worther
returned last Wednesday from Rchford
- Frank Plumley is at Tunbridge act
ing as referee in a case to which he was ap
pointed by the Orange county court. -
Frank James of Boston, who has been visit
ing at L. A. Kimball's the past week, re
turned to his home Monday. - Rev. +
w. Culver of st. Albans was in town las
week to make arrangements for the sale o
his fathers farm on the west hill - E
p. White x Co. sold their stock of furniture
by auction Saturday afternoon and evening
- The Grant memorial services will b,
at the Methodist church on Saturday after
noon of this week at three o'clock, Pos
johnson, G.. A. r., and all soldiers anC
sailors of the United States, are to meet a
Grand Army hall at two o'clock and marcl
in body to the church. - List of letter;
remaining in the postoffice at Northted fol
the week ending August 4: Ladies-Mis'
Martha K. Long, Ida E. Lawrence, Mrs. ID
l.. Moody, Mrs. Lydia May Sadie Palmer
Miss l.. l.. Pomeroy, Mrs. w. f. Wright
Gentlemen-Chas. w. Bruce, Winfred b
Cilley, M. G. Finn, W. c. French, g. f
Fits, Geo. Keith & Sons, l.. G. Parks
Charley Seymour
Plainfield.
LAST Friday afternoon a severe rain anC
hail storm passed over this place, and in tn,
south part of the town several hundred dol
lars damage was done by hail to growing
crops. Lightning struck in several places
but did no serions damage. Last Monday
night there was also strong wind, with rain
which Frustrated many trees. - Farm
ers are mostly done haying and report q
large crop. - Charles Dow is in towT
visiting his brother, Lester X. Il. G
Hoyt went to Danville, last week Wednes
day, to attend the wedding of Charles vii
son and May Porter, which came off in the
evening at the Congregational church. The
church was filled to its utmost capacity
After the services the bride and groom re.
ceived friends at the brides residence, the
Danville cornet band being present. II
was the great social event of the season
== Next Sunday appropriate memorial
services on the death Of General Grant will
be held in the Congregational church here