The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-18

Harvey King and wife have returned to
Boston. - William Luther and family
of Barre have been in town. =- Amasa
Pearsons has sold his bay Patchen horse to
f. A. Howarth of Oxford, Mass. =-= The
fall term of the Graded School will begin
August 30th. = The ladies of the Epis-
copal society hold lawn party at William
Garvey's Thursday of this week. ==== Fire
has run over several acres of j. G. Galup's
land north of the village and burned off the
grass and some of the fence - The
ladies of the Methodist society desire large
attendance at their lawn party this even
ing, as the proceeds are to be used in pur-
chasing chandelier for the church. -
Homer White started Monday for his home
in Neosho Rapids, Kansas, after a visit of
several weeks here. - Fred S. Parker
and wife leave this week for their home
at Mapeton, Oak. - Miss Alice Pres
ton is at home from Burlington on a visit
- f. w Dutton and Eugene Plastrdge
went to Mt. Mansfield Monday -
Mrs. l.. H. Newell of Philadelphia is visit
ing at G. IL. Newell's. - William Legier
was in town from Barre last week. -
N. ID. Jones and wife, who have been stop
ping at the Northfeld House, have returned
to Boston. 80 Miss Kelley of Burlington
is visiting at E. Huntley's. - The Com
gregatonalists will hold lawn party at F.
A. Preston's next week Wednesday after
noon and evening. Supper will be served
from half-past five to haf-past six, and ice
cream and cake in the evening.
Gouldsville.
SIXTEEN converts were sworn into the
Salvation Army under the " blood and fire
flag +" last Thursday evening - Mrs.
Welch and Mrs. Smalley are reported to be
quite i'll. 80 Frank Kennedy is visiting
in West Swanzey, n. II. - Mrs. Alice
Whitney has gone to Jonesvlle, where she
has a situation. - Charles and Fred
Sawyer were at home from Bradford over
Sunday. - Eben Gaynor is visiting his
parents in Boston. - Lester Warrington
has gone to Lebanon, n. H., to work. -
, Miss Lizzie Balch of New York visited her
mother, Mrs. William Balch, last week.
, PIainfield.
l ORvILLE CLARK of Hartford, Conn, is vis-
! iting with his brother, Nathaniel Clark of
f Maple Hill, Marshfeld. - The Calais
baseball nine played with the Plainfed nine
+ at Plainfeld last Saturday. Score, seventeen
to thirty in favor of the Plainfeld nine
= - The Plainfeld cornet band will hold
1 promenade at Slaytons hall this week
I Saturday evening.
East Roxbury.
, THIS community was shocked last Satur-
. day afternoon by the sudden death of Rev.
p Daniel Braley. He left home in his usual
. health to attend the meeting. He took quite
. an active part in the afternoon services and
e never seemed more engaged in the cause
= than that day. His last words were My
e strength is failing me, and then he died al
: most instantly. His funeral was attended
Il Monday afternoon, Elder Durfee of Wor
: cester officiating. His age was seventy
e three years and five months. - There
d were nearly three hundred in attendance at
vt the tent-meeting last Sabbath. The meet
d ngs to continue through the week and
I. next Sabbath. Rev. Oscar Beckwith of
/ Vershire occupied the desk Sabbath after
e noon. - Mrs Annette Robinson of
p Raynham, Mass, is visiting in this place.
a - Miss Leila j. Webster, formerly of
the Montpelier Union School, has been
elected principal of the Grammar School of
- birmingham, Mass. She expects to 60 to
e u, her new field of labor about the 1st of Sep
y tember. - Eta Chamberlin of West
! e Randolph visited at Aaron Webster's last
., week. She has accepted the principalship
y of the Saxonville, Mass, Grammar School
e for the next year. - George W Bolton
~ of Montpelier spent last Sunday in this
- place visiting relatives and friends.
l. Warren.
The Womats Christian Temperance
y Union will meet with Mrs. Milo Bucklin
20 next Tuesday afternoon. - Mr.. and
IS Mrs. George Williams from Chelsea, Mass,
n are stopping at p. Rfords. - Mr.. and
. Mrs. George Putnam are visiting friends
in town. - Dr. o. ID. Green and wife
We're in Rochester last Sunday and Monday
~ visiting at his brothers. - The fresh-air
~ children returned to New York last Tues
,ee day - At the annual meeting of the
'd Woman Christian Temperance Union Mrs.
~ ~ H. b. Parker was elected presidents; Laura
: Cuthbert, secretary; Anna Smith, CORE
~ ~ spending secretary; Mrs. Milo Bucklin,
10 from this town went to the reunion at RoX-
H. H. bury last week. - James Pierce and
- Mary Austin We're married last Sund ay
J., evening.
is is East Warren.
s. REV. JOHN FAssETT has received an invita-
h. ton to spend few weeks in Wisconsin lee
It turing on prohibition. - G.P Stearns and
s son went to Lunenburgh last week with load
f. of goods belonging to Mrs Chester Thomas.
r - Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lamb of West
ID Randolph spent portion of last week in
ID town visiting friends. - George Putnam
n. and family of Gardener, Mass, are stopping
rt in town at present. - Mr.. and Mrs.
George Williams and daughter of Chelsea
id Mass, are visiting at Judge Riford's. -
lie Quite company of young people went from
st here to Bald Mountain blueberrying last
h. week Tuesday Result, plenty of fun but
+. no berries. - Mr.. Charles Beech and
H. family of Burlington are visiting at n. l..
m Dickenson's.
u Waterbury Center.
GEORGE w. WARREN, who has been a
great sufferer from cancer on his neck for
several years past died at his residence last
ut Sunday evening Mr.. Warren was one of
of our best citizens and had held many i'm
m portant offices in town. His loss will be
deeply felt, not only by his immediate
friends but by the whole community. -
A concert is to be given at Seminary hall
d. Friday evening, August goth, by the Toronto
or Opera-house Orchestra, assisted by Miss NJ.
n, E. Gum and Minnie j. Lyon. Any one
,it having heard this orchestra will need no
: second invitation. All should avail them
IN selves of the opportunity of hearing this
: noted band. 30. w. Davis and wife
I'd visited friends in Wolcott last week. -
Rev. f. w. Hamblin has returned from his
vacation, and preached to his people last
Sabbath. - Rev. j. w. Burgin is ex-
II, pected to occupy his desk next Sabbath after
s. a vacation of two weeks. - Mrs. j. II.
Stockwell has gone to Morrisvlle and Bur-
lington on a short visit. Mrs j.
III. Anthony, Mrs. Webster and Mrs. p.
e, r. Marshall visited friends in Burlington
b. last week - NJ. ID. Smith of Northfeld,
le who has been for the past few years a resi-
to dent of Texas and Mexico, is visiting at E.
r. a. Newcombs. - III. Amidon and wife
IN of Washington, ID. O., arrived here last Sat
p. urday. They will remain in this place a few
N weeks visiting friends
i, Woodbury..
: QUITE a large company from adjoining
r towns are camping around Sabin pond.
" - Rev. James Ramage preached at Me-
re Indoe's Falls Sunday the 18th. - Mr..
: Bliss of Calais preached in the Congrega-
II tional church last Sunday at two O'clock.