The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-29

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church Sunday. He is ninety-six years of
age and thinks he can dig fifty bushels of
dug ninety-six bushels in a day and put
them in a cart.
MiddIesex.
George Il. VIM and Frederick McElroy
formerly residents of this place and now
living in Grand Island, Neb.), taking advan-
tage of the low excursion rates from the
West to Boston, are paying their many
this week. - j. Harry Holden will
preach in the village church next Sabbath
at halfpast ten A. M He returns next week
to his studies at Tufts College. - DIR.
Bishop is quite sick - The dance at
Hudson's Hall last Wednesday was at
tended by about thirty couples.
Shady RiIl.
George Laurence has commenced work
on the mountain. 80 &. IL. Richardson
is to preach here one-haf of the time the
coming year. - The Huntington quar-
terly meeting will hold its next session with
the church here October Sth, 9th and 10TH
All are invited to come, do good and receive
good
Moretown.
Sylvester Powers, who had shock of par
alysis some weeks ago, died on Monday,
/
long time cripple, the result of rheumatic
fever, but was the main support of his wild
owed mother by whom he will be greatly
missed. - Rev. j. o. Sherburn will
preach at the Methodist church on Saturday
evening and Sunday morning, in connec-
ton with the quarterly meeting. 80 Cy-
rus Spaulding, a former resident of this
place but now of Bloomington, ILL.,, visited
in town last week, accompanied by his
step-son, Arthur Howes. - There was
heavy frost Tuesday night September
DIST. - p L. Gay has rented his hotel
to Messrs. Alexander and Glysson of Mont
pelier The former is to have charge of the
livery stable. - j. W. Swasey has
formed class in writing here. 1t is held
Tuesday evenings at the school-house.
80 Franklin Gillett of Boston, Mass. Wis
tied his brother, Abel Gillett, and other rel
atives recently. - Abel M. Gillett of
Lowell, Mass, is at home for vacation of
two weeks. - Miss Emme Griffith, who
has been at home for the past week, has re-
turned to Burlington, where she is at work.
60 Mr. and Mrs. Ben. j. Avery are in a
happy frame of mind. See births.
Mortified.
c. ID. Edgerton, at f. Plumley's office
over A. f.. Denny's store, will receive sub.
scriptions and advertisements for the
WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid &c
| him. - DIR. Mayo's little son, about nine
weeks DID, died last Wednesday afternoon
The child has never seemed strong and the
parents are called upon the second time this
year to mourn the loss of a son. Funeral
services were held at the house Friday fore
noon, Rev. l. =. Booth officiating, and the
body was taken to Williamstown for burial
- Brakeman II. &. Moody goes to st
Adams this week and Herbert Reed, who
has lately bought the HaZelton meat-market
moves into the south part of the Reed house
on Central street thus vacated. - The
Good Templars' lodge meeting will be helt
at seven o'clock instead of half-past seven
beginning this week and continuing sly
months. - Post Boynton, G. A. r., has
made arrangements to hold its meetings in
Good Templars' Hall. - There was M
preaching service at the Congregations
church last Sunday and probably none viii
be had for the coming three weeks of Rev
Mr.. Hazen's absence. - The cadets helt
a dance at Armory Hall last Friday nigh
to get money to pay the debt of the base
ball association. About thirty couples wer,
present and some five dollars was the ne
result. G.. r. Andrews has put up hi
store-house in the railroad yard, northwes
of the scales. 1t is a substantial and credit
able looking building. - AS Fred Parke
was unloading straw in his barn, a shor
time since, straw was driven into one o
his ears, rupturing the drum. 1t made
sore and gave him great pain, making hin
nearly or quite deaf in that ear. - TIN
local Chautauqua club was reorganized a
DIR. Nichols last week Tuesday evening witt
about thirty members. The following of
ficers were chosen: President, Principal j
M. Hit; vice-president, Rev. j. o. Sher
burn; secretary, Miss Clara e. HARDWOOD
The club meets next Monday evening will
Miss Cora Edgerton. - Captain Thoma
moves out of his house on Pearl street thi
week and M. II. Shaw, night operator a
Roxbury, will take possession. - Rev
A. III. Webb was at Woodstock last Sunda
and his place was supplied by Rev. j. w
Bemis. - Mrs j. S. Newcomb of Waits
field is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. A. Edgel
ton. - M. A. Howe arrived in tow
Monday. - Mrs. e. w. Howe has re
turned from visit at Dorset. - ID
Bradford has been confined to the house tn
past week with a very painful carbunclt
but is now better. - Mrs. Rumbaug
joined her husband in New York las
Thursday. - DR.. Ernest Habel has re
turned to his home in st. Louis. - f.
Egerton left New York Monday to visit a
uncle in Redwood Ohio, and intends to G
about November LIST to Florida to spend tn
winter. - Mrs. j. ID. Barber is workin
for Miss Minnie Smith in her mlliner'
shop. :" Mrs. DR.. NJ. NJ. Perkins an
Vella NJ. Balch of Leominster Mass, ar
visiting at Mrs NJ Ii. Amsden's.
Gouldsville.
Miss Eunice Hartwell of Royalton is vii
iting her brother, A. G. Hartwell. -
! work Monday. - Mrs. Lewis Cass
, visiting at Jericho this week. - Capital
, William Dean of the Salvation Army wa
here three days last week. - Mrs. New
i ton Martin is visiting her sister in Chelsei
- Timothy Glennan of New Jersey, a
! old resident of this vicinity is visiting
town. - Mrs. Alden Rich is visiting
the southern part of the state. - New
I ton Martin went to Woodstock to hear
l.. Moody, the evangelist, last Sunda.
Plainfield.
Rev George f. jerks will preach in til
, Unversalist church next Sunday afternoon
- Rev. w. T. Swinnerton and famil
I, will go to Andover, Mass, this week, an
will be absent about three weeks, visitir
relatives and friends. - A fine game
, ball was played on the grounds here la
6 Saturday between the Seminary nine
+ Montpelier and the first nine of this plac
y The game was called at the close of IL
: fifth inning on account of rain, the SEQ
a standing sixteen to three in favor of Il
n home club. The visiting club played goo
;. game and were thorough gentlemen. -
a Edward Webster of Boston, Mass, form
: resident of Cabot, was in town two da
h last week visiting relatives. - Da
4 Holt, graduate of st. Johnsbury Academ
/ started yesterday for Hanover, where he
tends to take a collegiate course. - NJ
!, son Morse has moved from rooms in o
i. Kinney block to the rooms of Truman Bal
/ lett. = Nat ID. Page is quite sick wi
II typhoid fever. 60 w. ID. Rideout of Be
=. ton, Mass, formerly merchant of this pla,
p was in town on Monday last. = 7