The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-01

The Randolph republican club and the
Dillingham; club of young men wore fine
Harrison badges with names of the clubs
About fifty veterans or Tippecanoe men
were seen on the platform. Most of the
public places were decorated with flags and
red, white and blue. The republicans in
this town are pitched to 5000 majority
tune and the democrats don't seem to get
above low G.. - A detail from the John
b. Mead Camp, Sons of Veterans, went to
Bethel Tuesday night to muster in new
| camp. - Rev. Theodore Hopkins of
Burlington preached in the Episcopal church
Sunday. - Milton Chadwick is being
successfully treated for deafness in Boston.
North Thetford
REV. Mr.. PARTRIDGE, the Methodist
Episcopal minister, is supplying here a few
Sundays, in the absence of Mr. Gilman
- Dr. Goodale, from Wells River, is to
open an office here this month - Miss
Nellie Berry, from Boston, is home for few
weeks. - w. f. Earle has gone to Mt.
Desert, Maine, to work, during the summer,
at the Bluffs. - f.. X. Porter and Mrs
Charlie Porter and daughter, all from Massa-
chusetts, are visiting their old home. -
The farmers are all sending their milk to
the creamery at Lyme Plain. Henry Pal
mer has agreed to collect and carry for $500
ton. - Mrs. b. G.. Earle has returned
to her home in New Bedford, Mass. after
| staying here few weeks
i s"hptiuhts
WHITNEY PosT meets next Saturday
evening - Rev. S. A. Parker of Bethel
! preached to the Universalsts last Sunday.
80 VIII Durkee starts for Kansas in a
few days - Mr.. j. l.. Farnham con-
templates visiting his son in Kansas soon.
- - The school in district No closed
! Friday. Miss Burbank has done excellent
work in the school. - The Buring-
ton rally was attended by a number of peo-
pie from this place. The democrats went
to Chelsea Saturday.
vershire.
EDWIN PARKER has received the sad news
of the death of his step mother, Mrs. Nancy
! X. Parker, who died at the residence of her
son, G.. V. Parker in Boston, at the age of
about seventy years. Mrs. Parker was a
woman of uncommon energy and force of
character, and most fond and devoted
mother. Her death will be sincerely
mourned by many friends and relatives.
| - A. L. Fuller, who has been in a Ger
man university for several years, arrived at
his home here last week. - William
Nation has twelve-acre patch of fine
corn. - The Orange County Gazetteer has
recently been delivered to subscribers here
| by the agent.
Washington.
EZRA CALEF of Henry, ILL.,. and Hiram
Calef and daughter of Boston are visit
ing relatives in town. - The village
school, taught by Miss Lette French, closed
last Wednesday. The closing exercises
were attended by large number of the
parents and friends of the pupils who ex-
pressed themselves well pleased with the
school. - The literary entertainment at
the Universalist church last Saturday even
ing was well attended. The select readings
by Miss Nellie Chaffee, teacher of panto-
mime in the Detroit Training School of
Elocution and English Literature, were
highly appreciated. Miss Chaffee has fine
voice, and her acting was remarkably good.
The singing by Misses Bowles and We'll
lngton and the cornet solos by Harry
Chatfee were very enjoyable part of the
entertainment. - EX-Lieutenant-goy
ernor l.. b. Darling and Mrs. Darling have
been spending several weeks with Ira G.
Calef.
Williamstown.
REV. AND Mrs. STEWART SHELDON of
Salem, Mass, and Mrs. S. w. Dixie of Au-
burndale, Mass, were guests of Mr.. and
! - Two sons of the late Mrs. Simeon
Wight Cortland Stebbns of Lansing,
Mich, and Francis Stebbins of Adrian,
Mich, have just revisited this their native
town. The former has in years past been
an editor and deputy superintendent of
ter a merchant in Adrian They left the
place more than fifty years ago, and no
family friends now remain to them here.
Nevertheless, they, and younger members
of their families accompanying them, seemed
to enjoy their visit, as did some of us who
had the pleasure of meeting them. A call
at the General E. Bass place, formerly
owned by their step-fatlIer brought out
"reminiscences of interest, one being the
fact that for years, in the early life of the
town, the post-otfice was kept there. Some
old WlllamStOwnlanS who remember their
step-sister, Della Wight, very bright and
well educated woman, will be interested
in hearing that she is living in Paris, Tenn.
She is the wife of Baptist clergyman, a
graduate of Brown University, Providence,
X. |. suggestion, made during this visit,
seems worthy of heed by this and other
places, viz: that there should be society
here to gather and preserve the many things
of interest in the early history of the town.
- Return S. Davis and son came up
last week from Salem, Mass, for a short
stay at the old home here. - The young
Welsh preacher, Rev. l. Jones, who Off
ciated at the Congregational church last Sab
bath, is to preach there again one week from
next Sabbath. - Our venerable towns
woman, Mrs. Enoch Howe, was stricken with
paralysis last Saturday She is in a critical
condition. - DR.. Gideon Dickinson, wife
and daughter, of Milford, Mass, are with
friends here - Miss Persis Thompson
of Goddard Seminary, Barre, is visiting here
- DON Earle is working as engineer on
the quarry of Emory Smith & Co.. in Barre
- Owing to failure to get transporta-
ton to this place by the Central Vermont
railroad the Scotch residents of Barre were
compelled to take another place than this
for their annual picnic. - An invitation
comes to the Sunday-schools of this place
from Plaintield, to unite in picnic at the
summit" on the Wells River road August
8. The acceptance may depend largely
upon the rates the Central will give us to
Montpelier. - Professor Willis III. Gale,
who married Miss Abbie Newcomb OF
Waitsheld, last week. will remain here.
abouts for a short time and then return to
Norfolk, Neb. He seems to be prospecting
finely in business there. - Frank, soI
of Chauncey Lougee, who has been in a
undergrad in Nebraska for little time
has again been promoted, this time to the
charge of business some one hundred
fifty miles from where he has been working
- Mrs. Charles II. Benedict is yet very
feeble but her recovery is surely expected
60 Miss Nettie Gale finds demand for
her services as music teacher in Norfolk
Neb, having been giving twenty-five les
sons weekly, with more in prospect -
A butter-car is sent here every Monday
afternoon, and our farmers have till about
seven o'clock p. NJ, of that day for shipping
butter. In the saving of time, freights, etc.
the place is sure to reap great benefit from
the coming of the railroad. - More de
lightful summer weather is, perhaps, seldom
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