The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-24
From Our Town Correspondents.
Washington County.


poned to next Saturday evening. 60 Mrs.
Jennie McRea of West Wilton, n. H., has
returned home accompanied by Mary Good
hue, who will spend the winter with her.
- All join in thanking Mr.. A. j. Howe
of Montpelier for his efforts in conducting
the Sunday school concert. 1t was thor
oughly enjoyed - A branch of the In
ternational Bible-reading Association has
been organized, with Helen Perrin as secre-
tary. 80 A. G. Bullock has lost another
horse-the third within a short time. -
Miss Effe Turner's school in Middlesex has
been closed, because of diphtheria. 80
Rev John j. Hall will conduct services
next Sunday afternoon, at half-past three,
in the East street school-house. - The
Woman's Christian Temperance Associa-
ton gave an entertainment in the church
Wednesday evening
CABor.--Our sick-list embraces the fol-
lowing John l.. Adams has for ten days
been suffering from an attack of pneumonia,
but is recovering. Oscar Sulham has ty-
phoid fever, and his recovery is doubtful
Frank Davidson has the bilious fever.
- Our merchants have returned from
market. - Mrs. G. NJ. LOOMS is visit
ing Mrs. Carlos Bancroft in Montpelier.
- The spelling-match was an interest
ing event. 60 The eighty-seventh ami
versary of the organization of the Congrega-
tional church will be celebrated next Sunday.
Upon the topic, The Stones of Memorial, F."
the anniversary sermon. In the evening a
praise meeting will be held, at which will
be given historical sketches and reminis-
cences of early days. - DR.. John ID.
Lance has taken rooms in the Union block,
Montpelier. Miss Flora Fisher has
received the position of book-keeper for
the Chicago Conservatory of Music. She is
well qualified for the position. 60 Mrs.
Cook and family have returned to Boston,
their winter residence. - b. 7. Elmer
and family have moved to Barre. -
| Messrs Noyes & Phelps have completed re-
pairs ON their lumber mill and have put in
new machinery. - At the harvest con-
cert last Sunday the sheaves of wheat and
traces of corn, of former years, were notice.
ably absent.
EAST MoNTPELIER.-The convocation of
the lyceum society hasbeen postponed until
next month - Victor Templeton has
moved to the Apheus Bliss farm in Calais.
- The mother of Mrs. Forrest Morse of
Grafton, Mass, is visiting her daughter and
other relatives and others at the East Village.
- Helen Goodwin's school at Middle
sex Center is closed and she has returned
home. - j. w. Clough of Kansas City,
Mo-, has been visiting in town. - John
NJ. Willard is preparing to build a store at
the East Village - Joseph Murray has
rented Mrs. C. A. Tabor's farm for the COM
ing year. - Harrison Mack of Calais
has purchased of Thomas B. Stevens the
Augustus Morse house and taken posses
sion. - Mrs. j. NJ. Willard is visiting
friends in st. Adams. - E. III. Foster
and wife have returned from three weeks
visit to friends in Chicago.
NORTH FAYsToN.-Mrs. Frank S. Porter
| of Burlington, formerly of this place, is very
ill at Bloomington, where she had gone
| on visit. She has been sick several weeks
and the doctors consider her in a critical
| condition Her little daughter is stopping
| xyit har org fat N
Mrs. Grandfield is very sick and recovery
very doubtful. - Mrs. Irene Fisher
has gone to Hudson, Mass, to spend the
winter with her daughter Laura.
MARsHFIELD. - Fred Burnham was in
town last week. to bid his mother good-by
previous to his departure to Chicago where
he has an engagement as book-keeper in a
store. He has held the same position in his
uncle's store at Burlington the past two
years, &c. L: Faunce has moved to
Plainfield. - There was birthday visi,
at w. II. H. Mears' last Wednesday, it be-
ing the birthday of Mrs. Mears and her twin
sister, Mrs. Clinton Cutler of East Mont
pelier, as also a cousin, a daughter of ORR
son Putnam, Esq, of Calais. - The band
meeting was a success last Wednesday, q
part of the Plainfeld band being up and
making it agood time. - The Swiss bell
ringers are at the hotel hall next Friday
evening, and our band will give prone
naue concert at tne nall next SATURDAY
evening. - Mrs. Il. V. Spencer is stop
ping few days with her daughter-in-law
Mrs. Perley Spencer, at Barre. - The
| Woman's Christian Temperance Union meet
with Mrs. j. e. Eddy next Friday after.
noon at two o'clock. - The ladies of the
Universalist church met in social circle
with Mrs. William Parks Thursday after
noon. - S. S. Smith and wife of Plain,
field visited his sister, Mrs. Addie Spencer,
| over Sunday. The news came to us
last Thursday of the marriage of A. F. Put.
nam at Berlin, Wis, to a sister of his former
wife. He has bought place there and has
sent here for his household goods to be
shipped to Berlin at once, where he intends
to live. The community in which Mr.. Put
nam spent so many years of his life will
extend to him and his wife their best
wishes for their future happiness and vel
fare. - The furniture has come for our
new schoOl-house and will soon be placed
in position. - The members of the
Marshfield Village Cemetery Society are
earnestly requested to meet at George o.
Davis shop next Monday evening, for their
annual meeting.
PUTNAMsvILLE.-Selden and Eunice Tom.
linson of Jonesville have been visiting at
M. p. Kent's the past week. - Little
| Chauncey Harris, four years old, narrowly
escaped losing one of his eyes by falling
upon tin toy and driving il into his eye
- Kimball Wallings is slowly recover.
ing from typhoid fever, and l.. Hunt is i'll
with the same disease.
SHADY RILL.-Rev. l.. G.. Clark of Maine
a former pastor of the church here, occupied
the desk last Sunday morning. - Mabel
only daughter of ID. r. Culver and wife
died Tuesday, October IL, of diphtheria
- Grin Davis has sold his place to Asa
w. George. Mr., Davis expects to move tC
Plainfield. - Mrs. G. S. Herrick is visit
ing at her old home in Bethel.
MoRETowN-The Ladies' Aid Society
meets with Miss Emma Freeman this week
- Miss Amelia Goss is teaching schoo
in District No. II. - Mrs. w. III. Deane
has been staying with her daughters OF
Seminary Hill, Montpelier. =- Mr.. AND
Mrs. f. Smith of Stowe and Rev. and Mrs
G. p. Tapln of Lyndon were in town last
week 60 Jed. Haskins and wife have
moved back to town from West Randolph
- The Messrs. Phillips and Wilcox
were called to Waterbury Saturday last, IL
attend the funeral of Mrs. AFRO Griffith
Mr.. Phillips sister - Mrs. s. ID. Moul
on has returned home from Waterbury
twhere she has been taking care OF Mrs. q
&. Warren for the past three weeks.
NoRTHFIELD.-Dr III. II. Walling tool
forty head of Holstein stock to Boston las
week, and sold all at auction except nine
head. - William Garvey fell abou