The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25
Washington County.
Barre.

nVe leet. - Inc harrington Concert
and Convention Company closed its weeks
convention Saturday evening with con-
cert, which was well attended and highly
enjoyed. The company, with the chorus
class, furnished the music at the Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday morning. -
G. l.. Currier has purchased the /" Chubb
sugar lot east of the Chubb park and had
it laid out in house lots, which will be Of
fered for sale. - Republicans "and
others who wish to support Harrison and
Morton " met at the Opera-house Monday
evening to arrange for the grand rally at
Burlington on the 26th.
Calais.
ABOUT half the farmers have finished hay
ing and secured more than an average
amount of excellent hay. Grain of all kinds
is looking finely, although backward and
oats are showing signs of rust. Potatoes
are doing WELL and if the rust does not
strike them will yield large crop. Feed
in pastures is good, and larger amount of
butter than usual is being made by dairy
men. There will be fair crop of apples
and plums. 60 Everett Morse returned
to his work in Montpelier last week. 60
Wallace Noyes of Montpelier gave speci-
men of his skill with the rifle last week
by shooting a hummng-brd on the wing.
- Charles Foster was thrown from his
mowing-machine last Saturday and one
wheel passed over his body. He was not
seriously injured, but had a narrow escape.
- Mrs. NJ. G.. Tobey has nearly com
pleted her new barn and filled it with hay
in about seven weeks. The one this re-
places was destroyed by lightning June 8.
East Calais.
Mr.. ALEXANDER DwINELL of New York
city, with his wife, is visiting his brothers
here -= Miss Bertha Mansfield of Win
chester Mass, spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mary Dwinell. w. l.. Pierce and
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by some friends from Montpelier, are spend
ing .he week at b. p. Whites camp at
Greensboro. - The dress-lraking rooms
of Inez Pearce will be closed for the next
ten days, while she joins the party at Camp
Wilbur. - Ethel S., eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Eastman, died suddenly
Friday of last week. She was at work in
Walden and had been suffering from qunsy
sore throat, but was thought to be in no
danger until short time before her death.
She was quiet. thoughtful girl-a Martha,
delighting rather in serving than in being
served-respected by all who knew her, and
she will be missed by large circle of
friends. Her bereaved parents have the
sympathy of all.
East Montpelier.
ELHANAN w. ORMsBEE has advertised his
farm for sale. -" Uncle jeff" Dodge is
quite i'll. - Elmer o. Ormsbee lost a
young horse last week for which he had re-
fused S17j - ID. II. Dodge recently
showed hens egg which measured six and
one-fourth by ten inches. - Most of the
farmers have finished haying and report an
unusually good crop. - Miss Wakefield
of Montpelier is spending a few days at l..
ID. Hills. - Miss E. r.. Buxton of Brook
field is spending her vacation with relatives
here.
MarshfieId.
BURT BATCHELDER and Ada White were
married last week Tuesday nv Rev + n
Bailey, and have moved to the Atkins farm
at Peterville. - Miss l.. Alice Packer is
home from Massachusetts on her summer
vacation. - Henry Blake has sold his
village residence to j. c. Graves, who takes
possession October |. Mr.. Blake will move
into the house owned by the Montpelier &
Wells River Railroad Company on Depot
Hill. 80 Rev. j. ID. Bailey conducted the
funeral of Ethel, daughter of c. o. Eastman
of Calais, last week. Her death was caused
by quinsy and was quite sudden. - The
bursting of the cylinder-head on the engine
at Gilman's mill last Thursday will neces-
state new engine and also some other
repairs before work will be resumed. -
Rev. o. ID. Clapp stuck one tine of pitch
fork through his foot last Saturday, making
tearing down the old school-house last Mou-
day.
NIiddIesex.
FRANK w. HOLDEN of Waitsfeld Mead
vile student, will preach in the church in
the village Sunday next, July 20, at fifteen
minutes past one o'clock P. NJ, and will also
hold a service at the Center church at fifteen
minutes past four the same day. -
Charles Hecklinger and family of New
York city are in this village. Mrs. Heck
linger is daughter of Enos Stiles of this
place and expects to remain here with her
children for a few weeks. Her husband
will return TO New York.
Middlesex Center.
HAVING is well over and good crop Sc
cured in fine condition. No other COM
munity beats this in early cutting of the
grass crop. Some places wait for the first or
second bloom, but here it is "nipped in the
bud" 80 j. a. Chaplin and family made
a days visit at the old homestead few
days ago - Many of the boys will at
tend the Harrison rally at Burlington, just
as enthusiastic as their fathers and grand
fathers We're for Old Tippecanoe in 1910.
For the vacant county iudgeship
MiddleseX will be pleased to see Russell
Sawyer, Esq, of Moretowu put in NOM
nation
Putnamsville.
Mrs. G. G. PUTNAM, Jr., goes to the beach
this week with her two children for a few
weeks stay. =- A three-round fight one
evening last week resulted in bruised eye
and a chewed finger. - &. G. Putnam,
Sr., is the only surviving 1910 Harrison
voter in this place. He went to Burlington
with the log cabin.
MoretOwn.
THE republicans organized a club at the
office of DR.. James Haylett Monday even
ing, with fifty members. - Mrs. Fred
Dutton and her two children from Boston
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Solo
mon Hutchins - Haying up the valley
is brisk, with good weather and a heavy
crop. - A tough fight occurred last week
on the farm of Don Bulkley between Bulk
ley and William Griffith and son, in South
DuXbury. - Mr., and Mrs. Julius Palmer
celebrated their twenty-ifth wedding an
niversary Monday evening
Northfield.
THE republicans of this place will hold
grand ratification meeting on the common
Saturday evening of this week at seven
o'clock The speakers for the occasion will
he Hon. w. =. Dillingham; of Waterbury
and Frank Plumley, Esq. A large flag with
the names of Harrison and Morton will be
raised. Music will be furnished by the
Northteld cornet band Let every one at
tend. - Frank Morse is home from
Lowell, Mass, for few weeks. == DIR.
q. w. Steele has closed his Office at Brook
field and will take vacation of few
weeks before returning to the study of
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