The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-22
Windsor County.
East Bethel.

MR. S. T. SMITH of Lexington, Mass, ar
rived the 18th instant and joined his wife,
who is with her brother, A. p. Paine. Mr..
and Mrs. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. f. b.
Paine, also of Lexington, Mass, and Miss
S. p Paine went to Queen City Park this
week for a week or more. - A. G.. Prince,
with his wife and child, of Valley Falls,
r. l., is visiting j. f. Prince, his father.
- A. A. Storrs has bought the grist-mill
and the adjoining buildings of d. M. Brown
and besides running the milling business
is to put in first class butter factory
on the cream gathering plan, which will
be great boon to the dairymen in this
locality. Mr.. Storrs is not a man to do
things by the halves. - Grover Page
and wife of Lexington, Mass, and two
children and George Northrup of Tunbridge,
their nephew, visited friends here the first
of the week. - II. p. Riford and family
spent a weeks outing at Middlebury re-
Gently. - G. ID. Peak has recovered
from threatened attack of pneumonia.
- e. l.. Bass of West Randolph has
been running his reaper and binder for the
farmers here. - Ed Storrs, who has
lived with his uncle, A. A. Storrs, has gone
to Brandon to work - B. w. Peak of
Somerville, Mass, and e. w. Peak, his
brother, from, Brattleboro visited their
mother and other friends in this vicinity
recently. - 7. B. Paine and wife of
Lexington, Mass, has been with G. S.
Paine, his brother, and other friends the past
two weeks.
Rochester.
REV Mr.. F1sKE and wife of Waitsfield
are in town, the guests of G. G.. Martin.
- Hayden Clarke OF Brooklyn, n, Y,
is staying a short time with relatives and
old acquaintance. - ID. b. Eaton, Nj.
D., and wife, of Chicago, H., are at the home
of his mother in the North Hollow, for a
few days. II. b. Cady of Waitsfied is
in town with his picture gallery for a short
Northfeld this week, attending camp-meet-
ing. - Mrs. Patterson will conduct the
services at the Universalist church Sunday,
August 26, at the usual hour.
South Royalton.
GEORGE LEONARD is at home from st.
Adams. - Miss Cora Wills returned to
Holyoke, Mass, last Saturday. - Fred
Chadwick is working for A. p. Skinner in
place of Royal White. DR.. John
Leisure and wife of Keene, N. H., are visit
ing in town. - Miss Cassie Bingham
- Fred Morrill, and wife of Elgin, Ill.
are visiting Arthur Pierce. - Frank
Ainsworth has finished work for A. p. Skin
ner. - Mrs. Charles Dodge and sister
of Boston Mass, are guests of Constant
Dodge - Quite number are attending
the camp-meeting at Claremont, n. H., this
week - There will be no services at
the Methodist Episcopal church next Sun
day, but Rev. j. Ramage is expected home
from his vacation in season to occupy his
pulpit at the Congregational church. -
Considering the weather, the 1ag-raising was
well attended. About one thousand were
present and listened very attentively to q
rousing speech by General John l.. Swift OF
Boston. The log-cabin and the coon being
afraid of rain remained in retirement
- A large party from here went to the
republican rally at Chelsea on Saturday.
Sharon.
THERE will be a republican rally in this
village on Friday, August "A, at one O'Clock
P. NJ, under the auspices of the Harrison
and Morton club. Hon. George A. Brown
| of Bellows Falls is to be the orator. Hon
ID. c. Denison, Hon. Warren c. French ant
Colonel S. NJ Pingree will be present ant
address the meeting. The Sharon and Straf
ford bands will play. There will be pro
cession at one o'clock In the evening there
will be free-trade team There will alsC
be log-cabin. The veterans of 1910 are
particularly invited to be present. Half
fare will be given over the Central Vernon
railroad from White River Junction t.
Bethel. - Mrs. Clara Walbridge is a
her home in Melrose, Mass. - Over on,
hundred people from this town attended thu
rally at South Royalton last Friday -
Miss Jennie Chillson is very low.