The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-10

Monday for Pawlet and elsewhere.
EAST CoRINTH George Prescott drives
the stage from East Corinth to Bradford
- John Smith OF West Newbury took
in wool here last week Tuesday. &c.
l.. Kemp started last Saturday for Sunset
Hill house, where he is to play in the or
chestra. - Miss Mabel Divoll of Lewis
ton, Maine, is in town visiting her mother,
Mrs. Amanda Divoll. - Several from
this place attended the Fourth of July cele-
bration at Bradford.
EAST ORANGE.-Rev. l.. II. Elliot of
Waterbury, agent of the Vermont Bible So
ciety, preached here Sunday at half-past
four. - Rev. Lewis Dexter of Berwick
Maine, is expected to preach next Sunday
in exchange with Rev. G. f. Davis, who is
to take Mr.. Dexters charge in Maine for
several weeks. - Miss Josie Eastman of
Eastman. - S. G. Hutchinson returned
home from Syracuse, N. Y, last week,
where he has attended college. - Miss
Lucina Jewell of Chelsea, Mass, is making
her annual visit to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Jewell, her grandparents. - Daniel
White of Manchester, N. H., visited friends
in town last week. - 9. NJ. Colby and
S. G. Hutchinson spent the Fourth in Barre.
80 III. G. Simpson sold his horse while
spending the Fourth in Barre. - Mrs.
ID. h. Houghton and Orpah Houghton of
Orange were the guests of NJ. +. Hamilton
Smith of Willamstown were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Paine last Wednesday.
60 Il. III. Blake went to East Topsham
last week to work during haying for Gar
land Currier. - Several went to West
Topsham to spend the Fourth.
SOUTH RANDoLPH.-The Fourth was cele-
brated here by ride to Williamstown Gulf
Springs. The members of the band and
their ladies were entertained, free of charge,
by Landlord Durham, and in return they
entertained the company with some excellent
music All had a pleasant time. - Mrs
b. A. Burnham, who is in poor health, is
visiting in Waterbury. - Dexter Chat
field, wife and children of West Randolph
visited at John Hills last week. - The
funeral of Mrs. ID. b. Buck was attended
by Rev. S. A. Parker at her late home on
the 2Sth ult. For many years she had been
an invalid, waiting patiently for the time to
come when she should lay aside the mortal
for immortality. She was a kind mother
and devoted wife, and was loved by all
who knew her. - The rocks in the new
road near G. l.. Kelsey's are being blasted
out by party from Stafford mines. -
Mary Prince and her little niece Fanny
Prince, from West Randolph, visited at j..
+. Princes last week. - Joseph Dear
ing died from the effects of shock of par.
alysis week before last. The funeral was
attended by Rev Mr.. Lewis of Randolph.
- Some parties who have been holding
their wool for the last eight or ten years
have recently sold their stock for twenty
five cents. - William Harlow is making
extensive repairs on his house. 60 Mrs.
Haselton and child of Boston are visiting
at j. w. Camps. - Mrs. Andrew Camp,
son Willie and daughter Gertie, have been
to Norwich to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Camps brother, Edward Swazey.
SOUTH STRAFFoRD.-The post-ofiice here
changed hands last week, S. B. Buell. TAX
ing the place of II. G. Gilkey, deposed.
- George ID. Wood of San Luis Potosi,
New Mexico, spent the Sabbath at the Bar
rett house. He was accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Lorenzo Wood. and a lady
friend.
NORTH THETFoRD.-Mr. Blanchard, pas
tor at Orfordville, preached to us last Sab
bath. He was graduated from Dartmouth
this year and will enter Andover Theologi
cal Seminary in the fall. - Mrs. Horace
Harrison died on July 4, after a serious ill
ness of six months. Her remains were in
tered in Pleasant Ridge cemetery last
Saturday. - w. E. Earle finished his
college course in June He will be head
clerk at the Center house, Center Harbor
n. H., through the summer - Mary
Adams from Springfield, Mass, has ar,
rived at the Horsford house for tn sum
mer. - Ellen Sawyer has started fol
Nebraska, where she is to be married and
will hereafter reside - Mrs Julia Muir
fey, with children and grandchildren. have
come from the West to the old home, the
famous Latham residence. - Miss Alice
Berry is home from Chelsea, Mass, for hei
summer vacation.
WEST ToPsHAM. many friends o
Miss Lou Bowen will regret to learn of hel
death, which occurred June 9th, aftel
many months of suffering with that dreat
disease, consumption. Everything tina
love could suggest was done for her, and til,
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mother and sisters prolonged her life be
| yond expectation; but since the death o
! her father, in January, she failed steadily
and surely, until the end came. Her suf
! ferings were extreme at times, but were EN-
dured with unfailing patience. She wa
| twenty-seven years OF age, was a proba
toner in the Methodist Episcopal church il
this place, and, we trust is now numbered
with the members of the church triumph
ant. The funeral services were held at he
home on Wednesday, June 26th. He
pastor, Rev S. &. Vail, was assisted in the
services by Rev. C. E. Davis, pastor of thu
Free Baptist church. The bereaved famil,
have the hearty sympathy of our commu
nifty. Mrs. Bowen and family wish to ex
press their gratitude to neighbors an,
friends for courtesies rendered.
WEST FAIRLEE. Mrs. Whitney an,
daughter have returned. Miss Carrie ha
been in Boston since last fall, studyin
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! the usual amount of noise, but nothing o
note occurred. There was an entertainment
in the evening by the young people.
! heavy shower about noon gave a compan
of burlesques good wetting. - Hayin
is progressing rapidly. The crop is goo
| one.
WILLIAMsTowN.-Rev William Schotiel
while in town, last week, on his way froI
Irasburgh to Marlboro, his new charge
bought the Widow Waldo place of Fran
Godfrey. DIR. Waldos old Office and bar
alone remain of the buildings, and 500
every trace of the doctors home and fam
lily, so Familiarity and pleasantly known i
earlier days, will have been blotted out
The site is one of the most desirable in on
village, and it is said Mr.. Schotield wi
build one or two houses thereon. -
Judge Young of Minneapolis, Mimi, soI
in-law of Captain Milton Martin, arrive
here on Friday last, accompanied by hi
wife, and Miss Annie, daughter of AlbeI
II. Martin. - Our former townsman, ID
Il. G. Lewis, now of Rutland, and wife ar
visiting her brother-in-law, Herbert p MAJ
tin. Mrs. Lewis has long been in delicat
health, not being able to walk much. -
c. g. Barnes returned last week, after quit
a long canvassing tour. - Rev. |. Jones
father, a Congregationalist clergyman, wa
to leave Wales the last of last week on hi
visit N this il pXnpCta