The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-03

The Fosters held family picnic in Alonzo
Shows woods last Friday. 1t was very
pleasant affair, but the unfavorable weather
broke up the party early in the afternoon
60 1t was grist-mll instead of a saw
mill that j. S. Wheelock recently purchased
in New York 60 George Worthen is
making extensive repairs on his house.
- Orlando Clark and his two daugh-
ters visited Barre last week and were in at
tendance at the prize speaking and COM
mencement exercises of Goddard Seminary
- Fred Wakefield has been spending a
few days at L. ID. Hills. - Una Buxton
of Brookfield was in town last week. 60
Mrs. Upham of Bristol spent last week with
relatives in town. This venerable lady,
who is eighty-six years of age, is a sister of
the late Stephen Herricl of Middesex.
After spending few days with relatives in
Montpelier she expects to visit Middlesex
and Randolph. - Mrs. Steckman of
Dakota, who has been visiting relatives
here, went to Massachusetts last Thursday.
80 Palmer Paine of st. Johnsbury has
recently had a fine dark marble monument
set over the grave of his wife in the Cutler
cemetery. - George Goodwin has re-
ceived the intelligence of the death of his
father, Asa Goodwin, which occurred at his
home in Chelsea Saturday afternoon. 80
Miss Bertha, daughter of w. G.. Nye, is
quite ill with diphtheria. - n. II.
Dodge, who has been troubled with heart
disease during the past two years, is failing
rapidly. - Miss Jennie Bailey has been
quite i'll, but was improving at last accounts.
- Carrie Foster expects to accompany
her uncle, DR.. Jared Bassett, on his return
to Chicago. - Howard and Fred, sons
of Will Cleveland of Cambridge, Mass, are
visiting relatives here. Mrs. Cleveland is
expected soon. o. II. Steward has
sold his Auctioneer horse to G. o. Brown.
- Mr.. and Mrs Dan II. Dodge were
visiting relatives here and in Calais over
Sunday. 60 Rev. J. Harry Holden will
preach here and at North Montpelier next
Sunday.
MARsHFIELD.-The annual school meet
ing in district No. was held last week.
Charles Preston was chosen committee and
George English clerk The district is 500
in debt, - Mrs Terrill of Manchester,
n H., and Rosa Woodcock of Danville are
visiting at Frank Whites. - A son of
Sullivan Gale is in town, visiting at G.. E.
Shepard's. - w. Il. Peck of St. Johns
Bliss is on the sick-list, as is also j. ID.
Bailey. - Charles Allen and wife from
Lynn, Mass, are boarding at Frank
Whites. - Rev. o. ID. Clapp has re-
turned from the West - G. o. Davis
and Frank Wooster went to Northfield last
week to attend the closing exercises of Nor
witch University. - Rev. Joseph Ham
ilton of White River Junction was in town
last week. - Mr.. Kenney of Lowell,
Mass, was in town last week buying cattle.
- NJ. NJ Cutler of Montpelier and a
Mr.. Cutler from Massachusetts were in town
recently looking after horses.
HORIZONTAL. f. Lovejoy lost a small
sum of money last week. - Comical
Brown gave an entertainment at the town
hall last Monday evening. - Nettie
Ferris of Brockton, Mass, is in town visit
ing her parents. - Farmers throughout
the valley commenced hayng last week.
They were hindered some by the rain.
home visiting their parents. - Willie
Freeman and Roger Prentiss went to the
White Mountains, last week. where they
find employment during the warm weather.
- s. ID. Moulton is agent for the sale
OF tickets for the grand fair of Brooks Post,
No -, G. A. r., which is to be held at
Montpelier July 16, II and IS.
Observation-Disclosures repairs are to
be made on the Methodist church this sum-
mer. So The ladies of the Episcopal So
ciety will hold their weekly sociable at their
rooms tomorrow Thursday afternoon and
evening. - State Treasurer Dubois
was in town Saturday. - Rev I. p.
Booth has had telephone put into his resi-
dence. - Frank Adams received
bath by the upsetting of boat in the
mlll-pond last week. - e. l.. Soper is
moving the barn from the Episcopal parson-
age to his place.
GoULDsvILLE .-Mrs. ID. r. Melcher and
son Harry of Cambridgeport, Mass, are
with her mother Mrs. Simons, for the sum-
mer. - Charles f. Gaynor of Boston is
stopping with his brother, Eben, for few
weeks. - Miss Gertrude Pearson, who
has been at home for few weeks, returned
to her work at Randolph last Saturday.
- George Priest of Boston is working
for A. S. Cross this summer. - Miss
Lucy Whitney of Enosburgh Falls is visit
ing relatives here - Miss Estella Cross
has returned from Springfield and will soon
go to the White Mountains to work. 80
Perrin Kellogg and wife formerly Miss
Nellie HacketD are stopping here for a few
days.
PLAINFIELD.-Rev.L l.. f. Fortney and
wife returned last Friday from a visit of
several days at Concord, VT. Mr.. Fortney
went Saturday to Willston to preach and
to spend several days in business matters
60 Last Saturday Miss Gertrude Greeley
returned from Burlington, where she has
been several weeks attending the business
College - Mr. Francis II. Fisher, cash
Ter of the Howard National Bank of Bur-
lington, is spending a few days here with
his sister, Mrs Dewey, to recruit his health,
which is quite seriously impaired by too close
application to business. He appears to be
improving. - Willie Palmer of Danvile
is in town visiting friends. - Mrs.
Leon Lombard is visiting relatives and
friends here. Mr.. Lombard has gone to
Fort Payne, Alabama, to engage in bust
ness. - Miss Mittie Skinner is home
from Burlington, where she is attending
college. 60 Miss Laura Gale is in st.
Johnsbury visiting friends. - Our es-
teemed hotel-keeper, G. f. Nulting, who
for some time has been very much out of
health, is somewhat improved but not able
to do any work.
RoxBURY.-At the village school meet
ing it was voted to have thirty weeks of
school the coming year - Mrs. Maria
Smith has returned from Pittsfield, where
she has been taking care of sick daughter.
- Bert Waterman and son of Burling-
ton are in town. - Mrs. w. S. Spalding
and her daughter have been visiting at st.
Adams the past few days. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Freedom Hill have recently visited at
Calais. - e. p. Durham has sold his
clapboard and shingle-mill and woodland
to his son and grandson, j. X. and e. X.
Burnham.
WAITsFIELD.-Mrs.G George Berry died of
consumption, last week, after a protracted
illness. - w. j. Baird and Henry Rich
ardson are spending their vacation with
their parents and numerous friends in town
- Mrs. Julius Joslin and son of Min
neapolis, Mimi, are visiting her father, j.
III. Hastings. Miss Inez Joslin of Min
neapOlis il also anan1inU har vacation IL,