The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02
Ward started Immediately for winooski for


repairs.
NortbHeid.--Mrs A. b. Houston has
moved to st. Adams, where she is to keep
a clearinghouse.
Subscriptions to the WATCHMAN may be
handed to g. n. Whitnarsh.
Mrs. j. II. Hazelton went to Boston,
Monday to visit her husband.
The Mortified, Gouldsvlle and Cadet
bands will furnish music at the tent fair
next week.
George II. Crane and John p. Davis are
in Boston this week selecting their fall and
winter goods.
Mrs. l.. ii. Prince returns to Chicago to-
day wednesday,, having spent the greater
part Of the summer in town.
p d. Bradford sold large quantity of
personal effects at auction last Saturday, the
property of the late Perley Belknap.
Mrs. f. r.. Beknap will return to her
home in Niles, Mich, Wednesday, having
spent the summer in town with her parents.
f. f. Deering has returned to Boston,
having visited in town for a few weeks.
Mrs. Deering will return in about two
weeks.
Eighteen of the new cadets have joined
the Theta Chi fraternity at Norwich Uni
versity, only two having joined the Alpha
Sigma Pi society.
A game of ball was played Saturday be-
tween the Norwich Universities and North
fields, resulting twenty-seven to thirteen in
favor of the latter.
f. L. Howe & Co. have built large plat
| form in the rear of their marble shop, a
much needed improvement to their large
and increasing business
| w. O. Whitmarsh was in attendance at
| Woodstock fair last week, and is at the
Worlds Fair at Tunbridge this week
representing Bailey's music rooms of Bur-
| lington.
1t is expected that services will be re-
sumed in the Methodist church next Sum
day. The church building has been under
going extensive repairs for the past two
months.
Miss Libbie Whitmarsh has been engaged
as organist of ST. Mary's church, Miss Lang
don having resigned. Miss Langdon will
| play at the Methodist church after a few
weeks vacation
The Central Vermont Stockbreeders AS
sociaton will hold its first meeting at the
trottng park of Frank w, Gold on Friday
| and Saturday of this week. Six hundred
dollars in purses are offered.
The tent fair to be held here next week
promises to be the grandest affair this town
has seen for many years. Expensive fire.
works. baseball, speeches, etc, are the
principal attractions. A piano and two or
gans will be given away.
friends in St. Adams.
Subscriptions to the WATCHMAN may be
left with o, L. & e. &. Hoyt
Rev. and Mrs. o. f. Thayer are away for
a short vacation.
Mrs. Charles Batchelder returned to her
home in South birmingham, Mass, last
Saturday.
Rev. C. II. Farnsworth exchanged pull
pits last Sunday with Rev. o. d. Clapp of
Marshfeld.
The Good Templars will hold sociable
at Kinney's hall on Friday evening of this
week, to which all are invited.
John L. Pearsons. one of the Oldest citi-
zens of this town, died last Friday at the
age of eighty years and six months. Funeral
services were held at the house Sunday
afternoon by Rev. L. f. Fortney.
The person who took e. j. Colby's rub
Der coat and lap-robe from his carriage a
week ago last Sunday night while Mr.
Colby was at church had better return
them and save himself further trouble.
The stockholders of the recently organ
lied granite company of this place held g
meeting at Kinney's hall last Thursday
evening. Rev. l.. f. Fortney was called tC
the chair and e. c. Wells was chosen to
act as secretary of the evening A board Of
five directors was chosen, who, at a subse
quent meeting, elected II. H. Dewey as
president of the company, Arch Batcheldel
secretary and Fred Perrin, treasurer
Maple HilI.-Hiram Bean is about tC
commence the erection of house near the
Thompson brook.
Frank Martin, who has been sick will
typhoid fever, is reported better.
Leonard Dix is getting out lumber for tn,
stone shed to be built at Plainfeld village
Levi Duke has laid about sixty rods o
lead pipe to conduct water to his buildings
Henry Bolles and Lee Lane tried to snl
drive we'll on the premises Of &c. Lane
but did not succeed.
Roxbury.-A. S. Glow of Lebanon, n
H., is in town.
Subscriptions to the WATcHMAN may b,
handed to ID. l.. Nichols.
George b. Hall is again in town.
Mrs. James Kelly is quite seriously i'll.
Mrs. Maria Smith has returned to Pitts
field
Dwight Howe is cerking for A. n. Tildei
& Son.
Mrs. A. f. Richardson is visiting relative
at Irasburg.
Mrs. Clark Flint visited at Montpelier
portion of last week.
( Mr.. f. T. Snow has returned from hi
trip to Massachusetts,.
John @. Flint went to Burlington on
business trip on Monday
Mrs Ida Bashaw was called to Warre
last week by the death of her mother.
, ID. c. Silloway of Montpelier is in tow
the guest of his sister, Mrs. G.. b. Stanton.
Mrs. Bessie Marsh and Mrs. Eugen
Thompson recently visited friends at s.
s Adams, the latter still remaining there.
y Mrs. Ella Roys has been attending tn
o Spiritualist convention at Stowe, havin
# been engaged to sing there during the se'
sion of that body.
n George Roys has been obliged to reliI
d quish his duties as petit juryman at count
court and is now confined to his house wit
II infiammatory rheumatism.
}. Over three hundred southwark boun
i freight cars we're at this station on Sunday
a hundred and sixty Of them remaining o
A the side tracks here at night.
d Rev. III. G. Howard has not yet recovere
), from his severe illness. Services were col
n Quoted at the Congregational church las
Sunday by Deacon w. 1. Simonds.
4 Miss Mary Ellis has been compelled
o cease teaching in her school at Putnam
: vile on account of inflammation of her eye
Mra w nrputt 10 m com nlata the term