The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-09-11

only about twenty-five dollars.
Schools in town began last Monday.
Edna Church teaches at the Center, Miss
Huntington of West Fairlee at the village,
and Lizzie Cook at the lower village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Spears are greatly
afflicted in the death of their little daughter,
Bertha, who died of dysentery, August 49,
They have the sympathy of all in their sad
bereavement.
Professor A. l.. Fuller and wife will start
on Monday for Cleveland, Ohio, where they
will spend the next year. Their many
friends hope to see them back again at the
next summer vacation.
Waitsfield.
Rev. T.. S. Fiske returns from his four
weeks trip this week.
George Atkins had an OK cut with a
scythe very badly on the hind leg, severing
one of the cords.
b. d. Bisbee had horse very badly cut
on the hind leg by backing on to a scythe in
the fodder corn patch. 1t seems to be
doing well.
Rev. g. o. Howe, pastor of Methodist
Episcopal church, leaves this week for
ter and Boston. He will resume his work
September 20.
The fair days were very fine, and quite a
crowd was in attendance. The fair was
pronounced very much better than last year
There is no reason why Mad River Valley
can not have good fair every year If the
people will only show the good things they
raise
Washington.
Mrs. DR.. Warner is visiting at East
Topsham
Mrs. J. w. White of Burlington is visit
ing in town.
toe, ,,.st
Seaver last week.
town last Saturday.
Miss Albertine Soule of St. Adams has
been spending few days with Miss Kate
BOwles.
Mrs. Susie Cotton of East Hampton,
Mass, is visiting her mother Mrs. Lucy
Cheney.
Mrs. George Seaver, who has been quite
i'll for the past week. is rapidly convalescing
under Dr. Warmers treatment.
A small party visited Grandfather's
rock :" last Friday, but on account of the
smoke did not enjoy the fine view which is
to be seen in a clear day.
II. G.. White and wife of Denver, Col,
have been here on a visit. Mrs White af-
ter trip to Block Island and New York
city, will remain here a short time.
Waits River.
Mrs. Laird is remodeling the / part of her
dwelling-house.
The bobbin mill is running in full blast
by Beede q Locke.
Potatoes are decaying and it is feared
there will be light crop.
Lyman Thayer is putting up shed in
connection with his barn.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Underhill have left
the Cottage hotel and gone to Piermont.
Henry Hood is on the sick list. He has
not been able to work in the shop for several
weeks
Corn throughout this vicinity bids fair to
be a thrifty crop. Some of the farmers have
already commenced using the sickle.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Prescott, August
Goth, and elected Mrs. S. G. Vail as presi-
dent.
Miss Hannah Parker "a niece OF Mrs. S.
c. Vail of New York state), who is engaged
as teacher in the higher department of
school at West Topsham was guest at the
home of Rev. S. G. Vail last Saturday and
Sunday.
Wardsboro.
The Congregational church is repairing.
1t is to be converted into hall.
E. f. Bingham is at home from Leomn-
ster, Mass, but will return soon.
Vermont Grange, No. 139, meets Oh Tues
day on or before the full moon of each
month.
Waterbury.
The village schools open next Monday.
Principal Fernald has returned from Ma
liant.
Darwin Cooley is home from Holyoke on
a weeks vacation.
studies in Toronto.
Frank Cove, now of Bristol, was in town
for several days last week.
Dan Moody of Shelburne is making a
three weeks visit to his parents.
j. Fife has bought building lot on Ran
dali street and expects to build at once.
Mrs. Charles Conant and child have re-
turned from few weeks visit in Burling-
ton.
Special Pensoner Examiner Edgerly was
in town last week looking up pension cases
previous to his removal to Lawrence, Mass.
Miss Eta Straw has entered hospital in
Hartford Conn, in expectation of taking
the preparatory course required of profess
sional nurses.
o. b, Honsinger and Minerva Miles of
Winooski were married at the residence of
the groom's mother, Mrs. Blakely, at Mill
Village, on September LIST
The contract for the foundation work, eX-
cavations and undermining of the asylum
has been let to Ward * Douglass of Barre,
who are already on the ground.
Mrs. Helen Richardson, who has resided
in Lowell for many years past, has returned
to her brothers, +. T. Seabury, accom-
panied by Miss Nancy Collins, also of Low
ell.
The fair has opened in a way that ind-
Gates it will be successful enough to make
up for the misfortunes entaled by the dis
agreeable weather of last year. The ball
game on Thursday will be between the
Mortified and Barre mines,
A correspondent by request sends us the
following account of a family reunion in
which many people here will be interested.
Dea. Stimson and family were for many
years esteemed residents of Waterbury.
The reunion occurred at Norwich, VT, Sat-
urday and Sunday, August 81 and Septem-
Der !. After seventeen years of wander
ing" our correspondent says, " at roll call
all responded present but one, who was the
wife of DR.. e. p. Stimson, detained at home
by illness. Dea. Stimson has passed the
seventy-seventh milestone of life and it was
with much pleasure that he again had his
family, unbroken through these many
years, again gathered about his table and
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