The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-21

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| monotony OF the Sabbath was varied in the
evening by the reading of a sermon of the
! " Baron's choice " which served as a mar
cotic for the ma or part CT the party. The
" wheel of fortune " was brought to camp at
great labor and expense, the strong right
arm of the Count" bearing the greater part
of the burden. The orchestra " furnished
music for singing and dancing and the
| Sprague farm the tactical and hen fruit.
Search the wide world over and two such
chaperones could not be found ready with
helping hand at drying clothing and assist
ing in every manner Thanks are due the
Commodore and his aids for the delight
! full week, and when next the campers are
at Hinesburgh Pond, may we be there to
see." -. j. Colby of Brooklyn has
joined his family here for few days of
recreation. Mr.. Colby is pleasantly remem-
bered in his vicinity and his old friends
and acquaintance are very glad to see him.
! - w. II. Hutchins and wife of Chi
cago arrived on Monday for n short visit at
| the old homestead. " Will " is Z" on his ma
tive heath" but he will need to read the
statutes before he tries the brooks
WATERBURY CENrER.-Mr. A. NJ. Marsh
has gone to Lacona, n. H., to remain a
! short time, but will return to open the
Minard Commercial School at the beginning
of the fall term. - Mrs. Hammit and
son left Friday for their home in Cleveland,
! Ohio. Nathaniel Hutchins' family, who
have been spending the summer with his
mother, Mrs. Eaton Hutchns, left for Bos-
| ton last Thursday. 60 The Loyal Tenn
perance League will meet with Mrs. II. H.
Mather Saturday afternoon, August 81
- The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. f.. A. Newcomb
September IA. 1t is hoped all the members
will be present as business of importance is
to be acted upon.
WooDBURY.-M Mrs. Sarah Stone of Barton
has been in town the past week. - Mrs.
Ida Ramsden and daughter are visiting her
father, Thomas Burnham. - Mrs. f. NJ.
Bill and Mrs q. w. Sawyer returned to
Lowell, Mass, on Saturday. 80 Mrs.
Ashley Smith is confined to the house by
| sickness. - Quite company from East
Hardwick have been camping on the shore
of Long Pond the past week. 80 Edward
Hood of Lowell Mass, has been IN town
the past week. - Fayette Voodry and
wife are stopping at w L. Voodry's.
SOUTH WooDBURY.-John Keller of
Brooklyn, n. Y, and Miss A. ID. Hunt Of
Worcester have been stopping at George
Fosters. - DR.. Lance recently sold a
" Fearnaught' horse to Boston parties for
$500. - Mrs. A. b. Corthell of New
London, Conn, with her three children, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w.
Foster - II. NJ. Pray has commenced
building house for Henry Leach.
Orange County.
BRooKF1ELD.-Miss Carrie, daughter of
c. T. Frink, died on Tuesday of last week
after an illness of about two months. 80
Mrs. II. j. Rood and Mrs. Frank Aims
worth are still on the sick-list. - Miss
Aimee Raymond NJ D., of New York, who
owns the pretty cottage near William C..
| Clark's, is expected to make a brief visit
| in town this week. - George Parmenter
and family and Miss Minnie Smith of Con-
cord, n. H., have been visiting friends in
town the past week 80 Miss Rose
IIp1l 70 ri
- The musicale of Friday evening
under the direction of G. H. Bigelow was a
very enjoyable occasion. - There are
now in town two old ladies', sisters, who
were born upon the place at which the state
muster was held when the state was young.
One of them, Mrs. Mary (Herrick) Crane,
| whose home is now at Y. NJ. Upham's, and
who is in her ninety-third year, well re-
members a training" on the same place
about eighty-five years ago in which their
father, Stephen Herrick, a revolutionary
| soldier, took an active interest. The other,
Mrs. Philura Herrick Upham, is eighty-tve
years of age, now living in Bristol. Both
retain their faculties, mental and physical,
in remarkable degree. Another sister,
eighty-one years of age, still lives at West
Randolph The beautiful farm upon which
the muster is held has been in the Herrck
family from its first settlement until quite
| recently.
CHELsEA.-Bertha, daughter of Lorenzo
Spear, living in the edge of Vershire, died
on Tuesday of last week. Rev. Mr.. Rey-
nodS attended the funeral on Thursday.
| - The mother of Michael Mullaly, who
lives on the f. j. George farm, died on
Wednesday morning of last week. The
body was taken to Montpelier for burial.
- j. X. Darling and Miss Emma l..
Darling departed for Chautauqua last week.
| Miss Jennie +. Moore will follow this week,
- Mr.. and Mrs a. II. Powers have
! tp al aurh ire
Emma f. Twiss of Milford, y. H., is visit
ing her sister, Mrs Hyde. - Mrs. Lucy
a. Dickinson has moved into the house
which Frank l. Whitney has inst sold and
vacated. 80 Frank S Allen has leased
his farm for term of years to Leslie II.
Bohonon. 60 The corps of teachers of
the Academy is now complete, Miss Eta l..
Martin of Williamstown having been en-
gagged for the primary room. The term will
begin next Monday, and "A large and pros
porous term is hoped for. - Rev. G.. w.
| Christie of Palmer Mass, who is spending
his vacation in Orange preached very ac-
ceptahly at the Congregational church last
Sunday. Rev Il. c. Lansing is expected to
occupy the pulpit next Sunday. - Mrs,
f. y. Kenyon of Townshend, state super
intendent of Juvenile work in the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union, will have a
union service for the children of the Con-
gregational church next Sunday evening.
= Our baseball nine played return
game with the South ROyaltOn boys at
South Royalton, last Saturday, and were
beaten by a score of fifteen to fourteen.
The Chelsea boys have every reason to feel
encouraged. We have material for an eX-
cellent nine, and with practice are bound
to distinguish themselves. 60 A. n.
Woodruff wants all indebted to him to come
around and pay up before September 10, at
which date his unpaid bills will be put into
a lawyers hands for collection. We are
sorry to lose Mr.. Woodruff from the meat,
market, and hope he may find some other
business here, so that we may not lose him
from town. 60 Some twenty or thirty OF
the Methodist people, including their pas
tor, expect TO go to camp-meeting this week
and there will be no service at their church
next Sunday. - George IL. Hutchns
has moved into the Bacon-Roberts tene,
meut, formerly known as the Norton house
EAST CoRNTH.-W Warren Blake of Eas
Haverhill, n. H., was in town over Sunday
- e. III. Carpenter, teller of the Man
chester Savings Bank, and family spen
their vacation with their uncle, +. S. Car
penter. - Ranney G.. Foster and wife o
New York We're in town over Sunday
- Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Kemp spent
few days last week at the SHnset Hill
House.