The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26


town last week. - Rev. and Mrs. l.. f.
Fortney are spending a few days with
friends in Concord, Vt. 60 The wife of
Rev. o. F. Thayer returned last Saturday
from Malone, N. Y, where she has been
for few days, visiting her parents.
Osgood Whitcomb, who for several days
has been dangerously sick with heart
trouble, is reported better. 60 Last week
Mrs Ruth Mellen slipped on the floor and
fell, breaking one shoulder. - Fred A.
Wells has just closed a successful term of
school in district No 3.
EAST RoxBURy.-L. j. Webster is spend
ing her vacation at home. She has situa-
ton as teacher at birmingham, Mass.
- Ellen Blanchard went to Waltham,
Mass, last week, to visit her sister, who is
reported in poor health. - Mr.. and
Mrs George King, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Bow
Mariette Allen and Blanche Smaley of
Gouldsville visited at L. A. Eastman's last
week. - Mrs. Bert Steele and child of
Worcester, Mass, are stopping at James
Steele's. - The farmers will do some
thing at haying this week il the weather
will permit. The grass crop looks we'll
- Mrs. j. Edison is in poor health.
WAITsF1ELD.-Rev. e. A. Bishop, princi.
pal of the Vermont Methodist Seminary,
will speak in the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sabbath morning
WARREN.-Adolph Book met with quite
an accident last Thursday while going from
this place to Granville. His cart broke
through bridge and went down five feet
into the water. The result was demon
allied cart and several hundred dollars
worth of damaged goods. - The humps
are abroad in the village. - Rev Mr..
Howard of Roxbury supplied the pulpit last
Sunday, in exchange with Rev. T.. S. Fiske.
- The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor will hold a lawn party at the
residence of George Cardell on the evening
of July 4th. There will be literary enter
tainment, and lemonade, oranges and
bananas will be sold on the lawn.
WATERBURY, Hattie Vinton is going
soon to the White Mountains, to work in a
hotel during the summer. - Albert
Douglass, who went to the Fabyan house
to work for a year, recently met with Sc
riOus accident to his eyes. While white
washing room some of the hot lime got
into them, and it was thought that he would
lose his eye-sight. He has been at home
some weeks and is recovering rapidly. He
is to return this week. - Many of the
old veterans and others went to Burlington
last Thursday to attend the dedication Of
the Stannard monument. - Mrs. Fred
CIRCUITS friends, to the number of thirty,
made her surprise-party last Wednesday,
it being her tfty-tirst birthday. Appro-
pirate gifts were presented. - Frank
Knight John Parker, Jr., and Miss Juliette
Parker went to St. Johnsbury, last week, to
attend the Academy exercises. 5. Ridley
Parker graduated with hOnors. - Will
lam Pike has been home for two weeks with
an injured foot, cut by an adj while
working near Barre on a railroad bridge.
- Ida NJ. Goucher, who formerly taught
school in Colbyvile, but who now lives in
Lowell, Mass, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T.
L. Farrell. - E. T. Seabury and wife
and daughter have gone to Beebe Plain,
p. @, for two weeks visit. - l.. f.
/ of lta,,
last week and bought pair of bay mares
weighing over 1000 pounds each to take
home with him. Joseph Kirby of this
place, who works for Mr.. Loomer, came
with him to take the horses back -
Fred A. Rowland has gone to Hanover,
n: H., to attend commencement. - Dan
Richardson of Dartmouth College was here
over Sunday, but has gone back, to remain
through commencement week - Farm
ers are making beginning at haying. The
weather is not very promising. -
Charles Keene bought pair of iron-gray
four-year-old colts in Shelburn last Satur-
day. - The Ladies Benevolent So
ciety of Colbyvlle has changed its time of
meeting to Friday afternoon of each week.
- There will be a reception to Rev.
Francis Parker and wife, by the members of
the Congregational church and society. at
the house of Mrs. Sanborn Friday even
ing, June 2S, from eight to ten o'clock.
- There were about one thousand peo-
pie at the grounds of the Catholic church,
last Sunday afternoon, when the new bell
was dedicated. The bishop and four priests
were present and assisted in the ceremony.
- Mrs. Tracy of the Village hotel, with
two sisters, had a narrow escape from a
serious accident Monday evening. While
driving colt through the bridge (Which
is crossed by the ralroad) at Or. James,
they met the milk-cart of Thomas Smith.
They could not pass and, in trying to back
out, backed over the bank into the brook.
The wagon was slightly damaged but,
with the exception of thorough wettng,
the ladies received no injury. - Will
lam Humphrey died Saturday, after years
sickness. His age was fifty years The
funeral was held Tuesday AT the Center.
- Joseph Messer died at the Center
last Sunday, after an illness of some months.
His age was ffty-five years. - School
in district No. II closed last Wednesday
with picnic. - The trustees of Water
bury library have ordered large number
of new books, and would respectfully no
tify the stockholders that the annual dues
OF fifty cents should be paid July |, and that
the collection of the same will be necessary
in order 10 pay for the books ordered The
library is don great good and il ought to
be kept up to the needs of the community
by furnishing good reading matter. -
The services at the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sabbath will be of unusual in
terest, from the fact that goodly number
will be both baptized and received into
the church in full membership. The pas
tor will give an address on "The Obiga-
tons of Church Membership" - Levi
G. Turner, who has position with the
Thompson & Houston Electric Light Com
pany, Lynn, Mass, is at home for two weeks.
WATERBURY, CENTER.-Cora b. Hunter
goes soon to Eastman's Business College, to
take course in stenography, type-writing
and penmanship. On her return she will
teach these branches in Green Mountain
Seminary. II. Smith and wife from
Whitefield, N. H., are visiting in town.
- Mary e. Smith returned from Well
esley College last week. - Mrs. Styles
of Stowe has been spending few days with
Mrs. Allen. - William Humphrey died
Saturday, June %, after long illness He
leaves a wife and two children. - The
Ladies Aid Society will meet with Mrs. j.
S. Wheeler Wednesday, July 3. All are
cordially invited.
SOUTH WOODBURY.. = Proprietor Fred
Watson from White River junction and
Charlie Watson of Calais have been in
town the past week TO visit the quarry.
A number of men from out of the state who
have lately visited the Woodbury. granite
quarry expressed their surprise at the fine