The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-17
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table work at Franconia, N. III. Miss Louise
Houghton is at the Goodno house at the
same place. - The Adventists hold
their meeting at the residence OF Rev. f. 5.
Porter. - The newly-elected directors
of the Mortified Aqueduct Company are
r.. S. Stebbins, Amos Plastridge, Mrs. j. s.
Dane; clerk and treasurer, Ira Beard; col
lector, William Davis; auditor, j. f. Sew
erance. - Will Woodbury. is at work at
his trade at st. Johnsbury. - Mrs j.
S. Dane was called last week to Jericho to
| attend her son, Eugene, who was severely
injured by being thrown from wagon.
He remained unconscious several hours.
AT last accounts he was more comfortable.
- The Northfeld Library Association
has purchased several new volumes.
PLAINFIELD. = Eugene Hoyt returned
home from Fort Payne, Alabama, last Fri
day evening, to remain until cooler
weather. - The Good Tempars' So
ciable, last Friday evening, was well at
tended. The demand for ice-cream was
greater than the supply. - Rev. and
Mrs. I. P. Booth Of Mortified were in
| town last Saturday. Mr.. Booth is actively
engaged in his work as supervisor of schools
- Eddie Fisher is expected back this
week, after brief vacation at his home in
Bethel and trip to Philadelphia and
| Washington, ID. G. - Last Monday Rev
and Mrs Farnsworth with a few of their
invited friends, visited Woodbury. pond
and returned with an abundance of pond
| MUS - NOV. II. II. FOTUuty SuDDltu
the pulpits last Sunday at East and North
Montpelier for Rev. Mr.. Hayford. The ladies
| OF the Congregational church held a sociable
and ice-cream festival on Tuesday of last
week in their vestry. The rain prevented
a large attendance.
WArTsFIELD.-Mr and Mrs. Lester Ben
| ton and two sons OF NergenneS are visiting
their friends in town. 60 Mrs. Hoyt
Parker of Wakefield, Mass, is spending a
| few days at w. G. McAllisters. - l.. ID.
Savage has returned from his western tour,
and reports very pleasanttime. - Some
evil-disposed person or persons broke down
a Washington maple which was planted by
the school children of Irasville on the CEN
tennial of Washingtons Inauguration. The
school directors offer a reward of $40 for
the conviction of the miscreants
EAST WARREN.-Thi is a most discourag-
| ing time for farmers. Very little good hay
has been harvested, and much oft has been
badly damaged by the rains. Much of
the standing grass has become rusty from
excessive rains and the heat. Many farm
ers have not yet commenced haying. Help
is scarce and wages high, and with butter
at fifteen cents pound the outlook is not
| encouraging, to say the least. There has
been quite an Improvement in the corn and
oat crop since the warm weather set in, and
| if we could have less rain the prospects
would improve very much in few days.
Very few apples will be raised in this vi
clnlUy-nOJ nearly enough Tor nome con-
| sumption - There are several cases of
mumps in this locality. &c. A. r.
Bragg has gone to Montpelier to care for
Colonel E. p. Jewett. Mr. Bragg is first
class nurse. - James Cardell is on the
sick-list.
WATERBURY.-On Thursday next fifty
tresh-air children are coming here to stay
for two weeks. They are going chiefly
among the farmers. Sixteen will be taken
at Colbyville. - e. j. Grout has gone
to Winooski to work in the mill. He has
engaged for three years - Misses Ida
and Jennie Stranahau of Topeka, Kansas,
who have been here for two months, have
returned home. Paul Stranahan, who has
been very sick, is improving and is able to
go out. - Del Burleigh, wife and son.
of Adrian, Mich, are in town. Mrs. Bur-
leigh intends to remain during the summer
- Burnie Fullerton returned to New
! Haven last Monday morning. - j. X.
Fullerton intends going to Fort Payne this
week to look after his interests there
- Mrs Kate Henry of New Haven,
Conn, is visiting here. - Willis Talbert
went to Plattsburg, n. Y, last Saturday to
visit his wife, who has been very sick there
for some time. He reports her great deal
better, and feels hopeful of her final recov-
cry. - Mr.. and Mrs BcSford and chill
dren of Washington, ID. c., are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Moody - Farmers are
hopeful at last of good hay weather, and are
this section are looking finely. - A
benefit concert will be given the orchestra
at Hotel hall on Friday evening the 10Th
instant. An interesting programme is
assured, and the entertainment will close
| with several promenades. - Fred Luce
has returned from a two weeks vacation
- Miss Jessie Ashley is here for brief
vacation. - Nat. Hutchns merchant
tailor and family of Boston are in town,
visiting relatives at the Center, Mrs
Hutchins and children will make an ex-
tended visit. - Dr. Minard is rapidly
pushing to completion his new house on
Main street. - T. VI. Reeves, father of
Mrs Harvey Henry, is here for five or six
weeks visit. - Mrs. NJ f. Smile and
son of Montpelier are at her mothers.
- Mrs. William Ashley is home from
Nahant, Mass. - DR.. U-ta-wa-un has
been holding forth here week, and in
tends to remain a week longer. The doc
tor says no man living can do what he can
in the way of relieving afflicted humanity.
- 1t would seem that one need not
have very extensive acquaintance with
natural history to distinguish robins from
birds of paradise con very slight inspec-
ton" young man of unusually quick
perception, with a penchdnt for birds, pro-
vided they are sweet and fair was, how
ever, amusingly taken in " the other day.
He discovered a brace of what seemed to be
rdrd ares fitting along the streets, and fol-
lowed their movements with sudden and
eager interest But an instant later he was
much chagrined to find, in the specimens that
had enlisted his attention. some unusually
sprightly robins, those birds of early spring
he most affects. Even his calm serenity
was somewhat ruffled by the discovery.
WATERBURY, CENTER. - Mrs. Charles
Lord of Winooski has been spending a few
days at Deacon Pratt's. - Mrs. Web
ster and Mrs. Hamett and son of Boston
are spending the summer at w L. Mar
shalls. - The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will meet with Mrs. Eaton
Hutchins Saturday afternoon, July 20.
The Loyal League is invited, and it is hoped
all members will be present A committee
of three has been appointed to make ar
rangements, and refrt shments will be served
- The ice-cream supper at the Meth
odist church was a success financially, a
large number being present. Charles
Davis and wife and Merton Davis spent
last week with their father, o. w. Davis
- Mrs. Julia K. Robinson left Monday
morning to go into camp at Berlin pond fol-
the summer.
SOUTH WOODBURY. Mrs. Moses Celley
I died last Saturday and her remains were in
tered in the cemetery here on Monday