The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-07
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daughter have been visiting trlenuS ana
relatives in this place and Putnamsville.
60 Mrs. Leander Putnam and daughter
Hattie, with her son Charles and wife, re-
turned to their home in Richmond, Kansas,
last week. - G. G. Paine and Charles
Folsom of Randolph made short visit last
week to William o. Cummings.
NoRTHFIELD.-The state has erected a
gun house on the northwest corner of the
University parade ground for the storage of
the cannon. - George Badger, fireman
on the Central Vermont railroad, resumed
work last week after an illness of nineteen
weeks. - Quite number will attend
the centennial at Waitsfield to-day. -
The Northfeld nine will play game with
the Warren boys at that place to-day. -
Terrill $50, of Underhill visited in town
last week. - Company was out for
drill on the common last Saturday evening
- Regular communication of Dewitt
Clinton Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
sons this evening; Work on first degree.
- A new sidewalk is to be built in
front of Central block. - DR.. j. H.
this town. ~ w. f Nichols has re-
ceived an appointment on the mail route
between Essex Junction and Boston via
Rutland. - Lieutenant Charles III. Full
Ter of Montpelier was in town last Friday
on official business. - DIR. w. b. Mayo
is able to be out, having been confined to
the house with the mumps.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Coburn of Gard
ner, Mass, is visiting relatives in the place.
- Miss Lizzie Balch and Mrs. Sadie
Priest visited their mother last week.
- About sixty attended the excursion
to Providence Island last Thursday -
The telephone office, which has been in
Hurley's store, is now under the charge of
II. j. Eaton in the store of A. F. Andrews
PLA1NFIELD.-RevF f. w. Hamblin of Will
Jamestown preached in the Methodist
church, last Sunday, in exchange with Rev.
Mr.. Farnsworth. - Eugene Hoyt is bet
ter, and it is hoped that he will be about
again in few days. - But little hay
was secured last week, and even that little
was more or less damaged by wet weather
Many fields of potatoes have been greatly
injured by rust, while some say their early
ones are rotting in the ground. -
Archie Hill has been quite sick for more
than week, but is now slowly improving.
- Rev. L. F. Fortney preached at East
and North Montpelier last Sunday. -
The funeral of A. o. Whitcomb was held
last Sunday morning at his late residence,
Rev. Mr.. Warren officiating, assisted by
man respected by all who knew him. He
was twice married. A widow, two sons
and a daughter survive him. He was
buried in the Dwinell burying ground in
Marshfeld.
RoxBURY. -Seventy-three tickets were
sold at this station to parties attending the
excursion to Providence Island last We'd
nesday. - Mrs. NJ. f. Chase and son
are at Queen City Park. - There is a
large quantity of hay to be cut yet, and
farmers are growing respondent over the
wet weather Rev. II. c. Howard has
returned from his vacation He occupied
the des at the Congregational church last
Sunday. - The marble company has
several carloads of marble ready for ship
ment. a large quantity of it goes to Joliet,
Ill.
| WAlTSFIELD.-The centennial of the or
ganization of the town began Sunday with
a memorial service in which all the de-
nominations joined. The sermon was by
Rev. p. f. Barnard former Watsfield
| boy. The house was crowded and the dis
course elected close attention. The town
is full Of people and great timei is expected
to-day when the formal exercises of the
occasion will be observed, including an adj
dress by E. f. Palmer, Esq, another o.
Watstield's boys.
EAST WARREN.-James Cardell's funera
was largely attended from his late HON,
Tuesday, July %. He was born in thi,
place and was seventy-one years of age
Mr. Cardell has been in business here fo
about fifty years. He has held nearly every
Office in the gift of the town and has beer
town clerk for more than twenty-five years
- Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Barney of Barr,
are WISHING dl tTtOrRt NtWcOulU y. IL ud
been long time since Mrs. Barney has beef
able to visit her home before. - Mr.
and Mrs. George II, Williams and children
of Chelsea, Mass, are stopping at presen
at Judge Riford's. - Stephen Good
speed is visiting friends in Watstield an,
Moretown. - Henry Child of Berlil
spent the larger part of last week will
friends here. - Mrs. Martha Hyzer o
Randolph is visiting her sister, Mrs. n. L
Dickinson.
WATERBURY.-The Congregational Soci
ETY. was the recipient, last Sunday morning
of a handsome silver communion servic
of eight pieces. Suitably inscribed on eacl
piece were the words, Congregations
church of Waterbury, Vt" The servic
was the gift of the children of the late Eliz
Carpenter Wells, as a memorial of thei
mother, who was a lifelong and faithful
member of the church. The letter of pre-
sentation bore the following names: Ros
we'll White Wells, Edward Wells, William
Wells, Curtis Wells, Sarah Carpente
(Wells) Brock, Charles Wells, Henry Wells
Frederick Wells The church accepted tn
beautiful gift and adopted appropriate resC
lutions. - There were $50 tickets sol
at this station on Friday for the excursO
to Providence Island. - Rev. l.. 4
Upper and wife of Williamsburgh, Tenn
were recently entertained by Rev. Franc
Parker. - Rev w. f. Davenport
brother of Rev. w. r. Davenport, has give
: up his residence at Rome, Ga, and will r,
side in Providence, X. |. - Frank Di
bingham, wife and little boy, from Denve
are in town. Mr.. Dillingham; is commerce.
agent for the Southern Pacific railroa,
, - A large company of young peopl
: started this morning for week
camp life at Hinesburgh pond. -
Mr.. Hildreth of Worcester Mass, shippe
four horses to that locality last weel
- Frank Stewart of New York is
town. - A. W. Hobson is in tow
- The fresh-air children return to Ne
/, York to-day. A picnic given by the childre
of the Colbyville Sunday -school was enjoye
by them last week, and a special unio
| service was held at the Congregations
church Sunday evening as a farewell to I'll
, children. - A corps of concreters al
. putting concrete walks about Mr.. Atkin
. residence, and are also to do some work Il
( G. G. Warren A village meeting is to
h called to consider proposition to lay col
s crete sidewalks along the principal stree
0 of the village. - f. c. Stone, wife an
=. daughter of Saginaw, Michigan, are NAL
= ing short visit here, the former home
| Mr.. Stone. - Ralph French is yisitiI
4 his sister, Mrs. Sidney Wallace. - I'll
k profits OF the Catholic picnic were ov'
a 500. - Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Remingtc
. are at Fishers Island for a three week
$ stay. - The soon-to-be famous TIE
d minal City has indeed marvellous prospect
g See advertisement on the sixth page.
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