The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02
From Our Town Correspondents.
Washington County.
Cabot.-A. w. Baker is in town.


Methodist church last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. G.. Rogers and Miss
Lillian Wells have been in Boston during
the past week.
The Good Templars are to give box sup
per and literary entertainment at their hall
next Friday evening. All are invited.
Rev. G. II. Merrill of st. Johnsbury, sec
rotary of the Vermont Domestic Missionary
Society, was in town over Sunday and spoke
in the Congregational church in the morn
ing and evening in the interest of domestic
missions
East Calais.-J. f. C. Hammond is act
ing as clerk for c. II. Dwinell during the
latter s absence.
w. l.. Pierce and wife and G. II. Dwinell
and wife are in Boston this week
William Bancroft OF Pawtucket, r. l., is
visiting his father, John Bancroft, who is
in very feeble health.
Mr.. Crane closed his engagement here
last Sunday. The Sunday-school will con-
tinue to be held for the present at half-past
twelve.
A very pleasant informal reception was
held at A. Dwinell's last Wednesday even
ing, in honor of the bride, Mrs. ID. b.
Dwinel.
An educational meeting was held here
Tuesday evening. A teachers association
was formed and A. n Bliss was elected
vice-president.
Mr.. Isaac White of Alton, Iowa, visited
his brothers, Oscar and Jacob, last week.
Mrs. A. f. Pierce of Pawtucket, r. l., has
also been visiting at b. p Whites.
At husking party given last week Tues
day evening by G. o. Eastman, after the
work was done and a bountiful supper dis
posed of, there was dancing in old-time
style until the " wee sma' hours"
East Montpelier.-The Sunday school
at the Center will be held in the school
house during the winter.
A. w. Bailey started last Friday on a
| Western tour.
Rev. l. p. Booth was in town last week,
visiting the schools
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Ormsbee were visit
ing in Cabot the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Willard of Norris
burg, p. O., have been visiting relatives in
town.
Henry Holt has returned from his sum-
mer's vacation, and is attending school at
| the seminary.
Lenora Stevens and Alice Sanders take
part in the senior exhibition at the SEM
mary tonight.
7. G. Kelton has been appointed assignee
on the estate of Homer II. HOLSTER, who
has gone into insolvency.
Abijah Hall has sold the slate in his
quarry to Aughtney Shambo, who is going
into the business quite extensively.
| 1t is reported that a certain manufacturer
and vender of essences, etc, who was sell
| ing his wares at the Center, last Thursday
| and denouncing the dishonesty of other
peddlers and manufacturers, has since been
arrested and lodged in Jail. where we hope
| he will improve the time by Illuminating
| upon his own faults.
North Fayston.-Win Granfield has
moved to Montpelier.
Mrs. Martha Henry has returned home.
Frank III. Chapman has gone to Rochester
to work.
Thomas Somerville has moved into his
new house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Whitney are the guests
of E. L. Marble.
Mrs. Mary Henry Nelson has returned
home to Potsdam, n. Y.
Mrs. G. b. Porter and her granddaughter
are stopping at Seth Boyce's.
n. j. Fisher has sold the G. Fisher place
to w. b. McElroy of Middlesex.
Mrs. Jane Martin and her daughter is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Allen Howe.
Wilder Thomas and his daughter, Mrs
Jason Hill, were in town visiting friends
recently.
The lumber business has started of
kee and f. w. Neill being the principal
| ones.
Rev. Howard F. Hill of Montpelier was
in town on Wednesday, September IS, to
unite in the bonds of matrimony Clara ID
Browne and George r. Miller of Boston
Mass. They started for the White Noun
| tains to be gone a few days. The good
wishes of their many friends go with them
| Their home is to be in Boston,
Na,shEaII Mort;, Na,r,or Ia ~, III,
sick list.
Subscriptions to the WATCHMAN may be
left with B. e. Shepard
May Edison is sick with the mumps.
Hattie Cole has returned from Massachu
sets.
Mrs. Briggs Felix from Greensboro is in
Frank White lost valuable colt last weel
Sunday.
Ceylon Morris has two children sick will
diphl heria.
Fri Spencer is sick with fever at the HON,
of Ed Spencer, his son.
The Congregational pastor, Mr.. Thayer
is off on vacation of three weeks.
Evans McCrillis has snapped his farm 70
G. II. Adams goods and chance in store.
Mrs. Viola Graves from Massachusetts i
visiting her children at II. II. Meader' s
w. II. Haskins and B. b. Martin go t.
Connecticut this week with drove O
cattle.
Policeman Kidder and wife from Bostol
have been in town visiting his mother an,
friends, but have returned.
The Marshfeld nine went to Cabot las
Saturday to play ball with the Cabot boys
This score stood - to IA in favor of Marsh
field
Jerry Carlton and wife, Ed Smith an
wife, and Mrs. Maud Mears Carlton AM
baby, returned to their home in Sioux Falls
: Oak, last week, as also did Mrs. Benjamin
Brown.
About thirty friends met at the home o
David Lucas on the 10th of September t
celebrate the Goth anniversary of their maj
riage. A nice extension table and nun
Der of other valuables were left to remin
them of their friends
MiddIesex.- Rev. Mr.. Ward will preac
at the Union church next Sunday afternoo
at half-past two o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet wit
Mrs. Orlo Dutton next Thursday Afternoon
Moretown.-Ed Wakefield has vacate
the Hoffman house and gone to North AZ
ans, Mass, to work in shoe factory.