The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24

genneS last week. 60 Mrs. IL. collins,
with her daughter, Miss Grace, is spending
Mrs. Leander Brigham. - Mrs. Grace
Pierce of Waltham, Mass, is visiting in
town. - Miss Abbie A. Wiley is visit
ing friends in Roxbury.
wATERBURy.-J. c. Grggs and a party
from Waterbury, consisting Of M. NJ.
Knight, o. Il. Scott and w. b. Clark, made
a trip to Barre on the 18th, taking in the
granite quarries. Mr.. Griggs and Mr.. De-
merritt are each one-fourth owners in the
quarries operated by Carnes, Ainsworth 81
Co.. which firm is getting out both granite
and paving-stones. Business is booming in
the quarry district, and the property in
which Messrs. Griggs and Demeritt are in
terested promises to be among the most
valuable in Barre. 60 The orchestra
benefit, Friday evening, was very largely
attended, owing to the energy exhibited by
the ladies in selling tickets, enforced by the
willingness OF the citizens generally to help
the organization Mrs Miller, as soprano,
and Miss Eta Straw, as reader, kindly as
sisted and gave true merit to the pro-
grammme. Messrs. Ransom and Meredith
guests of the hotel generously granted their
services and gave variety to the concert.
The net proceeds will exceed $50. 60
The knights of the brush are verify paint
ing the town red. The residences of Mr..
Deal and Mr. Graves have been coated with
that brilliant color, and Mr.. Cooley's new
house bears some crimson mixed with its
other tints. - About fifty fresh-air chill
dren reached the village on the mail train
Tuesday morning, and they were distributed
as follows: Mrs. William Murray, two;
Mrs. Page Colby, two; Mrs Green, four;
Mrs. George Joslin, two; Mrs. Landt two
girls Mrs. j. b. Parker, two girls; Mrs.
Stearns, one girl; Mrs. Wallace, two girls;
Mrs. Crossett, one girl; Mrs. Seaver, one
girl; Mrs Morse, one boy; Mrs. DR.. James,
two girls; Mrs. Root, one girl Mrs. Collins.
one girl; Mrs. Grout, two girls; Mrs. II,
Dillingham;, two boys; Mrs. f. l.. White,
two girls; Mrs. Kennedy, two girls; Mrs.
n Moody, one girl; Mrs. Conner, one girl;
Mrs. p. Davis, one girl Mrs. j. G. Griggs,
one boy; Mrs F, Lyon, two girls Mrs.
Levi Davis, one boy; Mrs. Bryant, two
girls Mrs. A. Davis, one boy; Mrs. Bais-
dell, one girl; Mrs. Pike, one boy; Mrs.
Hodge, two girls Mrs. Luke Roberts, two
girls Mrs. Baker, one boy; Mrs. Frances
Morse, two girls; Mrs. l.. Kilburn, one boy;
Mrs John Stearns, one boy; Mrs. Graves,
two boys. - The Catholic fied-day, on
the Goth instant, will give the boys chance
to make up for their quiet Fourth of July.
1t is expected that from twelve to fifteen
hundred people will be present. - Rev.
and Mrs. l.. II. Elliot have returned from a
four weeks stay in Campton, n. H.,
during the fatal illness of Mrs. Elliots
mother. - The Winooski Valley fair
will be held September 10, II and II,
the week following the state fair.
Extra attractions are promised -
Rev. A. b. Truax will preach at the Meth
odist Episcopal church next Sunday and
administer the sacrament. The official
meeting of the quarterly conference will
come on Saturday evening of this week
The services established by the Methodsts
at North Duxbury are prospecting. The
Sabbath-school has over fifty members, up
wards of seventy attend the preaching
have N
Christian life. Mrs. II. and Claud
Selleck of Boston are visiting friends in
town. - Mrs. Lease and children have
returned from two weeks visit in War
rem. - Barrett's hotel has become so
popular as a home-like summer resort that
the house is filled to overlooking. About
fifty guests are registered at present and
applications for rooms have necessarily
been refused. - Frank Henry of Cleve-
land and Harvey Henry and wife of the
Star house, Saratoga, are recreating in
town. - Fred G.. Graves and wife of
Washington, Kansas, are at Mr.. Graves
fathers for two weeks stay. - Joe
Remington and Charles Lease are spending
their midsummer vacation at home. -
The first picnicing party of the season was
engineered by several enterprising young
ladies on Wednesday last. The spread was
given in MiddleseX Notch. - Among
the slight casualties reported this week are
those to Messrs. c. ID. Robinson and G. f..
Richardson. The former barely escaped a
severe injury to his ankle, while Mr..
Richardson met with a heavy fall on the
granite steps in front of the bank. Frank
n. Smith of the Center has been recently
appointed an accident agent and will insure
against such misfortunes.
WATERBURY, CENTER.-Mrs. Arthur Ginen
and daughter of Auburn, II. l., and Miss
Addie b. Marsh of LacOnia, n. H., are
spending the summer at Green Mountain
Lodge. - Miss b. b. Doty and Miss n.
NJ. Boyce of Cleveland, Ohio, are stopping a
few weeks with Mrs. q. A. Fish. -
George ID. Smith of Burlington is spending
his vacation at his old home at the Center.
- Miss Nj. f. Gum is canvassing in
Winooski for Mrs. Livermore's Story of
the War.
WOODBURY.. A Sabbath-school picnic
will probably he held on Butternut meadow
next week. - F. NJ. Bill, wife and
daughter, and Mrs. G., W. Sawyer, all of
Lowell, Mass, visited their father in this
ham and wife of Calais are visiting friends
here. - Mrs. Hopkins has been in poor
health the past week. - Charlie Wat
son has bought the other half of the farm
known as the yellow tavern place"
SOUTH WooDBURY.-Mrs. Warren Good
ell died at her home in this town, last
week, after a protracted illness. She was
an estimable lady, was devoted to her fam.
lily and will be sadly missed in her home
Mr.. Goodell has the sympathy of all in his
bereavement. - The remains of three
persons were inferred in the cemetery here
last week. Mrs. Moses Celey was buried
on Monday, a son of Willard Lawson on
Thursday and Mrs Warren Goodell on Fri
day. - Mrs. j. e. Christy is i'll. Hell
sister, Mrs Celia Jewell is stopping with
her. - Mr. and Mrs. George Foster Wis
tied friends in Hyde Park, Morrisvile
Stowe and other towns last week. - S
S. Blake recently procured pension of SIT
per month for Mrs Lucius Clark of Chelsea
- Mrs. Sarah Chase is in poor health
- Vienna Wheeler is at work at l.. j
Benjamn's, Rose Town at j. w. Towns
and Bertha White at George Lance's. -
Henry Tyson and family of New York ar
rived at Samuel Benjamin's last week
- Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Batcheldel
have returned from Hardwick. 80 The
post-office has been changed from George
Lance's to Rufus Pray's
WoRCEsTER.-Qua meeting services
We're held at the Methodist church las
Sunday, the Congregational society uniting
with the Methodlsts. The ordinance of hap
tism was administered. 60 Edith Wiley
has gone to the White Mountains to work
in hotel.
Orange County.