The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09

joyable sociable at the vestry, and one fea-
ture of the entertainment was an antigua
rian museum OF articles handed down from
the early times. The old mill-crank, the
first one used in town, and hauled up from
Charlestown No. 4, N. H., on the ice on
hand-sed, attracted much attention, as did
the piano made in 1898, which is made in
very much the shape OF the parlor grands
of to-day.
Miss Flora Farnham died October 9th
800 Mrs. Henry Reyes and family have
returned to Boston. 80 Miss Eva Simp-
son has gore to Boston for few days.
60 Mrs, G. Il. Childs is visiting at Mrs
Il. l.. Childs'. - Mr.. Batchelder of
Topsham will soon organize class in pen
inanship. - The sixth Christian En-
deavor Local Union of Vermont will hold
meeting at Peacham, October Sth.
West Randolph.-The game of football
between the high school eleven and very
strong picked team last Saturday was won
after a long struggle by the pic ed team.
The Vermont Bible Society will meet here
at the Congregational church October IS,
A few changes have been made in the
business in town of late. For instance,
Beedle Brothers have sold out their grocery
business to a hardware firm in Boston,
which is to be run by G. G. Written of this
place. A grocery store and hardware store
will be combined. Will Newton and Will
Fairbanks have combined the meat-markets
of Litchfield Il Thurston. Will Edison will
soon open grocery store in the place re-
Gently vacated by Bailey & Currier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Tracy, after a short
stay at Barre will start for the West on an
extended visit. - Rev. V. NJ. Hardy is
in Worcester this week attending the Ma
tional Council of Congregational Ministers.
60 Mrs. Charles f. Harris and the chill
dren have returned to Jersey City, n. j.,
- A. d. Lamson and family have re-
turned to Philadelphia. - Miss Jessie
Burt is in New York city for the winter.
go James Burt has gone to Philadelphia
for week.
South Randolph Lewis Clifford has
gone to Barre to work. 60 A. NJ. Smith
of Melrose Mass, visited at his fathers
the first Of the week. He is wholesale
dealer in country produce in Boston. -
Abbie Green is quite seriously sick at her
mothers. - Ruth, daughter of Hiram
Hanks, is very sick with typhoid fever, but
is thought to be improving. 60 A. p.
Paine goes to Boston this week to attend
the Bay State fair. G. G. Paine also sends
large exhibit of his fancy poultry. He
expects to take the steamer for Florida the
following week. - John Hill WIFE, and
son Walter, were here recently from Mont
pelier. - Louis ID. Greene and family
have returned to their home in Brattleboro.
- Z. &, Paine made large exhibit at
the worlds fair and took many premiums.
- Earl III. Prince, formerly of this
place, has set UP business in Chicago as a
lawyer. He recently graduated at the law
school at Ann Arbor, Mich - Ben
jamin Cousins of Gaysville visited at G..
Whitney's recently. He is about eighty
years of age and formerly resided here.
StrafIord.-The Copperas Hill and Old
City districts have been in vain in quest of
school-teaChers
ID I.
rett residence at the South village.
The heirs of Darius Brown have conveyed
to Fred I. Avery the Bean timber lot.
Sportsmen from Massachusetts are scour-
ing our forests and fields with trained dogs
for partridges and brown thrashers.
Hundreds from this town attended Tun-
bridge fair last week. OF the many things
worth seeing there were from STAFFORD
several exceptionally fine colts of j. w.
Tyson's Greenmount stock. "Green-
mount" is claimed to be the best stock
NJ. f. Preston and Daniel Robinson's Jer-
seys were highly praised. Among the i'm
provements that suggest themselves con-
corning the fair are greater vigilance in sup
pressing drinking in and about the grounds,
the exclusion of gambling devices and an
entrance to the grounds in addition to the
steep, tortuous and unsafe way all now are
compelled to use.
S. c. Chandler and family leave their
summer residence here this week for their
home in Cambridge, Mass. - Hiram
Barrett has taken trip to Cleveland, Ohio.
- Principal F. G. Avery of Wells
River spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents in this village.
Waits River.-Rev. and Mrs. ]. A.
Sherburne of Barre were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Salmon Davis last week
/ nd hat nod Il,
Methodist church last Sabbath They left
for their home last Monday.
The Ladies' Aid Society held their last
meeting with Mrs. Frank Philbrck, last
| Thursday afternoon, October 3.
David Folsom has been commissioned as
postmaster, successor to Orange Dodge
who has been faithful and honorable
! workman during his term.
The second quarterly meeting will be
held in the Methodist church next Sunday
| Services begin at one o'clock with sacra.
mental service, Rev. A. b. Truax, presiding
elder, officiating. A cordial invitation tc
all.
| Angelic Beede fortunately escaped break
ing one of his legs last week Wednesday
night, while feeding his horses. Attempt
ing to climb up on the hay NOW, his foot
slipped and he fell down through into the
| hay manger.
MIS-. JOnn MaROOn mas recovered bel
health sufficiently to ride out, and hel
daughter Lilly is alsoimproving. Rev
Charles w. Ross occupied the pulpit of the
Methodist church last Sabbath in exchange
with Rev. S. G. Vail. 60 John Sawyer i.
still confined to his house, feeling quite
| poorly. His daughter Carrie, who has beer
attending school at Montpelier, came HON,
last Wednesday night, to care for him for
few days. - Mrs. Welton is quite feebl,
end confined to her bed all the time.
Nershire.- Mrs. Gill; a former residen
of Vershire, now of Maiden, Mass, is visit
ing in town. Her son Charlie died som,
two years ago. - William Barrett, whC
has been confined at home for some time is
now so much better as to be able TO ride out
80 b. II. Fuller, town clerk is receiving
letters of inquiry in regard TO farms in this
town for sale in this town. - Drs. Cos
of Chelsea and Simpson of Fairlee were il
town last Monday as counsel with DIR
Bailey, Mrs. Cutters attending physician
- Rev. Mr. Thomas was in town fo
some days last week. He returned to Lud
low, Friday, taking with him his wife'i
mother and sister, Mrs. George Derby an(
Miss Alice.
Williamstown.-Rev l. Jones will
preach next Sabbath to Welsh congrega
ton in Racine, Wisconsin. Mr. Jones' com