The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01

been the guests of Denson Brown and
family the past week. - Mrs. Gilchrist
is in New York this week selecting fall
millinery. - Thomas Patterson and
wife are visiting their daughter in Glover
and will return on Friday.
Orange.
Potatoes are yielding well, but are rot
ting to some extent
School in District No. began last Mon
day. The teacher is Stella Beard, a daugh-
ter of Rev. George Beard of Randolph.
Mrs. ID. b. Smith of Plainfield is visiting
her sister, Mrs. A. S. Martin. = Mrs
Charles Minot died in Barre last week.
Her remains were brought here to be in
tered.
PIainfield.
1t is hoped there will be a large attend
ance at the village school meeting to-mor-
row Thursday evening.
At the annual meeting of the woman's
Christian Temperance Union, the follow
ing officers were elected. President. Mrs.
G.. F. Taplin vice-presidents, Bertha
Chamberlin, Melora Perkins; secretary,
Nettie Batchelder; treasurer, Mary Hun
toon. The next meeting will be held Sat
urday, October 4, at half-past two P. NJ,
with Mrs. Taplin. All interested are cor
daily invited to be present.
Mrs Dr. Smith is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Smith Martyr, in Orange. 60 Willard s.
Martin is foreman of the grand jury at
Montpelier during the present term of
court and II. g. Moore is the petit juror
from this town. 80 Mrs. Fred Perrin and
little daughter are visiting relatives in St.
Adams. 60 Mr., and Mrs. William II.
Durkee of Stockhrdge visited at l.. f.
Fortuey's last week. - Rev. and Mrs
Taplin returned last week from their visit
with friends in northern Vermont.
South Randolph.
c. G. Paine will exhibit his poultry this
week at the Worlds Fair in Tunbridge and
at the Valley fair in Brattleboro.
/ The little girl who has been living in
Kilburn Days family for the past three
wears has been sent back to the orphans
! home in Somervlle, Mass
! The remains of j. II. Mott, who went
west two years ago, were brought to Roy
! alton for burial last week. He had settled
at Byron, ILL.,, where his son Edgar resided.
| He died very suddenly while attending a
| fair some ten miles from home. His re-
mains were accompanied by his grandson,
| Fred Mott. Mr.. Mott possessed fine social
qualities. He was genial in his intercourse
| with his friends and neighbors; was a mem
! Der of the Congregational church of long
standing and was much attached to it. His
many friends are saddened by the announce
ment of his sudden death i'll his seventy
ninth year.
town, Penn, and will spend the winter
here. 80 j. G.. Fowler and daughter
Edith attended the Baptist Association in
Barre week before last = Morrill, Dear
ing, formerly a resident here but who has
been in New Hampshire for the past tive
years, has brought his two children here tC
be cared for by Mrs. Calvin Billings. His
wife is insane and has been taken to the
asylum. - John Judd has hired the
farm that Clarence Hunt has carried on foI
the past two years. Mr.. Hunt is to move tC
East Randolph.
South Royaiton.
The Shepard family returned last Satur
day and expect to remain in town through
the winter. 60 Charles Patton and wife
of Manchester, \. H., are at Albert Sar-
gents. - George Shepard is at home
from Providence, r, l.. Everett Dodge
from Boston and Henry Ross from Am"s
bury Mass. - Mr. Horton from Massa
chusetts shipped carload of horses OF
Monday. 60 George Tenney was a
home over Sunday.
RoXbury.
The Congregational parsonage has beef
vastly improved by coat of paint.
Roy, the three-year-old son of H. NJ
Spalding, fell from the piazza of his father
residence and broke his arm last Saturda.
evening.
George Andrews has moved to the pac,
he recently purchased of Mrs. Emma Pea
vey, and Willis Cady has moved to the ten
ement vacated by Mr.. Andrews.
George Newton, student from the sem
mary at Montpelier, preached at the Con
gregational church on Sunday. - Den
nsOn Spalding of Danvers Mass, is visit
ing in town. 80 Martin Hanlon of Bethe
is in town caring for his father, who is Yer.
sick 60 Mrs. Maria Smith has gone t.
visit her sons al Franklin and Hill. \. II