The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-15

mCCraCOn OF NEW lOrk Is Wishing ner
father, Rev. I. S. Hubbard. - Hazen
Alexander is at work for Hayward and
Kibbie. ID. p. Grant has returned
from Reading, where he has been visiting
his daughter who is i'll. 80 Mr. Chase is
in town experimenting the saving of his
ash lumber.
Vershire.
Miss Clara Fuller is visiting in Hanover,
N. H.
Mr.. Waters from Penacool<, N. H., has
moved into the l. p. Morey place.
We hear that the capital stock has been
subscribed for the erection of q creamery
here
I. p. Morey has sold his farm and other
property here and moved to Post Mills. He
has long been a resident here and all regret
his departure.
Rev Mr.. Shelby from Canada has been
conducting a series OF meetings at the Adj
vent church here during the past two weeks.
They close to-day.
Rev, Mr.. Wild now occupies the Congre-
gational pulpit to the great benefit and
pleasure Of all. He seems to be the right
man in the right place.
Allen Bixby is erecting extensive hem
neries on his fathers farm here, and has
several incubators at work. They are a
great novelty in these parts.
Waits River.
Oscar Beede has shingled his house.
Beede & Locke's bobbn mill commenced
running last week.
The Ladies' Aid society held their last
meeting with Mrs. Dexter Prescott.
Relatives from Orange have been guests
at the home of Mrs. James Richardson
during the past week.
A brother of Mrs. Meserve from New
York city is guest at her home this week.
William Hood is improving his barn by
building an additional room.
John Sawyer visited his daughter at Mont
peler last week, witnessed the opening
of the legislature and returned. -
Widow Robbins has moved into the house
formerly occupied by Mrs. Hannah Multi
gan, recently deceased. - Mrs. Mary
McCrillis has gone to Barre to visit her
daughter. - William Standlick and his
grandson, Master Ernest Locke, started last
week Monday for the West to visit rela-
tives and friends. - Fred Johnson and
family moved from Barre last week and are
domiciled in the home of Mrs. Warren Cur
rier. - Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fellows
were called to Groton on the 9TH instant to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Fellows uncle.
Washington.
Charles Emery has rented his farm to
Amos Wright.
The glass blowers have arrived and the
children are happy
The work on the school-house is progress
ing rapidly, and the same is true of Tillot-
sons building.
Ira and Miss Lucy Calef returned from
six months tour in Europe last Saturday.
They were met at Barre by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Calef of Providence, r. l., who ar
rived in town on Friday, having driven
from Providence Miss Rebecca Saunders
and Miss Nora Calef accompanied them.
On Saturday evening, by invitation of
- tl,a rn1n h., 10,
one hundred persons assembled at Mr.. Ca
lef's residence to welcome the wanderers
home. 1t was a surprise to them, and it
seemed TO be very agreeable one. The
Washington band was present and played
some of their best selections, the first being
Home Again" The reception was from
five O'Clock until nine, and all report very
enjoyable evening.
Mrs. Stokes, born Miss Flora WATSON.
started for her home in Wisconsin last
Monday morning. - Mrs. Betsey Thur
Der, who has been quite ill, has now recov-
cred her usual health. - Mrs Charles
Savage has recovered from severe attack
Of typhoid fever. - Mrs. Cotton, for
merly Miss Susie Calef, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Lucy Cheney. - Mrs. DIR.
Warner spent few days in Barre last
week.
White River Junction.
The piers and abutments having been
now being put in place.
Mrs. w. j. II. Cleveland fell the other
day and broke her left arm. - Miss
Emma Bean was home on Sunday from
Goddard Seminary. - Rev. f. L. Crane
is to be ordained at the Universalist church
October % in the evening.
Williamstown.
The third story of the hotel is fast taking
shape.
Snow was seen ON the hills one morning
last week.
Rev. h. l.. Nanton will exchange next
Sabbath with Rev. Mr.. Smithers of Barre.
Friends of James Burnham, for months
past an invalid, gave him two evenings of
corn-husking, with the result of 250 BUSH
els of husked corn.
A resident in the quarry district is said
to have decamped, last week. after having
sold $50 worth of tickets for rattle of his
horse and buggy He went with money
and team.
Work has begun in earnest at the lime
kilns. Eight men are employed, with John
Clark, a man of experience in the manu-
facture of lime at the head. 1t is hoped
lime may be ready for market within two
weeks.
A novel sociable called "a potato So
ciable" was given here last week. The
game was to carry potato ON teaspoon
the length OF quite long room. Prlzes
were offered for the most successful effort,
Mrs. " Bert Royce taking the first prize.
Those of our citizens who attended the
"Balmoral Choir concert at Barre, Satur-
day evening, had rich treat. Those who
are regretting they did not attend it may
well desire to improve the opportunity the
Barre lecture course offers on Friday even
ing of next week, TO attend the Bernhard
Listemann club concert. In order that at
least fifty persons may be found to engage
special train at a twenty-fve-cent round
trip fare, will any who would like TO make
up such number give their names at once
to John Duffus, j. III. Lynde or the WATCH
MAN correspondent?
Rev. Mr.. Tenney OF Waterbury hopes to
spend next week here with his parishioners.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Charles @. Barnes have
gone to Erie, Penn, where Mrs. Barnes
mother resides. - Mrs Emily Emery
has been quite ill of late at the home of Mr..