The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-19

is visiting in town. GO G. S. Richmond
and family returned Saturday from their
carriage. trip to Middlebury. - Miss
Flora Huntley has returned from Barre.
- G. A. Edgerton, Jr., with his family
and his mother, went to Saxton's River,
Saturday. He will 90 to New York before
his return. - Miss Lizzie Cook went to
Springfield, Mass, Tuesday, where she has
a situation in a shoe factory. 80 j. X.
Egerton and wife left Monday, on a carriage
trip to various places in Windsor county,
intending to be absent a week or ten days.
- Mrs Oscar Wiley and Miss Myrtle
Melody of Hanover, N. H., have been Wis.,
iting at Joseph Colds. 80 Mrs. f.. X.
Jones returned Saturday night from a ten
weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. e. II.
Prince of Chicago.
Pittsfeld.
Frank Rice of Rutland is visiting in town.
Mrs. Wallace Ellis is visiting in Brook
field.
Miss Nellie vose is visiting friends at
Saratoga Springs and Rutland.
DR.. G. w Brigham and family have re-
turned from their carriage drive, after an
absence of one week
Mrs. Lydia Carlton and Mrs Harriet
Parker and her daughter Pearl, of Saratoga
are guests at the Methodist parsonage.
The second quarterly meeting of tue
Methodist church was held last Sunday
commencing with love feast, after which
Rev. A. b. Truax preached a clear, prac-
teal sermon on the "Taents." In the
evening he gave a soul-stirring, convincing
gospel temperance lecture at StocRbrdge
common, to large and appreciatve audi
ence.
PIainfieId.
Orvile Clark of Connecticut is visiting
here. 80 Mrs. e. f. Leavitt has pur-
chased f. A. Dwinell's residence on School
street, 80 Nathaniel Clark, a veteran Of
the late war, has just been granted a pen
sion of SIS per month. - VIII e. Brown
is at home for few days, having nearly re-
covered from injuries received in the COLI
sion of trains, recently.
West Randolph.
Three hundred tickets were sold to High
gate Springs, last Thursday.
The second in the series of union prayer
meetings was held Sunday evening in the
Methodist church, Rev. j. j. Cooper lead
ing.
The eighteenth quarterly meeting OF the
| White River Valley Christian Endeavor
Union will be held in Brookfield Au-
gust ~
Mr.. Conant, secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Providence, Il. l.,
| by invitation of the pastor of the Congrega.
tional church gave an interesting talk upon
the work and the good being done by this
organization.
Wallace S. Mann shipped live stock from
this place, August 3, to New Haven, Conn.
himself accompanying the shipment Since
that time not a word has been received
| from him; and, although inquiries have been
made at New Haven and New York, his
whereabouts is yet undiscovered. No rea
son is given for his disappearance.
The influx of summer visitors to this part
! of Vermont, this season, has at last caused
the monied men of this town to consider
the advisability of erecting summer hotel
Securing a suitable site seemed to be the
main Instructions but this was soon over
come by Mr., Micah Mann, who owns the
! best location, perhaps, of any place il
town. He will rent or sell. At the present
time about threefourths of $4,000, the es
timated cost of the structure, has been sub
scribed, and, no doubt, the hotel will sooI
become an assured fact.
North Thetford.
Excursions and picnic parties to Fairlet
pond are daily occurrence now.
Miss Harriet Ware of the " Bow " died al
her home early Saturday morning.
Mrs. j. Edgerly Johnson returned to he
home in Everett, Mass, last Friday.
News came last Saturday of the death o
a former resident of this place, Mr. Samue
| Arnold.
The Methodist camp-meeting at Clare
mont, n. H., drew the usual number from
this place.
Arrivals in town the past week: Mis-
Elite Johnson, Everett Mass; Miss HATTIE
Porter Providence, Mass; Mrs. Fred O
Earle and nephew, Lexington, Mass. Mis-
Ella Packard, Concord, n H.; Mr.. A. b
Howe is expected this week. - Mr.. j
I. Hosford is improving slowly.
West Topsham.
Mrs. r.. NJ. Harvey and Mrs. w. b. Bag
ley gave picnic for the children, one da.
last week, in the Collins grove.
John Sanborn has purchased the black
smith shop of his father, o. S. Sanborn, anC
is to take possession as soon as he return
from Bennington.
G. f. Smith starts the Carpenter mill thi
week, and intends to rush business until hi
chair stock is all worked out. The wood i
to be taken to Barre, where it is readil,
sold.
Daniel Wormwood, last Sunday morning
slipped from stone-wall and fell, striking
upon his head and shoulder, breaking tn
collar-bone and bruising his head quit
severely.
Miss Emily Glover, teacher in the SEN
mary at Montpelier was the guest of Mis-
Mamie White last week - Mrs. Davi,
f. Bagley returned to her home, last Thurs
day, after few days visit in Barre. -
Miss Hattie McCrillis of Barre is visiting il
town for few days. - Dr. and Mrs
Watson, accompanied by Clinton Smi h
visited in Calais and Woodbury., last week
- Miss Della G. Neyers of Mortified
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. ii. l.. Watson TO
a few days.
Waitsfield.
The celebration at Bennington this weel
will be attended by few from tnis place.
Your correspondent has been absent for
week, which accounts for the brevity of hi
items.
Mrs. Dan Bean, who has been sick 70
several weeks, died Saturday and wa
buried Monday. She leaves husband an
two small children.
M. II. Eddy of st. Johnsbury will be il
town from August - to September l. Thos
wishing their pianos tuned can leave thei
orders at the post-otfice.