The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-09


e. w. Colby is making extensive repairs
and alterations on his house and buildings
ON Vine street, and Mrs. Dane has added
two piazzas to her house on the same street.
The Good Templars will hold a semi.
public meeting at their hall in place of the
regular meeting. Friday evening of this
week. There will be literary and musical
programme and social time after. Each
member is to invite two to be present
Mrs. Kimbal and her daughter, Mrs.
Baker, returned Friday to South Manches-
ter Conn. - Miss Helen Kenyon re-
turned Wednesday, from Burlington, where
she has been in a hospital; her health is
improved. - Miss Belle Jersey, who
has been learning type-setting in the Ne,gs
office, has returned to her home in East
Montpelier to begin a school Monday
- Miss Frances Beauregard who has
been spending the summer in town, left
Friday for her home in Springfield Mass
- G. II. Richmond arrived in town
Friday night and left for New York Mon
day with his wife and child. - Misses
| Ellie Tarbell and Nellie Hassett are at
home from Fitchburg, Mass, where they
are setting type in a newspaper Office
- Austin Denny from Atlanta, Ga, is
visiting relatives in town. - Miss Ellen
Badger is teaching in Stowe. - Ernest
Bailey OF Montpelier is clerk in Nichols
drugstore - Major M. Burke of Mem.
phis, Tenn, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Has
sett - Miss Addie Smith went to Hart
ford, Conn, Tuesday, to visit her sister,
Mrs. DIN Chase.
Orange.
Mrs. g. Y. Barnes is very ill. 60 John
Emerson and wife of Barre were in town
over Sunday. - School in district No.
& commenced Monday, with Miss Edith
Barnes as teacher. - j. NJ. Lord and
wife, accompanied by d. f. Winslow and
wife of North Brookfeld, are visiting in
| Coventry.
East Orange.
Rev, E. e. Davis is still in feeble health
and unable to preach. - young
daughter of Moses Beede is seriously ill Of
tonsiltis. - Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Simp-
son are happy over the birth of ten-pound
son and heir. - School commenced
Monday, with Miss Sherburn of Barre as
teacher. - The Washington band sa-
luted the people of East Orange with some
OF its best music, when going to and return
ing from the East Corinth fair. - Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Town of Keene, n H.,
who have been guests at Lewis Hutchin-
sons, returned home last week. - Mrs.
j. B. Brooks and daughter of Syracuse,
n. Y, and Mrs. w. n. Jewell and daughter
OF Chelsea, Mass, who spent several weeks
at the Jewell place-their old home re-
turned to their homes last week -
| Quite a number from this place attended
the East Corinth fair, last week. DR..
H. w. Hanson of Bradford was called here
on professional business, the other day.
Plainfield.
There were eight ministers in town last
Sunday, four of whom were Congregational
lists.
Rev. M. H. Ryan, who formerly lived in
this town, preached in the Methodist church
last Sunday.
The village schools began Monday with
j. Alice Martin as teacher in the primary
and Charles A. Woodward in the higher
department.
Mrs. NJ T. Page has sold her residence
on School street to Mrs Minnie Marsh, and
will sell her household goods at public auc-
ton this week Saturday.
\ Demorest contest or prize speaking
will be given in the Methodist church on
Monday, September II, under direction of
the Christian Endeavor Society.
The members of the teachers association
and all interested in school teaching, are
requested to meet next Saturday at three
p. NJ in room No / of the village school
house.
Rev. w. L. Swinnerton of Connecticut is
visiting friends and former Pensioners in
this town, accompanied by his wife and two
children. He is expected to preach in the
Congregational church next Sunday.
Miss Gertrude L. Greeley. who is in the
employ of S. S. Towner of Montpelier, was
at home over Sunday. Wesley p
Martin has just returned from visit at his
sisters in Boston. Henry Dunbar and
family of St. Adams are visiting in town.
North Pomfret.
Rollo Childs is sick with typhoid fever
- Addie Colburn and Anna Vaughan
are at home from the beach. - Mrs.
Sunbnry is visiting in Canada. - Har-
riet Emery is home from Massachusetts
- Mrs. Ellen Wood is visiting in New
port, N III. - Edith Leonard has gone
to Upton, Mass, to attend school. - j.
A. Burbank is laying the foundation for
new barn. - Mary Hewitt is teaching
school in Hartford.
East Roxbury.
School commenced Monday, with Miss
Nellie Brown of Mortified as teacher. -
Miss Lill j Webster returned to her school
in birmingham, Mass, last Saturday.
Avery Ladd, who has been in the Jones
store at South Mortified, is ill at his
fathers. - Mrs. Daniel Braley is board
ing with Mrs. Jason Freeman. Miss
Alice Webster is to teach in district No 3,
in Brooktield, this fall. - Jason Free
man had the misfortune to fall from lad
der, last week, and fractured several of his
ribs, which causes him to walk with care.
- Mr.. Higgins of Cambridgeport, Mass,
joined his wife at w, o. Prde's, Saturday.
- George Wardner goes to Post Mills,
this week, to work,
West Randolph.
for some time with infammatory rheuma-
tism. - The graded school opened Mon
day, with large attendance. - George
Cowdry has gone to Vineland New Jersey,
TO spend the winter. - Frank Styles
returned last week from four W eeks' visit
in New York. - Eugene Williams, a
foreman at Abbott's mill, was presented,
Saturday afternoon, with a fine gold watch,
birthday present from the workmen at
the mill. - The Star Theater Company
are in town for this week. - ID. b. Fas-
sett has taken possession of the new house
which he bought of Curtis Parkhurst, on
Central street. - An iron bridge about
thirty feet long will take the place of the old
wooden structure across Ayre's brook on
Forest street. 80 Ellis Curtis started
Monday for Sparta, Mich, the home of his
son, Will Curtis.
South Royalton.
DR.. ID. l.. Burnett, a graduate of Balti-
more Medical College, has come here from
Stowe, with the intention of making this
permanent residence. He comes well rec
commended, and doubtless will win the
goodwill of the people in his work among
them. - Martin Paine of Michigan has