The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-02

some. 80 Charlie Morse is on the SICK
list - Rev. s. Lewis of Haverhill will
preach here next Sunday for Rev. ID. p.
Bragg who is visiting his son, Rev. Lyman
Silloway is in East Brighton, teaching a Sc
lect school. - Miss Mary Chandler of
Keene, N. H., is visiting friends here
80 Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Styles of St.
Johnsbury are visiting at George LeBar-
ron's.
East Hardwick.
G. j. Bell, administrator of the =. S. Paine
estate, has sold the home farm to w. II. II.
Davis of Walden. He will hold an auction,
September 10, to sell personal property
- Repairs are being made on the Bap-
fist church, which was damaged by light
ming in June. - The grange held a
pleasant social gathering and served sup
per, Thursday evening, and so added about
Sl7 to their organ fund. == Mrs. Robert
Cunningham and son, Willis, of Lowell,
Mass, are spending a few days with rel
atives.
Lexington.
The mineral spring in this town has at
last received more than local notice, and
preliminary transfer of surrounding land
has been signed by the owner of the farm.
II is situated at the base of the most abrupt
side OF the mountain, which is densely
wooded to an elevation of eighteen hun
dred feet, and the elevation of the spring is
that Mr. Kicker, former proprietor of the
Poland Springs, is the man to whom old
residents soon must 90 for their long ac-
customed drink, for water is not always
free.
Marshfield.
Among the arrivals in town are Frank
Whitcher, home from Boston, Mass: Her.
bert Wells of Boston, visiting his mother:
George Bickford, visiting j. b. Pike; Pro-
iessor Bray of Tufts College, visiting S. d.
Hollister; Mrs. Brockway of Williams
town, visiting Mrs. IIadlock. - Mrs.
Frank White and Mrs. Charles Winch have
gone to Plainfield to work for Clinton Cut
+. Lamberton, Martin Newton and son,
Carl NJ. Shepard, Harry Cole and Frank
Bohonon are attending the state fair at Bur-
lington this week. - The Methodists
will hold their sociable at Joseph Smiths
this week Friday. 60 f. b. Dwnell is
very low at this writing.
Mortified.
The graded school opened Monday with
a good attendance.
The fall term of the University will open
Thursday, September "a.
One candidate was initiated at the Odd
Fellows meeting, last Thursday evening.
There is report that VI. f. Warrington is
soon to succeed Mr.. Keith in the North
j. G. Fletcher has a small bay mustang
stallion which he thinks can "clean out"
anything in town. The horse is smart
one.
Communion services will be held at the
Congregational church next Sunday. Pre-.
paratory lecture on Friday at half-past two
o'clock.
Fred y. Jones has bought the McClearn
place on Slate avenue, for Sl,60l, and is to
have possession in few weeks. Mrs Me-
Clearn and her two daughters are to make
their home with f. l.. Field at Boston.
Miss Roxanna circuit. Chauncey Denny.
Captain Moseley and Miss Nellie Brown are
the delegates from the Congregational Sun
day-school to the county convention at
Montpelier, on Wednesday and Thursday
of this week. Miss Orcutt is to read pa
per on How to Teach Temperance in Sun
day schools"
The first premium of $50 for the best gem
tlemans clearinghouse at the White River
junction breeders meeting, last week, was
awarded to James Morses black four-year-
Old mare by Como" Mr.. Morse drove her
on the heavy track to a buggy a quarter of
a mile al the rate of 2:42 He has been
asking $500 for her.
The county Good Tcmplars union will be
held at East Calais, Thursday of this week.
Arrangements have been made for half
lftlt ~ Idll ltl'l, NUtuct Il team Will run
TO Fast Calais, seven miles, and return for
nifty cents. Those leaving here at G:1j A.
NJ can arrive at East Calais about ten, and
leaving there about four arrive here at 6:23
z. NJ.
E. f. Deering of Boston is in town, having
arrived last Wednesday. 80 c. +. Austin
started for Chicago last Wednesday, Il. S.
Barrett for Boston Thursday noon, and c.
a. Bradley for Kansas City Thursday night.
- DR.. G. w. McClearn of Maiden.
Mass, has been in town the past week on
business connected with settling his fathers
estate. - j. c. Fletcher went to Con-
necticut last week with some horses, and
visited New York before his return. 60
J *. Egerton and DIR. Minott returned last
Wednesday. - Miss Alice Fletcher of
South Woodstock is visiting her cousin,
Miss Mae Fletcher. 60 Miss Amy Denny
has gone TO the normal school at Randolph.
aud Miss Martha lIazen goes next week to a
fitting school at Conway, Mass - Cliff
ton Hall from East Roxbury, has come to
live at O. ID. Edgerton's -C G. d. Will
llams OF Burlington was in town Sunday.
- Miss Florence Booth returned Mon
day from her home in StatfOrdvile, Conn.
and will attend the graded school.
Professors Brill and johnson of the Uni
versity have returned from their vacations
- Principal Spencer and his brother
VINO attends school are boarding with Mrs
Winch ON Main street; and Miss Brainerd,
the preceptress, is with Miss Boynton on
Vine street. - Miss Inez Dingwall of
the NeWS office visited at her home in East
Montpelier last week, returning Monday.
- f. f. Thompson has returned from
Underhill, and is working in the printing
office. == G. L. Pervier assisted County
Examiner Booth at Waitsheld last week.
Plainiield.
Henceforth Plainfeld should be reckoned
a one of the principal towns in the state,
since 1t was announced that the presidential
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