The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-05

II. L. Thornton; NJ, G. A. Cross; g., Miss
Lima Brooks; sentinel, @. ID. Edgerton;
organist, Miss Minnie Huntley. Installa-
ton will take place at the meeting this
week, at which time the representatives
will be elected to the session of the grand
lodge to be held at Rutland, October IA
and 10.
9. A. Edgerton left on a western trip,
Friday morning, intending to be gone
several weeks. @. e. Blood, who is
with large clothing house in Chicago,
arrived last Tuesday, and will remain
about three weeks with his mother. -
II. q. Dole, a newspaper man from Cam
den, n. j., came on last Thursday, and is
spending his usual vacation with relatives
in town. - Miss Mamie Ely Of Cham
plain N. Y, visited at DR.. Bradford's last
week. - Miss Frances Hazen started
for Connecticut, last week, and was accom-
panied by her niece, Miss Martha Hazen,
who is to remain two or three weeks. -
e. L. Field and family, and Miss Helen
McClearn, came up from Boston, Saturday
night. - Professor Johnson of the Uni.
versity is at Hanover, N. H., taking a
special course in the Thayer School OF Civil
Engineering. 60 Harvey King, wife and
son of Boston visited in town last week
All the King families had picnic at the
foreground Saturday. 60 Four of S. II.
Kents children were at home during the
week, including Miss Inez from Brockton,
Mass, and Miss Susie from Lowell, Mass,
who will remain a short time. - Mrs.
DIR. Nichols went to Deering, Maine, last
week, with Mrs. Elliot Smith and daughter
of New York. 60 Mr.. and Mrs. L. g
Bulls and Miss Eva Jackson have been
visiting at DR.. Nichols. - Mrs. Fred
Kimball of Brockton, Mass, and Miss Grace
Southwick of Chicopee Falls are at f. S.
Kimball's. - Rev. W. s. Hazen and o.
ID. Edgerton went to Berlin Corners, Tues
day, to attend church council. -
Charles King from Amherst, Mass, is spend
ing his vacation with his father, S. ID. King.
- DR.. Porter returned Monday from
Boston, having been away two weeks.
- L. A. Howes arrived here Satur-
day. - w. w. Frost and wife have been
in Coventry and are to return the last of this
week. - Miss Mile Potter has begun
work in Dutton & Richmond's store. -
=. j. Hamilton is to go on the road for q.
W. Smith of White River Junction in a
week or two. Mrs. G. W. Steele and
Frank Martin of Barre, DR.. Gilbert of Mont.
peier and Fred Martyr of Williamstown
have been in town the past week attending
rehearsals of Neighbor lakewood"
East Orange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blake Of Marshfield
were in town on Saturday to attend the
surprise party at M. r. Hamilton's; as
also, were Mr.. aud Mrs. Merrill Clark OF
North Montpelier.
Saturday evening, August 1, M. r. Ham.
ilton was agreeably surprised by about
forty of his friends and neighbors, who
assembled at his residence to congratulate
him on the forty-seventh anniversary oil
his birth. 1t was also the forty-eighth an
niversary of H. H; Colby and the twenty,
sixth of @. M. Colby (brothers), cousins Of
Mr.. Hamilton, who were among the guests
The evening was spent in social intercourse
interspersed with music. At ten O'Clock
cake and coffee were served by the hostess
Mrs. Benjamin Patterson is quite sick
- Miss Ethel Hamilton has returned
home from Marshfield, where she has beer
spending several months studying music
- Nellie Hutchinson has returned
from Bradford for few weeks stay. -
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Bixby of Bradford, with {
sister from Lawrence, Mass, were in town
on Sunday. Misses Carrie and Emma
Dickey of Lebanon, N. H., with Hitti'
Huntington of Washington, were guests a
III. H. Colby's on Sunday.
Pittsfield
Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Pease of New Jerse,
are guests at the Vose hotel.
Mrs. F. Brigham and Mrs Moses Ellis at
tended the Epworth League Convention helt
at Cabot last week.
Rev. $. C. Vail and his daughter, Eunice
took carriage drive to Waits River anC
East Orange last week.
Linden Cleveland died last Thursda,
morning. Funeral services were held a
his home on Saturday, Rev. Mr.. Hubbard
officiating.
PIainfield.
Rev. George w. Morrow and wife o
West Randolph were recent visitors at G
ID. Kidder's.
The lecture given by Rev. j. j. Lewis il
| the Universalist church, last Saturday even
ing, was highly appreciated by the audience
George Whitcher, Ezekiel Skinner anC
Clark Reed left last Saturday for Detroit, t,
attend the national encampment of tn,
Grand Army.
Those teachers whose licenses expir,
before April l, 1892, are reminded that nj
examinations will be held in this county
later than August, and none of these in thi,
town. For dates and places see notice else
where in WATcHMAN.
Will Brown of this place, but who has o
| late been fireman on the St. Johnsbury
Lake Champlain railroad, was one of the
unfortunate victims of the collision that oc
Cured near West Danvile, last Saturday
but his injuries are such as to encourage tn,
hope of speedy recovery.
The Kinney family is to hold, August /!
If fair, otherwise August 20, a reunion anC
basket picnic at the old homestead in thi.
town, now occupied by Mrs. NJ. p. Kinney
1t is hoped that all descendants of Jonathan
Kinney, or of his brothers and sisters, vii
arrange TO be present, and write Mrs. Johr
Hill of Plaintield to that effect. If unable
to attend, letters for the occasion are re-
quested.
North Pomfret
Farmers have finished haying, and re
port better crop than anticipated, -
Smut is on the small grain. Corn looks
finely, as also do potatoes - a few
fresh-airs are in town. - Mrs. Glib
bons is visiting her daughter, Mrs w. A
Perkins. - Mrs. Julia Lamberton has
returned from South Weymouth. 80 The
Outing Club takes its annual vacation this
week.
RoXbury.
Mr.. Clarence Webster is reported to bt
quite seriously i'll.
About fifty from here went on the excur
sion to Barre quarries, on Friday.
Rev. f. b. Hyde is away on a months Va
cation, and his place here is being supplied
by Rev. d. VanGieson.
Messrs. G. G. Warren of Waterbury and
A. p Noyes of St. Johnsbury, directors OF
the state fish hatchery, We're in town on
Saturday and located the hatchery here
Nl.a ole. .la..N i l.