The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04

MI.
Q: 81 with a half in 1 90, and her three-year-
old sister MARY 81 stands at 80.
East Orange.
G. II. Huntington and daughter of Wash.
ington spent Sunday in town. 60 Mrs.
Anna Davis is still seriously i'll. Mrs. G.
II. Huntington, her niece, is caring for
her. - g. III. Richardson was at home
from Dartmouth over Sunday. - Katie
Hutchinson Of Barre and Jennie Wiley Of
Barton Landing spent last week visiting
friends in town. - Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hutchinson Of East Cornth spent Sunday
with lends in town. Their marriage was
attended October %, by relatives and
friends at the home of the bride. - Mr..
and MIS- Walter Burgin were called to Bar
ton last week by the death of Mrs Folsom,
mother of Mrs Burgin. 80 e. L. San
born and Clinton Parker Of Barre were in
town last Sunday. -=- John Dodge Is
obliged, by the death of his father, to leave
his store and return to Waits River 60
Rev. j. ID. Cross, formerly Baptist clergy
man here, recently visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Prescott, former members of his
church.
Marshfield.
The net receipts of the Methodist concert
and supper were over $50, which goes for
the benefit of the pastor. A sociabe will
be held ut DIR. Packers this week Friday
afternoon and evening.
house in the village - Mrs. Ira II. Ed
son went to Boston last week. - Fred
Woodbury. and wife of Chelsea are visiting
in town. 80 Winnie Bliss of st. Johns.
bury is visiting her brother, G. #. Bliss.
Middlesex.
Rev. L. f. Fortney is to preach next Sun
day at the usual hour.
Moretown.
Milo Griffith is repairing his barn
A. e. Lovejoy. Harry Buckley and Russell
Sawyer are re-singling their buildings.
Landlord Philips is laying down a new
line of water pipes OF seventy-five rods, run
ming to his hotel.
Mrs. f. G. Evans and children Of Water
bury have been in town the past week visit
ing Mrs. Evans parents. Mr.. Evans came
to town Saturday last.
Quite number from this town took in the
excursion to Boston last week. Among
them was f. ID. Griffith, Mrs. Edwin At
kins, Mrs j. w. Taylor and others.
Eugene Willis of New Haven, Conn, and
Miss Flora Goss of this town were married
Wednesday evening, the 2Sth instant, at the
residence of the brides psrents on South hill
Edwin G. Atkins has been over the
mountain the past week saving clapboards
for Trip, Tenant & Co., who have their
last springs stock of clapboards all dressed.
their steam-mill over the mountain.
Mrs. Alzina Marshall a widow of South
Duxbury and living alone, died on Friday
October 30th, with a stroke of paralysis
Thursday morning her nearest neighbor,
seeing no smoke coming from the chimney
in her house, and knowing her TO have been
at home the night before, Mrs. Wheeler
went and told David Bedding, Mrs. Mar
shalls brother, who went to her house and
found Mrs. Marshall lying partially on the
bed and on the floor She lived until the
next day. The funeral services took place
at her late residence Sunday last.
NorthfieId.
Marshall Hopkins has sold the Dewey
place at the South Village to Mrs. Jackson
Braley for $780,
Some strange noises have been heard on
the east hill the last week, and public
opinion is divided as to whether thew are
made by panther or dog.
j. B. Richardson died on Wednesday of
heart trouble. Funeral services were held
at the house Sunday afternoon, Rev. Homer
White officiating, and the body was taken
to Weatherstield on Monday for burial.
The Baird brothers have sold their house
on Main street to Mrs. George w. Ladd for
$500. Robert Grigware, who was occupy
ing the house, goes into Miss Jennie Ladd's
house on Elm street. Mrs. Bugbee moves
from there to the house vacated by the
Ladds which she has recently bought
The monthly temperance meeting was
held at the Congregational chnrch Sunday
evening. Frank Plumley, Esq, presided
and there was sort paper by q. ID. Ed
gerton readings by Miss Lillian Field, Mrs.
A. w. Holton, and Miss Roxanna Orcutt,
song by Mrs. G. II. Bailey and chorus of
members of the Juvenile temple. Other
music was furnished by the church choir.
At the Good Templars quarterly cleo.
ton, Friday evening, the following officers
were chosen: G. T., G.. d. Edgerton V. T.
Miss Roxanna circuit; s., Fred Davis; f. S.,
Charles Davis; T., Miss Minnie Smith; c.,
George B. Hail. NJ, G. A. Cross; G., Miss
Bessie Messer; sent, G, e. Storrs; organist,
Miss Matte Jones; S. j. T., Mrs. r. n.
Johnson. 1t was voted to use the COMPETE
tive system this quarter.
Miss Mamie Farrell is learning typeset-
ting at the NeioS Office. - Miss Ellen
Badger has returned from Stowe, where she
has been teaching. - Wallace Felch has
been to a hospital in Burlington and had
cataracts removed from his eyes. His sight
is improved. - Miss Fanny Brown at
tended the state convention of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor at
Brattleboro last week and gave an interest
ing account OF the same at the young peo-
pies meeting in the Congregational church
Sunday evening.
Plainfield.
G. L. Martin has purchased the farm OF
Daniel NJ. Spicer.
Rev. l.. Fortney is to preach at Mid
dlesex next Sunday.
Fifty tickets for the Boston excursion
were sold at this station.
Some very fine monumental work is be-
ing done here at the granite sheds
| Miss Florence Nye, who has been seri-
ously i'll with scarlet fever, is improving in
| health.
| A much.needed road is building in the
south part of the town to give the inhabi-
tants better facilities for reaching Barre
and Montpelier.
Maple Hill.
Miss Helen Holt is quite sick with con-
sumption. - Mrs. Orrin Pratt is in poor
health. - James Mcknight has moved
into the house with Mrs. Peter Wheeler.
- Alexander Spicer went to the sol
| dier's home in Bennington last week.
|