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

Village church, August 20 and 81. The lee
lures are to be illustrated, and will be
rare treat.
Fayston.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Newcomb of
Warren and Mrs ID. G., Newcomb of Atch-
ison, Kansas, visited the scenes of their
childhood, on Tuesday of last week, max
ing a short call at A. ID. Bragg's. ID. G.
Newcomb took Horace Greeley's advice
over thirty years ago, and, by close atten-
ton to business and Christian integrity, has
grown up with the place, until at present
he is one of the most successful mer-
chants of Atchison, employing nineteen
clerks. == Mrs. Zyra Kelsey is very sick.
- Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Bragg are visit.
ing friends in Richmond. - Arthur Po-
land is on the sick list.
East Hardwick
Mr.. Springer of McDaniels Il Springer
has withdrawn from the partnership on his
own motion and left the state &C.
George Chamberlin has closed his engage
inent with Hunt & Babbitt. A. M. Bell of
Fairfax takes his place. 60 Miss Ola
johnson will teach in North Greensboro
this fall 80 DIR. G.. II. Newton, a gradu-
ate of the medical school at Burlington,
class of '91, will locate here. - Miss NJ.
j. Ransom was married to Joseph II.
Graham last Monday. Their home will be
in Manchester, n. II. go On Saturday
Mrs. Rebecca Norton, a former resident of
Berlin, was married to Palmer e, Paine of
st. Johnsbury.
bennington.
The hay crop is above an average in this
part of the state. Potatoes, of which there
is double the acreage of the last few years,
are looking well. l counted seventy acres
on one road in seven miles, in the town of
Canaan, and across the river in New Hamp-
shire one farmer has forty acres.
The dwelling-house of Otis Royal was
struck by lightning, Tuesday evening of
last week. An elm tree about thirty feet
from the house received the bolt. Around
the tree is wound wire cothes-liue, one
end attached to the ell and the other to the
main part of the house. At both points the
electric fluid did heavy work The family
was not seriously injured, but was annoyed
by headaches and sulphurous odors all
night, which were explained when the
blackened and demolished doors and cas-
ings were looked over in the morning.
Marshfield.
Rufus Farr of Mortified is taking care
OF e. b. Dwinell. James Dwinell, his
brother, of Winchester, Mass, is visit
ing him. - Ira II. Edison went to
Bennington with the Montpelier Military
Band, as first clarinetist. 60 Mrs.
G. ID. Smith, her son Warner and little
Goldie went to West Burke by carriage, to
visit her sister and friends. - L.. ?.
Slack Stella Mears, Anna Burnham, Ed.
Spencer and wife, and Abijah Bemis and
wife, were all camping at Greensboro pond,
last week. - Mrs. George Wheeler has
returned from Lowell, where she has been
stopping for a few months. - Mrs. Har-
rison Ketchum of West Randolph is visiting
her brother, Eli Edison, and others. -
The Methodists held very pleasant soci-
able at Frank Browns, last week, and in
the evening held party in the woods near
the home, enjoying maple sugar on ice. This
week Friday afternoon and evening they
will go to j. B. Pixies for another sociable
80 Edwin Farr and wife of West Haven
are in town, with two nieces from Massachu.
sets, visiting at Joseph Smiths -
Rev. Henry Stevens and family of Carleton
ILL.,, were the guests of Whitney Davis, last
week. - Osgood Tarr and wife of Bos-
ton are visiting in town.
Maple Hill.
Rev. Mr.. Drown is to preach at the Bolles
school-house next Sunday. - Peter
Wheeler died at his home, last Sunday
morning, after a sickness of only three days
His age was sixty-four years. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Shepherd of Sheffield visited al
Orrin Pratt's last week. - 1t is reported
that fine specimens of granite have been
taken from the ledge of William Martin.
Moretown.
Mrs. d. c. Holt has been sick long time
and is now considered in a very critical
condition.
Quite number of people in this vicinity
are making arrangements to attend the
camp-meeting at Mortified this week.
Willie, son of Charles Hathaway, started
for Minnesota last Saturday, in company
with his cousin, Charles Hathaway, who is
a resident of that state hut who has been
visiting in this vicinity for short time past
Their departure was fastened by the intel
ligence of the illness of Charles father
A large number of the young people OF
this town and vicinity attended the recep
ton of Mr., and Mrs. Merrill Child, held OF
the common, Tuesday evening of last week
Music and dancing were enjoyed until the
wee sma' hours" The presents were nu
merous, costly and beautiful, and iGcluded
quite nice sum of money. 1t was very
enjoyable occasion.
John Curtin, wife and children from Mas
sachusetts are visiting Mrs. Curtin's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. b. Henessy; as is alst
Miss Lizzie, younger daughter, who re
rides in Connecticut. - Miss Eta Hath
| away of Montpelier, who has been visiting
in town for some time past, has returned
home. - William Trip has gone to hi.
former home in New Hampshire on a shor
vacation.
Northfield.
The Dog River Valley Fair is to be helC
September -, IL and II.
Our street commissioner, j. C. Rice, ha
been doing quite big job on Winter hill
near Gouldsville.
Rev. A. j. Hough of Montpelier preache,
at the Methodist church, Sunday, in eX
change with the pastor, Rev. j. Hamilton.
The militia company started for Benning
ton Friday morning. Captain Moseley ha
charge of their mess-tent, and his son Harry
Charles Davis and Caleb Adams went owe
Monday to help him.
Rev. j. Newton Perrin of Berlin will b.
at the Congregational social meeting Thurs
day evening, and will give an account o
the meeting of the National Christian En-
deavor Convention at Minneapolis.
Eben Sanders died at his home on Kim
street, last Tuesday. The funeral was hel,
Thursday forenoon, services conducted b,
Rev. j. Hamilton, and the body was takel
to Montpelier for burial, He was siXty-eigh
years OF age.
John Grant, former resident of this vii
lage, died at ST. Johnsbury about tw
O'Clock Sunday morning, and the body wa
brought here for burial Monday afternoon
The burial was in Elmwood cemetery, witt