The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-30

- Elijah Emery has recently sold his
horse to Fred Slayton Of Barre, for New
York parties, for $500. 80 Amos S. jew
ellis father and sister of Thetford are visit
ing here. 80 Mrs. G. e. Davis mother
from Plymouth, N. H., is in town. 80 E.
II. Smith Is visiting in Middletown, Mass,
for few weeks. - Miss Mary Bagley
was surprised by about fifty of her friends,
birthday. 80 West Topsham is to hold
a town fair this fall. A meeting to elect
officers was held Tuesday evening at school
house hall 1t is thought the fair will be
held October 7.
Waitsfield.
The Ladies' Home Circle met with Mrs.
Abel A. Kneeland, last week Wednesday
The young people were invited in the
evening.
A young man from West Randolph has
been in town buying butter for j. f. Hutch
inson & Co. of Boston. He bought quite a
large quantity in this town and Warren.
The Foster Moore place was sod at auc-
ton, Saturday. II. NJ. Waite bought it for
$1,000. About forty tons of hay were sold
at the same time to n. n. Robinson Of
Warren.
j. f. Berry met with a serious accident,
last week. While threshing at j. II. Baird's,
in some way he caught his left hand in the
cylinder of the machine, badly mangling it.
At first it was thought 1t would have to be
amputated. DR.. James of Waterbury was
telephoned for, and it was finally decided
to try and save all but one finger. This
was done, and latest reports are that Mr..
Berry is az comfortable as could be ex-
pected
Last winter every one seemed perfectly
satisfied with the snging-school taught by
A. III. Cheney of Waterbury. OF late it Is
understood that Professor Gale of Williams
town, former teacher, and Mr. Cheney
are both candidates for the coming winter.
To arrange for this satisfactorily meeting
was held at the Congregational vestry, Sat
urday evening, and it was decided by bal
lot that the preference was for Mr.. Cheney,
who had twenty-nine votes against Mr.
Gales sixteen.
town for day last week. - Arthur
Lewis, son of Charles Lewis, of Lebanon,
n. H., has been stopping with his uncle, j.
G.. Lewis. - Mr.. and Mrs. Don. A.
Wilder of Bridgeport, Conn, are here. Don
has been at work in machine-shop
farming for while. 81 d. f. Spalding
and wife of Danvers, Mass, have been the
guests of friends and relatives in town.
- Rev. and Mrs. George o. Howe, who
have been away for some time, returned
Friday. - Mrs. Almira Pierce is at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. j. f Berry.
East Warren.
Quarterly meeting services will be held
Saturday evening and Sunday.
The ladies' mite society will meet with
Mrs. j. G. Gleason next Thursday after
noon.
Butter buyers were in town last week,
paying from twenty to twenty -four cents a
pound.
John Pike, while driving a three year old
colt, last Friday evening, had the msfor-
tune to break wheel out of his road-cart.
The horse became frightened and soon got
away from his driver. Fortunately the
horse was stopped before much damage
was done.
Mrs Hattie Vandeusen is at home caring
for her mother, Mrs. S. T. Vandeusen, who
is very sick. - j. L. Eldredge is in
Washington, ID. c., for few weeks.
Miss Annie Dickie, who has been visiting
her sister, Genie, returned home Monday.
- Fred Sargent of South birmingham,
Mass, made few short calls in town last
week.
Waterbury.
Several will be taken into full member
ship at the Methodist church, next Sunday.
some may also be baptized.
Owing to the harvest concert, the praise
service at the Methodist church was post
poned until next Sunday evening.
Good musical critics speak in high praise
of the musical talent of Miss Eva Evans,
and say that there's money in her voice."
She soon returns to Boston to resume vocal
lessons.
The programme for the Young People
Society of Christian Endeavor social, last
week, was prepared by Miss Maggie Far
rell, and gave great satisfaction to large
number in attendance.
The singing Of George d. Glover of
Boston was striking feature of the SER
vices at the Methodist church, last Sunday
morning. Several not usually present
came that they might hear him.
Frank j. Ladd and family live in school
district No. Is all by themselves. He is
committee, collector and treasurer, his
wife the teacher, and his children the
scholars. They not only have things their
own way, but are bound to have them the
right way.
Not only the Methodist choir which he
has led so efficiently for several months
past, but large number of friends, will
regret to know of the early departure of E..
j. Miller to Boston, where he has secured a
lucrative position in connection with the
telephone business.
Religious services will be held at the
asylum at three O'Clock every Sunday after
noon. Rev. Mr.. Davenport will ofiicate
next Sunday. The general public are not
invited, as the only room available is barely
large enough TO accommodate those patients
who may be able to attend.
The harvest festival at the Congrega-
tional church, last Sunday evening was a
great success. The decorations of all kinds
of fruit, grains and autumn leaves were of
great beauty and harmony. or the exer-
cises it is sufficient to say that they were
up to their usual high standard.
David Ring has returned from the White
Mountains. - Frank Lavell has gone to
st. Johnsbury to school. - The local
students in the University of Vermont have
left to resume their studies. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Henry have been visiting at
his mothers. - Miss Kate Washburn
left Tuesday for her position as teacher of
the violin in female college at Greenville,
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