The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-12

| DrOtner, LucluS StlleS OF Boston, IS here
with him now.
will preach here next Sunday afternoon at
| the usual hour.
Mrs. G. G. Richardson has been i'll with
diphtheria, but is now reported better.
G. G. Graves is on the sick-list
Miss Lizzie Bishop Of Jericho is guest of
Miss Hattie Reed. 80 Mr.. and Mrs.
julius Daniels went to Calais last Thurs
day, to attend family picnic at that place.
- Charles Foster and wife of Taunton,
| Mass, are in town visiting his sister, Mrs.
f. NJ. McElroy. 60 Oscar Hills and fam
lily are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Hills.
Northfield.
A barn is being built at the Russell place,
on Central street, by j. s. Loveland.
The Methodsts are to hold sociabe
with Mrs Gilchrst this wednesday, even
| ing
The Catholics held fair at Concert hall,
Friday and Saturday, and realized about
5000
Neighbor lakewood " drew full houses
last week, the receipts for the two evenings
being nearly $40
e. b. VanOrman has moved his shoe
shop from the NeioS block to his former To-
cation in the south part of the hotel build
ing.
Lewis Thresher, who died in Morrisville,
was brought 10 bnlS uOWn IOT burial ldSb
Tuesday. He was the father of II. S.
Thresher.
The Good Templars monthly Sunday
evening temperance meeting was held at
the Unversalist church, and an address
was delivered by Rev. j. Edward Wright
! of Montpelier
Ernest V. Booth, eldest son of Rev. 1. p
| Booth, died very suddenly at his home in
Worcester, Mass, Friday morning. The
remains were brought to this place for
burial, and were inferred in Elmwood ceme
terry, services being held at the grave Sun.
day at three o'clock He leaves wife, to
whom he had been married a little less
than a year. He was most estimable
young man and great favorte here and
his death causes deep sorrow to a large
circle of friends.
The officers of the Good Templars' lodge
were installed Friday evening by the lodge
deputy f. Huntley, with the following
changes and additions from the list given
last week: G. T., c. l.. Pervier; A. S., Miss
Jennie Rumrill ID. NJ. Mrs. Downing
Company A Miss Addie Cobleigh, captain)
was declared the winner in the competitive
and Mrs. E. Huntley were elected repre-
sentatives to grand lodge, e. E. Thompson
and Miss Minnie Smith alternates.
f. L. Avery of Burlington has been in
town during the week, on his vacation.
- Harry Denny and wife of Proctor
nave Deeu NlSltluP MS parents AT Uue SOuJn
Village, the past week. - G. l.. Pervier
was at North Montpelier, Monday, holding
teachers examination in place of the
county examiner. - Squire Pumley
came down Monday from Camp Grand
View " intending to remain here during the
week and return Saturday. He claims to
have caught a twelve-pound pckerel
- Miss Carrie Loveland came from
Morrisville and remained over Sunday.
- Charles Austin from Chicago is in
f,v.
Lowell, Mass and Mrs. l.. G. Cummings and
Miss Ida Burnham of Hartford, Conn. are
stopping at the Morris house, and visiting
friends in town. - G. A. Braley of Kan
sas City, Mo-, arrived Monday and will re-
main a few weeks. Captain f. NJ
Kmball of Griggsville, ILL.,, is visiting Mrs.
Metcalf. - Miss Hattie Smith is at
home on a vacation from New Bedford,
Mass, where she has position in a chill
dren's home. - Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p.
Roberts of Woonsocket, II. l., are visiting
her mother, Mrs. Russell. - Mrs. Stay
ton and son, Wendell, are TO leave this
"wednesday evening for Chicago, where
their home will be in future. - H. c.
Cady has returned from visit to Lyndon
Vile.
Orange.
The wife of Dr. d. b. Smith of Plainfeld
visited her sister, Mrs. A. S. Martin, last
week - Rev. g. III, Merrill, secretary of
the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society,
preached on Sunday at five o'clock, at the
Center. - Miss Rosie Wilds, who was
seriously hurt by jumping from load of
hay, is recovering from her injuries
East Orange.
Mrs. Sprague of Lowell, Mass, is visiting
Mrs. Persis Prescott, her sister. - Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Town of Keene, N. H., are
4. guests at Lewis Hutchinson's. - Mr..
and Mrs. II. j. Ordway and Miss Addie
Merrill of Haverhill, Mass, and George
Merrill of Corinth, were guests of Mrs. E. G.
Colby on Sunday. - Mrs. Hilas Bow
ems mother and sister of Laconia, n. H.,
} are visiting her. - social tea was
given by dozen or more of the friends of
Mrs j. NJ Smith at her home, Friday after
noon, August 7, to mark the seventy
eighth anniversary of her birth. Mrs.
; Smith is in comfortable health She re-
tains her mental and physical powers re-
markably. She has just engaged to weave
fifty yards of carpeting, besides doing her
customary work. Presents were given in
token OF respect, among them dress from
Rev. and Mrs g. f. Davis, and one from
Mrs. Louise Simpson.
, Plainfield
John O'Rourke & CO. have placed gran,
lite monument on the family lot of the late
Norman b. Holt, which is a credit to the
, company and a fitting memorial to the de-
parted. - Mrs. Gladding of West Ran
dolph is the guest of her sister, Mrs. George
, ID. Kidder. - Rev. l.. f. and Mrs
Fortney attended the Universalist meeting
, at The Weirs, n. H., last week. -
Charles Gale and wife started for their
, home in Florida last Monday. 60 A
, number of our inhabitants are in camp at
Groton Pond, fish being one Of the attrac.
, tions; but up to the present time they have
received their supply in part from the home
market
Pittsfield
Miss Nellie Vose is visiting in Saratoga
- Ethan Allen is able to ride out
- The second quarterly-meeting will
be held at the Methodist church next Sun.
day, with love feast at ten A. M, preach
, ing and sacramental service at 10:45
/, Quarterly conference will be held in the
Methodist church on Saturday evening
! next, at 1880 O'clock Rev. A. b. Truax of
ficiating. - The new parsonage is al,
most ready for plastering.
. East RoXbury.
Aaron Webster had an unpleasant con-
troversy with person that he found fish.
ipp his farm last frburs1ay Ha LtnJl,