The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24

guests at Mr.. Gray's. - Mr.. and Mrs.
G. NJ. Clark of this village are away on an
extended visit to relatives and friends in the
north part OF the state. - Ned Sullivan,
Boston, are guests of George Kelton during
their vacation. Mr.. Sullivan has been for
several years connected with the post-offce
in that city. - G. f. Murdoch spent
part of his vacation with l.. ID. Coburn, re-
turning home last week. - Eddie Ham
NETT of Philadelphia is spending his vaca-
ton with his sister, Mrs. L. 9. Hammett.
= George G.. Nye, who has been at
York Beach for the past two or three weeks,
in company with Hon. and Mrs. Clark King,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johonnott of Mont
pelier and Mrs. j. NJ. Willard of the East
village, returned home Saturday Of last
week. Mrs Willard and Mrs. King remain
a few days longer an account of the sick
ness OF the latter.
East Gilmore.
The party who have been camping at
Peaks Island, Maine-Mr. and Mrs. George
A. Morse, George Morse, Glee Morse, Edith
Silloway, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Parker, Misses
Minda and Myra Parker, Edna Taylor, Mr..
and Mrs. e. E. Silloway-have returned.
They enjoyed themselves greatly.
BE Morses barn was struck by light
ming during the thunderstorm of last Fri
day afternoon, All his buildings, with
their contents except yoke Iof oxen and
three cows, were burned. Some of his
furniture was saved, but in damaged con-
dition. At the same time, lightning struck
the cupola of Charles Davis barn, passing
down into the cellar and killing hog
East Hardwick.
G. G.. Montgomery was nominated by
the republicans for representative by accla-
nation.
A republican campaign club has been or
ganized, with the following officers: Pres-
dent, w. H. Taylor; Independents, r. G.
Bronson, +. A. George and G.. IL. McNair;
secretary and treasurer, f. T, Taylor exec
utive committee, j. II. George, G. A. San
ford, Ira A. Shattuck, Albert Perley and F.
NJ Harvey. Last Saturday they raised
campaign flag, with K. j. Ranslow of Swan
ton as speaker.
Marshfield.
Archie Cole and his sister Hattie re-
turned from Boston, last week, and Charles
s, Adams returned from West Paris, Me-,
he being on the sick list 80 Two chill
dren of Lewis Cunningham of New York, a
former resident, have been visiting at
Hiram Coles the past week. - A. 7.
Durant and his brother George went to
Greensboro Pond, last week, for few
days outing. - Last Thursday night, as
Joe Mars drove his cows into the stable to
| be MIXED, one OF the cross stills broke and
twelve of the cows went into the basement
| promiscuously. Fortunately none of them
were injured beyond few scratches, and
Joe is having the floor repaired. - w.
9. Goodwin and wife of Barre and his sis
ter, Mrs. Ellen West and two daughters of
Connecticut, visited at G. e. Shepard's
over Sunday. - L. d. Mute started, last
night, with his horse for Hartford, Conn.
- Mrs. j. w. Haskins of Boston is
visiting friends in town. - Fred Camp
cousin, Mrs. A. 2. Boutwell,, the past two
weeks. - Two persons joined the
Methodist church on probation, last Sun
day. - A Harrison and Reid flag was
thrown to the breeze last Saturday night,
and Monday night the democrats had flag
and the political pot bubbling once more,
with nothing but politics in the air for the
next two weeks. - Daniel Smith is
very low, and his death is momentarily ex-
pected. - Mrs. r. O. Hall was not SO
we'll last week, while Mrs. Rhoda Wood
from Bradford have bought the entire stock
of hardwood Of Mears & Smith in the mill
yard, and are sorting and meas uring it pre-
paratory to shipment.
Shady Rill.
Mrs. Laurinda Benson of Excelsior
Springs, Missouri, is visiting her sister
Mrs. w. III. II. Markham.
Moretown.
town hall, last Saturday night, and reor
ganized for campaign work, electing the
following officers: President, o. A. Har.
rington; vice-president, S. d. Moulton;
secretary, John Bsbee treasurer, Martin
Gillett.
Campmeeting was quite literally attended
from these parts, especially on Sunday last
- William Trip arrived home from
New Hampshire, Wednesday last, where
he had been for short vacation. -
David G. Holt, Esq, a former resident o.
this town but how residing in Woodbury.
with his son, was in town Sunday -
j. G. Monaghan from Providence, h. l.,
democratic stump-orator, held forth to {
mixed crowd of democrats and republican:
in town, last Wednesday evening
Orange.
w. d. Flanders has been nominated by
the republicans for representative
The sons of w. II. Crockett and b. B
Beede were lately seriously and perhap,
fatally injured by driving into culvert il
Barre. Their horse was killed. Their faith
ers went to Barre last Saturday to atten(
them.
Mrs. r. p. Lord returned last Saturda,
from Northtield, where she has been will
her father for nearly two weeks. -
Frank Gale of Lowell, Mass, joined hi
family last Saturday. They have beef
staying here through the hot weather
- Kendall Beard died last week Thurs
day, aged eighty-seven years. He wa
born and always lived in this town.
North Pomfret.
Every body is at last through haying
and harvesting is being done. Small grail
is good. There is complaint that potatoe
are /" small and few in hill.'
. Miss Emma Wood is for few days il
Keene, N III. - A. S. Mack and daugh
ter from Newport, N. H., visited rela
tives here last week. g. Captain p.
Thomas was buried last Saturday havin
been sick only about week with bowe
trouble. - Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Har
rington have a little son, born August 3.
Topsham.
The democrats held their caucus last Sat
urday, but we have yet to hear of nomins
ton.
d. ID. Nancy of Chicago, and j.
Slater of MORA, n. Y, were in town las
week setting up the machinery at the cream
cry. All things now are nearly in read
ness for work.
DIR, and Mrs. Hutchinson have returne,
, from the White Mountains. Mrs. w
III. Chalmers with her children have bee
| visiting her mother in Mammalian