The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-10
the feeling Of having had the best time they

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A. J. Stoddard of Claremont, N. H., II. T.
Fisher OF st, Johnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs K.
T. Huntington Of West Randolph, Mr.. and
Mrs e, e. Linnell of Lowell, Mass. -
Miss Irene Joslyn and Miss Nancy Folger
Of Minneapolis started for home, Friday.
- Miss Nellie Moriatta of Boston,
Mass, is at home for a time. Her mother
and sister will go back with her about Sep
TENDER |, and will reside in Waltham.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Ziba II. McAllister
spent Saturday and Sunday visiting rela-
tives and friends in BroOktield.
Warren.
Indications point to three republican can
didates in the field, this fall, for town rep
esentative-namely, n. N. Robinson, James
the majority seem to be in favor of Robin.
son, as both OF the others have held the
office. Many think it no more than fair to
skip around among the good men of the
town. Eldredge represented the town two
years ago, and there probably isn't even a
small chance for him. Either of them are
good enough for the place, however.
Mrs. Jonas Sargent, who had been sick
with pneumonia, is convalescent -
Miss Inez Whitcomb, who has been sick
about six weeks, is improving. - Judge
Hastings OF Waitsfield was in town, last
week, on business, 60 w. A. Blair is
visiting in Richmond.
Washington.
Harry Peake, the aged pensioner who
was taken to the Soldiers Home on
Wednesday, died there on Friday.
Miss Abbie Barron, sister of our we'll
known townsman, Sheriff Barron, died at
her home in Boston, last week, and was
buried here Sunday.
The Lincoln Club meeting on Friday
evening, was well attended by both ladies
! ne 40 H.,
Messrs. P. G. j. Cheney, Ii. A. White and
Chester Dickey, songs were sung by the
Washington male quartette, and arrange
ments were made for fiag-raising the
coming week, on which occasion several
speakers from abroad will address the
club.
A reunion of Washingtonians " was
held at S. K. Carpenters, on Friday last,
which was rather impromptu but highly
enjoyable. The party consisted of Dr. and
Mrs II. o. Worthen EDNA Field and chill
dren of Barre; Mrs. j. b. Egerton EDNA
Flint and daughter of Newton, Mass; Mrs.
George G. Henry ida Thurber) of Boston
Mrs. John Kinzie (Myra Bowles) and chill,
dren of Omaha, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. George
w. McAllister Emma Pepper of Mont
pelier with Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter Carrie
Bowles) and children. A delightful day
was spent among the grand old trees that
flourish on the Bowles estate and in drink
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the landscape and the broad views stretch
ing out on either hand being sufficient ex-
hilaration when supplemented with remin-
iscences of other days and the pleasure of a
quiet lunch, minus the scramble of a picnic,
as the sun SET
Frank and Irene Calef arrived at Ira
Calefs, from Providence, on Saturday.
- Mrs. j. b. Egerton of Newton,
Mass, and daughters are visiting at d. NJ.
Flnts. - George w. McAllister and
wife of Montpelier were in town over Sun.
day.
Waterbury.
General sympathy will be extended to
Mr. and Mrs. j. E. Pixley, who buried an
infant son last Saturday.
DR.. James is greatly improving the looks
Of his horse barn by putting on covering
of variegated roofing slate
Paul Dillingham; has just received from
General Gilmore commission as sergeant
in the Vermont National Guard.
Mrs. III. II. Pinneo has been making re-
pairs on her set of buildings, as has Mrs
John Coffrin on her business block
The funeral of Ruei Woodward of North
| Duxbury was attended at the Methodist
church, last Friday afternoon at two o'clock
The farmers are we'll through haying, and
find harvesting close at hand. Again the
whole public has reason to be thankful for
plentiful crops.
Last week Wednesday evening Leroy S.
Fogg of Gardiner, Me, and Miss Linda
Sampson of this place, were married by the
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler.
At the Methodist church, last Sunday
morning, the sacrament of the Lords Sup.
per was administered, and one person was
baptized and received on probation.
The cartoon on the first page of last Fri
| day. Boston Journal was the work of Fred
II. Somerville of this place. Fred has gen.
uine artistic talent and is bound to win his
way.
NJ. o. Evans has purchased the Major
Sanborn house of Mrs. Sanborn, for 5000,
and will take possession the first of Septem.
Der, 1t has not yet been announced where
| Mrs. Sanborn will move.
Business must be somewhat lively in
Waterbury when single dealer, who, has
been in the field but three years, can sell
eight moving machines in the face of SHARP
competition from agents who have been
supplying the market for many years.
David Ring, who is now head waiter al
the Pavilion at Montpelier, where his wife
is cook, has purchased building lot of G
w. Randall. on Randall avenue, directly
next to and north of the place where DR.
Grout lives. He intends to build at once.
Under the supervision of DR.. Grout, the
republicans OF this place have raised large
amount of money for new campaign flag
which will be raised in the near future
The time for its dedication will be set as
soon as some of the local speakers are al
liberty.
The semi-annual election of the officers
of the Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church took place last Sun.
day evening, and Miss Carrie Wells was
elected president and Miss Myrtle Huntley
secretary. The society is to be congrat
ulated on being so well Differed.
AS an indication of the large number OF
city boarders at the hotel of the Messrs
Barrett, it may be stated that the weekly
board bill from this source alone is upwards
of 500. Evidently these people are well
pleased with the accommodations, for many
of them have been here previous summers.
Rev. Calvin b. Moody was to have
preached at the Methodist church, last Sun.
day evening but was called away Saturday
afternoon to attend funeral at Barton, a
former parish of his. Mr.. Moody will re.
turn here on Tuesday of this week and stay
here for time with his family, when they
will go to Middlebury, the old home of his
wife.
One OF the busiest men in these parts is
George W. Randall, who is selling the out
put of three large lumber mills and running
several farms, besides doing real estate