The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-05

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III. - II. w. button went to Boston,
Saturday. His wife accompanied him to
West Lebanon, n. H, where she is visiting.
- Mrs. Minnie Winch left on Friday for
Alexandra, Va, where she will spend the
winter. Mrs. Gilchrist went with her to
New York. 80 g. q. Davis was in town
on Saturday. - G. NJ. Davis and bride
returned last week Tuesday from their car
rage trip to the White Mountains, and
have taken up their residence at the Center.
- Professor G. W. Emerson and wife
started on Saturday for their home in Bos-
ton, going by carriage. - Mrs. Gilchrist,
Mrs. l.. L. Harris and Miss Helen Kenyon
were in West Randolph last week to attend
weddings. - l.. W. Avery has sold a
fine four-year-old driving mare to parties in
New Hampshire. - Mrs. G. ID. Will
liams OF Burlington spent Sunday in town.
- John Judkins, clerk in Porter's
drugstore, has gone to Baltimore to attend
the medical college. He stopped at his
home in Charestown, N H., on the way
- Joel Bill has moved into the tene-
ment in the west end of Union block, which
was recently vacated by Mrs. Bancroft
- Misses Alice and Lima Yeaton, who
have been spending several weeks with
their aunt, Mrs. Spencer Brooks, returned
to their home in Brooklyn on Thursday
- Misses Myrtle Guptil, and Anna and
Alice Boxer returned yesterday to their
home in Waterbury, after few days visit
with Miss Myra Morse - Patsie Doheny
went yesterday to Joliet, Canada, where he
is to attend Joliet college. - Miss Sadie
Corcoran is engaged as table girl at the Pa
vilion, Montpelier, during the session of
ness meeting of the Universalist society at
Concert hall next Saturday evening at
seven o'clock. - Mrs. A. s. Wheatley
of Peakes Island, Maine, is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. j. G. Cady. - Bert Clark re-
turned on Saturday from Princeton, Mass
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is to attend the University of Vermont.
| - Cadet Donnelly has left college and
is to take course in music at the Boston
| Conservatory.
Orange.
| w. ID. Flanders, our representative, en-
tertained about one hundred citizens, who
assembled to congratulate him on his
election.
Last Saturday, while Frank Beede was
raising large stone which he had quarried,
| the crank of the derrick got away from him,
hitting him in the face, and badly injuring
| his nose.
Some of the schools in town are to cele-
brate Columbus day. - Several teach
ers went to Montpelier, last Thursday, to
attend the teachers convention. - A
party of young people had a picnic on
Knox mountain, last Saturday. - Oscar
Dickey is moving on to the farm which he
bought of Diah Waterman.
East Orange.
A pleasant surprise was given Mrs. Sally
Rawlings by her neighbors, October 1.-The
| seventy-sixth anniversary of her birth. The
afternoon was pleasantly spent and plen-
| tiful repast was served at the usual tea hour.
A few presents, including some money, were
given
Joseph Eastman has gone to Lawrence,
Mass, for the winter. u. j. Richard
son of Davenport, Iowa, was in town last
week. - Mrs. Cilley of Corinth and Mrs.
Frost Of Haverhill, Mass, visited Mrs, Simp-
son last week. - Miss Cora Wood of
Readsville, Mass, and Mrs. Huntley jack
son of West Topsham spent Saturday at NJ.
| K. Hamilton's.
Pittsfield.
DIR. Fred Brigham, representative elect,
went to Montpelier on Tuesday DR..
G.. w. Brigham has almost regained his
usual health and strength. - The
Methodist church is being painted, under
- Mrs. Hutchins, who has been visit
ing in the West, returned on Saturday
last.
Plainfield.
Mrs. G. 7. Batchelder returned to her
home in South birmingham, Mass, last
week. - Mr.. II. III. Dewey is in Boston
| purchasing goods for his fall trade. -
Rev. l.. f. Fortney preached in Fletcher
| last Sunday. - Mrs. Lucinda Lyford of
Cabot visited in this vicinity last week.
- Miss Hattie Kiser has gone to Mont
| pelier to work in the millinery store of Mrs.
Gladdng. - Eddie Kiser has returned
| from the White Mountains, where he has
! been at work in a hotel for the season.
| - Elmer ST. John is at home for last
visit before going West to engage in the
shoe business with Marvin & Wilson, who
have been in the same business at Mont
pelier.
Pomfret.
A large crop of rowen has been secured.
| Corn is unusually good. Silos are filed
and potatoes are being dug with a general
complaint of a failure in that crop. Not as
many apples az usual, but there is an abun-
dance of grapes.
Mrs. Thacher has returned from her visit
in Newport, n. II. - Mr.. and Mrs.
| Willis Kenyon are rejoicing over the birth
of daughter, and Mr., and Mrs. E. Y Dana
| over the birth of a son. - Horace Cox
died at the poor-house, last week. Funeral
services were held at West Woodstock.
- George Harding has sold his stock
horse for $500.
We understand that the fish hatchery
here is proving very successful. This is a
| new " Industry - in this state, and we wish
| it success.
The church here is being supplied from
time to time by would-be pastors We ex-
pect some one will be selected soon to fill
the vacancy.
Some fine work is being done manufac-
turing jewelers. tools at the factory here.
Their tools, besides being used by all first
class jewellers, are used also in all the best
watch factories. Manufacturing of this
class can find as good facilities here in Yer
mont as in any place in the world.
|
Two of the Oldest people in town have
recently died, Mrs Varia, widow of the
late Enos X. Young, at her home, on Sep
TENDER 18th, aged over eighty-on years
and Mrs. Hannah (Gibson) York on Sep
TENDER 23d, aged almost ninety years
Mrs. York had lived nearly her whole life
in town and had been an honest, upright,
Christian woman, who found time, besides
raising family, TO make her influence felt
in the community in which she lived
Thomas r. Gibson and wife of Plaintield
| were called here very hastily to attend the
| funeral OF Mr.. Gibson's mother, on Sunday,
September 18th. - III. e. Smith OF
Waterbury was in town the first of the
week.
Warren.
f. A. Allen has been put into insolvency.
| Public opinion is that he cannot pay TWENTY