The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30

| The Christian Endeavor Society will hold
| a lawn party on the Congregational church
grounds this evening. Ice cream and cake
| will be served.
The excursion to Highgate Springs, that
was to have taken place this week under
the auspices of William II. Boynton Post,
| has been Cancelled.
w. w. Holden will be glad to furnish the
premium list for the Dog River Valley fair
to any one who may desire. The fair will
be held September 10, 20 and n.
The barns on the Royal Clark farm were
struck by lightning and burned last Sunday
night, together with all the hay, two calves
and thirty-one hogs. Insurance, 1925.
The holy communion will be administered
| at the Congregational church next Sunday.
The preparatory lecture will be given by
Rev. DIR. w. s. Hazen next Friday after
noon.
The annual picnic of the Episcopal
Sunday-school was held on the fair grounds
, last Thursday. The rain necessitated hold
ing the exercises and serving dinner in the
floral hall.
The attendance at the state Universalist
convention, now in SESSION at Northheld, is
good and the exercises, a full programme
| of which was published last week, are of
more than ordinary interest. The meetings
are largely attended by the people Of North
field, who have kindly opened their doors to
entertain the visitors
j. d F. Barker, former resident OF
Mortified, fell from building in st. Al
bans last Friday, receiving injuries from
which he died Sunday. His body was
brought to Mortified on Tuesday and
buried in Elmwood cemetery with Masonic
honors. He was a brother of Hopson
Barker, and former member of Dewitt
| Clinton lodge of Masons. Deceased entered
the employ of the Central Vermont railroad
as blacksmith in 1855, and when the shops
were moved from Mortified to st. Adams
he located in the latter place. He was for
many years foreman OF the railroad black
smith shop. A special car was attached to
the noon express on Tuesday to accommo-
date the delegation of Masons and friends
who accompanied the remains to North
field He leaves a widow and one daugh-
ter, Nellie, who is teacher in Brooklyn,
n. Y, also one son. Guy, who is married
and lives in st. Adams
Frank l.. Pratt and family of Montpelier
were guests of Mrs j. A, Wakefield over
last Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs Clarence
Booth of Staffordsville, Conn, are at the
home of Rev. l. p. Booth - Mrs. M. s.
Gilchrist went to Highgate Springs last
Monday for a few days. - Mrs. Julia
Harwood has moved into the house with
Mrs. NJ II. Holt her daughter, on Central
street. e. Mr. and Mrs X. p Lord and
son Daniel of Orange were guests of Daniel
Guild over last Sunday. - Miss Grace
Mead is clerk for Dutton & Richmond.
- F. L. Howe was at Roxbury last
Monday setting the Young and Merrill
monuments. - Miss Lillian Girdell of
Springfield, Mass, was the guest of r. E.
Irish last week - Mrs. c. G. Brill is
visiting at her home in lion, n. Y. -
Miss Emily Brown of Boston visited Mrs.
A. f. Spauldng, her sister last week.
- Mrs. S. G. Yeaton of Brooklyn, n.
y, visited in town last week - Miss
Minnie A. Cotter of Maiden Mass is visit
ing Miss Lizzie Cotter, her cousin. -
Miss Edna Bremmer of Highgate visited
Mrs. j. NJ. Donahue, her sister, last week.
- Miss Frances IL, Estabrook of Low
ell, Mass, is visiting at w. W. Rumril's.
- Mrs. S. f. Judd is working in the
restaurant at Queen City Park. - Mr..
and Mrs Charles King of Richmond, Va,
visited last week at the home of Samuel
King, his father. - Mrs. A. III. Fisk of
Eugene, Oregon, with Ray Emerson, her
nephew, visited last week with o. S. Cook.
- Mrs. Carrie Ely of Champlain, N. Y,
is visiting in town. - Lucy Strong went
to St. Adams on Tuesday to visit at the
home of w. ID. Chandler. - Mrs l.. G..
Fletcher goes to Claremont, n. H., to-day
for visit OF four weeks with relatives.
- Rev. Allen Judd and wife and Miss
Carrie Cushman went to Tunbridge last
Monday on their wheels.
Peacham.
Carrie Woodruff is visiting at A. p. Rem
frew's.
There is much excitement in town con.
corning the postotfce
Mrs. Weston and family of Windsor are
r stopping at S. Varnum's.
Miss Lillian Moody started for Colorado
( Tuesday, on account of poor health.
A large number who have been attending
camp-meetng at Lyndonvlle returned OF
Monday.
Professor Bunker has returned from the
NJ IL N..r Il L., t..
+ Tuesday.
The schools in town are all supplied will
teachers, and will begin the first Monday il
September.
' The new creamery is completed and begar
work Wednesday last. 1t is fine cream
e cry and will be of great benefit to the sur
$ rounding farmers.
Plainfield.
: Repairs are making on the Congregations
: parsonage
1 George Benjamin has purchased a build
o ing lot of K. Skinner.
= Rev. l.. f. Fortney preached at Fletcher
and Fairfax last Sunday.
, A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
: Windsor Perry last Saturday.
Jewell Sherburns estate sold the farm t.
:: Orrin Cree last week. Consideration, $500
, l.. T. Townsend is painting and paperinf
j his store, and his brother Bert will put in {
full line of groceries this fall.
y Rev. @. III. Shiun Of Galesburg, H., wh(
has been visiting at Rev. l.. f. Fortney s
y returned home last Wednesday.
: The repairs on the new school house hav,
q commenced New seats will be put in thu
. hall, and it will be used for one of the de
i partments.
4 Nelson Morse has moved into the hous
. he recently purchased, and John Hender
y son has moved into the house he purchased
+ of Nelson Morse.
The ladies of the Congregational churcl
;, will give an ice-cream sociable in their yes
:, try on Thursday evening of this week
:, Every one is invited.
i The excursion to Barre granite quarrie
V on Tuesday was very lightly attended b.
: the Christian Endeavor Society of thi
1, place, on account of the rain.
ST Mrs. Canty attended the wedding of he
brother John, in Wells River last week
- Mrs. II. A Dunbar and daughter q
st st. Adams are visiting at Fred Perrn's
- b. ID. Marsh is i'll at Charles Bulk
Sc ley's. - Harry Whittier visited at o. /
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