The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
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horse.
The Methodists realized over 1926 at their
oyster supper on Wednesday evening OF last
week.
The real estate and personal property Of
the late G. w Clark will be sold at auction
on Saturday next.
William G. Goodwin died on Wednesday
morning of last week. The funeral services
were held on Friday, Rev. Mr.. Forrest Off
ciatng.
Fred G. Sleeper, who has served in the
United States navy for the last five years,
is at w. H. II. Halls. He will not return
to the navy.
There were about seventy-fve present at
the sociable of the Congregational young
people on Friday evening, and the affair
was voted a success
Mrs. Jennie Robbins has moved into the
Bagley house, which she recently bought,
and Fred II. Stanton has moved thereirom
to the Hotel Tarbell
Corinth
Potatoes are decaying badly in this viciu-
ity.
Corinth creamery paid its patrons twenty
three cents for August butter.
-Four persons-Mr. Renfrew, Mr.. John
Page Mr.. j. Quimby ana Miss Mabel Sar-
gent--were baptized last Sunday at the
south meadow by Elder Sargent.
b. b. Scrbner has gone on business
trip to Boston. He has leased the store of
Mrs. g. G. Cook for five years, we under
stand The store has been repaired and
painted.
West Corinth.
Charles Carr, from Barre, with his sister
Mrs. ). George of Washington, visited at Il.
II. Williams last Saturday
c. Avery aud S. Farwell have been doing
the threshing for most of the farmers in
this vicinity the past week.
Farmers are digging their potatoes and
find some kinds decaying badly, while
others are quite free from rot.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Fuller of St. Adams
recently visited his foster-parents, Mr.. and
Mrs C.. G. Fuller, while on their wedding
trip.
There were no services in the church in
this place last Sunday, but union services
We're held at the Meadow church by Rev. f.
l. Sargent, pastor of both churches, and the
ordinance of baptism administered to four
candidates, two from each place.
East Montpelier
j. S. Wheelock has fine new stone
wagon.
j. NJ. Willard has purchased a horse of
Arthur McIver.
A. j. Pierce has sold his farm to Edwin
A. Gould for $1,000.
Extensive repairs are making on the
house of Mrs A. Dwinell
Dean p. Town, teller in Barre National
Bank, has been spending few days in
town.
Pattersous Concert Company will give
an entertainment in the village hall this
evening.
The next Christian Endeavor socable is
to be at the Center church, October 4. All
are invited.
The mother of l.. G. Hammett is in town
from Morrsville, while Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
NETT are in Chicago.
Another party, including quite number
of young people, are planning to visit
Chicago next month.
f. p. Kelton and wife and e. II. Foster
and wife expect to leave the last of this
week for the Worlds Fair.
C. ID. Sprague and wife of Campton Viii
lage, n. H., are stopping few days with
Station Agent Sprague prior to their de-
parture for Kansas City, Mo.
North Montpelier.
Hon. Horace w. Lyford of Warren was
in town on Saturday of last week OF bust
ness trip.
We are having a very successful term of
school in this district with Miss Glee Kent
of Calais as teacher.
Mrs. Ellen Sibley Shurtleff of Austin, H.,
a former resident OF this town, is home on
visit to relatives and friends.
Mrs. NJ. " b. HOLSTER and daughter
| Julia are in Hartford, Conn. on visit, and
expect to be away five or six weeks.
Bertha f. Nye started for Bishop Hopkins
| Hall, Thursday of last week, where she is
to attend school during the coming school
| year
Fred Dewey of Boston, Mass, who has
been sojourning at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w Freeman for several weeks,
returned home last week Thursday
News has just been received of the mar
riage of j. X. Nye, native of this place
but now a resident of Pierre, South Dakota,
to young lady of Clifford, Indiana.
"Hoodlums " were out in force Sunday
night tearing down fences, placing obstruc-
tions in the highway and making night
hideous generally. Their names are known,
and if they escape paying the penalty for
this time they may consider themselves
lucky
w. G. Nye raised this season, from little
less than One-tenth of an acre Of ground
sixty-three bushels of potatoes. The seed
was procured of Austin Tempeton of this
town, and the field was planted and cared
for during the summer by G. l.. Shortt OF
this village. Who can beat it?
Quite large party started from this
town, Thursday of week before lasl, for Chi
ssting in part of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Ham
NETT, Mr. and Mrs. l.. ID. Coburn, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Austin Foster, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Hamblin, and Mr., and Mrs. e. H. Foste
and daughter May.
1t was a happy, light-hearted party o
four that started out bright and early ont
morning of week before last, seated behnC
a pair of bigh.steppers obtained from liv
cry in an adjoining town, for days so
iourn to that famous resort, Williamstowl
Springs The party was made up of two
young gentlemen and one young lady o
this town, the fourth being resident OF tn
capital of this state. The day was one o
the finest, and feeble words fail to express
the enjoy ment of the trip through the busy
villages of East Montpelier Barre anC
Williamstowni,o or upon the return the gen
, erous hospitality of mine host at tn
Williamstown House, in the elegant Dime
and supper provided for the company bu
"into each life some rain must fall" BE
fore reaching home one Of the horses wa
taken sick and had to be detached from til
: carriage shortly after, and in this perpleX
ing situation the young gentlemen, with
courage born of the true condition of til
circumstances, CALAMITY took the place c
the dead horse. Report has it that IN
: young ladies lent helping hand by pusl
| inn Tho parriaua bphinu They in time "a