The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-16

The Central Vermont cam p-meetino onans
next Monday evening on the Northfield
camp ground and will continue through the
following Sunday.
Fred T. Austin has been at home from
Boston for several days. He accompanied
the Montpelier Military Band to Rutland
on Tuesday as drum major.
Rev. L. III. Elliot was the principal
speaker at the union temperance meeting
held last Sunday evening at the Methodist
opening services.
Henry Brannock OF West Windsor was
lately the guest of Amasa Pearsons, He
was driving through from Enosburp and
had with him the horse that was stolen
from him at the Enosburg races.
Jerry NJ. Donahue, the wide-awake Gem
trail Vermont freight conductor between
Montpelier and Barre, is smiling sixteen
hours day because of that eleven and one
half pound son that arrived last Wednesday.
l.. l.. Montana has sued the Central Yer
mont railroad for damages sustained by
him in the recent crossing accident at Barre,
whereby two horses belonging to him were
killed. He has retained T. j. Boynton and
j. G. Wing of Montpelier.
Rev. Sylvester Donaldson and daughter
drove to st. Johnsbury last Wednesday,
where they have since been visiting. Rev.
l.. H. Elliot Of Waterbury occupied the
Methodist pulpit last Sunday, when he pre-
-
Society.
Mrs Rumbaugh of New York gave din
ner party at the Mortified House last
Thursday in honor of the sixty birth
day of j. G. b. Thayer, her father There
were eighteen at the tables, and the occasion
was one of rare enjoyment to those so for
tunate as to be present
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jameson returned
to their home in Newburyport, Mass, last
Monday after two weeks visit with their
daughter, Mrs. L. II. Keith. They took
many carriage drives in and around town
including Montpelier and vicinity. Having
never visited Vermont before, they were
delighted with the scenery and expressed
desire to take some of the hills home with
them.
The Womans Auxiliary to the Kelley
League will hold a lawn party on the Com
gregational church grounds next Saturday
evening w. A. Lord, j. G. Wing, William
Dillon and Major j. l.. Elder of Montpelier
will be present and give short addresses.
If the weather is stormy, the exercises will
he held in the church. 1t is hoped that
Manager Foster of the Kelley Institute at
Montpelier will be present with several of
the patients now at that institution.
Mrs. i. l.. Montana visited last week in
Whitehall, n. Y. Agnes Nj. Dooey is
temporarily employed in the Office of the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company
at Montpelier. = Mrs. Eda Hart of Post
parents. - Minnie Clay of Lowell
Mass, has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs, F. j.
Eastman, her aunt. - Egbert l.. Field
and family of Somerville, Mass, are visiting
d. d. Field, his father. - Charles
Avery is visiting his mother in Minneapolis,
MINI. - Misses Katie Brown and Mary
McDonough of Boston were guests last week
of Annie Donahue. - Rev. G. n Smith
of Maiden, Mass, is spending the month of
August in town. - The venerable Ira
| I'd 10 II 80
- A. w. Holton and wife took car
riage drive last week through northern Ver-
mont, with St Johnsbury as the objective
point. - Frank r. Jones of West Som
erville,. Mass, has been visiting at the
home of l.. ID. Jones, his father. - Liz
zie l, Ainsworth of West Randol phi is Sc
riously i'll at the Mortified House. Charles
G. Ainsworth her father, is caring for her.
- Mrs. Seth Rich is visiting Mrs.
Houston, her mother - Misses Kate
Fitchburg and Haverhill, Mass. - G. E.
Reed is to move his family to Woburn,
Mass, next week. - Henry Garvey of
Little Rock, Ark, arrived in town last sun
father. - Rev. Henry Howard of Jeffer
sonville was in town last Monday. -
Jessie Jones returned from Chicago last
week. - Landlord NJ. E. Warrington is
at Queen City Park this week, and will at
tend the muster at Rutland Friday. -
n. NJ. Draper and daughter Carrie of West
Randolph and Mrs. John Wright of Spring
| field, Mass, were at the Northtield House
last Friday. - Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Frost went to Bethel yesterday for a visit
of several days there and at West Ran
dolph.
| A son was born, Friday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton Nye. Weight, eleven pounds.
Judge Warren has been quite sick, but is
now able to be out again.
The attractions of Berlin pond have
drawn many camping parties here this sea-
son. A party from Battle Creek, Mich,
with friends from Barre and Northfeld are
now tenting in Mr.. Poere's grove.
The young people to the number of about
sixty enjoyed "ghost party" at the Bos-
worth place near Ozias Bailey's, Monday
night. All enjoyed a fine time, and some
claim they saw genuine ghost,
West Berlin.
The new iron bridge at No. is being put
| in position.
lRev. w. B. worthing left home on
| Wednesday for an extended carriage drive
through northern Vermont, accompanied
by his wife and daughter. intending to be
absent two or three weeks. He preached
at the Methodist church in Bakersfield last
Sunday, and intends to attend the Morris
vile campmeeting this week.
Rev. H. X. Grain and wife are in Will
| Jamestown for few days. - Ned
Cooper of Springfield, Mass, is here visit
ing his grandmother, Mrs. Crismon Han
cock. - Charles Bailey has reshingled
his house. - Henry Dillingham; of
Waterbury was here the first of the week
- Captain NJ. ID. Drew is visiting rela-
tives in East Burke.
Cabot.
The sick people in town are convalescent.
The milk of Lafayette Myers cow tested
$50.
Mr. McQuade, a local. horse jockey of this
place. has skipped, with Sheriff Collins
after him.
A company of colored people from the
South gave concert in the village hall last
Thursday evening to a large audience
Lawrence Harrington has returned from
Florida. He reports that he likes the coun-
try very much and expects to return this
fall.
Frank Laird and Eastman Hopkins had
a lawsuit last Tuesday night Kimball APP
peared for Laird and Lamson for Hopkins.
Laird was fined $1,000.