The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

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quire Buckley the same day and fined for
the same off fence.
Mrs. Austin Prentiss arrived home from
| Chicago and Bloomington, Friday, Septem-
| Der %. She has brother living near the
latter place.
Morrisville.
A G. Guyer and wife of Hyannis, Mass
were in town Saturday.
Nine persons were baptized at the Meth
odist church Sunday morning.
The Universalist society is hoping to
again secure their former pastor, Rev. /. =.
Booth, now of Mortified.
Rev. DR.. Byington of East HardwiclS
preached at the Congregational church last
Sunday in exchange with Rev. T.. p
Seymour.
II. p. Munson and wife, e. s Robinson
and wife, W. S. Cheney and wife, Y. G.
Cheney Miss Minnie Cheney, Henry Waite
and wife, Mrs. G. w. Fitch Miss Celia
Hamel, and G.. NJ. Powers and wife are in
Chicago.
The meeting of the Vermont Branch of
the Woman's Board of Missions held here
last week, was well attended and an enjoy
able occasion throughout One hundred
fifty or more delegates were present from all
over the state and the attendance from this
vicinity was good. A reception was given
the visiting delegates by Mrs. p. X. Gleed
on Tuesday evening.
Newbury.
Mr.. Brown, the depot agent, is confined to
the house.
Julia Goddard closes her house for few
weeks and goes to Boston.
John Smith and wife and several others
left Thursday for the Worlds Fair.
George Bonetts two sisters returned to
their home in Lowell, Mass, Monday.
Newbury on Sunday by Rev. Mr.. Holt.
Charles w. Hartwell has begun laying
the foundation for bis new harness shop.
Mrs. G. NJ. Knight is improving so she
has been moved to W. II. Silsby's house
Mrs. A. e. Pillsbury closes her house
here for the winter and returns to her home
in Boston to-day.
Mr. Cilley, at South Newbury, has the
foundation nearly ready to begin the wood
work for his new shop.
Alfred Keves stopped at the Sawyer
House few days in driving from Lttleton,
n. H., to Bellows Falls.
NJ. A. Gale has moved from the Sawyer
house TO the Buxton mansion. George Saw
yer took possession October 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Greer. Mr.. and Mrs
r. w. Chamberlin, and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. IT. Atkinson started on Monday for the
Columbian Exposition.
L. w. Kimball has moved from Mrs.
Howland's house to one of the tenements
known as the "Yellow Boarding House,
owned by S. L. Swasey.
Our quiet village is being we'll patronized
with travelling minstrel shows. Martz'
Specially Company gave au entertainment
at Seminary Hall on Monday evening.
Professor Wentworth was as we'll patron.
lied as reading entertainment usually is
in this place, on Wednesday evening. His
hearers speak very highly of his reading
The Newbury boys played base ball with
the Bradford boys at Bradford, Friday af-
ternoon. The Newbury boys came out
ahead, as they always do, scoring % to 49,
A. A. Bowen moves from the "Yellow
Boarding House" to his farm this week.
His son John moves to South Newbury to
work for the Orange County Canning Com
pany.
The New England Telephone Company
is putting in long distance batteries in this
section, which have been needed for some
time. This will enable the patrons of the
telephone TO hear great deal better.
G. G. Doe has the most convenient and
best arranged barn at M. Hog stock farm
of any one in this section of the Connect-
cut valley. 1t will pay any one TO spend
time to look it over, especially his patent
arrangement for stablng mis- cows.
Mr.. Kibblng and wife sailed his steamer
on the Connecticut river on Frday.from Han
over to Newbury, taking on Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Lucas at Fairlee; Mr.. and Mrs.
Kibbling visited Mrs Kibtling's mother,
Mrs. Greanlief, returning home on Sarur-
day.
The Orange County Canning Company,
at South Newbury expects to start its mill
on Wednesday or Thursday. 1t has COM
menced taking apples. paying twsnty-six
cents per hundred pounds, which will make
manufactured into cider, and sometimes
from cider into something more Intoxicating.
Mrs. Julia (Temple) Durant died at her
home in Piermont, n. H., Thursday morn
ing at six o'clock. She leaves three chill
dren, a husband, an aged father, Luke Tenn
pie, and a brother, Sidney Temple, to mourn
her loss. Mrs. Durant has been in failing
health for about year. but not confined TO
the bed until about the middle of July.
Services were at her home, Saturday, inter-
ment being made in the cemetery here.
Boltonville.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Nc
Clure, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Bolton, Ernest
Hanson and Fred Mcclure went on the ex-
curson to the Notch last Saturday.
Frank Bolton and Mr. and Mrs. Robinson
start for Chicago to-day. - Mrs. f. X.
Kittredge of Woodsville visited in town
last Friday. Mrs. Brown of Boston is
the guest of Mrs. Kate Bolton. - Lucy
Quint is expected home the last of this week.
Mortified.
Sheriff Howe was at Bristol, last Monday
on official business.
Lieutenant Keene has assumed command
at Norwich University.
The reservoir on the university grounds
will soon be ready for use.
l.. L. Montana is running an eating booth
at the Tunbridge fair this week.
A daughter was born last Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace A. Pastrdge.
The Ladies' Reading Club met Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Denison Brown.
The Congregational ladies will serve a
boiled dinner to-day in Howe's hall from
twelve to two o'clock.
Fred Kathan and Miss Jennie Averll
were married last Thursday evening by
Rev. DR.. w. S. Hazen
Rev George S. Dodge of Woods Holl
Mass, is visiting Mrs. 4. X. Jones, his sis
ter, while on his way to Chicago.
The High School was closed three days
last week TO enable the pupils and teachers
to attend the county teachers institute, held
in Barre.
William Lawler of Claremont, N. H., and
Miss Nora O'Grady were married at St.
Johns church on Tuesday morning by Rev.