The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
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| turned last saturday from visit in New
Hampshire. 60 g. f. Smith and G.. M.
Tubbs attended the fair last week at South
Ryegate.
Waits River.
A valuable marble discovery has been
made on land belonging to II. G. Richard.
SON. Mr.. Richardson has several specimens
on exhibition which show that IT. ranks
among the first in beauty and quality. Why
cannot Topsham have marble quarry as
well "a other towns?
Nellie Locke is sick. - A daughter
was born to MIR. and Mrs. j. NJ. Cilley Sep.
TENDER 81; also TO Mr. and Mrs. John
Greenleaf. -= viii Simpson OF East
Corinth is clerking for j. A. Dodge.
IWaitsfeld.
Rev. w e. Douglas returned from his
two-weeks' vacation last Thursday evening.
Charles and Carrie Green made a business
trip to Montpelier last Saturday, returning
the first Of this week.
T.. o. Trask, e A. Fiske, James r. Dale
and James Baird, 4th, are in attendance
upon county court this week.
The desk at the Congregational church
was very acceptably flied last Sunday by
Rev &. II. Merrill of st. Johnsbury.
Tie ladies Of the Methodist church and
Epwofth League are to have chicken pie
supper at their vestry this evening.
Mrs. Arthur Gorham returned last Thurs
day to her home in Bellows Falls, after
short visit with friends and relatives in
town.
Fred Wilder of Minneapolis, Mimi, who
has been spending a few weeks with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.. Wilder, started
last Friday for his western home.
The Mortified Netos correspondent from
this place Is very apt to be considerably
" flush with the ink he spreads out on the
stationery furnished by that paper. He SAYS
that the bridge lamp was lighted Friday
night for the first time this summer, and
! further, that there was a moon (seeD He
is not abreast with the times at all and gets
the cart before the horse occasionally. He
| doesn't superintend the Lighting of the bridge
| lamp anyway, except in the Mortified
| NeDS. That is done by different party,
| who intends to have the bridge lighted,
and with Kerosene at twenty cents instead
of eleven or twelve as quoted, it can afford
| to be lighted. But there has been no globe
| for the lamp till the time mentioned, and
as result, individuals can't well afford
| to run the business of the selectmen of the
town.
Warren.
The revival meetings at the Corner have
closed.
Frank Carpenter has moved in with his
father-in-law, Carlos Martin.
Eddie j. Kingsbury went to Boston on
Monday to work in clothing store.
L ne Ten pOuuuS Oh humanity UndU recently
arrived at Johnny Gleason's was boy
f. A. Parsons. w. A. Averill and j. w.
Gleason have stopped carrying their milk
to the creamery, thinking they can do bet
ter at home.
The topic for the next meeting of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor is =" How Christ Helped Me-" Mel
son Bradley takes charge.
The report of the first class in spelling in
i III - N
Della Brown, 100 per cent; Lora Eldredge,
9S 80 per cent; Edith Lovett, "a 40 per
cent; Grace Lovett, 93 80 per cent; Herbert
Blair, " 30 per cent; Jessie Mckenzie,
81 10 per cent
East Warren.
Mrs. Jerusha Riford from Maiden Mass,
, is staying in town.
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Gleason, September 10.
Charles Beach and wife and Charles
Fitch and family from Burlington spent the
past week in town.
Mrs. Louisa Royce, from Massachusetts,
Mrs. NJ. A Hyzer, from Randolph, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Fitch, from Claremont. n. H.,
came to attend the funeral of Mr.. Dicken-
| son.
Norton L. Dickinson died September 10
! of pneumonia His age was seventy-oue
years. Mr.. Dickinson had many friends
happy in the Lord The funeral was largely
attended on Thursday, Rev. William S.
| Hazen OF Northfield attending.
Waterbury.
During last week eighteen persons from
| adjoining towns took their departure for the
! World Fair from our depot.
Mrs. Julia King died Sunday last, aged
seventy-siX years. Funeral was from ST.
Andrews church yesterday, Father Don
| oghue officiating
Rev. l.. II. Elliot preached last Sunday at
Wilmington, and reports having pleasant
visit, route with the Frary family at
Charlemont, Mass.
Alice NJ. Kyle, field secretary of the
! Woman's Board of Foreign Missions, was
present last Thursday evening at the Con-
| gregational chapel and made some interest
| ing remarks.
Smith & Somerville have finished stating
the new house of Orlo Ayers, which is a
credit to them. They also have the con-
tract for putting in the furnace for heating,
and will do the plumbing.
Our genial and progressive toy and hol-
| iday-goods dealer, A. e. Atherton has left
on his annual pilgrimage to the New York
and Boston markets, and his choice selec-
tons for holiday gifts will be duly appre-
ciated as Christmas approaches
We failed to notice in our report of horses
not being entered for premium, the fine
Percheron stallion Bucyrus, owned by Mr..
=. W. Currier of Berlin. He is magniti-
cent animal and attracted much attention.
There was no preaching at the Little
| River church last Sunday on account Of the
death of the pastors daughter, on the
23d, OF cholera infantum, after a week
illness Mrs. w. o. Cummings of Shady
Rll has been assisting in the care of the
child.
The village trustees, who have been so
roundly abused since their pitch and sand
era began, are still objects Of criticism for
locating certain street crossings. 1t is i'm
possible to please everybody, but when the
public are almost unanimous in opposition,
would it not be better for the trustees to
concede point?
Fred Fernald of Boston, who will be re-
membered kindly by many old acquaint'
ances, spent last week in town. For exer.
cise he tramped to Cancels Hump and
back, Tuesday, and on Thursday took a BIZ
cycle ride to Mount Mansfield, tramped to
its summit and returned same day. who
beats this record for endurance?
Last Friday evening the following persons
started for Chicago; Rufus Watts, Charles