The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-21

White of Cambridge, VT, is visiting at her
fathers. - May Britton Of Oakfeld, n
Y. is visiting at Nelson Shorey's. 80
Mrs. Nathan Skinner returned from Flor
ida last Friday. -. r. A. Dwinell and
son were in town last Sunday, and the son
Is now visiting here. 80 John Ryan
shipped one hundred calves and forty hogs
last Monday. =-= Mrs. j Newton Perrin
of Williamstown returned home last Mon
day Mrs. Perrin has been taking care of
her mother. -=== Mrs. Gale is very sick,
and her recovery is quite doubtful.
Maple Hill.
Rev. A. p. Drown is TO preach at the
Bolles school-house next Sunday 60
Revival meetings closed last week. Mr..
and Mrs j. l.. Kimball returned to their
home at Claremont, N II. -= Mrs Lewis
Ducharme and Miss Lear Osgood, formerly
of this place but now of Boston, are visiting
relatives here.
Waitsfield.
Rev. Mr.. Spencer of Montpelier preached
at the Methodist church last Sunday, as
Rev. Mr. Douglas was out of town.
Rev. Mr.. Covell of Waterbury occupied
the desk at the Congregational church last
Sunday in exchange with Rev. f.. S. Fiske.
Mrs. A. w. Bigelow and Charlie returned
from Boston last Thursday, Charlie being
sick with the canl<er rash. Quite num-
Der of the neighboring children have been
exposed, but the village schools have been
closed and every precaution taken to pre-
vent the spread of the dreaded disease.
The programme for the Odd Fellows pic
mic, to which everybody is invited, includes
the following: Boys bicycle race for boys of
twelve or under, one-half mile, half dollar;
potato race, fifty yards, gold fountain pen
sack race, one hundred yards, silver cup
youths bicycle race for youths of seventeen
or under, one-half mile, spy glass; egg race,
one-fourth mile, souvenir spoon; three
legged race, one hundred yards, gold-headed
cane; umbrella race, one-half mile, silk UNI
brella; slow horse race, one mile, silver
watch. Entrance to all the races is free,
and competition is open to everybody ex-
cept that no one who has won the prize in
any race can enter for the same race again.
Conditions and rules governing each race
will be announced from the judges stand
All entries should be made to the commit
tee-William Strong, j. j. Kelly or K. o..
Trask before twelve o'clock of day of
picnic.
Cheney Prentis of Mortified is in town
this week, visiting among his relatives and
friends. - s. ID. Allen and family and
B. A. Holmes of Barre are visiting friends
in this town and vicinity. Charles
Berry of Montpelier was in town over Sat-
urday and Sunday visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. G.. Berry. - A young
daughter gladdens the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Bert Joslin.
Warren.
Mumps prevail here.
Good hay is selling for SIG ton.
Most of the schools in town finish this
week.
Certain parties in town should be careful
about selling cider.
Parker & Slayton are building an add.
ton to their tub factory.
Albert Murray is building an addition to
his barn, to replace the one blown down by
wind last winter.
Mrs. George Colby, who was so seriously
i'll last winter, is much improved, but is
still in feeble health.
East Warren.
On Thursday last mercury was at 9S in
the shade-the warmest day of the season.
DR.. E. w Slayton and wife go to Norris
vile this week to attend the wedding of
their son, who resides there. - Mabel
Bostwck cut her foot badly, last week, by
stepping on a piece of glass. So The in
FAINT child of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Robinson is
seriously i'll.
Williamstown.
Frank York has purchased house of
George Beckett and taken possession.
The first train from here for Barre be-
gins this week to leave at seven A. NJ. The
other trains will run as heretofore.
Friends of Mrs. Horace Flint will rejoice
with her in her recovery of health. 1t is
good to see her old-time cheeriness.
b. o. Griffin of Burlington and Carl Bene-
dict of Montpelier, with their wives, are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Il. Benedict.
Anything that can be called maple
sugar has been in demand of late here to be
taken to Virginia and used in the manufac-
ture of tobacco.
Successful steps have been taken to secure
the services of Rev. Alvin Smith in the
Universalist church another year, both here
and at Washington.
Messrs. James Hopkins, Henry Poole and
Arthur Freeman were in attendance at Md
sonic meetings in Burlington last week and
obtained charter for the lodge here.
Gil Jackson, now of Barre, and his
nephew Henry j. Martin caught eleven
pounds of trout from the stream below the
Gulf" in Brookfeld, one day last week.
The WATERMAN of last week. in an item
concerning the death of Miss Carrie K.
Tinker of Beebe Plain fell into the typo
graphical error of making the name Tucker.
Mrs. James Murphy has been brought
home from Canada, where weeks ago she
was stricken with paralysis She is not
fully recovered, but her physician encour-
ages the hope that she will be we'll
Our old townsman, Ira Snow, died at his
home in Montpelier on Wednesday last,
and his body was brought for burial in our
village cemetery on Friday afternoon. His
wife, nee Mary Simons, and two sons sur
vive him.
Minnie jerome has had some very I'M
pleasant physical experiences OF late re-
sulting from taking ether to have dislo-
Gated joint set. She had some time pre-
viously suffered from the use of ether, but
she is coming out all right.
Mrs. Mary Grearson of St. Johns, N. b..
came here last week to make home for
her three sons who are stone cutters. Left
a widow by the drowning of her husband, a
sea captain, she comes to be with sons in
whom mother might have an honest pride
Our people will give her cordial welcome
We are told on what would seem to be
"good authority" that William Robinson
the cowboy, will plead guilty to the in
dictment against him by the county grand
jury, of assault, and pay the fine, which,
with all costs, will not likely exceed thirty.
three to fifty dollars. He will then be re-
leased. A generous purse has been raised
for him here, largely, we hear, among Ger.
tain of the granite boys Born of Catholic
parents near Worcester, Mass. a mixture
of English, French and Indian blood: run.