The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Newbury,

Massachusetts, is spending a short vacation
in town.
Andrew Knights is building fine resi-
dence on his lot next to the mill at South
Newbury.
Nellie Burns of Lancaster, N. H., said to
be lineal descendant of the poet Burns, is
visiting at j. B. Halls.
Repairs on the Congregational church are
moving slowly, as there is delay in for
warding the steel sheathing.
Merrill Goodwin has sold his farm in
Littleton, and has moved back to Newbury
into Mrs. John Stebbins' house.
The Barnet and Newbury boys crossed
bats on the common last Wednesday, re-
suting in score Of twenty-six to twenty
eight in favor of the Newbury boys.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold a flower festival and sale in the
seminary hall this afternoon and evening.
There will be on sale large collection of
useful and fancy articles.
The officers of the Orange County Can
ming Company, elected July 20, are these:
President, George H. Moore vice-president,
w. S. Hale; secretary, G. G. Doe; treasurer,
Moore, w. s. Hale, Carlos e. Brock, @. G.
Doe, Thomas Albee, A. Greer and A. A.
Omstead. The committee to appraise the
water power of A. A. Olmstead met last
week Saturday. The company is purchas-
ing its machinery, and will soon have the
business in running order.
Ernest Martin and Edward Corliss are
convalescent from typhoid fever. - Mr..
King and wife of Wisconsin are visiting
friends in town. - Edward Bayley was
called to Boston last week by the sickness
of his partner. - Sadie Greenleaf went
to Boston last week to attend business
college. - Harry Hinman has. re.
turned from his vacation with a fancy
horse. - g. b. Bowen went to Corinth
with fine organ for Edward Currier last
week. - f. l.. Cobb, in the employ of
Cowdrey & Co., of Boston, and who has been
been spending his vacation. in town, re-
Newbury, led by Hon. A. e. Pillsbury,
went to Moosilauke last Wednesday and
returned on Thursday. - James b.
Lowrie and family are at Peaks Island,
Me-, for the month. - Misses Fanny
and Anna Atkinson went to the Worlds
Fair last Thursday. IT. E. Kimball
made a trip through the White Mountains
last week. - Mrs. Henry E. Davis of
Worcester, Mass, is visiting friends in
town. - Emma Gardner is visiting in
town. - Mrs. w. L. Murphy and Susie
Sawyer visiting at the Sawyer House.
- Principal F. E. Prichard is spending
short vacation at the Worlds Fair. -
N. M. Stetson is away on vacation, and
Miss Human is working in the drug store.
- Mrs. DIR. Hatch and children are WIS.,
iting at her husbands home in Groton.
- George Moore is making the cellar
for the new house. - Kate l.. Murphy
boarding at the Sawyer House.
Boltonville.
A party from Woodsyille, N. H., are
camping at Ryegate pond. - Mr.. Grow
returned from his vacation last Monday.
- The whooping cough is raging. -
Freeman Tucker sold a carload of bran in
one day last week. - Herbert. Gardner,
who has been spending his vacation in Boil
tonville, returns to Barton tomorrow.
- Mrs. Wyle and son of Brooklyn, n.
Y, are visiting at Duncan Riches. -
Lee Quint left for Rutland last Friday.
- Louis Meader and family went to
Providence, R. L. last Friday on account of
Mrs. Meader's poor health - William
Bone and family went to York Beach, Me-,
last THURSDAY; r " Il. E. Sargent went vent, to
berlin died at St. Adams last Saturday
week, and was brought here for interment
last week Monday. He leaves wife and
five children. Age, seventy. five years.
Wells River.
Charles Burrell slipped last Friday while
stepping into the hotel wagon. The horse
started and the wagon ran over Mr.. Burrell.
One arm was broken and he received inter-
nal injuries.
Margaret Slattery has been granted
pension of IS month and $3.50 arrearages.
F. Deming is laying a pipe from his house
to the store, and will have running water
there soon.
A large number of the young people of
Wells River attended the promenade at
Woodsville last Friday evening.
Jesse Sheldon and wife went to Jaffrey
n. H., last Saturday. From there they will
60 to Nantasket Beach.
The ladies of the Congregational church
have voted to have the repairs of the church
continued and new seats will be put in.
DR.. Lee and wife went to muster on
Tuesday. Mrs. Lee will visit friends in
Charlestown on the way, and they will
return next Saturday.
the whooping cough, and some are quite ill.
- The sick ones in town are GONZALES
cent - Raymond Smith has purchased
new wheel - Ambrose McAlister is
entertaining a number of friends at his
home this week. - W. G. Foss is paint
ing his house. - Mrs. Webster Leonard
has moved into her new house. - Eddie
Markham visited relatives in Planteld last
ton, d. c., is visiting at Rev. R. G. Bug
bees. - Mrs. w. G. Foss is visiting
friends in Manchester, N. H. - Kate
Bugbee visited friends in Littleton, n. H.,
last week. - Mrs. f. Deming visited
friends in Albany last week. - Howard
McCabe of New Jersey is visiting at s. s.
Peachs.
Topsham.
The creamery paid twenty-one cents for
July butter.
A daughter was born August to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. Dickerman.
Communion services were held last Sun
day at the Reformed Presby terrain church.
Rev. N. r. tombstone offciated, assisted by
Rev. j. G. McFeeters of Philadelphia.
Wallace Chalmers is building fine two
horse wagon to exhibit at Corinth fair. He
has built and sold nine this season. This
shows that our young men are not obliged
to go away from Topsham to make money.
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