The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-19

have gone to Highgate Springs
| Warren.
Alonzo Persons is enlarging his barn.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Austin.
| The roof of the town house is to be
covered with steel roofing soon.
Crops are looking WELL Many have fin.
I ished haying and report an extra crop and
OF good quality Corn is growing rapidly
now, but many pieces are little backward
| Many fields of oats are headed out and are
! looking well. There is general complaint
| OF cows drying up and not giving so much
milk as usual, probably on account of so
much dry weather. Potatoes are looking
well, and beetles are less troublesome than
usual. The fruit crop is promising.
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs S. e. Carpenter returned
| from their visit to the Worlds Fair on Fri
| day last.
Willard Clough has inc fish pond with
some two hundred speckled beauties lux
uriating in its crystal depths
Henry Downing has the finest field of
corn in Orange county, without doubt. The
| corn is six feet high and in perfect state of
development.
Fred Barron of Fergus Falls, Mimi, is
! visiting his mother, Mrs. George w. Down
| ing, after an absence of dozen wears
- Clarence L. Waterman of Mortified,
North Dakota, is visiting at E. X. Hough-
toms. - Heman G. White of Denver,
Col, who has been visiting his parents here,
| returned home last week.
Waterbury.
Mr.. Dumas butter-box shop was closed
the most of last week, owing to low water.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Covell, with their
guests from the West, are visiting Mt,
| Mansfield.
The front of A. G. Atherton's attractive
store has been adorned by Fred Somervlle
with very neat sign-writing.
Mrs. George Wallace of Everett, Mass. =.
whose husband lost his life in fire which
occurred in that city last fall is visiting her
father-in-law, Sidney Wallace.
Misses Alice and Ella Hobart, daughters
of the late Walter Hobart of California,
have just returned from European tour
and are visiting their uncle, Bradley Shaw.
Mrs. Campbell of Ann Arbor, Mich,
mother of Mrs. Covell and Miss McMaster
of Flint, Mich, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Covell. They were delegates to the
| Christian Endeavor Convention at Montreal.
While digging for the foundation for the
new water tank near the depot, the ground
was found dry to the depth of four feet.
Unless prolonged rain comes soon, fall
crops will suffer seriously.
waterbury Is sustaining WeIl-earne0
reputation as a delightful summer home.
Our citizens are to be commended for the
| care shown in keeping their residences and
lawns in good order. The city fathers are
likewise doing their duty regarding streets
and sidewalks, all of which, combined with
| the possession of an excellent hotel well
| kept, and the natural advantages surround
| ing us, make our village truly Green
| Mountain gem.
Services at the Congregational church
last Sunday evening consisted of reports by
delegates and visitors to the great Christian
Endeavor convention held at Montreal
| week before last. Mrs. Covell, Miss Parker
Miss Huntley and Miss McMaster each read
carefully. prepared statements on different
| topics as discussed by the most able workers
in this and other lands. Hymns were sung
by the choir and congregation that were
used at the convention with such thrilling
effect, Owing to lack of time, Rev Mr.
Covell will favor the congregation with his
report later on.
Mr.. Al pha A. AthertOn an old and we'll
known resident of this village, died last
Monday at the home of his son, Charles
Atherton, in Essex. Mr.. Atherton will be
remem bered by old residents as a most use.
full and energetic citizen. He was actively
engaged in the manufacture and sale OF
furniture for long period, until reverses In
business overlook him, to which were
added the sad bereavement in the loss by
ueduH Oh MS VIE ana several members oil
his family, and his own intirmities have
rendered his last days sad and lonely. A
large circle of friends and relatives have
only the kindest of feeling for his memory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Minor will spend
two or three months with their son in
Charemont Mass. 60 DR.. Minard ac
companied Charles Humphrey to New York
last week for the purpose of consulting q
specialist regarding his rheumatic ailment
| - j g. GrluOg and Franz laax fo,
Chicago and the Worlds Fair tonight
- o. A. Seabury returned to his home
in Boston on Monday. - Annie Wells o.
Burlington is visiting her uncle, Charlie.
child, from Atlanta, Ga, is visiting hel
mother, Mrs. Ashley, at her grandfather's
Elisha Moody. Mr.. Darling is expected
this week. - Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt OF
Lebanon, N. H., are spending week will
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Hunt. -
Karl Booker of Springfield, Mass, is a
home on visit to his parents. - Mrs
f. &. Luce is visiting friends in Cambridg,
while Mr.. Luce is absent in New York OF
business.
West Randolph.
The Lowelltown fishing party have re
turned and are well pleased with the trip
Mrs William II. Nichols left on Monda,
evening for Dinuba, Cal She will be sew
eral weeks on the way, stopping at Chicago
} |
route.
ID. Mackenzie, of New London, Conn.
general superintendent of the New Londol
Northern division of the Central Vermont
railroad was the guest of w. b. Wall las
Sunday.
Miss Ralston of New York, guest of J
w. Mccall at Elm Cottage, was thrown
from horse while riding last Thursday af
ternoon. She was quite badly bruised abou
the face and head, but fortunately ESCAPED
serious injury
Fire was discovered last Friday evening
| in the basement of Princes tub shop by ON
, of the workmen who lived close by. Hi
knowledge of the mill fire hose and pipes
enabled him, with the aid of the first arriv
ais, to quickly eXtinguish the blaze, whicl
, had not gained much Roadway. The damag
= was comparatively small, and that mostl.
a SHSste&.s x = & = & & = y. \, ~ Y
r II
= x ~