The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06

tee Rev. S. f. w. whippen OF st. Adams,
w. f. Sprague of Brattleboro, II. s. Fiske
OF Rutland, j. III. Burgess of st. Adams,
Charles Booth of Springfield; delegates to
the general convention, Rev. Q. s. Nicker-
son, Rev. j. r. Simmons Rev. /. p. Booth,
Rev. V. S. Fuller, Colonel V. s, Fullam,
Lucian Blackmer, Ira Calef Edwin Allen,
W. III. Gladding preacher of the occasional
sermon, Rev. I. p. Booth Of Northdeld.
Mrs. II. A. Burt, Jr., of Swanton is visit
ing at the home of Hopson Barker, her
father. - Miss Nina Evans returned
last week from Camp Comfort, Bennington.
- Mrs. M. 5. Gilchrist went to Boston
last Monday for a brief visit. F. l..
Howe Is in Worthwhile, Stowe and Water
bury this week, setting monumental work.
- Eta Stebhins Of Washington, d. c.,
is visiting her parents. - Mrs. Lucy
Abbott returned last week after an absence
of several months in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts. 60 Miss Lolita Tenney
of Burlington visited Miss Lizzie White
more last week. - Mrs. j. G. Gaveny
of Acadia, Wis, visited Mrs. Fred Parker,
her sister, last week. - Miss Ida Case
returned last Saturday from trip to Bos-
ton and Chicago 60 Mrs. Marion San.
born is teaching in Websterville Miss Nellie
Brown in Waitstield and Miss Clara Hoton
in Plaintield. - Professor G.. G. Brill
was in the southern part of the state on
business trip last week. 60 w. II, Nor
ris has moved his family to West Randolph.
80 Mrs. N. II. Merritt of Plattsburgh,
n. Y, was with Jesse Allen, her brother,
last week. - Margaret the little daugh-
ter of G. A. Edgerton, Jr., is recovering
from a severe illness. - DIR. j. IL.
Winch was at Cabot last week on brief
vacation. - Miss Grace ingalls, was
unable to return to her school in Barre last
Monday because of illness. - DIR. Fred
Metcalt returned to Boston last Monday.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Denny. of
Athol, Mass, visited in Mortified and vi
cinity last week. - Rev. W. j. Kidder
is seriously ill. 60 Professor and Mrs j.
B. johnson visited last week at his old
e. ID. Nuttng of Council Bluffs, Ia, were
guests last week OF Il. NJ. Mcintosh -
Miss Helen Howe visited last week at
Portlandville, N Y. - Fred Tisdale of
Worcester, Mass, is spending his vacation
in town. - George Evans, Raymond
returned last Wednesday from Sorrento,
Maine.
Plainfield.
A. Bernasconi & Co. shipped two carloads
of granite to the West last week
Nelson Shorey and wife returned from
their wedding trip last Friday night.
A delegation of fourteen attended the
county convention of Christian Endeavor at
Cabot last Friday.
Professor o. X. Holister and wife went
to Barre last Monday, where Mr. Hollister
will teach in the seminary.
The schools in town commenced last
Monday. Mrs. Holton and Clara Holton
Of Mortified teach the village school.
Rev. H. p. Forbes, ID, professor in the
theological department of st. Lawrence
University, was the guest of Rev. l.. F.
Fortney over Sunday
Rev. DR.. Forbes preached an excellent
sermon at the Universalist church last Sum
day evening to fair audience, notwith-
standing the heavy rain.
Two Italians hired team last Sunday
and drove to Barre, where they became in
ran away with them, breaking things up
very badly.
On Sunday evening a union meeting at
the Methodist church, composed largely of
young people, was addressed by Mr.. A. G.
Ferrin on Some Fundamentals of Chris
tian Endeavor."
Letters are out calling for a council of
surrounding churches, to be held at the
Congregational church on Friday next, to
ordain Mr.. Williams, the acting pastor.
Ordination service will be held at seven in
the evening.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Windsor Perry, whose birth was announced
last week, represents the sixth generation
now living, including (by ties of blood and
marriage) eleven parents and grandparents
two parents, four grandparents, three
great-grandparents, one great-great-grand-
parent and one reatgreatgreat-grand
parent.
Rev. G. w. Morrow and wife visited at
G. ID. Kidder's last week. - Mrs. ii. II.
Dewey visited in Calais last week. -
Misses Grace and Emma Sanborn are in
Montpelier for the present. - Henry
Hill is at home for short vacation.
Edgar Martin went to Barre last Monday to
attend school at the seminary. - Otis
Wheeler has moved into Mrs. William
Marsh's house. - Edward Carr is run
uing daily express team to Montpelier,
and reports good business. - Helen
Bachelor is convalescent. William
Lazelle has sold his horse for $500. -
- James Ingham of Barre visited at
John Foss' last week - Mrs. Dunbar
of st. Adams, who has been visiting at
Fred PERKINS, returned home last week
- Almon st. John of jackson, Mich,
is at home for short vacation. - Abel
Beckley was quite i'll last week with the
grip. - L. l.. Lupien went to Burling-
ton last Monday to teach in the business
college. - Miss Lupien is teaching in
the Bowles district. - Alice Martin is
teaching school in Washington.
West Randolph.
William Scott is working for n. NJ. ORA
per.
John Drew has closed his labors as porter
at the Red Lion Inn and Allen Young takes
his place.
j. P. Cleveland, Jr., is attending the ma
tional encampment of Grand Army in In
dianapolis, Ind.
A. f. Carleton has returned from the
White Mountains, where he has been work
ing during the summer.
Mrs. A. ID. Lamson and family take their
departure from their summer home, Idle
ton Cottage" on Friday.
September 3, Rev. j. j. Lewis will COM
plete his series of lectures by taking his
audience on Side Trip Through the
Canadian Rockies"
The Baptist people will give a novel
supper on Thursday evening. 1t will be on
the European plan, and all the eatables will
begin with C-hence @ supper
w. T. Sparhawk has gone to Brimfield
Mass, where he has position as sub-master
in the Hitchcock Free School. Mr.. Spar
hawk graduated in class Of '93, Dartmouth
College.
There was an interesting game of ball
between the Avenues and picked team on
Thursday at the fair grounds. The "boys 1"
were no match for the oId-timers and a
score of q to was the result.