The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-16

week, estimating on work for a Minnesota
company. 60 George Stevens returned
from Boston last week. He visited friend
at Hull. 60 Robin & Darling commenced
work in their granite-shed last Thursday.
- Robert Gates and wife went to York
Beach, Me-, last Thursday. George
Gray is working for Robin & Darling.
Braintree.
1t is expected that Rev. Irving Flint will
preach at the church in this place next Sun
day.
2. j. Banchard's boarders having had
their outing, have left for their several
homes.
j. A. Smith has been to Hanover, N. H.,
to have an operation performed on his
eyes, He thinks he is somewhat ben efted
Rev. S. B. BUSHNELL who preached here
as student some seventeen years ago, wis.,
tied here recently and was warmly greeted
by his oil d friends.
The farmers are getting walked up to the
value of the silo, as there are quite num-
Der OF new ones that are to be filed this fall
and no old ones to be abandoned.
Potatoes promise we'll, as there are but
fewlhelds that have been stricken with the
blight. There are a few farmers that are
trying the Bordeaux mixture for the po-
tato blight, with what success remains to
be seen.
The weather has been for the last week
the warmeSt of the season. 1t is Just what
the corn crop needed to hasten it along
The rain of Monday of last week came very
opportunely, as the ground was becoming
very dry, and corn and potatoes were suf-
fering from the drouth.
The members of Snowsville grange had
an enjoyable visit at G. III. Holman's on
Saturday, August II. They expect to have
picnic Saturday. August 10, in Tom Full.
er's grove, with West Randolph and Brook
field oranges participating. A general in
vitation Is extended to all the members of
the grange and their friends everywhere.
Brookfleld.
DR.. and Mrs. F. j. Partridge took a car
riage drive to Proctor last week to visit Mr..
and Mrs Leslie Crane.
Mrs. Nellie (Buck) Thwing of Barre, with
her two children, is spending few days at
the home of her father William Buck.
Mrs Putnam of Mortified, who came to
visit her son, James McDerment few
days since, is very seriously i'll with cry
sipelas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Manning of North
ampton, Mass, are visiting in town. Mrs.
Manning is daughter of Henry Wilson, a
former resident of this town.
Dr. Goodell of Philadelphia, who occu-
pies the Raymond cottage this season, is a
son of Rev. William Goodell, ID. D., who
was for many years missionary in Turkey.
j. w. Parmenter, accompanied by his
brother, George Parmenter of Concord, n.
H., Miss Minnie Smith and Miss Belle
Houghton drove to Pittsfield last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Wheatley, Eddie and
Gerte Wheatley, who are boarding at
William G. Clark's, gave the Second church
a benefit last Sunday by their assistance in
the service of song.
Bradford.
There was no preaching at Grace church
last Sunday The Sunday-school and even
ing meeting were held as usual.
Sons were born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Worthen, Jr., to Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Webb,
and to Mr.. and Mrs. John Worthley, last
week.
The creamery has been newly painted.
1t is doing fine business, but not quite so
much milk was received last month as dur
ing the previous one.
The Farlee Granite Works is going to
build three watering troughs, and place
them in convenient places in the village
This is step that has been much needed
for long time, and the trustees have acted
wisely.
Lena Allen went to Worcester last Thurs
day to visit friends and relatives. -
Mrs. c. H. Kenney and two children of
Fitchburg, Mass, are visiting with Addie
Warren. - Mrs. Woodland went to the
beach last Thursday. - III. A. Winship
and wife went to the Worlds Fair last Fri
day. - Mr. and Mrs Samuel Corning Of
Somerville, Mass, visited at DR.. Stevens
last week - Mrs. G. S. d. Hahn of New
York is visiting at Mrs. G. G. Colton's.
- w. A. Nichols and wife returned to
Bradford last Thursday. - Mrs. NJ. A.
Warren and daughter returned from Massa-
chusetts last week Thursday, where they
have been for the past six months. -
Thomas Dana of Boston, a director of the
Maverick Bank, was in town last week.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding of Roxbury
visited their daughter, Mrs. Annie Spaul-
ding, last week j. II. Robinson is in
very poor health. Mrs. II. e. Waite
is visiting at her home in Lisbon, n. H.
- Charles d. Smith of Haverhill, n.
H., visited relatives in town last week.
- Mrs. John Darling of Groton visited
at G. K. Clark's last Thursday. - Mrs.
F. E. Renfrew of Littleton, n. H., is spend
ing her vacation with Mrs. j. NJ Warden.
80. j. Wilson is quite i'll.
Bethel.
1t was Roy Stearns, not Roy Wheeler
who was hurt upon the road, as reported
| last week.
Because of the lectures to be given by
Rev. j. j. Lewis, the library will close al
eight o'clock in the evening for the mex
four Saturdays.
The ball game at Randolph Center be
tween the Bethels and Randolphs, last Sat
urday, resulted in victory for the former
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