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

RYAN went to Boston last Monday with
| three cars OF stock. - Rev. Alvin Smith
OF williamstown visited at DIR. d.. b.
Smiths last week. 80 Bert Marsh is
quite sick. = John walbridge of Con-
cord, N. H., visited at Rev. b. f. Fortney's
| last week. - II. II. Dewey, A. @. Fer
rim and family are at Camp Hazen this
week. - Ernest G. Wells was at home
from the White Mountains on Tuesday.
North Randolph.
Mrs. Will Hyde is seriously sick. -
Clyde ID. Moulton and Mrs. A. NJ. Cone are
much better in health. 80 Mrs. IL. H.
Sherman and children from Middletown,
Conn, are guests of Mrs. f. G. Cone. -
Joel Whiting lost a nice horse rec ntly
from the prevailing distemper. - Mrs.
| Bertha Durkee and children have returned
from Barre, where they have been spending
| the past two weeks. - ID. ID. Moulton
recently purchased fine horse of b. II.
Blodgett. - Martha Robinson of West
Randolph is stopping with her sister, Mrs.
| Walter Hamblin.
West Randolph.
| Charles Thurston is building large
piazza on his house on Randolph Avenue.
Ira Williams has begun on house on
Weston street, having already completed
| the foundation.
The selectmen are working on Main street
at the south end of the bridge, grading and
| otherwise improving 1t.
The hook and ladder company formed
recently will hold a meeting for practice
next Thursday evening.
The ball game, Friday, between the Red
Men and Odd Fellows resulted in favor of
| the latter by score OF 10 to Z.
L. ii. Needham is having weeks vaca-
| ton. Charles Evans has charge OF the
barber shop during his absence.
| ~
this station until nearly eleven A. NJ, Mon
day, owing to a wreck near Waterbury.
L. p. Thayer and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
T. Dubois and l.. T. Richmond and wife re-
turned Monday from Camp Randolph,
Highgate.
A. E. Lane has made arrangements with
the United States Screen Company to move
his butter-box mandatory from Princes
mill into their factory.
Mrs. G. A. Slack, who has been visiting
relatives in town, returned to her home in
| Maiden on Wednesday. - Mrs. H. II
Goodhart is visiting friends in Cornish
Center, n. H., this week. - III. l.. Flint
left for Chicago on the flyer Monday even
ing. - Mrs. j. H. Hebard was taken to
the hospital at Burlington for treatment
Monday afternoon. - Peter and e. 7
Sault were called to Pawtucket, r. l., Fri.
day night by the death of their father.
Roxbury.
The topic for the Christian Endeavor So
cety for August 10 is, "How much have
we borne for Christi" Acts xxi 3O.36; Phil
/: 30. Meetings every Sunday afternoon at
five. All are cordially invited to attend.
Philander Wiley, who died very sud.
denly, August 6, was buried the following
Tuesday. number of relatives and
ance at the funeral, which took place at his
late home.
Five couples from Roxbury Lodge visited
Wideawake Lodge at Braintree last
Wednesday evening and were very pleas
antly entertained by that lodge. All en-
joyed the drive, especially the homeward
ride by way of The Gulf"
The officers of Roxbury lodge, 1. o. G. T.
have been duly elected and installed for the
present quarter, as follows: G. T., Myrtor
Richardson; V. T., Mrs. w ID. Fits; secre
tary, w. ID. Fits financial secretary, ID. b
Howe, Jr.; treasurer, Ida Stanton; p. w. G
T., l.. j. Williams chaplain, F. K. Crane
marshal. Homer Cleaveland guard, Ida
Hayward; sentinel, f. f. Ellis; assistant
secretary, Lolita Shepherd; deputy marshal
Ellen Ellis.
The relatives and many friends of Crane
Richardson were keenly panied to hear the
sad news of his serious illness and later o.
his death. He was former resident of this
place, was highly esteemed citizen, loved
and respected by all who knew him, ar
earnest worker for his church, praising the
Lord, Sabbath days as well as week days
with the excellent musical talent which his
Maker had given him. A number of years
aIo he with his family moved to Massachu
1ts, where they have since resided. He
leav os wife, son, daughter, grand
daughter and a sister to mourn his loss here
His remains were brought here for inter
ment. The funeral was held at the Meth
odst church last Sunday, Rev. l. p Bootl
of Mortified officiating. The house wa
filled with sorrowing relatives and friends
The Ideal Male Quartet of Randolph fur
nished excellent music, which he certainl,
deserved.
DR.. and Mrs. Fske from Montpelier hav,
been in town twice the past week, eacl
time to attend a funeral - L. j. Will
liams and Myra Butterfield visited in Yves
Berlin the first of last week. - Mrs
Freedom Hill had a shock recently, which
| makes three elderly people in town VIII
have lately had shock. - Myrton @
Richardson has finished haying for Mr.
Mark Rice and is now working for A.
Richardson. - H. Carl Ellis, who ha
been visiting hisIparents the past few weeks
started for Chicago, Thursday morning
; where he is practicing law with his uncle
- Charles Sumner, Newton and Carri
Flint from Brantree, and Herman Film
from st. Adams, visited Abbie Richardso
: the first of the week.
!. East Roxbury.
, C. W. Bennett is moving to his farm th
l week, and A. l.. Rich is to move into tn
r house vacated by Mr.. Bennett. - Cyr
l Verge of West Berlin visited his brothe
a John last Friday. - j. A. Coolett an
I family Of Brooklyn, n. Y, are spending tn
4 summer with Lewis Jerd. - Albel
a Pride of Randolph is visiting his brotht
$ Will. - A. j. Boyce went TO West Ran
. dolph last week to visit his daughter -
, Mrs. II. P. Abbott has her mother with ht
k for few weeks.
!; South Ryegate.
, The farmers report the best hay crop the
h have had for many years.
}. Charles Smith has begun to build I'll
old George Hall store over into house.
% Wilson Beattie and Blanche Miller, bot
a of Ryegate, were married last Thursday.
a The Beatte store is progressing rapid
j and will be opened the first of next mont
l. Lester Mills has had bad luck since
s moved to Ryegate, and his friends are ci
$ culating petition for his benefit.
). Miss l.. M. Morse went to st. Johnsbul
~ last week Tuesday to work in Loug,
g Brothers & Smythe's dry goods store.
The apron and necktie festival at Rev.