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

win and Mr.. Edison II. Baldwin are the
guests of Mrs. Erastus Baldwin. - DR..
Brooks and daughter of New York are the
guests of f. Deming. - W. M. Abbott is
spending vacation in Northern New
Hampshire. - Aggie Dunlap of New
Bedford is the guest of w. II. Buck 80
Dr. Skinner and daughter are visiting at
Charles Leslie's. - DR.. Alex. Bigelow
of st. Paul, Mimi, is the guest of Frank
Bigelow. - Mr.. Morse, the organist at
Plymouth church in Brooklyn, N. Y, was
in town last week. 80 George Chase,
former student at Vermont Methodist Sem
mary, and recently the guest of Rev. II. G.
Bugbee, returns to Washington, ID. G., to-
day. 60 Addison Baldwin and daughter
of Boston visited at Erastus Baldwin's last
week. - Alice Deming has gone to Bos-
ton for a short visit. - DR.. Lee and
wife returned from muster last Saturday
Boltonville.
Lee Quint and Harris Sargent returned
from muster last Saturday. Mr.. and
Mrs French and son Herbert of Washing
ton, ID. c., who have been visiting at Free
man fuckers, returned home on Tuesday.
60 Florence Robinson went to Boston
last Saturday. - Mrs. Lewis Lane went
to Charlestown on Tuesday. - Henry
Putnam and wife of Plymouth, N. H., Wis
tied Stephen Putnam last week - FL
mer Henderson returned home from Spring
field, Mass last week, and reports business
very dull. - Bert Gardner returned
home to Barton last week
Braintree.
The Sunday school expects to have
picnic in ID, " Pages grove, Wednesday,
August 30.
The hail in the storm of Saturday night
bruised the early fruit, so that apples look
as though they had the smallpox.
Bingham & Co.'s creamery have about
$500 pounds of milk daily. They have had
at one time during the season only few
pounds short of 5000 pounds. That was
high-water mark for them.
1t is expected that Hiram Grant, formerly
of Roxbury, will give a talk to his old
neighbors and friends at West Brookfeld,
Saturday evening, September 9, on his eX-
periences in the civil war and in the Indian
massacre at New Ulm during the time of
the civil war.
Owing to the threatening weather, the
grange picnic was not such success as
could have been wished Rev. Mr.. Water
gave short talk upon his obi home in Eng
land with description Of his voyage, and
was commencing to talk about London,
when the clouds looked so threatening that
the picnickers incontinently left. 1t is ex-
pected that Mr.. Water will give resume of
his talk, and something in addition, some
time in the near future, of which due no.
tice will be given.
worst that was ever seen in this vicin-
ity, rain and hail falling so fast that
streams that were nearly dry in few min
utes became raging torrents, and streams
large enough for "A mill stream gathered
with almost incredible swiftness in the
mowings and fields, anywhere there was
the slightest depression The storm reached
but short distance either way. Persons
coming from West Randolph saw the storm
but did not feel it, as its path was from the
northwest to the southeast. Corn and grain
not cut were Frustrated in its path, and trees
were uprooted. Stock took shelter in the
woods and one man had a COW killed by
tree falling on it.
Brookfield
The schOol-house in District No. II is
being thoroughly repaired and improved,
under the supervision of G.. ii. Bigelow,
school director.
Fred West, while visiting in New Hamp-
shire recently, was thrown from wagon
and received quite severe bruises, but luck
lily no permanent I'M uries.
Rev. c. w. Longren supplied the Second
church last Sunday morning and the First
church in the afternoon, in exchange with
the pastor, Rev, G. III. Morse.
Deacon j. G. Holmes and daughter
Myrtle were in Hanover, n H., few days
since to consult DIR. Frost, dean of the
medical faculty of Dartmouth College, re-
garding injuries which Miss Holmes re-
ceved last fall by being thrown from
wagon.
Mrs. Putnam of Mortified died at the
residence of her son, James McDerment,
last week Tuesday morning after "A brief
illness caused by eryspelas. The funeral
services were held on Thursday, Rev. l. p.
Booth officiating, Her remains were taken
to Mortified for interment.
Mrs. w. =. Bigelow of Boston visited rel
atives and friends in town recently. -