The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02

H., on a wedding trip with the best wishes
! of host OF friends.
An interesting ball game was played
Friday afternoon among the "old boys"
Lots of fun is reported.
Charles Kilburn has sold his place on
| Central street to Ii. c. Allen. Mr.. Kilburn
| will move on to the farm owned by Horace
| Lamb on Fish hill.
Fred g. Harris of Philadelphia is spend
| ing a few weeks in town. - John
O'Grady has returned to work at the tele-
| graph Office after weeks vacation. -
George M. Tilson Of Maiden, Mass, is
| spending vacation with relatives in town.
- Mr.. and Mrs f. b. Thomas, Harold
Thompson, j. T. Bacon and Miss Lucy
| Tinkham have returned from Camp Rich,
Miltonboro. - Mr.. and Mrs. II. S.
Denny and daughter Evelyn left Friday
| afternoon for Chicago, en- route for New
Mexico. - w. 7. Sparhawk has re-
turned from Chicago, where he has been at
| work for the past few weeks. - Mr.. and
| Mrs. g. w. Morrow returned on Saturday
evening from Illinois, where they have
spent the past two months. - r.. g.
Burridge has returned to Somerville, Mass.
after spending two weeks vacation in
| town. - Guy Lamson and Miss A. S.
Philbrick left Monday night for an outing
at Highgate. - George S. Goodrich OF
! New York was the winner Of very hand
some scarfpin prize in tennis tournament
held at Elm Cottage last week.
Roxbury.
Some of the young people in town are
having the whooping-c cough.
The topic for the Christian Endeavor
| Society for August is, II" The blessedness
Of giving" Acts Xxx: 30; Luke VII 80 So.
Meetings every Sunday evening at FIVE. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Ruth B. Montgomery was married to
| Ed. Ellis, former resident of this place,
Thursday morning They went to Spring.
field and are to visit some of the western
states, including the Worlds Fair, and are
to make their home in Louisiana.
Charles Spauding and wife go to Brad
ford on Tuesday 10 visit friends. - Mr..
Fits is spending a portion of his time
during haying at his farm in Braintree.
- An aunt from Washington, VT, and
a cousin from Kansas are visiting at
Charles Wileys. - l.. j. Williams has
resumed labor at the watch factory. -
The work on y. S. Stanton's house is pro-
crossing rapidly. 1t will soon be ready for
use. u W. Untiedt and wife spent
Sunday with Abbie Richardson, sister of
the latter. - Eddie Smith. who has
been visiting at W. 1, Simonds', has re-
turned to Montpelier. - Laura Clark,
from Middlebury College, lately visited her
cousin, Lulu Richardson. - The COM
munity was startled by the sudden death of
p. Wiley. He had shock and died in
about fifteen minutes - Mr.. and Mrs
E. Howe and little daughter from North
field are visiting at ID. b. Howe's and w.
f. Edwards Mrs. Hattie Edwards and
daughter and Mary Slack are also visiting
at W. f. Edwards. - Elmer Ellis and
Homer Cleveland spent one OF the lowery
days of the past week fishing. They caught
went to Montpelier on Sunday. d. b.
Howe, Jr., and Ida Stanton were left in
charge of the " Columbian House"
South Ryegate
Fifty tickets for Montpelier were sold at
the station last Wednesday.
The ice cream sociable at Henry Parkes
last Saturday was well attended
Rev. j. j. Hall will preach at the Lime
Kiln district next Sunday afternoon.
Rev. James Ramage of South Royalton
preached at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday.
The post-office has been moved into the
main part of the store. Some fault is found
with the new location.
The granite business Is reported little
quiet. The Blue Mountain Works dis
charged four men last week.
The prayer-meetings that are being held
at the number district are reported very
helpful, and much interest is taken in the
work.
The Presbyterian Christian Endeavor So
ciety held picnic on Jefferson Hill last
Friday. An enjoyable literary and musi-
cal programme was rendered
Ninety-two dollars have been raised in
this place for telephone. The line will
run to Ryegate Corner from Wells River,
and from the Corner to South Ryegate.
Prngle Gibson has sold the George Hall
store to Charles Smith, who is to convert it
into nice dwelling. w. NJ. Goodwin of
Groton has been engaged to do the wood
work.
DR.. H. G. Darling is progressing finely
on the private fish pond. He has bought
the right of l.. f. Carpenter to dam the
stream, and expects to have fine trout
pond,
Mrs. NJ. j. Bailey is visiting her son in
Barre. g. Mrs. G. j. Bailey visited at c.
NJ hbby's last Wednesday. - DR.. OAR
ling OF Hardwick, who has been visiting at
Isaiah Eastman's. returned home last
week. - Albert Wright is laid up for a
Niece and wife of Whitehead, N. H., are
visiting at Alvah Georges. - Mrs.
Henry White is convalescent. - Mrs
Stacy and daughter OF Lowell, Mass, are
visiting at DR.. j.. b. Darling's..= Will
liam II. Jack is ill at John r. McAllisteg's,
- Helen Mcleod of Denver, Col, is
spending her vacation with her sister
Marian at Andrew Wyliess. Andrew
and John Dunken finished work at the
Blue Mountain Granite Works last week
and went to Barre last Monday -
Della Steele, who has been staying at Mrs.
Georges for the past year, returned to her
home in Oakland Cal, last week Tuesday.
- DIR. Gregg of Bratteboro was in town
last week.
st. Johnsbury.
The handsome and commodious club
| house in process OF erection by the Fair
banks Company for the use of the men en-
ployed at the works is nearly completed