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

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last week Jesse Sheldon's mother
and sister OF Beverly, Mass, visited him
last week, and on Saturday went to Jaffrey
n. H., where they have a cottage. There
they will spend the summer. 60 E. p
Tucker of Medford, Mass. is visiting at
Mrs. Joseph Whitney's. - AR. Vaughn
and wife are visiting at E. ID. Carpenters
Mortified.
The new books were issued from the
library last Saturday.
The members of Water Witch engine
company were out for practice last Satur-
day evening
About twenty from. the Universalist
society attended the union picnic at Owls
Head last Sunday.
The local Granite Cutters Union has paid
Mrs. Robert Gregware S125 as death BEN
eft for her late husband.
Rev. Norman Judd of Marshalltown, Ia,
preached an excellent sermon in st. Mary's
church last Sunday morning.
Luther Knapp is reported dangerously ill
in the state prison at Windsor. His chill
dren went to him last Saturday.
w. II. Morris has sold the Morris House
on Central street to Harvey E. Burnap of
Marshheld. Consideration, $500
Cora e. Edgerton is TO be the instructor in
art at the Maine Wesleyan Seminary
Kent's Hill, Me-, for the coming year
The household goods of Charles Burgess
were sold at auction on the common last
Saturday. W. T.. Densmore welded the
hammer.
The members of Company f will leave
for Rutland early Tuesday morning, Au-
gust 10, going from Montpelier on the spe-
cial train
Miss Nellie Donaldson, who has been a
trimmer in the largest millinery store in
| Worcester, Mass, is at home for the sum-
mer vacation.
The Congregational ladies will hold So
| cal in Howe's hall this evening. Hot rolls
and honey will be among the attractions of
the bill of fare.
| Sixteen candidates were before County
| Examiner Booth at Northtield last Monday
at the annual examination. Nearly all
| passed satisfactorily.
The workmen are expected next week to
complete the repairs and improvements on
the passenger station, that have been at a
standstill for two weeks
Fred K. Lamb died of consumption last
Friday at the home of Rev. w. j, Kidder,
aged twenty-seven years. The body was
taken to Pittsfield onSaturday for burial.
l.. n. Hayes, night city editor of the
| Boston Globe, returned to Boston last Sun
day night. Mrs. Hayes will remain with
Mrs. Hassett her mother, for few weeks.
Mrs. Kate w. Baine returned to Waltham,
Mass, last Monday, to resume her labors in
the watch factory. She has been spending
her vacation with Mrs. Wilmot, her mother.
j. G. Cady received telegram last
Thursday, saying that Mrs j. DeForrest of
San Francisco, his daughter, had died sud
denly there last Wednesday of heart fail
ure. She was Familiarity remembered in
Mortified as Lizzie Cady
The woman's auxiliary to the Kelley
League cleared about SIS at their lawn
party, held last Thursday night at w. s..
Woodbury's. The Gouldsville cornet band
was present. 1t is proposed to hold another
at an early day on the Congregational
church grounds,
The dam of Harry Cntler. situated about
two miles west of Mortified, broke last
Monday morning, and for short time Dog
river looked as though spring freshet had
struck it. The damage to Mr.. Cutler is
quite heavy, as his large mill will necessa-
rily be idle for several weeks,
George c. Sanborn, the longtime clerk of
DIR. George Nichols, has purchased an inter-
est in the business. The new firm will be
known as Nichols & Sanborn. Mr.. Sanborn
will be the active partner, and will virtually
have charge as heretofore. a druggist of
long experience, and an affable, accommo-
dating gentleman, the addition of Mr.. San
born's name to the firm will only increase
its popularity and business.
The quiet of circus day in Mortified was
enlivened by scrapping match on King
Frank Relation pummeled each other in
the most approved fashion. Mrs Porter
considered herself the aggreved party and
entered complaint against Mrs. Relation
with Grand Juror Edgerton The case was
tried on Thursday before Justice Martin
Cobleigh and jury. verdict of not
guilty was promptly returned, the jury
evidently believing it was a case of "six of
one" etc.
Captain C. D. Williams of Burlington is
visiting in town. - Mary Goss was
called to Quincy, Mass, last Saturday even
ing by the illness Of sister. - Miss
Della Fitzgibbons returned to Athol Mass,
last Saturday, after visit of several weeks
at the home of j. II. Talbot. - Henry
q. Dole of Camden, N. j., was in town last
week visiting relatives. - Robert Ford
of st. Albans spent last Sunday in town.
- Ed. Wiley was called to Roxbury
last Monday by the death of Philander
Wales, Mass, is visiting his sons in North
field - Charles Davis is clerk in the
store of w. A. Blake during the absence of
Willie Wright. - Miss Della Kimball is
camping at Greensboro. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron II. Gould returned to Denver, Col.
last Wednesday - Mrs. G. S. Rich,
mond is attending the Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union camp meeting at New
Haven. Mrs. Richmond is treasurer of the
association. - Mr.. and Mrs, J, NJ. Buzz
zell are taking vacation In the Adiron-
dacks -zz= Mrs. j. Elliott Smith of New
York was the guest of DIR. George Nichols
last week. IS b. W. Farnham of Lowell
Mass, is visiting at his old home, =-a7z=
Mrs. F. Ranger OF Springfield, Mass is
expected in Mortified next month to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cotter, her parents
- f. ID. Holbrook, class of '93 Nor
witch University, has position as chief
engineer at Brockton Mass. - Claude
Morse is at home from st. Adams for few
weeks. - Mrs. w. G. Gould and daugh-
ter of Marlboro, Mass, visited last week at
the home of William Joyce, her father
- Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Coyle of Somer-
vile, Mass, are visiting in town. -
Mrs. Charles W. Earle of Middlebury
visited in town last week. - Miss Ehie
Iarbell was camping at st. Adams Bay
last week. - Miss Dora Plumley in
tends entering the University of Vermont,
burlington, in September. - Mrs. Luz
Their Guild and children of Coventry visited
| last week at The hOma Of Dania1 GuiId H.