The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29


West Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sabin Pike and son Clar-
ence visited e. A. Glines last week.
Milton Glines and brother Mark are Wis.
itng their sister, Mrs j. Q. Adams, at Fer
risburgh
Bradford.
The Orange county veterans held their
eleventh reunion at Bradford on Tuesday.
The republican nominee for representa-
tive is I. A. Chase; the democratic nominee
Is l., W. Doe.
Several Of the young people gathered at
the home of E. o. Leonard on Friday even
ing for corn-roast.
Rev. L. p. Tucker will conduct religious
services in the school-house near l.. j.
Heath's, Friday night.
Prescott & Robshaw are putting new
plate-glass front into their store. n. w.
Cunningham is doing the work.
e. e. johnson has purchased lot of Mrs.
Nourse, Just north Of N. W. Cunningham's
house, and will erect a new house soon.
L. A. Merrill has returned from his west
ern trip. - Rev. A. W. Ford goes to st.
Johnsbury Center to assist Rev. ]. p. Chase
in revival services this week. ii. E.
Sleeper and wife are visiting their son Bert
in Michigan. - Rev. r. W. Hamblin is
still at the hospital in Hanover and is gain
ing slowly. - Rev. T. p Frost and fam
lily left Lake Morey on Monday. They will
spend few days in New Hampshire and
reach Baltimore this week. - Mrs @. l.
wolcott and daughter Mamie of New York
city are visiting Mrs L. p. Tucker. -
Mrs. Florence Stone of Boston is spending
few days with friends in town. - Mr..
and Mrs. o. r. Baker started, Friday, on
trip to Canada. They intend to take trip
down the st. Lawrence before returning.
- Myra Burbeck Of Danvers, Mass,
spent Sunday with Carrie Hutchinson.
Brookfield.
party, made up mostly of Brookfield
young people, is enjoying week of camp
ing out at Berlin Pond.
Elmore Morse place was sold at auction
last Thursday, the purchaser being Mr..
Vaughn Cole of Braintree.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of East Brook
field will have a sociable at Mrs. Vests on
Thursday afternoon and evening.
The republicans in caucus, Saturday, nom.
mated Marcus Peck for representative, and
the democrats in caucus on the same day
nominated w. E. Robbins.
Miss Elsie Powers recital on Monday
evening of last week, at the Second church,
was largely attended. Singing by Miss In
graham OF Ravenswood, ILL.,, by Miss Anna
Clark, and by the Misses Styles, was inter-
spersed The entertainment was most
pleasant and interesting.
Mrs. Roxsnna Bigelow, aged eighty-four,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mar.
tin Conland, last Saturday morning. Her
death was very sudden, being caused, like
that OF her husband three years ago, by
heart trouble The funeral was on Sunday.
Mrs. Bigelow was a member Of the First
Congregational church, having joined fifty
years ago. She leaves two daughters
Mrs. Conland and Mrs. Cole-and one son
whose home is in Barre. The pastor in his
remarks said that the funeral of Mr.. Bigelow
three years ago was the first that he was
called to attend after coming to Brookfield,
and that Mrs. Bigelows funeral was the
fiftieth, all these funerals, with the excep-
tion of about half dozen, having been OF
persons in town.
Mrs. C. H. Morse had a visit from her
mother, Mrs. Nelson Of Woodbury., and her
sister, Mrs. McClary of St. Louis, one day
last week. - Mrs. Seabury of Waterbury
is visiting at Mrs. Asa Smiths. - Mrs.
Joseph Kngsbury, who has been sick so
long, is very low. - Rev. G. II. Morse
and Mary Upham attended the Christian
Endeavor convention at South Royalton
last Friday.
E. f. Smith has gone to Washington on
the excursion.
The drouth is becoming very severe, and
many farmers are without water.
The republican candidate for representa-
tive is A. NJ Foster, the democratic II. Olin
Dwinell.
Our farmers have been delivering potatoes
to the cars at Marshtield the past week for
thirty.tv cents.
L. d. Smith sold his household goods and
personal property at auction last week, pre-
paratory to going to Massachusetts,.
Let all remember the Good Templars
| Union to be held in the hall in the forenoon
and in the Congregational church in the af-
ternoon of August D
Nellie Kenaston was thrown from her
wagon last Sunday morning, near Fl. G
Williams, by the breaking of the kingbolt.
! 1t was nearly cracked in two, previous to
the accident. No bones were broken This
! is a warning to every one to look we'll TO
wagons which women are to use.
Relatives and friends of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
r. Marsh gathered last week Tuesday
! evening at their residence to witness the
marriage Of their daughter Ida to Charles
Burbank OF Boston. The wedding presents
were numerous and valuable. The newly
welded couple took the train for Boston,
Wednesday morning.
f. w. Southwick has a position with the
Metropolitan Insurance Company in Rox-
bury, Mass. - Mrs, Philura Whitney, a
former resident of this town, died in Los
Angeles. Cal, August 81. aged seventy.one
years. - Mrs. Myrtle Converse of Mills,
Mass, is visiting her father, l.. II. Myers.
| - Mrs Thomas MOulton from Barre IL
stopping at Fred Marshs. - Ira #.
Hanes is very sick with typhoid fever. Mar
tin Wheeler OF Boston is caring for him.
East Cabot.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Underhill and Grace
Underhill of Hyde Park, Mass, and Miss
Rena Burgess OF Boston, who have been at
e. II. Clsrk's, have returned to their homes
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Palmer, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Allen, and John Allen, OF
Lynn, Mass, Mrs. Semple and Oliver Sem
Pile of New York, have been visiting at n
X Abbott's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Dickey and Mr.. and
Mrs. G, V. Kent are at the Corinth fair this
week.
George Ide returned to Orange, Mass.
and Mrs. A. b. Bacon and Laura Bacon 10
Spencer, Mass. on Tuesday,
East Calais.
Mr., and Mrs. n. A. White of Des Moines,
Iowa, are stopping at b. p. Whites.
The Good Templars held a picnic al
Spencer's hill, Msrshtield, last Wednesday
S. b. Fair OF North Calais has received
the republican nomination for representa-
| tive, and l., O. Leonard the democratic