The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-25

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- e. e. Fish and wife visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Hobart at Windsor over Sunday.
South Ryegate.
Captain Arch. Mills, formerly resident
of this place, died at Chelsea last week. He
was eighty-seven years old.
The Ryegate Granite Works Co. shipped
a carload of dressed granite to Bradford
last week, for the Bradford public library
The South Ryegate creamery paid its
patrons seventeen cents for butter made
up to the Goth. The number of patrons is
increasing and business is good.
David Lumsden has found a wallet con.
tanning money. 60 Mrs Victor Darling
of Lowell is the guest Of DR.. j. b, Darling.
working for Robert Farquarson, has re-
turned home, sick - Erwin Renfrew
and family of Littleton, n H., are visiting
at Mrs. n. w. Renfrew's. - Rosa A.
Park is at home from johnson Normal
School, where she has recently graduated.
- Mrs. Sarah Severance returned to
the hospital at Hanover last Wednesday.
p. j. Banfill accompanied her there. -
Pliny Buchanan's little child died last
Thursday. = Mrs George Darling is
quite i'll. - Morris Brown went to Bos-
ton, to work, last Monday, in an insane
asylum.
Stowe,
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p. d. Pike has bought Mrs j. j. Irving's
residence and will soon occupy it.
The programme for the centennial cele-
bration on Wednesday, August s. will in
clude salute at sunrise and a grand pa
rade at half past nine, escorted by the
Montpelier Military Band and the Stowe
drum corps. The literary exercises in the
afternoon will include a historical address
by Hon. George Wilkins, an address by the
tori of hn Al nv low
Hendee of Morrisville, and short speeches
by distinguished Vermonters. A grand con-
cert will be given by the Montpelier Mill
tary Band, assisted by local talent, on the
evening of August A fine display of fire.
works will close the festivities of Wednes-
day.
STAFFORD.
Senator Morrill, and family are now at
STAFFORD for the summer. All are in usual
health.
j. H. Moore and wife of Pawtucket, r. l.,
have come for their annual visit to this
their former home.
f. G. Avery, principal of Athol, Mass,
High School, is spending his vacation here
with his parents. just now they are tent
ing at Fairlee Lake.
Henry G. Hatch, who once did a large
mercantile business here and was prominent
in town and social matters, but had an
apoplectic attack few years since, is
seriously worse.
Dr. s. G. Chandler, the prominent as
tronomer of Cambridge, Mass, with his en-
tire family, is now here at his country resi-
dence Mr.. Chandler's sister and niece,
Mrs. and Miss Jones, are also with him.
Topsham.
There will be no preaching in the Meth
odist church next Sunday. The Sunday
school will meet as usual.
Mrs. Clara Hood and her daughter from
Boston are visiting with Mrs. Edith Wiley
- Horace Randall and wife attended
the funeral of Archibald Mills at Chelsea
on Sunday. Mr.. Mills was former resi-
dent of this place. - George B. Wiley
has been sick, but is better. - Moses III.
Mills has bought eight cows. With his sis
ter Bells help, he has finished haying.
60 Ward b. Sly is talking of buying six
more cows.
Waits River.
Laura Atkins returns to her home in
Cabot this week. - Minnie Folsom went
to Barton on Monday to attend the summer
school for teachers - w. K. Cunning
ham has returned from Manchester, where
he has been spending several weeks.
Tunbridge.
The band practiced last Saturday night at
the Grand Army hall. 1t is to play on the
excursion to Ausable Chasm.
The thermometer stood between 1902 and
1867 in the shade on Friday. Several sue
cumbed to the heat, among them Frank
Danforth.
Rev. John p. Demeritt and family went
to Montpelier on Monday. - Hattie
Hayward returned from Claremont last
week. - Will Blake's little child was
bitten in the face by their dog last Thurs
day. The dog was killed the next day.
- Florence Cushman of Haverhill,
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man spent Sunday at Camp Pressy, and
with his family, returned to Mortified,
Mass. 60 Loren Roberts of North Tun-
bridge is i'll. His daughter Mrs. Emma
Gould of Bethel, has been helping to care
for him. - Inez Emery and her brother
Fred of Washington, ID. c., are visiting in
town. Mrs. Russ of Bethel was in
town on Sunday.
Waitsfi cid.
Rev. L. c. Partridge, former Wesleyan
Methodist minister in this place, is ex-
pected TO occupy the desk at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday. He is now pas
tor of Congregational church in Ten
nessee.
The temperance concert by the Junior
Epworth League last Sunday evening called
out large audience, who were entertained
with very interesting programme, rem.
dered by the little ones in way that would
have done credit to those of more advanced
age.
Gertie Moriatta, now of Waltham, Mass.
is visiting her old neighbors and friends in
town. - Mr.. and Mrs. Edward La
Belle, with three children, are on a visiting
trip to the parents of Mrs. LaBelle in Stock
bridge. u. W. Ramsey, of the Granite
city Leader, was in town over Sunday
- Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Clay start to-day
on carriage drive visit to their friends in
the southern part of the state. They ex.
pect to be away about three weeks. -
Mrs. T. f. Fisher returned last Wednesday
from a several-weeks' visit at Thompson'
vile, Conn. Worcester, Somerville and
other Massachusetts towns.
B. G.. Sterling & Co. have opened the
store lately occupied by G. A. Ford with q
stock of new goods. Those wishing de,
sirable bargains would do we'll to give them
a call. Everything new, and sold at lowest
prices,
| Godfrey Sumner came near having sun
stroke last Thursday. - Mrs. Mary
Perkins is sick, but is convalescent. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. Richardson are rejoic
ing over the arrival of boy. - Mrs
Gerry, with her children, of Hyde Park
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. l.. NJ
Heath. - Rev. Mr.. Buckshorn, Uni
tartan minister at Middlesex, visited hi.
friend, Rev. r. G. s. Wicks the past week
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