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

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| The jurymen from this town to Washing
ton county court are ID. b. Wooster, III. l..
Kenyon, George Bailey.
Rev. William Q. Hopkins first rector Of
| St. Mary's parish, ofliciated at that church
last Wednesday evening.
#. i. Howe & Co. have erected in Elm
wood a fine Scotch granite monument to the
late Jacob Flanders and wife.
The new corn-factory of Harris, Payson &
CO. started up last Wednesday. Owing to
dry weather, the corn crop will be light.
Hon. William p. Dillingham; acted as
referee on Thursday and Friday in the
case of Dr. o. o. Davis against &c. A,
| Locklin
Company II will give the first dance Of
the season on the second night of the fair.
They will also conduct a dancing-school
this season,
The republicans have nominated III. r.
Brown, the democrats r. W. Clark, the
populists Nelson Tyler as candidates for
town representative.
The directors of the high school have
issued a catalogue giving course of study,
| list of graduates, etc. The total number of
scholars in attendance last year was 294.
Cross Brothers have painted their office.
- Mrs. e. p White and daughter are
visiting at G. A. Whites. - Willie
Joyce came from Marlboro, Mass, last Fri
day on his bicycle. N. p. Clement
| class of To- wife and son, were in town last
week. - Elliott Smith of New York has
had piazza built on the parish house of St.
Mary's church.
East Orange.
The young ladies in the place enjoyed
| croquet party at the home of Florence Rich
! ardson last Friday.
| Mabel Hutchinson has celebrated her
al or birthday nj nf bar
mates meeting at her home
The breaking of the harness caused Mrs.
Gilman Eastman's horse to run, and her
self, her son and Mrs. Gale were thrown
out. All were considerably bruised.
Mrs. Lewis Parker is reported failing
Her son Clinton of Barre spent last week
with her 80 Mrs. f.. G. Colby is vet
very sick. - The school-house and store
are undergoing repairs. - Professor S.
Q. Hutchinson has returned to Cazenovia,
N. Y, Seminary. - Mrs. j. II. Hutch
inson has niece from Concord, N. H., &C.
companied by a lady friend, visiting her.
Peacham.
School at the academy commenced on
Tuesday.
Rev. j. X. Williams exchanged with Rev.
Mr.. Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury last Sun
day. - E. L. Rowe of Manchester, n.
H, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ichabod Rowe. - Lillian Moody, who
went to Colorado Springs, Colo, about
year ago for the benefit of her health, re-
turned lasta Friday, having received little
benefit. - George Sanborn of Snowden,
N. c., who has been visiting here for few
weeks, returned last week. - Mr.. and
Mrs. William Miller, of Manchester, N. H.,
are visiting in town.
PlainfieId.
Ralph Dewey has gone to st. Johnsbury
to attend the next term at the academy.
c. E. Goodrich, with his family, from
Syracuse, N. Y, are visiting friends in town.
Rev. Mr.. Farrow and family are on a trip
with their team to the White Mountains
and other places of interest.
Lightning struck the house of Daniel A.
Perry last Saturday, doing some damage,
shocking the inmates considerably and
making itself disagreeable generally.
Arcadia Lodgelof Odd Fellows will give
lawn party at e. f. Leavitt's on Thursday
evening, August 30. Ice.cream and cake
will be served. All are cordially invited.
Rev. and Mrs. G. II. Farnsworth were
in town over Sunday. Mr.. Farnsworth
preached most excellent sermon in the
Congregational church last Sunday evening.
A sharply-contested ball game was played
on the ball grounds here last week Monday
between the Cabot team and our home
boys, resulting in score of eight to twelve
in favor of Plainfield.
Helen Arlington of Massachusetts has
been visiting recently at Jacob Ladd's. Her
modesty and refinement, as well as schol-
arly attachments, won for her many warm
friends, and it is hoped she will visit Yer.
mont often.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Sanborn of Green
field, Mass, have been stopping at the hotel
for the past ten days. Mr.. Sanborn was
here for the purpose OF drinking water from
our mineral spring and has derived much
benefit. They were here some six years
ago for the same purpose and then re-
| ceived great benefit.
Maple Hill.
This community was shocked by the sud-
| den death of Mrs. Hattie Brown of Mont
| pelier Mrs. Browns remains were buried
here in the Bolles burying ground. She
was granddaughter of John Bolles.
L. X. Averill is to preach at the Bolles
school.house next Sunday. 80 A. P.
Drown preached at the Bolles school-house
| last Sunday. - Mrs. Fannie Dix has
moved from the Pitsley house into Nelson
Loveland's house.
South Randolph.
Israel Kibbee and family of Valley Falls,
RI, and his brother Charles of New Hamp-
shire attended the gainesville reunion and
visited the scenes of their childhood in Ran
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Dixon, ILL.,, came for the same purpose, but
have returned to New York Mr.. Cummins'
father and family lived here about sixty
| years ago. Warren G. French of Woodstock,
with his brother Joseph and son, also at
tended the reunion. Joseph French now
resides in Kirkland, N Y, but lived here in
his schoolboy days.
G. S. Paine and his daughter Carrie lately
went on a visit to his son, DIR. w. l.. Paine,
in Thetford. Carrie is to teach a term of
school in that place this fall - +. b.
Paine and wife have gone to their home in
| Hyde Park, Mass. - S. Z. Smith and
Mrs. S. T. Smith, who have spent most of
the summer at A.P. Paine's and in Burlng-
ton, have started for their home in West
Somervlle, Mass, driving their own team
of two horses. - j. F. Tenney and wife,
who have been stopping at G. S. Paine's the
past three weeks, have gone to visit Mr.
Tenney's brother in Hanover, N. H., and
are soon to go to their home in Federal
Point, Florida. They were formerly resi-
dents here. - Mrs. Elizabeth Folsom
aged ninety years, is visiting her daughter
Mrs s. Paine, and Hannah Folsom, another
daughter. Mrs. Folsom is still very active
and bright for one of her age. - Mrs
Emily Murray of Mainville, Ohio, sister o.
A. p. Paine, is spending few weeks in the
home of her childhood. - Mrs. Mary
COLBY Watterson of Lowell, Mass, visited
friends here last week