The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-19

Mrs. Lucia Colby burns OF Fargo, N. d.,
is renewing old acquaintance after an
absence of eleven years. 80 Miss b. e.
Chamberlin was in attendance at state con-
vention of Womans Christian Temperance
Union, of which organization she is re-
elected auditor. =- Rev. ii. d. Williams
was called away suddenly on Saturday by
the death of his father, and there was no
service at the Congregational church on
Sunday. 80 Fred Kinney is in Massa-
chusetts this week. it is expected he will
return with his step.cousin, Lillian Dicker-
man. as a bride. 80 Leah Hammel is re-
ported i'll with diphtheria.
West Randolph
Or. George G. Nedmha and wife, evange.
lists, are expected here tomorrow evening,
to remain ten days.
Mrs. Arthur A. Mitchell, who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. f. NJ. Sault,
for some time, returned to Mortified on
Saturday.
e. L. Sault of this place took second prize
in the bicycle trace at the Bethel fair last
week. George Wheeler of Barre was first,
although he had to work to beat Sault.
Dartmouth College commenced last Thurs
day. Among the members of the freshman
class are Harry l.. Ford, Robert MITCHELL
Charles e. Mccall and Sherman Moulton Of
this place.
Mary Tilson and her cousin Fannie, little
daughter of Edward l.. Bass, started on
Monday for Northampton, Mass, where the
little girl is to attend the deaf mute insti-
tute to learn the language, and Miss Tison
is to study as teacher
South Ryegate.
James Rodgers is to sell all his goods at
public auction on the 9th.
George Darling's Little Joe 4" took third
money at St. Johnsbury fair, trotting the
mile in q "a.
xri1 ha q do nd Il IN,
the depot hall tonight. The Montpelier
orchestra will furnish music.
Fred Tewksbury returns next week to
Philadelphia Dental College, where he will
complete his course Of study this year.
- Annie Holmes of Baltimore is caring
for her sister, Mrs. William Darling who is
still very i'll, with but little hope of recov-
cry. - Belle Sargent was at home over
Sunday. - William Jack went to Bos-
ton last Friday, and sailed to the old coun-
try on Saturday. During his stay in this
place he has made many friends. He was
obliged to leave on account of i'll health.
- Mrs. G. j. Bailey is visiting her
mother during the fair. - Jennie Tay-
lor visited in town last week. - Mr..
and Mrs. Freeman Davis of Dover, N. H.,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Davis
of Wells River, visited in town last Friday.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Q. M. Libby spent Sun
day at Newbury, as guests of A. l.. Greer
- Mrs. j. r. Drew of Cabot is visiting
at P. d. Banfil's during the fair. -
e. e. Batchelder's mother of Hardwick is
visiting him. - p. j. Baird and B. d.
Weber, general New England freight
agent of the Canadian Pacific railroad, were
| in town last Monday visiting the quarry.
- Edward l.. Mills of Bozeman, Mont,
visited his grandfather, Samuel. Mills, last
week. He went to Boston last Saturday,
and from there he will go to Middletown,
Conn, to attend the Wesleyan University
- Charles Corruth has two sick chill.
dren.
Mary Wallis has gone to South Framing
ham, Mass. - A. II. Cheney has rented
| the Hodge farm, - Mr.. Tinkham has
sold the northern end of the stage line to
| George Goodrich of Morristown. - Su-
sic Downer is at home from Boston, sick.
Waitsfield.
Mrs. E. S. Fiske is visiting in Bethel and
vicinity - q. III. McAllster, our wide
| awake postmaster, goes to Mortified to-day
to act as marshal at the Dog River Valley
| fair. - Byron Palmer has closed his
term of service at the Waterbury creamery
and is stopping here for short time. -
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Crimble, who have
been stopping in town for several weeks
returned to their home in Lynn, Mass, last
Friday.
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for making butter boxes and expect tC
have the boxes ready for market SOON
Maud Nelson, only daughter of Curtis
Nelson, died last Saturday night after a
brief sickness of typhoid fever,
Rev. f. G. S. Wcks finished his mission
airy labors in this place last Sunday and re-
turned to his home in Worcester, Mass.
Washington.
Lieutenant P. G. j. Cheney of this tow
has accepted the invitation to deliver the
address before the First Vermont Cavalry
at its annual meeting, to be held in Mont
pelier during the coming session OF thu
legislature.
A trotting-park association has beer
formed in town, who have purchased tn,
forty acres known as the Boston lot
from the estate of the late T. #. S. Thurbel
for $685. and will proceed to build half
mile track, and later will make other add
tions and improvements with a view t.
transform the property into a fair ground
where town fairs can be held.
While at Burlington last week, P. G. j
Cheney accepted the invitation of ColOne
j. w. Titcomb, one of the commissioners o
fish and game for Vermont, to visit DR.
Webb's farm at Shelburne, where 3,50l
acres are laid out in the English style will
stock and game Of every kind the sight o
which proved a decided treat to even so ex
| poIichCcu d UidNCici 90 10 Jul 4uOhuoh
tOwnsman.
From the Burlington Free Press Of las
Wednesday, we learn that at a banque
given by members of Vermont Command
cry, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, a
the Van Ness House the night before, Lieu
tenant p G. j. Cheney of this place wa
"the guest of the evening"" and was anon
the speakers at what was called " one c
the most enjoyable meetings yet held by tn
commandery."
To correct some of the inaccuracies tina
have been published with regard to the va
rious ballots taken at our annual town NEE
ing, it may be Of interest to note that tn
first ballot stood as follows; r. X. Abbott
: So; M. w. Chamberlain, 81; S. K. Carpente
26 At five O'Clock Wednesday mornin
the vote stood Carpenter, so; Abbott, 81
Chamberlin, 80. The constable then too
the advantage of his position to hold tn
box open four hours, greatly to the surpris
of the majority of those present, as well 6
J to the benefit of his own particular faction
! Returning at nine o'clock, balloting We
continued until the nineteenth ballot, whic
resulted Abbott, 81; Carpenter, AZ; Chan
berlin, 40. The next turn made was the a.
!, journment, as described in this correspond
ence last week.
Mrs. e. f. Brown ia visiting in Bosto
- Mr.. and Mrs. John Sleeper of Ma