The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-11

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soon move his family to it. - Mrs. Julia
Beckett Martin, now Of Washington, d. c.,
| was in town few days ago. She ia stay
| ing with her sister, Mrs. Orrin Simons Of
Barre. - Mrs. Henry Nixon is visiting
in Corinth. - Orrin Smith Is soliciting
life insurance during his vacation. -
Frank Lynde remains in Somerville, work
ing for an electric light plant. - Mrs
M. III. Rice has just taken few days vaca-
ton at home from the Mary Fletcher Hos
pital She returned on Friday, hoping that
a few. weeks more there will establish her
health.
Woodbury.
The foundation is completed for the new
Methodist church and the carpenters are
taking hand in the work.
Several very large pckerel were taken
from Long Pond last week, and the disci-
pies of Izak Walton are getting quite ex-
cited.
Allie Ross went to Montpelier last Thurs
day to meet the conference board, and sue
ceeded in getting liberal donation for the
new church.
The Center school closed last Friday, and
the register shows thirty-three pupils with
out any tardy marks. The following pupils
had no tardy or absent marks Nora Holt,
Orpha Holt Hattie May Holt, Eliza Nc
hinstry, Ella Watson, Grace Nichols, Elon
Carr, Arthur Ainsworth, Ivan Ainsworth
Perlie McKinstry, and Perlie Smith.
The Sunday-school connected with the
Methodist church held its monthly con-
cert last Sunday. The house was well
filled, and the little ones acquitted them
selves very Credtably. Great credit is due
the young ladies for the taste displayed in
the arrangement of the flowers and foliage
A committee was appointed to make ar
rangements for a Sunday-schoOl picnic in
the near future.
Mrs. Fred Clapp is very i'll. - Carl
and Blanche Drenan of Irasburg arrived in
town on Saturday last - The doctor in
attendance on Mrs. Barton holds out but
little hope of her recovery. - AL. Mich
OILS has been working on the new Baptist
| church in Hardwck.
South Woodbury..
School in district No l. taught by Mary
Sabin, closed on Friday, June 20. Whole
number of pupils, ten. Those having no
tardy marks were Robbie Harvey, Josie
Harvey, Nellie Heath, Mabel Heath, and
Walter Heath. Those having no absent
marks were Josie Harvey, Laura Rollins,
and Attic Rollins. Leon Farr and Jessie
Farr had only one absent mark during the
| term.
Mrs. Edgar j. Banks of Wayand, Mass,
is stopping with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Lyford, for few weeks. Ar
minda Fair, who has been in poor health
| for several years. was buried last Monday.
- Nathan Wheeler aged seventy.fve,
died July after a brief illness. Funeral
services were held at the church, Rev. NJ.
b. Davenport officiating. - Walter
! Wheeler and wife of New York visited at
l.. j. Benjamins the past week -
Alice Town of Cliftondale, Mass, is visit
ing her brother, w. j. Town.
| Worcester.
Mrs. Henry Russ of Barre is the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Clogston,
j. A. Norman of Potsdam, n Y, has
secured quarters in III. ID. Wallis store, where
he is prepared to do all kinds Of repairing on
watches, clocks and jewelry.
The ever glorious Fourth was very
quiet time here, many of our people going
to Barre, quite number to the various
ponds in Calais and Woodbury. and a
| select party took in Lake Gilmore and other
| points OF interest.
Mrs. Tracy of West Randolph is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hutchinson.
- Will Baker has been called to Rut-
land to see sister, who is very sick. -
Mrs. Allan Vail is visiting her son, w. e.
Vail at Montpelier. - Nora Drinkwater
is at home from Mortified. There is
rejoicing over new babies at Springer's and
Shattuck's. - Henry Durham of Nor
! witch University is at work for his uncle, II
! ID. Vail, during vacation. - Mrs. L. l..
Kent is visiting her grandparents, II. Tenn
pleton and wife. - Carl Campbell has
sold his farm and gone to Montpelier to
live. - Ash Emery entertained party
of Montpelier friends at Sabin Pond on
the Fourth. - Anna and Jennie Wilson
spent last week with their sister, Mrs
Nourse, in Barre. - Carroll Hunt of
Boston is at his grandfather's.