The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-26

PIainfieId.
Nelson Shorey is seriously sick with a
gastric trouble.
Mrs. Maria Morse has gone to ST. Adams
for stay of an indefinite time with her
daughter, Mrs. Leon Lombard.
The lecture last Friday evening by Rev
. ID. Clapp of woodstock was well re.
ceived and spoken of in high terms by all
present. We hope to hear Mr. Clapp again
at an early day.
Rev. j. j. Lewis will give his famous
illustrated story of the trip through the
Canadian Rockies, "The Wonderland of
America, in the Methodist church Satur-
day evening, Judging from his lecture on
the passion Play, this lecture will be very
fine, instructive and entertaining.
Last Friday large number of relatives
and friends met at William Bartletts, IL
being the venty.eighth birthday of Mrs.
Bartlett Mr.. Bartlett is past eighty years
of age and both are well preserved. After
most entertaining visit, the guests de-
parted wishing their host and hostess many
years of pleasant life.
Randolph.
Professor Conant and n. L.. Boyden, ESQ,
have been laid aside from active duty for
several days on account OF sickness.
The Christian Endeavor Society and Ep-
worth League gave joint reception to the
/ a
| Congregational church on Friday evening.
Entertainment and refreshments were fur
nished and pleasant evening enjoyed by
! ALL
Several having measured the depth of the
| hole dug for reservoir in front of the Con-
| gregational church last spring, by falling
| into it in the evening, 1t is hoped that some
fling will be done about it. The last VIC
tim was Miss Hutchinson, one of the teach
ers at the Normal School.
North Randolph.
The East Randolph band gave us fine
music in the hall recently, They were
treated to cake and coffee.
The North Randolph boys played base
ball with the Hubbard Hill boys, the other
day, The score stood 80 to 10 in favor OF
the home nine.
South Randolph.
A. A. Storrs has rented his creamery to A.
M Smith & Co., Boston.
1t is not too late to say that at the musical
festival at East Bethel the leading singers
were from Brookfeld, but the male quar-.
tette from West Randolph, East Bethel and
vicinity had considerable share in it.
West Randolph.
John Church has been engaged to repre-
sent the Brooks Oil Company of Cleveland
Ohio in Vermont, Maine and New Hamp
shire. He commences his duties October
Anita Burt and Mamie Mouton are the
delegates chosen to represent the local so
ciety at the second annual convention o.
the Kings Daughters, to be held at Burling
ton October and O.
L. B. johnson and family arrived in towr
on Monday. Mr. Johnson has rented the
Luther Granger place on Central street
MIR. johnson takes possession of his new
enterprise. the Herald and Ne,os, next Mon
day.
Mrs. Eliza Landon, aged eighty-sever
years, died Saturday afternoon at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. j. w. Burt, where
she has been living for the past few years
The funeral was held Monday Afternoon
from St. Johns church, Rev. Homer White
officiating.
A very pretty home wedding was per
formed last Wednesday evening at tn,
home of the brides father on Central street
1t was that Of Jennie NJ. Tilson to Davit
Dunbar of Barre. Rev. V. NJ. Hardy wa
the officiating clergyman. The happy coupl,
have gone to Barre to live.
l. A. Rogers, aged seventy-seven years
= died on Sunday at the home of his son. w
w. Rogers, on Fish Hill. His two daugh
tiers were here to attend him at the time o
his death-Mrs. Hagan of st. Armand, p @.
and Mrs. Marston Of Lee, Mass. His re-
mains were taken to St. Armand for burial
On Tuesday morning Rebecca Newton
and Clarence Cole were married at thu
? home of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. V. Newton. Rev. Homer White per
, formed the ceremony. The couple hav
gone to Littleton, N. H., to visit Mrs. Coz
tez Nutting, sister of Mrs. Cole.
! j. W. Atwood, who was for many year
station agent here, has secured the situatio
. of general manager of the Veneer Manufat
turing Company of Plymouth, n. H., t
commence October /. Mr.. and Mrs. A
t wood left on Tuesday for their new home
r Plymouth, their household goods havin
:. been shipped some days ago.
9 j. A. Fowler is away this week on bus
. ness trip to Bradford and st. Johnsbury
- Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ McCrillis wer
called to Hardwick on Saturday by tn
!. death of her father, Mark French. -
:, Homer Young and Nellie Jackson of Barr
r visited at Mrs. Ellen Youngs last weel
1 g Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Cole of Bosto
q are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. 7. j. Adam
: - Mrs. Mary c. Spencer of Lansing
d Mich, state librarian, was in town owe
# Sunday. - Nancy j. Culley of Mon
5 pelier visited her sister, Mrs..'sWales
}, Bass, last week. - Fred N. Whitney,
v the Mortified NewS. was in town on Satu
k day. - T. w. Russell, president of tt
i Connecticut General Life Insurance Con
l. pany of Hartford, Conn, has been in tow
few days. - DR.. II. H. Mcintyre r
turned last Friday from his trip of ov,
- 4,OOU miles 10 hOuSlOn, new orleans, hdnSi
n and Chicago. - Ida Thacher gave
IS pleasant whist party last Friday evening
Q her home ON Highland Avenue. -
n Maud Haskins, with her brother Georl
IS of Monterey, Mexico, arrived in town
II Friday to visit relatives. On Saturday Mi
!. Haskins went to Woburn, Mass, whe
81 she has situation in millinery store.
:, Rochester.
=, The iron bridge is nearly completed
N w. G. Hodgkins has sold his livery bus
a. ness to K. G. Martin of Mount Tabor.
The body of X. II Goodno, an old rel
dent of this town, has been brought he
lie for burial
w. II. Campbell is in Boston this we,
r. buying goods. II ID, o. Goodno h
ke bought the Mrs. Worcester house.
T. Martin and wife have been called
II Stockbridge to attend the funeral of Jud
~ ~ Orville Leonard of Colorado, uncle of MI
"a Martin. - Mrs. George Stockwel h
~ been spending few days in Rutland CT
ing for her sister.
East Roxbury.
a. The creamery will run only every 9th
e- day for the present, owing to the SIM
amount of milk received.
ey Clifton Hall soon goes to st. Johnsbul
ls where be has a pOsitiOn az stenOpraph,