The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-01
NUMBER 81.


the delegates to the county convention,
elected last week, and their aternates are
not solid for DIR. II. o. Worthen for senator.
Both delegates and alternates were elected
by majority of more than five to one with
the understanding that they support DIR.
Worthen, and they go to Montpelier to-
morrow so Instructed. The names of the
delegates are published elsewhere. The
alternates are j. M. Perry, r: A. Drew,
John Trow, d. Il. Bisbee, Asa Harrington,
W. H Gladding, George T. Connor, Fl. X.
Parish, w. A. Boyce j. w. Dillon, f. W.
Glidden, w. F. Morse and II. Skeels.
Two Scotch girls, whose names are for
the present withheld, were caught last
week in the act of stealing silk handkeT-
chiefs at the dry goods store of Homer
Fits. The girls are only twelve years old,
and their parents settled with Mr.. Fits for
the goods. At their homes was found a
large amount of small wares that had evil
IDENTIFY been stolen from dry goods stores
in town. Several merchants have missed
numerous small articles of late, and Mr..
Fits successfully set a trap for the thieves.
Their method was to go into store while
only one clerk was on duty, ask for empty
boxes, and, when the clerk went down
stairs for them, to get in their work.
Mrs. DR.. H. e. Packer and daughter are
visiting in Lebanon, N. III. - Mrs Har-
gey Tilden and daughter Blanche accom-
panied Mrs David Benjamin to Boston last
week. - Fred L. Hayden and family
Mrs. George A. Houston visited last week
at the home of George II. Blake, her uncle,
in Barton. - L. A Page has retired
from the firm of Page & Page - j. r.
George and wife were at York Beach, Me-,
last week, and Mr.. and Mrs James Morse
f. w. Stanyan was at Tilton, N. H., part
of last week. DR.. L. P. Holden and
wife of Boston were guests of B. p Wiley
last week. - w. f. Scott was in Boston
/ lna IL 4 6
N. H., is working in the freight Office of the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad. -
Rev F. L. Goodspeed of Amherst, Mass,
is spending his vacation in Barre. - f.
! A. Duffy and E. E. Dean were judges at the
! Morrisville races last week. - Miss
Edith Boyce is visiting in Northumberland,
| N. H.
James Smith, an assistant register of
Boston, and wife, with George Colbert,
father Of Mrs. Smith and the hostess, are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs Jabez Hagan.
West Berlin.
Farmers are finishing haying and report
fair crop and it is of excellent quality.
At the republican caucus the following
delegates to the county convention We're
elected: Hiram B. Wedge, w B. Worthing,
Charles F. Dewey, Wilbur Brown, Martin
w Wheelock. The following we're elected
town committees w B. Worthipg. Hiram
Wedge, Wilbur Brown, Wilmer Leland, c.
| f. Dewey.
Dr. w. S. Palmer, present in town on ac-
count of Mr.. Allis' death, preached for Rev.
G. FL. Morse at the First church last Sunday.
The obituary of Deacon 4. s. Allis will
be found elsewhere. Deep and universal
sorrow is felt on account Of his death. and
the family in bereavement have the fullest
sympathy of the community.
Marcus Peck received pleasant news from
Rutland the other day-at least, Judging
from the smile his countenance wore, it W as
in every way satisfactory news-announc-
ing the birth of granddaughter, the child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lyman.
A pleasant event of recent date was the
marriage of William Haggett and Jennie Full
lam on Tuesday evening, July "a, at the home
of the BRIDES parents, Mr.: and Mrs. Fred
Fullam. About thirty invited guests were
present. At half past eight the couple
stood up in the parlor under festoons of
evergreen and hollyhock blossoms and
Rev. G. n. Morse pronounced the mystic
words which made them one. Ed Little
and Clarence McDermont were groomsmen,
and Anna FarnswOrth and Sarah Durkee
bridesmaids. There was variety of beau
tiful and valuable presents. The young
couple departed the next morning for their
wedding tour to visit Mr.. Haggett's home
in New York state.
Mrs. DR.. William F. Lazelle and daugh-
ter of Plainfeld are guests at Deacon
Stephen Wilcox's. - Mr.. and Mrs. C. E.
Woodward of Plainfeld made brief visit
at F. T. Ladds this last week. - Mr.
Ladds father and mother from Sharon are
spending a few days with him. The mother
has been quite sick since her arrival. -
William Blodgett's folks are entertaining a
friend, Miss Hattie Brown of Williston
,, Cassius Peck's. - Mrs. Mynora Crane
! and daughter, and Mrs. Lucy Johnson OF
Williston, have been guests for several days
, at Y. M. Upham's.
Lorenzo d. Smith, who has sold his home
to William Baker, is in Massachusetts look
, ing for a desirable place.
The Good Templars will have an enter
tainment in the Grand Army hall on Thurs
day and Friday evenings, when the two-act
; drama, The Last Loaf" followed by the
, farce, - Hiawatha," will be presented.
Mrs. Louis Tupper of Worcester. Mass, i,
visiting at j. NJ. Fishers. - Carrie Wal
Allen Walbridge, is visiting her uncle
John Walbridge. and other relatives. -
- Leon Cole and Arthur LaDson started
: Monday morning for bicycle trip 10 the
= Green Mountains. - Mrs Bertha Dur
kee Of Brooktield is visiting in town
Calais.
a Mr. and Mrs. A. n. White Of Des Moines
, Iowa, are IN town, called here by the illness
a of Mr.. Whites mother, Mrs William White
t who died on Friday. The funeral was from
e the house on Sunday, Rev Miss Marion E
r Coburn officiating Mrs. White was very
q highly esteemed by all who knew her.
y The delegates TO the republican count.
, convention are as follows: T. T. Lamphere
G, X. Dwinell, S. b. Fair, G. Il. White. c
, II. Burnap, William Chspin, L. w. Leon
y = ard. Following are the members of III,
= :. town committees C. r. Dwinell, T. T
+ Lamphere, Lee W. Leonard, Henry w
/ Town, W. C. Bugbee, W. E. Bliss, S. b
! Fair, K. j. Sparrow.
I North Calais
: AS two East Montpelier fellows wer,
= going to Nelson Pond in Woodbury. fishing
they took nice cane tsh-pole and a very
fine black silk line from a North Calai
! mans house. AS the fellows did not wan
TO be seen carrying it home, they gave il
: away. 1t has since been returned to the
: owner. They are very lucky to get out o
= it as we'll as they have.
. Sodom.
7 School closed In this place Monday, July
4 90, with Minnie Tempeton as teacher
a Whole number of scholars, %. The schol
: ars having no absent marks were Azubal