The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-29
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town. g. Hannah Marble of Gouldsville
is spending few days with friends here.
- Mrs. o, Davis and daughter Florence
are visiting in Montpelier. - l.. w. Por-
ter has traded the w. G. Porter place for
Harry Marbles farm. - Rev. j. Wills of
Gilmore is visiting his sister, Mrs. Byron
Marble.
Greensboro Bend.
A large number of telegraph poles are
being shipped from this station to points
south.
Many of our people attended the camp
meeting at Lyndonvile. All report good
meetings and large attendance.
The singing evangelist, A. w. Ford, is
expected to hold meetings in the Methodist
church, beginning about the middle of next
| month.
John Barr and family, also Mrs T. H.
harrington, Nellie Clark and Mrs. Little
have returned from Old Orchard. - j.
II. Pope has begun work on his new store
and tin-shop south of Byron Davis store.
- M. l.. Aver of Stannard is painting
the creamery building.
Groton is well represented at the Corinlh
fair to-day.
Mrs j. X. Darling gave five-o'clock tea
last Friday night.
The picnic that was to be held to-day has
been postponed one week.
Orren Crown has opened barber shop
in the rooms formerly occupied by Frank
McCrillis.
At the raising of Harvey's mill, too much
firewater was used, and there was much
disturbance and many arrests.
Mr.. Lane and wife of Manchester, N. H.,
visited in town last Friday. Mr.. Lane is
cashier of Merchants National Bank
Gertrude Cochran went to Montpelier last
Monday, where she will live with her sister,
Mrs. ID. f. Clark, and attend Vermont
Methodist Seminary this fall.
The Baptist society of Groton will give
musical and literary entertainment at their
church, Saturday evening, September 1.
Price of admission, fifteen cents, including
refreshments.
There will be musical and literary en-
tertainment at the Baptist church next Fri
day evening. An interesting programme
has been prepared, which deserves the pat
ronage of the public.
school, which was announced for Wednes.
day at Barnet Pond, has been postponed
until Friday of this week A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all.
George and David Moulton and Leighton
Eastman went to Peacham, one night last
week, and put night line in Martins
pond. r. M. Harvey went up last Friday
to help them settle the matter.
The thirtieth marriage anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. b. NJ. Kicker was celebrated
last week Tuesday. The brothers and sis
ters of Mr., Kicker were present, except
Harvey. The children presented him with
a handsome sideboard. Other presents
were piecesof land valued at $50 by Isaac
Kicker; two solid silver spoons by Mrs.
Orson Kicker set by Mr.. and Mrs.
William Kicker, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Kicker; silver nutpicks, Mr.. and Mrs NJ. H.
Whitehill; fruit knives, Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
than Kicker; silver berry dish, Mr.. and
Holt; silver pickle dish by Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Kicker wish to ex-
press their thanks for the tokens that the
large company left
Cecie Paul has returned home from Bos-
ton, and will teach this fall. - Mrs.
George Melville, who has been visiting
relatives in town for the past year, re-
turned to her home in Harvey, ILL.,, on
Tuesday. - Frank Kicker and wife re-
turned home to Brooklyn, on Tuesday.
- Harvey Kicker of Minneapolis,
Mimi, is a guest of M. II. Whitehill. -
Leslie Page, Louis Plummer, Arthur Tel
lier and Henry Goodwin went to Peacham
last Monday to attend Peacham Academy.
- John WEIGH of johnson visited at
G. FL. Welch's last week. He is working
for his brother in the store. - Leslie
Page finished his labors at A. M. Heath's
meat market last week Tuesday. -
Warren Goodwin and lady friend are Wis.,
iting at Abner Goodwin's. Warren is en-
ployed in the Bradford bank..- Pro-
lessor B. NJ Weld and family went last
Saturday to New Haven, VT, where he
will teach.
Next Sunday there will be quarterly
n ha Hiat Inn oh
Carrie Lowell has donated a lot to the
Congregational church society. Over 50, 900
has been subscribed towards $1,000
church.
j. V. Dutton, station agent, was nomi-
mated by the democrats for representative
With over $50 republican voters in town, he
is likely to stay at home.
George w. Bridgman has been unani-
mously nominated by the republicans for
town representative, and it is the duty of
every republican to support and elect him.
Mrs Shattuck and daughter Ula returned
from their visiting trip on Tuesday. -
Mrs. A. NJ. Woodbury. and daughter of
Stoughton, Mass, are visiting friends in
| town. j. FL. McLoud and wife re-
turned from Peaks Island last week.
MarshfieId.
| Richard Batchelder and Howard Tanner
have gone into the meat business.
w. II. II. Mears is republican candidate
for representative, and CIV. Gilman demo-
cratic candidate.
Dexter Ide died last Wednesday, after a
short illness, caused by being dragged by a
cow. Funeral was held at the Universalist
church, Rev. Mr.. Russell OF Cabot ofiiciat-
ing.
The event of the season was the marriage
of Estelle, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
H. Mears, to Leighton p. Slack at the
brides home last Wednesday evening at
eight o'clock. There were present quite
one hundred invited guests and all seemed
to enter into the spirit of the occasion. II
was just eight o'clock when the bridal party
entered the parlor, preceded by two boys
and two girls dressed in white, each carry.
ing baskets of flowers and holding white
ribbons, making an aisle for the bride and
groom to pass through. These We're Pliny
Cutler, Glen Mears, Ilene and Lucene Dwi
nell. The bride was dressed in a light tan
landsdowAand wore smilax and roses
The groom wore the conventional black
The party stood under the horseshoe arch
of evergreens and ferns, and there were
about seventy-five vases of cut flowers and
hundreds of pond lilies in the room. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. III. De
Witt Williams of Plainfeld, followed by {
reception and refreshments of cake and ice