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

ldBJ lnuTBuAYs TANK hlChoI anu WIG
of New York city are expected to-day -
Mr.. and Mrs. d. #. Clark were at their old
home over Sunday. Grace Chalmers
of st. Johnsbury visited at 1. N Halls last
week. - Ernest MCGOWAN Of Worces-
ter, Mass, who has been visiting at Il; b.
Halls, returned home last Wednesday.
- A. w. Kicker and wife visited rela-
tives in town last week. - Mrs Harvey
Kicker and daughter Florence OF Minneap-
oils, Mimi are guests at M. III. WhitehilPs.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Clark OF Hard
wick visited friends in town last week.
- Mrs. Martha Jones and daughters
go to Shelburne Falls, Mass to-day. -
Mrs. Sarah A. Page, widow OF the late l..
II. Page, has been granted a pension of
eight dollars a month.
Hardwick.
Mrs. Crane has SO far recovered as to be
able to come down stairs.
Mrs. Shattuck and daughter Ula lately
visited friends in Winooski.
The creamery separator is not in opera
ton, but may commence to-day.
Most OF the farmers have finished haying,
and the crop has been secured in fine order.
Mrs. Newton's daughter Florence and her
husband have arrived in town for a short
stay.
1t is reported that the Bridgman meadow
road case is to be reheard before the COM
missioners.
The excursion to Lake Memphremagog
was enjoyed by all that went and was well
patronized.
The water tub in the square has been reset
and the water brought into it from pipe on
the outside.
The check list for the September cleo.
ton will be posted on Saturday or Mon
day next See that your name is on If you
wish to vote.
Misses Carrie Drew Inez Hathaway, Kate
and Clara Deford, Walter Crandall and Nell
Mack, with Carrie Williams, are camping
this week at Joe's Pond.
MarshfieId.
The town has bought new hearse.
brand-new boy greeted Mr.. and Mrs
Webster HaslSins last week Friday.
Delegates to the republican county con
vention are H. p. Martin, A. T. Durant, j
W. Davis, G. L, Dwinell, Edwin Pitkin.
Rev. j. j. Lewis of Boston will deliver
his lecture, Passion Play" at the Univer
salist church in this place on Friday even
ing.
The post Office is open on Sundays from
noon till one o'clock. Persons wishing
their mail on that day are requested by the
postmaster to call for it at that time.
W. II. H. Gilman, an old resident, was
buried last week Wednesday. His golden
wedding was celebrated two years ago and
Wheeler Of West Randolph, his nephew
attended the funeral.
A hai-storm which passed over this
town about four O'Clock last wednesday
afternoon tore up trees and did Other
damage. Mrs. Goslant was returning to
of thunder frightened her horse. She was
tipped out, the horse ran away, but she es
capped with a few scratches.
A. E. Lamberton was in Morrisville las
week Friday and Saturday to see hfs stall
lion, Prince Albert" in race. He wor
in the 245 class. Best time, 2: 1871 las
quarter in thirty-six seconds. This colt has
been in John Utton's care for eleven weeks
He was four years old last June, and was
sired by Van Franklin" dam by " Black
stone," second dam by son of Ethar
Allen Good judges thought he coult
easily have paced in q 30. He is the mos
promising colt ever raised in town, and is
entered in the races at Littleton, n. H.
Whiteield, N. H., and White River juno
ton.
Mrs Nelson Bemis is sick. - Mrs
Flora Edison is visiting at Rev. o: D. Clapp'
in Windsor. Mr.. Edison goes this week t.
accompany her home. - DIR. James o
Waterbury was called last week to see Mrs
Duren Baker, who is very sick. - Sher
if Howe of Mortified was in town las
week. - A daughter of Marcus Carleto
of India is visiting his uncle, Silas Carleto
of the Congregational church last Sunda
with a recital of life in India.
Shady Rill.
MIR. and Mrs. w. o. Cummings went las
Thursday to visit their son, Rev. e. "
Cummings, at South Berwick, Me. 60
Ellery Markham is working in Barre wit
his brother Arthur. - Dell Wiggir
is attending the summer school at Morri
vile. 81 Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Wiggir
visiting in MorriaviIle - Timotl
Merrill and family of Montpelier are cam
ing out near Frank Georges mills
MoretowR.
The Parker saw-mill runs nights now b
cause of low water.
Mrs. William Turner has gone to War
Mass, to visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. II. A. Bowman and two children
Montpelier are visiting at Frank Hath
ways.
Fred Ward, from Winter Park, Florid
Carl Ward, Carl Gates, and the Miss
Pearl of st. Johnsbury are visiting at III.
Wards. Accompanied by Mrs. H.
Ward and sons Barton and Glare and Mi
Annie Evans, they visited Mount Mansfie
last Thursday, returning Friday evening.
Newbury.
The Methodist church has new chand
lier.
Lightning killed one of the cows on Il
town farm Sunday afternoon.
Several went from here to Bradfor
Monday evening, to hear Professor E.
Morse lecture.
The Appleton Quartette concert W
highly appreciated and drew a crowd
house, realizing $40 for the benefit of t
church.
James b. Hale has had new range p
into the l. part of his house with h
water plant. An ice plant would be me
acceptable at this time to most people.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Darling held a rect
ton on Friday evening in honor Of {
Appleton Quartette. Some seventy-fve
vited guests were present and enjoyed sol
excellent music by the quartette
Rev. j. j. Lewis of Boston will give
illustrated story of the Passion Play
Oberammergau in the Congregation
church this evening at eight o'clock. N
Lewis comes highly recommended, and
pecially with this lecture.
Henry B. Bailey and wife of San Mat,
Fla, spent a few hours in town, July
calling on old acquaintance. He has I
been in town for some thirty years, but W
be remembered by some of our older CT
zens as son of Benjamin b. Bailey VIII
a resident of this village he lived at diff