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

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Several of the young people are camping
at Martins pond this week.
The hardest thunder.shower of the season
passed over here Sunday afternoon, doing
much damage.
Mrs. Oren Martin, who has been sick for
some time, died on Sunday afternoon. Her
funeral was held on Tuesday at ten o'clock.
Mrs. j. X. Williams is i'll. - Gertrude
Hopkins is very sick. g. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Kicker visited at Groton last week.
- Mrs Nelson Whitehill of West Ran
dolph visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Strobridge, last week. - Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Kicker, accompanied by friends and
relatives from Groton and Ryegate, are
camping at Harvey's pond this week.
- Samuel Moody is getting along well,
and it is thought he will recover. .....
PIainfield. -.tt
Clark Reed has commenced work on his
new house.
The Methodist society announces a lawn
party at the parsonage tomorrow evening.
fce-cream will be served Let everybody
come.
The delegates to the republican county
convention are e. j. Bartlett, III. K. Cutler,
II. II. Dewey, E. #. Leavitt and III. w.
Batchelder.
Some fifteen or twenty from this town,
ing and fishing at Groton Pond and report
a good catch of fish and splendid time gen.
orally.
On account of rain, only seven innings
were played between the Montpelier and
Plainfeld baseball mines here last Satur-
day. The game stood 10 to in favor OF
Plainfield.
Rev. and Mrs. II. d. Williams went last
Monday for a three-weeks' vacation to
Maine, and there will be no meetings in the
Congregational church here or the one at
Marshfeld until August 10, on account of
Mr.. Williams absence.
Rev. and Mrs. L. #. Fortney were with
friends in Williamstown over last Sunday.
Mrs. Pollock Of Clinton, Mass, is
visiting her. father, B. d, Marsh, and her
many friends of her girlhood days in this
place. - Rev. f. b. lockwood, formerly
of North Hyde Park, but for few months
preaching in Leominster, Maine, Is now
with his three motherless children at Alonzo
Clarks. - W. A. Bruce of New York
city, president of the Union Publishing
Company of New York, with his family, is
stopping for several days with Mr. and Mrs.
A. f. Martyr. - Mrs. K. G. Haines,
who has been visiting at o. l.. Hoyt's for Q
few days, returned to her home in Cabot
last Thursday. - G. K. Woodward,
Esq, and Alice Lazelle went to Brookfeld
last Saturday. Mrs. Woodward, who has
been visiting in Brookfield aud Randolph
for several days, returned with Mr.. Wood
ward, while Miss Lazelle remains in Brook
field for the present - George L. Leon
ard and his mother, of New York city, were
visitors at Rev. H. d. Williams last week
and over Sunday. e. Mrs. d. b. Whit
tier Of Boston visited at o. L. Hoyt's over
Sunday.
Maple Hill.
Farmers report the hay crop rather light.
L. X. Averill is to preach at the Bolles
sChool-house next Sunday.
Hattie Bolles has gone to Montpelier to
work for Mrs. Brown. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Lupien have finished work at
Martins mill. - Mr.. and Mrs. j. M
Marshall of Craftsbury are visiting relatives
here. :" MIR. and Mrs Herman Pierce
are rejoicing over the birth of eight-and-a'
half pound boy.
Randolph.
Rumor has it that the Messrs. Partridge
of Philadelphia are to build cottage on
Main street this fall or winter.
The new house of Will Blodgett is ready
for the plasterers, and villagers are listen
ing for the sound of wedding bells.
Bonfires of burning kale at ten o'clock in
the evening caused a scare the other night
as it was supposed to be a residence.
Mrs. Sarah S. Briggs, from Boston, Mass
former resident, is visiting her sister, Mrs
Ellen Covell, accompanied by grandson.
A wheelwright shop is being erected by
Mr.. Davis on Depot street on the lane
which he recently purchased of Luke Parish
A whist party, a lawn party and dance
and two church prayer-meetings the same
evening, served to make small village
lively last Thursday.
N. L. Boyden, Esq, has hired a cottage a
Camp Randolph" Highgate Springs anC
| intends to spend some time there with hi
family largely on account of his boy, wh'
has been in poor health since having TIN
measles in the spring.
West Randolph.
The Oregon Indian medicine men de
parted from this place on Saturday, an,
went to South Royalton.
Rev. f. C. Frye of Woodstock, former
of this place, has resigned as pastor of tn
Christian church in that place to accept a
appointment as missionary to Japan.
M. H. Chamberlin of st. Adams, trave
ing auditor of the Central Vermont railroad
was in town last week looking over tn
books of the station here, which he foun
to be in excellent condition.
West Randolph has received her share {
honors at the democratic county conventio
at Chelsea. A. G. Wheeler was nominate
for Judge of probate, w. F. Wedgewood fC
high bailiff and William b. Wall for men
Der of county committee.
The town of Randolph lost one of its be-
citizens last week in the death of Hol
Bailey f. Adams, who has been in poo
health for some time. The cause of h
death was diabetes and gangrene of the to-
An appropriate obituary may be foun
elsewhere.
Carroll II. Pratt and his friend, G.
: Davis of Springfield, Mass, arrived in tow
on Friday on their wheels from Springfield
: Mass. Mr.. Pratt rode 34-inch Columb
Safety. 1t was an odd-looking wheel.
: started out from his home in Hartfor
Conn. and has been making tour throug
! some of the New England states Whe
here he had ridden / 800 miles.
These are the officers elected at the la
7, meeting of the lodge Of Good Templar
Chief templar, e. II. Salisbury; vic
, templar, Mrs. II. NJ. Miller; financial seer
tary Mrs. Levi Needham; treasurer, Lu,
Robinson; chaplain, Mary Marcott; ma
shall Louis McAllster; guard, A. j
Smith; sentinel, C. e. Pratt; superinten
, ent of Juvenile Templars, Mrs. Fanny Levi
The following people who have been vi
iting in town have returned to their r
spective homes. Mrs. G. II. Stevens Il
guest of her brother, N. M. Draper,
r Northampton, Mass; Jennie Campbell ii
t guest of Mary S. Dubois, to Wallingfor
Q Conn; Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Winch, at MI
= b. G, McIntyre's, to Barre; Mrs. John Pc
ter and daughter. at DIR, and Mrs, M