The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-04

Mrs. Crane, daughter OF DIR. Fairmsn, Is
very sick. On Saturday DR.. Grinnell OF
Burlington and her husband were tele-
graphed for, arriving on the noon mail
day, as she had not grown worse in the last
thirty-six hours.
Lowell.
Be careful OF the pins. A little child Of A.
1. Stebbins, while being undresssed for the
night, swallowed safety pin. DR.. Hill
was out Of town, and when he returned it
was too late for tracheotomy, and the little
sufferer soon died, after which an incision
was made and the pin was removed from
the trachea.
Moretown.
Vernon Barber has bought the e. e. JOS
Ign place in the village. 49,,
| The village schools closed last Friday,
after very successful term. f"'
Morgan.
w. A. Wilcox has returned to New York
T, Marshall Calkins has the job to cover his
| fathers new barn.
| School picnics on the shores of Lake Sey-
| mour by the schools OF this town and Derby
have occurred the past week.
Hiram Todd has moved to his wife's
| fathers farm near Derby Line village. He
now has three farms to carry on this season.
Hon. J. NJ. Bartlett Of Minneapolis is in
| town, having come to attend the funeral OF
| his brother-in-law and partner, e. @. Rob
inson Of Island Pond.
Ewens & Flanders are doing large busi-
ness in selling their rights to build the pa
| tent rail (Shedd) fence. They have the
| whole state, and have sold several town
| rights as we'll as farm rights
Newbury.
The rear OF the Connecticut River Lum-
| Der Company's drive passed this point SUM-
| day.
Rev. Allen Hazen, formerly of this place,
will preach at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning
The harness shop occupied by e. G.
Stocker for so many years is being converted
| into double tenement The first floor is
to be occupied by Virgil Kelley and the
second by Mr.. Emery.
The prohibition county convention was
| held in Seminary Hall on Tuesday after
noon. Rev. e. G, Langford of Haverhill,
N. H., addressed the meeting. The follow
| ing were the nominations: Senators, Rev. j.
| o. Sherburn of WILLIAMSBURG, n, w. Bar
-ett OF Bradford; assistant judges, j. A. r.
Corwin of Chelsea. G. n. Abbott of New
bury; probate judges, w. K. Celley of Fair
lee, o. H. Briggs of Willamstown; high
bailiff, j. e. Cox of Wells River; sheriff W.
e. Norcross of Bradford.
Frank Bailey and George Chamberlin re-
|
with favorable reports - Mrs. Dickin-
son of Jersey City visited at 7. G. Keyes'
last week. - Ellen Jewett is spending a
few weeks with Miss II. E. Reyes. -
Rev. j. L. Merrill and wife attended the
| graduating exercises at Hanover last week.
- Alex. Greer is repairing his house on
the old Stevens farm. - Edward Muzzy
of Boston is at r, W, Chamberlins for the
summer. - Mrs, Albert Corliss has one
of her brothers and his wife and child visit
| ing with her. - Anna Avery of Boston
+, is visiting her brother, M. j. Avery. -
Mrs. Pillsbury, wife of Hon. A. e. Pills
bury Of Boston, came to town last Thurs
day afternoon and opened her beautiful res.
idence on the Ok Bow for the summer
- Minnie Merrill closed her labor as
one Of the teachers in the city school In
Fitchburg, last week, and Is at home with
her father, Rev. j. l.. Merrill. - Charles
Merrill! graduated with high honors at
valuable prizes. - Charles Deming and
family OF Montpelier have been boarding al
| Henry Bailey's for the past two weeks
- Mrs. Nelson Chamberlin is out o.
| town for few weeks. - Frank Spauld
ing, from the West, is spending few
weeks with his father, DR.. Spaulding, in
Haverhill
Northfield.
The fire companies were out for practice
Saturday evening.
The lookup has been completed in readi
ness for the glorious Fourth.
II. l.. Kenyon is at Manchester to attend
the reunion of his regiment.
The engine at the corn factory has beef
put in position and ready for business.
E. l.. Soper and daughter Florence were
in town on Thursday from West Randolph
The creamery at the Center village is Il
be moved this fall to the lot north Of the A
G. Case place on Main street.
Rev. William S. Hazen attended the
seventy-ffth anniversary of the academy a
Thetford last Thursday. He was teacher
at that institution in 1850.
H. d. Phillips has returned from st
George, n. B., where he was called by tn,
sickness OF his mother. The day after hi
return he received news of her death.
F. L. Howe & Co. erected in Elmwoot
cemetery, last week, large Scotch grant,
monument, weighing nine tons, for Mrs. e
G. Pierce. The monument is of the lates
design and consists of two bases, die anC
cap, and for workmanship is not excellet
by any monument in this vicinity.
The following members OF Company I
will receive service badges at the coming
muster Lieutenant A. o. Smith, fifteel
years; Quartermaster Sergeant e. ingalls,
twenty-five years Sergeant Moses King
twenty-five years; Sergeant J Il. Greenwood
OorpOral NJ. Ryan, sergeant M. Il. Chase,
w. Ryan, +. f. Blanchard, r. b. Downing
f. j. Dutton, W. S. Tilden
The Congregational Christian EndeavoI
ers have secured Rev. Toshiyuki Okamot
to deliver his lecture, "Odd Customs an,
Ideas of Japan" at Howe's hail. Thursda
evening, July s. The lecture will be illus
trated by stereopticon. Mr.. Okamoto is
graduate of Union Theological Seminary @
New York, native of Japan, and will b
dressed in Japanese costume.
East Orange.
Professor S. G. Hutchinson is at HON
from Cazenovia, n. Y, to spend his vaca
ton. - Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Brooks an,
daughter of Syracuse, N Y, and Mr.. an,
Mrs. w. n. Jewell and daughter of Chelsea
Mass, have arrived at the Jewell home
stead for the summer - Lizzie Quimb
is improving and is able to ride out. -
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G. White Of Manchester
N. H.. are visiting in town.
Peacham.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edwar,
Taft recently.
Mrs. Bunker went TO her home in Barn
stead, N. H., last Saturday, Mr.. Bunke
went about six weeks ago.
Twenty new members united with tn
i.