The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-16

Stone OF Goddard Seminary. 60 Il. K.
Moody Of South Ryegate was Vas, with q his PEG;
Glover called on his brother, j. A. Gilmore,
last Wednesday, coming on his wheel, and
returning the next day. - Miss l.. b.
Newhall of Salem, Mass, In visiting here
for short time. - Mrs. Julia A. Rob-
insoD, who has spent the summer camping
q Mirror Lake, has returned home.
williamstown.
Messrs. Clark Shepard and Fremont G.
Lite, fox-hunters, begin this season with
the capture of two foxes thus far.
Mr.. George e. Hooker of Barre will give
his illustrated lecture, "Vice at the Quar-
RES" next Wednesday evening at the town
hall.
Christopher G. Hood has been putting in
a cement wall cellar on his lot in South
Royalton, preparatory to building house
for his own use.
Messrs. Smith & Seaver turned over
thirty head OF cattle into the General e
Bass pasture that were brought down from
Berlin Mountain.
If prizes were to be offered the prettiest
babes of her age, here in town, it is thought
that Mr.. and Mrs. George Marr's little
daughter would stand chance for the first
one.
With the removal of the families OF
Messrs. Jenney and King to East Barre, our
town will suffer the loss OF four families to
that burg" Not an agreeable pill for us
to take.
Friends of the late John Walker will be
glad to know of the safe return of his wife
to Washington, ID. c., aud her prospects of
recovery of her health, which suffered so &c.
riously here.
Mrs. j. X. Lynde is active in trying to
secure funds for new organ for the Con.
gregational church. Former residents and
members of this church and society are
helping on the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Return s. Wis are in Ver-
mont at present. After a stay OF some years
at Cornwall-on-th Hudson, they decide to
make a change OF location, possibly to take
up farm life for themselves.
Mrs. Minnie Marsh of Montpelier will as
sist Mrs. o. f. Davis as pianist next Fri.
day evening. Some home talent will also
, appear on the occasion. Tickets for re-
served seats can be had at j. K. Lynde's
store.
While our carpenters have had harvest
this season, thus far, the outlook for work
for the winter is not f1attering. Outside of
granite work, we hear of nothing yet very
tlattering for other work in the coming
months.
Arthur Simons, his sister Fannie and his
cousin, Mrs. May Williams Bartlett, late of
Elgin, Ill, are to occupy the tenement in
Henry Nixon's house Just vacated by
OhdiiCo iSuoOu luoSo bWO ldulob
are to open dressmaking establishment.
Victoria, daughter of the late Chester
Howard, who went with his family from
here to Ohio nearly fifty years ago, is visit
ing relatives hereabouts. Her cousin, Mrs.
Ira SNOW of Montpelier, accompanied her
on her visit here last week.
Tufts Weekly has been received. 1t is
published every Tuesday during the college
year by the Tufts College Publishing Asso-
citation Our young townsman, Orren H.,
son Of Marcus A. Smith, is the editor in
chief. The two editorials of this issue have
the right ring.
The millinery opening of Mrs. j. W.
Flint, on Saturday afternoon and evening"
was very pleasant. affair Not only
was the eye delighted with what was to be
seen, but refreshments were served, and all
| was carried out in the tasteful manner that
| the host is mistress Of
| The late George Tileston, grandson Of the
late Darius Pride, and whose death by
drowning, in st. Cloud Mimi, was learned
some weeks ago, carried life and accident
| insurance to the amount OF 1854, 600. The
business of manufacturing -four which he
had established in st. Cloud, is to go on as
| before his death. 1t is pleasant to read the
| testimonials to his character and ability
that continue to come.
| II it seems bit discouraging, as one
counts up the number of the families that
there are two other facts to encourage, viz
the little archer" Cupid, is doing his best
! for us, just at this time. We notice, too,
that folks who leave us have a pleasant
way, many times. of coming back to us, on
the first good opportunity, since the
latch-string" is always out to them.
Mrs. (Rev.) Oscar f. Davis, born Anna
Dickerman, and native OF our place. will
sing at our town hall on Friday evening
under the auspices of the Methodist Ladies'
Society. After some years of teaching,
with her hus band, in Vermont and New
Hampshire, and, later, in Salt Lake City,
Utah, during which time she was develop
ing fine musical talent, Mrs Davis went,
in 1894, to Italy, and placed herself under
the instruction OF the noted Sgnora LUCIA
Cappiami, near Milan. In her stay abroad,
in the home of her teacher, and as con-
slant guest and companion, she is said to
have had rare opportunity for musical cul-
ture. While 1t is an occasion for great re-
greet that oar place can offer no better
place for entertainments than the present
town hall, our citizens should give Mrs.
Davis, on her first appearance here, a re-
ception so generous and cordial that for the
time she may forget her material surround
ings in the warmth of the welcome received.
She is to be heard in series of concerts in
different parts Of New England during the
coming season.
Leslie Gale is about to return from the
White Mountains. - Charles III. Web.
ster has the care, by day, of O'Donnell, the
sick stone.cutter at the hotel, and is proving
himself a most acceptable nurse. -
Friend Whitcomb of Barre assisted last
week, in setting up Elliott Brothers new
engine and boiler. - George Patterson,
for years stone. cutter here, is recovering
from his serious illness Of typhoid fever
at Brookield. - Mrs. George Marr's
mother has returned to her home in Canada.
- Cornelius Perrin was seriously i'll
last week at the no ne of his son in, law,
James X. Lynde, but is now convalescent.
- Mr. and Mrs X. l.. Watson and
other friends from here were guests at the
marriage OF the daughter of Danforth Mar
tin in Berlin last week. - The widow of
the late Eben w. Sbley is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. b. r. Sbley. Her home is to be
henceforth in St Louis. - Mrs. Charles
Adams is i'll with asthmatic trouble. -
Fred Brown, who has been at work for
Mrs. Aaron G. Martin, has hired the house
on the old Alvin Flint farm and will move
into it right away. - George Goodrich
is to have a class in vocal music in Wash
ington. - Harold, son of Return 8
Davis. started for Johnson, on Monday
morning, to meet his father there, to con-
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