The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

Plainfield.
There is a large party from this place at
Sabin Pond this week.
The afternoon tea held with Mrs. jack
son last Thursdaylwas largely attended.
j. S. Chamberlin has partially bargained
his residence in the village to parties out OF
town.
Mrs. #. B. Gale of Fort Payne, Ala, who
has been visiting her sister in Maine, is
staying with Deacon Gale for two or three
weeks.
Rev. 1. Stone of Plainfeld, ILL.,, on his
way home from Boston convention, has
been visiting relatives in this village. He
preached at the union service in the Meth
odist church last Sunday evening.
Many young people will be interested to
hear Of Miller Pratt. He has for some time
been supplying pulpit in New York city
while the pastor is abroad, and is justly
proud OF his Sunday.school, numbering in
the vicinity OF thousand, as he informed
your correspondent. His acquaintance
here will rejoice in this recognition OF his
worth.
Randolph.
Peter Sault and wife and #. W. Sault and
wife took a carriage trip to Woodstock, on
Saturday, and remained over Sunday, WIS.,
iting Mr.. and Mrs Charles View.
Captain j. e. Eldredge and son, j. b.
Eldredge, W. ii. Kenney, and MIR. Ban
mister Of Warren have returned from ten
days fishing trip to Whitney, Quebec. They
report large catch and an excellent time.
Last Thursday afternoon, an eight-year-
old daughter OF o. H. Rogers, who lives
near Beanville, was trampled upon by
horse and seriously injured. Her leg was
broken between the knee and hip, and she
was also badly bruised over the chest. She
is recovering rapidly.
There is remarkable family of Free
in tbio Uioiuitv that cannot ha haatan
probably in this country. There are three
generations, and the oldest is probably the
oldest Mason in point OF membership in
New England. James p. Cleveland, Sr.,
was made Mason in Rising Sun Lodge,
at South Royalton, in June, 1924, thus being
member over seventy-one years He is a
member of the different bodies up to, and
including, the Knights Templars. His son,
James P. Cleveland, Jr., is past master,
and has been treasurer of Phoenix Lodge OF
this place for twenty.six years. Mr.. Cleve-
lands grandson, Frank Fl. Cleveland, is
also member Of the lodge here. Mr..
Cleveland, ST., is over ninety.two years old,
and is enjoying quite good health. Your
correspondent only knows OF one Mason
who is older, by one year, yet he has seen
but seventy years in the Masonic fraternity.
This latter person lives in Massachusetts.
Harry Thomas started on Friday for Pea
body, Mass, to spend vacation at his home.
- Edith Allen Of Lyndonville has been
visiting her friend, Sadie Wells. - Will
Barnes of Newton Center, Mass, arrived
on Friday to spend the summer with his
cousin, Mrs. G. 81. Tewksbury - Mrs.
Sowles and Susie Kendall of South Straf.
ford and Annie Lynch of Montpelier visited
Margaret Carrigan last week. - John
Drew has finished work at the express Of
fee. - Mrs. Lyman Hutchinson went to
Ramsey, P. O., last week, being called there
by the death of brother. - Lucius O.
Fowler has gone to St. Adams to work as
clerk in the store of Richardson & Twigg
Co. - Henry Leonard was at his home
ents. Mrs. Dora Tredo went to Nor
witch, Conn, Saturday, to attend the funeral
of a nephew, the son of Nelson Martin.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll and r: III.
Granger and daughter have been visiting
afew days at G. R. Granger's. - Mrs. FL.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Hale - Mrs. A. s.
Cross of Gouldsville, and II. N. Cross and
wife of Springfield, Mass, spent Sunday
with Editor L. B. johnson and wife. -
Orson Woodcock has returned from North
Hartland, where he has been making some
extensive repairs upon a wooden mill there.
A. E. Lane and wife have returned
here from Camp Watson, near Milton.
- Mary Howard, a teacher in the pub
lie schools at Springfield, is spending the
- Mrs. Charles Pettigrew of Lynn
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. f
Wedgewood. Mrs. Louise LON
bard of Plainfield and her daughter, Mrs
Florence Wooster of East Montpelier, and
S. R. Fletcher of Marshfield have been visit
ing G. e. McCrillis.
Roxbury.
W. H. Crozier of Lebanon, N. H., was II
town Saturday last on business.
Mark Rice Of Williamstown has bough
the Jason Powers place in the village ant
moved there. Price paid, $3.50.
Eugene Flint has exchanged his hous,
and blacksmith snop for II. II. Walliug'
fafm on the East hill, containing 100 acres
The body of the wife of Rev. Henry Wal
bridge has been brought here from Peter
boro, n. H., and buried. She was formerl
resident of this town.
Nina Flint, daughter of Grin A. Film
died at the residence of her ia Their on tn
9th inst. of consumption, aged thirty-on
years. Although great sufferer for lon
time, she bore it patiently
William H. Rising, an old soldier of Con
pany a. Sixth Vermont, died on the lot
inst. of heart disease, aged seventy 81
years. His funeral was held from his hous
last Friday, Rev. M III. Wright officiating
and the burial was in Warren.
South Ryegate.
The hay crop here is an average one
though grasshoppers have been very d.
structive.
Rev. j. N. Perrin OF Williamstown occ,
pied Rev. j. j. Halls pulpit in the Presb.
terrain church last Sunday.
Last Friday, a nice little party, heade
by E. G. Lynch, visited Barnet Pond. TIL
day was fine and the outing very much 81
joyed.
W. j. White has moved from the plaC
lately owned by Mrs. Amos G. White
the tenement Of Mrs Jane W. George c
the hill.
George NJ. Seaver of Washington, repr
senting the WAToHMAN, will visit some
the patrons of the paper this week for r
newing subscriptions and canvassing #
new ones.
If"A Constant Reader OF the WATCHMAr
had signed his name to the communicate
he sent to the WATCHMAN Office, it wou
probably have been printed. Anonymol
Communications 60 into the waste bask
every time.
G, r. Brown was taken with grip abo
two weeks ago and obliged to leave his j
in Groton, where he was foreman on nj
honse that ia being built there. He is nc