The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10

treasurer he assisted him, and is quite IA
miliar with financial affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A b. Tewksbury are visit
ing at York Beach, Maine - Winnie
Chadwick is visiting friends in Green's
boro. - May Bradish is here, getting
ready for the coming Of the rest of the fam
lily. - Mamie Finn has gone to Burling.
ton to work. IL. b. Trombley Of Woi.
cester, Mass, with his family, has been
visiting relatives in town. 80 Colo els
r. j. Kimball and A. B. Chandler were at
home over Sunday from Brooklyn, N. Y.
| - Mrs. @. Il. Abbott went to Welles-
ley, Mass, on Tuesday, to see her brother,
@. 1. Sanborn, who is critically i'll from the
effects OF shock received some time ago.
- Hon. Crosby Miller, Mrs. Ellen
Chandler and Mrs. W. b. Gates were at
Dr. H, II. McIntvre's on Monday. -
Mrs M L. Scott went to Irasburgh, Mon.
day, to visit sister. - A. G. Holman
OF st. Albans is visiting in town while re-
covering from fever. - Nettie Webster
started for Boston, Monday. From there
she will go to Tiverton, r, l., to remain
two months at the home of DIR. e. p.
| Simpson.
East Randolph.
The Height school in Vershire, taught by
Annie b. Camp, closed June %. The
pupils having no absent marks during
school membership were Myrtle A. Davis,
Anna E. Spear, Bertha l.. Whitney, Lura
e. Whitney, Frances e. Whitney, Maud
A. Whitney, Irwin Alderman, Lennie A..
! Ward, Josie E. Ward. Fred and Willie
Davis were absent one day each. Anna
| Spear, Bertha Snow and Maud Whitney
were not tardy.
Randolph Center
Rev. L. l.. Beeman is expected to preach
at the Methodist church next Sunday
The Fourth Of July was very quietly OBJ
served. A good display of fireworks was
had in the evening.
The old post. office building was moved
last week to the residence of II. G. Gilbert
| to be used as a summer house. 1t was more
OF a task than was expected, requiring a
week for the work
Mrs. Carpenter mother OF Mrs. n. L.
Boyden, died at the home of the latter last
Wednesday, aged eighty-six years. She had
life, and was for more than sixty years a
member Of the Congregational church.
Dana Clough has returned from Canaan,
and is at work for Mr.. Spooner on the Geo.
Nutting farm - George Morse of New
York spent several days last week with his
family, who are boarding at Mrs. Holden's.
- Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Partridge ar
rived from Philadelphia last week, accom-
panied by Jennie Hodges.
Roxbury.
At the auction sale of Samuel A. Richard
5ou . peI5Oudl pIOperly, ToCeublyt Ill JDe
goods sold at fair price, and the cows
brought high price Mr.. Richardson has
removed to Mortified, living in the hous 9
with his on-in.law, Arthur Dunsmoor.
Vegetation is ten days earlier than usual
in this section. The grass crop is good,
corn is looking as well or better than ever
at this season of the year, and other grain is
looking we'll. The farmers commenced hay
ing last week, which is early for this Sc ction.
East Roxbury.
Aaron Webster has sold over 40 bushels
of strawberries this season from his vines,
and will have more pickings to sell.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilmore Peavey in Tunbridge, June 30.
Mrs. Peavey will be remembered as Effie
Bates, formerly of this place. - Mrs.
Lephy Allen was called to Randolph to at
tend the funeral of her sons wife, Mrs.
Minnie Allen. - Winitred Foss and
Della Laid have finished their schools and
are spending their vacation at home.
Thetford.
Some of the city people have arrived,
among them John Porter and family and
Mrs. Wilson's family from Lawrence, Mass
The glorious Fourth of July was fittingly
celebrated here by sports, races, horribles,
basket-picnic, and a large and varied col
lection of fireworks. There was a large
assemblage of both the old and young, and
first-rate time was reported by all.
The Thetford ball nine played the Brad
ford nine on the Fourth. AS usual, it did
itself credit. The opposing nine was made
up of players selected all the way from
Hanover to Wells River, there being but
one Bradford man in the nine; but this ag
gregation was OF no avail. None of them
could solve Dan COMBS curves, out Of
! practice as he was and the game resulted in
a walkover for Thetford. The score was 80
to IA.
Helen Slade has gone on visit to Rev.
| William Slade at Williamstown, Mass.
- Charles Trescott and family Of Leb-
anon spent Sunday with his parents. -
Nellie Worcester has pupil whom she Is
to teach this summer. - James Morrill,
has moved into his fathers house and will
carry on the farm and take his fathers
place at the mason's trade. - Walter
McDuffee arrived in town last week from
his work in Nebraska. - Mr.. Newell
has gone to Boston, where he will remain
| for few weeks on business. - Rev. and
Mrs. Gulick were in town last week. They
left their children at Mrs. SHADES while they
take flying trip through the mountains.
- Bernice Prescott is visiting friends
at New bury.
Thetford Center.
During the spring term of school, Maud
Towle, Adella Cummings, Ruth Laid and
| Lucy Noyes were neither absent, tardy nor
dismissed. Because of sickness, Susie
Sayre was absent oue-half day, Claude
Noyes one and one. half days, Mabel Sayre
two days, Fred Cummings three days, Net.
tie Aldrich four days, Raymond Kendall
four and one-half days
The Epworth League sociable was a sue
cess. The programme was as follows
Prayer by Rev. W. III. White; address by
Mr.. Hunt; composition on Girls" Herbert
Sloan; duet, II. E. and ID. S. Coombs; reel
tation, Florence Moulton; song, airline
Ladd recitation, Luella Cummings; read
ing, Lydia Messer; song, Harry Coombs
selection, Airline Ladd; recitation, Alice
Jenkins. Refreshments of cake and ice
cream were served. The walters, under thu
direction OF Miss Willoughby, were Lydif
Messer, Florence Moulton, Alice jenkins
and Frank Hatch. Proceeds about S12.
N. Weber is visiting his grandfather
Captain Brown. - Mrs. Mary Morse IL
visiting in Olcott. Carrie Simonds is keep
ing house for Mr.. Morse. - Mrs. Cram
daughter Helen, son Fred, and a lad,
friend from Haverhill, Mass. are visiting a
Judge Gleason's. - Hannah Davis il
sick. Louise Hubbard is caring for her
- William Chamb berlin and famil.
have moved into the Lord house on Mail