The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-11

second nine, was won by the home team.
Score, seventeen to seven.
Mrs Hannah Durkee OF North Fayston Is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. d. Stevens.
William Lavanway of Duluth, Mimi,
spent Saturday with his brother Clarence.
Miss Nora Burke of Richmond spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Burke.
South Duxbury.
will be held in the Congregational church
next Sunday at one o'clock. Cordial invi-
tation to all. The pastor will officiate.
Daniel Murray has been very sick and is
under the care of DIR. James Haylett He
Is slowly convalescing. He was cheered in
receiving surprise visit from one OF his
old friends, a Mr.. Milo Bushnell OF Wiscon-
sin and his sister, Abbie Taylor of Waits
field, last Friday.
The funeral Of Rev. r. II. Butler was
held in the Congregational church last
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. K. ID. Fuller of
Waterbury Center officiating, assisted by
Rev. A. b. Hoag OF Waterbury Center and
Rev. S. G. Vail Of Moretown, and Samuel
Somerville as manager. The surviving fam
lily have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity.
East Montpelier.
On August 81, Mrs. Hannah Blanchard,
widow of the late Horace Beckley OF Barre,
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p. Norcross, at the age Of eighty.nine years
and twenty-four days. She had been resi-
dent of this place for eighteen years and had
many warm friends.
Mrs. John Rivers is quite low, and her
recovery is considered doubtful. @.
G. Willard is talking of selling his place
here and moving to Montpelier.
North Montpelier.
Mrs. Kate Moorhouse OF Milford, Mass. I,
who has been here for the past two or three
weeks on visit to Mrs. j. @. Allen re-
turned home Thursday Of last week.
There was goodly number present at the
picnic in +. NJ. Shows grove Saturday Of
| last week. The exercises were very inter-
esting and entertaining, and all present
thoroughly enjoyed the event throughout.
The veteran butcher, Ephraim Pray, will
soon be seen upon the road again with a
brand-new-looking meat-cart. He has job
OF fence building on hand, however, which
may delay his starting out for several days
yet, Ell!
The new water-wheel for the factory is on
the road, and, with the repairs completed on
the dam, it will be a matter of only a week
or two before Mr.. Sibley will start up again.
which will indeed be welcome news to our
little will age.
The local baseball nine, assisted by Will
| Shorey and Charles Bean of the Plainhelds,
| played a match game Of base. ball with the
Hardwick nine at Hardwick, Saturday of
last week, the score standing II to % in
favor of our boys.
Our school opened Monday of last week
with the largest number OF scholars present
| for several years past, and, with Miss Julia
HOLSTER of this village as teacher, there is
every prospect of very successful and
profitable term of school.
George F. Sibley George Kelton, e. E.
Davis, Charles Nye, l.. ID. Coburn, Rev Mr..
Cobb, and many others from this vicinity,
were in attendance at the State Fair at
| Burlington last W. elk, and all give very
| favorable reports Of same.
L. G. Hammett was at White River juno
ton on Thursday of last week, to attend
the races. His stallion, Governor Hen
dee" was to trot that day, but as the race
did not fill, he was given an exhibition
mile, which the Governor trotted, to the
immense qualification of his many friends,
in 2: 1871
Andrew Howarth, accompanied by his
daughter and grandson, Mrs. Frank A. and
Andrew P. Howarth OF Oxford, Mass, were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Nye for
several days of the last and present week.
Mr.. Howarth is the owner and operator of
two large wooden mills-one at Oxford and
the other at Rochdale, Mass.
Fairlee.
School began on Monday, with G. II.
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Paine teaches school at the head of Lake
Morey
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Carpenter of Corinth'
and G. Bagley and party of Topsham'
stopped at Rice's last week. - Edith
Zimmerman starts for Nova Scotia this
week
West FairIee.
Gertrude and Albert Varnum have re.
| turned to their home in Lowell Mass.
- Lizzie Burnham has return ed to
Lynn, Mass. - Anna Hale is making
Improvements on her house. - Mrs. B
A and Miss Nellie Chapman are at home
for few weeks vacation.
West Fairlee Center.
The business of drawing the Blood Brook
milk has been resigned by Ben. Still and
Nelson Noyes, and Master Ernest Silloway
has taken the job.
Our voters were called together in town
meeting, September 3 to see if they would
elect to make the town treasurer a collector
OF taxes. Voted affrmativey.
Mrs. E. j. May met with fall which has
injured her hip, broken more than yeal
ago. Hopes are entertained that the injury
will not confine her long, although at pres
ent she keeps her bed.
The Congregational church and society
have recently adopted the Plymouth
Hymnal, book OF choice sacred music
ably edited by Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott
pastor, and Professor Charles H. Morse
musical director, of Plymouth Church
Brooklyn, N. Y.
A vicious broncho took Mrs. Alex. SLACK
and small daughter, in buggy, down &
very steep bank, through thickly.set or
chard. Result Mrs Slack thrown out
striking on her head and shoulders. How
she escaped broken neck seems a mystery
The child not hurt. The most unfortunate
part OF the affair is that the broncho was
not killed.
Schools in five of the six districts in tow
commenced September I'd under the in
struction Of Hattie Putnam in district
Jennie Southworth in district 4, Annie
Southworth in district 8, Mrs. Emma Beck
with in district 8. Marion Mum takes al
the scholars in districts 3 and 6, and Abbit
Garfield of Bradford teaches in No. 3, be
ginning September 8. Our town may wei
be proud of its corps Of teachers, as mos
have had much experience and have proven
themselves able and efficient in the past.
Mrs. Abba Ward Southworth OF Charles
town, Mass, is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs, Samuel G. Southworth. -
Professor G, II, Morse and family have re
turned to their home in RrOOklvn N V