The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-17

Landing visited friends here last week.
- Bert Wells and wife have returned
from two-weeks' trip to Cambridge. -
Alice Martin has been very sick at Bert
Wells but is slowly gaining. - Carl
n. Benedict Of Columbus, o., is stopping at
the Plainfeld House. L. o. Jones,
with wife and child, of Macon, Ga, is at
Rev. II. Dewitt Williams 80 A son has
been born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Townsend.
- John Ryan and II. Il. Cutler are in
Boston this week: - George Townsend
has gone to Bridport to visit his brother,
| DR.. Townsend.
North Pomfret.
the Christian Endeavor convention in
| Boston.
Mrs. Udall and Willie Adams are in
| Lowell, visiting relatives. - Misses
Persis and Emily Hewitt are with party
camping out at Wolfboro, N. H. - Mr.
| and Mrs Morrill, drove up to Obed Whip
pies from Waltham last week. - Mrs
John McGeary has been spending few
| days with relatives here. - Misses
| Grace and Anna Fletcher have gone as
| mattresses at a summer resort near Kittery
Point. Maine, and Bertha Hewitt to Mo-
hawk, N. Y.
| Randolph
A tennis tournament opens to. day on the
ELM Cottage" courts, given by Frederick
Leeds.
There were no services in the Christian
church on Sunday, owing to the absence Of
| the pastor at Boston.
Friday afternoon, when Loren Mosher
| a picnic on Braintree Hill, the horse ran
away, but did no serious damage aside
| from breaking the dasher, and the young
people were slightly injured.
Camp Randolph at Highgate Springs was
opened on Monday. A large party have
now gone. Among them are Mrs. Mary
Smith, Mrs. Ellen Flagg, G. L. Martin, E.
A. Shattuck, Misses Florence and lisa Lam
son, Alice Chase, Minnie Smith, Mary and
Marion Mcintyre, Alice Baird Of Waitsfeld,
| Harry Ford and Clarence Hodges. Many
more intend to 60 the latter part of the
| week.
There was quite an exciting game of
baseball on McCall's Park, last Thursday
afternoon, between the High School nine
assisted by three local players, and the
Rochester team. 1t took twelve innings to
decide the event. The final score was Ia to
| 10 in favor OF the home team The first part
Of the game was rather listless, but, as it
wore on, became very interesting, and runs
were scarce Williams and Mcintosh were
the battery for the Randolphs, and Bur-
roughs and Whitney performed the same
duty for the Rochesters. Williams struck
out eighteen men, but was hit rather hard
in the first part OF the game. There were
several pretty plays.
Mrs Lewis Warren and son of Mortified,
are visiting relatives In this vicinity. -
Mrs. Charles f. Harris and daughter Rita
OF Jersey City are visiting at A. A. At
woods -C G. M. Howard has returned
from two weeks trip to Mondovi, Wis.
- Mrs. W. B. Wall and daughter Lucy
and Gertrude Trese have returned from an
outing at Queen City Park - Mrs.
Kneeland Kelton has been granted a
Plattsburgh, N. Y, and Alice McCord have
been visiting at Alton Hubbard's -
Mrs Emma Keith has gone to Newbury-
port, Mass, to remain two months with her
father. - Irwin l., Chadwick has finished
work in the express Office at Holyoke,
Mass, and returned home. - Charlotte
Tarbell former teacher in the school here,
but now OF Montpelier, has been visiting
friends here. - Leland Rising who has
been visiting his parents for two weeks, has
returned to Providence, K. L. to resume his
work in clothing store. - Mrs. Omri
Greene OF Glen Cove, l.. l., has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Chad
wick. - Rev. w. N. Roberts and son of
Rochester were visiting friends here last
week. - Mrs. B. I. Pratt has returned
home, after making long visit at Bur-
lington.
Randolph Center.
Professor Edward Conant attended the
American Institute OF instruction at Port
land, Me-, last week, where he was one OF
the speakers.
The representatives from this place to the
Christian Endeavor convention at Boston
last week, were Misses Clio Tarbell, Mary
Tracey and Alyce Stone.
Many friends in this vicinity mourn the
death of Mrs. Lewis III. Abbott, formerly
Miss Louisa L. Jones, who died suddenly al
East Bethel last week. For seven years
she was school teacher in the Normal
School.
Among other former residents who have
arrived recently for brief visits are Alvin
Chatfeld of Lexington, Mass, Mrs. FREQ
Granger and daughter OF Brockton, Mass
and Mrs. Ferdinand Moses and daughter O.
, San Diego, Cal
1t is hoped that every one who is teach
ing, or intends to do 80, in this vicinity will
: attend the summer school for teachers a
, Bethel, July Goth to August 10th. For par
! ticulars inquire Of Mason s. Stone Mont
; pelier, or Fred Arnold, Esq, Bethel.
! The hay crop is very light this year
Grasshoppers are plenty. Corn, oats ant
but promise we'll II it does not continu,
dry too long. Berries are practically fail
l ure, and all fruits will apparently be un
, dersized if not small in quantity.
!. The opening late for the next term of thu
t Normal School is announced as August q
and the statement is also made that, afte
the present classes have finished thei
!, courses, there will be no winter graduations
4 but students may be admitted at any tim
!. to classes for which they are prepared.
= Fred e. Prichard, county examiner O
teachers, announces public examination
: for those wishing certificates to teach tn
n fall and winter schools at Randolph, Angus
. 9th and 9th. Other dates are as follows
@ Bradford, July 26 and %; East Corinth
q July 80 and 80; North Thetford, July 8
d and August /; Chelsea, August and {
= Williamstown, August and g.
}. South Ryegate.
l. M. f. Sargent has sold his favorite blac
mare "Topsy " to DIR. #. j. Tewksbury.
Rev. Mr.. Williams of Peacham occupie
the pulpit Of the Presbyterian church las
Vt Sunday.
The Cooperative Creamery Associatio
n paid its patrons eighteen and one-half cent
for butter made during June.
Fred and Della Spencer Of Concord, \
H., are spending week with their auI
st and cousins, the Crow family.
An infant son, about one year old,
IN Kenneth McCondak died on Thursday fro
8. water on the brain. Burial in the ne