The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-31

will be held each evening the coming week,
and all are cordially invited. Rev. II. L..
Hastings Of Boston Is expected Wednesday
night, to remain several days.
Rev l.. H. Elliot and wife are spending
this week OF their vacation at birmingham,
Mass. They will then visit the seashore.
He preached In Milton last Sunday. 80
Mrs. O. w. Richardson, who has suffered
greatly with nervous prostration, has been
taken to DR.. Clarke's health retreat in Bur.
lington. IL M. O. Evans left yesterday
for Boston and adjacent points. - Mrs.
Oramel Cofrin of Bristol, Conn, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Newton Anterior. -
II. g. Luce went to Boston on Saturday
- II. @. Whitehill is in Boston pur-
chasing an outfit for a printing Office 1t is
reported. - Miriam Kimball of North
field has been visiting at w. r. Elliott's.
- Lucy Chapman has returned from
Burlington. - Mrs. Dickey and Flora
Colby of Burlington spent Monday in town
Waterbury Center.
W. e. Marshall took a party of young
gentlemen to Mount Mansfield last week
Tuesday, staying over night The air was
remarkably clear and the views we're de-
lightful.
A party consisting of Mrs. A. U. Watts
Misses Estells and Bertha Pike, and Miss
Beulah Watts of this place Mr.. and Miss
Russell OF Waterbury, and Misses Alice
and Annie Moore of Morrisville, went to
Highgate Springs last Monday, where they
have cottage, for two.weeks' outing
Professor G. III. Stone of Barre was with
his parents over Sunday. He has a fine
class in stenography and type writing, and,
at the opening Of the fall term Of Goddard
Seminary, will take charge of the CONNER
cial department, which is to be added to
that school While we regret to lose Pro-
lessor Stone from among us, all unite in
wishing him prosperity.
George Town of Jonesville was in town
last Sunday. - Mr.. Wilcox of Brattle
boro was in town last week, the guest of
Rev. K. b. Fuller. - DIR. and Mrs. H.
l.. Watson Of West Topsham visited their
sister, Mrs. d. G. Hayes, last Friday and
Saturday. - Leon and Nette Sheldon
went to Montpelier and attended the Bap.
tist church there last Sunday. - Mr..
and Mrs. James Thurston and their two
boys went to Warren last Monday for a
weeks visiting - Messrs. Post and
Webster of Irasburgh were the guests of
f. e. Batchelder, last Friday and Saturday.
- Arthur A. Newcomb Of Lisbon, N
H., and Otto e. Newcomb of Hartford were
at home last week for short vacation, but
have now returned to their work. - r.
A. Watts went to Waltham, Mass, last
week, and got his brother Loren, who was
sick. The sick man is better, and hopes to
be out in few days. - Rev. Thomas
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week, left for Boston last Friday.
William Newcomb Of Glen Cove, N. v,
and Jan 5. Newcomb of Waitsfeld Wis
tied at David Gleason's, Saturday.
Williamstown.
Myrtle Johnson has given the perpetual
custody Of her little boy to her father, ia.
son John, on.
Carrie Hoffman of New York city is pay
ing her usual annual visit to Mr. and Mrs
j. B. Brockway.
The Congregationalists are taking hold in
good earnest Of the work of preparing for
their centennial, August 10
Mrs. George G. Earle, now of Barre, was
at her old home here through last week, &C
companied by her little granddaughter,
Mildred Holt.
At hearing, last week, our selectmen
refused the new road asked for by Horace
M. Farnham and others, along the line of
the Ainsworth and other orchards.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank A. Walker, now Of
Barre, have, we hear, transferred their
church relationship from a Congregational
to the newly-organized Christian Science
church in Boston.
The second and last install1nent OF taxes
for 1885, at the rate of 40 cents on the dol
lar, will be in the hands Of the town treas.
urer, it is said, Monday next, with the usual
ninety days for payment with the four per
cent discount.
Mrs. Lenora Martin Young of Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, hopes yet to visit the old home
here this year, though hardly before fall.
Mrs. Ellen Lynde Bass of Ottawa. Kan,
also clings to the hope of coming this year,
whereat we are glad.
AS j. X. Lynde and II. L. Cheney were
returning, last Friday, from their cottage at
Berlin Pond, their horses resented the
touch of the whip by dashing its hind feet
through the wagon-dasher, and sending Mr..
Lynde to the ground The result was a
very lame foot for Mr.. Lynde.
The granite fl IN made up of the three or
four Elliott Brothers has purchased
larger engine for its plant here, and which
will soon be set up. This firm seems to be
working on basis which must insure still
further growth, for we judge their motto to
be good work at living prices"
Upon the invitation OF Mrs. j. X. Lynde,
our band went to the Lynde and Cheney
cottage, at Berlin Pond, last Saturday after
noon, accompanied by few friends. Ice.
cream, cake, coffee, and other refreshments,
were served, and an enjoyable time was had,
though the occasion was marred by rain.
On Thursday last, in accordance with
call of two weeks previous, proceedings