The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-28

Harry rainier mas lalu pipe from MS
well to the barn, and hopes to supply the
public with water.
Harry Coombs went to Damascus, Pa,
on Monday, to assume the duties as princi-
pal OF the academy at that place.
School opens next week at the Academy,
with the prospects OF large school, under
the same corps of teachers as last year.
Rev. William Slade of Williamstown,
Mass, is spending his vacation with his
mother. - Lettie Vaughan has returned
home from the Adirondack Mountains
where she has been spending part of her
vacation. She expects to return to her
school in Massachusetts this week. -
BerDice Prescott is in Lebanon, N. H., for a
few days. - Julia Fletcher Is very
sick, and DR.. Fred Fletcher of Bradford at
tends her.
Thetford Center.
Prayer.meeting on Wednesday evening.
Quite la good number of our people are
drawing water. Rain is needed every
where.
1t is reported that Mr.. Aldrich, who
worked for Mr.. Emery, will move to En-
field, and Mr.. Hunt will fill the vacancy
made by Mr.. Aldrich.
There were no services in the Methodist
church last Sunday, because the pastor,
Rev. W. a. White, attended Claremont
Junction camp-meeting
ODdTleB CndmDerllU, MT. COOK anu RICH
ard Harvey were In Olcott last week. -
Mr.. Albert Ella and wife from Norwich
we're in town last week. - Clarence
Burr Is at home now. - Herbert Sloan
appears on our streets, on a new bicycle;
also George Corliss has had his improved
- Almira Turner of Manchester, n. H.
Is visiting her parents. - Agnes San
born attended camp-meeting at White
River Junction last week. - George
Fifield, wife and daughter Nellie attended
camp.meeting at Claremont Junction
o= Mrs Mary Morse is visiting her son at
house for MIR. Morse. - Miss Lamont
visited Miss Wright last week. g Sam
Pelton and family have moved into the old
Illsley house. - Herbert Illsley who
works in Boston, is at home on his second
vacation this summer. - Luella Cum
mings, who has been stopping with Mrs
Nellie Lucas, has returned to her home.
- Agnes SAINT will teach school in
Sharon this fall - Luella Cummings
and Abbie Porter will attend school at
Thetford Academy.
East Thetford.
Miss Amy and Nan Borden of Patterson
vile, N. j., are visiting at Mrs. Lowell Dan
iels. - Mrs. Blood and Charles Blood
are visiting George Blood at Bennington.
- Mr. Carter is sick. Mr.. Stone takes
his place in the depot during his illness
- G. c. Henry and wife have returned
to work at New Hampton, N. II. - The
Orange County veterans are to meet at
Morey Lake September g. - Myron
Pressy and family of Plymouth, N. H.,
have been visiting his uncle, Mr.. Pressy
- Mrs. Howard from Massachusetts is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Carl Slater.
North Thetford.
The occasion of the week was the lawn
party at the Hosford House on Friday even
ing. A large number assembled on the
lawn, and did justice to the ice.cream and
cake. The proceeds were SIT, which go
toward the extinguishment of the debt in
CURED by repairs on the village church.
Allen Cummings, who attended the sum-
mer school at Cottage City, is at his father
for few weeks. before going to his new
school in Aver, Mass - Mr.. and Mrs. J.
T. Hosford and Miss Abbie Palmer attended
the coaching parade at Bethlehem, N. II.
- Miss A. Prescott OF Boston is visiting
friends in town. Mrs. William Jauuith
returned to her home in Athol, Mass, Mon
day. - Mrs. Will Murphy has returned
from visiting in New York state.
Topsham.
Rev. M. Killough preached at West Tops
ham last Sunday forenoon.
Rev. Mr.. Boutwell, of Groton exchanged
with Rev. W. II. Morrow last Sunday.
DR.. Hutchinson is improving his grounds
by blasting out tb big ledge near the cream.
cry and laying bank wall with the stone
Mrs. T. W. Dickey narrowly averted q
fatal accident, one night last week, by TAX
ing ether through mistake. By the timely
assistance OF neighbors, who applied the
right remedies, she recovered.
| Fred Miles and Fred Hood are home from
Boston for short vacation. - A. e
Corliss and Mrs. E. d. Taggart exchanged
residences last Friday. - Charles Cur
rier and family are visiting relatives il
town. - Mrs 1. Chamberlain of Brad
ford has been visiting at George Taplin's.
West Topsham.
Rev. Mr.. Killough, who breaches at Eas
Topsham, gave us very interesting ser
mon last Sunday morning.
1t is expected that Mrs Helen G. Rice O
Boston will give lecture in the church OF
Thursday evening, September g..
Charles Emery met with quite loss las
| Saturday. One of his horses, while coming
home from Barre, dropped down and dice
in few minutes.
The Womans Christian Temperate,
Union met with Alice Newton last Friday
afternoon. Mrs. G. F. Smith and Mrs. Les
! ter Sanborn were elected as delegates L
attend the state convention held at RUTLAND
the last of September.
j. S. Davis of Lawrence, Mass, and
cousin, Albert Davis of Lowell, have beer
visiting in this village, which was once tn,
boyhood home of both, and although year.
have passed since either of them visited
here, they found many friends ready to Civ,
them hearty welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Cunningham Wis
tied in Brookfield two days last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Parks of Boston hav,
been visiting at Horace Whites.
Mrs. W. c. Daniels of Woodbury. is visiting
her sister, Mrs. III. L. Watson.
Tunbridge.
The new telephone and telegraph lin,
was run through here Saturday.
Mrs. George Leavitt died at Hanover las,
Thursday. The remains were brought her,
| for interment Sunday.
The village school began Monday, Walte
Howe teaching in the upper room ant
Alice Brown in the lower.
There will be no prayer-meeting her,
| Thursday evening, as a union meeting will
be held at North Tunbridge.
Mrs. Rolla Pierce is visiting at RoyaltoI
Center. - Mrs. Henry Smith of Straf
ford was in town on Saturday to look at the
o. H. King place. - Rev. Mr.. Currie
OF South Tunbridge is ill., - Mrs. Der