The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-25


picked nine.
At the South Ryegate fair last week,
Liant " Shepard exhibited his trained bull
"Tommie." G. r. Shepard took second
premium for q matched pair of roadsters;
l.. ID. Mute, first premium on steer calves
Bemis Cameron, first premium on pair of
four. year-old steers.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Cole attended the fair
at Mortified last week and visited in Rox
bury. - Lewis Dudley and wife were
called home to New Haven, last week, by
the sudden severe sickness OF Mr.. Dudley's
mother. - Clarence Wilson, wife, and
children, returned to their home in Boston
last week. 60 Harry Carleton, wife, and
daughter, accompanied by Miss Leah
Mears, have returned to Sioux Falls, s. ID.
- Carl and Rudolph Palley returned
to Boston last week - Mrs. Ralph Ide
has returned from Mary Fletcher Hospital,
Burlington, somewhat improved in health.
- Mrs. Nellie Wyman Northrop, with
sons, of Meriden, Conn, is in town visiting
her mother. - Walter Chaplin OF Calais
and May Wheeler of this place were mar
ried last week Tuesday. - A. 7. Davis
and wife are visiting in Rochester. -
Warner d. Smith returned to Tufts Col
lege last Monday. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Clark and children are visiting
friends in town. Mrs. Clark will be pleas
antly remembered as Carrie Packer. -
Mrs. Joseph Hamilton of St, Johnsbury
was in town over Sunday.
Moretown.
Harry Freeman OF franklin Falls, N. H.,
is guest at the home of his father, Melvin
freeman.
Mr.. Putnam of Seminary Hill, Montpe-
ler, preached for the Methodists on Sunday
morning, in the absence Of the pastor, Rev.
s. G. Vail.
The illustrated lecture on the Passion
Play, delivered by Rev. j. ]. Lewis OF Bos-
ton at the town hall last Friday evening,
| was greeted by full house. By vote OF the
company, he was persuaded to stay over
until Sunday, and so treated them to
| another lecture Saturday evening on his
travels through Europe. Those who did
not attend missed a chance OF lifetime.
Lucy, only daughter and eldest child OF
| Dan. d. and Alma Buckley, died September
| Is, after lingering illness, at the early age
of sixteen years. Funeral services were
held at the house on Tuesday, Mrs. Janus
Crossett officiating, Twenty-Five OF her
schoolmates attended in body, and as they
marched around the grave each scattered
flowers over the pure white casket until it
was nearly hidden from view, thus partially
showing the high esteem in which Lucy
was held. The attendance at the funeral
was very large and the floral offerings beau
tiful.
Morgan.
Crops have been good this year. but po-
tatoes are rottlng badly.
Mrs Alice Trip of Connecticut is stop
ping in town among relatives and renewing
old acuuaintances. - William Barrett
and wife have made arrangements to be
cared for by their daughter, Mrs. Holmes.
- Wilmer Elliott has rented farm in
Barton, and has moved there.
Newbury.
The school at the Seminary had holiday
last Thursday. Several students and citi-
zens attended the fair at South Ryegate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bliss of Cabot visited
the Reyes family last week. - Caroline
Lang left on Thursday to attend college at
Baltimore, Md. Miss Lang is to room
with Miss Patterson, who will be remem-
bered as one of the teachers at the Seminary
not long ago. - Mrs. McElroy, accom-
panied by her daughter Edith. Of Albany
n. Y, is visiting her mother and brothers
- f. e. Prichard called on friends Sat
urday night. Charles G. Merrill, who
has closed his labors with the church in
Bakersfield, is spending few days at home
previous to his return to college. -
Mulliken & Davis are putting hot-air fur.
naces into I. G. Reyes store and house
- Charles Hartwel is building an ad.
dition to his barn - Marion Bailey and
Eliza Ross are delegates to the Sunday.
school convention to be held at St. Johns
bury in October. - Mrs. Human IL
spending few days in Boston and vicinity
- Mr.. land Mrs. George Swasey en-
joyed, last week, visit from all Mrs
Swaseys brothers and sisters. - Mrs
R. w. Chamberlin, Mrs. Moses Clark, Mrs
D. Y. Ford and Abner Bailey are slowly
recovering from serious sickness. -
Mrs. c. M. Kimball fell to the floor on Sun
day, the 10Th, in faint, and broke he
cheek bone. - Last Saturday, Mrs
tainted and fell upon the stove, tipping upol
her kettle of hot lard. She was seriousl,
burned.
Boltonville.
Mrs. e. 8. Fletcher OF Boston, who ha
! been visiting her sister, Mrs, N. Robinson
, returned home last Friday.
Rev. William Wylie, who has beef
spending his vacation here, returned t.
: Philadelphia last Friday
Mrs. Ann Carbee Sulham, wife of Jaco
Sulham, died at the home of her brother
Solomon Carbee, in Bath, N. H., on Sep
TENDER 18th, in her eighty-sixth year. Un
til last spring, Mrs. Sulham had been TO
many years resident of this place and wa
highly esteemed by the neighbors for he
many; good qualities Her husband still
J, lives at the advanced age of ninety-one.
3 Northf1eld.
The wooden mill of Joseph Gould & Sol
is shut down for repairs.
, The corn-canning company paid off it
corn-huskers on Monday. The amour
, netted $500.
The school year at Norwich Unversit
q opened on Thursday with freshman elias
of twenty members.
Water in the springs is becoming low
Some of the patrons of the Emerson systeI
complain of a scarcity Of the fluid.
Minnie K. Smith and Dora M. Andrew
are in New York city this week, studyin
,, the styles in millinery and selecting thei
goods.
, Miss Stevens is fitting up the rooms a
the foot of Central street. formerly occupie
by d. P. Holt as shoe-shop, for milliner
| rooms.
Charles Harris is fitting up into grist
mill the building recently moved by hir
near the depot. The motor power will b
t electricity.
Edward Markham died at his home o
D School street last Thursday at the age
a eighty-two years. He leaves widow an
three children.
!, The Dog River Valley Fair last weel
0 proved to be usual success. On the whole
z the weather was good, the attendance large