The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

the piazza and also to feed himself last Sat.
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Smith visited
her sister, Mrs. l.. K. Pape, in Northfeld
last week. 80 Mrs. Bingham, nee Malvina
Lathrop, former resident OF this place, is
visiting friends in this vicinity. - Miss
Bates, a former teacher OF our graded school,
Mrs. Henry and two children visited her
sister, Mrs. George II. Adams, last week.
East Brookfield.
w. L. Bixby, when going to the barn,
Sunday morning. saw large deer near the
buildings. Later in the day, the deer was
seen by several grazing in the fields near by.
Wesley r. Chapman and wife of Boston
are visiting relatives and friends in town.
They came from Boston on their wheels-a
fine tandem" OF Mr.. Chapman's own
make. Leaving Manchester, N H., at six
o'clock A. M. and coming by way Of Ran
dolph, they arrived at East Brookfield ut
six o'clock P. NJ, having covered 100 miles
in one day.
Everett Newell OF Boston is visiting in
town. - Alvin and Walter Bixby OF
Boston are guests for the summer at W. L.
Bixbys. 60 James Angel of Gaysville
spent few days in town last week.
Mrs. Gertrude Jackson and Miss Clara Pea
body are each riding fine ladies' Eclipse,
'95 model, purchased OF W. II. Sprague.
Cabot.
j. M. Fisher came near having sunstroke
last Saturday.
Farmers are nearly done haying and re-
port an average crop.
Rose Boswell OF Canada Is stopping with
her sister Eliza at Luke Fishers for few
days.
Mrs. Betsey Utton of Morrsville has been
visiting old friends and relatives in this
h.. hr@N A 4
East Cabot.
A reception will be given Rev. and Mrs.
Hsrtwell at the Congregational parsonage
on Friday evening next, to which all are
cordially invited.
Mrs. Charles Haines and son of Water.
bury are stopping at l. f. Haines' Lower
Cabot, as are also Mrs Lsander Haines and
daughter at NJ s. Haines'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Fisher OF East Bethel
are stopping at j. NJ. Fishers, Lower Cabot.
Mr.. Fisher formerly lived in this town and
was worthy deacon Of the Congregational
church, but for several years has lived in
Bethel. He is now quite advanced in years
and in poor health
County Examiner Prichard will hold a
| teachers examination here August I'd
| and Sd.
James M. Sanford and wife celebrated
their tin wedding on Saturday evening, the
band being present at the gathering at their
| house.
| Perley Chandler OF Barre has been in
town for several days, and has repaired the
| clock he presented to the public library, the
dampness of the spring having caused
serious rusting.
! B. Frank Smith, now at the Soldiers
| Home, has bought the Albert Allen house
| in the lower part OF the village from e. b
Dickinson for $500, and it is understood
that he will occupy it.
George e. Murray student in the Uni.
versity OF Rochester, gave phonograp h
| concert in the town hall on Friday evening.
| The audience was Of fair size, and the en-
tertainment pleasing one.
William G. Rollins, who was at school
| here some years ago, passed through last
week on his wedding tour. He is now
| general secretary of the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association at Chicopee Falls, Mass.
The annual meeting of the Bell Shoe
Company was finally concluded on Satur-
day, after two adjournments. The di.
rectors chosen are j. B. Bacon, E. o. Tracy,
G. P. Dickinson, A. II. Powers and E. D.
| Barnes. The directors were authorized
and empowered to sell the machinery if a
suitable opportunity should offer.
Joel A. Bass of Boston, reader and i'm.
personator, will give an entertainment in
| Un6 UOWu hall on w 6un6Suay evening
| August Z. Some years since he was gradu.
ated from the Boston School Of Oratory, and
has in the interval been engaged in per-
fecting his art. Those who heard Mr.. Bass
when he read here FIVE years ago anticipate
his coming with much pleasure.
The community were greatly shocked or
Monday morning to learn that Alden f
Tracy had shot himself through the hear,
about six o'clock, dying instantly. Mr.
Tracy had been very respondent since the
death of his only daughter exactly yeal
ago, and had had seasons Of undoubted in
sanity. His family and friends had feared
the result which has now taken place, and
had guarded against it as far as possible
Few citizens have been as much loved and
respected by all who knew him as has Mr.
| Tracy. He has been member of the Con
gregational church for over twenty years
and his life has been notably humble and
consistent. For a long time he haslbeen
service has been remarkably efficient, and
on the completion Of the town hall he be-
came janitor OF that building also.
Harry Sargent has brought his family
back to town, moving into Byron Berry's
tenement in the upper village. - Frank
8. Allen, now OF New Bedford, Mass, is
taking short vacation at his fathers
is at E. o. Tracy's. - Mrs. Belle A
lDensmore) Moore of Hartford is at G. A
Densmore's with her infant child. -
William Veazie and daughter OF Somerville
Mass, are in town. - Birdella M. Cloyes
has gone to her former home in Newport
N. H., for a few weeks. - Mrs. Julia V
Cummings of Meriden, N, H., has Joined
her family at A II. Powers.
Corinth.
Harvey Sumner is building him a barn.
The Corinth creamery paid its patrons
eighteen and one-half cents for butter made
in June.
Arthur Waugh was arrested by Sheriff
Smith, charged with the offence of setting
the South Corinth fires, which occurred
some time ago, and was placed under 81 ,OOC
bonds! He was taken to Chelsea Jail, but
was bailed out soon after by Ichabod Robe
and Ezra Eastman.
William Sanborn has hired Harvey Sum.
ner to cut the hay on the Allan Tenney
farm. Bert Slack and Will Young are
cutting the hay on the Oscar Tenney farm.
- Corabel Wilson is at home from Con-
cord, N. H., where she has been at work.
- George Avery OF Boston is spending
his vacation at his brothers., j. L. Avery.
| - Mrs. G. Nj. Dearborn and daughter