The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-03
VERMONT WATCHMAN STATE JOURNAL:

Harry Batchelder Of Wesleyan University
Is spending his vacation with his parents.
- Blanche Barnes OF Burlington is Wis.
iting with her sister, Mrs e. G. Leavitt.
g W. r Mobiles il making extern
sive. repairs on his buildings. Mrs.
st. John, Mrs. Beede and Mrs. s. l.. Gilman
are slowly improving and are able to sit up
part OF the time. - John Wooster and
wife of East Montpelier are at Charles LON.
bard's, assisting in haying. g. Ralph
Spencer's foot was seriously cut while he
was peeling bark in the Gore
Randolph.
Drew q Leonard have put very hand
some soda fountain into their drug store.
The University of Vermont last week con-
ferred the degree OF DID. upon Rev. V. M.
Hardy Of the Congregational church.
Robert Morton and Guy Lamson rode to
Boston on their bicycles last week, making
lib miles the first day. Robert Morton is
taking examinations to enter the Institute
OF Technology. MIR. Morton is also there
with him.
A musicale will be given at The residence
OF George L. Spear next Tuesday evening.
Some OF the best musical talent of the place
has been engaged Among them are Caro-
line Hautier and Professor j. M. Trask, So
loists; male quartette. composed of DR.. A.
Bailey, p. ID. Chatfeld, Charles E. Wood,
A. II. Beedle; Alice Hastings and Gertrude
Trerise, banjos; Misses Lucia Skinner and
Eunice Denison, violins. Ethelynd Gould
our talented elocutionist. will give one or
two readings. Besides this, Mrs Benito
Nichols and Mrs. 'Silverthorn, who have
studied in Europe under some of the best
Invitations are to be issued, and large
number are expected to be present
George K. Mann has closed his first year
as principal of the Quechee Graded School,
and has returned home for the summer
- Editor L. B. Johnson, Curtis Kent,
A. II. Beedle, and Mr.. and Mrs. s. Burton
Adams. who are visiting here, went to
Mortified last week to attend the COM
mencement exercises of Norw ich University.
- Janet S. Smith, who recently secured
a divorce from her husband, John Herrick,
has moved to Tunbridge, where she has
Montpelier, assistant state librarian, is
visiting relatives. - Mrs. l.. G, White,
Jr.. of Windsor, is visiting at DR.. H. H.
McIntyre's. - Ella Holman and Lena
Ellison have gone to Saratoga, N. Y, to
work in a summer hotel. - Mr.. and
Mrs. e. H. Brooks, and Mrs w. b. Wall
and daughter Lucy, have gone to Queen
City Park. - DR.. V. Goodrich of Brook.
field, who has formed partnership with
DR.. g. l.. Stewart, has rented the lower
story of Mrs. L. p, Flint's house and will
move here soon. - Charles E. Abbott
has filed voluntary petition in insolvency,
and zen adjudged an insolvent debtor
- Inez Abbott, accompanied by her sis.
ter, Mrs Griffith, with whom she has been
passing the winter, arrived in town Satur.
day night from Valdosta, Ga. - Mrs
M. III, Crook of Bradford and Grace d.
Ryder of Brooklyn, N. Y, are visiting Mrs.
A. B. Chandler. - George Goodrich and
daughter of Miller's Falls, Mass, visited in
town over Sunday and ir IN here went to
st. Johnsbury to visit relatives.
South Ryegate.
summer vacation.
Rev. e. w. Cummings of Barre occupied
Rev. j. j. Halls pulpit last Sunday.
H. A, West was called to Lowell, Mass,
last Saturday to attend the funeral of his
niece.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Reformed
Presbyterian church will hold business
meeting at Mrs. James Does on Friday af-
ternoon.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held its monthly business meeting at
the home of Mrs. s. Mills last Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Rev. s. A. Jackson, after preaching to
his own people in the morning, went to
Topsham and preached in the Presbyterian
church in the afternoon.
afternC on of hemorrhage of the lungs, leav-
ing wife, and was buried in the cemetery
at East Corinth. He had made many warm
friends during the ten years he had resided
here. The Fish and Game League of
which he was member, contributed beau
tiful flowers, and the men in the granite
shops pillow of flowers, at the funeral.
Many other floral offerings were made.
STAFFORD.
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stock of goods meal and feed
George f. Chandler has bought of the
j b. Hoyt estate the u. Marsh farm.
The Fourth will be observed at South
Stanford in the olden time style, in which
short speeches, sports, and athletics will
largely enter.
O. b. Newton has obtained a divorce
from mis- wife. In an arrangement made by
the parties, Mr.. Newton retains the real
estate the wife receiving cash and part of
the household goods for her share.
Will c. Hazelton has returned from
Franklin, Mass, where he has been aiding
on Dean Academy ball team. - Gardie
Cobb is at home on vacation from Meriden
Academy. - Royal Hatch spends his
vacation from st. Johnsbury in assisting b.
T. Marshall in the management of boys
summer school at Sunapee Lake, N. H.
- Principal f. G. Avery of Athol.
their vacation with us.
Thetford Center.
The patriotic concert on Sunday evening
was success. The programme: Psalm 9S,
and prayer, Rev. w. II. White; reading,
Lydia Messer; solo, William Tucker; read.
ing, Mrs. William Ladd; solo, Airline Ladd ;
solo, Mrs. Waterman; reading, Mrs. w.
H. White; song by a male quartette;
America" sung by all A short talk by
Rev. w. II. White closed the evenings ex-
ercises.
The picnic on Friday was success con.
sidering that it rained all day, and the town.
house had to be substituted for the grove.
The following districts were we'll repre-.
sented: No. 2, North Tbetford; No. 8, G..
E. Emerson's; No. 6, Post Mills; No. 10,
Thetford Hill; No. IA, K. n. Heaton's |;
No. s, Thetford Center. The programme
was much broken on account OF so many
schools being absent. Following was what
was given Song, america" by all; prayer
by Rev. w. H. White; dialogue by North
Thetford school; two recitations from G..
E. Emerson's district; school exercises and
dialogue by three little kittens from Thet.
ford Hill school; dialogue by the school
of district ID; Rotations by Daisy White
and Nellie Chamberlin. Thetford Center
scholars recitation by Edith Brooks, Post
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