The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-16

Vineyard, M ass, are visiting at Vaney Per-
sons. - MIR. and Mrs. @. II. Dickey are
in Washington this week. 60 Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl O. Howard of Cam bridge have been
in town recently.
Chelsea.
Huskings are reported at g. w. Taplin's
and III. A. Kingsbury's.
Daniel L. Skinner has gone to Barre to
work for Skinner & Messer.
A good deal of talk was expended last
week over a projected organization for hold
ing fair in this town, and public meeting
was called for Saturday afternoon to con-
slider the matter, but no one came.
The farm belonging to the late Joel Her.
sey's estate will be sold at auction, with
stock and farming tools, on the 26th inst.
AS this is one of the most desirable farms in
town, the sale awakens much interest.
The body of Lyman ID. Humphrey, for.
merly well.known resident, who died in
Montpelier, was brought here on Monday
for burial. Funeral services were held at
the Methodist church, Rev. Mr.. Forrest
officiating.
George Hutchinson has sold his place for
$500 TO Carlos e. Bohonon of Lowell, Mass,
brother of Fifield Bohonon OF this village
Mr.. Bohonon is expected to move here this
week, and Mr.. Hutchinson has already
moved into the Woodruff house. h. W.
Allen has taken the other tenement in the
same house.
A good audience assembled at the Con-
gregational church on Monday evening OF
last week to listen to Mrs II. S. Caswell.
Unexpectedly to most Mrs Caswell brought
secretary of the Congregational Home Mis-
sionary Society. Both spoke to the great
enjoyment Of the audience.
Mrs. Gertie w. Dearborn is employed in
Mrs. e. f. Peters, millinery establishment.
- Nellie G. Cooley is acting as clerk in
the post office in Barre, taking the place of
Flora M. Corliss whose health has proved
insufficient for the work. - Vinton A.
Corwin and Fred F. Monkey accompanied
an excursion last week through the White
Mountains. - Nellie NJ. Corwin has re-
turned home, and has resumed her work as
telegraph operator and librarian. -
William +. Hood has gone to Lowell, Mass,
for some days. - Mrs. Stephen Vincent,
now OF Plainfield has been visiting at DIR.
S. n Goss' - Charles Hall of Quincy,
Mass, has been visiting his uncle, Captain
w. II. II. Hall.
East Corinth.
Remember the social and harvest supper
in the vestry next Friday evening.
A large number attended the husking at
A. II. Batcheder's on Friday evening
Foster MCGUIRE has sold the stage route
from West Topsham to Bradford TO parties
in Haverhili, n. H., who took possession
on Monday.
Miss E. o. Hall has returned to her mil
linery shop. - X. IF. George is visiting
friends in Lowell, Mass, for few weeks.
- Mr.. Shepard is moving his family
into the house recently vacated by f. X.
Corliss - Rev. Mr.. Carrier of Woods.
vile, n. H., occupied the Universalist pull
pit Sunday afternoon. Harvey Blood
ret n n cd n n m Co
- George Stearns, who has been in
Boston for the past few months, has re.
turned. - Mrs. S. l. Divoll and Mrs.
Wilson Chapman are visiting friends in La
coma, N H, for few days. - w. G.
Simpson started on Friday for Middlebury,
where he expects to work. - Miss Cora
Townshend has returned to her work in
Springfield, Mass. Rev. Mr.. Hall of
Ryegate occupied the pulpit last Sunday in
exchange with our pastor, Rev. E. W.
Hatch.
West Corinth.
Apples are nearly failure in this vicn-
ity. Only few farmers will have enough
for winter use.
Mrs. Goodspeed recently picked pint OF
ripe blackberries. Strawberry blossoms are
abundant in many places.
Mrs. Charles Hanson recently lost good
horse from lockja - Mrs. Barber is
keeping house for Edgar Day. - Mr..
Keniston and Mr.. Clark returned to their
homes in Maine last week Wednesday.
North Duxbury.
Miss Mae Norton and Miss = lice Booker
were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Dur.
kee last Saturday. G. A. Conant has
hired and moved into one of j. A. Durkees
houses. - Mr.. and Mrs. D. ]. O'Brien
Of Moretown are visiting his brother, Mich
ael O'Brien. - d. Stevens has rented
house of j. Haskins. He is to occupy it this
week. - Mr.. and Mrs. l. j. Durkee
visited relatives in Morristown last week.
- Miss May Russ is spending few
days with her sister, Mrs. George Smith, in
Morristown. - Miss Maggie Walker of
st. Adams is the guest Of Miss Maggie
Burke.
West Fairlee.
G. W. Haven and wife are visiting rela.
tives in Laconia, N. Fl. Mrs. II. M.
Whitney has been entertaining friends from
New Hampshire the past week - Mrs.
Darling is visiting relatives in Vershire.
hotel.
West Fairlee Center.
Nellie M. Child has gone to Lebanon. N.
H., for the winter in the employ of the Car
ter & Churchill Company, in their clothing
mandatory.
Mrs Benjamin Hurst, widow of Benja.
min Hurst, lately deceased. is very sick with
typhoid fever. Mrs. Oren Bryant Of Stark,
N. H, her daughter. is at the old home
caring for her.
Those who attended the entertainment, at
Post Mills, given b, Miss Garfield, singer,
Miss Gertrude Jones, pianist, Miss Edith
Jones, reader-all of Bradford-were amply
repaid for their trouble. Miss Jones ia a
reader of rare ability for one 30 young.
Fayston.
Another town meeting is called for the
25th instant.
Mrs. Susan Carr from Canada ia visiting
her daughters, Mrs. G. FL. Pierce and Mrs.
John Stuart
Dan and Neal Mclaughlin have just
finished husking 800 baskets of corn from
four acres of ground. This shows that corn
can be grown on the hill farms Of Vermont.
North Fayston.
The selectmen OF this town have called
another town meeting to see about raising
money to repair highways.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Shaw are visiting