The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14

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we'll be compared with that possessed by
many far more popular summer resort
Mrs. Fred @. Earle, wife of Conductor
| Fred G. Earle, of the Boston and Maine
railroad, is visiting at the Earle home
- Station Master Howe is making ex-
| tensive repairs on his house. - Mrs. II.
p. Cummings and Elizabeth Baxter re-
turned from Cottage City the first of the
week. 80 Mrs. Benjamin, who is board
ing at Mr. Jaquith's, has been visiting at
the center the past week
waitsheId.
Intelligence has reached here of the
death of Luther Bixby in Chicago. He was
the son of William a1d Louisa (Smith)
| Bixby. His age was sixty years, and he
leaves a widow
Warren.
The White Wing Society will hold So
| ciable at the town hall next Thursday
evening. Every one invited.
La Wrappers and other summer goods at
very low prices to reduce stock to make
room for fall goods at B. NJ. Sterling &
Co.'S
George Williamson was arrested last Sat
urday by Constable E. A. Heath, charged
with selling rum. A box was seized in the
| stage which contained spirits. A hearing
was held last Saturday night which was
adjourned and will be continued next Satur-
day.
w. G. Shaw of Bethel was in town last
Thursday. - H. n. Taplin of Montpe-
lier, of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, and family were in town last
Saturday and Sunday. - Mr.. and Mrs.
DR.. Norton and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Curtin were
in town few days last week. 80 K. M.
Buchanan Of West Lebanon was in town
last Tuesday.
Washington.
Joel Foster of Montpelier was called here
| hv Tho Lost Thurad To mol ra
surveys on the public highway.
The Washington Agricultural Association
hold meeting next Saturday evening to
decide relative to their proposed fair this
fall.
"Cobden 81, the Worlds Fair prize
stallion, owned by D. P. Smith Of this place,
| will be shown at the East Corinth fair, with
several of his colts
Messrs. Eugene Sullivan and Markham,
experts in the granite business at Barre,
visited Huntington & Clough's marble
quarry on Saturday, and expressed their
belief in the superiority of the stone.
Kate M. Bowles of this place is at Mary
Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, under treat
ment for an affection of the eyes, and has
been obliged to resign her position as teacher
in the Spaulding Graded School at Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Huntington, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. f. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs. Rory Mcdonald,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Tillotson, Mr. and Mrs.
George w. Downing and others, are camp
ing at Morey Lake during muster week.
Ezra Calef OF Illinois has arrived on
visit to relatives in town. - DR.. and
Mrs Warner and Mrs. Viola Jeffords and
family are camping at Halls Pond in New
bury. - Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Thurber of
Nashua. N H., are visiting atP o. Hunt
ington's. - Misses Ida Warner and
Carrie Kent of South Hardwick are staying
for week at d. P Smiths
Waterbury Center.
Among the recent arrivals at the Lodge
are Mrs. Deveraux and Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
bett of Cambridge Mass, and Mrs. Wylie
of Boston, Mass
Professor Hitchcock of Dartmouth Col
lege and Professor G. H Richardson were
in the place over Sunday They are taking
a geological trip through portion of the
state. Monday was spent in examining the
ridge toward North Hill.
n. E. Hutchins and wife, B. G. Hutchins
and daughter Clytie, took trip to Eden
Mills last week. E. E. Hutchins, whom they
visited there, returned, with his wife and
son, to this place with the party, where
they remained over Sunday, returning to
Eden on Monday
The annual picnic of the Mum family
was held with Mrs. Lucebia (Munn) New
hall, at the Newhall homestead, near this
place, last week Thursday. This was at
tended by seventy-eight of the descendants
of Deacon Josiah Mum and wife of Stowe,
and they came from Stowe, Hyde Park,
Johnson and Waterbury. The table was
loaded with everything good, and the abun-
dance was characteristic of the family.
Mrs. Cole OF Cleveland, Ohio, arrived at
the Lodge on Monday last, where she will
enjoy our mountain views and fresh air for
a while. - Mrs. M. V. Bryan and her
grandson, Master Frank Virtue, from Can
ada a T., r. RrVan's - wv SmallpV
is visiting Mrs. F. H. Plummer of Jeffer-
sonville for a few days. - Henry Knight
Of FrancestowD, n. H., has been visiting
his aunt, Mrs, H. w. Humphrey, for nearly
- Ralph j. Alger has gone to visit his
brother Dexter, in Hinesburgh, for two or
three weeks. - Mrs. j. T. Wheeler, a
sister of Mrs. B. G. Hutchins, and who has
been here for two weeks. left for her home
in Worcester, Mass, on Monday. c. L.
Flint of Randolph, who has been at the
Lodge for few days, also departed with
the Hutchins family. - Mrs. George
Sawyer visited in Stowe last week. -
w. K. Marshall took some of the Lodge
boarders to Montpelier last Saturday. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Walker of Burling.
ton are visiting friends in this place and
spending their vacation in carriage trip
through the state. - Professor E. K.
Bgelow, wife, daughter, and son, of Salem,
Mass, visited at j. r. Pixies on Saturday,
- Mrs Sue Madden of Hartford is Wis.,
iting her uncle, Leonard Huntly, ON her
return from trip to the Adirondacks and
Saratoga. She expects to remain here for a
week or more. - Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G.
Hayes took a drive to Woodbury. and Hard
wick last week, spending a few days with
friends.
Williamstown.
"a batch of items from this town will be
found on the third page.]
Mrs. Aurora Howe Burnham has gone to
Littleton, N. H., to avoid hay fever.
Charles II. Beckett and family have been
taking vacation at Cayuga Lake, N. Y.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne and wife are at
tending the camp-meeting at Northfield.
Mrs. j. NJ. Seaver has been laid aside
from work for week or two by i'll health
Mrs. Mehitabel Stebbins has been visiting
Mrs. Ellen Waldo Colby in Plain6eld of late.
Quite extensive repairs are making on
the school. house in the Orville III. Briggs
district.
The Lynde cottage at Berlin Pond Is be-
inc rented nv RrOOkfeld DersOns lust now