The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-07


Wells River.
Fred Stevens is making repairs on his
house.
Smith Meader, an old resident of the viii
lage, was buried Wednesday afternoon,
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold a So
ciable and supper next Friday afternoon
and evening.
Rev. e. j. Ranslow spent the Sabbath in
town. He will speak in Woodstock, We'd
nesday afternoon.
wardale Nelson of St. Johnsbury cele.
brated his fifteenth birthday with his
grandmother, Mrs. s. A. Moore, one day
last week.
Erastus Baldwin and Nelson Bailey at
tended the annual banquet of the Fish and
Game League, last week. - Harry Nc
Cabe and wife of Orange, N. j., are visit
ing their uncle s. s. Peach, for few weeks.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holton from
village. - Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Coy,
from somerville, Mass. are visiting Mrs.
Coy's mother, Mrs. ID. III. Cheney.
Bertha E. Ranslow and Minnie Blake, from
Swanton, are visiting Cora Brock. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Sheldon have gone to
Jaffrey, N H, on their annual vacation.
- Loren Vance is sick with typhoid
pneumonia.
NorthfleId.
Miss Emma Gotta of Essex Junction is
visiting her sister, Mrs. M. G.. Graham.
G. A. Bradley, wife and child from Kansas
City, Missouri, are visiting:his mother, Mrs.
Ellen Braley.
Mrs. NJ. G. Graham and daughter,
Eleanor, visited her parents in Essex juno
ton, Monday.
Miss Sadie E., daughter OF Henry L Ken
yon, passed peacefully away last Friday
evening Miss Kenyon was thirty years
old, and was a graduate Of the Northfield
High School of the class Of '84, and became
a teacher and stenographer. She was
obliged to leave government position she
held in the census department in Boston,
and went to Colorado in December, 1890,
for her health, having inherited tendency
to consumption. The progress Of the dis
ease was stayed, but for the past few
months 1t was evident she had only a short
time to live, and she reached home July Is,
accompanied by her sister, Miss Helen
The funeral was Sunday afternoon at their
home, Rev. Homer White Of Randolph Of
floating, and the intermant was in Elm
wood. The large number of floral offerings
testified to the love and esteem Of the many
friends who mourn her loss.
Gouldsville.
Homer Flint has been awarded three first
prizes at st. Stephens College at Anandale,
N. Y, for proficiency in Latin, Greek and
Mathematics.
j. L. Greenwood is at work for E. Ellis
Of Berlin. - Miss Bradford of Barre
visited at A. II. Browns, Sunday. - N.
Wheeler has been quite sick the past week
- George Bailey goes to Boston this
week. - Will Stevens and his sister
Clara were in Hardwick last week. -
Leon Luther was home from Barre, Sunday.
East Orange.
There was family visit, numbering if
teen, at Mrs. e. G. Colby's, last Thursday
afternoon, to celebrate the thirtieth birth
day anniversary Of Charles NJ, her son, and
the fifty-second of Henry ii. Colby, her
stepson. Their brother, E. e. Colby of
Humboldt, Iowa, Miss Kate Dearborn of
Bellows Falls, an aunt, Mrs. j. W. Towns.
end, a cousin, of North Lisbon, n. H., and
Mrs. G. P. Boyce, friend, OF Barre, were
present. AT four o'clock P. M, chicken
pie supper, with other choice viands, fruit,
ETC., was served, aad a pleasant time en-.
joyed by all present and wish expressed
that many more like anniversaries may be
enjoyed in the future.
Nina Divall of Warren was guest OF
Mrs. c. M. Colby last week. - Kate
Dearborn OF Bellows Falls, who has been
visiting friends here, returned home last
Saturday. - Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Hutch
inson spent Sunday with friends in Barre
- Mr., Crooke Of Boston spent Sunday
home Monday. - W. N. Jewell and
daughter arrived at the Jewell homestead
last week, for brief stay. - Two chill.
Kansas, stopped with Mrs Orrin Hutchin
son, their aunt. last week.
Peacham.
John Varnum Jr., had sweet corn from
his garden, July 81. Who beats with earl.
corn?
There are now considerable number O
| ard in NJ
from the vicinity Of Boston. They all seen
to be having jolly time.
j. II. Walbridge OF St. Johnsbury ha
spent most Of the week in town, writing III
a short history of Peacham and its inhab
itants, past and present, to appear later II
the columns of the st. Johnsbury Republ
can. An interesting article is looked for
On Wednesday last, the members O
Camp Comfort Club pitched their tents o.
their beautiful camp ground on the shore @
Martins Pond, where they intend to spen
two weeks and enjoy the woods, the water
and the fun of camp life. They numbe
about twenty five, and thus far fine time
reported.
The school officers OF the town met Au
gust 3, and adopted the following name
list Of text. books for our public schools 70
the next five years, viz: Commits Vermont
and Commits Historical Reader; the MOI
NAL Course in readng Frye's Geography
Scudders History OF the United States
Dunglison's Physiology; Southworth
Goddard's English Grammars; the Moder
Spelling Book, and Ellsworth's Course !
Penmanship. Greenleaf's Arithmetic wi
be continued for the present. What tow
has made better selection?
1t is reported that Deacon Sanborn is fai
ing rapidly. John Brown and viii
of Utica, N Y, are stopping at the MouI
tain View House. Mr.. Brown is forms
resident of Peacham. - K. ID. Somel
and family are soon to move to Barnet, Nj
Somers having engaged with II. E. Wilso
for the next year, as clerk in his store.
Plainfield.
After a long watt the iron bridge has a
rived and is being placed in position.
Rev. Mr.. Williams exchanged last SUI
day, with Rev. Mr.. Hartwell Of Cabot.
The Kings Daughters hold social wit
Mrs Arthur Lane on Thursday Afternoon
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society NEE
next week Wednesday with Mrs. Charl
, Jack
a, Rev. @. II. Shinn, DID,, of Galesburg II
) visited his half .brother, Rev. L. #. Fortne
4 last week.
. Mr. Ray lost a good horse few da,
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