The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-21

by Albro Porter -= Mrs Nathan Dur
bar has bought lawrence Elton's farm and
will take possession in March.
Hardwick.
Work is progressing finely on Wocott
street.
Mrs. Parmenter died Friday morning,
and her body was taken to Washin tton for
burial.
Mr.. Amon states that we shall have
electric lights within two weeks at the
latest.
tainment of the lecture course this week
Friday night, October %.
Wallie Hill is at work for \ 8. Fish.
- Mrs. II Peck of b arlington vis-
tied at Mrs. Judevine's over Sunday. -
Florence Titus returns to Boston on We'd
nesday. - Mrs. DR.. j. f. Sha,tuck of
OF Wells River is visiting at | A. Shat
tuck's. - Mrs. G. l.. Orion is working
in the posi-oflice for few days.
MarshfieId.
There is to be a harvest concert and sup
per at the Methodist church on Thursday
evening.
On October 25th the pastor at the Univer-
salist chu oh will discourse upon the sub
ject Spiritual Aspiration"
The chicken-pie supper at the Universal
ist vestry on Saturday evening last was
flnanclal ana social success.
Rev. j. A. Dixon of Cabot will exchange
with Rev. Samuel Lewis at the Methodist
church next Sunday, morning and evening.
Mrs. e. e. Wells of Calais is in town
experimenting some repairs and improve
ments upon her house here. She is making
her home with Mrs. G. K. Robinson during
her stay.
Despite the severe rain storm on Sunday
evening, there was a goodly number in at
tendance at the praise service at the Uni
versalist church and helpful discussion
was had of the subject Hope"
Among those who expect to start for Bos-
ton on the excursion are Mrs. w. Fl.
II. Mears, Mrs. e. N. Mears, Alden Winch
and his mother. Mrs. Mark Mears went
week ago to visit friends in Lowell, Boston
and vicinity.
The young people have organized viii
lage improvement society and will play a
drama the second week in November, the
proceeds to go for sidewalks and lighting
the village. AS they could not get the YES
try on favorable terms, they have secured
the school-house hall and are putting in a
stage for their purpose.
The creamery seems to be settled fact.
At the meeting of the stockholders, last Sat-
urday, they organized by electing Ira H.
| Edison temporary clerk; o. H. Smith, A. N.
Bliss, o. d. Cole, j. w. Mears and George
B. Wheeler, directors; II. d. McCrilis, G.
| ". bbub anu burton Glkb, lnb
directors are putting in some time this week
visiting creameries and getting ready to be-
gin business.
Chip" Ennis has bought the j. A. Gil
ley place of Dennis Lamberton. -
Archie Cole went to Boston last Monday.
- Mrs. G. r. Bliss, Mrs. e. V s pencer
! and Archie Cole attended the musical con-
vention last week at East Montpelier.
Mrs. Mark Mears and daughter
Mabel are visiting in Massachusetts. -
M. f. Sargent of Ryegate was in town last
Saturday, buying hogs. - Warren Mears
day. - Edward Hamilton of st. Johns
bury was in town over Sunday. -
Naham Kidder OF the Boston police force,
is in town visiting his mother, who is sick.
- j. Burton Pike attended the funeral
of Mrs. j. A. Wing at Montpelier last Sun
day. - Samuel Cole and H. Hadlock
were in Morrisville on business last week.
- Mr.. and Mrs. William Burpee of
Burke visited Mrs. Mark Bliss, Mrs. Bur
pee's sister, last week. - Abijah Bemis
stuck nail half through his foot last week.
| As result, goes on crutches. - Mrs.
Helen Thompson, wife of Judge L.. II
! Thompson of asburgh, visited her uncle,
Eli Edison, last Thursday and Friday.
You'll use one-third less of Harmless Soap
Moretown
There are many cases of jaundice in
town. 1t seems to be almost an epidemic.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold an
experience-social at the town hall next
Friday evening. The entertainment will
consist of "pomes," telling how each lady
earned her dollar, after which cake aud
coffee will be served. All are cordially in
vited
Newbury.
Mrs. Albert Coriss has established a
branch studio at South Ryegate for short
time
Prof. Campbell, from Hanover, preached
at the Congregational church last Sunday
morning at the usual hour to large and
apprecative congregation.
Rev. G. C. McDougall, the Methodist
preacher at the town-house and Boltonville
preached in the Methodist church Sunday
morning in exchange with Rev. A. w
Ford
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Andrews were al
Goudsville last week, attending the dedi
cation of the new Methodist church at thai
place. Mrs. j. b. Woodland from Plymouth
N. H., was in charge of the drug store il
Mr.. Andrews absence.
Miss Mae b. Ford took her father las
Saturday to the first ride since his serious
injury on the common while riding on
mowing-machine, some three months ago
The many friends of Mr.. Ford and family
wish he may fully recover his health
again.
Congregationalists on Sunday evening t,
listen to the lecture by Mrs. Khair Allah
native of Damascus. Her time, thus far
since she was twelve or fifteen years old
has been spent as a missionary. On accoun
of the heavy fall Of rain in the evening, thu
: audience was SMALL but was very apprecia
tive of her lecture.
, Mrs. Henry Meserve is in town visiting
old acquantances. - Mrs. r. G. Lam
was called to Hanover to help care for he
daughter Mrs. johnson, Mrs. johnson ha
recovered so az to be moved home last week
. - Landlord Sawyer was in Manches
, ter, n. H., last week. - Mrs. Down
and her father Roswell Leighton, fror
Groton, visited her brother, Frank +
I leighton, on Saturday. - L. @. Keye
is in Boston this week buying new goods.
; Wells River.
. Mrs. Hale, who has been sick for severs
weeks, is able to be out.
= Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Leslie of Melrose
1 Mass, spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs
E. O. Graves.
b. Rev. r. G. and Mrs. Bugbee attended tn
t state Sunday-school convention at BurlinG
| ton last week,