The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

grand and great-grandchildren and nephews
and nieces, to the number OF forty were
present. The tables were set in the or
chard, where all enjoyed a good dinner,
| after which they we're pleasantly enter
tanned by the little ones with singing and
Rotations. Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce were each
presented with an easy chair. Mr. Boyce
| is the oldest resident that was born and has
always lived in town. He Is seventy.seven
years OF age
Groton.
The school board has Just received the
new furniture for one Of the school
| rooms.
The republican caucus to nominate can
| didate for town representative will be held
| at School. house Hall next Saturday evening
| at half-past seven o'clock.
| The Richardson summer residence on Mt.
Medal is completed, and Mr.. Richardson
| took possession last week Wednesday. The
| following members of this family arrived
from Davenport, Ia, last week: j. b.
| Richardson and wife, Mrs. ID. N. Rich
| ardson and Mrs. M. N. Richardson and
sister.
Ernest Olney, who has been at work on
| ID. N. Richardson's summer cottage, went to
| Claremont, N. H., last Saturday. - 1.
M. Kicker and wife attended the annual
reunion Of the Kicker family at Barnet
Pond last Friday. - s. N Dexter Of
day. - Daniel Weatherby, the foreman
on d. n. Richardson's cottage, having COM
pleted his job, started for his hcme in
Davenport, Ia, last Monday. - Harry
Taisey. was home from Waterbury last
| Thursday, returning on Friday - j.
H. Smith, who has been at work in Water
ford, returned home last week Friday.
- Rev. Mr. Farnsworth, former pas
tor OF the Methodist church here, visited in
| town few days last week. - S. @. Car
4. g.. Al. T..
| the past week. - n. r. Darling went to
| Lowell, Mass, last Friday. - Alex.
Cochran was in Montpelier last week Mon
day.
Kicker Mills.
Water is very low in the Wells river.
- Benjamin r. McCleary of Lacon,
| ILL.,, born ia Groton sixty-four years ago,
visited A. II. Kicker last week. after an alb
sence OF thirty years. - A. FL. Kicker is
opening a granite quarry. - Lester
| Page is sick.
Hardwick.
Electric lights, this time, sure.
About twenty-five from here took in the
excursion to Providence Island.
Don't forget the concert Of the Rossni
quartette, from Boston, at Academy Hall
on next Tuesday evening.
Rev. p. B. Fisk Of Lyndon, who is called
the poet preacher of Caledonia county, will
speak at the Congregational chnrch next
Sunday.
| The ball game between the Hardwick
and East Hardwick kids, at Prospect Park
on Saturday, was a somewhat tame affair.
The score was thirty to nine in favor of
Hardwick.
Ernest Doty pitched for the Plainfelds
| last Saturday against the Marshfieds, in
which they only made FIVE safe bats of
him. This speaks well for the young man
as pitcher. The score was 10 to 3 in favor
OF Plainfeld.
Leon Bean, while working in the mill up
Alder Brook, had a finger taken off by 8
chain hook. Roy Shipman Of
winooski is visiting I. P. Titus. The
family and friends are camping at Caspian
Lake this week.
Marshfield.
G. 8, f. Wooster lost three more heifers
last week.
A party from this town were in camp a
Groton Pond last week.
Ice-cream and cake were served to larg,
number OF persons at the Marshfied Hous,
last Saturday night.
The weather last Friday, Saturday anC
Sunday was uncomfortably warm - tn,
warmest days Of the season.
Mrs. John Linton died of consumption
last week Friday, at the home Of Samue
Bemis, and was buried Saturday.
Ennis school-house somewhat and ar
making quite extensive repairs in the school
house on New Discovery. Schools will be
gin August 81.
The democrats open the campaign her
tonight with rally. Prominent speaker
from abroad will be present. 1t is adver
tised to be a campaign of education, ant
. the people will probably be taught how t,
make a fifty-three cent dollar worth on
hundred cents.
The game of baseball last Saturday be
tween the Stars and the nine from Plain
, fields proved disastrous to the Stars. Score
16 to 3-almost 16 to /. The batteries OF tn
Smith, catcher. The Plainfields had Dot
/ of the Hardwick club as pitcher an
Dewey of Massachusetts, as catcher. TIL
, Stars are fitting up place in George
Davis pasture. When completed it will b
a fine place TO play ball, and many outsider
) are aiding the boys in the work
A daughter was born, August 6, to MI
and Mrs. Peter Urburn. - Mrs. w. b
FL. Mears was in St. Johnsbury from Satul
day till Monday. Herbert Dwine
(son of James DwinelD and wife of Wiz
chester, Mass, visited his fathers old hom
+ last week. - Mrs. Elsie Nichols c
a Massachusetts, is visiting her father, Sils
Lamberton. - Mrs. James Donahue {
Essex Junction, former resident. is i
. town. - Miss Blanche Meader Of Atho
Mass, is visiting her uncle, III. II. Meadel
: - N. G. Tabor and wife OF Montpelie
, visited at G. E. Shepards last week. -
n Miss Lillian Shepard is working in the pos
q office. - Grand Juror 8. W. Cole wa
n called to Maple Hill last Friday to atten
to case Of breach Of the peace. - Mr.
A. @. Robinson of Barre visited in tow
last week, and went to Calais on Sunday
o visit her father. - Miss Alice Pape
a Barre has been visiting Leah Mears the pa
few days. - W. II. Holton and wife
, Northfield visited at Ira Ell. Edson's Satu
\ day and Sunday.
, Ross ensilage cutters can be seen at tn
. store OF Barrows u Peck, Montpelier.
Middlesex.
!, j. w. Egan's saw. mill began running la
9 Monday, after weeks shutdown.
w. FL. Farrar of Montpelier has pu
chased the Belle Holden house, and is r.
pairing the same.
The annual reunion OF the Long famil
was held at Warren Thursday, and was a
il tended by all the relatives residing in tn
town.
4 The republicans will hold their caucus
the Center next Thursday. The democra
will hold their caucus at the same plaC
n | NEXT Saturday