The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30

Danu.
There were sold at this station on Wed.
nesday 100 tickets for the Lamoile county
fair.
w. s. Drenan is canvassing for the lee.
ture course tickets. Get what you need be.
fore all are sold.
The picnic of the Free Will Baptist So
ciety at Long Pond on Saturday was great
success. Many attended and thoroughly
enjoyed 1t.
g. b. Wheeler and 9. e. Dean have
bought the merry-go round OF Mr.. Bullice.
1t will remain for the present where 1t now
is, and, 1t is said, will run only on Friday
and Saturday nights.
An unusually large number of entries
have been made for the races here on Sat
urday, October 8. Mr.. Shattuck has on ex-
hibition one prize which is well worth rid
ing for beautiful cycle cup, valued
at $50.
o. e. Lane, of the Hardwick Gazette, is
taking weeks vacation. - Elmer
Hall and Bernard Howard arrived last Sat
urday night. 80 Henry Welch is having
at home on short vacation. 60 Edward
Reed, Jr., visited his father last week.
MarshfieId.
Merton Beckley has moved into his new
block, and is now prepared to do all kinds
The Sunday evening Praise Services at
the Universalist church are proving to be of
interest. The attendance IL exec ptionally
good the music inspiring, and the words of
the pastor helpful. These services will be
continued through October.
Troop f, Third United States Cavalry,
stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, and the
"crack " cavalry troop of the regular army,
came into town on Tuesday afternoon of
last week on their way home from Man.
chester, N. H., where they had been to a
centennial celebration There were fifty
five men in the company, with Captain
Dodd in command. They camped in o. d.
Coles meadow, and left on Wednesday
morning for camp by way of Montpelier
They were fine body of men, and pre-
sented fine appearance. Captain Dodd
and other officers stopped at Meader's hotel
c. Peck of Brookfield was in town last
week; also Harry Tabor and wife of Mont
pelier. - A son was born September %
to Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Phelps. - Mrs.
George English and daughter Alice of Mont
pelier visited in town last week. -
Mrs. Slas Packer, Mrs. G.. o. Davis and
John Peabody are sick. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Brown returned to their home
in Willimantic, Conn, last week Thursday.
1t don't rot clothes-Harmless Soap.
MoretowH.
Inc pldu LOT TemOuennR Un6 M6UnOulSG
church arrived last week from William E.
Jackson of Montpelier. The subscription
paper Is in circulation, and there seems to
be no doubt that the work will be COM
menced at once. 1t is hoped that every one
will help in this good work.
The Ladies' Aid held an antiquarian
supper at the town hall last Wednesday
evening, under the direction Of Mrs. V. l..
Barber. Many ancient costumes were worn,
and caused much amusement An old
fashioned supper, consisting Of boiled
victuals, baked BEANS pumpkin pies, baked
Indian puddings, and many other good
things, was served to about $50. The pro.
ceeds were over $18.
CHRONIC constipation is a painful, dis.
agreeable and life-shortenipg difficulty 1t
deranges the system, causes sick headache,
bad breath and poisons the blood. 1t can
be readily overcome by De Wits Little
Early Risers. These little pills are great
regulators. w. E. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier, VT.
Shady Rill.
Services at the church next Sunday al
eleven o'clock.
Josie Wheeler, who teaches school here
spent Saturday and Sunday at her home il
Barre.
Rev. j. f. Thurston and j. w. Maxhan
are delegates to the Sunday school conven
ton at Burlington, October IL and 10.
Rev. j. f. Thurston attended the Chris
tan Endeavor convention at Rutland this
week, as delegate from the society in thi:
place.
Newbury.
The First Congregational Society holds it:
annual meeting and sale Of pews on Thurs
day next
| Mrs, j. B. Lawrie invited the little onei
| of the Sunday school to a reception last Fri
| day evening in honor of Mrs. Harry w
Hubbard.
Our station agent, Mr.. Brown, and wife
move from Mrs. Suckers, October 1st, t.
| Mrs. John Hale's house, south of the Saw
yer House.
Some twelve to fifteen teachers attended
the teachers meeting held in Seminar.
Hall, last Saturday, and report very profit
able meeting.
j. B. Hale went to Ely on Tuesday of las
week with the bank directors Of Bradford
Bank, looking after the interests of the banl
at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W. Hubbard returned
from their wedding tour last Friday. Severa
of the young people met them at the depo
and sprinkled them well with rice.
Rev. j. L. Merrill and Rev. Mr. McIntir
of Oxford, n. H., exchanged last Sunday
Rev. Mr.. McIntire was very interesting ant
instructive in both his morning and evening
discourses.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Atkinson helt
a reception last Friday evening, from eigh
to eleven O'Clock, in honor of Mrs. Atkin
sons brother and his bride, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry W. Hibbard
Mrs. r. d. Currier of Providence, r.
arrived in town on Wednesday of last weel
for few-weeks' visit with relatives an
friends in this and adjoining towns, wit
headquarters at the Sawyer House.
Rev. Mr.. Jerrill, who visited at Rev. j
l.. Merrill's last week, is pastor of tn
church in Hollis, N. H., where Rev. Pete
Powers was installed, who was the frs
Congregational minister in town, from 176
to 1882
Rev. Mr.. Bond, from Walpole, N. H
stopped in town the first of last week on hi
way to the state convention Of Congregs
tional churches for New Hampshire, held q
Littleton on Tuesday, Wednesday an
Thursday of last week.
II. e. Cobleigh is attending the stat
Christian Endeaver Society convention 8
Rutland this week as delegate fromlthi
society. Mr.. and Mrs. Rev. j. l.. Me-
rill were at Littleton, N, H., last week, a
tending the annual convention of Congr,
gational churches for New Hampshire
- Mrs. Brown, from Boston, is visitin
her sister, Mrs. Horace L. Reyes. -
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