The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-23

ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
pages and maids OF honor, and bridesmaid
followed by the bride on her fathers arm,
when they met the groom and best man,
coming from the right. The ceremony was
performed under q wedding bell suspended
under the arch. After the marriage most
OF the guests attended the reception at the
nome OF the bride, where they had the OPP
portunity OF seeing a varied and almost
endless variety Of choice and valuable pres
ents. The welded couple were driven to
Wells River by M. A. Gale to take the
midnight train south
Captain Craig, with his family left for their
nome in Washington, ID. c., Wednesday
OF last week, after boarding several weeks
at E. b. Chamberlin's. - MIR. and Mrs.
Pearly Hazen, from St. Johnsbury, spent
several days in town recently as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. #. Darling. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry b. White, from Topsham, Wis
tied at Hon. Henry w. Baiey's on We'd
nesday and Thursday of last week -
Edison Doe of South Newbury is out with
his steam engine, cutting corn to fill e. e.
Montpelier was in town on Monday. -
Mr., and Mrs. G. j. Richardson have had
their honse full OF relatives visiting them
for the past week. 80 Mrs. Charles II.
Deming and son of Montpelier have been
spending week with relatives. 80 Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Holden, from Boston, spent
last week at Rev. A. w. Ford's. Mrs. Ho-
den is sister of Mr.. Ford. 60 Mrs. John
p. Garland has had several relatives and
friends visiting her the past two weeks.
- Mrs. Anna e. Reyes has friend,
Mrs. Rogers, from the West, visiting her.
- Mrs. Rev. J. l.. Merrill had sister
from Plymouth, N. H., visit her few days
last week. - MIR. and Mrs. Leonard
johnson, from Hanover, came up to attend
the wedding held in the church on Wednes-
day, the 10TH - Eugene Morse had
niece and nephew, from Montpelier, visit
ing him last week.
Wells River.
Miss Ross, from St. Johnsbury, has been
engaged to give instruction in drawing in
the pri nary and intermediate schools, and
Miss Moore has the music in the same
rooms.
Norman Perkins had a short experience
OF being buried alive last Friday. He was
at work on the water pipe in the ditch and
the dirt caved in, covering him. SO the
men were obliged to shovel him out. 1t
proved a serious accident, as he is not yet
able to sit up.
The Ladies' Aid Society give social and
supper in the church parlors Friday after
noon, September 20. A musical and liter.
airy programme will be given after supper.
The ladies have obtained one of the cele-
brated " Scripture Cakes,' which will be
sold in pieces With each piece will be the
recipe for making the cake.
Mr.. Goodale has been confined to the
house several days on account OF lame
knee. The ditch for the waterpipe was COM
menced up the hill by his house and left at
night about eighteen inches deep, and he
not being, like an owl, able to see in the
dark, fell into it. There seems to be some
q frQp on I'M itnh fnr ha hnr aaa
take to it.
Scion Abbott and family are visiting at
Erastus Baldwin's. - Mr.. Genzenbach
and Charles Page are sick - Mrs. w.
II. Munsell is at West Bradford for week
or two. - William Johnson, who had a
severe attack of apoplexy week ago, is
still in critical condition. - Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. Meader and Mrs. Herman
Chamberlain returned from their wedding
trip on Saturday. and are houseke eping in
Mrs. j. f. Colby's house.
Northfield.
Miss Edola j. Sheldon is quite sick.
Mrs f. w. Dutton had another abscess
opened at the hospital in Burlington on
Saturday
Rev. w. S. Hazen, DID, and Rev. Nor
man Seaver, ID, of Montpelier exchanged
on Sunday.
Quarterly meeting at the Methodist
church next Sunday. Rev. A. l.. Cooper
DID,, will preach.
Sacred concert and sermon at the Meth
odist church on Sunday evening. Subject
of sermon: The Struggle for Life"
Rev. w. S. Hazen, DID, assisted, on
Saturday, at the funeral OF Laura G. Perrin
wife of Rev. j. Newton Perrin of Williams.
town.
Several witnesses from this town were
summoned to Montpelier last week to tes-
tify in tho Marsh murder case and tile Chop
ard stealing case.
Gardner d. Poor OF Williamstown and
| Miss Loretta d. Clough of Mortified were
married at the Methodist parsonage on Sun
day afternoon by Rev. L. P. Tucker.
Mr.. Alden and family of South Barre
have moved into the DIR. Walling tenement
on Main street. Mr. Alden and son have
| bought blacksmith shop and opened it fol
patronage
There was large attendance at the fail
| ground on Wednesday. 1t is thought thai
! the attendance that day was the largest evel
on the grounds. There were about the usua
number of exhibits.
South Northfield.
Albert Marsh, who has been quite i'll fol-
| the past two weeks, is i'm proving.
Mrs. Harriet Glazier of Nashua, n. H., il
visiting her many friends in town.
Frank Thresher has moved his family tc
the home of his wife's father, Mr.. MISSIONER
Bert Fisher of Boston was in town las
week as the guest of his brother, George
] Fisher.
Gouldsville.
Mrs. Frank Marsden of Barre is visiting
her MOTHER Mrs. Lavinia W. Clark, for {
| few days. - Miss ID. w. Andrews wen
to Boston on Monday for the latest fashions
in millinery and new goods - M. j
Ryan returned to his work in Massachu
sets on Monday morning. - Mr.. Nc
Donald OF New York visited at j. NJ Fitz
| gerald's last week. - Will Stevens wen
back to his work in Hardwick on Monday
- Willard Springer has gone to Con
cord, N. H., to work. - Mrs. Luthe
Rich ia visiting her sisters at Greensboro
Bend for week or two. - John Hol
land and p b. Cressey are having troubl,
about their line fence.
West Topsham.
Rev. A. d. Jones and wife were called t.
their home in Laconia, N. H., by the sick
ness of son. They have made man.
friends during their stay among us, and al
are sorry to have them leave.