The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERS
IND GENERAL.
NorthheId,

WITS W. o. GllcnrlsI went TO burlington
Monday.
Rev. l.. H. Elliot of Waterbury preaobed
at the Methodist church Sunday.
Miss Laura Williams is visiting her
brother Carl at Burlington.
Miss Maud Downing has gone to Ames.
bury, Mass, to spend the summer vacation.
Will Ferris and son Harry of st. Adams
visited his father, Henry Ferris, over Sun.
day.
Eighteen men and women are at present
at work at the corn-Canning factory, canning
peas.
Fred A. Webster has gone to the White
Mountains to act as bell boy at the Fabyan
House.
E. NJ. Seaver was engaged last week in
turning and repairing the Congregational
organ.
Mrs. M. G. Graham and Miss Eleanor
went to Essex Junction Friday evening for
visit.
Mr. White is taking vacation from L. c.
Fletcher's, and he and Mrs. White are visit
ing in Eden.
l.. Denny Whittemore and son of Topeka,
Kan, are visiting his mother, Mrs. Lizzie
| Whittemore.
Miss Helen Kenyon has returned from
Swanton, where she was the guest of Rev.
Harvey Webster.
Benjamin Douglass of Boston has rented
the Episcopal rectory for the summer and
has taken possession.
Willis Wright has returned from his va
cation and has resumed work in the grocery
store of w. A. Blake.
There is some talk of laying a concrete
road around depot square. It's good
thing. Push it along.
G. N, and Albert Whitmarsh, Miss Libbie
Whitmarsh and Miss Mollie Pingree are
camping at Berlin Pond.
Misses Edna McGinnis and Blanche KIM
ball will give a lawn party this evening at
the home of Sherman Kimball.
Miss Minnie p. Moore returned last Sat-
urday evening from Atlanta, Ga, where
she has been since last October.
Mrs. L. e. Upper of Hiawatha, Kan,
and Mrs. Rice of Atkinson, Wis, are Wis.,
iting their mother, Mrs. Sarah Crane.
Mrs. Ellen Braey and daughter Lillian
| have returned from Arlington, Mass, and
are to leave soon for Kansas City, Mo.
Rev. and Mrs. G. j. Sutherland are enjoy
| ing vacation at Salem, Mass. where they
expect to remain until about August 1.
Professor Brill and Professor Roberts,
of Norwich University, with their wives,
are camping on the shore of Berlin Pond.
Mrs. w. j. Walker and children of Chi
cago came Sunday morning and will spend
the summer with her mother, Mrs. Emily
Pope.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Hovey attended
reception given last week by the Burling-
ton Yacht Club to DIR. and Mrs. w. Seward
Webb.
Miss Nee, who has been table girl at the
Mortified House for the past three months,
returned on Monday to her home in Mont
peler.
George, son of Captain Tutherly, was the
guest of Cady Williams last week. He was
- +hat fri, fro prr 1i En-
mont, n. H., on horseback
Street Commissioner Morse has made a
noteworthy and commendable improvement
in the sidewalks on Pearl, North and Vine
streets. Let the good work continue.
Mrs. Matte Parker was in Jersey City
last week, attending the national conven-
ton of the Young Peoples Christian Union.
She will be absent from Mortified until
July 20.
| Professor H. h. Roberts received deep
cut in his right leg last week. scythe fell
from an overhead scaffold striking him on
the leg, making wound that necessitated
the services of a physician.
The old boiler at the corn-canning fac
! tory has been replaced with new one with
modern improvements. Richard Payson
of Portland, Me-, was here last week su.
perintending placing 1t in position
Rev. and Mrs. L. p. Tucker are taking a
I
of Morey Lake. They will remain there up-
! til August l. and during Mr.. fuckers alb
sence Rev H. II. Elliot of Waterbury will
supply his pulpit.
The Methodist lawn party, last Wednes-
day evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Duell, was very much of success, socially
and financially. The Mortified Cornet
Band was present and rendered several
popular selections
A Young Mems Republican Club will
soon be organized in Mortified. j. A.
Cross and III. G. Cady, the prime movers
in this direction, are much encouraged at the
support promised, and vigorous organiZa-
ton will ere long be heard from in this
community.
AT the recent business meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Society the following
officers were elected for the next six
months: President, Miss Gertrude Dun
ham; vice.president, Miss Mary G. Orcutt;
secretary, Miss Minnie e. Smith; treasurer,
Miss Martha Hazen.
One of the stone-cutters employed by E.
B. Ellis entered a complaint against him to
the Stone Cutters Union, and Mr. Ellis
was called to Barre last Saturday to answer
the charge The grievance proved to be
simply misunderstanding and the matter
was satisfactorily adjusted.
Professor W. e. Hurlbut has resigned as
principal of the Mortified High School,
his resignation to take effect as soon as his
| successor is appointed. Professor Hurlbut
has done faithful work as an instructor in
Mortified, and his determination to seek
new fields is universally regretted.
Miss Martha Hazen will succeed Miss
Dora Plumley in the Mortified High School
in September. Miss Plumley will return to
the University of Vermont to complete the
course of study ON which she has entered
Miss Patterson, sister OF Mrs Rev. l., p
Tucker, will take the place vacated by Mrs
w. e. Shepard. No other changes will be
made in the faculty with the exception OF
the principal, whose resignation is else.
where noted.
Senators Plumley and Worthen will hold
a competitive examination at Norwich Uni
versity ON Saturday, July 20, to select two
young men to hold the state scholarships
for Washington county. The scholarship
entities the holder to free tuition and room
rent for four years. The examinations
cover arithmetic, geography, grammar and
United States history. The successful can
didates will be expected to present dipo
mas if graduates OF high school or take
examinations for entrance at the University
on September "a.
The Mortified Telephone COMPANY has