The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-19

turned from Peaks Island, - Mrs. Mel
lie Pell and two sons of St. Adams returned
to their home after a weeks visit here. -
Miss Fannie McDuffee returned last week
from the West, where she has been since
last fall - II -ctor +. Britt Of Boston, a
former resident OF this town, Is stopping at
N. b. Rogers for a few days.
Barrows & Peck of Montpelier have Ross
ensilage cutters in stock. Write for prices.
East Cabot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Of Mortified, who
have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. II.
3. Barr, have returned to their home.
- Mrs. Jennie Walsh OF Washington,
Walter Lacey has returned to her home in
Adams, Mass. - Mrs. Hugh Dunn has
been i'll for several days. - Mr.. and
Mrs. M. @. Hooker OF Washington, d. c.,
Blanche visited at e. H. Clark's last week.
81 Mrs. Martha Hughes and daughter
Edith have returned to their home in Eng
land. - Mrs. May Gray and son from
Massachusetts are visiting at G. B. Hills.
The regular meeting of Stow Post will
occur next Saturday.
Hon. j. L. Martin Of Brattleboro Is to be
one of the speakers in town next week.
The board of civil authority meet at the
Town Hall August 81, to revise the check
list.
Moscow Lodge OF Good Templars are to
have a picnic in s. H. Fosters grove on
Thursday.
Among those visiting in town are Mrs.
Edith Beard, Mrs. Viola Billings of Mont
pelier and Miss Ida Bemis of Boston.
At the republican caucus on Saturday,
W. K. Bliss was placed in nomination as
the republican candidate for representative.
A. W. PIERCE, principal of Goddard Sem
mary, was at l.. A. Kent's over Sunday.
- Miss frankie Kent, with friends
from Marshfeld, is taking a carriage drive
to the northern part Of the state. -
Edward Foster and party, who have been
visiting at s. II. Fosters, have returned to
their homes. - II. e. Burnap is in
Northfeld, in the interest Of the Corn Can
ming Company.
East Calais.
Mrs. A. N. Bliss left last week for a visit
to her old home in Michigan.
Mrs. julius Berry of Waitsfeld has been
at d. B. Dwinell's the past week.
Miss Goldthwaite will exchange next SUM-
day morning with a lady preacher from East
Randolph.
At the republican caucus, last Saturday,
w. Z. Bliss received the nomination for
town representative.
Harry Gilman was knocked down by a
young lady on a wheel one evening last
week, receiving several cuts on the face.
He narrowly escaped a broken nose.
The party at Camp Wilbur returned home
Monday, after two weeks of life in the open
air. 1t consisted OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. N.
Pearce Of Bloomington, Illinois, Inez Pearce,
Mary Dwinell, Kate Bugbee and George
Wheelock, Ola Leonard and Ivan Gray of
East Calais, Lillian Wells of Cabot, Luna
Moorehouse of Plymouth, Massachusetts,
and Flora Allen of Calais.
North Calais.
Miss Fannie 1. Corbin OF Spencer, Mass,
is visiting at s. Fl. Fosters.
There is to be a c~otillion party at Me-
mortal Hall on Friday evening, August %.
Music by Chase's Orchestra. All are in
vited.
e. L. Foster and wife and DR.. Vanderpoel
of Newark, N. j., returned to their home
on Monday, after a visit of two weeks with
relatives in town.
Sodom.
tn little son of Ben Lowery, who has
been sick, is improving. - Mrs. Myron
Daley is under the doctors care. -
Robert Lowery has moved his family from
the Martin tenement to the home OF Clar-
enoe White, his father.in-law - Mrs.
Walter Daley and her son have been Wis
iting friends in Hancock. - Mr.. and
Mrs. AFRO P. Slayton of Hyde Park have
been visiting in Sodom.
Chelsea.
The fall term of Chelsea Academy will
open on the 31st inst.
Mrs. Dana Allen has been declared in
sane, and was removed to the Waterbury
Asylum on Wednesday Of last week.
A democratic caucus, held on Saturday
evening, nominated William Robbins for rep
resentative and approved the nominations
for justices made by the republican caucus.
Abiathar w Beckwith, an old and re-
spected citizen, who removed to Vershire a
short time since, died there quite suddenly
on Thursday and the body was brought
here for burial.
At the auction on Wednesday, the farm
OF the late Lyman Denison was sold to
John A. Blakely for $500. He also bid off
the standing crops at $50. Other articles
sold fairly well.
Flint, got a bad fall last week by the Buck
bridge, striking his head on a stone and
cutting quite a wound in it. He now ap-
pears to be all right.
Rev. w. R. Davenport of Barre, who is
spending his vacation in town, preached at
the Methodist church Sunday evening, and
is expected to occupy the pulpit on the
morning Of the 30th inst.
Columbia Council No. IT, Junior Order
United American Mechanics, has been Or
ganized here with the following officers:
Councillor, G. e. Hatch; ~vice.councillor,
V. A. Oorwin; recording secretary, o. d.
Tracy; financial secretary, A. II. Morey;
treasurer, f. L. Beckwith; conductor, F..
T. Beckwith; chaplain, circuit Bixby;
junior past councillor, II. o. Bixby.
Rev. B. B. Sherman is taking his vaca-
ton, and is at present with his family at
Tho MpW ifp 0nti0n D0IirU