The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-24
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSONAL
IND GENERAL.
Newbury.

Newbury.
Mrs, j. G., Marcy and daughter Edith
spent last week visiting relatives in Tops
| ham.
Mrs John McClintock, Elias j. futile
| and Frank Paro have been sick the past
week.
Mrs. Nelson Bailey went to Lancaster,
N. H, Tuesday to attend the wedding OF
her son, Louis G. Bailey, which takes place
| to-day.
| Ida NJ. Woodbury. will speak in the Con-
gregational church next Sunday evening in
| the interest Of the American Missionary
Society.
f. Il. Clark fell from the roof OF the Les
lie house, on which he was at work last
Friday. He was unconscious for n few
hours, but sustained no serious injury.
Mr.. and Mrs. McElroy and daughter from
Albany, N. Y, arrived on Friday for a few
days visit with Mrs. John Hale and James
b. Hale, the mother and brother OF Mrs.
McElroy.
, T. G. and Miss II. e. Reyes attended the
! funeral of Mrs. Matte (Keyes) Baker at the
residence of Mrs Henry Reyes, SO Com
monwealth Avenue, Boston. on Thursday
of last week.
The Sunday-school rally held in the Con-
gregational church, Wednesday of last
| week, by the towns OF Bradford and New
bury, conducted by l. b. Miller, was inter-
esting, but the different Sunday-schools in
the two towns were not represented to the
extent that they should have been.
/ REV. Mr.. Bard of Walpole, N. a.,
| preached an interesting sermon at the Con-
| gregational church last Sunday morning,
In the evening the pastor, Rev. j. L.. Mer-
| rill, gave an interesting report of the re-
| cent missionary convention in New Haven
Rev. Mr.. Harris, state missionary for the
| Episcopal society, was present and adj
dressed the meeting.
| Northfield.
Daniel Davis and wife of Randolph spent
Sunday in town.
Charlie Blood and Ben Armitage are viz
iting Mrs. Mary Blood.
The Good Templars held lawn party at
Park Place Friday night
Hon. Frank Plumley is in Woodstock at
tending the session of the county court.
1. ID. Shaw, who is home from his studies
in Oberln College, preached at the Congre-
gational church. Sunday morning.
At the quarterly conference at the Meth
odist church on Saturday, Professor G. G.
Brill was elected member OF the board OF
stewards.
Homer Flint, who is home from his
studies in St. Stephens College, Annandale,
N. " assisted in the services at st. Mary's
church on Sunday.
S. s. Ballard, for the National Life In
surance Company, paid Miss Mary circuit
81 900 on a policy held by her father, the
late j. III, Orcutt, in her favor.
Professor G. w. Emerson and family
from the Emerson School of Oratory, Bos
ton, arrived last week and will spend the
summer at their Highland Avenue house.
DIR. and Mrs. w. S. Hazen attended the
commencement exercises of Mt. Holyokt
College last week. Their daughter, Miss
| no bpr n the graduating
class.
Mrs. F. w. Dutton went to the Mary
| Fletcher hospital last week for treatment
, but after consultation with DR.. Phelps re
turned without enduring a surgical opera
| ton.
Commencement exercises are in progress
at Norwich University. On Sunday the
sermon to the graduating class was preached
at the Universalist church by Rev. Walter
Dole of Enfield, N. FL. Last night the
neutrality-suspicious. prize-speaking con
test occurred at Concert Hall. This even
ing at six o'clock will occur the class day
exercises at Concert Hall, to be followed al
half past nine by the annual banquet of The
Greek Letter societies. Thursday morning
at ten o'clock, the commencement exercises
will be held at the Methodist church; al
half past twelve will occur the corporation
dinner at half past two the review of the
corps by Governor Woodbury..
| OOuluSVliles
Our schools finish the present term this
week.
The stone.work for the John Heath
bridge will be finished about the middle oil
this week.
George Rano finished work in the factory
on Saturday and returned to Lebanon al
night - Mrs l.. w. Clark returned
from Boston, Saturday, on the afternoon
mail. - Mrs John Heath returned home
from Laconia. N, H., Tuesday, on the night
train, with two of her grandchildren. -
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Gould came home from
Boston Monday afternoon. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bell of Hardwick visited at G
l.. Rich's from Saturday afternoon until
Monday. - Mr.. and Mrs: II. F. Bacon
of East Montpelier visited their daughter
Mrs. G. L. Rich, Sunday. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Harley Bruce of Randolph are at j
W. Heath's. - Mrs. Sadie Priest re-
turned to Boston Saturday, - Mrs
Jesse MORRISON of New York City is visit
ing her mother. Mrs. William d. Balch
this week
East Orange.
Many attended Children's day exercises
at Waits River last Sunday.
There was no preaching service on Sun
day on account OF Rev. Mr. Jones attending
the Corinth Free Baptist quarterly meeting
at East Williamstown.
Deacon G. W. and Mrs. Davis attended
tne free Baptlst quarterly meeting at Eas
Williamstown last Saturday and Sunday
- Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Tillotson of Eas
Warren are spending few days with Mrs
G. M. Colby, their daughter - Mr.
Henry Palmer of Manchester, N. H., spen
Sunday with Mrs. James Rouhan. his daugh
ter. - Mr. and Mrs. M. r. Hamilton
visited in Marshtield last week.
Roxbury.
Edith Allen of Barre is at FL. G.. Var
Deusen's.
o. w. Orcutt was in Lebanon N. H..
last week.
Mrs. Marcia Smith went to East Bethe
on Monday.
Mrs. Lottie Turner OF Stowe is visiting a
George Heaths.
Algernon Spaulding and wife returned
Monday morning
There is to be a republican flag-raising q
Frank Chase's, Hon. u. S. Stanton speaker
There was an open-air exhibition by
contortionist on Depot Square Saturda!
evening.
A. K. Richardson, s. o. Rand, ID. L
Nichols, f. o. Kennedy and j. @. Film
were elected delegates to the county con