The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-17

Churchill, which occurred on Wednesday
The services were conducted by our former
pastor, Rev, @. III. Coolidge, now OF Pier
mont, N. ii. A large number Of relatives
and friends were present
Fayston.
The republican caucus on Thursday even
ing was well attended. The following dele
gates " ere elected TO the state convention s.
j. Dana and M. 8. Strong (both Stickney
mem; to the district convention, e. A. Fisk
and l.. W. Porter (both Grout mem; to the
Carroll, Dan Mclaughlin, David Mckay
and #. A. Bragg uninstructed).
Groton.
Children's day will be observed at the
Methodist church next Sunday.
Mrs. Elmer Mills, who has been sick for
some time, died last Saturday. The funeral
was held at her late home On Sunday.
About twenty of our citizens were called
to st. Johnsbury last week as witnesses in
the case of s. o. WEIGH v. B. M. Kicker.
The county commissioners held a hearing
here last Friday on the bridge case be-
tween the towns of Ryegste and Groton
The final hearing will soon be held at st.
Johnsbury.
BY order Of the grand chancellor of the
domain of Vermont, Memorial day was OBJ.
OF Pythias, last Sunday, the members at
tending in body a special service at the
Methodist church. Rev. W. 1. Todd
preached an able and interesting sermon,
appropriate to the occasion.
Mrs. G. f. Robinson of Montpelier was
in town last Friday. - Miss Theresa
Cochran was at home last Sunday.
d. #. Clark and wife of Montpelier spent
last Sunday in town. - Mrs. w. S. Oar
ling went to Palmer, Mass, last week Tues
day, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Rol-
Inns. - James Frost was in Montpelier
last Tuesday. - Mrs. L. M. Kicker, who
has been visiting friends and relatives in
Dorchester and Lowell, Mass, for the past
lhree weeks, returned home last wednes-
day Mrs. G. j. Bailey was in Mont
pelier last week Monday. - Mrs. A. H.
Noyes, who has been visiting at o. G.
Morrison's, returned to Hardwick last Fri
day.
Hardwick.
The mail train going east now leaves at
1855.
Witherell & Doud's "Uncle TOMS Cabin"
will be here next Saturday evening
A large number assembled at the Baptist
church last Sunday night to see the views.
The Hardwick and Marshfield mines will
play ball at Marshfeld this week Saturday.
The largest number yet were out last Sat
urday night to hear the open air concert by
the band,
A very large number attended the Chill
dren's day exercises at the different
churches last Sunday.
Mabel Way is visiting friends in town.
- Miss Clara 1. DeFord was at home
over Sunday. - Martin Fay is the latest
cycist to join the already large number.
- A. T. Way is visiting in town this
week. - John Stewart, P. A. Shattuck
and Harry Goodrich were in St. Johnsbury
over Sunday.
Marshf1eld.
George Bliss lost a valuable horse last
week from lock-jaw.
The Stars play the Hardwick baseball
nine at Cabot next Saturday afternoon at
two o'clock.
Rev. S. A. Parker will preach in the
Universalist church at 1880 p. NJ. next Sun
day, June 21.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
Burnie Cameron and Mabel Loveland,
which occurs at the residence Of the BRIDES
father, Daniel Loveland, this "wednesday
evening.
e. l. Putney of Montpelier was in town
last week and bought two horses of Samuel
- Rev. Samuel Lewis and wife visited
in Hardwick last week. - Samuel
Fletcher is very low. His daughter, Mrs.
Mary Tabor, from Massachusetts, is caring
for him. - Howard Tanner has moved
to East Montpelier and is going to work for
of Wolcott are in town visiting his sister,
Mrs. o. ID. Cole. - Fred Lane and wife
are stopping at the Marshield House.
- Mr.. and Mrs. George Drew are Wis
iting at Henry Northrup's. - DR.. Bis.
bee of Montpelier was in town last week.
Middlesex.
The Home Circle will hold field straw
berry sociable at the vestry of the church
next Thursday afternoon and evening.
Strawberries and cream will be served from
five until half-past eight o'clock. All are
cordially invited
Middlesex is again without hotel, as
Mr.. Preston, the former landlord, has
closed the house and gone from town. 1t
is thought that he made the discovery that
it was not very paying situation. Enter
tainment for man and beast will now have
to be sought for among the residents OF the
place. who no doubt will furnish it for
time, at least, until some one comes forward
70 open the house.
Mrs. p d. Edgerly has been spending d
week in Montpelier with her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Maynard. - Mrs David
Cook OF Barre was at home with her parents
last Friday, Mrs. Steel, her mother, being
i'll. - Miss Ruth Hodge visited in Mont
pelier last week.
WE are anxious to do little good in this
world and can think of no pleasanter or
better way to do it than by recommending
One Minute Cough Cure as preventive OF
pneumonia, consumption and other serious
lung troubles that follow neglected colds
W. e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Middlesex Center.
Grass is short and light, corn small and
Strawberries plenty. Early sowed grain is
looking we'll
A moving bee" was held at the GEM
etery last Friday morning. Twenty-seven
smart mowers cut the grass from the six
acres more or less, where sleep the dead I"
in less than two hours. Several came too
late to get clip.
Our caucus ON the 18th was lively, though
not large. Votes for Governor Stickney,
thirty-nine; Grout, eleven. For congress,
w. W. Grout had sixteen; Plumley, seven!
Henry A. Fletcher, four William p Dill
bingham, threei scattering, four. Among
those in attendance was b. f. Markham,
who voted for William II. Harrison in 1886
and 1910, and for Benjamin Harrison in
1888 and 1892-Sixty years of good record,
and always on the right side
MoretowH.
Homer O. Ingalls, is able to ride out.