The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15

H. s. Wheeler of Waitsfied has formed
partnership with j. A. Carpenter in the
meat business on Park Row.
Mrs. @. w. Richardson and Miss Grace
Carleton of Burlington are visiting friends
in the village and vicinity.
Mrs. Eales and children of Bridgeport.
Conn, have arrived to spend the summer
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keene.
The quarterly conference of the Meth
odist church that was to have been held
last Saturday evening is indefinitely post
poned.
Messrs. Somerville & Fullerton returned
from Shelburn Bay last week, loud in their
praises OF the place as an ideal camping
ground.
Temperance Home Lodge Of Good Tenn
plars is in fourishing condition. New
members are being initiated at nearly every
meeting.
The ladies OF Emerald Rebekah Lodge
will give an ice-cream and cake social at
Odd Fellows Hall this evening from half
past seven to nine o'clock.
The three "bike" tourists who visited
the northern part Of the state last week re-
turned in good order, having covered 165
miles in the four-days' run.
Rev. j. Edward Wright Of Montpelier is
expected to conduct religious services in
the Opera House next Sunday at three p.
Its Positive Aspects
Mrs. George Anterior is with party OF
friends and relatives from Williamstown,
enjoying visit to the far West. They are
now at Colorado Springs and will see much
OF the surrounding country before returning
A drunken tramp, arrested last Saturday
and placed in the village "cooler" for safe
keeping until trial, did not wait for that
event, but, with the aid OF confederate,
who probably furnished him the liquor,
made his escape.
Mrs. Wilbur and three children, with her
sister, Miss Mary Parker OF New Brunswick,
N. j., have secured accommodations at the
home Of r. A. Huse and are expected to ar.
rive to-day for visit of several days. They
will be welcomed to their former home by
many friends, who kindly remember them.
Too much soap rots clothes. Use less
soap by using " Harmless"
williamstown.
Orren Smith returned to Boston last
week.
John Mari finds work at grantee cutting
in Mortified.
A son was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Winslow.
Segee Moore continues to- improve in
health in Minnesota,
John Lynde, ST., has been suffering from
an attack of asthma.
Mr.. Bosworth has taken possession of his
store in Beckett block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Ainsworth are
staying at Maplehead, Mass, at present.
Mrs. Martha Lynde Kenniston's daughter
arrived here last week from Illinois for a
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Hood Of
South Royalton were visiting Mrs. Hoods
parents here last week.
Walter Grearson, who has been in poor
health for some months is visiting his old
home in New Brunswick, hoping the change
may do him good.
Rev. j. n. Perrin and wife are to take an
outing this week at Groton Pond. There
may be no services at the Congregational
church next Sunday.
Mrs. Abram F. Lougee, now of Royalton,
was in town last week, the guest of her
step-son, Chauncey Lougee. OF her eleven
children, seven are living-two on the Pa
cfc coast.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
church will give socable at the vestry Of
the church on Friday evening of this week.
Cake and ice-cream will be served from
seven to nine o'clock. All are cordially in
vited.
DR.. William Bass, who has achieved dis
tinction as a physician and surgeon in
Lowell, Mass, has been suffering for some
time from blood poisoning, following a sur
gical operation that he had performed. He
is now much better.
Woodbury.,
Mr.. Mark RUSSELL who has the contract
for filling the gully on the south end of the
Grey place, has nearly completed the job.
Some of the Italians painted some parts
of the town a bright red on Sunday after
noon. Our civil authorities seem to be
powerless to abate the nuisance.
Work on the main line of the railroad
came to a standstill last Saturday. 1t is
understood that arrangements: are being
make by which the new proprietor OF the
Woodbury. Granite Company's quarry will
complete the road. The Fletcher Company
is continuing work on the upper setback to
their quarry.
Mrs. Charles Chadwick Of Lowell, Mass.
is visiting her father, NJ. G. Bill. -
Carl Drenan and his sister Blanche are
back in the hotel, attending to the wants
OF the travelling public. - Sidney Cool
bath and George Rathburn have been hay
ing for G. w. Foster & Son the past two
weeks. G. w. Foster is tenderly
nursing half dozen of Jobs comforters.
South Woodbury..
Miss Nellie Tassey of North Hero is
spending few weeks with her brother r.
visiting friends in Hardwick this week.
= Marjorie Wells and Ruth Batchel der
of Barre are stopping while with their
uncle's people, Frank Batchelder. -
Mrs. Ida Cook of Lynn, Mass, visited at
Lee Goodell's last week. - A. A. Clark
has moved from East Montpelier back on
his farm. Mr.. Clark has been away two
years and we are glad to have them back
once more. - Mrs. Newhall and Ethel
Gray of Lynn, Mass are spending the
summer months with Miss Gray's uncle,
Lee Goodell. - Rev. M. B. Davenport
of Albany was in the place visiting last
week.
Worcester.
The store which has been run by II. l..
Abbott for the past year passes into the
hands OF Mr.. II. ID. Vail this week. The
friends of Mr.. Abbott regret to learn that he
is to leave the store.
The schools closed last week with gen
eral satisfaction throughout the town. 1t
has been suggested that wisdom might be
shown by parents and taxpayers II they
would make practice of visiting school at
least once each term.
Those having no absent marks in district
No. g. taught by Miss Frances Abbott, were
Carroll Utton, Arthur Utton, Bessie Gould,
Rosa Snrinoar Cora Snrinper. and Grace