The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-05

the school-house hall last Monday evening
A good audience was present and the en-
tertainment was of high order.
Harvey Kicker of Minneapolis, Mimi,
was in town last week. 60 Mrs. Alex
Cochran and daughters Gertrude and
Theresa Gene, Mrs. q. j. Bailey, Deck
Lane and Cyrus Eastman enjoyed days
outing at Barnet Pond last Thursday.
- States Attorney Taylor OF Hard
wick was in town last week. - l. N.
Hall and wife went to Worcester, Mass,
last Saturday. - Mrs. Mary II. Maynard
OF Oreana, ILL.,, is visiting at Frank Hoop.
er's. - Mrs. j. e. Cowles of Boston,
Mass, who has been stopping at G. II.
Wheeler's has gone to Peacham.
Kicker Mills.
Several are camping on the island near
here. 60 Mr. and Mrs. Towne Of Jersey
City, N. j., are visiting friends here. Mr..
Towne is principal of grammar school,
having twenty-three teachers under his
care and over / 200 scholars. - Mrs.
Alice Davis and Miss Aida Farrow Of FL
dora, Iowa, were visiting here last week.
- Harry Farrow and wife Of Ryegate
were here last week. - Rev. A. N
Woodruff and two daughters of East Hard
wick visited in town last week. - Mr..
Towne j. @. Harvey, 9. H. Hendry and
e. d. Kicker are sojourniDg on Devil Hill
in Peacham. - Lester Lowe is putting
anotner story unuer A. IL. hlCKerS mouse.
MiddIesex.
The number of visitors at the Viles cleo
trio lighting station for the month of July
was 400.
Rumor has it that the hotel is again
rented, to whom it does not say-possibly
never will.
The Ladies' Aid of the Unitarian church
held a social with Mrs. G. L. Miles last
cd attpn6ad
usual refreshments were served, and one Of
the most enjoyable events of the summer
passed merrily away.
The excursion to Montreal next Friday
and Saturday bids fair to be quite literally
patronized from Middlesex and points in
Mad River Valley. The fare for the round
trip is only $2.75 with tickets good going,
July 7 and 8, on all regular trains, and
good, returning, until August 10. AT this
exceedingly low rate no stop-over priv
ileges will be allowed.
Lille Belle, the youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Egan, whose serious
illness was noted in the WATCHMAN some
time ago, died last Sunday. She was a
bright, CHEEKY. dispositioned girl, and made
many friends during her short residence in
town, who grieve at her death so sudden in
the midst of youth. Mr.. and Mrs. Egan
and family have the sincere sympathy OF
the whole community in this their hour of
dHllCUlOU. ne luDeTdl
from the church. Rev. o. l.. Barnard Off
eating.
Fred Holt, engineer at Egans mill, spent
last Sunday at his home in Mortified.
- A. K. Earle has moved his family to
Joseph Knapp's. - Mrs. Sarah Darling
is to occupy the upper tenement of f. r.
Densmore's house, now undergoing repairs
Shady RilI.
Services will lbe held at the church next
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. - K.
E, Markham has been visiting his parents
and brother. He returns this week to
Providence, r. l. - Sadie Blake OF SUIT
ton visited at w. o. Cummings last week
- Emma Vaughn OF Waterbury Center
has been visiting Cora Montague.
Putnamsville.
Mrs. Fl. W. Kemp of Montpelier spent
Sunday at G. M. Whitney's. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Erving Stoddard were at Selden
Thayer's last Sunday. - Miss Bessie
Abbott of Boston visited her cousin, Mrs.
Foster and daughter Winnie have been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Austin Kemmis,
the past week.
IT doesn't matter much whether sick
headache, biliousness, indigestion and con-
are caused by neglect or by I'M
avoidable circumstances, DeWitt's Little
Early Risers will speedily cure them all.
-
MoretowH.
Clinton Ward has returned from High
gate, where has been camping for several
weeks - Rev G. S. Hulburt and fam
lily are to go this week for a two weeks va
cation. w. f. Hill will occupy the pulpit
next Sunday. &c. e. Robinson and
wife of Burlington visited in town last
week. - Mrs. Frank Hathaway and
Mrs. Harry Buckley are both improving in
HnWa Of
Johnsbury is visiting in town.
Newbury.
Rev Edward f. Wheeler of st. Louis
will preach in the Congregational church
next Sunday morning at the usual hour.
Rev. j. L. and Mrs. Merrill will hold
reception from six to ten o'clock this
"wednesday evening at the parsonage, at
which they wish to see their friends, to all
of whom the invitation is cordially given.
Rev. G. H. Adalian, a native Armenian
Congregational minister, preached in the
Methodist church last Sunday evening.
The Congregational and Methodist societies
recently raised nearly S35 to send to the
Armenians.
Rev. ARENAS Dean of New Jersey, who
was pastor of the Congregational church
from July 8, 1851, to March 81, 1857,
preached in that church on Sunday even
ing to large audience, taking his text from
Revelations xxii4
Last Sunday morning Rev. j. l.. Merrill
preached an anniversary sermon'-the fifth
year of his pastorate-taking his text from
the seventeenth chapter of Joshua, last part
of the fourteenth verse: "Forasmuch as the
Lord hath blessed me hitherto" He stated
that during his five years pastorate twenty
three members had died, eleven in the year
1892, whose average age was seventy-four
years. For the five years, the average age
was seventy years. A majority Of the
deaths were those of nonresident members,
During his pastorate thirty-five members
have been added to the church, the present
number of church members being 1856 The
sum of 81 ,637 had been given to benevolent
societies, and $10,00047 had been paid for
the pastors salary and for repairs on the
church, vestry and parsonage.
Rev Henry Richardson and wife, rela-
tives OF Mr.. and Mrs. s, l.. Swasey, have
been visiting them the past few days. -
George Fabyan is spending few days at
home - DR.. II. II. Watkins and wife
of Burlington are in town for few days.
visit. - Edwin A, Bayley is spending a
few weeks with his family and friends.
- Irwin A. Johnson is at home on a
vacation.
Northfield.