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

and eloquent speaker, laboring in a good
and worthy cause. and by the pledges given,
his labors were not in vain last Sunday
morning.
bury and Barnet. - Mrs. Lottie Mum
sell spent a few days last week with Mrs.
@. H. Carpenter in Bradford. - DR..
Lee took an early start for Burlington on
Saturday. He left home at about three
o'clock in the morning. going on horseback.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Baldwin are
among the health and pleasure-seekers at
Old Orchard, Maine. - Mrs. Lee and
daughter Nellie are spending the week in
Burlington as guests Of Mrs. George
Wright. - Rev. DIR. Flagg Of Ripon,
Wis, dined at W. II. Munselfs last We'd
nesday. - Raymond Smith is attending
muster at Burlington. - The Misses
Sheldon Of Beverly, Mass, are guests of
their brother, Jesse Sheldon. - Frank
Powers is working for Mr.. Deming in place
Of Il. keenan,.
Northfield.
f. W. Dutton spent Sunday in Burling.
ton.
Mrs. M. s. Gilchrist is receiving treatment
from DR.. Helmer at Chelsea.
B. #. Armitage and wife will return to
their hon in Illinois to-day.
Fred Sheldon and family Of Burlington
visited Mrs. Betsey Sheldon last week.
There is much sickness here-the result OF
the intense hot wave which has afflicted us
so long.
DR.. j. H. Winch was made the nominee
OF the republican party for representative at
a caucus held on Saturday evening.
Mrs. f. W. Dutton is improving at the
hospital in Burlington. The prospect is
that she will return entirely recovered.
Several parties from Middlesex, Mont
pelier, Gouldsville and this village are
spending the week on the camp ground.
Rev. o. L. Barnard OF Middlesex was in
town Monday. Rev. j. o. Sherburne of
Williamstown spent a day here last week.
Professor Fl. R.. Roberts and Rev. L. P.
Tucker drove to West Berlin and organized
an Epworth League last Wednesday even
ing.
The democrats raised a Bryan and sewall
flag Friday evening. The speeches were by
Mayor Brown of Rutland and W. II. Bliss
of Burlington.
The Epworth League will hold its service
on the camp ground on Sunday at half-past
five P. M. 1t will be followed by preaching
by Rev. L. P. Tucker.
Mrs. DR.. Smith Of Cornell, N. Y, is a
guest of her br~other-in-law, Fl. R.. Brow
Her late husband was at one time principal
OF Newbury Seminary.
A republican rally was held on the COM
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by j. A. DeBoer Of Montpelier, Hon. D.. j..
Foster Of Burlington and Hon. H. Henry
Powers Of Morrisville.
Barrows & Peck OF Montpelier have Ross
ensilage cutters in stock. Write for prices.
Plainfield.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
L. L. Knapp last Thursday.
The democrats nominated, Monday night,
ID. L. Page for town representative.
Levi johnson has moved into Rev. l.. f.
Fortney's tenement on School street.
The school directors are repairing the
school-house in A. f. Martins district.
At the republican caucus, Saturday night,
@. e. Woodward, Jr., was nominated for
town representative.
DR.. W. F. Lazelle has received notice OF
his appointment on the staff Of visiting ply
picians Of the Heaton Hospital at Montpelier.
The Plainfeld nine played the Hardwick
nine at Hardwick on Saturday, the score
standing sixteen to seven in favor Of Plain
field.
E. F. Leavitt and Victor 1. Reed have pur-
chased a drugstore in Bethel. Mr.. Reed
goes there to-day wednesday, to take
charge Of the same.
A democratic rally was held at the Uni
versalist church last Friday evening. The
speakers were 8. G. Shurtleff, Esq, and O..
A. G. Jackson Of Montpelier.
Mrs. N. !. Sanborn accompanied her sister,
Mrs. Ed. Maxfield, to Burlington on We'd
nesday, where Mrs. Maxfeld went for medi-
cal treatment at the Mary Fletcher Hospital.
The Epworth League will hold a lawn
party in the grove of Solomon Bartlett, op-
posite the school-house, Thursday night.
Should the night be stormy the party will
be accommodated at Mr.. Bartlett's house.
William Bartlett, one OF the Oldest and
most respected residents of this town, died
last Saturday, after a short illness. The
funeral was attended from his late residence
on Monday afternoon, Rev. j. A. Sherburn
Of Barre officiating: Mr.: Bartlett had lived
the greatest part of his life in town and held
the esteem and respect of all who knew him.
His was a character to admire.
Ebert Dwinell OF Montpelier visited in
town last week. - l.. G.. Batchelder n
Mrs. Helen Batchelder are visiting in Bos-
ton. - Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kiser have
returned from the White Mountains, where
they have been at work; - Mr.. and Mrs.
CharlesA bbiati returned from their wedding
tour to New York and Boston last Monday.
- Rev. E. o. Grisbrook and wife are
expected home from their vacation this
week. - Gardner Spencer and family
visited in Williamstown the first Of the
week. - Carlos and John Prescott n
families, Of Manchester, N. H., are visiting
at Will Prescott's.
THE whole system is drained and under
mined by indolent ulcers m open sores.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve speedily heals
them. 1t is the best pile cure known.
W. E. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, vt.
Roxbury.
The democrats have nominated DR..
~Fletcherifor representative.
The Roxburys played ball with the War
rens at Warren last week. The Warrens
won. Score, sixty.four TO six.
The republicans raised a flag here last
week, with a speech by Ex-Governor Dill
bingham, songs by B. f. Markham and mu-
sic by the Mortified Band. The demo-
Gratis will raise a flag this wednesday,
afternoon.
Mrs. f. W. Roys has returned from the
Massachusetts General Hospital very much
improved in health. - Fred Ellis Of
Chicago is visiting at II. G.. Ellis. -
Mrs. Amanda Spalding of Boston is visiting
Mrs. N. s. Ellis. - Charles Stockwell,
formerly clerk for d. l.. Nichols, and Miss
Lena Ellis of Rochester were in town a few
days recently, visiting relatives and friends.
- Mrs. DIR. Fisk of Montpelier is visit
ing in town.
East Roxbury.
II. o. Allen threshed 345 bushels of barley