The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-23

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| o. M. Eaton was in Burlington last week to
attend the reunion of the Army OF the Po-
tomac. 80 ID. r. Roys and wife OF Clare
mont, N. H., are visiting at u. II. McAllis-
ter's and William Wilder's. - Miss
Lizzie Miller, who has been sick at W. G..
Kelsey's for long time, is very low. Her
father is now with her. - e.. A. Dumas
and wife OF Waterbury visited friends in
| town last week ID A. Bowers and
| w. A. Kimball of Newport, N. H., were the
guests OF Matt and Walter Jones a few days.
You'll use less of it-Harmless Soap.
Walden.
Mrs. Meader is quite i'll.
Willie Kittridge is reported as improving.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. d. Cox this week.
Carpenters hall. Ladies will furnish re-
| freshments.
Elon Goodenough and Miss Nellie Steele
were married at the residence of G. O..
Perkins, September H. Rev. NJ. B. Par
ounagian officiating.
Mr. Corliss and Dean Fisher are setting
up the machinery at the Noyesville cream
| cry. Mr. Fisher will make the butter.
The stockholders consider themselves very
fortunate in securing him.
South Walden.
The creamery paid seventeen and one
tenth cents for August butter.
The Ladies' Aid Society hold an antigua
rian dinner and ice-cream supper at the
vestry to-day wednesday,
Warren.
| b. G. Sterling & Co. have a new line OF
| goods.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Dickey OF East Barre
| were in town last Saturday.
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completed its line from Warren to Waits
| field
| Mrs. V. T. Miner, who has been in Iras-
Vile for the past three, weeks has returned
| home.
You'll use less of it-Harmess Soap.
Washington.
There is to be dance at SINNERS hall
this "wednesday evening. Downings or
chestra will furnish music.
j. Il. Walker has sold his house and
carriage-shop to Ora Carnes and has moved
to Northfeld where he has purchased a
milk-route.
Mrs l.. A. Bowles disposed of her personal
| property at auction last Thursday and starts
, day "wednesday for Portland, Ore, in
| company with her brother, Charles Parker,
and family, who have been visiting here for
the past two months.
Charles II. Davis starts this week for
| Oregon where he will remain through the
winter, and, as he says, il he likes there and
they like him, will probably make ii his
permanent home. He goes with the best
wishes Of his large circle of friends.
Mrs. George Cotton of Easthampton,
! Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Lucy
Cheney. - Mrs. e. V. Powers of Leba-
non, N. H., is visiting in town. - Miss
| Clara Pepper of Hampstead n. H., is visit
| ing her brother, A. III. Pepper - Mrs.
| G. H. McAlister is ill. - Wayland
White and wife OF Burlington are visiting
in town. - W. e. Worthleyi bruised his
hand badly while loading barrel of sugar
into his wagon last Monday.
Waterbury.
A gun club has been organized in this
village, with enough members to insure its
| success.
Rev. G. H. Merrill of ST. Johnsbury sec.
rotary of the Vermont Missionary Society,
will preach at the Congregational church
next Sunday.
The evening preaching service, which has
been omitted during the summer at the
Methodist church, will be resumed next
Sunday evening.
An adjourned meeting of the village
corporation will he held tomorrow evening
in the proper management of our new water
system, after 1t has been accepted by the
village, should be present.
Rev. A. j. Covell delivered his last ser.
mon as pastor of the Congreg ational church
last Sunday morning 1t was very able
discourse and was listened to by large and
| deeply-interested audience. Mr.. Covell left
last Monday for Cambridge, Mass.
| H. G. Hayden, the market gardener, who
lives two miles up the river, has raspberry
bush with blossoms, green and ripe fruit
and Joseph Somerville picked ripe straw
berries this week. The heat of the political
campaign must be having an effect on Yer.
mont vegetation.
The seventh annual convention of the St
Adams District Epworth League was held
last week in the Methodist church of this
village. The convention opened Wednes.
| day afternoon at two o'clock with deyo.
tional services, conducted by Rev. A. B
Enright of Waitsfeld. Rev. W. NJ. New
ton, pastor of the local church, greeted the
visiting delegations with hearty words Of
welcome. response was given by Charles
| A. Coburn, third vice-president, of West
Enosburgh Falls. AT 2:45 came the dele.
gates hour and roll-call Of chapters. Help.
full suggestions for work in Christ's service
were offered by the different delegates and
the plan Of holding cottage prayer meetings
was emphasized. Two very interest ing pa
pers were read on " Spiritual Work, in the
Prayer-meeting and Out of the Prayer.
meeting" by Miss Tracy of johnson and
| MISS Sudpllu Vi EuOsDurRu fdliS. "A nelp
full paper by Miss Grant of Richford en-
titled How Can We Help the Juniors?'
was read. After solo by Mr.. Beeman OF
st. Adams and song by Florence Morse OF
the Waterbury Juniors, department con.
ference was held in which work among the
| different departments OF the Epworth
League was discussed. In the evening a
"look up service" was conducted by Rev
M. s. Eddy of Waterbury Center A solo
by Stephen Guptil was followed by Rev. L.
p. Tucker, president of the Vermont Con-
ference Epworth League who delivered a
very interesting address. The services OF
Thursday morning were opened with devo-
tions led by Rev. o. L. Barnard of Middle
sex. business meeting was first held, at
which the secretary pro tenn, Mr.. V. A.
Irish Of Enosburgh Falls, read an interest
ing report of the work accomplished the
past year, and H. Waite of Morrisville, the
treasurer, gave a report of the condition OF
the treasury. An open parliament was con-
! Quoted, when many important questions
/ were debated Miss Mabel Hill OF Fairfax
sang a solo beautifully, Excellent papers
entitled A Consecrated PEN" by Rev. w.
M. Newton of Waterbury, "Saved to
Serve" by Mrs. G. P. Lamphere of Bakers
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