The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-26
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
And GENERAL.
East Montpelier,

East Montpelier.
Bear in mind that the four per cent dis
count on taxes for 1896 expires September l.
Rev. Henry Stevens and family of Whit
man, Mass, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin Foster.
G. X. Willard and family and H. w.
Jacobs and wife are sojourning at Camp
Wilbur, Sabin's Pond.
e. e. Sprague is in charge of the Mont
peiier & Wells River railroad station at
Barre for few weeks.
In the suit brought by Joseph Buzzell
against L. O.. Hammett, tried before Esquire
Wheelock last Thursday, the jury returned
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff.
North Montpelier.
l.. l.. Hamblet of Somersworth, N. H.,
after a six-weeks' visit among relatives and
friends, returned to his home last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Chase visited
with their daughter, Mrs. Fri Wheeler, in
Hardwick several days of last week, return
ing home on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Gray and George KEEL
ton started for Burlington and Queen City
Park, last week Saturday, intending to re-
main there several days
Professor and Mrs o. X. HOLSTER, who
have been here during the last part of their
vacation, returned to their work at God
dard Seminary on Monday.
George f. Sibley and Carrie Sibley, who
have been away several days past taking an
extended trip through Canada, returned
home on Saturday of last week
The factory, after a shutdown of few
weeks, started up Monday of this week.
They are short two or three weavers, and to
those wishing that kind of work 1t is a fine
chance.
G. H. Curtis of Wakefield, Mass, spent
Friday, Saturday and Sunday with friends
in the village. visiting the familiar scenes
OF his boyhood days. Mr.. Curtis has been
located at Wakefield twenty years,
and for several years past has been in the
bakery bnsineas.
I" BOYS will be boys" but you can't afford
to lose any of them. Be ready for the
green apple season by having DeWitt's
Collie and Cholera Cure in the house. W.
e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, VT
South Duxbury.
A large number attended the fiag-raising
at Moretown on Saturday.
Rev. G. s, Hubert and family returned
from the Lake last Friday. - Florence
Mossman of Chester is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Nelson Beach. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hart were lately visited by two sis
tiers from Massachusetts and Mr.. Harris
mother and Lizzie from Waterbury Center
Mr.. Davis, who has been their guest for
two weeks, has returned to Gill, Mass.
Fairlee.
Business is still good at the Lake, and all
seem to be happy
The boys say there was liquor enough on
the muster grounds at Burlington to float a
three-masted schooner, and lots were pulled
into the guard-house for too free a use Of
the same.
H. p. Warren has received $40 for rent of
his new cottage to date. He is now occupy
ing it himself and has as boarders MIR. and
Mrs. Mills Barber of South Boston, Mass.
Mr.. Barber is native of Bradford.
The boys returned last Saturday from the
muster at Burlington. All condemn the
muster ground and say IL is very inferior
to the grounds at Fairlee. AS whole,
they express a desire to come back to
Fairlee.
All went we'll at the dance at the Pavilion
last Friday night until the last figure was
being danced, when horse belonging to
Fred Grow, clerk in Doe Brothers store at
Bradford, broke away and ran, smashing
up two or three other teams, causing great
excitement. No one was hurt, but consid-
cradle damage was done to carriages
West Fairlee.
Harlie Whitney of Boston is visiting his
mother. - Henry Dearborn and family
D.
Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts
celebrated their wedding anniversary by a
party. - j. II. Cook is making repairs
on Charles Whitcomb's house. - Bert
Smith of Springfield, Mass, is spending his
vacation with his parents - Mr.. and
Mrs. Phineas Kimball are here from the
! West.
There was a republican rally and flag.
raising, near school-house No. 8, on Friday
afternoon of last week. The exercises con
sisted of singing by the children, poem
written by Cora Dumas and recited by EN-
ma Mclaughlin, an original poem by Mar
ion Dana, thirteen years old, entitled Oul
Nations Flag" and an excellent address
by W. A. Lord OF Montpelier. A. S. Max.
ham was expected to sing for us, but, as he
did not come, his place was more than
| filled by the celebrated Boyce Family" Of
| Waits field. The Waitsfield Cornet Band
added much to the enthusiasm and enjoy
ment OF the occasion of this our first flag
raising in the last thirty years. Below we
| give Miss Dumas poem:
WELCOME.
Dear friends we greet You, one and all,
| With welcome glad, sincere,
And hope that You will join with us
| In our patriotic cheer
! For Mckinley we are voting,
As our flag will show to you,
And we raise 1t here in his honor,
| Our c0untrys red white and blue.
Wen bid " goodbye" to Grover,
| And herald the coming man,
| With cheers from every quarter,
| And welcome at every hand.
| And as raise our flag to-day,
| In triumph may it wave
For Mckinley and Protection,
And our nations land to save
Mrs. s. j. Dana was severely injured by
being run oyer by team while returning
from the flag. raising.
Katie Mckay, who lost two jackets be
tween Middlesex and Moretown, would lik,
to have the finder send the same to Davit
Mckay, who will pay a suitable reward.
North Fayston.
The Willing Workers are to hold pic
mic next Friday in Orrin Boyce's suga
grove. They extend a cordial invitation tt
the Sunday -school children and friends Il
meet with them at ten A. NJ. Each lady il
expected to bring well-flled Dime
| basket.
THE whole system is drained and under
mined by indolent ulcers and open sores
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve speedily heal
them. 1t is the best pile cure known
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