The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-07
Roxbury.


Rev. M. II. Wright officiating She leaves
q husband and two sons. - The Rox'
bury Rushers played game with the
Granville boys last Saturday. Score OF IL
to "a in favor of the Granviiles' :" =;.i MIS-.
William Ellis of Crowley, Ca, Is visiting
her father, 8. Butterfield. - Mrs Atina
Spaulding has returned from few weeks
visit in Hartford and Sharon. - Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Bradley have returned to
their home in Walden, Mass: - Mrs.
Homer Hays of Granville and Mrs. Powers
OF Ripton visited relatives in town last
week. g. Mrs. Ellen Goss is visiting at
Charles Richs. - Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Wetmore, Merton Richardson and Ada
French OF Bethel were in Burlington the
Fourth and spent last Sunday in town
iting his mother, Mrs. Hall. -. 8.
Stanton took business trip to Troy, n. Y,
last week. Willie Mckee has finished
work for G. A. Tilden
East Roxbury.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Blanchard on June 30. - Bert Allen is
home from Norwich University for the sum-
mer vacation. - Mrs Isabel Pope and
little boy spent last week with friends here.
- Minnie Riley from Barre is stopping
with her sisters, Mrs. Charles and Ernest
Blanchard. - Edwin Scott from Gran
Vile visited friends in this place last week.
- Mr.. and Mrs. j. g. Wheatley and
were guests Of f. E. Allen and wife last
week, - Some of the farmers begun
hayiDg last week. Grass is looking well,
but other crops are late. - George Foss
received news that his sister, Mrs. Charles
Young, was very low with consumption at
her home in Rochester, N. II. - George
Foss has finished the job Of saving last
blocks for Marcus Peck. He expects there
will be about thirty thousand. Mark
Tucker from Rochester is there splitting
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riding with his wife and little boy on Tues
day Of last week the colt he was driving be-
came frightened and ran into Frank Lam
sons milk team throwing them out and
breaking both shafts OF the milk team. Mr..
Pride received some bruises, but the rest
escaped unhurt. - The time for carry
ing the mail has been changed to leave here
at eight A. M, or in time to connect with the
train south and arrive here not later than
6:15. L. w. Blanchard has the contract for
carrying it. - Jennie Laid has two
three-yesr-old heifers, and from thirty
three and one-third pounds Of their milk she
made two and three-fourths pounds OF but
ter and from nine others, with one excep-
ton, she made over two pounds OF butter
from thirty-three and one-third pounds OF
milk. II any one has heifers which will
make over eight and one.fourth pounds Of
butter from 100 pounds OF milk, she would
like to hear from them.
South Ryegate.
Harry Smart has moved into William
Bsiley's house. known as the John White
place.
Preaching is expected in the Reformed
Presbyterian church next Sunday at the
Regular hour.
A. s. and w. 7. George were called to
Newbury street last Wednesday to attend
the funeral Of their uncle, John Weed.
Communion services were observed at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday. No
preaching at the Reformed Presbyterian
church.
Luther Grow and wife have been engaged
by Jefferson Renfrew to work for him
through haying and harvesting, Mrs. Crow
doing the Homework.
Warren Flinton was married July to
Nellie Armstrong by Rev. j. j. Hall at the
residence OF Albert Kidder in Newbury.
Mrs. Kidner Is a sister Of Miss Armstrong.
G. W. zastrow and wife are expected
home from Baltimore about the middle Of
this month. They will make their head
quarters with DR.. and Mrs. j. B. Darling,
Mrs. Zastrow's father and mother.
Mrs. Archibald Park died last Wednes-
day morning. Funeral services were held
from the house and public service from the
Reformed Presbyterian church last Friday
afternoon, Rev. j. j. Hall oficiated.
The evening of June 80 Mrs. G. B. Smith
gave whist party to few OF the upper
tens OF this section. A good time was re-
ported by all present, but to outsiders it
caused quite q lot Of comment, it being the
second anniversary Of her husbands death.
The third OF July was observed here for
the Fourth. 1t was very quiet day. The
stores and other places OF business were
closed for six hours during the middle Of
the day. A good number Of the people
went to Barnet Pond and others would
have gone II teams could have been had to
60 with.
West Topsham.
A telephone line is soon to be run from
this place to Waits River and East Orange
The poles have already been set.
The West Topsham baseball club played
with the East Corinth team at that place
last Saturday afternoon, winning the game.
Among those stopping at the hotel last
week were John Davis and sister OF Fairlee;
]. /. Gibson Of White River Junction; @. J..
Huff Of Boston; Lester Blake of Oxford, N.
a.. o. D. Rogers OF st. Johnsbury; Charles
Lull, Fred l.. Gray and Harold Pierce Of
Montpelier.
O. A. Wood and Leland Howe OF Phila-
delphia have been in town for few days,
vacations In town and has many acquaint-
ances here who were glad to meet him
again. Mr.. Howe, his nephew, is profess
sor OF music in that city, having graduated
from the college in which he is now teach
ing and afterwards going to Berlin, Ger
many, to complete his studies.
Roy Newton visited at home over Sun
day. - Mrs. e. M. Collins who has
been away visiting for several weeks, re-
turned last Friday. j. r. Mute Of
Barre and W. d. Quimby of Boston were in
the place the first Of the week on business.
Wells River.
The parsonage Is being slated.
Hattie Munsell returned from Ripon last
Friday.
Miss Julia Farwell is at home for her sum-
mer vacation.
DR.. Munsell returned from Harwich,
Mass, Saturday.
Miss Flora Brock spent last week with
relatives at Ryegate.
John Thomas Is boarding at Miss Bell
Swans. but still rooms at W. III. Good
wins.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Moore are visiting
friends at their former home in Bellows
Falls.
Mrs. Lee and children are spending q few
weeks at Danville, P. O., with the doctors
parents.
w. II. Goodwin has been enjoying green
peas and new beets from his garden for the
past week.
1t is expected Rev. Mr.. Haynes will begiI
labors here next Sunday as pastor for 81,