The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-18
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church next Sunday morning.
The tent meeting finished last Sunday
night in the church. On account OF the
hard shower In the afternoon they left the
grove. 1t was thought that about FIVE hum
dred people were in the grove before the
shower
A picnic will be held in Carleton's woods
Wednesday afternoon, August %, to which
a general invitation is extended. A collec-
ton will be taken and the proceeds will be
devoted to procuring clothing and books for
family OF eight boys that they may attend
church and school.
Orison Smith started for his Dakota home
last Tuesday week on the flyer train from
our station. - States Attorney #. A.
Rowland was in town one day last week.
- Luther Brown had one hand badly
cut on a buzz.planer last week. -
Charles Brown and M. G. Dwinell Of Mas
sachusetts are visiting relatives and friends
in town. - James Hickie saw a deer
just above our village last Friday. The
deer swan the river, leaped fence and
went off through j. W. Mears pasture.
- The school on New Discovery be.
gins next Monday. All the other schools in
town will begin August 30.
The baseball game that was arranged
with the Plainfelds for last Saturday was
played against a team consisting of three
players from Plainfield, four from the Barre
league J6AIn, one IrOm nlOuUpbllbT anu one
from North Montpelier. The Marshfield
Stars had to play against twelve men, two
substitutes and the umpire. In the sixth
inning Burt Davis, the Marshfeld pitcher,
was hit in his side by pitched ball from
Austin the Barre league pitcher, and was
hurt so that he was unable to pitch any
more. The game ended with score of s to
10 in favor OF Marshfeld. The boys tender
their thanks to the Plainfield people, out
side OF the team,for the gentlemanly man
ner in which they were treated, and also to
Mr.. f. s. Little for his good square umpir-
ing for them.
DON'T nauseate your stomach with teas
and bitter herbs, but regulate your liver
and sick headache by using those famous
little pills known as De Wits Little Early
Risers. W. e. Terrill & Co.
PIainfield.
The funeral OF Jerusha Batchelder, who
died August 10, was held at the residence
OF her brother, Augustus Batchelder, last
Thursday, Rev. A. L. Cooper officiating.
Interment was at Barre cemetery. The
funeral was largely attended.
Queen Esther singers are requested to
meet at the Universalst church at 1:30 p.
M, next Friday for the purpose Of being
photographed. Mr.. Cutler OF Barre will be
here to take the group. Every singer is re-
quested to be present with costumes and
books.
Mrs. Minnie Marsh OF Montpelier was in
town the past week. - The Plainfield CO.
operative creamery paid fourteen and one
half cents per pound for July butter. -
Herman Townsend and sons, with their
families, spent part OF last week in camp
at Groton Pond. - Mrs. 9. e. Wood
ward, Jr., and Bessie Lazelle visited friends
in Brookfeld and Randolph this week, and
Miss Alice Lazelle returned home from
Randolph on Thursday. - E. j. Bartlett
and family, N l. Sanborn and family and
Mrs. j. A. Foss and others are camping at
Ssbin's Pond, Woodbury., this week. -
n. B. Goss went to Waterbury on Monday
to make some changes and repairs on the
creamery OF Francis Batchelder & Co.
- Miss Ellen Hathaway OF Barre and
Mrs. Moses Sanborn and daughter Of Marsh
field have been visiting at e. Hathaway's.
- The ball games OF the past week on
Ryan's field were on Tuesday, Morrisville
and Plainfield, score IA to in favor Of Plain
field; Wednesday, Morrisville and North
Montpelier, score IA to 5 in favor Of Nor
risville Saturday, Marshfield and Plainfield
stopped at the end Of the sixth inning,
owing to the injury of B. Davis, pitcher
for Marshfield. A familiar character
in town for many years in the per-
day. Mr.. Kinney was eighty-four years
old, and for the greater part of his life had
lived in town. The funeral was attended on
Monday, Rev. A. L. Cooper officiating.
- The item Of last week in regard to
Orville Dix, we are pleased to state was in
correct in that Mr.. Dix did not attempt
suicide as reported. The report current to
that effect on the street apparently gre /
out of statement made by Mr.. Dix, is
one Of the most successful and pre-, GUS
farmers in town, to the effect that he " ould
as soon take poison as to work in one OF
his fields where poison ivy grew, as the lat
ter would be as sure to injure his health as
the former.
BARRows & PECK OF Montpelier have
Ross Ensilage Cutters in stock but IL you
want an elevator with it you should send in
your orders at once, as they would have to
be ordered from the factory.
Newbury.
Farmers have mostly finished haying and
| report an extra heavy crop.
George Barnett is carrying his arm in 9
sling as the result OF sprained shoulder.
Mrs. Nellie Anderson OF Glover spent
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. e. A. Lother
A heavy wind and rain storm did some
damage Sunday evening by lodging grair
| and twisting off trees.
The proposed sacred concert at the Meth
odist church has been postponed from Aug
ust 10 to September II.
Rev. A. Fl. Baker of Thetford Center ex
changed desks with Rev. w. HI. White O
| this place on Sunday. In the evening b,
gave an address CLEANED from his sixteel
years. experience as missionary in India.
West Newbury.
This week the mid .week meeting will b.
held on Friday evening.
Mrs. Clark Of Oxford, N. H., is at tn
home Of her sister, Mrs. Sherburne Tucker
Mr.. and Mrs Moses Clark of Wolcott hav
been visiting at the home OF Mrs. ALDER
Fuller, their niece.
The ladies' missionary meeting will b
held on Wednesday, Aug. %, at Mrs.
Chamberlin's, Newbury Centre.
George and Ed. Putnam have been cut
tipss inc hay on the Rowe farm in Goshen
I - A severe thunder storm passed owe
this place on Sunday afternoon. - Et
Minard is visiting friends at Barre.
Kicker Mills.
H. NJ Kicker has bought OF 7. b. Hall tw
building lots at Groton. Price 1925. -
DR.. and Mrs. Tillotson have a nice cam
and ground on Toomalec Point. No plac
can be found more lovely to pitch a TEN
- j. G, Harvey and wife, A. III. Ricke
and wife, e. ID. Kicker and wife and III. NJ
Kicker attended the centennial of CaledC
mia County Grammar School, at Peachan
1t was grand success. g Horace Nj,
Clary and daughter of Windsor, were tn
guests of A. II. Kicker last week. -
Charles Hight of Iowa, was the guest OF !