The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22
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Barton Landing.
The band gave open air concert last
Monday evening.
Rev. George e. Deuel. OF Worcester visited
in town last Friday.
Potatoes find ready market at seventy
five cents per bushel.
Philo Haefer Of Ilion, N. Y, Is visiting
his sister, Mrs. G. @. Brill.
The graded school took a vacation Of two
days last week during the fair.
Rev. e. @. Downey has been i'll for more
than week. He is now improving.
Mrs, Ellen Patterson is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. NJ g. Williams, In Putney.
Miss Florence Patterson returned on Sat-
urday night from weeks visit in Bradford.
W. A. Ellis is in Concord, N. H., getting
his history Of Norwich University through
the press.
Hon. Frank Piumiey made professional
trip to some OF the towns in Orleans County
last week.
Judge W. e. Barney of Barre was in town
on Thursday. He was en- route to Warren
by wheel.
Miss Crete Gorham returned on Friday
from a two-months' absence, visiting friends
In Coventry.
Misses Emile Stevens and Mary E. Do
heny took trip to Barre on their wheels
Wednesday.
j. A. Houghton started on Monday for
Athol, Mass, where he has position in
grocery store.s
Mrs. Rhoda f. Kidder returned on Sat
urday night from visit to her daughter,
Mrs. A. j. Ellis in Pittsfeld.
The lecture by Will Carleton, 1.-THE
Drama Of Human Nature" has been post
poned till Monday, September q.
Norwich University will open on Thurs
day evening. 1t is expected that there will
be an unusually large freshman class.
Prof. H. R. Roberts and family will re-
turn from their vacation to-day. They have
been in Brookville, Me-, since July first.
John Collins Of Cambridge, Mass, is Wis
iting his friends in town. Mr.. Collins is an
alumnus OF Norwich University, class Of 49,
News was received on Saturday of the
birth Of a son to Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Hurl-
but OF st. Adams Bay formerly Of this
town.
The annual harvest sale and supper
given by the Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Methodist church will be held at the church
parlors this afternoon and evening.
Dutton & Richmond have finished off
room in the basement of their store for
the display of their stock of boots and
shoes. Miss Eva Harvey will have the po-
sition Of cash girl in their store after the
first OF October.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Ladd of Brookfeld
have been visiting relatives in town. I"
Mr.. and Mrs. D. N. Moses spent the first OF
the week in Orange. - The home team
went to Morrisville ON Tuesday to play q
game of base ball with that team, it being
the first day of the fair at that place. -
The Worcester nine played last Saturday
with the home team, resulting in score Of
II to 3 in favor OF Plainfield. - Mr.. and
Mrs Lombard spent last Sunday in Mont
pelier with Mrs. Viola Brown. - Miss
Alice P. Lazelle went on Monday to Ram
dolph Center, where she will enter the
der is remodeling his house. - The Sun
day-school convention held in this place
last week was well attended, and the day
was profitably spent.
Topsham.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
e. Hood last Sunday.
While playing recently, little Mary Pow
ers had her hand 30 badly injured that two
OF her fingers had to be amputated.
A company of evangelists under the
leadership lof Rev. N. M. Shaw of Mont
pelier is holding meetings at Four Corners.
A large tent has been erected at the jack
man place and meetings are held every
evening. A large company was present
last Sunday afternoon.
The friends and relatives Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ezekiel White met a their home to cele-
brate Mrs. Whites eighty-fourth birthday.
respected couple who have lived here long
time. Mr.. White will celebrate his eighty
ninth birthday in October.
Quite little excitement was caused last
Sunday evening by an accident which hap
pened while some Of the people were re-
turning from the meeting at Four Corners.
Elliot Miller while driving rapidly in the
dark ran into Leon Farnham's team. The
thills of the carriage were driven through
the back Of the carriage in front. No one
was injured, but Farnham's carriage was
damaged quite badly.
West Topsham.
At the Christian Endeavor meeting on
Wednesday evening, Miss VERNE Bowen
and Rev. Mr.. Manning we're chosen as del
Convention which is to be held in Mont
pelier on September %, 90 and 80.
John Flanders, who has been at Willoughby
lake through the summer, is visiting his
grandmother, Mrs g. g. Paine, for a short
time before going back to Harvard College.
- The farmers in this vicinity have
been busy filling their silos, Herbert Clarke
and Fred Rowe cutting the ensilage. -
DR.. III. l.. Watson and family returned
from Waterbury Center the first of the
week where they visited for a few days.
r. M. Harvey and daughter Laila,
Roy Smith and Roy Newton were in town
ON Sunday from Montpelier. 30. G.
Collins Of White River Junction visited his
relatives here a part Of last week. -
Mrs. Gray Of Laconia, N. H., is visiting her
sister, Mrs. o. 8. Sanborn.
Worcester.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Fl. Deuel. were in town
over last Sunday. 6 Mrs. Henry Russ
OF Barre is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. FL. Clogston. - Misses George
and Anna Wilson went on the excursion to
Ottawa on Tuesday. - George III. Stone
has moved to Montpelier. - Sam Smith
has moved to Middlesex. - Willie Ut
ton, who has been sick with typhoid fever,
is convalescent. s. James Hobart, aged
ninety-one, fell on the floor and broke his
thigh last Monday. - The Worcester
Hustlers" failed to hustle at Plainfeld last
week and were beaten by a score of seven
teen to FIVE. The Ladies' Mite Society
met with Mrs. Ella Morse last Wednesday.
A large number were present as it was the
semi.annual meeting for the election OF Off
GERS, as follows: President and treasurer,
Mrs. Lillian Stone; vice-president, Mrs.
Dell Emery; secretary, Miss Mary e. Alb
bolt; financial secretary, Mrs. Jessie Put
nam. 1t was voted to hold bon fire party
at the home Of Mrs. Ina Lance next Friday