The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30


went to New Hampshire last week, taking
the Fogg children home. - Foster
Ayers and wife, visited at II. b. and j. L.
Ayers last week. 60 The Grange had
Wednesday evening. 60 Mr.. and Mrs.
Glines returned Monday from Willsborough
N. Y. - Mrs. Phil. Smith returned
home last Thursday. - Bertha Rowell
| will spend the summer. - Nelson Chase
had Jersey bull fall off the ledge in the
cut near bridge No. last Sunday, after
which 1t was struck by freight engine and
Kimball's last week, also one was seen by
John Coburn on the track near No bridge.
Bradford.
Robert e. Peavey and sister have been
spending week visiting relatives and
friends OF Randolph. They returned home
on Saturday afternoon.
III. A. Winship expects to move into his
| new home this week. He has fixed the
buildings up in good shape and every part
| OF them is most convenient.
g. Wallace George, who has been at work
| at Springfield, Is at home for few days
| vacation, visiting his father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. George.
| Carlos ReDfrew, the faithful assistant at
the depot, is spending few days vacation
at Vergennes visiting friends there. He
| expects to return home about the last Of the
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Spencer left for their
| new home in Pueblo, Mexico, June %. The
good wishes of host of friends attend
them as they go to their chosen field of
labor.
George w. Wright and wife, who have
been at Barre visiting the family of w. f.
Cummings, returned home on Saturday af-
ternoon. They report the Cummings fam
| lily all well.
George r. Andross has greatly improved
the looks of his farm buildings on the south
plain known az the r. A. Kent place with
a coat of paint George Lufkin is to live
| there and carry on the farm.
Fred W. Kenyon, who has been in poor
health for several weeks, had a couple of
bad days last week, but at present he is
see him back in his barber shop at work be-
fore long.
At the Sunday. school board meeting held
June "a the teachers Of last year were re-
elected Mrs. E. A. Barrett was elected
superintendent of the home department
and Mrs. A. H. Webb teacher of the lee
ture class.
The Kckapoo Indian Medicine Company,
who have exhibited at the Village Hall the
past week, have been quite well patronized
by our towns. people, who have been well
pleased with the nightly entertainments
given by the company.
Grace church was well represented at the
, State League Convention held in Brattle-
boro June % and %, the following MEM
bers OF the local league being in attend
ance: Mrs. A. II Webb, Miss Laura Dickey,
Mr.. Irwin and Mr.. Kenyon,
The party who went on the fishing trip to
Connecticut Lake returned home on Satur-
day forenoon on the mail train. They re-
port fine time as well as having good luck
pulling in the speckled beauties and brought
home about thirty pounds with them.
William B. L. Avery and wife left here
this morning for an extended trip through
the West. They will make California their
destination, stopping at different places on
their trip. They expect to be away about
eight months or a year. We wish them a
pleasant journey.
At the annual meeting of the Epworth
League the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year; President, 7. A.
Doty; first vice-president, Clayton Irwin;
: third vice-president, Mrs. A. H. Webb;
, fourth vice-president, Edith Brooks; secre-
tary, Miss Hattie Craig; treasurer, j. M.
Taylor, superintendent Of junior league,
Mrs. +. K. Doe.
The strawberry season has commenced
, but the prospect for berries is not as prom
Using as in past years. The cold weather
: the first of the season prevented their
, growth M. A. Jenkins has engaged Gill
man w. Bagley of West Topsham with:his
right on the field which will make it a
5 great deal more convenient for him as we'll
as for the pickers.
( East Brookfleld.
U. L. Bixby visited his children in Bos-
ton and suburbs last week - Fred and
Marcia Smith are visiting relatives in Nor
witch and White River Junction this week.
= - DR.. Minnie Marshall OF Montpelier
visited her sister, Mrs. E. V. Price, recently,
as did Mrs. DR.. l.. G. Wakefield of Mont
: pelier her mother, Mrs. 9. w. Clark. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. X. Sprague are in at
{ tendance at the commencement Of the U. V.
M, their alma mater, at Burlington this
|, week. - Rev. j. o. Sherburne of Will
Jamestown occupied the pulpit at this place
last Sunday. - Miss Louise Parmenter
= returned last Saturday from a two weeks
visit with friends in Waterbury and North
: field. - Mrs. f. L. Goats of Whitehall,
n. Y, who has been visiting her son, E. H.
Kinney, left for Essex Junction last Thurs
! day to visit nephew. - School in dis
trict No. IL closed June %, joining with
the schools in town in picnic. Those
/ having no absent marks were Marcia
a Smith, John Lane, Charlie Greenleaf, Mary
: Greenleaf, Nellie Wright, Carl Reed and
@ Naomi Lane Carl Reed has missed but
= one day of school for four terms. Lima
s Price and Frank Peabody missed no words
!. in oral spelling during the term. Gertrude
Q shall returned from Barre last week where
Q she has been spending several weeks with
j her aunt, Mrs. A. l. Skinner.
, Corinth.
A cold wave seems to be upon us, all the
more felt after the intense heat Of the few
). days preceding.
, Children's Day was observed at the
> Meadow church last Sunday and will be at
I Corinth Corner next Sunday.
Austin Huntington and wife from Barre,
: and George Huntington and wife from
8 Washington were guests Of Henry Hunt
F.; ington's last Saturday.
A large number of the friends of Mr.. and
! Mrs. j. p. Virgins assembled at their home
: last Friday evening to celebrate the twen-
!, tieth anniversary of their marriage. A
q goodly number of their relatives and friends
) from out Of town were present, swelling the
; number to one hundred and thirty-ive.
/. The visit was a surprise. Ice-cream and
. cake were served. Presents to the amount
of $50 were given and after an evening
spent in kindly greetings and social chat,
with many wishes for the happiness and
prosperity of host, hostess and family, the
company dispersed
, East Corinth.
Chester Bates OF Randolph was in town a
few days last week visiting friends.