The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-09
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his head and shoulders last week while re.
| pairing an old shed, but on Sunday was re-
ported on the road to recovery.
| A good audience greeted Rev. A. L.
| Cooper Of Plainfeld, who preached in the
Methodist church last Sunday. His dis
| course was an excellent one and listened
| to attentively. AT the close of his sermon
the sacrament Of the Lords Supper was adj
| ministered.
Mrs. Abijah Bemis reports the following
| list of food as made from one barrel OF
| flour: One hundred and one pies, thirty
nine loaves of bread, forty-eight dozen
| biscuit, seventy-six dozen doughnuts,
| twelve sponge cakes, three marble cakes,
three jelly cakes, two fruit cakes, two dozen
cup cakes, two custard cakes, ten dozen
ginger snaps, two dozen cookies one apple
cake, two and a half dozen dumplings, one
soft cake, two and a half dozen griddle
cakes, besides flour for gravies of which no
account was kept.
j. A. Ennis went to Richmond last week
Monday to attend the funeral of his mother.
- A. 7. Durant and wife were in Mid
desex last week visiting two sisters of Mrs.
Durant who are very sick. - Eleven
members of the local knights of Pythias
Lodge went to Hardwick last Thursday to
the dedication of the new Knights of Pyth-
las hall. - Rev. 8. G. Lewis went to
Hardwck on Monday to attend the Preach
ers meeting, which lasts three days. -
Robinson on Thursday afternoon OF this
week. - s. Swordfeger completed his
store house last week and got three car
loads Of feed in it Saturday night.
The Ladies' Aid Society meet with Mrs.
Henry Smith on Thursday afternoon in an
nual meeting. - There will be socia-
BILE at Henry Smiths this evening. The
Sunday-school visit at the Methodist church
vestry next Saturday evening. = w. ID.
Smith has engaged to play ball for the sea-
son with the Montreal club. - Fri
Spencer and wife have gone to Woodbury.
house - Horace Halcomb and his son
from Canada are visiting his brother, Daniel
Halcomb. - Fred Darling found his
horse dead in the pasture last week. -
G. f. Bliss and wife were in st. Johnsbury
over Sunday visiting his mother Mrs. w.
ID. Flint. - Mr.. Twist Of Wolcott is Wis
iting his sister. Mrs o. d. Cole. - B. B.
Martin died very suddenly last week Mon
day. His funeral was held at his home
farm last Wednesday. Mr. Martin was the
seven. He had represented the town and
had also held other offices, and was respect
ed by ALL - e. G. Merrill is painting in
East Montpelier and Chester Wood with his
gang of men have gone to East Montpelier
to work for Mr.. Ormsbee, building barn.
- Frank Clifford broke his leg last
week while at work for Ezra Mears getting
out stone. - Arthur Blake, who broke
his leg some time ago is out on crutcbes.
- Charlie Lakin and wife have return
ed to their home in Peabody, Mass. -
Jesse Wilson was married to Maud Hall
Rev. Samuel Lewis performed the cere-
mony.
MiddIesex.
John Smith has moved to the lower Steele
tenement.
Barney Mayo of Mortified paid his
friends visit Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Joseph Converse this afternoon
W. G. Scott of Montpelier junction has
been enjoying weeks vacation at home.
David Ward, one of Middlesex's most re-
spected citizens, passed away last Friday
aged seventy-nine years. He leaves three
sons and a daughter, Frank OF Middlesex,
Julius and Arthur of Michigan and Mrs.
Ellen Kennaston of Mankato, MINI. Mr..
Ward was always prominent man in town
affairs and will be greatly missed from our
community. The funeral occurred on Sun
day at two P. NJ, from the house. The in
terment was at the village cemetery.
DON'T thin your blood with sassafras or
poison it with blue-mass but aid Nature by
using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the ia
and stomach and liver troubles. They are
purely vegetable. w. e. Terrill & Co.,
Vt.
A reception was rendered MI and Mrs
Frank Corruth at their home on the Tops
ham road on Friday evening. Refresh
ments were served and dancing was parti-
cipated in. - The house of Mrs. Sophro-
mia Chamberlain, in the lumber district,
was recently entered by thieves. A small
amount OF cash and other articles were
taken. - The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will meet at the home of
Mrs. A. M. Heath on Main street on Thurs
day at three P. M - Children's Day
will be observed by the Methodist church
on the last Sunday in June. - arl-
ing's Pond has been stocked with 100000
trout. - Westville mail will be carried
by Mrs. Isaiah Frost.
Randolph Center.
A memorial service for deceased Odd
Fellows was held in the cemetery on Tues
day morning at 1870, under the direction
Of Randolph Lodge, No As.
The sermon before the graduating class of
the Normal school was given by Rev. A. u.
Ogilvie of Windsor on Sunday evening from
the text. "Launch out into the Deep"
A. d. Partridge and family OF Philadel-
phia, Pa, have arrived for the summer and
ing it as heretofore. = Miss Georgia
Buck is visiting her sister in Boston.
Miss Mary Hodges takes the place of Miss
Martha Gilbert in school district No. 3. the
latter having been obliged to give up teach
ing for the present, on account Of illness.
Kicker Mills.
Jackson Roberts died on May "a. in
Washington, Iowa. He leaves wife and
three children. He was born in school
district No. 3, at Groton, on May 9, 1886.
He went to Lacross, Wis, in 1866, but came
back home and went to California in 1857.
Here he was elected justice Of the peace.
also Judge of the court of session. He re-.
turned to Groton and on January /, 1867.
married Miss Margaret j. Gibson of RYE,
gate, and went to Washington, Iowa, in the
same year. He went into the grocery bust
ness and also went to buying real estate.
He was admitted to the bar and was a good
Speaker. He was brought up democrat
but became strong republican, has
been money catcher and is reported worth
over 100000 He leaves many warm
friends. - Deer are getting quite plenty.
One was seen on Friday morning on Mount
Dodge, south of the station. = Miss
Emma A. Hill visited A. H. Kicker last
week.
Roxbury.
Married, at Mortified ON June by Rev.
q. G. Downey, Alfred Flint to Bessie
Wiley, both of this place. - Will Shep-
ard was kicked on the head by horse on