The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-06
East Brookheld.

George /. Ford and wife OF Braintree
| we're in town the first OF the week. -
Mrs. A. A. Currier of Lawrence. Mass, re-
turned to her home on Saturday after a
weeks visit with relatives here. - Ell.
win Harrington finished driving stage on
| Thursday and is working for John II.
| Sprague. - W. II. Richardson took pos
| session of the stage property and commenced
driving stage on October l, and the public
| is assured of a good stage service. -
| Henry Bannister has finished work for w.
ii. Richardson and returned to his home in
| WILLIAMSBURG. - Several from here at
| tended the Christian Endeavor convention
| at Montpelier last week. - This part of
the town was well represented at the
Worlds Fair at Tunbridge last week. -
| Charles A. Bigelow with his wife and
| daughter left for Burlington last week and
| will make their future home in that city.
Mr.. Bigelow has secured situation with
| the Central Vermont railroad and his work
is in the city.
| North Duxbury.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
| O'Brien died last Friday Of cholera infan-
tum. - George Kennedy OF Winooski
has moved into the Harry Sherman house.
G. A. Conant of Winooski spent last
Sunday at l. w. Thomas.
FaystoD.
| The slide still seems to attract visitors
from different parts of the country. -
A. j. Foster of Randolph, a delegate to the
Ecclesiastical Council at Waitsfeld, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Thompson last week.
- John s. Mclaughlin is threshing
grain in town and reports fair yield. -
David Mckay was severely injured by
falling from an apple tree on Wednesday.
North Fayston.
Mrs. DIR. Howe and daughter of Waits
field visited in town a few days. - Misses
Luna and May Howe spent the Sabbath
with their parents. - MIR. and Mrs.
.el.
V. d. Griffith. - Mrs. @. B. Porter, who
was visiting in Boston and vicinity, has re-
turned home, - Misses Cora Kennedy
and Anna Posnett visited in Waterbury the
last week, - Mrs, Dewaue Bruce and
her sister were in town recently. - On
October /, at his home in Duxbury, Abel o.
Porter was very pleasantly surprised by
number of his friends from this place and
there, the occasion being his twenty FIRST
birthday. Some nice presents and sum of
money was left with their best wishes.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Eaton spent
last week in Maine. His mother whose
health is quite poorly, returned with them.
Moretown.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Burton
Ward on Sunday - Harvey Buckley
has leased his place to Percy l., Davis.
- Rev. e. s. Fisk of Waitsfeld preach
ed in the Methodist church on Sunday, Rev.
Mr.. Hurlbert taking his place in Waits
field. - Mrs. E. A. Bishop of Barre is
visiting at the home Of her father, G. G..
Evans. Mrs. L. B. Hills of Waterbury is also
visiting in town. The Ladies' Aid will
meet with Mrs. A. E. Lovejoy this after
noon. Supper will be served from five to
seven. All are cordially invited.
Waterbury Center.
Edward Hammitt of Boston is guest at
: W. E. Marshall's.
Miss Rosalia l. Baker of Walla Walla,
Waah ia the pupat nf Mrs n Fl RnVar
Capt. o. G. Wilder and wife of Waitsfeld
visited their daughter, Mrs. +. Nj. Buker,
last week.
Will Smith and his mother, Mrs. G. L.
Smith of Montpelier, made a brief call here
last Sunday afternoon
J Mrs. Clara Buzzell received telegram
last Saturday announcing the death of an
aunt in Auburn, Maine.
Messrs E. r. and j. X. Pike are in Nor
ristown, laying a stone foundation under a
saw mill for Mr.. Boardman.
Ernest f. Moody took spin on his "bike''
to South Royalton and Gaysville, last Fri
day, where he will visit his brothers for a
few days.
, There will be no service in the Baptist
: church next Sunday as the Huntington
quarterly meeting will be in session at
Shady Rill at that time.
I Messers Monroe and Hartwel Of Provi-
dence, r. L., are spending a few days at
Harvey Eddy's. They are hoping to get a
, shot at Vermont deer
, j. f. Ferguson, Esq, a prominent at.
: torney of New York city, and his daughter,
Miss Grace, who is attending school in Bur-
lington, have been with friends here for a
few days past.
Our little village was filed with excited
people last Saturday afternoon, many com
3 ing from Stowe and Waterbury, to see the
first train of cars cross the trestle, which
hoe itut nj al al
' TAI feet long, and at the highest point is
fifty-three feet above the water. At hall
= past five, the last rail having been laid and
the last spike driven, the engine backed the
train loaded with kegs of spikes, bolts, etc.
also a car of rails and crowd of people, OF
! TO the trestle, taking them across without 6
! culver, showing that it was good and true
u work. The ladies decorated the sides
OF the trestle with flags and bunting
t "Old Glory" passed over on the first car
!. in charge of comrades of the Grand Army
i Everything passed without break or &C
. cident.
To heal the broken and diseased tissues
l. to soothe the irritated surfaces, to instantly
7 relieve and to permanently cure is the mis-
d sion of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. w. e
Terrill & Co.
a Woodbury..
IS Gilman Bill has gone to Lowell, Mass, tt
! visit his children. - John Celley ha
|. moved to Mackville where he is TO work To-
". Il. OdTb6T. w OTh HAS DoRun On lut
railroad to Fletcher shed and will be com
., pleted as soon as possible. - Rev n. A
=, Ross If assisting at the revival meeting helC
q at Gilmore. Miss Darling Of Morrisville oc
10 cupied the pulpit here last Sunday night il
70 his absence.
a South woodbury.
l. Mrs. r. NJ Pray and grandchildren, VIII
8. have been spending few weeks at Crane
r Isle, returned home last Wednesday. --
J. Mrs. Peter Sabin, aged eighty-nine, die,
last week at the residence of her son, II. w
Sabin, and was buried last Thursday. -
- Alice, the youngest daughter of e. G
. Wells, fell ON the stove last week and Gu
;, quite cash on her forehead which requires
3, three stitches to close the wound. -
IA The phonograph entertainment held at til
~ church last Thursday evening was a com
y plete success. All enjoyed the entertain
ID ment very much. The proceeds amount
/, ed to So.