The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-14
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Dartmouth College this week.
John @. Lougee was married on the Bis
ult., by Justice @. 8. Emery to Mrs. Susai
Parsons of Middlesex.
Benjamin e. Sargent, who has beef
spending several weeks with his parents
has returned to Boston.
Lyle, son of +. l.. Beckwith, celebrated
his eighth birthday on Saturday with
party of about forty-five children.
Ira A. Abbott and daughter Of Haverhill
Mass, and Mrs Simmons OF Woodstock
have been visiting at O. p. Abbott's.
Professor j. X. Lord and wife OF Hanover
N. H., and j. X. Lord, Jr., of st. Louis
Mo-, were at j. b. Atwood's on Friday.
Lillian M. Rich is away for months va
cation, and Ada M. White, who has beer
working for her. has returned to Randolph
Mrs. Lillian UowelD Burbank Of Woods
Vile, N. H., has returned here with hei
grandmother, Mrs j. g. Minard, who has
been for some time in Woodsville.
Caspar P. Abbott of South Royalton and
| w. A. Abbott of Hartford have bought
Calvin M. Browns place, with the inten-
ton OF fitting 1t up for summer residence
Blanche M. Townsend, l.. Belle Chandler
| Edwin I. Hubbard, William s. Chaplin and
Harold ID. Comstock go this week to Meri-
| den, N. H., to attend Kimball Union Acad-
| envy.
Rev. A. j. Eastman and family are to be
| absent in various places in New Hamp.
shire for the next two weeks. and there
| will be no services on Sunday mornings at
the Congregational church during this time.
| The Sunday-school and all other services
will be maintained as usual.
Rev. j. G. Jackson, d. D., assistant SUI
| perintendent of the American Anti-Saloon
| League, addressed union audiences on Sun
day, speaking at the Methodist church in
the morning and at the Congregational
| church in the evening. Steps were taken
toward forming local league.
An auction of N. II. Caswell's household
goods is appointed for Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week, preparatory to the
removal of Mr.. and Mrs. Caswell to Bridge
port, Conn. Their daughter, Mrs jack
man, is now with them, with little Bernice
Bemis, who is now living with her. Mrs.
Bemis' older child, Bessie, has also found a
| home in Bridgeport and will go there in
care of Mrs. Jackman.
AT Freemens meeting Curtis s. Emery
| was chosen representative on the first bal
| lot, receiving one hundred and eighty-six
| votes to fifty-three for f. r. Monkey and
| fifty for II. o. Bixby. The unusually large
| Democratic vote for the last candidate was
| in no sense due to sentiment for license,
| for this question, so far as your correspond
ent knows, did not enter at all into the can
vass. The cause was rather vigorous eff
fort to rally the Democratic voters, whose
numbers have decidedly dwindled in recent
elections. The governor vote stood: Smith,
224; Moloney, 48; Wyman, 3; w. p. Dilling-
ham, 1. The highest vote cast, except for
representative was for congressman, Grout
receiving 231 votes to 48 for Jackson. For
justices, the union ticket, bearing the
names Of 9. s. Emery, III. l.. Bixby, G. L.
Stow, Calvin Goodwin, Nj. o. Gates, j. M.
Comstock and j. B. Atwood, was elected
An unusual number of ballots were but par
TALLY marked, and some were not marked
at all Three hundred and ten voters re-
ceived ballots from the ballot clerks, and a
comparison with the figures given above
will show that remarkably large number
must have failed to register vote for any
thing like the full list of officers. 1t is hard
ly probable that was in all cases intentional,
and we cannot infer an increasing intelli.
gence or carefulness in our voters. 1t is
said that one voter, on receiving his ballots
from the clerks, did not enter a booth at
all, but handed them in to the constable
just as they were given to him.
South Duxbury.
Mrs. Carrie Porter of Bellows Falls is
visiting Mrs. l.. Murray. - George W.
Mckinney Of Rochester, N. Y, and his
brother franklin of Warren have been
spending the past week with their mother,
Mrs. A. M. Phillips. - H. Atkins of
Stowe visited his brother, E. Atkins, the
past week. - Miss Ida Murdoch and
her friend, Mr. Pease, and her sisters fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ward, were the
guests of Mrs. S. Somerville on Tuesday.
Miss Ida and Mr.. Pease returned to their
home in Boston, Mass, to-day. - Mr..
and Mrs. William P. Ward were made
| happy by visit from about seventy of their
| friends on Monday evening. Cake and cof-
| fee were served and all enjoyed themselves
into the late hours of the night. Mr.. Ward
and family are soon to move to Moretown.
- The school in district No. 3 began
last week with George Ashley as teacher.
- Mrs. Samuel Somerville spent last
week at the holiness meeting at Morrisville.
- Miss Ethel Bingham has gone to Bur-
lington TO visit her aunt. - Mrs. George
| Freeman led the prayer meeting last Sum
day evening.
Marshfield.
| The band has new uniforms.
| The school house has been very much i'm
proved by a coat Of paint.
Josie Mute and Nellie Swerdfeger have
gone to Mortified, Mass, to attend school.
G. F. Bliss and wife visited her brother,
B. M. Shepard, of Montpelier over Sunday.
Max Severance is in town visiting his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Severance.
M. r. Bliss and wife are in East Haven
to attend q reunion of the John Amedon
family, Of which Mrs. Bliss is member.
9. r. Shepard was in Groton Monday to
assist in singing at the funeral of Mrs. W.
1Ouus nov D. VI 1IoWib dibO hbJbuu6u
the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner OF Lowell, Mass,
are in town. Mrs. Gardner was formerly
Lulu Lakin, a daughter of Elvira (White)
Lakin Of this town.
| East Calais.
Mrs. W. l.. Pierce has been confined to
her bed for over week with spinal trouble.
| Three brothers, G. W. Gate, e. W. Cate
and 81. w. Gate, with their wives, visited
their sister, Mrs. @. j. Lamb, last Sunday
The marriage OF Mrs. Eleanor Wells to
Orlando FL. Gerry of Stowe takes place this
morning at nine o'clock at the home of the
bride.
At special parish meeting Of the Uni
versalist society called on Monday evening,
Rev. Elizabeth Goldthwaite rendered her
resignation as pastor, the same to take eff
| feet October 1. This action was a complete
surprise to most Of the people as few knew
she contemplated such move. For over
two years Miss Goldthwaite has preached
here, having good attendance at church,
and doing good work, but she has had trials
and discouragements and thinks 1t better to
have some one else carry ON the work she
has been attempting to do.
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