The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-05
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DIR. O. W. Emerson and wife OF Boston
are visiting in town.
Miss Mary Pingree is clerking in the dry
goods store of +. A. Jones.
Frank Rice and wife of Nashua, N. H.,
are visiting at his fathers A. X. Rice.
Miss Grace Batchelder resumed her
studies last week af Wellesley College.
A. G. Andrews has returned to Ann Har-
Dor, Mich, where he will resume his law
studies.
j. A. Houghton has completed his labors
as traveller and Is at home to attend his
mother, who is in very delicate health.
Alvin Smith has returned to his home in
Barre after visiting among friends and rela-
tiveB in town.
Mrs f. l. Harris and Miss Daisy Corey
have returned to their home after spending
the season in Rochester.
Miss Geneva Jones last week entered the
University OF Vermont, at Burlington,
where she will pursue course of study.
Mrs. W. J. Walker and children returned
last Thursday to their home in Chicago
after an extended visit at Mrs. E. P. Pope's.
Charles Rice and wife will make their
home with the family of Charles w. New
ton, where they will be employed for the
present.
w. S. Woodbury. has moved his barber
works from the room under Tillotson'S
store to the room formerly occupied by
baker H. E. Johnson.
Ben Speeding of Caseoeg, r. l., was in
town during the fair and aided the North
field Cornet Band of which he was director
some two years since.
Cadet Captain Moseley is acting COM
mandant at the University until the return
of Captain III. w. Hovey, U. s. A.. who is
stationed at Fort Ethan Allen.
There was no session at the graded and
| high school last week Friday on account of
| the teachers being in Montpelier to attend
the State Teachers Association.
| AS result of the fair over 800 has been
| left in town by many of those who partook
| too freely of the invigorating fluid, and also
by some who sold the same sort of article.
e. B. Ellis is now employing fourteen
men in his stone sheds near the depot. Mr..
Ellis has cleaned the place up and it has
very much better appearance than recently.
A monument of handsome rustic design
has been set on the Clogston lot in Elmwood
cemetery and has attracted no little atten-
| ton by its beauty. II. j. Bertoli of Mont
| pelier set it in place.
| IF. j. Houston feels proud over the success
of his mare Florence H., this season. Thus
| far she has taken eleven first moneys and
one second. She is entered in the 2: 80 class
at Concord, N. H., this week.
L. P. Booth and wife recently visited'in
| town. Mr.. Booth has come into possession
of the photograph studio at Randolph, re-
Gently occupied by f. G. Winch, and will
soon locate his business at that place.
Rev. e. G. Downey preached his farwell
sermon at the Universalist church last
week and has gone with his wife to new
field OF work at Spencer, Mass. With them
go the best wishes of the friends which they
have made since their residence in town.
Norwich University reopened September
%, with not the average number OF students.
The freshman class has only twelve men,
| berS thus far, and on account OF our coun-
tiy's trouble not all Of the old men are
back. But it is expected that there will be
a large attendance later.
Considerable attention was attracted at
the fair by the exhibit of the Northfield
high and graded school in floral hall.
These exhibits show the result Of instruc-
ton in freehsnd drawing, which is of grow
ing Importance and should be encouraged
for the benefit of the young as they grow up
into usefulness.
Alvin f. johnson of the United States
Marine Corps is at home on ten days fur
Tough. The marines were the first to land
in Cuba, and from the transport, Panther,
which was the first. Mr.. johnson was the
fourth man who set foot on Cuban soil. He
is the only Northfield man who saw actual
fighting in the war
A company Of young people from the
Connecticut State Institute for the Blind
| gave an entertainment at concert hall last
Friday evening. The program was opened
by mock trial followed by vocal and in
strumental music by the talented young
people Of the institute. The object OF these
entertainments is to secure funds for the
continuance OF the school.
The receipts of the fair this year are much
more than ever before, they being over
50 COO. The attendance also was large
there being about 1000 people on the
grounds the second day Of the fair. Much
credit is due the management Of the occas
ion and 1t is hoped this only beginning Of
glorious success for this association.
Calais.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bliss are visiting IL
Massachusetts. - Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A
Kent were in Montpelier and vicinity two
and Myrtle and Georgia Hawkins attended
. the teachers convention at Montpelier las
week. - l.. A. Kent Is in Hardwick thi
week. - Miss frankie Kent is visiting
friends in Williamstown. - W. III
, Young is attending the fair at Tunbridge
- There Is to be dance and oyste
supper at Van Ornam's hall next Frida.
evening
North Fayston.
Mrs. L. W. Porter and daughter have re-
turned to Bellows Falls. - Mr.. an(
Mrs. Marvin Davis have returned home
u. A. Gradfeld has purchased Vern
. Barbar's house in Moretown and is to NOV,
Z this week. - The husking at j. Mel
0 was we'll attended last Friday evening
3 - George and Levi Grandfield hav
Y bought out their fathers mill and all the rea
9 estate property and are to move this week
j They have the good wishes of the commu
Q nifty for success. 60 Miss Jessie Prentis
d of District No. 4 and Miss Luna b. Howe o
this place attended the teachers conven
ton at Montpelier last week - Mi
Benjamin Marble and Miss Annie Anterior
y of Duxbury were married at Mortified
y September 20. There was a reception a
. his fathers September 30. - Levi Mel
9 son and Miss Bertha Bennett were married
: September 30 at the Methodist parsonag
: at Waitsfeld.
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