The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-19
East Roxbury.
Bert #. Allen is at home.

Bert #. Allen is at home.
The creamery patrons received nineteen
cents for September butter.
Mrs. L. A. Eastman has gone to Boston,
Mass, to be away about three weeks.
The ground was white with snow Sunday
morning, several inches having fallen during
the night
Fred Burpee OF Jacksonville, Florida,
was guest OF his brother. in-law, l.. A.
Eastman, last week
D. l.. Buck has sold the piece OF land on
the hill near George Foss' to Emmonds
Howe for $40.
A subscription paper was circulated last
week to raise money to hire Rev. N. w.
Shaw to preach here half of the time the
next year.
Luther Blanchard has twenty-three peach
trees, which he set out last spring, that are
in fair way to supply the home market
with peaches in few years.
Rev. Ora Boyce and wife have gone to
Haverhill n. II to fill an appointment to
preach there and expect TO be ct home to
preach here the last Sunday in October.
About fifty attended the husking at Sid
ney Rand's last Wednesday evening and
report an enjoyable time. About 800 bas-
kets of corn were husked and fine supper
was served, after which games were played
by the young people until late hour.
Misses Karlene Hutchinson and Eva
Hunt attended the State Christian Endeav-
or convention at Bellows Falls last Wednes-
day, returning Thursday morning on the
early train.
Harry George, who formerly worked for
NJ. ID. Farr on the south road but now en-
ployed as a sailor on the United States gun
boat, Machias, has been spending part of
his short furlough in town.
George Day, engineer on the battleship
Topeka, now in New York harbor, who has
been calling on friends in town the past
week, returned to New York Monday. He
expects to return to Cuban waters soon.
Charles c. Farnham, who has spent sew
eral months here, left last Tuesday for Bel
lows Falls, where he will spend a short
time with his sister, Mrs. e. G. Osgood,
after which he will join his family at ELL
| ington, Conn.
Twenty seven tickets were sold at our
station for the excursion through the White
Mountain notch last Tuesday. Bills are
| out for the annual excursion to Boston at
the low rate of three dollars, going October
| % and returning not after October 81.
Quite little excitement was caused In
the village last Thursday afternoon by the
| sudden moving of goods from the barber
shop in Union block to the Stearns block;
but barber shop and good barber still
remain in No. 8, Union block.
The musicale given at village hall last
Tuesday evening, October IL, was one OF
the best entertainments OF the kind ever
| given in town and was attended by an az
precative audience. Mrs. B. 8. Hooker as
contralto was at her best, and was ably
assisted by Mr.. II. H. May Of St. Johns.
bury, baritone, j. w. Batchelder, solo cor
netist, and Mr.. s. w. Currier Of Danville
reader, with Miss Georgia l.. Erwin, plan
list, who rendered her selections in her usual
able and pleasing manner, which were
heartily encored.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has the
| largest sale of any Salve inthe world. This
| to attempt to counterfeit it. Look out fol
| the man who attempts to deceive you wheI
you call for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
theIgreat pile cure.& w. K. Terrill & Co.
Washington.
Mrs. Aaron Richardson has gone to Boston
| for short visit.
Fannie Prescott, Julia Kinzie and Bessie Nc
| Donald are ill.
The Washington creamery association pait
the patrons twenty one cents for September
butter.
Mrs Elondus.. Hood of Topsham is in town
| assisting in the care of her mother Mrs. l.
Paine.
G. E. Smith has returned from South Royal
ton, where he has been working for the pas
| two weeks.
Clinton Slack is suffering from badl.
sprained ankle. While removing stone from
his shed to the polishing mill he was in som,
manner caught beneath it.
At the business meeting of the Young PEG
ples Christian Union last Saturday evening tn,
L. W. Seaver; Vice-P Presidents, Mrs. d. p
Smith, d. E. Worthley; Secretary, Inez Nc
Allister; Treasurer, Mrs. l.. Q. Slack.
The Universalist church will be dedicated oil
Thursday October 81. The program is as fol
lows: Ten forty-fve AM, sermon by Effie K
M. Jones Of Barre; 1.30 p: M. dedicatory ser
vices, sermon by Rev. l.. L Green of Oneonto
Wright of Montpelier. The society extends
cord al invitation to all, and hearty welcom,
will surely greet each and every one.
MORE than twenty million free samples O
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve have been dis
tributed by the manufacturers. What bet
ter proof Of their confidence in its merits d.
you want? 1t cures piles, burns, scalds
sores in the shortest space of time. w. e
Terrill & Co.
Mortified.
f. W. Denison is visiting in Pittsfield.
j. W. Gould went ON business trip t,
Boston on Thursday.
The canning factory is in operation, busil,
engaged canning apples. About twenty
five hands are employed.
Stillman Hatch died of typhoid fever il
West Berlin last week Monday. The fun
eral was held from his late home in thi
place on Wednesday. His age was twenty
seven years.
Irving r. Glidden and Miss Name
Smeade OF lBrook6eld were marred, Octo
Der 8, by Rev. w. s. Hazen.
Edwin p. Wilder has returned from
Douglass, Mass, where he has been play
ing ball for the season.
The local Grand Army post has moved
to the Good Templars' hall. The room
vacated will be occupied by the younl
mems club which has been formed.
@. Q. Gokey has opened rooms over Jud
kin's drug store for the purpose OF repre-
senting Wannamaker 81 Company, TO
whom he has been interested of late.
An excellent movement has been mad
by the organization OF an anti-saloon league
The officers are President, Rev. w. 8. Ha
zen; vice presidents, Mrs. @. 8. Richmond
Frank Plumley and q, ID. Edgerton: secre