The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-10
East Orange,

Rev. Mr.. Parker OF st. Johnsbury preach
ed here Sunday forenoon and Christian
Endeavor service was held at 4.30 o'clock.
He is expected to preach at West Topsham
- Capt. j. B. Brooks of Syracuse.
N. Y, who has been spending several
weeks at 1.-THE Jewell homestead, returned
home on Tuesday. His wife and daughter
are to remain for a while. - Mr.. and
Mrs. R, R. Crook and Mrs. d: B. seaver,
guests at Mrs. e. G. Colby's part of last
week Mr.. Crook left for Corinth Satur-
day afternoon to spend Sunday with his
aged uncle, Roswell Crook, and to return
home Monday. Mrs. Crook and Mrs. Sea-
XsT are to remain soon M s Mrs Go FSys few
spent last Sunday in town. s Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Wallace Of Waterbury visited
at R. f. Richardson's last week, returning
on Monday. - Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.
Richardson had a reunion Of their children
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colt and sister, Fannie, visited their sister
in Barre last Friday and Saturday, return
ing on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Coffrin spent last Sunday at Lake Morey.
- Mrs. Nelson Prescott and family,
Charlie Simpsons family and Aldee Pres
week to attend the funeral Of Mrs. George
Brooks, a sister of Mrs. Simpson and Mrs.
Aldee Prescott. - Orrin Prescott was
Obliged to kill one Of his oxen recently in
consequence of his getting his leg broken.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Richardson OF
Lowell, Mass, visited last week at r. f.
Richardson g, parents Of the former. Mr.
Richardson has returned but his wife Is to
remain while. s. One Of the most ter.
rife thunder showers that has been
known for years occurred here last
Thursday night between the hours of
al
rents raising the streams very rapidly
for about three hours, doing great deal OF
damage to the highways. Several bridges
were entirely carried away, other damaged
so they are impossible. Gardens were
greatly damaged that were near the brooks
and wood piles were carried away. All
this will cause great expense to the town
for the necessary repairs on the highways
North Thetford.
Mary Adams has gone to Boar's Head for
the remainder of August.
Mrs. j. X. Carr and daughters are stop
ping with Mrs. j. T. Hosford.
Mrs. Fred T. Earle and Master Chester
Earle are visiting at the home place.
Rev. Mr. Baker delivered an illustrated
lecture on Cuba In the Union church last
Friday evening.
Miss Ella Packard has entered Boothby
Hospital in Boston preparatory to becoming
u IIhlneu nurse
Station Agent Howe, who has been away
for the past two weeks, returned this week
with his daughter.
Allen Cummings, Lizzie Cummings and
Eliza Lord are with a camping party on
the shore Of Lake Winnepesaukee.
Samuel Thickett and family, who have
been stopping with Frederick Thickett for
several weeks, have gone to White Sulphur
Springs, Liberty, N. Y.
Charles Jaquith, student in Yale The
illogical School and son OF A. w. Jaquith,
is supplying the Congregational churches
at Thetford Hill and here.
West Fairlee Center.
L. b, Morse has engaged Lewis #. Blake
for the fall on his farm.
William L. Godfrey, one of our farmers
who does not believe In creameries as much
as he did, has fattened eleven calves which
weighed at the station 1900 pounds, the
heaviest weighing 263 pounds. He says
there is more profit in veals than in butter
to any but creamery managers.