The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-03

Mrs. Napoleon st. Peter and children
spent last week with relatives at Ayers
Flats and North Hadley.
B. g. Hooker has been making some
needed improvements in his grist mill and
has also added coat of paint inside.
Miss Georgia L. Erwin, accompanied by
her cousin, Miss Bessie Squires, OF Lyndon
vile, spent Thursday at Lake Morey.
7: A. Chase and family spent a few hours
on Thursday at Lake Morey. They were
accompanied by Miss Kate Follansbee OF
| Hopkinsville, Ky.
Mrs. George r. Brooks died on Sunday
| evening after an illness of over year.
| She leaves husband and two little chill
dren to mourn her loss.
| Misses Susie johnson and Eliza Batchel-
der went to Randolph on Monday to attend
| the Orange County Summer School which
is to be in session two weeks at that place.
Frank V. johnson and family of New
York arrived in town on Friday They
have rented the summer cottage OF Mrs. ID.
Blakely at Lake Morey where they expect
to spend few weeks.
DIR. e. A. Stanley, formerly In the en-
ploy Of DR.. j, II. Jones, has returned and
we understand, will remain at Bradford,
having formed partnership with DR..
Jones. His many friends welcome him
back
Mrs. Eliza Barrett has been quite sick
with bronchitis, but is now improving and
able to help care for her mother, Mrs. AL
drich, who is seriously i'll with pneumonia
Mrs. Aldrich is eighty-six years OF age, but
as she has recovered from the same disease
several times before, her many friends hope
that she will again be restored to her usual
health and strength.
The first lawn party Of the season was
held on the grounds of Henry g. McDuffee
on Wednesday evening last, and was at
,lAI L.. L..
were prettily arranged with Japanese lam
terms and tables where ice cream, cake,
lemonade, etc, were served Company @
Military Band was present and discoursed
music throughout the evening which added
much to the entertainment.
e. j. Bagley is confined to his house as
the result of carriage accident received
on June %. AS he was driving near the
residence of NJ. A. Jenkins on the lower
plain, he accidentally dropped book from
the carriage and as he stopped to recover it
between the wheels, the horse started sud-
denly knocking him down. The wheel ran
diagonally across his back. He managed
to retain his hold on the lines and the horse
was stopped after dragging him quite dis
lance. His many friends hope for his
speedy recovery.
The operetta, "Red Riding Hoods Res
cue" was presented at Village Hall on Fri
day evening by company of young people
under the direction of Mrs. B. s. Hooker
before a large and appreciative audience.
The leading part, Red Riding Hood, was
taken by Miss Florence Sawyer Notwith-
standing this was her first appearance on
the stage in solo part it was carried out
in a manner creditable to any one with
more experience. Much praise is due Mrs.
Hooker under whose direction 1t was given,
for the beautiful way in which each part
was performed.
Hon. Elizur Southworth and wife of Litch-
field, ILL.,, are stopping for short time at
Hotel Low and visiting their relatives and
friends in this vicinity who are glad to see
him and to welcome him back to his old
home. Mr.. Southwick was born in West
Fairlee but came to live with his uncle on
the Lower Plain when a small boy. The
first religious service he rememb ers of at
tending was at the little old red school
house before the first Methodist church
was built. When a young man Mr.. South.
worth went to California. When he re-
turned he bought out A. B. f. Hildreth,
who was then publishing the Family Ga.
ton and was quite popular throughout
Vermont. Mr.. Hildreth in his book en-
| titled Life and Times OF AFRO B. f. Hill
dreth," says: 1.-THE Family Gazette in con-
| nection with the Green Mountain Gem gave
Mr.. Hildreth comfortable support until
1852 when favorable opportunity for sell
ing out the business presented itself. The
| purchaser was Elizur Southworth, a re-
turned CALIFORNIAN, who paid for his pur-
chase in gold' Mr.. Southworth afterwsrd
became lawyer, and practiced law in Hi
| nois until his health failed few years ago.
| Since that time he has been engaged in
mining and real estate transactions, and
| has, we understand, been very successful
| in accommodating good share of this worlds
goods. For six years he was member OF
the Illinois Senate.
Brookfield.
Marcus Peck went to Canada on bust
trip last week.
Arthur Flint returned to his work at
Derby, Conn, last Monday
MI and Mrs. William Graves spent last
week with friends in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terence Allis of Derby,
Conn, visited at W. j. Blodgett's last
week.
Mrs. Fred Ralph and son OF Concord,
N. H., have been spending few days at
Orlando Ralph's.
There Is to be social under the auspices
OF the Christian Endeavor society at the
residence of Mrs. John Stone this evening.
his mother, Mrs. Norman Frink, and sister,
Bertha, of Montpelier spent two or three
days in town last week.
Miss Mary Frink who has been spending
her summer vacation at the home OF her
brother, Dea. Frink, returned to her work
| at the SeamanS Home, Boston on Monday.
A. W. Edison, now assistant superintend.
emit Of schools in New York city, spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives in
town. He is one of the instructors at the
summer school at Randolph which opened
on Monday.
Mrs. Louise Abbott, daughter of DR.
Lucius Herrick, of Columbus, Ohio, former
ly of Randolph, with her husband, Harry
Abbott also Of Columbus, visited relatives
In town last week. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Emily Burroughs and Mrs. Annie
Wedgewood OF Randolph.
East Brookfield.
Messrs. Brown and Jones have finished
work for Fred West. - W. z. Young oil
Bradford was the guest Of Oliver Dutton
last week. - Mr.. and Mrs. Angel Of
Rochester were guests Of j. M. Angell theil
nephew, last week. - Mrs. Q. II. Bixby
OF Bridgewater, Mass, and Frank Apple
ton Of Quincy, Mass, are guests of U. L.
Bixby. - Mrs. W. FL. Sprague and sor
John visited Mrs. G.. A Tildon of Roxbury
last week. - Mrs. Emily Reed returned
last week from Braintree where she has
spent the summer with her daughter, Mrs
George 1. Ford.
Karls Glover Root Tea is pleasant laxa