The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13
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A. b. Cole and wife of Taunton, Mass,
are visiting their niece, Miss Emily Calef.
A nine and oue.half pound son was born
last Saturday to Mr.. and Mis-. G. III. Bige-
low.
Charles Darling has moved from the viii
lage To his mothers farm on the Chelsea
road.
Miss Alma Clough has gone to Danville
where she expects to remain through the
summer
8. e. Carpenter is now in Springfield,
Mass, where he will remain for two or
three weeks.
Children's Day will be observed at the
b ptist church next Sunday with sppro.
pirate exercises.
NJ. w. Standish and James Capen of
Stoughton, Mass, are visiting G. II. Bige-
low and q. G. Cheney.
Leon G. Smith, clerk for L p. & II. G.
Gleason at Mon peliel, is at home through
his vacation of two weeks,
Mrs. Sarah Downing was in Montpelier
last week and while there was visited by
her son, Wilbur, OF Boston.
Miss Florence Henry has returned from
West Lebanon and her friends will be glad
to learn that her health Is improving.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and Mrs.
Duane White OF Boston. Mrs. White will
be remembered as Miss Martha Calef.
DIR. G. NJ. Scribner and wife of Barre are
camping out on e. II. Dickerman's farm.
They expect to remain about two weeks.
Melvin Scribner and family of Barre last
Sunday visited Mrs. Scribner's mother, Mrs.
b. III. Thurber, who has been quite ill Of
| late.
j. e. Martin of Barre is moving into the
house owned by L. 9. Bowles, and is soon
to commence work for G. l.. Slack in his
| polishing MILL
AT the business meeting Of the Young
1nut Nhrtu nj Cat, a.
evening, Mrs. e. e. Huntington was elected
delegate to the National convention to be
held at Chicago July 10, 20.
| At the Democratic caucus last Saturday
| evening the following delegates to the State
| convention were elected: g. e. Emery and
I. b. Palmer; Q. III, McAllister and M. w.
| Chamberlin for the district convention.
There is very fine mounted specimen Of
the red tailed hawk in f. G. HuntiDgon's
window. 1t was killed by G. III. Bohonan,
and measured four feet from tip to tip. 1t
was mounted by Mrs. G. III. Darling whose
work speaks for itself.
The people who attended the "wargraph"
entertainment at school-house hall last
| Wednesday evening were much pleased
| with the entertainment given them and
many will not soon forget the thrilling war
scenes which were shown on the canvas.
The school in the Taylor district closed
July /. Number of scholars fourteen.
Those having no marks were Nora, Flor
enCe, Harvey and Jasper Taylor, Lena Car
Myra Nourse had no marks during school
membership. Lizzie Braman was absent
one day during school membership. Fred
Tromley was absent two days.
The work Of repairing the inside of the
Universalist church is under good Roadway
and when finished will be very tasty in ap.
pearance. The society has nearly 81 200
| q hscrihpi for the ranQira a nj
which was given by Ira G. Calef, and they
expect to have it completed by the first OF
October. Until it is finished the services
will be held in school-house hall.
The school in the Simpson district closed
on Friday, July l, after a term of nine
weeks taught by Dora NJ. Mudgett OF
Barre. The number of pupils enrolled was
sixteen. Those having no marks ere Will
bert Bresette, Ralph Burgip, Harley East
men, Katie MagooD, Arthur Prescott, lima
Simpson. Bessie and Bernard Simpson.
Those absent but one day were Frank and
Herbert Bowen and Nora Bresette. There
were no tardy marks during the term. The
per cent OF attendance was ga,
Shiloh's Consumption Cure cures where
others fail. 1t is the leading cough cure,
and no home should be without it. Pleas
ant to take and goes right to the spot Sold
by w. E. Terrill & Co.
Vershire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones of Barre spent the
Fourth with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Bastow. - Miss Lucy Church is
at home for a while. - Mrs. Colburn
and Mrs. Maltby made a business trip to
Barre recently. - Mr.. and Mrs. Parker
visited friends in Thetford and STAFFORD
last week. - Mrs Clogston's daughter,
who has been at the Boston Hospital for
treatment, has returned home. - b. f.
Fuller and son, Clyde, attended the Fourth
OF July celebration at Bradford and spoke
in praise not only of the programme carried
out, but Of the good behavior Of the large
crowd in attendance. - Mrs. Beckwith
of Post Mills, who has been spending the
winter in Manchester, N H has been Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Rufus Blanchard.
- The Ladies' Missionary Society meet
Thursday afternoon, with Mrs, L. e. Ellis
at the Lower village. - Miss Edith l..
Parker has closed her fourth successful
term of school at Vershire Center. Out OF
a total of twenty-five the average attend
ance was almost twenty, and there were
nine scholars who had no marks. After
the closing exercises at the school-house
the school enjoyed picnic in which many
OF the parents joined. - Miss Alma
Wheaton Of Barre, former successful
teacher here, was in town last Sunday, re-
turning to her home on Monday. b.
f. Fuller sold six-weeks-old veal calf
Monday which weighed two hundred and
thirteen pounds. = Mrs. G. b. Drake
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in the absence of Mr.. Drake, who is with
his sick father in New York. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibson, who have been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. G. W. Jackson, have To-
turned to their home in Ludlow.
Messrs. Slack and Hastings OF Post Mills
are hsying for w. A. Nation. u. r.
Woodcock and family attended the funeral
Of his niece, Mrs. John Vermouth at Corinth
Corner last Sunday. - Miss Mamie
Titus is the Maplewood in Corinth for the
season. - Haying is progressing finely
with the favorable weather for the past two
weeks. - A lady friend Of Mrs. Jackson
from Ludlow is visiting her.
Plainfield.
Fred Batchelder has gone to Sugar Hill 70
work through the season. - Mrs. 7. p
Bartlett is visiting relatives in Lebanon, N
III. - Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Taylor and g.
L. Gilman attended the funeral Of Heman
Powers at Braintree last week. - Mrs.
Israel Wood and Mrs. FL. o. Camp Of Barre
visited friends in town last Friday.
DR.. w. K. Lazell and Arthur Cutler were
in Burlington on Monday and Tuesday.
- Ed Stowe Of Boston is in town. Wis.
ting relatives. - Mrs. III. ID. Williams
of Hartford, Conn, and two children are
visiting at q. b. Gales. - X. Is. Little
and family visited friends in South Cabot
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