The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-27
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Mrs. +. A. Warner and Mrs. G. o. Nourse
are ill.
Mrs. A. NJ. Braley of Barre is at Ira G.
Calef's for few weeks.
Mrs. G. II. Johannessen has been ill with
measles, but is convalescent.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eaton of Cornth are WIS.,
iting relatives of Mrs. Eaton in town.
G. A. Jennison and daughter of Natick,
Mass, are visiting Miss Lucy Roberts and Mrs.
E. III. Dickerman.
@. G. McAllister has greatly improved the
outward appearance of his house by the addi-
ton of two piazzas.
Rev. A. NJ Smith, pastor of the Universalist
church, will be absent for one month and will
not hold service until August 81.
The topic for the young peoples meeting
next Sunday evening is changed from the one
on the topic card to use of Time" The
leader will be G. G. Carpenter.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give lawn
party Wednesday evening, August 3. Ice
cream and cake will be served. The place
and programme will be announced later.
There are two young ladies in town who are
thinking of competing in the foot race at the
fair the coming autumn We have not been
informed as to the exact time and place, but
will endeavor to announce it later.
The officers for the ensuing quarter were
elected by the members of the Good Templars
lodge last Monday evening and are as follows:
Chief templar, F. e. Briggs; vice templar'
Eta A. Clough; recording secretary, Mabel
Jetfords; financial n secretary; G; L. Slack;
Briggs; marshal L. w Seaver; guard Allie
Tillotson; sentinel, ID. S. Brown.
Thomas Billings is again calling on friends
in town after absence of four years He
was born in Highgate in 1900 and is still travel
ing around the country on foot, standing erect
and with an elasticity in his step of man
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Congress for the National Intelligencer during
Jacksons administration, and has a gold
headed cane which was presented him by
Henry Clay for reporting his speech accurately.
He is well versed in the history of this and for
eign countries, in fact is travelling encyclo-
pedia of knowledge.
Last Saturday evening the stockholders of
the Washington Agricultural Association elect
ed the following officers for their fourth an
nual fair to be held September 90, q, 90 next:
General superintendent, D. S. Emery; superin-
tendent of horses, ID. E. Worthley; SUPER
tendent of sheep, G. H. McAllister; superin-
tendent of poultry W. G. Yeartaw; super
intendent Of swine, A. w. Hutchinson; SUI
perintendent of fruit and vegetables, Frank
Ordway and wife; superintendent of floral
hall, G. E. Huntington and wife; superintend-
ent of trotting, l.. G. Bowles; superintendent
of mechanics arts, l.. ID. Tillotson; marshal,
G. H. Smith; assistants, M. B. Curtis and
Harry Downing.
Our attention has been called to the record
of attendance established at the spring term of
school at South Washington which was highly
creditable to teacher andischolars and parents.
and we hope other schools in town will try and
follow the good example thus set for them.
The school was taught by Mrs Abbie l.. Davis
and was opened with seven scholars, all of
whom were in attendance every day and re-
ceved no marks during the term. There were
Al %la,, lo1n i II.
Manson who moved into the district and at
tended school after the third week. Those re-
ceiving marks were, Grace NJ, Hattie F.,
Stella j. and Herbert L. Clough, Florence G.
and Nellie M. Webster, and Floyd c. Bixby.
Cure that cough with Shiloh's Cure. The
best cough cure. Relieves Group promptly.
One million bottles sold last year. 40 doses
for % cts. Sold by W. f. Terrill & Co.
East Roxbury.
Rev. L. II. Brigham will preach the first
Sunday in August.
The creamery patrons received fifteen
cents for June butter.
party OF young people from Randolph
are camping near Jacob Warden's.
Mrs. Mary Osborne from Boston was a
guest OF George and Will Pride last week.
Leon Allen went to Randolph last week
where he Is to study with DR.. A. @. Bailey.
Mrs. Emma Peske from Burlington was
with her father, L. w. Blanchard, last
week.
Mrs. Grove Blanchard and little Paul
from Boston are stopping at Luther Blan.
chards for few weeks.
The thermometer registered at 1869 on the
roof Of Fred Blanchard's barn, where they
were shingling, last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elroy Fuller and Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Blanchard attended the fu-
neral OF a relative in Warren last week
e. g. Blanks Of Louisville, Texas, writes
that one box OF DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
was worth $50, 600 to him. 1t cured his piles
Of ten years standing. He advises others
to try 1t. 1t also cures eczema, skin dis
eases and obstinate sores. W. e. Terrill
Il Co.
Charles Jones is slowly improving.
g. ID. Eastman was in st. Johnsbury one
day last week.
A party from the village were at Groton
pond this week.
Mrs. L. f. Blanchard is recovering from
her recent sickness.
Mrs. Henry Glover and son were visiting
her parents in Topsham last week.
Mrs. W. 1. Todd has a trained nurse
from Manchester, N. H., caring for her.
James Frost, while at work on the new
bJOu6 bn6u, Dduly cut ulb leg WHICH Will
cause him to lay off for few days.
o. II. Remington was overcome by the
heat last Wednesday. He was taken to his
home where under skilful treatment he
soon recovered. He is now taking little
vacation.
A party composed of Mrs. Alex. Cochran,
Gertrude, Thresa Jean, d. f. Clark and
wife OF Montpelier Mrs. John McGowen
and son OF Worcester, Mass, enjoyed few
days at Barnet pond last week.
REMARKABLE REsoUE.-Mrs. Michael Cur
tain, Plainfeld, ILL.,, makes the statement that
she caught cold which settled on her lungs;