The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-31
Washington.

from Wisconsin are visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Clough.
daughter have returned from Fergus Falls,
Mimi, where they have been visiting for
the past three months. Everyone must be
sure and hear Georges fish story. -
Rev. F. E.. Briggs is visiting relatives in
Bristol, N. II. - Mrs. H. o.. Bixby and
two daughters from Chelsea visited Mrs. q.
W. Seaver last week. - Frank Bene-
diet of Williamstown made q flying visit
here last Monday. - A. f. Bohonon
and wife and N. b.. Clough and wife visited
friends in Warren last week. - Mrs. E.
V. Powers of Hartford is visiting friends
here. - Mrs. G. A. Corliss and Harold,
little son Of Il. g. Huntington are i'll. -
The Ladies' Aid Society meets with Mrs. @.
w. Huntington this afternoon and evening.
- large number of people of this
place and Williamstown passed a very
enjoyable afternoon last Monday in r. e.
Whitcomb's grove. There were literary
exercises, music, etc, and all returned home
feeling that they had had a good time.
Middlesex.
Rev. K. III. Keens is to preach in the
Brick church next Sunday at two P. NJ. Sub
jet: Our Gospel"
Henry W. Nichols has been drawn as
grand juror to the September term of court.
- Mrs. N. NJ. Lawrence and daughter
Gertrude of Concord, N. H., are visiting
relatives in town. - Henry Sideways
family have moved into one OF Mrs. q. b.
Holden's tenements. - The Democrats
held a caucus at the Center last Friday and
nominated j. III. Daniels for representative.
- he Republican caucus at the Center
Thursday was largely attended, and au
unanimous choice of l.. A. Flint was made.
Mr.. Flint has been very active in town pol
itics the past few years, and should receive
the entire vote of his party.
Middlesex Center.
Crops have progressed rapidly for the last
few weeks. Corn is getting ripe, apples
turning red and yellow, and the grapes pur-
pie and pink. On the whole it is a fruitful
year. - Mrs. N. A. Lawrence of Con-
cord, N. H., and her daughter Gertrude
have been at Chapin's farms for the last
few days. - In the death OF Caleb Cur
tbs Eaton the town loses one of its best cit
liens. He was faithful and true in the per-
formance of all duties public or private, and
many will say now what they may have for
got while he was living well done good
and faithful servant" - Seldom are the
Middlesex Republican so we'll agreed as
when on August 20 they nominated Leroy
A. Flint for representative by reclamation.
Ayes, 80; nays.2.
Shady RilI.
Rev. e. w. Cummings and wife Of Can.
dia Village, N. H., are expected today to
visit at his fathers, w. o.. Cummings.
- Anna A. Cummings returned home
bnO hlob VI lAllS WbthI hdNlDk bDthU III DdSu
ten days at Ocean Park, Me. - Mrs. A.
r. Tracy of East Montpelier has spent the
past week at the homes of her brothers, j..
d. and Jesse Flint. - The annual floral
fair was held last Thursday evening in
Grange hall. - The First Baptist church
in this place has been newly painted on the
outside, and papered and painted inside.
- The large lamp on the outside Of
church is much appreciated on dark even
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Kent nave returned
from their trip. - Mrs. Jennie Lam
phere started ON Tuesday for DesMoines,
Ia, to visit her brothers there. - Miss
Emma Foster and Miss Nora Mower are the
teachers for the fall term at Maple Corner.
- w. H.. LIE flee, the builder, has been
putting up two piaZzas for I. L. Lamphere.
Mr.. Leffiee is an active workman and peo-
pie who have anything of the kind to do
would do well to employ him. - There
will be a social dance at North Calais mex
Friday evening. - The Ladies' Union
will meet at Mrs. lila Persons on Thursday,
September 8.
st. Johnsbury.
The long-continued spell of hot and sticky
weather came to an end last Saturday, and
we are now enjoying the welcome change.
declared a quarterly dividend of SO rs per
share, payable September 10. The CON-
pany has been very busy this year and the
resumption of regular dividends is very well
come to the stockholders.
Private Chalmers of Company d, First
Vermont Regiment. was buried at Danville
last Sunday. A large number went to the
funeral from here. This makes the third
death in the company since their departure.
They are all expected home his week.
The corr crop is very forward and cut
ting will commence this week. Tn potato
-I -- A.
now selling for forty cents a bushel. The
oats and barley were somewhat damaged
by the rains which prevented the harvest
ing.
The new Catholic church IN Main street
is nearing completion and is a very fine
and tasty edifce. The two dwellings owned
by the North Congregational church, and
lying between the two churches have been
moved back in line with them, thus very
much improving the looks of the street,
Rev. Charles A. Savage, a native of
Stowe, now located in Orange, N. j.,
preached in the North church last Sunday.
Rev. George Peck, son OF the late j. Oramel
Peck, d. D., OBLIGATED at the Methodist
church, and Professor Woodruff Of Bowdoin
College at the South church. 1t is expected
the regular pastors will be in their pulpits
next Sunday.
East Orange.
Dick White OF Manchester, N. Ii. is spend
ing u low udyb WIFI lHo OlluphOu DIOlutIs'
- A good number in the community
attended the East Corinth fair a couple of
days last week. - Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Davis Of Boston were guests at Mrs. E. Z.
Colby's last Saturday. Mr.. Davis Is agrand-
son OF Mrs. Anna Davis, a former resident.
- The village sc hool is to
next Monday with Miss Laura Butler of
East Corinth AZ teacher. - Mrs. II. e..
Sargent with two children of East Barre
spent part of last week at c.. w. Coleman's,
her father, and took in the fair at East Cor
intb. - There was no preaching service
here last Sunday. 60 Misses Lucina jew
ell and Bette Brooks, who have been SPEND
ing the summer at the Jewell homestead,
left last Friday for Chelsea, Mass the home
Of the former, where Miss Brooks will re-
main a few day and then return to her
home in Syracuse, N. Y. - M, X, Ham
ton played for the dance last Thursday
night at East Corinth. - Mrs. Lucretia
daughter, Mrs. @. l.. Bowles in Washington
on account OF sickness in her family.