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

heir old home in Waterloo, L. u, last week.
Jonas Stearns and wife returned last week
rom a visit with relatives in New Hampshire.
Sumner Stearns is at work at O'Neil Brothers
Turing the absence of Frank Griffin, who is i'll.
G. z. Moody has leased his farm to his
brother Warner, who takes possession tomor-
'ow.
The school house at Colbyville is shining
with new paint applied by the veteran painter,
George Marion.
Harry Brown is building a new house on
Park Row, between M. G. Cannerdy's resi-
dence and Randall street.
Rev. E. II. Keens will take as his theme at
the meeting in the opera house at 1880 p. NJ,
next Sunday, "Our Gospel"
Mrs. e. A. Durand returned to her home in
Lowell, Mass after several weeks visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Landt.
Mr.. Frary, accompanied by his sons, Ned
and George, with f. H. Somerville, visited
Camels Hump last Friday and we're rewarded
with a very fine view.
George Grout of the First Vermont Volun-
teers, who was quite sick on the arrival of the
regiment from Camp Thomas, was able to
visit his brother, DR.. Grout, last week.
At a special meeting of the Waterbury Gem
etery Association held last Friday evening, the
time for holding their annual meeting was
changed, by amending the constitution, from
the first Friday in May to the second Friday in
April.
T. A. Honnis and family and Miss Talhurst
of Hartford, Conn who have enjoyed the hos
pitality of Messrs. Barrett Il Son during the
summer returned to their homes in Hartford,
Conn, yesterday, more than ever pleased with
Waterbury and its surroundings.
The Southland male quartet of Jubilee
singers from the High and Industrial School of
Fort Valley, Ga, will give a concert at the
Go-A.-~. u1.u.1 x..A S,4,,I ~ ,rap.,,nr
A collection will be taken for the benefit of
the school, which is doing excellent work for
the colored race.
The Republican caucus at the Center last
Wednesday was attended by two hundred and
thirty voters, the largest crowd at a caucus for
many years. w. E. Marshall and s.. G..
Wheeler were the competing candidates. Mr..
Marshall carried off the honors by a vote of
one hundred and fifty-seven to seventy-one for
Mr.. Wheeler.
The Central Vermont railroad company
have placed a new iron bridge for their track
over the brook on North Main street, which,
with the highway. bridge recently put in,
greatly improves the appearance. 1t is ex-
pected that the railroad company will substi-
tute an iron bridge in place of the old wooden
structure on Stowe street.
Truth wears well. People nave learned
that De Wits Little Early Risers are relia-
BILE little pills for regulating the bowels,
curing constipation and sick headache.
They don't grippe. w. e. Terrill & Co.
Roxbury.
Mrs. Fred Richardson and two children
of Braintree, h. e. Wilson and family OF
Gaysville, l.. o. Richardson of Boston, Mrs.
Arthur Dunsmoor of Northield. Mrs. s. s.
Whitcomb of Randolph and Miss Matte
Bemis of New York were guests of III. A. K.
Richardson and family parts of last week.
- Miss Edith Green Of Bethel has been
engaged to teach the village school which
begins next Monday. - The social dance
held last Friday was a very pleasant affair.
A humble of couples were present from out
of town. The ladies realized over 81 from
their supper. - The infant child Of Ed.
York was quite sick with cholera infantum
last week. - Mrs. b. A. Tilden attend
ed the Universalist convention at Stowe last
week. - The many friends Of Alden st.
John are glad to see him back once more.
- Miss Maidie White who has been WIS.,
iting in town went to her home in Waltz
am, Mass, last Wednesday. - Miss
Letie Dunsmoor who has been visiting her
sister in Barre for a few weeks, returned
visited in Montpelier last week. - Mrs.
Celley and daughter Of Plainfield visited at
G. A. Rays last week, as did Miss Mary
Briggs of Granville.
Newbury.
Merrill Farmer is quite i'll.
Miss Ross is able to be out.
Mrs. Anna e. Reyes has returned from
Boston.
Miss Eleanor May is the guest of Miss
Julia Goddard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bryant have been in
Boston for a few days.
Gerald Leighton has returned from his
visit in Somerville, Mass.
Little Margaret Chamberlin Fabyan has
been quite i'll but is much better.
Miss Ruby Johnson is spending the week
with her aunt, Miss Kate johnson.
Rev. G. g. Merrill preached at the Con-
gregational church on Sunday, August 81.
Mrs. Ermina Leighton has been visiting
Mrs. j. w. Woodbury. in Plymouth, n. Fl.
The annual meeting OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
on Wednesday, September 7. Mrs. Ida M
Read, state president, is expected to be
present.
On Friday evening, September 2, at the
Congregational church, Miss Mae Ford's
music pupils will give "a recital, assisted by
Professor N. K. Young of st. Johnsbury, as
v%iolinist. General admission, twenty cents
children, ten cents.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold a fair
and festival on Wednesday afternoon and
evening, August 81, in the Congregational
VeSlry. MIS-, ~. Il. hlLlDhll Is CHdlILuhu
and will nave charge, Mrs. G.. b. Barnett
and Mrs. Hastings will decorate the rooms.
Supper will be served in the New Years
booth, presided over by Mrs. Clara Atkin-
son, Mrs. Louise Wheeler. Mrs. f. @. OAR
ling and Mrs. f. Il. Kimball; April FOOLS
table, Miss Harriet Brock; Christmas and
fancy table, Mrs. George Fabyan, Mrs. f.
l.. Cobb, Miss Laura Chamberlain; Birth
day booth, Miss Anna Atkinson, Miss
Louise johnson, Miss Rosamond Chamber
lain: Labor-dsy booth, Mrs. Will Brock,
Miss Ella NJ. Bixby; Fourth of July booth,
Mrs. #. @. Russell and her assistants. The
proceeds of the fair will be for the benefit
Of the Congregational society. All are very
cordially invited.
South Duxbury.
Miss Ida Murdoch of Boston is visiting
her sister, Mrs. William p. Ward. -
Miss Ida Bayden of West Townsend is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. s. M. Turner. -
Last Friday Carroll Bayden arrived in
town from C~hickamauga. He is not yet
mustered out of service but came on a sick
leave. Carroll is a son of Dexter E. Bay
den, formerly OF this town. He was a sol
der in the Sixth Vermont regiment in the
War of the Rebellion. - Edwin Burn
ham of Norwich, N. Y. came to g.. Somer-
ville's last Sunday. - The bee hunters