The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-10

Newbury.
Mrs f. l.. Cobb has returned from Rhode
Island.
Mrs. II. b. Chamberlin has returned to
Fairlee.
Geo. Swssey celebrated his 8Oth birthday
on Aug 3.
Miss Caroline Lang is visiting friends in
Barton Landing.
Mrs. Walter j. Dean has been quite i'll
Mrs Evelyn Rowland has been quite i'll
for several days.
Mr.. 9. 9. Merrill and Miss Minnie Mary
are at their home.
Mrs. George Leslie and daughter are at
Mrs Helen Worthen's
Mrs. Alvah James is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. ii. e. Cobleigh
Remember Will Carleton's lecture in
Congregational church on Aug. II.
II. e. Kimball and family are at camp
Crusoe, Halls pond. for few days.
Miss Dorathy Andrews of Mortified is
visiting her brother, G. L. Andrews.
Kirk W. Dutton has opened barber
shop in the building owned by A. E. Cor
liss.
Rev Geo. II. Credeford of Wells River
exchanged with Rev. j. L. Merrill on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Hubbard are spend
ing their vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. J. b.
Laurie.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Congrega-
tional church will hold their annual fair on
Wednesday afternoon and evening, Aug. 81.
West Newbury.
John Abercrombie and family Of Law
| renee, Mass, are visiting at the home of
his brother, Rev. r. II. Abercrombie.
Rev. Il. II. Abercrombe read his resig-
nation as pastor OF the West Newbury Con-
| gregational church last Sunday morning
The Ladies' Aid Society connected with
| the Congregational church will hold So
| cial at Mrs. 8. 8. fuckers on Thursday
evening to which every one is invited to be
| present
A very pretty wedding occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Putnam last
week Tuesday evening, when their daugh-
ter Hattie was united in marriage to Jonas
Tucker The marriage was solemnized by
| Rev. r. FL. Abercrombie, after which the
| friends present congratulated the happy
couple They received many useful pres
ents and all wish them a long and happy
life.
During the heavy thunder storm of last
Thursday evening the barn of Charles Cor
liss was struck by lightning and burned to
the ground. The barn was short distance
away from the house, and by continually
wetting down the side of the house it was
saved from the fire. One COW and one hun
dred hens were burned There were fifty
tons of hay in the barn, and no insurance
on the barn or contents.
Waitsfield.
Miss Annie Roberts OF Boston is a guest
of Mrs. G. r. Miller.
The Highgate campers have all returned
and report fine time.
Mrs. Thomas POLAND, who has been in
| hnl rntt 70 har hOV, In,
Jamestown
Miss Aggie Prentis of New Haven, Conn.
is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A
Prentis, during her vacation.
G. II. Watson and wife and Miss Edith
V. Walbrdge of Greenfield, Mass, are
spending their vacation with friends il
town.
MarshtieId.
Mrs. w. J. Town and son of Woodbury.
are in town.
The orchestra assisted at the Reynolds
concert on Monday evening.
Frank Whitcher and wife are visiting al
his fathers, p. f. Whitcher.
Dean Edison and wife of Montpelier visit.
ed at his fathers on Sunday.
Arba Freeman and family of Barre are
stopping at his fathers for while.
Mrs. e. V. Spencer's boarders have re-
turned to their home in Lynn, Mass.
Mrs. Shattuck of Massachusetts is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Wyman Lamberton.
East Corinth.
W. g. Simpson of McIndoes was in towr
last Friday.
Mr.. Campbell of Manchester, n. H., Wis
tied last week at Isaac Stearns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott of Boston are board
ing at Charles Pages for two weeks.
Rev. E. c. Downey of Northfield will oc
cupy the pulpit for the Universalists mex
Sunday.
The rain Thursday raised the water il
Waits River higher than it has been fol
nearly thirty years. However very little
damage was done in this vicinity to roads
and bridges.
Preparations are being made for the fair
August "a, 25 and 26. New attractions anC
larger purses are offered which it is hoped
will tend to make Waits River fair ever
more successful than ever.
Calais.
Miss Rena Guernsey returned from Barre
last Thursday. - Miss Vera Cheney o.
Barre, who has been at B. NJ. McLoud's
went to her home last week. - NJ A
Kent and son, Dorman B. Kent of Mont
peler, were in town last Sunday and at
tended service at the old West church
- Professor o. G. Galage and Mis-
Nora Morse have gone to Peaks Island
Maine. - g. o. Livingston was in towr
on Monday with an expert and set up
pony Deering binder for III. A. Kent. -
Hall next Friday evening. Dancing from
half-past eight to one o'clock. Bill fifty
cents per couple.