The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-04
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John Ryan shipped two carloads of stock
to market Monday.
Mrs Elmer 8. Bailey and son are spend
ing few weeks in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Foss and son return
ed from Middlebury Saturday.
Frank Ayers of White River junction
visited In town a few days last week.
II. o. Kiser has moved from the Laird
house to G. ID. Kidders on School street.
l.. X. Dow after few weeke spent in
New York city returned last week Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. G. Lamberton and son
were the guests of II. Il. Little the first OF
the week.
George Wells wife and son of st. Adams
visited the first of the week at e. w Pages
and Fred PERKINS,.
Miss Maggie Mansfield OF White River
Junction has been spending q week with
her father, John Mansfield
John Ryan was in Washington and
| Orange last week and bought 600 lambs
and several head OF fat cattle for market.
s. 8. Batchelder and DR.. w. z. Lazelle Of
Barre have been after game but II they
caught any they are keeping that fact to
| themselves.
Mrs. e. G. Colburn of Montpelier was in
| town Saturday to see her mother, Mrs. L.
P. Bartlett who has been in i'll health for
| some time past.
Huskings last week were the style. A
| few who were up with the season in that
respect were Frank fucker, Chester Cutter
| and II. p. Martin.
4 G. Il. Bailey while at Washington fair
| last week stepped on a rusty nail which
| penetrated his foot an inch. AS a result he
has been obliged to take vacation.
John Mansfield, Jr., since the elements
have come near running the Ice business
| feels more than ever the loss of his over
coat which vanished from the wagon in
driving from Plainfield to East Montpelier.
G. p. Spaulding OF Barre has purchased
OF e. V. Duke his farm, stock and tools and
| will take possession this week. Mr.. Duke
has bought OF M I. Page the Ira Page
house in the village and is to take imme-
date possession.
j. B. Wells started Saturday night to
| drive to I'll. p. Martins but had not got out
of the village before his horse got frightened
and threw him out. The horse ran three
miles up the river turning around in the
yard Of w. Haskins and came back home
alone, doing but slight damage.
East Barre.
f. j. Martin of Barre was in town Mon.
day on business.
Mrs. r. d. Moore is sick. DIR. j. II. Nc
ArChur is attending her.
A social dance in the Opera house was
the attraction last Saturday evening.
Miss Bertha Sargent resumed her duties
at the store of j. L. Dix, Monday morning
DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Macarthur arrived
home from New York last Friday evening
WILDER A. Cutter is attending the Tun
bridge fair this week, John Chase being
his escort.
G. f. Smith OF West Topsham, was in
town Monday in the interest of the Mutual
Lise Insurance Company.
Lewis Keith and family arrived from
their western trip last Saturday evening
after an absence Of nearly two months.
Lester w. Balch, the clerk in the post
Office for nearly year, sewers his connec
ton with that institution and goes TO his
home in Montpelier this week.
Harry A. McAllister returned to Mont
pelier the first of the week after stay o.
two weeks with his brother Arthur. While
here he painted his house, which adds much
to its attractiveness.
The district meeting OF the encampmen
held in Odd Fellows hall last Friday even
ing was a success in every detail. Granite
encampment exemplified the Patriarcha
degree in very creditable manner as die
Excelsior encampment in the Golden Rule
degree, after which a bOuntiful banque
was partaken of by the encampment mem
bers, who spoke only words of praise il
behalf Of those who prepared it. At II :3(
the delegation departed for their severa
homes Among the distinguished visitors
wood OF Springfield, j. W. Goodell, Pas
Grand Representative, K. H. Smith, Grand
Representative and others.