The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
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Erastus McCrillis of Washington visited
at Joseph Lanes last week.
Mrs. Sarah Dewey has moved from the
Lupine block to Montpelier.
| L. g. Bstchelder Is sick and under the
doctors care for few days.
Mrs. II. s. Parks and daughter are visit.
ing friends at Newport, N. H.
| A party OF the young people enjoyed
day at Woodbury. pond Friday.
Misses Maud Batchelder and Annie
Clark spent Sunday in Montpelier.
l.. L. Knapp has been repairing his black
smith shop by reshinglng the roof.
K. w. Page and Clement St. Johns al
| tended the races at Waterbury last Friday.
Miss Cecil Cilly went Saturday to Goulds-
| boro to spend several weeks with relatives
DR.. II. L. Townsend Of Bridport visited
| his father, Herman Townsend, Friday and
| Saturday
John Bensie of Groton was in town Fri
day engaged in removing machinery from
| the stone sheds
Mrs. Charles Abbiatti OF Barre has been
stopping with her parents, Mr. aud Mrs.
| Nelson Sanborn.
Miss Maud Austin has arranged to keep
house with Miss Lydia Hartig at the Con-
| gregational parsonage.
| Mrs. Sue Hoyt moved her household goods
| to Bethel Saturday and is to keep board
| ing house In that place.
A union patriotic service conducted by
Rev. f. T. Clark was held Sunday at the
| Congregational church.
James Wsrhurst and wife and Murray
Martyr and wife we're In camp at Wood
| bury pond over Sunday.
Charles Thurston. a professor in college
at Wyoming Valley, Pa, is visiting rela-
| tives and friends in town.
Charles Buckley and wife went to More
town Saturday to attend the funeral OF
George Buckley, brother.
#. G. Hoyt has been appointed by ma
jority Of the board OF selectmen constable
for the town and has qualified.
Charles Perry has again shown his good
judgment in the matter OF purchasing
fine PAGER OF party in Northfield
Henry o. Chaplin and wife of Chicopee
Mass, are visiting at William Chapin's, as
is also Mrs. Henry Wilson OF Barnet.
Rev. Sullivan Gale, who has been visit
ing his father and other relatives for few
weeks, has returned to his home in Florida.
Clyde Spencer came down from st.
Johnsbury on his wheel Saturday, and is to
remain in town short time visiting rela-
tives
Six of the farmers Of the town went to
Chelsea Friday to deliver their wool, re-
ceiving eighteen cents a pound for the
same.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Worcester and Will
Nye OF South Barre spent the first OF the
week visiting their mother, Mrs. Charles
Lombard.
G. H. White and Misses Lillian Fisher
and Alice Lazelle, teachers in the village
school, spent Saturday in Montpelier, going
on their wheels.
All OF the schools of the town close this
week and it is pleasing to note that all have
been successful and the work has been
done most satisfactory.
Ed Williams wife and son OF Hartford,
Conn, are guests Of George II. Raymond OF
the Plainfeld house. Mrs. Williams is a
sister of Mr.. Raymond.
Andrew Lawrence and wife OF Philadel.
phia, Pa, arrived in town Saturday night
and are to remain with Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Batchelder, his sister, for some time.
Rev. j. Newton Perrin and family, who
have been spending some time with Mrs.
PERKINS, father, A. N. Greedy, returned to
their home at Sanbornton, N. H., on Thurs
day.
May f. Stone, a former teacher in the
primary school in the village, but now
teaching at South Barre, has been in
spending few days here, the guest of j. A.
Foss.
Ralph Spencer and lady friend and May.
nard Spencer and wife OF Williamstown
spent few days in town last week with
relatives, returning home the first OF this
week.
Murray Cutler, who has been in Burling-
ton for some over year receiving medical
treatment, was at home over last Thursday
and Friday, returning to Burlington Friday
night.
There was a very generous attendance at
the Woman's Foreign Mission tea held at
the Methodist parsonage last week Tues
day afternoon. Six new members were en-
rolled.
The many friends of Carl A. Foss are
glad that he has received an appointment
in the railway mail service. He commence
ed work last week Wednesday running
over the Montpelier and Wells River rail-
road.
The time of holding the Epworih League
meeting has been changed from Sunday
night to Friday evening. The first meeting
after the change is to be this week. AT
that time the pastor will take charge and af-
ter the regular meeting there will be short
Bible study.
The times of barter have not become to-
tally obsolete in this town as was illustrat-
ed in transaction last week. certain
hotel man went to one OF the stores and
offered to swap hen for all the eggs then
in stock to which the other party agreed
and brought out one dozen eggs. This
looked as IL he had the best OF the argu-
| ment but when the lsndloard the next
morning brought the fowl, which had to be
| labeled to tell what 1t was, in discharge of
| his part OF the contract, the weigher of sugar
and the measurer Of cloth was surprised
man and for long time was at a loss what
to do with his purchase till he thought to
set the hen on the cash register and hatch
out brood OF yellow chicks.
South Duxbury.
Mrs. e. Miner Is visiting her parents, Mr..
| and Mrs. T. Hart of Waterbury Center.
| - Mrs. w. e. Ward picked straw
berry from their garden June 80, measuring
seven and half inches In circumference.
- Mrs. A. Tubbs and Mrs. r. Bates OF
Moretown were the guests OF Mrs. 8. Somer-
Vile on Wednesday. - Miss M. A.
Massman OF Orange, Mass, is visiting Mrs.
P. Beach and her daughter, Lottie. -
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Hart have returned from
Massachusetts. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Harris sister, Mrs. K. Seaver OF Spring
field, Mass. Mr.. Seaver is expected later.
- Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Ward were in
Montpelier Friday. - Miss Anna Hart
is visiting in Stowe and Montpelier. -
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