The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
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j. r. Norton is In Boston this week.
Romeo McAllister is at home again.
Rev. K. l.. Fiske was in town last week.
II. e. Brewster OF Mortified visited in
town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Palmer have taken
q cottage at Highgate.
G. #. Eddy was in Boston last week in
the interests Of the creamery.
Mettie Farr spent last week at the home
Of Allen Howe in North Fayston.
Flora and Gertrude Richardson accom-
panied their brother to Highgate.
Miss Maud Moore went to Warren on
Monday to work in the telephone Office,
A very delightful sociable was given on
Mr.. Hastings lawn one evening last week.
The "slde" Is as much of a novelty as
ever, more than forty visited 1t last Friday.
Walter Richardson, Walter Joslin, Frank
Eaton and Charles Green are at Highgate.
Miss Aggie Prentss OF New Haven,
Conn.,, is spending three weeks holidays at
home.
Miss Carpenter and lady friend OF Bur
lington we're at the hotel few days last
week.
Mr.. Keeeh OF Burlington succeeded in
placing several of Grams aliases in town
last week.
A number Of Epworth Leaguers plan to
attend the State Cabinet meeting in Water
bury Wednesday, August 2.
The Odd FELLOWSHIP the number OF fifty or
over, met at their hall last Wednesday
evening and enjoyed an ice cream social.
A very pleasant evening was passed.
Mrs. Joseph Palmer, who has suffered so
long and 80 severely, died in the Massachu-
sets Hospital, Boston, July 26. The re-
mains were brought to Waitsfied where
a
large number Of friends attended the flu
neral.
Valley Lodge OF Odd Fellows will hold
picnic and field day sports at Waitsfield
fair grounds August o. They wish to ar
range game of ball and offer 1915 to the
winning team. Any team wishing to com
George w. Wallis of Watsfeld at once as
they wish to have the game arranged this
week.
Mrs. G. w. Clough is visiting in Andover,
Mass.
Ernest Clark returned from Montpelier
on Friday.
George Paris returned from West Con-
cord Thursday.
Richard PURCELL is at work for the Groton
Granite Company.
Mr. Sawyer OF the Barre Supply Company
was in town Thursday.
Elmer McGowen of Worcester, Mass, is
visiting at I. B. Halls.
G. III. Knox has closed his labors for the
Groton Granite Company.
Miss Lila Coffrn returned from a visit to
relatives in Bradford Friday.
William Kicker of Woodsville, N. H.,
was visiting in town last week.
Aaron Frost left here Tuesday for visit
in Manchester and Laconia, N. H.
Miss Flossie Clark and Sadie Plummer
are visiting relatives in Manchester.
Mrs. Emma j. Clark is at home from
Montpelier where she has been visiting her
son, d. r. Clark.
Mass, who have been visiting at K. N.
Darling's, have returned to their home.
Kicker Mills.
! The blueberry crop in this vicinity has
| been heavy. Some estimate that over 300
bushels have been gathered.
We have had so much rain here that late
cut hay on moist ground has not been as
| light as we expected the first of July.
| Other crops are looking finely.
Hon. Alex. Dunnett came here the last OF
the week and stopped over Sunday at his
summer cottage. - Fred Harris is i'll
| and has gone to Westville. K. G.
Page is working for Carlos Page haying.
- Rev. George w. Clough held meet
ing last Sunday afternoon at the Plummer
school-house. 1t was well attended. He ID
well liked here. - Mrs. William Leigh
ton is i'll. - E. d. Kicker has been i'll
| for the last two weeks. - William
Stewart is helping j. G. Harvey finish hay
ing - Judge Cloud Harvey and Doug
lass from Barnet were blueberrying one day
| last week. - Cottages at the pond are
well occupied this season. - Harvey
Dunn and wife and Harry Farrow and wife
were visiting at A. FL. Ricker's last Thurs.
day. - Mrs. A. B. Taft is improving
- Mrs. Daniel Roberts body was
brought to Groton last Tuesday. She was
an old resident OF this district but has been
living for several years at Barnet with hel
guardian. She was nearly ninety-six years
| old.
Wells River.
Mrs. Addie Bigelow spent Saturday a
| Bradford.
There Is new boy in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George Martin.
Regular meeting Of Col. Preston Relic
Corps Wednesday evening.
Mrs. W. III. Goodwin and Miss Murie
spent Tuesday at Woodsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheeler are away
during Mr.. Wheeler's vacation.
Mrs. s. Ward of Savannah Ca, was thu
guest OF her sister, Mrs. Whitcomb, las
week.
About thirty of the Junior Christian En-
deavor Society enjoyed Thursday at Rye
gate Pond.
Mrs. Julia Carbee OF Greenfield, Mass, il
here helping in the care of her father wht
is very i'll.
The Orange County Sunday school con
vention will meet here Thursday and Fri
day of this week.
Lulu Cheney returned Monday from
visit of four weeks with Mrs. Springer a
Lancaster, N. II.
Fred Stevens hurt his hand quite badly
last week while at work. He is having
vacation, but he hopes not long one.
Miss George Field, who graduated from
Wells River High School two years ago, il
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Learned.
East Orange.
Hiram Thurston has returned from Barre
Miss Ethel Hamilton is attending tn,
summer school at Bradford.
Mrs. III. Il. Prescott and son, Carl, O
Bradford spent Sunday at A. O. Coleman 3
Miss Fannie Prescott who has been spend
ING a few weeks in Barre returned Sunday