The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-16
Northheld.


urday on business.
Rev. George j. Sutherland officiated at
Woodstock Sunday.
w. J. Grady and George Evans OF Barre,
were in town over Sunday.
Mrs. George II. Lowell is conva,escent
from a recent severe Illness.
r. W. Dunsmoor is running the milk |
route OF l.. b. Dodge In Barre.
President Allan ID. Brown is to move to |
the Keys house on Main street.
Cross Brothers received from Barre a |
spire weighing twenty weight tons.
John d. Haytree and family of Adams,
Mass. are visiting friends and relatives
about town.
Wilbur, son OF Kent Hodgden, broke his
wrist Friday of last week by falling from
play wagon.
Mayo Blake has returned from Berlin
pond where he has been camping for the
past two weeks.
Richard Houston has returned from st.
Johnsbury, where he has been employed in
the Scale works.
Street Commissioner Bysm has force OF
men at work on the sidewalks on the west
side OF the river.
The evergreen sisters, new organiza-
ton, will meet with Miss Grace Carpenter
the present week.
e. L. Stockwell is visiting his sister at
Milton. He expects to leave for the west
about September 1.
George Hedges is digging cellar on
Main street near the Bayer house, and will
erect a dwelling house.
Frank Plnmley and party who have been
in camp at North Hero for several weeks
will break camp next Friday.
Mrs. Edward Ingalls, gave a party last
week to the young people to meet the
Misses Randall OF Woodsheld.
The selectmen placed Saturday several
monuments OF granite to mark the new
survey about the public square.
Roy Chase has completed his sailboat and
has sailed up and down the river 1t is the
first sail boat used on the river here.
George III. Richmond is repairing the
building near his residence on Main street
for the use of the National Memorial Com
pany
George Preston started Monday morning
for Hsrwood, N. Y, after spending several
months with his parents, Harvey Preston
and wife.
The Payson Canning Factory company is
making preparations for their corn crop
which they expect to begin to can about
August 20.
The funeral Of Mrs. A. e. Denny was
held Saturday afternoon lat her late resi-
dence on Main street. Interment was in
Elmwood cemetery.
Road Commissioner Rice is graveling a
portion of the highway to Roxbury near
William Lawton's. The improvement will
be much appreciated.
Company F., V. N. g., has received Or
ders for an election of second lieutenant to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Lieutenant 8. W. Wing. The election
will take place August %.
The ladies Of St. Msry's parish will give a
lawn party at the residence OF Mrs. W. +.
Cushman Thursday evening. The proceeds
will be used to rebuild the church chimney.
Special orders No. 8, order an election of
second lieutenant in Company f, first regi-
ment, to be held at village hall Tuesday
evening, August %, at half-past seven
o'clock.
The game between the Giants of Brook
field and the Northfeld Juniors played
Saturday afternoon on Riverside Park, re-
suited in a victory for Brookfield by a
score Of to IL.
In grading on the site of Dewey hall a
large stone of granite formation has been
found. 1t is thought that it will be used
for the corner stone. This is the first stone
Of any description found, the soil being
sandy.
Rev. Charles o. Day, chaplain Of the First
Vermont Regiment, who served with the
regiment at Camp Thomas, will officiate at
the Congregational church Sunday, August
20 In the evening at 6: 30 O'Clock he will
address the members OF Company r, who
will be present in body. An invitation is
extended to all volunteers to meet with
Company and attend the service.
The teachers for the fall term have been
engaged as follows: Gouldsville, George B.
j, Edwards and Cora II. Eaton; Center,
Jennie NJ. Silver; Harlow bridge, Lorena
Talbot; Holton, Winnifred Foss Four cor
Kat
Hartley; West hill, Kate Johnson; Little
Northfeld Minnie E. Holden. Several of
the school houses are undergoing repairs
for better accommodation.
uThe house of Prof. j. B. Johnson was en-
tered Sunday night by burglars. A set of
diamond jewelry valued at 800 and three
500 government bonds were taken. En-
trance to the house was gained through a
cellar window. The thief or thieves found
the jewelry in bureau drawer on the
ground floor and the bonds in a trunk in
closet. Prof johnson and wife were asleep
on the second floor and heard nothing of the
burglarious visit. Burnt matches were found
scattered about the rooms of the first floor
Waits River.
Mrs. johnson of st. Johnsbury, is at w.
A. Curtis
Mrs. B. G. Miller is in Montpelier for an
indefinite stay.
Mrs. p. Minard is with her daughter,
Mrs. A. K. Beede.
Nicholas Fellows is quite poorly. He is
not able to be out.
ID. 8. Prescott and Henry Richardson
visited In Groton, recently.
Mrs. Hurst and daughter Katharine are
in Bradford for short time.
Miss M. M. johnson OF Bradford, is keep
ing house for Warren Curtis.
A. e. Dickinson and son are in Chelsea
for short visit to his brother
Mrs. B. G. Miles and Florence Cudworth
visited in East Orange, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dodge and family
visited at j. Dodges, Thursday.
T. H. Minard is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. ID. Magoon at East Orange.
Miss Louie and Master Arthur Wallace
OF Barre, are visiting at j. A. Dodge's.
MI and Mrs. Horace Brown of Newbury,
visited at the parsonage last Thursday.
Will Cunningham, who went to Burling-
ton about two months ago, has returned.
Mrs. Luce of Lowell, and Mrs. Hood OF
Topsham, visited at ID. 8. Folsom's, Fri
day.