The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-07
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r. II. Jaynes took part in the races at
Barre, last Tuesday.
A. II, Gibson of South Ryegate, was in
town last Thursday
g. w. Murdoch started for st. Paul,
Mimi, last Wednesday.
q. r. Smith was shingling the large barn
OF j. IL. Nelson last week.
Alex Renfrew and son Eugene we're in
barnet last Thursday on business.
The No. / scboolhouse has been fur
nished with new bell and clock.
One Of the daughters OF James Guthrie
was buried last Saturday afternoon.
Wilson Beattie and sister Miss Mary, Wis
lted at Littleton part of last week.
j. II, Drew Of st. Johnsbury was in town
last week and interviewed some OF his
friends.
Miss Mabel Hunter is engaged finishing
at No. 1.
Miss Inez Duncan of McIndoes, was in
town Saturday afternoon to meet with her
music class
EDDIE Miller Jr., was doing some fine
WORK In their family lot in Blue Mountain
| cemetery last week.
Three and one-half cents per pound live
| weight was paid for hogs delivered at Fast
hyegate station, last Monday.
| Parties from this place received a large
| amount OF household goods, costing about
500, from Montgomery, Ward Co., last
| week.
One Of the cows of Mrs. s. r. whitehill
| fell into the slo OF W. Thompson last
| Thursday afternoon, but was taken out I'M
| injured.
| Memorial day was observed by the Pa
| irons OF Husbandry at the town hall, and
an excellent dinner was furnished by the
| patrons.
Our highways are being put into fine
| ahan 10 .r,;tI 4
in charge OF road commissioner Corliss and
his gang.
AT the regular meeting OF the Grange last
| Monday evening, two candidates were in
structed in the first and second degrees.
The patrons have been invited to visit
| Woodsville Grange on Wednesday evening,
Plainfield.
Mrs. Henry Morse has been i'll the past
week.
Mr.. and Reynolds of Barre are visiting at
William Chapin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Brown and Rev. j. N.
Perrin returned on Saturday.
Mrs. Abigail Dodge was buried Monday
morning. She had shock OF paralysis
asst we elk and died Saturday.
Children's Day will be observed at Grace
metnodist church next Sunday morning at
10: 40 The program entitled peace or
War. will be used. The annual "chil.
dren's Fund" collection will be taken. In
the evening there will be union service in
the Methodist church and an address by
, Miss Hartg.
horse running furiously the entire
length OF the sidewalk on Main street Mon
day morning took cooks, washerwomen and
small boys ON the street like bees from a
| hive. The horse belonged to Ed Page and
had started from the creamery, broke the
whiffietree there and ran by Henry Morses
with the thills attached, tried to enter sew
eral open doors and barns, smashing flower
pots on the way, and was finally stopped
near the cemetery.
Selah Brooks who has been at work in
Charles Jacks barber shop in Montpelier
has rented shop in S. A. Batcheder's
building and is to locate here in the near
future. - Rev. j Newton Perrin of
Sanbornton, N. r., returned home last
Saturday from G.. d. Kidder's house to
Montpelier. - Arch Nye has bought a
large span OF gray horses to work on his
team - Vernon White is very sick with
pneumonia as is also child of Frank
Hardy. - Miss Flora Kilby and Miss
Steavens, her friend, of Barre were in town
Saturday. - Mrs. H. r. Moore is con-
fined to the house. - Deputy Sheriff
Camp of Orange was in town Friday.
Charles Buckley moved from his house
Tuesday to the Austin house and Frank L.
Coffran OF Barre has moved TO Mr.. Bulk
leey's house. - Mrs. Abigail Dodge, an
olu lady, died Friday night
East Warren.
Ed Elliot will raise his barn the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. E. Eldredge went to
Burlington last week to visit in that vicin-
ity.
The Ladies' Mite society will meet Thurs
day afternoon in the upper room at the
school house All are cordially invited.
1t is still very dry. A soaking rain would
do great good to our farmers. Most OF the
seed is now in but must have rain to sprout
it and make it grow.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. 7. Van Deusen went to
Waitsfield last Friday to assist in caring for
Or James Van Deusen and Mrs. Harriet
Pike who are both quite sick.
j. Q. Gleason and wife are going on a WIS.,
It to Randolph, Bethel and Pomfret, then to
keene N H., to attend reunion OF his
three brothers and one sister, all that is left
OF the family Of eight children.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Lamb and daughter
went to Sherburne last Thursday to attend
the wedding Of M. r. Goodspeed OF this
place to Miss Lena Rounds of Sherburne
The newly married couple are expected
home this week. Congratulations are ex-
| tended.
The Odd Fellows ball here was a success,
| both financially and morally 1t was not a
rum dance but was conducted on ice lem
onade principle. Our agent sold no intoxi-
cants the day previous or that night. There
were seventy-6ve couple that lined up for
| the dance.
| Moretowh.
Mrs. Frank Hart is visiting in Orange,
Mass.
r. A. Griffith was at home from Mont
| pelier over last Sunday.
Matt Carr Of Waterbury is visiting his sis
| ter, Mrs. T. T. Somerville.
| II g uif Of
were in town over Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid is to meet Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. ID. f. freeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert S. Chapman OF
Montpelier were in town last Sunday
Mrs. A. Dumas OF Waitsheld is with her
daughter, Mrs. William c. Somerville.
Mr. and Mrs. 1. s. Austin visited relatives
in Waitsheld last Saturday and Sunday.
Clara Spsulding gave a party to her