The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
Ryegate.
Wilson Beattie went to Boston last Sat
urday evening on business.


Wilson Beattie went to Boston last Sat-
urday evening on business.
Thomson and Nelson shipped large lot
of live stock to Boston markets Monday.
Mrs. p. l.. Sargent is very low at the
home of her son Wesson and her recovery
is not expected.
M. j. Taylor and II A. Nelson brought
home some fine strings of cartridges last
Thursday and Saturday.
Rev. ID. G. Favis of West Barnet preach
cd for the Reformed Presbyterian congre-
CATION in the United Presby terrain church at
two O'Clock Z. NJ.
Rev. Frank A. Collins is quite i'll and was
unable to preach last Sunday. His son
Frank, Jr., has been very sick with cholera
infantum but is considered a little better.
W. Thompson and G.. G. Nelson went to
the northern part of the State last week
and purchased large number Of mich
cows for future speculation.
RE- Jaynes is making active prepare.
tions for the Worlds Food Fair in Boston
next month"; and is therefore fitting up
booth to be shipped from East Ryegate for
the occasion.
Clarence e Nolan returned home the
first Of last week, having flushed his du-
ties as bell boy at the Sinclair House in
Bethlehem. He goes this week to Ando-
yer to attend a term OF school.
Mrs. E. G. Holmes died at her home on
Tuesday evening last week, after long i'll.
ness. She leaves husband, two sons and
four daughters to mourn her loss. The flu.
neral was held at the house on Friday al
ternoon at one o'clock.
Vershire.
George Avery is threshing for neighbors
in town.
Rev. j. b. Richardson spent Sunday in
town.
Several from here attended church at
Chelsea last Sunday.
There is to be singing school at the hall
next Monday evening.
HAL Cotton OF Thetford Hill was in town
Saturday and Sunday.
There was dance at the hall last Friday
| evening which was well attended.
| Miss Mamie Titns is at home from tho
Mapewood, Corinth, where she has spent
| the summer.
Mrs. Eden Church, a former resident OF
| Vershire, now Of Springfield, Mass, has
been spending the week with relatives here.
The subject Of horse sheds at the Upper
| Village is being agitated, and a meeting OF
those interested in the project is appointed
for next Monday afternoon.
All were glad to see and hear Elder Beck
with again last Sunday. Elder Beckwith
used to be familiar figure here, having
| formerly preached and resided here for
many years, and was universally esteemed
and liked. Mrs. Beckwith has died during
the past year and the elder has perceptibly
| aged since his last visit here.
| Peacham,
Frank Stuart of Lowell Mass, is visiting
friends in town.
Thomas Martin, an old time resident OF
the town, was buried here last week.
John Atwell is taking a carriage drive TO
Wentworth and Plymouth, N. H., this
week.
Nearly all the summer boarders have left
town and things are going into the old ruts
again.
IA. Kenerson started for Saratoga, N
Y. on Saturday, stopping over Sunday in
St. Albans.
Clarence Morse and a lady friend of St
Johnsbury, visited his father at the East
village, last week.
The Caledonia County Grammar school
opens the fall term with seventy pupils, the
largest number for the fall tenn in several
years.
George Smart and wife went to Bath, N
H.. on Tuesday, returning Friday. They
intend to work there this next winter in a
hotel.