The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
Vershire.

lung MIN.
The creamery paid seventeen cents for
August butter.
Mrs. Arthur Cotton is sick at her home
on Thetford Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard visited relatives
in Fairlee last week.
Miss Morse from Barre, Is visiting her
cousin, Miss Filth Morse.
silo filling has been the work Of the farm
ers during the last two weeks.
Several from here are attending the evan
gelistic meetings at Chelsea this week.
Mrs. Foster and son OF Wentworth, N. H.,
are visiting her brother, Mr.. Colburn.
There will be very few apples here this
year, but the crops OF almost every other
kind are good.
w. A. NATION advertises his farm and
personal property for sale at auction next
Wednesday.
There was an unusually large number
from here attended the State fair at White
River Junction last week.
Mrs Stone, who has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Hood, during the past two weeks,
has returned to her home In Maine.
Sherburne Follansbee was called TO West
Fairlee Center last Friday by the serious
illness OF his son-in.law, Mr.. Perry.
The subject Of horse sheds at the church
is being agitated. A meeting was held last
week to make arrangements about the mat
ter.
Mrs. r. P. Eaton goes to Washington this
week, and the family will soon follow. We
regret to have them leave Vershire, but
wish them much happiness wherever they
| may be.
The droutb has been very severe, most OF
| the small brooks having dried up, and
many fish having died in consequence. One
brook, which was stocked by the State and
To-
| as being filed with dead fish. There were
| several days of rain last eek.
Plainfield.
Miss Wood is visiting Miss M. l.. Austin
| this week.
j. A. Foss was in Barre and Montpelier
on Monday.
Several are to attend the Washington
| fair this week.
d. w. Moses and wife spent the first of
the week in Orange.
Horace Batchelder and wife are rejoicing
over the birth of a son.
| Mrs. Fannie Blaisdell has gone to live
| with Mrs. Lucretia Gibson.
Charles Buckley and wife visited at Levi
Bailey's in Berlin last week.
Mrs. ID. Webster of Sudbury is visiting
in the family Of G. ID. Kidder.
Fred Perrin went to St. Adams last Sat-
urday returning the first of the week.
The Plainfeld telephone station was
| placed on the metallic circuit last Saturday
| Mrs. John Henderson, who il visiting her
| parents in New York, returns home on
| Thursday.
Hiram Baisdell and wife of Chicago after
a short visit in town started for their home
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Foss and son went to
/ IN Huu fnr n ahnr via hnp
will return Friday.
Mrs. Cara Blaisdel has gone to Barre to
care for her niece, Miss Annie Chase, who
| is threatened with a fever
S. ID. Gate is repairing and reftting the
Batchelder block preparatory to moving his
meat market to the same.
Orville Clark visited A. ID. Moore of
Montpelier over Sunday, going Monday on
the excursion to New York.
Solomon Bartlett, Walter Perkins, W. e
Bartlett, K. W. Page and others attended
the Mortified fair last week.
Miss M. l.. Austin returned last week
where she has been for two weeks purchas-
ing fall and winter millinery goods.
Luther Town of Barre has moved to town
| that his wife may care for her mother, Mrs
Mary Kidder. who is in feeble health.
William Chaplin has been entertaining
Henry Wilson and wife of Barnet and
Harry Tracy and wife of South Ryegate.
Mrs. r. G. Kellogg of Randolph and G
E. Kellogg OF Kansas City, mother and
brother OF G. p. Kellogg, are visiting him
Mrs. G. A. Martin aud Miss Abbe CLARK
| went to Montpelier Wednesday to visit the
family OF A. ID. More, returning home Fri
day.
John s. Cove OF Pasadena, CAL, who has
been visiting his relatives and friends has
gone to New York to attend the Dewey eel
ebration.
Miss Lydia Hartig went to st. Albans
Monday for the week. Sunday she will
speak at Marshfeld in exchange with Miss
| Abbie Billings who will occupy the desk al
the Congregational church.
Eight of the members of the Ladies'
Whist Club took carriage drive to Cabo
last week, taking dinner at the Winoosk
| House. They returned in the evening, re-
porting most enjoyable day.
Rev. r. T. Clark, pastor OF the Methodist
church is taking a two weeks vacation a par
Of which he will spend in Boston. Mrs
Clark is with her parents at Island Pond
There will be no services at the church
during Mr.. Clsrk's absence.
The folio wing mathematical problem hal
been puzzling the heads of several Of tn,
algebra scholars for a few days: II one hos
will pay for a horse how many hogs will |
take to buy a harness and sleigh? III. 8
| farKS Ia tne only one AZ YET JnAJ mas b cor
rect solution. Ask him.
| Worcester.
Andrew Cross OF West Hill is very sick
Dean Hunt went Monday on the excur
sion to New York.
The Ladies' Mite Society meets toda,
with Frances Abbott.
Commencing October the post-oifice will
be closed at eight p. NJ.
Mrs. ID. @. Wedgeworth is visiting q
Rev. q. Wedgeworh's.
Mrs. A. Dele Putnam spent several day
last week in Waterbury.
Miss Goodwin, the teacher OF the uppe
school in this village, il ill. There will b,
no school in her room this week.
son was born September 10 to Mr. anC
Mrs. Fred Wood. A daughter was born t,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pilbin OF Hardw wick
few days ago.
ID. Q. Wedgeworth was called to New
York to take an examination September q
for a position in the municipal enginee
work of that city,
Sunday morning, October 1, there will b.
communion service at the Methodist church
| Rev. g. S, Nutter, the presiding elder will