The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-25
Calais.


Fred Cole and wife OF Waltham, Mass,
are visiting in town.
Mr. Ladd, agent for the National Pub
fishing Company Of Boston, is again in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Kent were in town
Monday.
The harvest ball at North Calais last
Friday evening was well attended. About
seventy-hve couples were present.
The Ladies' Union will hold a social at
Van Ornam's hall Thursday afternoon and
evening, October 49, All are cordially in
vted.
Mrs. Katherine Ward is filling the va
cancy in the primary department OF No. 3,
ceused by Lucy Robinson going to Mont
pelier to fill position in the Union School.
Mrs. j. Monroe Gould, who had suffered
a long time from the effects Of shock, died
Tuesday, October II, at her home in Calais.
The funeral was held Thursday afternoon
at the house, Rev. w. NJ. Newton Of Mont
pelier Seminary officiating.
West Berlin.
III. b. Ayers is making arrangements for
q new postotfice and perhaps a store. -
Mrs. Charles Romney is in Springfield
Mass, to attend the wedding OF an nephew
- Miss Marion Sleeper will go to Mer-
rill Beans for home. Her place has been
sold to Ed. Brown who takes possession
Few weeks with her mother in Canada.
- District No. needs janitor, one
that will tend to the business.
South Ryegate.
George Grow and wife went this week to
Concord, N. H., to spend week.
Thomas McGuchian expects to move into
the FL. A. West house the first OF the month.
George Robin has purchased the j. A.
Miller place and will put it in good repair
to rent.
William Lackie and W. d. Darling are
running the creamery during Mr.. Halls
absence.
Ras Plummer returned from Taunton,
Mass, last week, where he has been spend
ing the summer.
Bertram Hall went to Boston last Satur.
day to consult some specialist in regard 10
his ankle that he had smashed several years
since.
A goodly number of our people awaited
themselves of the low rates to Boston and
went to that city this morning for week OF
ten days vacation.
Rev. Mr.. Stoddard of New York, preach.
ed in the Reformed Presbyterian church
| last Sunday. He will deliver lecture In
that church Thursday evening of this week
| at P. NJ.
| 1t is wonderful to see how many can find
money and time to go to Boston on the
excursion that 1t would be hard to collect
an honest dollar from, or who would find
| time to do days work to offset an &C.
count.
Terry & Georges clerk thought he saw q
deer last Saturday evening, but could moi
tell by moonlight whether it had horns OF
not. He followed up the trail Sunday, il
being the first Of the hunting season fol
deer in Vermont. He does not report his
success, but is willing to rest up for a while
but If everything is promising he may
spend more time before the time for hunt
| ing them expires
Ryegate.
Little George McCanna was ill last week
Charles j. Cooke returned from Littletor
| last week.
| w. B. Whitehill of Newbury is attending
school at No. 1.
Number two school was photographed
last Thursday afternoon.
Claudio Somers of Barnet was in towr
last Thursday on business.
| j. w. Morrison of Groton was in towr
last Thursday on business.
M. j. Brock was taken sick quite sudden
| ly ono day last week with pleurisy.
Some OF the schools in town were visited
by the superintendent last Thursday.
Mrs. G. F. Smith was ill part OF las
| week with tonsilitis, but is now some bet
ter.
There was an oyster supper and social il
| the vestry OF the church last THURSDAY
evening.
| Will McCanna has engaged G. F. Smith t.
do his house painting when the carpenters
have IL done.
M. j. Taylor came home last week from
Ha tod
| by his mother.
Mrs: j. A. Nolan has taken the agency
| for selling autoharps. A fine sample may
be seen at the postoffice.
Mrs. Lillian Thompson returned home
from Boston last week where she has been
spending the past two weeks.
Roscoe Renfrew came down from St
Johnsbury last Friday afternoon and spent
Saturday and Sunday with his parents.
Henry Fl. Henderson is the happy pos
SCISSOR OF a large henhawk which he caught
| in trap one day last week. 1t is fine
specimen Of the kind.
bricks for the season. They have had a
very prosperous year for the business, the
brick being all OF good quality.
Wesson Sargent having sold his farm to a
Mr. Fifield Of Groton, advertises all OF his
personal property, etc, to be sold at auc-
ton Tuesday. j. ID. McAllister of South
Ryegate Is the auctioneer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cochran, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. FL. Symes, Mrs. e. q. Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence e. Miller, j. A. Nolan
and Misses Mamie and Nellie Jaynes, all
took in the excursion to Boston last week
TIL next meeting of Blue Mountain
Grange will be Monday evening, November
q. The subject chosen for discussion will
be How shall We work for the best inter-
est OF the Grange" literary programme
is being prepared by the young people for
the occasion.
Washington.
Miss Lena Bamp was In town on Sunday.
j. ID. Bersette has purchased the house
owned by @. B. Tsplin.
The proceeds of the musicale on Saturday
evening amounted to nearly 50.
DIR. w. A. Mcconnell returned to his
home in Marion, Ind, on Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Seaver has gone TO Barre
where she will remain for a few weeks.
Several from here are in Boston having
taken advantage of the excursiOn ratea