The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
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Mrs. Bert Townsend has been i'll the past
week.
Mrs. Charles Lombard was in Barre last
| week.
Ralph Brown spent Sunday at J. A.
| Foss.'
1t is reported that new milliner is soon
to open shop here.
Mrs. Adelaide Webster Of Connecticut, is
visiting al G ID. Kidders
Mrs. s. s. Smith is in Barre, caring for
her daughter, Mrs. Harley Cutler.
Miss M. l., Austin had her millinery
opening on Monday and Tuesday.
DR.. f. P. Gale and wife visited the family
OF L. III. Lance Of Cabot, over Sunday.
Mrs. John Hill is at Berlin, helping in the
| family Of her son Arch, whose son Is sick.
Mrs. Bert Townsend has been i'll for the
past week, and under the DOCTORS care.
Mrs. Dell Parker of Barre, visited at j. b
Wells last week, returning home Saturday
Rev. l.. #. Fortney was called to West
| Concord to attend wedding last Wednes-
day.
Gordon Austin and Almon Bedell OF
Morrisville, spent few days last week with
friends in town.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold meet
ing this afternoon at which q full attend
ance is desired.
Charles Shepard and wife of MarshHeld
and Charles Newton and wife of Dakota
visited at s. s. Smiths last Thursday.
Mrs. Viola Lombard OF Montpelier, is
stopping for short time with her brother,
Charles Lombard.
Will Brown of Maiden, Mass, was in
town few days last week, to see his
mother, who is sick.
The Epworih League has changed the
time Of holding its meeting from Friday
evening to Sunday evening.
Mrs. Walter Bigalow of Brantree, is
keeping house for Mrs. j. b. Wells during
her absence at Cambridge
Mrs. Silas Willis and Miss Jane Clark
went Saturday to St. Johnsbury to visit in
the family OF Guard Spencer.
George Benjamin has moved his family
from the Page house recently purchased
by Il. V. Duke, to tenement in the Shorey
block.
Barney Addison returned from New
York last week, where he had been to at
tend the Dewey celebration and to buy new
goo "a.
F.G. Hoyt John Mansfield and George
Benja min are at Barre this week, at work
for l.. r. Fortney, who Is building several
new houses.
G. A. Foss OF the United States mail ser.
vice came home last week Wednesday for q
short vacation, which he will spend with
| his parents.
| Misc Emily Spencer, who has been spend.
ing her vacation with friends in Barre
Wiliamstown and St. Johnsbury, has re-
turned home.
| Orville Clark, after attending the Dewey
celebration in New York, visited in Con
necticut and Massachusetts, returning home
last week Tuesday.
Mrs. Carroll Flood, who fell down stairs
and broke her shoulder last week, is get.
ting along rs well as could be expected
considering her age.
Deputy Sheriff A. c. Templeton was il
town Saturday on business. From here h,
went to Marsh field to arrest Mrs. s. A. e
Heideuirish against whom bill was re
turned by the grand jury.
A. s. Spauldng and wife of Worcester
Mass, who have been visiting at Lowell
Spaulding's for a few days, went to Brook
field Saturday to visit relatives.
Station agent H. G. Cutting has beef
taking vacation the past week which he
has spent in ST. Johnsbury and New Hamp
shire. George Bradley Of St. AImon, p
o. is taking his place at the station.
Saturday morning Rev. P. P. Wome
of Williamstown, joined in marriage 10
spbine May Wilfore and Ralph Spencer
Ralph and his bride came home to spend
few days. Ralph has many we'll wisher
for his future prosperity and Happiness.
H. w. Bachelor of this town and Mis-
Alice Thurston of Barre, were married a
the latter place Wednesday by Rev. j. A
Sherburne. Thursday evening a reception
was held at their home which was ATTENDED
by the many friends and neighbors of both
who presented presents and extended bes
wishes.
The selectmen commenced work las
Monday for the new iron bridge that is t
take the place OF the wooden one near tn
blacksmith shop. Frank Jackson and he'll
are doing the stone work, which is nearl,
completed. 1t is expected that the bridg
will be put in position this week.
Rev, j. Edward Farrow of White Rive
Junction spent several days last week here
Wednesday evening at Odd Fellows ha
he gave his illustrated lecture on the Span
ish and American war. A large humble
we're present and paid the closest attentio
to the lecturer, who demonstrated his fam
iarity with the subject.
The vitality of the people of the tow
has again been shown by two example
which are worthy of mention. II. G
Moore, hale and energetic man sixty-iv
years old, with one assistant in seventee
days filled eleven large silos Aunt Rut
Mellon, ninety years old, walked from he
home to the village last week, stepping q
spry as any Of the young misses.