The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-28

all, for incandescent lights, not to exceed 800
IN number, at 81 per year. also to have the
privilege OF burning twenty lights contin-
uously. These incandescent lights are to
be sixteen candle power. These prices are
slightly in advance of what Is being paid at
the present time. The board referred to
the street committee the petition asking
that Dewey street be Strengthened so that
III Will oe q continuation OF Carleton street.
Marsh1eId.
Leslie Newton received quite serious in
Jurles TO his lace one day last week by the |
explosion OF toy cannon. 1t is Thought,
however, that II inflammation Is not too se-
we're no damage will be done to his eyes.
About fifty of our young people enjoyed q
ride and picnic to st. Joseph Lake in Dan |
vile last Saturday: By special invitation |
of the young people Rev, s.. q Lewis and |
family met them at the lake side. Rev, G, |
e: Corse and wife were also OF the party. |
Elder Lewis extended a very cordial invi- |
tation to the party and through them to all
friends in this place to be present at Sc
ries OF tent meetings that he purposes to
hold there early in August.
Aaron j. Brown, prosperous farmer
living In this town, celebrated his sixty
eighth birthday Thursday by having fam
lily reunion, at which were present his
children, their children and several Of his
sisters, the party numbering forty in all.
The reunion was held at his home, the
farm on which he has resided for the past
iorty-two years. There were present all OF
his eleven children, Mrs. A. g. Parks and
ID. IL. Brown, Barre; Mrs. Henry Maxfeld,
Plainfield Mrs. Fl. G.: Howard and Mrs
Brown, st. Johnsbury; Ernest and the
Misses Stella, Edith. Grace and Viola
Brown OF this town. Only one child has
died. A brother, Ira Brown of Worcester,
and sister, Mrs. James Wilson, also OF
Worcester, were present in addition. Mrs.
Brown Is still alive.
Fred Ellis has been engaged as second
hand in the creamery. Avi Ennis was
the holder OF the fortunate ticket which
drew the wheel last Friday evening -
l.. Bart Cross and family of Montpelier
were guests at the Commercial House last
Monday. - The selectmen and library
trustees met at e. W. Gilman's store one
evening last week and measures we're TAX
| en- whereby the town hires OF the library
trustees the $4,000 Of the Jsquith Library
fund that was to be placed in trust. Rate
OF interest four per cent. - The band
| will give an out door concert next Satur-
day evening. - G. A. Kelley has sold
his fast horse to F. A. Sayton of Barre.
&c. A. Kelley went to East Mont
pelier Monday afternoon to help set up q
new separator In the creamery at that place.
| - There will be special song service
| at the Methodist church next Sunday even
| ing when some OF the sacred songs written
by Charles Wesley will have preference.
| Chelsea,
Court reached it's final adjournment Fri
| day morning.
Mrs Kate Good VIM whidden of Boston,
is visiting her mother
Hiram Morse's sister from Lebanon. N
H., has been paying him visit.
Addie Gould OF Franconia, N. H., came
on Monday to Rev. A. j. Eastman's for q
visit.
| Mrs. Gertie W. Dearborn is at Mrs. Syl-
via Dear orn's from Strafford for a short
time.
Mrs. Maria B. Medcalf is in williams,
town, caring for Mrs. Edna robbins
| Martin.
Hattie Keith of Winona, Mimi, and Sa
die Ford of Brattleboro, are visiting at A.
III. Powers.
o S. Wright, formerly Of this town and
now OF Lebanon, N. H., has been in town
for a few days.
Ella N. Jones. now principal of the gram.
mar school at Merrick, Mass, is at Mrs
Mary Tracy's for some weeks
Rev. Edwin Blake OF South STAFFORD
preached at the Congregational church in
exchange, on Sunday morning.
Mrs. f. j. Titus has returned from her
long absence in Claremont, N. H., and her
sister, Mrs. Putnam, came with her.
| nov. anu MIS- w. ~. Alien returned
home last week. Mr.. Aliens health ia not
fully restored, but he occupied his pulpit
on Sunday. Mary K. Laird is working for
them.
AS was announced, II. W. Burgett was
here from Bethel on Wednesday last, to
examine into the prospect for an electric
road. No definite figures have been given
as yet.
DIR. and Mrs. 8. N. Goss, j. B. Atwood,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Skinner Mr.. and Mrs.
Fifield Bohonon and G. o. Smith attended
the Grand Army encampment at Montreal
last week.
Archibald 9. Mills was married at Alton
ILL.,, on the 10Th inst, to Harriet II. Root OF
Alton. They arrived here last week with
for some time.
The types last week made the amount OF
wool taken in by j. A. r. Corwin & Son to
ba $500 pounds. 1t should have read
30, 600 and the amount was later increased
to $4,000 pounds.
On Monday evening of last week, while
Mrs. Arthur O. Slack was driving away
from the hotel with her mother, Mrs.
Waldo of Randolph, and brother and Sis
ter. the front axle broke and threw the oc-
cupants OF the carriage to the ground. Mrs.
Waldo had two bones broken, and Mrs
Slack was severely bruised. The horse
ran away, and the carriage was pretty well
demolished, the horse escaping without
injury.
Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Comstock attended
Commencement last week at Kimball Un-
ion Academy. Meriden, N. H., when Har.
old d. Comstock and William 8. Chaplin
graduated. Edwin 1. Hubbard, Julia d.
Cummings, NJ. Blanche Townsend and
Zilla N. Smith also returned from Meriden,
and with them Annie l.. Strstton of Cor
ham, N. H., and who Is to stay for some
time at W. P. Townsends. l.. Belle
| Chandler will visit for q time in Claremont
| N. H.. before returning.
Calais.
Prof. Oscer Gallagher is visiting in town.
- T. Rich Mower OF Atlanta, Ga, is at
| his old home on visit - The ladies
| union will hold a picnic at Curtis Pond,
| Saturday, July l. All invited. - Miss
| Jennie Lsmphere was in Montpelier, the
first OF the week. - frankie Kent is
visiting in Northfeld, this week.
East Calais.
James G. Fisher OF Portland, Me-, is ex-
pected to preach here next Sunday at one
In the afternoon. - Mrs. A. p. Kelley
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