The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
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town last week on business.
II. e. Cutters father of East Barre is
stopping few days with him.
Mrs. j. w warshurst spent Saturday
with relatives Ia e tst Montpelier.
Samuel Patterson of Spencer, Mass, is
| visiting his brother Dean this week.
Miss Maude Blanchard of Randolph is
visiting in the family of g. ID. Kidder.
| Il. f. Leavitt, Fred Perrin and Mrs. Levi
johnson were in Montpelier Saturday.
| l.. b Dow starte | last week Tuesday for
| New York city where he will spend some
| time.
John Bean and wife OF West Berlin have
come to live with their daughter, Mrs. Or
| pha Foster.
Mrs. l.. s. Gilman has returned from Bur
| lington, where she has been receiving med
| ical treatment.
Fred Perrin is painting and otherwise
| improving the appearance OF his property
| on High street.
Mrs. Cilley has completed work for Ira
| Stone, and Mrs. Mary Lyman has taken her
| place as housekeeper for him.
Fred Cree, Wiusor Perry and Willard a..
Martin enjoyed the fair at Sherbrook, p Q 4,
last week, returning on Friday.
Daniel Benjamin OF Dover, N. III has
been visiting his brother Joseph and other
relatives and old friends in town.
Eugene Hathaway and F. H. Bruffee
have purchased of w. j. Batchelder New
England organs for their daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. A e. Foss aud son went to
Brookfield Saturday. Mrs. Foss and son
are to remain for a week with relatives.
j. M. Batchelder & Son are filling orders
for chair stock. So far they have shipped
two carloads to parties in Massachusetts
Ralph Dewey of South birmingham,
| Mass arrived in town Friday. Saturday
he played ball with the North Montpelier
boys.
E. F. Smith, butter maker for the Plain
field creamery, is taking his vacation this
week. He and his wife are visiting out of
| town.
Wallace Bartlett and Miss Daisy Pike
were married last week Tuesday evening at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev. r. 7.
Clark.
Will j. Storey came up from Montpelier
Saturday to play with the North Mont
peier nine in their gone with the Marsh
field Stars,
Mrs. j. j. Shorey and children, who have
been spending the last seven weeks with
relatives at Fitchburg, Mass, returned
home last week Tuesday.
The adjourned meeting OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance Uuion will be held
Friday afternoon at which time delegates
to the State convention will be elected.
two horse team belonging to A. M
Batchelder got frightenet last week at his
house on the Barre road and ran away com
pletely demolishing the wagon but doing
no other damage.
Notwithstanding the protracted dry
weather has nearly ruined the feed in the
pastures the Plainfield creamery is receiv'
ing an unusually large amount of milk fol
the season of the year,
John Ryan was called to Troy, N. Y.
last week by the critical illness of Miss
Mamie Ryan, his niece. He returned Fri
day bringing the welcome news to the
friends OF the young lady that she was much
better,
w. j. Batchelder, administrator of the
estate of Harriet Huntington, has sold the
home place TO Herbert Holt. T. III. Bart
lett by al Illustrators deed conveyed tC
Ira Stone Saturday the premises formery
owned by Julia p. Some deceased.
Several families in the past week have
moved to the village among whom are
Lewis Swan of Marshfied and Mr.. Rich
ardson of Ryegate to the Gale block; Free
Carpenter Of GrotOn to one Of G. ID. Kid
der's houses, and Willard Shepard Of Barre
to L. l.. Lupien's.
Mrs. Abbie Watson and daughter, Mrs
Horace Chase OF Northboro, Mass, anC
Mrs. Lucy Currier of Andover, n II, two
sisters and a niecs OF I. S. Smith, are visit
ing him. Mrs Belle Thompson and sol
who have been visiting him for some tim,
returned home to East Providence, r. l.
last Saturday
The band concert given on the common
Saturday evening by the Marshfeld Corne
band, was much enjoyed by our people. a
fine musical program was rendered in
highly satisfactory manner. Refreshment
consisting OF ice cream coffee and cake wer
served by the Ladies' Aid Society.
The only game of ball played this year il
town took place Saturday between tn
Marshield Stars and North Montpelier
This was the third in series of games il
which each club had met with one victor
and one defeat, and both mines were deter
mined to WORK for this last. From the be
ginning to the end they fought desperatel
but gentlemanly, the score standing 8 to l
in favor of the Marsh6eld boys. Davis an
Smith were battery for Marshtsld, Baldwi
and Putnam for North Montpelier. Dot
of Woodbury. and Duke OF Marshtield, wer
umpires.
East Barre.
Matt Hyland has purchased a horse of q
4. Sargent.
Hon r. M Harvey of Montpelier was i
town last Friday on business.
Quite number from this place attende
the fair at East Corinth last week.
The little child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harr
King is dangerously i'll with cholera infaI
tum.
Charles w. Waterman expects to take /
the State Fair at White Riyer junction TIL
week.
G. l., Smith and II. M. Dufur were /
town on Monday on business pertaining
lie insurance,
The firm of Middlebrook & Robson
= dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.. Mddl,
brook retiring from the business.
n P. G. j. Cheney started for Saratoga, \
Y, on Monday to be absent ten days, tai
d ing in Albany and Troy, visiting friends
Quite number of townspeople are SUI
It plying themselves with water by diggin
wells which prove good in most every il
>, stance.
The new bell for the church, procured b
l.. l.. 1. Cheney arrived on Monday and wi
be put in place at once, much to the sati
faction Of all.
/ Mrs. Rosamond Miller and Mrs. Liz
~ sNa.Nw /.