The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-19
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Mrs. Flora Camp is to return to Portland
Thursday.
Miss Lydia Hartige returned from New
Jersey Saturday.
Mrs. Robert O'Neil is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Henry Camp.
MT. and Mrs. A. J. Grant and child were
in town on Saturday.
A daughter was born Thursday to Mr..
and Mrs Eben Dodge.
Miss Alice Lazelle visited in Montpelier
the whole Of last week.
A. j. Bstchelder sold young horse to
Barre parties last week.
William Ellis of Boston ia the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs b. r. Martin.
Stanley Blanchard Of Montpelier visited
at @. d. Kidder's last week.
G. l.. Batchelder remains very low, with
but slight chances for recovery
Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Bstchelder have rela-
tives from Chicago visiting them.
Mrs. j. j. Shorey and daughter are visit
ing relatives at Fitchburg, Mass.
The creamery paid for June butter sew
enteen cents per pound churn test.
Misses Julia and Hattie Fisher of Cabot
visited at II. P. Martins last week.
Clement St. John and wife were in Nor.
risvlle last week to attend funeral.
Mrs. Emily Whitcomb of Burlington is
visiting friends and relatives in town.
l.. G. Batchelder is more comfortable but
no hopes of recovery are entertained.
Miss Jessie Kimball of Hardwick has
been visiting in the family OF DR.. r. p.
Gale.
Fred Cree and Miss Marie Robinson at.
tended the band concert at Montpelier last
Friday night.
H. s. Parks, e. w. Page, Will Wheeler
end Fred Bruffe went to Portland to see
SIMPSONS fleet.
II. A. Remission and wife and child went
to Greensboro Saturday TO spend few
days with friends
Mrs. Ezra Kidder returned from Massa-
chusetts, Monday, accompanied by her SON.
in-lsw, Allen Ferrin.
Ed Bartlett, who has been in poor health
for some time, has commenced canvassing
for the life of Admiral Dewey.
An interesting and largely attended meet
ing OF the Woman's Christian Union was
held at the vestry last Friday.
Mrs. 8. w. Young Of Randolph and Mrs.
III. e. Williams and son of Hartford, Conn,
visited at George Rsymond's last week.
G. d. Kidder Is making extensive repairs
on the Skinner house which will improve
the looks of that corner when completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry o. Chaplin of Chic
opee, Mass, who have been visiting at Will
liam Chapin's, returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chase Lombard were in
Randolph last week to attend the funeral
OF q. e. McCrillis, former resid ent here.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Coburn and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Wells are likewise rejoicing
over the advent Of new girl babies that
came last week.
Mrs. Mary Kidder, who has been visiting
in Massachusetts, returned Monday. Her
son-in-law Rev. Allen Ferrin OF Blandford,
Mass, came with her.
Rev. f. T. Clark spoke at the Methodist
church Sunday morning on the topic, "Did
God Harden Pharaoh's Hearth" In the
evening he took for his subject 1.-THE Gen.
tleman's Psalm"
The Ladies' Aid of the Congregational
church will hold lawn party with Mrs.
Enthusia Spencer Thursday, July 20. Cake
and ice-cream will be served. Everyone is
cordially invited.
Mrs. l.. S. Gilman, who has been at the
Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, for
some time for treatment came home Thurs
day. Her granddaughter, May Russell, of
Essex came with her and is TO remain some
time.
Two parties in the village had difficulty
with the telephone company in regard to
setting poles on their land and for time
law suits appeared on the horizon but
quickly vanished and peace and harmony
reign.
II. s. Parks and E. w. Page last Thurs
day drove to St. Johnsbury and there took
the train for Portland, Me-, to view the
North Atlantic squadron. Fred Bruffee
and Will Wheeler went Saturday for the
same purpose.
A party consisting of j. A Foss and wife,
e. j. Bartlett and wife, G. d. Kdder and
wife and daughter Blanche, Van Ness
Worthen, Miss Mabel Austin and lady
friend, and Miss Katie Page were in camp
at Woodbury. pond last week
Rev. f. j. Clark was riding with friend
last Thursday, and when near the farm
house of z. V. Duke the horse was taken
with blind staggers and ran into barbed
wire fence beside the road. The animal
was so severely cut that it is thought Mr..
Clark will lose him. The occupants Of the
carriage were not hurt.
Ice cream and cake will be served from
five to nine at the Methodist church next
Saturday, the first announcement OF the
new social committee which was appoint
ed at the meeting OF the Methodist ladies
held with Mrs. W. B. Page last Wednesday.
Mrs. FL. S. Parks is the newly appointed
president, Mrs. Clark vice president, Mrs.
Nye secretary, Miss Chamberln treasurer.
East Warren.
Henry Brooks is threatened with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Hattie Hudson from Burlington is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. P. Harmon.
Many strange faces are seen in town
Some are visiting their country cousins.
Mrs. Warren Towne and four children
from Waltham, are spending few weeks
in town.
The hailstorm last wednesday did con-
siderable damage to corn, splitting the
leaves badly.
DIR. Nj. e. Gleason from Winchendon,
Mass, and family are expected soon to visit
his old home and his father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Gleason.
Some very nice fish have been caught in
our river since the rains came, but it is only
the professional who can entice them to
come up and take the hook. Trout weigh
ing from one to three pounds are often
taken.
The long spell OF dry weather is broken
and the farmers are beginning to smile
again. 1t came most too late to help the hay
crop but everything else is booming. Corn
especially is looking first rate and also oats
and barley. The hay crop will be about
one-third less but of much better quality
than last year.