The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-12
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town.
Lucius Webb OF Randolph was in town on
Friday.
George #. Bailey went to Boston on bust. |
ness on Monday.
e. b. Ellis was in Barre purchasing gran
tie last Saturday
Cannon & Slack will occupy their new
granite shed this week.
The Universalist young people held So
ciable last Saturday evening.
Mrs. r. N. johnson went today to camp
at North Hero for FIVE weeks.
#. l.. Howe & Co. unloaded carload OF
Swede monuments on Friday.
Miss Francis Currier of Dorchester, Mass,
ia visiting at #. j. Houston's.
Mrs. William Line and daughter Agnes
Of New York are visiting in town.
The amount of business done at the
freight depot is larger now than for many
years.
The new walk of slate was placed in
position Friday, in front Of the Universalist
church.
Miss Helen Brown, daughter Of President
Allan ID. Brown, is suffering with sprain-
ed ankle.
e. b. Battles has sold his restaurant in
the Stevens block to an italian. Mr.. Bat
ties is in poor health.
The officers Of the ladies' branch of the
Grand Army will be installed Saturday
evening by Captain j. l.. Moseley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones Wark Of Vine street
are rejoicing over the birth of son weigh
ing ten pounds, born Friday morning
W. A. Ellis is writing an article for pub
LEGATION in magazine on the part the Nor
witch University men took in the Spanish
war.
The special village meeting, to listen to
fba ranOrt nj the ananiQl pOmmittpa DV-
laws, will be held Thursday evening Of this
week
Miss Hattie ingalls, Of this place and Ge-
neava Jones have been engaged to fill va
cancies in the corps Of teachers in the grad
ed school.
Most of the farmers were caught by the
heavy rain storm by having much grass cut.
| They were saved from work Sunday by the
| continued rain.
James Averill, civil engineer who has
been visiting his parents for the past two
weeks returned to his work at Berlin,
Conn, last Saturday.
| Charles Webb, of the class of $50 OF the
High School, went on Monday to New
| York where he has position with the
Western Electric Company
| Many improvements are to be made dur
ing the vacation in the cadet barracks at
Norwich University. The entering Fresh
man class promises to be large.
Charles Porter, employed by the Nation
| al Memorial Company, caught his hand in
the press Friday, injuring it so that he had
to have it dressed by Dr. Judkins.
At the time Mrs. Fred Royce was struck
by lightning she had on a pair OF glasses.
The lightning melted about one inch off
from the ends OF the braces on both sides.
AS is his usual custom near the Fourth OF
| July, Rev. G. j. Sutherland preached pa
triotic sermon at st. Mary's church last
Sunday morning. Many Grand Army vet
Grams were present.
The building in the rear of the stone
house on Main street recently purchased by
George Richmond, is to be repaired and oc.
cupied by the National Memorial Company
They employ ten hands.
One of the residents of King street was
looking for an officer one evening recently
as he had heard the report that crowd
from Barre was coming prepared to clean
out the street. 1t proved to be a false re-
port.
The work OF grading the grounds at Nor
witch University for the site of the proposed
Dewey hall will begin at an early date
About 10000 cubic yards Of dirt have got tt
be removed The subscriptions for the
erection of this memorial for Admiral Dew
ey are coming in quite rapidly.
South NorthfieId.
Mrs. Alva Cook has been quite sick the
past week - Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bow.
man are the happy parents of daughter
lily of Michigan have been visiting at Fred
Bombar's. - Mrs. James Harvey ant
daughter OF Salem, Mass, are spending
few weeks with her father, G. Fl. Fisher
- Edward York and family of Rox
bury. visited their parents, A. j. Hutchin
son and wife, last week. - Mrs. Will
liam Houghton and children of Underhil
are the guests of her sister, Mrs. George III
Bailey. - g. III. Bailey and wife wert
in Fayston over Sunday TO attend the fun
eral of Mr.. Bailey's sister, Mrs. AlleI
Howe, who was formerly Miss Haiti,
Bailey of this place. - Miss Alice Good
win Of Concord, N. H. closed very sue
. cessful school here Friday. at which time
; an interesting musical and literary program
was presented by the children.
GouldsviIIe.
Homer Bates is boarding at j. E. Bing
hams.
Mrs. Austin Quimby and son are visiting
at Hardwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sabideau are at Grotol
for few days.
The mill is again running on full tim
since the recent rains.
Horace Warrington of Rutland visited hi
mother here this week.
Mrs. Belle McCarty of Waitsfeld visiteC
her sister here last week.
Miss Helen Smith has gone to Old Or
chard to work this summer.
Mrs. Marion Sanborn is spending her va
cation with her sister, Mrs. Sulham.
, e. H. Douglass, q book agent from Bos
ton Is boarding at Frank Glaciers.
The Ladies' Union will hold a lawn part,
at W. springer's Thursday evening.
Homer Flint will join the Plumleys a
their camp at North Hero this week.
Mrs. Rebecea Kerr and Miss Lille GILES
pie have gone to the White Mountains Il
work during the season.
l.. G. HARDWOOD hurt his foot quite badly
last week and is unable to attend to hi
duties as Waterman at the mill.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Eu
gene Robbing last Wednesday. Mrs. Rob
bins parents of Athens are stopping with
her.
East Roxbury.
A daughter was born recently to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Will Noble.
Winfred Foss started for Old Orchard
Beach Wednesday evening.
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