The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-21
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! Dyula 6hrJlHe last week,
DR.. johnson r. Woodward Of Oxford,
| Mass, was in town Saturday
! N. e. Shorey and wife of Montpelier we're
in town Friday and Saturday.
Will Shorey played ball with the Groton
nine at Wells River on Saturday.
! Charles Perry and family are at West
! Berlin for few days visiting the family OF
! Arch Hill.
Mrs. Selah Brooks, the wife OF the new
| barber, has commenced work for Mrs. j. M.
| Batchelder.
Miss Abbie Billings is to have charge Of
the Marshfeld Congregational church after
q short time.
DR.. f. p Gale, Rev. Sullivan Gale and
Miss Emily Spencer spent few days at
Groton Pond last week.
Fred l.. Laird of Montpelier and his
friend, W. J. Clapp of Fargo. OAK, were at
III. S. Laird's last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Prescott are re-
! joiciDg over the birth OF a son which oc.
Cured Tuesday of last week
Neil Knapp, aged fifteen, and Raymond
! Goodwin aged thirteen, we're taken TO the
State Industrial School at Vergennes on
Saturday.
Rev. A. A. Smith OF East Barre called on
Miss Lydia Hartige Saturday, while on his
way to Marsh6eld where he is to preach for
a short time.
Miss Helen Jones OF Sparta Wis, who
has been laboring with Miss Hartge in the
interest OF the Congregational church re-
turned to her home last week.
Deacon s. B. Gale is the first to report
having new peas from his own growing this
year. AS in former years they were picked
from his vines in the garden June II.
e. w. Page and W. K Bartlett visited
the Odd Fellows lodge at Williamstown
last week. They report the lodge doing
good work and in a flourishing condition.
Guy Bartlett is very sick with diphtheris
at the home OF s. S. Smith Dr. W. K. La
zelle Of Barre was called to see him Satur-
day in consultation with DR.. W. f. Lszelle.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne and wife of st.
Johnsbury were at S. B. Gales last week.
Mr.. Sherburne conducted quarterly confer
ence at the Methodist church Saturday af-
ternoon.
T, p Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs. e e. Cree
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Winsor Perry
and children, Willis Noble and wife Wis.,
tied at Maynard Spencer's in Williamstowu
last Thursday.
Drs. w. f. and W. e Lazelle performed
an operation on the daughter of George
Pearson last Thursday for fluid in the chest.
The patient seems to be doing we'll and in
fair way to recover.
Rev. j. Edward Farrow, former Metho-
dist pastor in Paibfeld, but now preaching
for the Congregational society at Bellows
Falls delivered an address on Odd Fellow
ship at the Congregational church last Sun
day.
Chidrens day was observed at the Con-
gregational church Sunday. The pro-
gramme consisted Of songs and recitatons
by the little ones who did much credit to
themselves and to those that had the matter
in charge.
The friends and neighbors OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Hill to the number of thirty as
sembled at their home on Maple Hill last
J Friday to remind them of their twenty fifth
marriage anniversary. very enjoyable
, time was spent and as token of the esteem
in which they were held a number of use
, full and costly presents were left. After re-
freshments and remarks by several OF the
company the guests returned to their sever
? al homes wishing the host and hostess the
return of many such occasions
The friends and relatives OF Mrs. Betsy
, (Croxford) Nye TO the number Of ninety
called upon her June IT, at the home of her
son Erwin, with whom she resides. She
, was ninety-four years old April 10, having
a been born in Orange in 1905. She broke
her hip some years ago, and has not walked
Z SINCE but her mind is well preserved and
I she was we'll pleased to see her friends, who
were glad to see her, and gave her sum OF
money with other things as evidence OF
!, enjoyable time. Among those present was
Ira Stone, aged eighty six, who appears
: many years younger than that.
;, Mrs. Nye, when girl, was domestic in
-. | Ju6 Idullly Oh feTTlu OF Berlin.
She says that one day DR. Dewey, then Just
beginning the practice of medicine, came
i up to see the squire's daughter, Mary. AS
Q was then the custom, he came on horse.
Q back with his saddle bags filled with medi-
y cine which he left upon the horse while
i he went in to visit with the young lady
!, Their tete-a-tete was interrupted by Mrs
o Nye who ran into the parlor to tell the doc
tor that his horse was rolling. He hurried
J.. out, but 1t was too late. Broken walls and
oip all nj val; tn hut
II not according to the recipe Of the pharma
a cop9ia. DR.. Dewey and Miss Perrin after
It wards married and became the parents Of
a Admiral Dewey.
Some of the visitors called at the house Of
n David Perkins, few rods distant from
= Mr.. Nye's, where three sisters reside, Mrs
4 Joel Sherburne, aged ninety, Dolly Perkins
+. eighty-seven, and Mrs. David Perkins
n aged seventy-four.
- Your readers may think your paper slow
At in getting the news, but your correspondent
being not q prophet but only historian
has to wait until events happen before writ
70 ing OF them, while your contemporary &C
=, count was written in advance by its pro
d phetical correspondent. Prophecies ar,
u often somewhat hazy with regard to details
u and Of those NINETY four new ten cen
n pieces" said by him to have been given t.
4 Mrs. Nye, only forty have as yet been re
ceiyed by her, 1t is to be hoped that h
N will furnish the remainder himself, auC
ID thus save his reputation for veracity.
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z MiddIesex.
10 Mrs. N j. Miles and Mrs. W. j. Herber
k were in Montpelier, last Saturday.
I'd f. A. Hudson OF Montpelier, visited hi
10 many friends in town, last Sunday.
y Pearl Campbell OF Braintree, visited hi
" brother, e. K. Campbell, part OF tn
y week.
10 George Cayhue and family of Montpelier
were the guests OF Mrs. Seaver Howard
last Sunday.
~ Miss Gertrude Norris returned Monda
g. from few weeks visit in the northern par
K. OF the State.
or DIR. and Mrs. Wallace and M. Pierce ar
IN spending few days in Mr. Pierces HON
10 in Waterville.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. George Steinberge went las
u, % Wednesday to Clarenceville, p. @, fo
% a short visit with relatives.
re Mrs. X. M. Knapp and children OF Mon
: pelier, were the guests OF Mr.. and Mr.
ma William Hudson over Sunday.