The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-06
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Mr., and Mrs. Warren Mears spent Sunday
in st Johnsbury.
Scott Fsrnum OF Barnet was in town last
Saturday.
G. e, Shepard and wife are visiting in
New Hampshire.
Daniel Pitkin is having his house painted
and otherwise repaired.
Mrs. G. W. Manning visited her people
in Underhill last week.
Children's Day will be observed at the
Methodist Church Sunday, June II.
Send your mail orders for dry goods to
Homer Fits, Barre, they will be promptly
attended to.
Through the Experiment Farm at Burl.
ington, M. e. Bemis has secured position
for the present at East View, N. Y.
Martin Newton and Mrs. James Newton
were called to Woodstock last week to at
tend the funeral OF Mrs. Martin Newton's
brother.
Franklin Sanford has sold his place at
Westport. Me-, and purchased the Nelson
Cole place on the old road to the station to
which he moved last Saturday
Children's Day will be observed at the
Congregational church on Sunday morn
ing, June 10. The Sunday school at New
Discovery will join in the exercises.
The creamery now has 102 patrons. The
last one received was bouncer, bringing
3O2 pounds OF cream, representing dairy
Of about fifty cows.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Hamilton and two
children Of Newport, who were en- route
to Randolph and Woodstock, upon visit
made their friends in this place a call last
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Harriet Bemis has sold her farm
on Knob hill, including stock and farming
tools, to Samuel Bemis. Consideration
about 81, 900. Mrs. Bemis and Frank are
moving into the Bucklin house on Wash
ington street.
A double team belonging to George Hol-
lister made things lively for few moments
one day last week, when they broke from
the hitching post at Mark Mear's store and
ran down Main street. Fortunately no one
was injured and but slight damage was done
to the wagon or the load OF goods therein,
which had just been purchased at the store.
They ran into one OF the small shade trees
in II. G. Carpenters yard, running that and
overturning the wagon, from which the
horses cleared themselves. One was cap
tured near the post.office and the other at
the lower end OF the village.
HORSE NEWS.
Allen Phelps sold his brown mare to Al.
den Winch last week.
Clark Roberts and Mr.. White of Mont.
pelier were in town last week and purchas-
ing horse Of q. e. Shepard.
o. d. Choate Of Albany, N. Y, has been
in town for few days and purchased OF
A. K. Lamberton his brown gelding, sired
by Gayland Prince. Mr.. Choate also par.
chased mate to him OF Fri Morse of East
Montpelier.
West Topsham.
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. + Smith were in Chel.
sea the last Of the week.
George Wood and wife OF Barre visited
relatives in town few days recently.
Mrs. Bowen and daughter Vernie OF Barre
are here at their home for the summer.
Miss Winona Sanborn was at home from
her school In the east part OF the town over
Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. o, l.. Watson of Montpelier
were here part OF last week, stopping
with Mrs. s. q. Paine
r. M. Harvey and wife Of Montpelier are
In town and will occupy their house here
| for few weeks this summer.
Roy Smith and lady friend Of Warren,
| N. H., were the guests OF his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. I. Smith, over Sunday.
! Rev. Mr.. Boyd was In Tunbridge over
| Sunday attending a meeting OF the Free
Baptist Association, and there was no
preaching here.
John and Henry Prescott Of Manchester,
N. H., were In town several days last week
visiting their sisters, Mrs. Bermal Cilley
and Mrs. John Sanborn.
| G. S Hodges OF Randolph Center, special
agent for the Deering Harvesting Machine
Company, was at A. 3. Jewett's last Thurs.
pay. Mr.. Jewett 10 the local agent for thai
company and 10 the right man Tor the bust