The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
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Rev. N. Smith. former pastor OF the
Methodist church in this village, preached
in the church last Sunday.
The Lords Supper will be administered
in the Reformed Presbyterian church next
Sunday at the usual time
Owing to the rain there was no singing
school last Saturday evening. 1t is hoped
to have good attendance next Saturday
evening.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne, presiding elder OF
st. Johnsbury district, will administer the
communion in the Methodist church next
Sunday at 230 P. NJ.
Rev. John McCelland will be ordained
pastor Of the Reformed Presbyterian church
Thursday, May "a. The services will he
held at 1890 in the forenoon and at 2:15 in
the afternoon. DR.. James Steele OF New
York, Rev. Stephen Brownell OF West Bar
net, and Rev. 8. A. Jackson OF South Rye
gate are expected to be present and assist
in the exercises.
Corinth.
Helen Wilson has gone to Bradford to
work.
Mrs. Maria Carrier OF ,Penacook, N. H.,
has been the guest Of her brother, f. w.
Thurber, the past week.
p. III. Darling was called suddenly to
Oxford last Thursday to accompany his son
Eben to Hanover, where he went for treat
ment.
MT. huDBr IL improving inc grounds
about his residence, also the inside Of his
| house with new paper and paint. l.. NJ.
| Edison Is doing the work
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thurber and little
daughter OF Fairlee visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. f. w. Thurber on Friday, also
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Thurber of Berlin.
West Eairlee.
Henry Dearborn and family arrived last
|
| in the house owned by Mrs. Jane Whitney,
| Mrs. Dearborn's mother.
Sidney Ward has moved into the Com
stock house at the upper end OF the village.
New shades have been put up at the win
dows Of the village hall.
Mrs. Jane Whitney is visiting Mrs. E. F.
Dudley.
Miss Sadie Brown has gone to Vershire to
work for Mrs. Parshley,
Fred Brown has moved into the house
owned by John Bean on Mill street.
Mrs. P. A. Bean is making some repairs
on her house.
Mrs. Huntington has been quite sick with
a cold and Mr.. Huntington is very feeble.
George L. Church does not gain in health,
but on the contrary is getting worse
Ryegate.
James Mclaughlin is in poor health.
A deer was seen last week in district No.
2.
Milo Abbott is expected home from
Georgia this spring.
Blue Mountain Grange meets Wedpes-
, day evening. The third and fourth degrees
are to be conferred.
Roscoe Renfrew is in Barnet for a short
I time assisting W. II. Burbank in the store
during Mrs. Burbank's absence.
The road machine help have been off
duty during the past week, owing to their
horses being all sick with pinkeye.
II. G. Glover of Groton was in town last
week, attending the auction sale of the
personal property of Herbert Gibson, his
nephew.
9 Some of the United Presbyterian congre-
CATION accepted the invitation to attend the
installation Of Rev. William Wallace, pas
: tor OF the Presbyterian church Of South
q Ryegate, last Wednesday evening.
Thompson & Nelson shipped large lot
: OF live stock to market from East Ryegate
q on Monday. The price paid for hogs was
= four and three-fourths cents per pound.
A good crowd attended the auction sale
3 Of Herbert Gibson's personal property, May
s 10. Cows brought good prices. A choice
9 regis cred bull sold quickly for $40. The
q proceeds of the sales amounted to some
$500 Mr.. Gibson intends to hire help on
his farm during the year, and will board
h out until his health will permit him to re-
= sumo work at home.
y PlainfieId.
,. G. A. Foss was at home over Sunday.
Q j. A. Foss and G. II. White were in Mont
a pelier Saturday.
G. A. Bartlett and wife were in Morris.
vile over Sunday.
Fred Cree is helping In the Middlesex
u creamery this week.
o II. b. Barton of Boston was the guest OF
y e. f. Leavitt one day last week.
The creamery paid its patrons eighteen
3 cents per pound for April butter.
y e. w. Page returned Saturday from St.
d Adams where he visited last week.
G. A. Smith and wife OF Montpelier visited
Q at 7. p. Bartlett the first of last week.
VI Alden Freeman of Marshfield has moved
/ his family to the house on j. r. Kinney g
y farm.
j. B. Wells is now driving a PAGER, hav-
y ing purchased last week G. III. Raymond j
chestnut
q Fred Perrin attended the meeting Of the
Washington County Republican committee
= at Montpelier on Saturday.
h G. ID. Kidder decided last week to DR.. d
n B. Smith his interest in the wood lot a
Kinney's mill in Marshfed.
.. N. B. Cove is repairing the G. A. Bartlett
"a & Co. store and is TO move barn for e. V.
Duke later in the week.
n ", a. bArUleCU lb 10 move tnlb week from
~ the tenement in Mrs, Austin's house to the
Congregational parsonage.
4, DIR. B. l.. Dwinell of Taunton, Mass,
n stopped in town on Thursday, while on his
way to East Calais to visit relatives.
h Mrs. Lewis Lupien and Raymond spent
"a last week in Montpelier visiting relatives of
Mrs Lupien, returning home Saturday
Arch Batchelder started Saturday for
Washington, ID, c., to attend the national
@ meeting of the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
Mrs. A. N Greeley has returned from
1t Sanbornton, N. H., where she has been
,r stopping some time With the family of Rev.
j. N. Perrin
is e. J. Bartlett E. W. Page, H. d. Parks
T. and wife and Mrs, Murray Martyr were in
Burlington last week TO attend meetings OF
,r the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge and Re-
A. bekahs.
The selectmen and the Congregational
a church committee have decided to share
h the expense of repairing the town hall