The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-12
Z. j. GALE,
Gulf House, WiIIiamstOwn, VT,
Chelsea.

Freemen's meeting brought out a small
vote. Curtis S. Emery, Dillingham; Repub-
lican, was elected Representative on the
first ballot, receiving 143 votes, TO 40 for
Walter III. Emery, Grout Republican. The
governor vote was as follows: Stckney,
1877 Senter 80, Barnes l. There were over
70 split tickets voted the principal inde-
pendent voting being for State Senators.
The exact vote for these officers was as fol-
lows: Smith 1856, Wall 1872 Lamson SO,
Olmstead "a, Chester Dickry 8 IL will be
noticed that Wall fell 55 behind the gov
ernor vote The highest vote was for John
L. Bacon for State treasurer, 1888 There
was an unusual number Of defective ballots
TO be thrown out, most of these not being
marked at all. The union ticket for jus
tees vas elected by a vote varying from 222
to 1899: O. s. Emery, III. L. Bixby, M. o.
Gates, G. l.. Stow, Calvin Goodwin, j. M
ComsJock and j. Is. Atwood.
The 18th annual reunion of The Orange
County Veterans Soldiers Reunion society
will be held at Camp Gen. Stephen Thomas,
Washington, on Wednesday and Thursday,
September 10 and 90
Katherine e. Stone of Nashua, n. H., ia
visiting her f,iends here.
II. w. Dearborn has much improved the
appearance of his house by new piazza.
James G. Hayward, now Of Tilton, N
H., is making a two weeks visit to his par.
ents.
Ben. E. Sargent and wife of Boston are al
p. l.. Sargent's for a fortnight
Mrs. A. s. Lamb of Manchester, N. H., il
visiting her brother, H. S. Annis.
James p. Roberts OF Lowell, Mass, is Wis
iting here, staying at the hotel
E. A, Corwin is at the White Mountains
on pleasure trip, and will do the fall buy
ing for the firm in Boston before his return
Nellie L. Bixby is in the store in his alb
sence.
K. Ralph Walker has resumed his studie
In Montpelier Seminary.
Ralph L. Gilman enters Norwich Univer
sity this week.
M Blanche Townsend returns this weel
to Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, n
H.. and Mary K. Scales and Clarence
Barnes are also to study there.
II you wish to know what the new IA
dress goods are send for samples to Home
Fits, Barre.
The Misses Hill, who have spent the sun
mer at j. b. Atwood's, returned to thei
home iu Manchester, N. H, on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel II, Waters of w
nooski visited last week at Willis Scales.
William S. Chaplin came on Monday frol
Putney, where he has spent the summe
and he and Harold ID. Comstock returne
to Dartmouth college on Wednesday.
Miss Lydia Hartig, field secretary OF I'll
Womsns Missionary Union Of Vermont, h'
been spending several days in town. o
Friday evening the Christian Endeavor 81
ciety gave her reception in the Congreg
tional vestries. On Sunday evening 81
gave very interesting lecture at uniC
service. The lecture was illustrated wit
stereoptcon views and was we'll attendt
and much enjoyed
Rev. G. l.. Story, secretary of the VI
mont State Sunday School Association, W
be here next Sunday. He will preach
the Methodist church in the morning hi
on the West Hill in the afternoon and
the evening there will be union service
the Methodist church, at which Mr. Sto
will describe the work OF the association.
States Attorney Ii. X. Darling is
Wells River, holding an investigation of Il
death of one Charles Bostock, who is
legged to have been killed on Saturday
Burns Nelson and Woodsville whiskey.
DIR. s. N. Goss and family and A.
Powers attended on Sunday In Brookfie
the funeral of Gordon Newell, abrother-i
law of Mrs. Goss, who died in Danve
Mass.