The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-17

Endsavor and regular evening service at
the Congregational church will be oombin.
ed, apd the service will be held in the main
audience room. Miss Minnie e Smith
led the first Of these meeting mex Sunday
evening
Presiding Elder w M. Newton held the
first quarterly conference OF the Methodist
church in the vestry on Thursday evening.
The class meeting was omitted.
Edward Swan, jsnitor at the High school,
has resigned to accept similar position at
Norwich University.
Rev. Miss Billings Is visiting her people
in Sharon, Mass.
Julius Houghton and II b. Converse
will conduct PRAYER meeting at the to vn
house at South Northhsld next Sunday
evening. 1t is proposed to hold tbes, meet
ings regularly Sunday evenings for the
present, and one or the other of these young
men will be in charge.
The wedding of W. j Grady OF the tailor
ing firm of Rogers u G rady, Barre, and Miss
Harriet, daughter OF Js nes Evans of this
village, occurred on Wednesday even nR
Rev. 7. II. Mitchell Of Barre was the Off
ciating clergyman The room in which the
ceremony was performed was prettily deco
rated with cut Il wers and ferns. The
bride has been a teacher In room No 2 In
the graded school forIseversl years and has a
wide circle of friends in NOrthheld. Mr..
and Mrs. Grady were the recipients of
many beautiful and valuable presents.
They left the next day for brief trip to
Buffalo.
Great interest Is felt in Mortified in the
JOURNAL voting contest for trip to Buffalo.
From every JOURNAL that comes into town
the coupon Is clipped and sent in to be
credited to Miss Jeanette Gifiiu Her
many friends in Mortified are gtatified at
the subtsanti al lead she has, at present,
over all competitors, and at the same time
they realize that only constant work will
send their favorite candidate to the Pan
American Exposition.
August Delneator and fashion sheets now
ready at Homer Fits, Barre.
Waterbury.
TIC. O'Neil returned last week from Var
mouth, N. 8 here he is in charge of the
property of the International Mining Com.
pany.
Mrs. o. 7. Briggs is visiting few days in
Charlotte.
Levi Davis is taking a two weeks vsca-
ton from his duties at the hospital.
Miss May Norton of Morrisvlle was Wis
itor in town last week.
Fred Somerville is visiting in st. Johns
bury.
Mr.. Arlington and family of Nashua, n.
H., are at the Waterbury hotel for the sum
Hannah M, widow of the late Orrin Bes-
sey, died at the home OF Keene Rurner in
Duxbury last Wednesday, after an illness
of four days with pneumonia. She was IT
years of age and is survived by ore son, Ar
thur living in Duxbury. Mrs. Bessey was
a well known woman in that town aud had
many friends, who will deeply mourn her
loss The funeral was held Friday morn
ing, conducted by Rev. Mr. Emery OF More
town.
Miss Lola Chaffee is visiting her home in
Enos burgh Falls.
Miss Emma Davis is confined to the
house by n trouble with one knee, which
SIZE injured several months ago and from
which she has not recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Ackley and daughter
OF Minneapolis, who have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Randall for the past
few days, have gone to Syracuse, n. Y Be-
fore going home they intended to visit the
Pan American Exposition. Mr.. Ackley
gave money for a $50 600 opera house for
the town of Stowe before he left, providing
that they seleci and buy suitable site for
the same. MI Ackley was born in Stowe
and while in his youth he went west and
engaged in the lumber business. He de-
sires to remember his birth place by this
gift.
The remains of Grant Robinson OF South
Hero and James Cosgriff of Burlington,
who died at the hospital last week, we're
sent to those places for burial on Friday.
At meeting OF the Winooski Valley
Fair Association held Thursday night ar
rangements were com pleted for holding a
fair here in the fall.
The Epworth League services have been
discontinued until September.
Mrs. Randall Blodgett is visiting in Bur-
lington.
Mrs. w. j. Upton is visiting in st. AL
bans
Erwin Cooley and Miss Jessie Straw were
married at the home OF the brides parents
last Wednesday. Rev. L II. Elliot perform
ing the ceremony. They are spending their
honeymoon at the Pan-American Exposi-
ton.
Miss Ola rowle has returned from visit
ing relatives in Burlington.
The retaining wall at Mill Village is in
place and will be completed as soon as the
iron railing arrives.
Mrs. W. j. Boyce and daughter are visit
ing relatives in Hamburg, N. Y. They will
visit the Pan-American Exposition before
they return.
Rev. Mr. Badger of Waitsfeld and DR..
Fiske of Royalton were in town on Friday.
Rev Mr.. Kellogg began his pastorate
over the Congregational church last Sun
day. A large audience was present who
listened with deep interest Ii is evident
that he begins his work here under most
favorable auspices.
Rev. and Mrs. w. M Newton were the
guests OF Rev. L. K Whitman last Thurs
day. Friday they all enjoyed visit to
Cancels Hump.
Rev. L. H. Elliot will preach at Sheldon
next Sunday.
Although the bargains in ladies' tailored
suits at Homer Fits have created fast sell
ing there are still some very good ones left.
Plainfield.
The usual peace and quiet OF our village
was disturbed at late hours Wednesday
night by the shouts and disordery conduct
OF indiscreet young men. Investigation
Thursday morning led to the arraignment
OF one Harry Shepard, farm laborer, who
was fined for intoxication and breaking the
peace. His disclosure, although not made
public, was evidently satisfactory TO the
court at the time Later lit became known
that the cellar OF Ed. Bartlett, who lives
some two miles from the village had been
entered Wednesday night and a quantity
of cider taken. The authorities were Inn
mediately impressed that Shepard and the
stolen cider were closely connected. Search
for him however proved that he considered
diacratinn the halter mart Of Valor and had