The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-09-04

gained only tnrOuRn tne eHorts OF tnelr own
hands. Arthur X. Pike Is another OF our
young men who Is thus striving for an edu-
cation at Goddard Seminary.
Howard H. Carpenter recently received
the offer OF q position as second man in the
creamery at Cabot, at considerable adj
vance In salary above that which he is re-
ceiving here. He has purchas his release
from the position he has very satisfactorily
filled here and accepted the position offered
at Cabot where he expects to commence his
duties Monday next, Sept. End.
Mrs. A. s. Winch went to St. Johnsbury
last week to join party of friends there
for visiting tour in Canada and to the
Pan-Americsn Exposition.
Washington.
Gen. Stephen Thomas OF Montpelier was
in town recently.
There was q social dance at school-house
hall last Friday evening which was we'll at
| tended.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.
| White is i'll with scarlet fever.
Rev. #. r. Briggs has gone to Harper's
| Ferry to attend the National conference OF
the Baptist denomination.
| Mrs. Myra Kinzie and daughter, Julia. of
Barre, are visiting at Mrs. Carrie Carpen-
ter's.
Mrs. May Richardson and daughte RS, Ma
| bel and Ida are visiting in Groton and
| Peacham.
Frank Emery and wife are visiting his
brother, O. e. Emery.
Mrs. D. K. Worthley was at Randolph for
| few days recently.
p. O. Huntington and wife visited in
| Corinth portion OF last week.
| Mre. Nellie Carnes has rented q part OF
| E.. l.. Fosters house and Is now occupying
| it.
Miss Frances Downing OF Orange is visit
| ing at l.. d. Tillotson's.
Mrs. Mabel Ross of Msssach usetts is Wis
iting at d. T. Stanley's for few weeks
Miss Gertrude Billiard Of Boston, who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. 9. H. Nc
| Allister, for few weeks, is teaching in
| Williamstown.
Fred Duff and family are visiting in
Canada for few days,
Rev. Grant Van Blarcum, late of Natural
| Bridge, N. Y, has accepted the Uhiversalist
pastorate here and conducted the service on
September 1.
Remember the date of the Washington
| fair September II, IS and 10. Those who
have the management In charge will en-
desvor to make their part Of the fair sue
| cess.
Following are the names OF those attend
| tending school out OF town at the present
| time: Miss Emily Calef, Miss Ida Downing
| Chichton and Mark Carpenter at Goddard
Seminary Miss Ethel Huntington and
Rudolph Butler at Montpelier Seminary;
| Miss Bessie Mcdonald at Mortified High
School; Miss Lena Carpenter and Miss
Nora Taylor at Spaulding Graded School at
| Barre.
Cabot.
Old Home Week business is closed. Bills
| are paid and most OF the visitors departed
The conumdrum propounded by all on
xrvtn civ ut h
er invitation to Gomez" This was very
gratifying to all that had the matter in
charge.
MIRA. H. A. Puffer Of Worcester, Mass. is
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. M. Fisher. She
is accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Frank
| Bennett.
Our young artist Carl W. Harvey, is hsv-
| ing quite sale of Old Home Week views,
taken during the celebration and centen-
NAL. He finishes fine pictures for the occe-
| sion for ten cents each.
Edwin Fisher and family OF Bethel visited
his uncle, j. M. Fisher, lest week.
Large crops of rowen aud corn are wait
ing for good weather for harvesting.
The report of the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, recently distributed
by their agent, j. M. Fisher, in this town,
Is very gratifying to the policy holders.
Our former townsmau, Frank Chckerin,
has invented cream separator which it Is
claimed is far ahead OF anything before in
ventsd for simplicity and rapidity in sepa-
rating cream from milk.
Three cases of intoxication were tried be-
fore Justice Fisher on Saturday and Mon
day. Justice Lyford also had civil case
on one OF the same days. Rather OF rec
ord breaker for our quiet town.
Mrs. III. G. Williams is spending couple
OF weeks with her sister in Boston.
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week in Marshfeld.
Several from the Relief Corps attended
the district meeting at Montpelier recently
and reported very successful event.
Services will be held at the Congregation
al church next Sunday as usual. Rev. o.
Il. Aiken occupied the pulpit last Sunday.
in Rev. d. l.. billiards absence, in very
acceptable manner.
The ball game of August % resulted in a
score of to in favor Of the Sheffields,
Some humble tears were shed.
The town is somewhat depopulated by
reason of the many going away TO school
and to teach. Those attending school at
Montpelier Seminary are: Garlic Hills,
Leon Haines, Dean Batchelder, Dean Blod-
gett, Earle Rogers and Grace Morse. Miss
Morse is to take piano and pipe organ les
sons. Willis Rollins is also at Montpelier,
May Ormsbee, Alice Blodgett, Emma Laird
and Julia Rollins at johnson, Cary Smith
at st. Johnsbury and Pansy Smith at Fitch
burg, Mass, Normal school.
e. j. Morrill, had one had badly lacersted
by the explosion of dynamite cap on Sat-
urday which was thrown at him, it being
ON a cartridge with fuse attached and light
ed 'just for fun" Had 1t gone off when
thrown at his back, loss of life or severe in
jury must have resulted. The occasion
Yves the noon hour rest Of the gang at work
on the road. Mr.. Morrill, was lying down
for brief rest.
An unconfrmed report comes OF the mar.
rage of Lottie Blanchard OF this place and
Pearl e. Clough, son OF l.. j. Clough OF
Randolph, at the latter place where Miss
Blanchard chad gone to visit her grand
mother. The minority OF the bride causes
some comment, she being only sixteen and
! having been kept confined very closely, or
more 30, possibly, than is always best. II
is hoped happy and successful termina-
ton will be the result either way.
The Good Templars' County Union held
with the lodge at this place last Thursday
was quite successful. Quite a number OF
visitors were present and the hall had been
| faatilv and nratfilv decorated with a prc-