The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-24

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lege at Albany, N. Y.
| John Burns has purchased OF Frank New
| ton his house aud lot on School street Mr..
| Newton has bought and will occupy the
James Morse farm.
| Rev. DE- /. p. Booth OF Worthwhile, q
| long tim Universalist pastor In Northfeld,
will exchange with Rev. Walter ID lie next
| Sunday.
Prof II. II. Roberts AMI Prof. @. V.
Woodbury. of Norwich Univer ity are
spending their vscs ion at their respective
homes iu Maine.
Staulis Provost has purchased for 81 300
the Joseph Cady place in Gouldsville.
Frank Morrill,, who recently moved to
Mortified from Manchester, N IL il oc-
| cupyibg the Porter tenement on Union
| sire /.
Through the efforts Of Hon. Frank PUN.
| ley, set lement has been effected in the
| two suits OF the estate of James W. Brown
| against the Central Vermont railroad an
tho cases have been taken from the docket
| of Washington count court By the terms
Of the settlement the widow OF the deceas, d
receives nearly $4,000, after pay ing. her a.
| iorney aud all D her expenses Mr. Brown
was killed In h railroad yard at North
| field in June, 1899 AMI suit was brought to
r. cover damag from the railroad. The
! terms OF settlement are satisfactory to all
parties.
Sixty volumes OF the history OF nations
| have recently been added to the public liz
| braIy.
The village trustees have instructed Chief
| OF Police HuIchips to investigate The com.
| plant that the mail boxes have bee lamp
per with 1t Is believed the complaint
originated because Of thuughtlessDess Of
| boys rather than ecsuse of criminal intent
on the part OF any one. The offence is too
serious to be lightly comni ted.
New platform scales have been placed in
frnn nj hn hnp ~ III ,rrto ~ N
| Mrs. Amos Plsstridge left last Wednes-
day for visit OF two weeks with relatives
In Ne Hampshire aud NJ Massachusetts.
George W. Porter OF New York has been
in town during the past week repairing fire
engines NJ. and 2. They are now in fest
Glars shape.
Since graduating fro the Boston Insti-
ute of Osteop4thy Fred A. Webster has
been visiting III town. He will locate for
the practice of his profession at Ottawa,
Ont.
Frank Avery OF New York is visiting l..
w avery, his father
Miss Nina Crosier Of Lebanon, N. H., is
the guest Of Miss M. M Ia b,ll.
Mrs. w. A. Shaw and children visi ed In
Woodstock last week.
Misses McGeary OF Nav York are at the
home OF Sosn Staples for the summer
| W. s. 8. Buck OF Randolph, was in town
on Thursday.
r. l.. Howe went to Rochester on Thurs
day to set a Swede granite monuLlent IN IN
ufsctured by the firm Of which he is the
head.
The thun or storm Thursday afternoon
was accomp MED hy high Wind that laid
| low many acres OF corn aud oats, and o her
growing crops The wind regis cred over
| forty miles an hour.
A speci communication OF Dewitt
| Clinton lodge Of Masons was held on Thurs
day evening for work on the first degree.
The SIC r.tsry of the Mortified Old
Home Week As ociatiot has been Ousy dur
| ing the past week sending out Invitations TO
several hundred former Re sdents 10 partic-
! ipate in The festivities OF Old Home Week
| The local programme as now arranged pro-
vides for NEE ing in Concert hall on Tues
day evening, August 49, at VIII ch Hon.
G ,orge Nichols will give AN address. of wei
| CON to which some former resident will
respond. The principal address that even
log will be by Hon. Fred w. Gregg of San
Bernsrdino, Gal. On the following day,
| Wednesday, an all day basket picnic will
be held al the fair ground. In The forenoon
| programme OF sports and games will be-
| under the direction OF Fred Parker. Capt.
j. L. Mosely will act as toastm aster at he
picnic dinner that will follow an in the NJ.
ternoon q game OF base ball Is scheduled.
The morning and afternoon mail trains will
stop at the fair ground that day On Thurs
day evening of o d Home Week recepi ion
will be held in the Armory, to be followed
| by a camp fire. and experience meeting, Of
which Capt. j. l.. Moselv will have charge.
This admirable programme will be carried
out in full and Mortified will be near the
head of the procession in the first OBJ
servance Of Old Home Week
Ground for the new Methodist parsonage
at N prthtied on ProspecJ street WAS broken
on Wednesday The fl at shovelsful OF ear h
Were turned by Mrs MARY Go i'd Of Goulds-
llaa ..h Aira Enta OH ri. of IA
field. Addresses were made by Rev. G O.
Judkins OF Montpelier, Rtv. Mr.. Sharpe,
the local p,stor, and b. o hsr members Of
the Northheld chdrch. The choir furnished
a musical programme.
Read testimonial in Smi his Celebrated
Cure for Rheum atism advertised in this
issue.
The prettiest summer undermuslins are
TO be found at Homer Fl To-, Barre, W.
Waterbury.
During the shower Thursdsy afternoon
the lightning struck the farm buildings OF
William Andersen Three barns were
burned with their contents, including bull
and ninety tons OF hsv. The loss, which as
yet has not been estimated, is partially COW
cred by insurance.
George Randall. Jr., is making an ex.
tended trip through the Wes.
DR.. M. Hutch nson and family are spend
ing Two weeks at Hardwichport, Mass
A meeting Of the officers and sever al
committees OF the Old Home W''k ssso.
citation was held in the Office of o A. Ses.
bury, the secretary, on Tau sday evening
The principal features OF Thursday, Aug
ust 10 are that in tho early IN rning the
bells in town will be rung. At 9 o'clock q
reception will be given in the Parker blocH
at which the officers aud Committee will !
cate. A. IL o'clock there will be a band
concert ON Dillingham; park, by the Stowe
band, after which all will gather in the big
tent to be erected on the depot square
where they will have picnic di ner
Addresses will Low. L. Q. Moody has
been appointed POSTMASTER. The address
OF welcome W i'll be given by the president
Q @. Graves. Senator w. p. Dillingham;
has been enga ged to deliver an address OF
, this occasion. A large number OF letter,
: have been received In answer to invitations
sent out and IL is expected large number
OF people will be p esent.
, Miss Bertha Ryder OF White Plains,
j., is employed as nurse at the hospital.
, W. j, Boyce of this place, Guy Boycs o.
, | Proctor and Beet Lyford OF Boston with