The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-28

tiOn at the morning service bv rendering
the sacred solo Father All Mighty"
s. Swerdfeger & Brother are still at It,
which Is to say, that they yet continue to
make repairs upon the mill property, the
latest addition being large bin for cracked
corn.
Following Ia the program for the next
Grange meeting Septembee B, which will be
lecturers night: First, music by Grange;
second, selection, Fanny Ball; third, Dis
cussion OF que ,tion; What influence Is ex'
erted by the riRhtly-conducted farm home
upon the boys and girls reared in those
homes" led by Mrs. Walter Martin, Her
bert Flood; fourth, song, Lizzie Packer;
fifth, Grange paper, edited by Jesse lib
belts and Florence Tibbetts; sixth, selection,
Pliny Smith; seventh, music by Grange.
Mrs. Wood, lecturer.
Marshfed has much to say OF it's reputs-
ton for fine horses, but this week we have
something as an Offset in a recent cattle
sale made by Samuel Bemis k. q. Smith
OF Cabot which comprised a lot OF nine,
fine three-year-Old steers, and 1t is said that
Eben has promised to offer this vicinity
some OF that steer beef for the next two
weeks,
The various schools in town will open the
fail term on Tuesday, September Sd, aud
herewith Ia given q list OF teachers so far as
the secretary of the school board is able to
give them az these items go to press: Lanes
boro, Myron e. Smith OF West Barnet; New
Discovery district, Alice Clark; Pike dis
trio, Miss Florence K, Burnham Of Barre;
HOLSTER district, Miss Blanche A. Drown
of Hsrdwiok; Depot district Miss Lillian
Sanborn; Ennis district, Miss Goldie
Smith; village primary, Mrs. Mira Wood
second Grade, Miss Blanche M Page OF
Groton Bond district, Miss Nellie Swerd-
feger; King district, Mrs. Walter Martin.
PIainfield.
S. 8. Ballard OF Montpelier was in town
Saturday in the interests Of the National
Life Insurance Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buckley were at
Berlin the 2lst and 22d inst.
Messrs. j. A. Foss. George Whitcher
Nelson Sanborn, e. j. Bartlett and families
and Miss Bessie PitkIn returned Friday
from few days outing at Groton pond.
Mrs. Geo ge Townsend, Jr., and Mis-
bury.
John Ryan shipped car load OF live
stock to the Boston markets Monday, the
26th inst
Arthur Hill OF Berlin recently visited his
parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rice OF Berlin were at
John Hills Friday.
A Miss Croker OF Syracuse, N. Y, anG
| Miss Florence Wheeler OF Salem, N H.,
have been the guests Of Phoebe M. Good
rich the past week, the former returning
| home Saturday.
| MT aud Mrs. Moses Whitehill OF Groton
were at William Chapin's Friday.
Mrs. Esther Andrews of West Berlin IL
passing few days at George Kings.
The Congregational and Methodist Sab
tath.schools OF Plsinfield, Groton an,
Marshfeld will hold a union picnic at Owl
| Head Wednesday. August %
e. f. Leavitt was at Hsrdwick Saturday
Miss Loi tie Leavitt left Saturday for
visit with friends at Bakersfield and 81
| Adams.
Mrs. Alma Little and daughter Charlott,
! were at Burlington last W Wednesday
Arthur Cutler is very i'll with typhoi
fever. A trained nurse from Burlington
came Saturday to care for him.
Mrs. Alvah Holman, who has been il
| with congestion of the lungs, Is GONZALES
cent.
The ice cream social held by the Junior
League at the Methodist C lurch last Thurs
day evening was we'll attended and ever
way success.
Benjamin Patterson OF Washington, re
Gently passed several days with his niece
Mrs. Charles Morse.
Mrs. Frank Batchelder and two children
OF Barre are visiting relatives and friends
here for a few days.
Mrs. Alba Martyr gave tea party Thurs
day afternoon to fifteen OF her lady friends
Mrs. Murray Martyr and Mrs. Curtis L
Martin are visiting in Barnet
DR.. and Mrs. ID. B. Smith recently enter
tanned as their guest for few DAYS Mrs
Nellie Cloke OF Pa myra, N. j. This wa
Miss Cloke's first visit TO Vern ont an
she was enraptured with the beauty OF GU
natural scenery
Col. Carl N. Bancroft who has been visit
Ing in this vicinity for the past two months
making his headquarters at the Plainfiel
House, which was his boyhood home, will
take his departure the last Ct the week. IL
will pass one week at the Pan-America
exposition at Buffalo and still another wee
at the Grand Army encampment at Cleve
land, Ohio, arriving at his home Colum
bus, o., about Sept. 10. Our rugged seer
cry and trout streams still possess charm
for him and much of his time has bee
passed in camp at ponds in neighbour
towns and on the mountain streams. FL
spent Old Home Week at Montpelier an
there met many warm friends OF early year
thus making his stay here this season one {
unusual pleasure. Although years have il
tervened since the genial Colonel establish
ed his home in the west, he is always we
coined here on his periodical visit by hos
OF friends, both OF early and recent years
South Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Martin and son Carr(
went to Calais last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin and daughter c
Calais were at III. B. Arbuckle's last weel
Mrs. Fred Worcester and Mrs. Kate Ian
took carriage drive to East Montpt lie
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Joslyn went to Queen City Park lat
Friday.
The farm buildings OF John Nichols wer
burned about three o'clock last Thursds
morning. The fire is thought to be of IL
cendiary origin
Mr.. and Mrs. III. b. Arbuckle have gon
to Calais to see her uncle, sidney Foste
who is not expected to live.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Charles Lombard of Plair
field visited John Worcester ON Sunday
Mrs. Will Nye, who has been quite i'll,
reported as some better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Burnham, Mrs. Virg
Ayers and daughter Maude, Mrs. Juli
Hooker and son, b W. Hooker, were guest
at A. w. Lanes on Sunday.
Shady Kill.
There was family gathering at the HON