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

ly meetings for drawing books, they are
now the large majority at the meetings held
once In two months.
Perhaps the most notable instance at
present here Of vigorous old age Is to be
found In the person Of our esteemed citizen,
Mrs. Orcutt Abbott, now In her eighty
eighth year. We associate few, IL any, OF
the common inhrmitles Of her years with
her. Healthy, active, busy, cheerful, a con-
slant attendant at the Congregational
church, OF which her father, Rev. Joel Ds-
Wis was pastor from 1924 to 1884, and her
late husband so many years deacon, she
seems to be holding her father time at bay
Long may her CHEEKY spirit
and ways continue to gladden. the world.
Lewis M. Seaver goes to New York city
again this week on business. He recently
sold a three years old colt for $780,
A. Gertrude Billiard OF Dorchester, Mass A,
is teaching in the Herbert l.. Patt district,
Susie, daughter of Fred Whitney, in the
Hawley Gale district, Mrs. George Jackson
in the Jacob Flint district, Katie Erskine,
L. Grace Slocum OF Berlin, and Mary d.
Morse of Bakersfield in the Quarry district.
For 400 pupils, we have been having
eighteen schools.
DR.. e. B. Watson has been called to Ber-
lin, daily, for several days to attend Fred
V. Winslow's younger boy who was badly
poisoned by eating cohosh berries. 1t Is
nOp6u bne Cnllu Will recover.
Labor Day was ushered in with the early
firing OF small arms, we suspect by our Ital-
ian citizens in pursuit of partridge and 9th
or game. They re very fond of hunting.
Miss Annette E. Edison was called 10
Mortified on Tuesday to attend the funeral
of her cousin, Mrs. Alice Crane Topper,
daughter of the late George Crane.
Mr.. and Mrs Clayton Dirty, now OF
Providence, r. l., have been visiting his
parents here and are now with her friends
in st. Adams.
Ora P. and Leon e. Poor and Miss Anna
Poor, children OF Ed. j. Poor, are pupils at
Montpelier Seminary. Their brother, Fred
came home on Monday, to be with his
father for the present.
Mrs Martha Ellsworth OF Cambridge is
the guest OF the family Of Oliver Dicken
son.
Our entertainment course committee has
arranged for the coming seasons enter
taihments and he pc for something sstisfac
tory. There will be four lectures and two
musical programs az follows: October %
May Parker's Little Pickannies and Con
cert Com pany November IL, r. e. King
lecture; December 5, j. Wright Giddings,
lecture; December 16, Hungarian Gypsy
Orchestra; January q, Leonard Carver,
lecture; February 6, Dewitt Miller, lecture
Marshfield.
A. W Blake is visiting friends and attend
ing the fair at Corinth.
L. F. Dudley and daughter of Hartford
Conn, are guests at l.. ID Nutes.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Emery is little more comfortable.
A son was born on Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Ketcham.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Cole returned on Mon
day to their home in West Newton, Mass.
Misses Florence and Ella Wooster are
teaching in Cabot, the former in the Bouldry
district and the latter in the Read district
Mrs. Isabel Parker and daughter of Barre
have been in town the past week.
Miss Jennie Wilson of Chicago is in town
called here by the severe illness of her brother
Joseph Wilson.
ond man in the creamery to fill the place va
Gated by Howard Carpenter. He commenced
his duties Sunday morning
Alanson Shepard, accompanied by james
+. Dewey OF Montpelier, were in town on Sat
urday.
Marshall's hall was filed to its full capac
ity Saturday night, a few over 400 persons
being present to witness the German medicine
company's entertainment
@. L. Wilson of P oston is in town to visit
his father, Joseph Wilson; who is seriously i'll
Brooks Hudson is keeping the books and
tending the store and postoffice at LanesborC
during the absence of r. j. Miller, who il
visiting the Pan-American.
Carl Polly returned ON Monday to his work
in Schenectady, n Y. His brother, Rude
Polly, went to his home in foston, after hav
ing enjoyed a two weeks vacation in this vi
cinity.
The leading contestants in the medicine
company's voting contest are: Alice Shepard
Fanny all, Abby billings, Mary Rogers anC
Nellie Buxton.
E j. Morrill, sustained painful injuries t.
the fingers of both hands by the Academia
explosion in his hands of a cap used in explod
ing dynamite. He was at the time engaged
in blasting stone out of the highway on Mapl
Hill.
Universalist church at this place last Sunday
1t is understood he has one or two more Sun
days at Calais.
The Commercial House is being wire(
for electric lights.
Mrs. l. d. Mute ia at the Mary Fletche
Hospital in Burlington.
Earl Kellogg returned on Friday to hi
work in New York.
Ers. IL Nj. Stevenson 10 repairing the ten
ement in her hoase which she has for rental
Mrs. Kate White Capwell of Boston /
visiting friends in this place and Plainfield
George Bliss OF Barnard is visiting hi
nephew. Rev. A. N. Bliss.
DIR. II. G. Williams of Cabot expects t.
be in town for few days commencing SEP
tember 2,
States Attorney R. A. Hoar of Barre an,
j. f. button of Montpelier were in tow
on Wednesday.
r. @. Merrill has had his house wired 10
electric lights the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, G. Tucker have the pas
week been enjoying a vacation with Mr.
and Mrs. E. Burnhan of Cabot in camp a
| Caspian Lake in Greensboro.
Ernest Tanner is at home from Montpe
lier for short vacation. He has employ
ment with the electric railroad between
that city and Barre.
e. w. Pi kin is making preparations TO
| building two largearound silos to accommc
date his coming harvest OF twelve acres O
| corn.
The Sunday-school picnic at "Owle'
Head" Wednesday was pronounced a sue
| cess, large companies attending from thi
and the other places along the line.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs Herber
Emery Is very i'll with little or no hope 10
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