The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-24

was we'll attended and greatly enjoy
ed. Rev. Francis \. Poole of Barre
preached an excellent sermon and
he will be heard gladly again here, if
the opportunity offers.
Veteran John Bacon returns this
week to the National Soldiers Home in
Togus, Maine, after furlough of
some weeks at his old home here.
Oliver and Mrs. Phebe Hibbad Ba-
con of Gilmore have been with friends
in town of late.
Mr. and Mrs Harley Martin last
week visited a granddaughter of the
late Daniel Townsend and the wife of
a physician in Stowe
One of our farmers lately got 5. 80
bushel for potatoes at one OF our
stores.
Rev. F. E. Currier, DR.. Lewis, D.
Martin, and two friends visited Cam
els Hump one day last week, and were
on the mountain to see the sun rise.
Rev. Currier called the scene superb.
Miss Clarrissa Larrabee OF Green
field, Mass, a friend and late guest
of Mrs d. H. Strong, was married at
the Congregational parsonage There
last Thursday by Rev. d. H. Strong,
the groom being William j. Irving of
Greenfield, Mass, Mr. and Mrs. Irv-
ing will be parishioners of Rev. Carey
Watson of Greenfield.
1t is with unwonted pleasure that
we record the honor that has come to
our Young eXtownsman, Merrill Mart
in, a grandson of the late Denison
Martin, and son of George Martin,
now of Washington, d. G., The
Chinese government is to establish
mint in China, after the model Of
our United States mints, and has off
cred the SUPPLEMENTARY Of it to Mr..
Martin, at q salary of not less than
four thousand year. 1t is said that
Mr.. Martin, who is in the mint in San
Francisco, Cal, will not accept the
position, on account of his family
that he does not want to take to that
country.
Our creamery patrons were paid
twenty one cents for butter fat for
the month of August.
George Colby tells us that he was
! fortunate enough to have four acres
of good corn this season that grew on
high land, and was well cared for.
Mrs. William NJ. Duffus of Brook
Ign, N. Y, this week joins her two
daughters who are taking all outing
| here.
Whittier, Cal. is the place to which
Mrs. Ella Benedict Griffin and fami-
ly, now OF Burlington, are about tc
| CO.
William Riddell worthy Scotch.
man, living on the old Orrin Walker
| farm, in the northeast section of oul
| town, devotes few acres of his place
| to market gardening having the
help of three or four sons in his work.
This year he has $50 bushels of oni-
ons; 200 bushels of turnips, 5000
cabbages, besides other things A
ready market is found in the quarry
districts for these and other products
of the farm.
Mrs. William Riddell has lately
buried a grandmother, in Scotland, al
the age of l05 years.
There are a few over 100 students
in our village schools.
Mrs. Leslie Slavery is visiting
friends in Quechee.
Frank H. Benedict has returned tC
his work in New Hampshire, as TIT
superintendent of schools in the town
of Pittsield and Pembroke. Genevi
Burnham is teaching in the primar,
department in one of the school
under his charge.
Frank H. Martin has been addin,
silo to his barn.
Presiding Elder J. o. Sherburne
was heard by a good sized audienc
at the Methodist church last Sunda,
evening. There was no other servic
in the village that evening. We know
! of no abatement here in the pleasur
and profit gotten in the reverend
gentleman ministrations.
The Alonzo Hatch Electro Photo
musical company will give an enter
tainment in our town hall, under til
auspices of the Universalist churc
next Saturday evening, Sept, 27.
The ladies of the Universalist sc
| ciety would announce that they wi
hold plant sale at the town hall, o
/ Tuesday, Sept. 30, to be followed
the evening by whist party.
: BERLIN.
The Ladies' Aid met at the church @
Thursday. Quite quantity of wor
needed to be finished before the barr,
that is to be sent away before Oct l coul
be packed. "Many hands made ligl
work" of it, and nearly all is completes
Twenty-Five women and children sat dow
to an excellent supper.
Mrs. Hiram Perkins has returned fro
Cabot where she has been nursing ser
GUS case for the last nine weeks.