The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-03

Oly0e WOOdCOCK is nome from WOr'
cester, Mass. for a vacation.
B. l.. Eastman had party, We'd
nesday, of about thirty persons, on
his sixty-sixth birthday.
Aaron Eastman was given a party
at A. f. Bishops Friday evening" it
being his twenty first birthday.
Y j. Moulton gave photograph
entertainment at Academy hall, Wed
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Simpson of Man
cheser, N. H., have been visiting re-
latives in town.
Friends from Worcester, Mass,
were guests of Donald Mckenzie over
Sunday.
Miss Sleeper from Lowell, Mass,
made her uncle, Charles Sleeper, a
brief visit the past week.
J. NJ. Knight has returned to Cor
NTH.
EAST ROXBURY.
Mr. Tart of Montpelier assisted Rev.
n. NJ. Shaw in the services here Sun
day.
Elder Ora Boyce is attending
campmeeting at White River Junction
this week.
Mrs. w. B. Spooner and son Willie
are to return to Worcester, Mass,
Thursday.
Frank E. Duraway was in Mont
pelier Saturday to see President
Roosevelt.
Ellsworth Fuller has returned home
from his work in Williamstown and
will attend school here this fall.
Mr. and Mrs. L. w. Blanchard and
Carroll Fuller visited Walter Hubbard
in South Royalton over Sunday.
Mr. Woodruff of Philadelphia gave
an entertainment at the schoolhouse
to about sixty Saturday night.
Last Tuesday night was the very
! pleasant occasion of a birthday sur
! prise party for Frank E. Duraway of
! Worcester, Mass, at, his grandpar-
ents. Refreshments of ice cream,
cake and bananas were daintily serv-
ed by Mrs. ". B. Spooner assisted by
Mrs. d. L. Buck and Ethel Wardner.
\ handsome gold ring was presented
him by his mother and grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wardner and
two little daughters, and Miss Cecile
! Buck attended the Presidents day
exercises at Randolph Saturday.
A Republican rally was held We'd
nesday in d. l.. Buck S dooryard which
was largely attended, Lawyer Gordon
of Barre making a speech under the
maple trees.
Mrs. Waldo Rogers and son Allen
! of Manchester, n II. are visiting
relatives in town.
Mrs. E w. Wetmore of South North
field visited Friday at d. L. Bucks.
Mrs Ora Boyce entertained some
of her relatives at a sugar party Fri
day afternoon.
Miss L. J. Webster returned to her
school in birmingham, Mass, this
week.
Miss Cecile Buck began her school
here Monday and Miss Hattie Kidder
began hers in the Cram district.
Mrs S. J. Mack of Baltimore, Md.
visited her niece, Mrs. D. L. Buck,
last week, not having seen her for
thirty years,
Mrs George Wardner and Miss
! Cecile Buck spent Wednesday and
Thursday with friends in Waterbury.
A. J. Laid and G. F. Blanchard
were in Robxury Saturday on town
business.
While calmly and serenely going
about his farm work Thursday n. W.
| Cady was not only surprised but hor-
rified at the sudden appearance OF
what appeared to be party of high
way robbers who demanded in thrill
ing tones his money or his life. " For
further particulars apply to said vic
| tim.
Mrs. W. B. Spooner of Worcester,
who went for blackberries in the Run
region, though unable to tell exactly
where she went, describes the roads
as something heard of but never be-
fore experienced. She does not care to
risk her life again for five quarts of
ckberries.
EAST CABOT.
Mrs. May Wing, who has been with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Cass-
ady, returned to her home in Spring
| field last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Barr visited
relatives in Northfeld few days last
| week.
W. H. Gate was in Walden one day
last week.
Henry Hill and two daughters of
| South Barre visited his parents part
of last week.
Grant Lane and Miss Lizzie Ward
of South Barre visited at E. H.
Clark's few days last week.
Earle Fish, who has been staying
with his mother for several weeks,
has returned to Canton, Ohio.
Mrs. Annie Stoddard of Westford
visited at G. T. Adams few days
recently.
Frank and George Morse were in
Passumpsic last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Lampson of
Barre visited last Saturday and Sun
day at A. l. Abbotts.
Mrs. Nellie Ashley and children !,
who have been for the past month
with her sister, Mrs. Harry Chandler,
return this week to their home in
Waltham, Mass.
Mrs. d. w. Blaine ofsBarnet visited
a few days last week with Mrs. S e.
Houghton.
Mr. and Mrs r. II CLARK visitad