The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-23

CALAIS.
The Ladies' Union will meet with Mrs
N L. Bancroft on Thursday afternoon,
July 81 All are cordially invited
Mrs Lucy Kent is visiting in Montpe-
lier.
A daughter was born to Nr. and Mrs
George Kent on Sunday morning.
Doris, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Converse, died Sunday morn
ing of tuberculosis. Funeral Tuesday at
one o'clock.
MORETOWN.
Among the visitors in town the past
week were A. NJ. Pierce of East Mont.
pelier, Mrs. j. O. Towle and M.
Carr of Waterbury.
Herbert Austin and Miss Maude
Johnson visited in Worcester on Sun
day.
Rev. G.. L. Story of Essex Junction
supplied the pulpit last Sunday morn
ing and evening, in the absence of Mr.
Wells, the pastor, who, with his wife,
is taking vacation of two weeks
The Good Templars are to sell ice
cream and cake on the school house
lawn, the weather permitting, Satur-'
day evening, July 26, from 7 80 to 8
o'clock
The cottagesprayer meeting will be
held Friday afternoon, at three o clock
at the home of Mrs. B. F. Griffith.
Mrs. ]. ID. Bidgood has gone to
Lake Morey for the summer to act as
| cook in hotel.
Mrs. Frank Bragg and daughter of
Waitsfeld were in town Saturday
visiting Mrs. Philo Talbot at the
home of Sidney Atkins
The ice cream social and promenade
given by the Good Templars at the
town hall July Is, was we'll attend
ed. Receipts of the evening were
$15.14.
Mrs. Milo Ravelin is visiting rel
atives in Bolton this week.
WEST TOPSHAM.
Eugene Blanchard is at Mr.. Thurs
toms for visit
FRED Rowe has the foundation ready
for an addition to his house He built
fine barn last year and when his
| house is completed will have a fine
set of farm buildings.
4hlS, bSOIRc CCOlt VI CldT6MODU, ~.
H, visited at Mrs. j. T. Bowen's
last week.
Rev. James Boyd is to preach his
farewell sermon next Sunday. He has
been here for four years and has some
very firm friends, He goes to his old
home in Berwick, Me
The concert Sunday afternoon was
a success. The children did we'll. A
collection of nearly S. was taken for
the benefit of the Sunday school.
The agent for the Watcbman has
been canvassing this vicinity the past
week. The Waterman has a large
circulation in Topsham.
The abundant rains of the last three
weeks have given us a fine grass crop,
but making it into hay is a slow proc
ess
Mrs O. S. Sanborn is at Barre
city with her daughter, Mrs. Morris
Mcknight.
Mrs Windsor Corliss of Bradford
and Mrs. Carswell of Barre were
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George X Church over Sunday. July
20 was Mrs. Church birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Nolan were at
| DdIIc Ou Iludy.
Fred and Ottie Bagley were at Wells
River Thursday. They played in the
Groton ball team with the Wells River
boys. Next Wednesday they go to
East Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Smith were in
Barre city on Tuesday.
Miss Edith Marcy of Newbury is
visiting at F. P. Cunningham
Hon. r. NJ Harvey of Montpelier
was i'll town for few days the last
of the week.
Mr.. Noyes of Orange is moving
into the Tubbs' house He is the pro-
prietor of the stage route to Barre
and we are pleased to have him for a
citizen of West Topsham.
John P Flanders was at Barre and
Montpelier the first of last week
A large number of the citizens of
! West Topsham attended the funeral
of Charles Minard of Barre last Tues
day. The services were held at the
Mills school house in Orange and
the burial was in the cemetery near
his old home. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Effie X, M. Jones
of Barre.
Warren Kimball is assisting his
father, W. F. Kimball, through hay
ing.
DR.. and Mrs. Willard were at East
Topsham the first OF the week, Wis
iting her parents, NJ and Mrs. Joseph
| b. Nolan.
MARSHFIELD.
An editorial in Wednesday evening S
Journal reads, Have you met Tracy
in your travels?" which question we
can answer in the negative, but the
appearance of things around several of
our principal places of business Tues
day morning might indicate that he
had recently been here,
T. r. Barton is moving his house
hold goods into the tenement recently
vacated by F. L. Woodbury. in Mrs.
o. E. Carpenter house.
B. M. Shepard and family, of Mont
pelier, visited at his fathers, @. E.
Shepard's, last week.
B. b. bailey and J, Edward Bailey
of Montpelier were in town on Sun