The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-09
BARRE.

graduate on bOddard seminary, has be-
gun work as reporter on the Times.
Emily Benedict entertained party of
80 of her young friends at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Benedict, on
the occasion of her 18th birthday. The
party had a jolly good time. Lunch was
served and Miss Benedict was the recip-
lent OF many presents.
Clarence f. Worthen has arrived in
town from Burlington to spend the sum
mer.
A meeting of the Central Labor Union
will be held Tuesday evening at 1880 for
the purpose of making arrangements for
Labor Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morgan, and c. w.
Mcmillan sailed from Montreal for Scot
land this morning on the Allan line
steamer Partisan" They left Barre
Thursday afternoon and will be absent
about three months.
The members of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance staff of this city, with their
families to the number of 80 had picnic
at Williamstown Gulf last week
The Rev. Efie K NJ Jones went on
Thursday to the home of NJ l.. Towue, on
the West hill, where she is to board dur
ing the summer. While she is in the
country, messages for her may be left
with c. n. Kenyon at the Boston Bargain
store or telephoned to Fred Clay's home,
and Mrs. Jones will respond to any nee
essary calls pom her.
Earl Shepard, who has been visiting his
father, Clark Shepard, returned to Rnt-
land recently.
Principal O. d. Matthewson came to
this city Thursday evening from Burlng-
ton where he attended the session of the
American Institute of Instruction.
Prof. Allen C. Hutchinson of Goddard
Seminary left Friday morning for his
home in South Paris, Me. He will go
from there to Boston to spend the sum
mer.
n. d. Phelps and party spent Fri
day cruising on Lake Champlain.
BRADFORD.
Frank Harris wws at home from Hyde
Park over Sunday.
Mrs. c, c. Morris came home from
Wakefield, Mass, where she has been
staying for several months, on Monday.
II. T. johnson spent Sunday at home.
He is in the United States mail service,
making the run from st. Adams to Bur-
lington.
Mrs Frank Flanders of Lyndonville is
stopping at M. G, Flanders.
Quite delegation of our townspeople
went to East Corinth last Wednesday to
attend the dedication of the library there.
Among them we saw j. c. Stearns and
wife, H. b. Stevens and wife, II. j. Kill
bourne and wife, c. r. Craig and wife,
Mrs. Amelia Parker, John Chase, j. NJ.
Sawyer, Mrs. A. Ladd, Mrs Albert
bailey and L. F. Hale and wife. The occas-
ion was very happy one and the address
well worth the trip, saying nothing of the
excellent dinner served by the ladies and
all the other good things on the program
"The Glorious Fourth" of 1902 is now
day in the past and was accompanied
by its usual amount of noise, fun and
some malicious mischief. Holes were
broken through two of the large plate
glass windows in the blocks. Fun is fun,
and no one objected to it, but when prop
erty is destroyed the offenders should be
apprehended and made to pay dearly for
their deeds.
Leland Everett, son of Ed Everett, and
Conrad Brooks celebrated the Fourth by
playing with a can of gunpowder. Result
-explosion-two boys badly burned, and
one, the Everett boy, taken to the hospi
tai at Hanover for treatment The
Brooks boy was not so badly burned, but
he will be very likely to give the combi-
nation of gunpowder and matches a wide
berth hereafter
A. w, Porter of Brooklyn spent the
Fourth with Mrs. w. B. Stevens return
ing to Brooklyn, Sunday night.
Mrs. Calista r. Jones came home on
Friday from Springfield where she was
delayed for several weeks by broken
shoulder caused by being thrown from an
electric car while it was in motion. She
is recovering as rapidly as possible under
the circumstances.
Miss Florence Kent of St. Johnsbury is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Frederick Fletcher
EAST ORANGE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craigie of East Topsham
visited relatives in town few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Hutchinson and fam
lily spent the Fourth in Vershire,
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ
Colby, June 81.
Ethel Hamilton closed successful
term of school last Saturday.
j. B. Brooks and family of Syracuse
have arrived at their summer residence.
The Jewell family were unable to join
them on account of the feeble health of
Mrs. Jewell
Mrs. Clarence Hutchinson is suffe ring
from a severe attack of rheumatism.
EAST WARREN.
Mrs. T. Van Deusen had her right
wrist badly cut last week by scythe fall
ing down upon it.
Mrs. Harriet Pike from Waitsfeld is
spending this week with her brother in
this place.
Rev. r. w. Roundy from Roxbury will
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