The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-25

learn that he has been in poor health
of late from grip, to which has been
added an injured ankle, making it
altogether a hard time for him physi.
cally.
Mrs. Louise Bigelow Oatley was
here on Monday on her way to visit
| friends in Plainfeld.
Miss Myrtle Seaver will 90 back to
Wilmington next term as kindergar-
| ten teacher, as might have been antic-
| ipated such are her qualifications for
| the work.
Henry J. Lasell is buying potatoes
to ship, paying sixty cents per bushel
at the car.
Mrs. George W. Slavery will return
this week from few weeks visit in
Sharon, Quechee and White River
Junction.
| Ed. j. Poor, one of our leading
doing men, says his cows never made
SO much butter as during the recent
| drouth, an experience of the kind
many others have doubtless had, now
that the feed has been started by re-
cent rains butter falls off.
Mrs. DR.. Cornelius V. Lynde (nee
Miss Hattie Sprague) and son, will
come this week from the West for a
visit, with her old friends here.
The Springfield Republican of last
| Thursday gave full report of the
wedding in Easthampton, Mass, on
the evening before of Prof. Clinton
A. Srong, only son of our ex-towns
woman Mrs. Sarah Bass Strong, now
of Westhampton, Mass. The bride is
Lila j. Newkirk of Easthampton.
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Mount Holyoke College, and was
club Prof. Strong is instructor in
English and elocution, in the Pennsy-
lvania Charter school of Philadelphia,
where they are to reside. Both groom
and bride are spoken of as having a
host of friends in Easthampton and
vicinity Prof. Strong is graduate
of Amherst College.
Miss Marion Horsford principal of
our high school, returned here last
Monday, to be in the family Of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter E. Granger this sum-
mer.
HARDWICK.
The 1. o. G. 7. held public de-
bate and social at their hall in the
Marshall block the evening of June
20, after which ice cream and cake
were served. A very enjoyable time
was reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Atkins of Bur-
lington are passing his summer vaca-
tion with his parents, Mr. and Mis-.
A. S. Atkins.
The base ball game at the park last
Saturday afternoon between the Barre
and the home team resulted in VIC
tory for the home team. The score
standing 10 to 8.
Four arrests were made for intoxi-
cation here last Sunday.
Mrs Ethel Harrison from Waterbury
is visiting her mother, 9. L. Kinds.
Mrs. Frank Thompson is visiting
her brother, Delbert Warren, in VOL
colt this week.
Mrs. Chase of North Montpelier is
stopping with her daughter, Mrs. Eric
Wheeler of this place.
Quite large delegation attended
the Spiritulist convention held at the
opera house, June 49,, 20 and 81.
A memorial sevice will be held at
the Ellsworth Post, G, A. r, hall
next Thursday afternoon for their
late comrades-Fields and Olmstead.
Mis-. A. S. Atkins is passing few
days with her mother. Mrs. George
Trow in Woodbury..
WELLS RIVER.
Mrs. Russell Moore spent Sunday
and Monday with her daughter, Mrs.
Taylor in Groton.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Carpenter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bailey were in
Groton last week to attend the fun
efal of Mrs. DR.. Eastman. Mr.. Car
penter had charge of the funeral.
Mrs. Clement of Barton is the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. J. F. Shattuck.
Harry Marshall returned to Rut-
land on Monday.
Mr.. Kimball Marshall and his sis.
ter, Mrs. Carbee of Greenfield, Mass,
spent Thursday in McIndoes and Fri.
day in Groton. Mrs. Carbee returned
to her home Wednesday, June "a.
, Mr. and Mrs. George Stenning and
, Cyril spent last week in Sangerville,
Canada. Mrs. Percival, a sister OF
Mrs. Stenning came home with them
to spend the summer.
Mr. Hunter finished moving last
! Saturday and is now resident OIL
Jefferson Hill Postoffice address
, South Ryegate.
Mrs. Anna Leslie of Montpelier
came to spend Saturday and Sunday
with Mrs. Graves, going from here te
! Post Mills Monday, where she viii
remain till Saturday, then come bach
here for visit.
Mrs. Rogers, with her daughters
of Beloit, Wis, came Saturday ant
were the guests of Mrs. Graves ovel
Sunday. They have gone to South
. Ryegate where they are to spend thu
= summer.
3 Some of the members of the higl
. school accompanied by Mrs. Randall
i Mrs. Sheldon and Captain CreelmaI
spent last Saturday at Halls pond.
On Monday evening members of Col
/ Preston W. r. O.. and few other
Q from this place joined the people O.
o Ryegate in giving Mr.. and Mrs. H
S. Powers a surprise ~ party, June
Q %, being their twenty-tifth wedding