The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-09

vice here IN musical way. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tobin went to Boston on Fri
day. Their friends will give them all
good wishes to take into their new
life.
Late news of the sickness of Mrs j
William Eastwood, daughter of the
late Paine Bigelow, in Rochester, N.
Y, points to the possibility that the
contemplated Bigelow reunion at our
Gulf House, in the near future, may
have to be postponed
Mrs James Gregory and daughter
went last week to Muncie, Ind, to
visit her family friends She will be
absent few weeks.
Lucius Kinsman, a son of the late
James Kinsman and son-in-law of the
late Sanford Hatch is expected here
for visit soon.
Mrs. X. L. Watson continues to i'm
prove little in regaining the use of
her hand.
Saturday the Fourth, was a perfect
day here and our citizens gave them
selves largely to holiday good time
some going to the gulf and more per-
haps to the grounds selected on War
rem S. Oovell's new farm for cele-
great success day and evening. There
were the following prize games and
winners. In the three legged race,
julie Alexander, our worthy Belgian
young man, and Ed Webster won the
tisrt prize and Bert Youngyand John
Martin took the second prize. In the
wheel barrow race, Lisle Burnham
took first prize and Elmer Alexander
brother of julie Alexander, took the
second. In the potato race, julie and
Elmer Alexander took first prize and
Dexter Baker took the second In the
ladies' foot race, Ruth Burnham took
first prize and Bessie Gauthier took
the second. In the gents foot race
Ed Dutton took the first prize and
Albert Lane took the second. Joshua
f. Bailey gave in addition to the win
ner of this race swarm of bees. In
the race for the creased pig, Fred Nc
| Phee, who has charge of our creamery,
won the pig. The animal might have
been worth five or six dollars. The
fireworks in the evening were good as
| far as they went. We hear the esti-
there on this occasion which seems to
have been greatly enjoyed. At the
gulf there was base ball game in
| which our boys won over nine from
Barre.
Ladies' night in the Grange last
week Wednesday evening was a fine
success. Ninety or more members of
| the Grange were present and some
visitors from Mortified and Washing
ton. Strawberries were served by the
| ladies. There was a good discussion
of the question whether the numerous
| telephones in the houses of our farm
ers were OF benefit; next month there
will be an addition of twenty more
members to the Grange here.
Mrs. Hiram S. Drury is in Boston
and being treated for deafness of quite
! long standing, at an eye and ear in
| Urinary there. Mr.. Drury has recent
| ly returned from a visit there.
Miss Helen Kimball went to Maine,
her native State. this week for two
months vacation. Her sister, Rev.
| Frances A. Kimball, will join her in
August.
| Mrs. Barnet Goodrich accompanies
! her sister, Mrs. Barney d. Flint on
her sad journey from Colorado to YER
mont, this week.
The Methodist ladies' society added
$40 to their treasury last Saturday
from the sale of ice cream at.the pic
mic on the Warren S. Covell place.
Mrs. George L. Williamson and
daughter attended the late reunion in
Glover, of the Stone families, Mr.
Williams late mother having been
member of one of them.
WILDER f. Adams, who arrived here
last week from Tacoma, Washington,
is to attend the National Teachers
Convention in Boston this week. His
round trip ticket to this convention
via the Canadian Pacific railroad cost
him only ninety-two dollars. He will
return next month to Tacoma to re-
sumo his work of teaching. In his
own department. there he has pupils
of six at least nationalities, one of his
brightest ones being an Italian. In
the insane asylum not far from Ia
coma, he was told by one of the Off
Gals that there were more insane
Swedes there than any other nation
atty. Mr.. Adams is quite free from
asthma in Washington.
Our Rebekah lodge held corn car
nival at the town hall last Thursday
evening.
Fourteen persons connected with the
Grand Army Post and Woman's Re-
lief Corps of Brookfeld came here on
the Fourth to celebrate the day with
their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Christie
pher Hood, and all adjourned 70 the
grand picnic on the W. S. Covell
place.
Our selectmen have forbidden any
further ball playing ON our streets this
season.
Raturn g Davis vpas OF b;s naxpJv
purchased farm in Danville two or
three days last week in the interests
of growing crops.
Miss Mabel Spear of Vershire is Wis
iting relatives and friends in town.
Levi Carr lost valuable hog of
the famous o. |. O., stamp, last Mon