The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-03
BROOKEIELD.

Mrs. Edward Wheatley and daugh-
ter, Bessie, returned to their home in
Meriden, Conn, last Friday.
Mrs. Alice (Green) Johnson of Wal
lingford has been visiting her step
mother, Mrs Sevilla Green, the past
week.
Martin Flint with several of his
family including Mrs Della Case of
Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Blodgett
of Randolph, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Smith of Randolph Center, Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur Flint of Thomaston,
Conn, and Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Colt
had picnic on the school house
grounds last Friday.
Miss Minnie Smith is taking a vaca-
tion from dressmaking at Randolph
until September 10. She will go to
New York for fall styles during the
time, spending the remainder of the
time with her mother, Mrs. Sevilla
Green.
Miss Mildred Peck of Burlington,
who has been attending school at
birmingham, Mass, the past year,
visited relatives in town the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justus Batchelder and
Miss Guernsey after spending a short
vacation in town returned to Mont
pelier last Saturday.
Andrew Denny, Charles Davis and
wife and two children, and Mrs.
Wooster were in town last Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. Annie Raymond
Schroeder of New York are expected
to arrive at their cottage the last of
the week.
the village schools are to commence
September 8, with the same teachers
as last year. Miss Vie Davis of Ran.
dolph Center having the upper room
aid Miss Edith Smith of Waterbury,
Conn.,, the lower room.
Mrs. Norman Davis, formerly resi-
dent of this place now of Waterloo,
Iowa. visited her cousin, Walter
Ketchum, last week.
Miss Emily Adams, who has been an
invalid for many years, and who is
totally blind, was very pleasantly re-
membered by several of her friends on
her seventy eighth birthday which oc-
cured last Monday. Madam Schroeder
of Raymond cottage called with her
monograph to entertain her and there
were little gifts of money and other
expressions of sympathy which we're
highly appreciated.
Very interesting letters have been
received from Mrs. A. l.. Follansbee
with regard to her impressions of Cali
fornia while on the excursion with the
G. A. Il. She gives a fine description
of Alum Rock Canyon where there.are
great variety of mineral springs, hot
and cold. She writes that the city of
San Jose gave great dinner to the
Grand Army soldiers and their friends,
who were at San Francisco. The ia
bles were set for 1000 and were more
than once filed. Five tons of fruit
were donated for the dinner and all
tine people were given free rides over
theicity. 1t appears that the excur-
sionists are having very enjoyable
time. Mr.. and Mrs. Follansbee will
start for home next week.
CORINTH CORNER.
William Burgin visited in Barre and
Plainfield last week.
Horace Hood of Lowell, Mass, is
visiting his mother. Mrs. Orrin Hood
George Ward is the guest of his
brother Henry. at J. f. Merrill's.
Several from this place attended the
fair at Bradford,
@. E. Simpson, wife and daughter,
| Edith, of Manchester, N. H., visited
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Chalmers last
week.
Nancie Chalmers, who has been
spending several weeks here, returned
to her home in Topsham on Friday.
Miss Rose Hood of Lowell, Mass.
is at Fred Worthley's.
Nellie Colby is with her grandmoth-
er. Mrs. Ward.
Alice and Lenora Wilson went to
| Chelsea on Monday to continue their
studies at the academy.
John Vermouth and two children of
| Bradford were at j. +. Merrill's on
Sunday and attended church here.
BERLIN.
Charles Crandall and wife of Phila-
delphia are visiting his father, George
, Orandall.
Schools began on Monday with Miss
Jessie Crandall as teacher at the head
of the lake, Mrs. G. Nye at the
Corner and Miss Maude Thurber on
East street.
Miss Mabel Stewart has been elected
teacher of elooution at Lyndon Insti-
tute, in place made vacant by Miss
Hamilton, who succeeds Miss A. Jen-
ME Palmer at Montpelier Seminary.
A pound party is to be held at the
church on Tuesday evening. Ice cream
and cake will be served.
The engagement is announced of s.
B. Sibley and Helen Perry.