The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-24
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church last Sunday afternoon, will
supply the pulpit there for time
though in December he will return to
study.
Clarence,D. Stearns and Miss Kathie
l.. Bauinster of Brookfeld, were mar
ried on the 18th inst. by Rev. f. E.
Currier.
/ There was good sized audience at
( the Congregational church last Sunday
evening 60 listen to a talk by Rev. d.
| II. Strong to the Rebekah Lodge, it
being the 52nd anniversary of the or
ganization OF the order 1t was an ex-
cellent address that Pastor Strong
gave, containing as it did, portion
for all who were present. There was
no other church service in the place at
the time, and the attendance was gen.
eIal.
Miss Julia Simons, daughter of
Lucius S. Simons, has returned to her
home and work in Providence, after
vacation at the old home.
Our former townsman, Denison
Brown, now of Mortified, has lately
had an eye removed. He has had a
good deal of physical ailment about
his eyes and face in late years.
A picnic was held on the South hill
last Saturday in honor of Mrs. Barnet
Goodrich, a Eformer resident of that
section, and who is now on visit
here from Colorado. There was a
goodly number of her old friends pre-
sent, and a general good time was had.
Chauncey Lougee expects his place
in our village is to be taken by Miss
Ann Eliza Penniman of Barre. Con-
sideration of purchase said to be 50, 900.
At the picnic on the south hill, last
Saturday, on Irving Covell's place,
there was base ball game between
the Chelsea village team and that of
the south hill. The former won the
game.
j. K. Lynde's chestnut PAGER that
has been winning premiums this sea-
son, is to be known as Dorothy YER
non. "
Miss Lucy White goes to Massschu-
setts this week and will consider New
ton, a suburb of Boston, as her home
for the present.
Mrs. George W. Slavery, ailing with
heart trouble, is thought to be little
better now.
Mrs. Ed Sprague of Brookfield,
cousin of tMrs. Barney d. Flint, will
return with Mrs. Flint to Colorado,
hoping that winters stay there will
benefit her health.
Last Saturday Chauncey Lougee Wis
tied his sister-in-law, Mrs. Martha
Benedict Farnham, who has been for
or q q q
yet confined almost wholly to her bed.
We hardly recall another so sad case
of invalidism, in connection with any
native of our place. She lives with
her only daughter in Roxbury. Her
only son is civil engineer residing
in New York, and this season he has
been doing professional work in the
Adirondack REGION.
Mrs. Anna Benedict Franklin, now
of Montpelier, paid flying visit here,
few days ago. In this her former
home, she is among friends.
Clayton r. Dirty has been, and is,
collector for the Metropolitan Manu-
featuring Company of Boston, Mass.
1t was good to be told recently of
certain worker, living in high Ii
cense town, where his weakness for
the ardent" is too much pandered to,
that he wants to get out of that place,
and come here to work, believing that
his surroundings would be much bet
ter for him. This may not seem to
tally with recent item or two from
here in connection with Labor Day
but the offenders Of that day, do not
live, in or near, our village, where
we have pretty wholesome state of
things, although the temperance mil
leunium has not yet come to it. What
greater honor could community ask
than that it should be thought to be
helpful to clean living-thankslin part
to our anti-saloon vote last March
There is said to be scarlet fever in
the family of Fred Whitney. If so, we
judge it is in mild form.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne preached at
the Methodist church last Sunday.
Mrs James Hughes of the quarry
district died the last of last week af-
ter but very brief illness. She was
the mother of a large family, and we
Judge her to have been very efficient
wife, and mother. in the care of her
family.
Messrs O. u. Lathrop and J. X.
Lynde have perfected matters with
reference to starting granite bust
ness in the Comoli granite sheds and