The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-25

Percy Ladd, nephew of Mrs.
Il. b. Watson, Dartmouth College
student, is staying at DR.. Watson's.
Arthur Poland and wife, and Oscar
Poland, wife and two children of
Waitsfeld, and Mr.. and Mr. Austin
Stowell and wife of Lawrence, Mass.
have been recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Poland.
Mrs. Myrtle Kathan Donaldson of
Windsor is expected at Thomas Pc.
lands this week.
Old Williamstownians who can re-
call the far away days in the EAST,
when the late Porter Flint lived at
the Gulf Springs. to supply the wants
Ut visitors as best he could, will I'M
derstand something of the all around
pleasure taken last week, when some
of our citizens, accompanied Mrs.
Mary Flint Stowell and daughter, of
South Acton, Mass, to the Gulf
Mrs. Stowell was daughter, and SO
far rs we remember, the only child of
Mr.. Flint There was a goodly num-
Der of persons in the company, and we
may reasonably believe no pains were
spared to make the occasion delight
full one, even though thread of sad
ness might naturally have been run
all through the hours, so far as Mrs.
Stowell was concerned, bereft as she
is OF both her parents. But how
many happy memories of those earlier
days many of us yet have
1t has been "roughly estimated
that the repair and changes in the
Congregational meeting house may
cost So, 600. OF this sum. nearly 81, 400
have already come through members
of the late Calvin Ainsworth's family.
Albert Norris is making important
changes and improvements on his
farm barn.
Corn roasts by night on the old
Enoch Howe hill north of the village
are still part of 'the fun" of the
young folks, as they were-oh, how
many years ago
Orr schools will begin on the first
Tuesday in September. Teachers have
not yet been obtained for all of them.
Ed J. Poor paid his creamery pat.
rons eighteen and one-ffth cents per
pound for butter fat in July
Lewis M. Seaver, accompanied by
his wife, went to Maine ON business
last week.
Our village creamery paid it's patrons
| eighteen cents per pound for butter fat
in July.
Mrs. Albert r. Martin and daughter,
Mrs. George E. WILDER, are visiting
Mrs. Laura Atherton of Waterbury,
sister of Mrs Martin.
Mrs. Manning S. Poole of Chicago
Is III town for day or two.
EAST MONTPELIER.
Rev. Alven NJ. Smith left on Mon
day for st. Louis to visit the Fair
| to be gone two or thres weeks; so
there will be no services at the Uni
rs.
NORTH MONTPELIER.
In Kew. Alven NJ. Smiths absence
there will be no service at the church
on Sunday, August %. Mr.. Smith is
in st. Louis and will spend some days
1 visiting the Fair.
The wooden mill shut down last Sat-
urday for three weeks vacation
George Kelton and Miss Laura Gray
returned last Friday from few days
visit at Peacham. While there, Miss
Gray played the cello at concert.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.. Nye started
Tuesday morning on their California
trip.
Nelson Blodah of Manchester, N.
H., is working for George Kelton.
Mrs. Allie Nye of Manchester, N.
H., arrived Monday night for vaca.
tion at her fathers j. E. Hamblet's.
Mrs. Jerry Byron and daughter
Ethel left Monday morning for Brad.
ford.
Mrs. Laura Cutler and son, Leon,
are visiting in the place.
The Lane brothers of South Barre
are building large piazza and bay
window on the main part of W. S.
Little's house.
Miss Bessie Gray is spending week
at Peacham with her mother, Mrs.
Ellen Nye Gray.
Mrs Celeste Snow has bought the
old Southwick place, recently owned
by Miss Elsie Warren of Plainfeld.
She intends moving in about the first
of September.
CALAIS.
L. A. Kent, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Morse and Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Ncyes
returned from Boston last Friday
night.
l. Rich Kent is at home from Bos-
ton for short visit.
Mrs. Smith and daughter and Miss
Robbins of Woburn, Mass, who have
been stopping at f. G.. Celiey's re-
turned to their home on Saturday.
Edward l.. Foster of New York ar.
rived in town Sunday to attend the
annual reunion of Company |, Elev-
enth Vermont regiment, and for short
visit at the old homestead.
Two hundred or more people attend
ed the annual Slayton reunion held at
North Calais Wednesday, Aug. II.
A very interesting program was rem
dered. Special mention should be
made of the readings by Miss Mabel
Stuart Among those noticed from
out of town was DR.. Slayton of Rox-
bury and Alonzo Slayton of Barre.
While it was very rainy day Sat-
urday, seyenty-five or more Republi-
cans attended the caucus and noml-
mated for town Representative, II. A.
Morse.
| The schools i'm town will onmmauca