The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29

among friends, returned to his home
on Friday. His mother remained Tor
longer time.
Joseph Bresett's little girls are sick
with the whooping cough.
Bessie Jeffords has been suffering
for about two weeks with quinsy
Sores
Not as many attended the fair as
usual on account of the cold weather.
There was a dance at the Washing
ton house on Wednesday evening. A
good number attended. Luoien and
Frances Downing of Plainfeld fur
nished music.
May Gone and Ray Huse we're at o.
e. Stanley's recently.
Two of J. Henry Clough's children
have been quite sick with toDsilitis.
BARRE.
g. l. Jackson has sold through the
f. B. Gate Real Estate Agency his
home place on Summer street to o. N.
Granger, the barber. The oonsiders-
tior was 3d. $50, ,and Mr.. Jackson
takes part payment a lot on Burn
hams Meadow. Mr.. Granger buys
for home and will move there soon.
Earl Waterman left ON Saturday for
Burlington to resume his studies at
the u. V. M.
Mrs. M E. Lamson has gone to her
home in Rutland after a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Goodrich.
Miss Lena Moorcroft returned on
Monday from her trip California.
Cards have been received in the
city announcing the marriage of
Sydney d. jackson to Miss Evelyn E.
Wescott to take place October at the
BRIDES home In Portland, Me. Mr..
Jackson is brother of Fritz Jackson
of this city and was formerly en-
ployed here by the Consolidated
Lighting company. Mr. Jackson is
now working for an electrical COM
psny in Portland.
f. E. Kinney and Go. are starting
a new machine shop in the Averill
block at 23 South Main street. ., They
propose to do all sorts of repair work.
In the same building Linley A. Aver
i'll is starting grlst mill in connec-
tion with his grain business Mr.
-.
beipg proprietor of the L. A. Averill
grocery store.
While at work at Jones Bros. )
shed ON Saturday Neil Mcdonald and
Robert Dempster were badly burned
by the explosion of some powder left
in a Lewis hole. The powder was
left in at the quarry and when the
men began drilling around it the
conclusion exploded it. DR.. Reid was
called and pronounced Mr.. McDon-
AIDS burns quite serious and Mr..
Dempster's not so bad
SOUTH DUXBURY.
Mrs. Randall and Mrs. J. W.
Wright and daughter of Springfield,
Mass, were recent visitors at B. +.
Avery's
Mr.. Squires' mother, Mrs. S. B.
Barnes, returned to her home in West
field, Mass, after spending two weeks
at the home of B. F. Avery.
Charles Clark and Miss Jessie Fer
guson returned to their home in
Brooklyn, n. Y, the 22nd, after
spending thirteen weeks in Vermont.
Harry Bruce is attending Brown g
University.
Lottie Porter is ill.
George Hutchins has returned from
his business triP'in Massachusetts and
Maine.
WEST BRADFORD.
Jessie Tibbetts of Cabot, and Miss
Mabel st ewart of Berlin, spent pc
of last week at N. M. Merrill's.
Miss Abbie Baldwin of Boston,
returned home ON Monday after spend
ing several weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Hannah Baldwin.
Mrs. A. P. Worthen and Helen
went to Sugar Hill on Saturday.
Miss Sadie Piper is at A. p.
Worthens for few days.
Prescott Davis went to st. Johns
bury last Monday to consult special
list.
Mrs. Fred Yarmouth and two chill
dren of Concord, N. H., are at Press
colt Davis for few weeks.
BROOKFIELD.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Fowler of Lud-
low have been recent guests of his
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bacon.
Mrs. Nellie Knowles of Natick,
Mass, is spending several weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Fred Fullam.
Miss Nellie Wright has gone to Will