The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14

| ton, Ill. and now in missionary work
in Harpoot. Turkey, is again in better
| health
| VIII o. Martin, son of Ophir S.
Martin. was here from Ottawa, Can.
| ada, few days last week He plans
/ to return later with his wife and
daughter, and also sister of his
mother who is a widow in Ottawa.
Miss Jeanette Wiley, who has her
home with the family of John Calet
in Washington, was in town visiting
old friends last week.
Alvah Eaton. who came here week
before last to try his hand as draughts-
man, etc., in thu office of the Grear-
SON. Beckett Granite Company, re-
turned last week to his home in
Springfield. He had not had expert
ence in monumental WORK,
Mrs. Asa G. Wilder has had to have
edimal care of late but is now better
Conductor James Kanaly was at
home here over Sunday. We are told
that his FRANKLY are to move to Mont
pelier, fact-if it is fact-that will
be regretted here by their many
friends
The Free Baptists had thank offer
ing service at their churcn last Sun
day afternoon. They make these occa-
sions pleasant and profitable as mis-
sionary meetings and the collections
taken are devoted to missionary work.
Jacob Flint was able to be dressed
last week for the first time since leg
was broken some two months or more
ago.
Walter Dawson and wife, accompan-
led by Mr. Gross, a brother of Mrs.
Davision, started last week for Van.
couver, British Columbia.
Mis-. Orcutt Abbott and daughter
have been expected here of late from
New York State. At recent accounts,
however, Mrs Abbott was not we'll.
The hay crop is good here and we
see not why other crops may not be
satisfactory, If all is favorable the re-
mainder of the season,
A Miss Dean, who had previously
been here as the guest of her friend,
Miss Maron Horsford. has come to
Vermont again this season from her
home in Grand Rapids, Mich. accom-
panied by a lady school teacher of
that city. They are making pedes.
trian tour in our State.
Work has progressed so far on the
Congregational church repairs here
that one can now judge somewhat of
the great advantages that are to come
to the attendants at this church by
the changes. In the first story of the
building will be commodious parlor,
that Will likely be used as a vestry !;
dining room; a kitchen: a room that
can be used for sundry suitable en-
tertainments "a wood room )om
for the furnace, and other smaller con.
venienoes. The audience room ON the
second floor, will occupy the whole
space above. We judge that the finest
piece of mechanical skill now called
for, will be in barring an entrance to
the building of the demon of debt.
But we have good building commit
tee, who know how greatly a church
DEBT is to be dreaded. We are glad
to state that hundreds of the dollars
given by the late Perkins Bass TO re-
pairs on the church dozen years ago
and more, are to go on yet in the SER
vice of the church. a.
Lu B. Cake and Ella June Meade
Cake will give an entertainment at
the town hall Thursday evening, July
ID, underthe auspices of the ladies'
circle of the Univeralist church. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. and
Mrs. Cake gave very fine entertain
ment in this place last season. Fol-
lowing is partial program, which is
entirely new; Bill Nye rides the
Camel at the Worlds Fair (imperson.
atom; song, 1.-THE Midway Plat
ance - "Violin Talk" by Mrs Cake
humorous 1.-THE Dutch Soldier, F"
dialect song; "Old Phantom" the
quaintest, most killing horse race
known; Cup All Right With John.
nv" original darby iubilees; the
Bicycle Song; Farmer G. Hsw's
Visit to New York, introducing the
songs, "rhe Disgruntled Granger
and "The Old Farm Horse" "The
Lovers Echo Song"
Arrivals here, this week: Mrs.
Charles Ii. Beckett and daughter of
New York city; Mrs Annie Scno-
field Randall and husband of Chicago
Prof Orrin Smith, now teaching in
the military institute of Worcester,
Mass.
1t is supposed that Neal 3. Smith,
son of Marcus A. Smith sailed from
the Isle of Trinidad, Sout tn America,
for New York on the and of this
month.
Mrs. o. Elizabeth Tarbell is visit
ing her lifelong friend, Mrs. Emily
Beckett Edgington, in the town o.
Edgington, Ill.