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

Rev. }. N. Perrin preached at the
Congregational church for Rev. II. +.
Sheaf on Sunday morning.
The ladies' aid society of the Meth
odist church served ice cream aud cake
in the vestry on SATURDAY evening.
Miss Alice Lowe of Boston has been
visiting at E. w. Pages the past
week.
The Corinthian Quartette, of Bos-
ton, Il. II. Page, first tenor, J. H.
Viau, second tenor, George Parker,
first bass, j. Royal Kinney, second
bass, gave a fine concert at the Congre-
gational church on Thursday evening
to large audience. The entertain
ment was of high order and was APP
preciated by all who attended. Each
member of the quartette is a soloist
of ability. Mr.. Kinney is Plainfield
boy and people were glad of his sue
cess in the musical line
Mrs. Dean Hill has been very i'll for
the past week but is reported better at
this writing.
Mrs George Bolles, who has been
caring for her daughter, Mrs. Benja-
min, in Barre, returned home on
Thursday. Mrs. Benjamin is still
very ILL.,
Miss May Wright will leave on Sat.
urday for Wolcott to teach the pri
mary school in that place.
A. n. Flood, T. Ii. Bartlett, B. H.
Townsend, A. E. Foss and ". E.
Perkins were in Montpelier on Satur-
day to take the mai carriers exami-
nation for carrying the mail on Routes
l and 2 in this town.
The regular meeting of Wyoming
Lodge +. and A. NJ, will occur on
Thursday evening of this week.
w. j. Batchelder and Solomon Bart
lett, commissioners of thu estate of l..
K. Abbott met for the first time on
Monday to appraise the property.
Olin V. Bailey and Josephine o.
Rivers OF Morrisville were married at
che Methodist parsonage by Rev, g.
H. Wright on Wednesday, Aug, II.
Frank Nutting and Arthur Cutler
are camping at Groton pond.
Nahum Palmer was stricken with
paralysis on Friday. He had been
working at Nathaniel Pages and on
his return got out of the wagon and
Immediately fell to the ground. DR..
Brown was called and at this writing
Mr.. Palmer is slightly improved, al
though he has scarcely any use of one
side.
Last week was picnic week The
Rebekahs and Odd Fellows on Friday
at Curtis pond; the Congregational
Sunday school, at same place on We'd
nesday and party of twenty five en-
joyed themselves on Bald Hill.
Miss Catherine Brown, who has
been at Montpelier, stopped in Plain
field on her way to her home at Ayers
Cliff, p. @.
Ernest Batchelder spent Sunday at
his home in town.
w. N. Bancroft and wife of Paw
tucket, K. l., are visiting in town.
j. E. Tillotson and wife of st.
Johnsbury were at the Plain field
House over Sunday.
IS f. i. Woodbury. and wife of Salem,
n. H., were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. O. j. Goodrich several days last
week.
Rev. and Mrs. a. NJ. Smith left on
Monday for St Louis to visit the fair
They expect to remain away about
three weeks.
Mrs Leon Lombard who. with her
two children have been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Maria Morse, returned
home on Monday.
Twenty nine tickets were sold at
this station to those attending the G..
A. r. encampmenU in Boston last
week.
A. S. Martyr and wife visited in
Orange on Tuesday.
Rev. j. N. Perrin and family. who
have been visiting in town, returned
to their home.in Sanbornton, n. H.. :,
on Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Chase of Concord, N. H.,
is visiting Misses Jane and Abbie
CLARK.
The following men have been nomi-
mated to represent the town at Mont
pelier this fall; Fred Perrin by the
Republicans, Murray Clarke by the
Democrats, H. e. Cutting by the Pro.
hibitionists.
S. s. Smith has been chosen as Sc.
lectman to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of L.. X. Abbott.
Eldon Ladd of Chicago and Mrs.
Merton Ladd are the guests of Mrs. j.
p. Ladd.