The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-18
HOMER FITS.
BARRE, VERMONT.


, down underneath the horse which WIS
also thrown. 1t was some time before
he could get out and when he did he
was pretty we'll bruised up and was
not able to come home until Monday.
| He is now able to be out ON the streets
but still quite lame.
Samuel ID. Baker. aged eighty -four,
died at Heaton Hospital, Montpelier,
on Monday afternoon after long i'll
ness. Mr.. Bakers youthful days were
spent in Greensboro and later he lived
| for some years in California, but the
| past fifteen years had been spent IN
| Msrshfield, Stowe and this town,
! where he was buried. He is survived
| by widow, two brothers and two
| sisters.
RANDOLPH.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. W. Campbell, Mrs.
W. f. Moore, and daughter, Floreuoc,
Mrs. Edna Fairbanks and daughter
AMI Miss Georgia Mann left Monday
for few days stay in Boston, Mas.
Before her return home Miss Mann
will visit friends at Nahant beach
Hon. H. ". Vail and son. jackson,
went to Pomfret on Monday for a
| week S stay.
| MY. anu IhTs. VI II, hduu anu tMO
daughters, Alice and Caroline, left
Woodstock with Mr.. Ladds father,
NJ W. Ladd.
Clarence Hodges returned to Schen-
ectady, n. Y, Monday.
Mrs. n W. McCollom and daugh-
ter, Miss Bernice McCollom, returned
home Monday after few weeks stay
in Enfield, N. H.
Grange meeting Saturday night was
in charge of the ladies and the officers
were as follows: Master, Mrs Harris
Bass; overseeI, Mrs. Emma Morse !;
assistant steward Miss Mary Morse !;
steward, Miss Katherine Connolly /;
chaplain, Mrs. Ernest Manchester :;
lecturer, Miss Nora Connolly. The
| Others were the same as usual. very
interesting programme was given !:
Song, Miss Lettie Bailey; recitation
| by E. S. Tewksbury. George Flint and
Martin Connolly, and readings by
Mrs. George Flint, Mrs. r. Fl. Smith
and Alice Buck There was dance
after the meeting.
, Miss Winifred Mann returned home
Monday after a two weeks visit in
Barre.
Miss Josephine Emery is making q
two weeks visit in Lincoln with Mr..
and Mrs. Elias Bowen, formerly of
Bethel.
Fred o. Copeland returned Monday
| from a ten days trip to Highgate
j Springs, Quebec and Montreal.
Lester Newton returned to Medford,
Mass Monday, after a two weeks va
! cation spent with his father, Isaac
Newton.
Miss Adele Simpson and Miss Mar
garrett Simpson of Oampton Village, N.
H., are in town for two weeks visit
with friends and relatives.
FAIRLEE.
Walter Perley, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. l. Adams, died August IL.
I Funeral services on Saturday after
noon, Rev. Mr.. Webb officiating.
Floral offerings were beautiful. Bur.
ial in village cemetery.
Benjamin briggs, former resident
Of this town, who has for many years
lived in West Virginia, made brief
calls on old friends Saturday and
! drove around the lake to see the
changes there. Ali were glad to see
HIM locking so prosperous and happy.
Mrs. Horace Smith of Mortified.
her two adopted children and her
niece are visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Long enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs. Robinson of
| Winchester. Mass, few days since
and later Mr.. and Mrs. Mahoney of
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs. Matte Cushman is stopping
with W. +. Garfield for the present
The town has been full OF people and
hustle the past week. Tuesday, Aug
9, the Vermont Agricultural Society
held its annual meeting in connection
with the Orange County Pomona
| Grange picnic. A very large attend
ance and an excellent meeting is re-
ported. Wednesday and Thursday
were the field days at Lake Morey.
Crowds were in attendance. Showers
both days somewhat disarranged the
program, otherwise all went we'll.
The illumination Thursday evening
was very fine. A medicine show has
also been running several evenings in
the town hall. 1t moved Saturday
into Danville's new hall.
Rev. Mr.. Webb held the usual
church services at the Glen Falls
House ON Sunday afternoon as the
church was being renovated.
WASHINGTON.
The first two degrees were conferred
on eleven candidates on Friday night