The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11

Congregational church. There came
of her family to attend the funeral,
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Twiss of Mil
ford, n H., Mrs. A. M Goodrich OF
st. Johnsbury and her daughters,
Florence and Gertrude Hyde, and
Hon. and Mrs. ID. J. Foster of Bur.
| lington and their daughter, Mabel.
The Flower Festival held at the
town had on Wednesday evening of
last week was successful In every way,
and was heartily enjoyed by the large
audience.
The Strafford ladies gave an excel
lent dramatic entertainment on Friday
evening, and had a good house.
Rev Franklin s. Hatch, who has
just returned to America after three
| years service as general secretary OF
the Y. p. S. .. E. for India, Burmah,
and Ceylon, is spending a week with
his brother, W. S. Hatch. He will
/ speak to the Christian Endeavorers at
their meeting on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Edward A. Davis and son of
Bethel have been at G. l.. Slows for
week past.
Mrs. Amanda Harvey of Mortified
her sister, Mrs. N. S. Bixby.
Walter S. Goss was here over Sun
day from Montpelier.
Mrs. S. p Pratt and Miss Emily
Pratt of Medford, Mass. are staying
at E. M. Young's.
Mrs. Julia A. Rogers, Miss eliza.
beth f. Sanford, Mrs. E. A. Mansu1
| and her granddaughter, Eleanor Bell,
all of Lowell, Mass, are guests at the
hotel
Julia V. Cummings of Hadley,
Mass, has been spending few DAYS
at W. P. Townsend's.
Mrs. Ella N. (Jones) Randall Of
Maiden, Mass, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Mary Tracy.
Mrs Adelbert I. Skinner and daugh
ter of Barre are visiting relatives il
town.
Prentiss W. George of Waltham
Mass, Louis Z. Densmore of LYNN,
Mass, and o. Fay Allen of Boston
came last week for two weeks vaca
ton.
Edith f. Hood, who has been il
Boston since last fall, is at home TO
time
Rev. II. J. Wyckoff and j. NJ
Comstock represent the Congregation
al church at a council called to NEE
at Tunbridge ON Tuesday for the ordi
nation of Mr.. E. o. Sargent
Rev. DR.. William H. Davis of New
ton, Mass, spent Sunday at G. l.
Slows.
Bessie Whestley of Meriden, Conn
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Q. P
| dickinson.
Baseball was we'll in evidence las
week. On Wednesday our nine visited
Tunbridge and were beaten by tn
Tunbridge nine, IL to 10; on Frida,
i the "Has Beens'' beat the K. O. K
A. nine, IL to 8; and on Saturday tn
East Barre came here and worsteC
Chelsea by score of 4 to in one o
the best games ever played in town.
Rev. l.. N. Moody, pastor of tn
Methodist church, is seriously ill wit
a nervous trouble, and has bee
obliged to give up all work for tn
present. He has won the regard o
all our people in the few months h
has been here, and all earnestly wis
his early restoration TO health. Their
was no preaching at his church las
Sunday, and it cannot yet be an
nounced what arrangements will b
made for next Sunday.
The selectmen have posted the Chez
list of voters, containing 307 names
There will be opportunity later 70
the addition of other names, an,
especially for new voters to qualify b.
taking the freeman's oath.
Nomination papers for Representa-
tive have been filed for Hale K Oar
ling and DR.. S. N. Goss. A Demo
cratic nomination will be made later
aud lively contest is sure to tax
place.
Capt. W. H. H. Hall went to Han
over, N. H., to have small canoe
removed from his lip at the Mar.
Hitchcock Hospital The operation
was successful, and he returned OIL
Monday.
The exhibition of antique article
announced by the ladies of the Congre
gational church will be given at tn
town hall ON Friday. the 10th inst
both afternoon and evening. In tn
evening program of music, recita
tions, and tableaux will be rendered ii
costume. The loan of old fashioned
articles Of interest is solicited by thos
in charge.