The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-15
BROOKFIELD.

Cassius Peck of Burlington was in
town last week buying cows.
Oliver Nichols is able to be out
again after several weeks illness
| with rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Coleman re.
! turned last week to their home in
| Boston.
Last week Roliin Foote of Cornw all
spent several days with his cousin, O.
B. Fish, and f. uily.
Twenty-Five attended the Grange
| sociable last Friday evening.
Eight dolIers was received on bids
! for books last Wednesday at the library
meeting.
Mrs Laura Allis went Monday to
| Norwich, Conn to be present at the
wedding of her SOD, Hon. Wallace
Allis, to Miss Alice Lathrop. which
occurred ON Wednesday, the 18th inst.
| Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Follansbee went
Tuesday to Concord, N. H., to spend
several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcy Perham of St.
Johnsbury, who visited his parents, j.
B. Perham and fl nily, several days
recently, returned to their home last
week.
The Orange county Sunday school
convention will be held at the Second
Congregations church on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Mcintyre are
spending the week with their daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fullam.
Noah Frink had severe attack of
Indigestion last week which confined
him to the bed several days.
| Mrs. Chase Blake visited relatives
in Montpelier last week.
| John Lamson returned home from
| Concord, N. H., last Saturday where
| he had been several days visiting rel
atives.
SOUTH DUXBURY,
Mrs Squires of Westfeld. Mass, is
! visiting her son and wife at the home
of b. Avery.
Ralph Corliss of WesJford and Roy
of Jericho recently visited their faith
! er, Ara Corliss, and other friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Somerville
and Jessie Ferguson of Brooklyn, N.
Y, were entertained by Mrs. Louisa
Watts of Waterbury last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Louizell have
little daughter born September 4.
There will be an evening meeting in
the louisville school house, Septem-
Der a.
Mrs. Ward of Waitsfeld visited her
son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
| Ward, last week.
Mrs. George Folsom of Waitsfield
and Elhanan Andrews of Montpelier
visited Mr.. and Mrs. S. Somerville
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon florence
visited her daughter in Willismstown
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ingalls, went
| to their home in Keene, n. H., last
Tuesday.
Leonard Hutchins and wife of Barre
| visited Mr.. and Mrs. Farnsworth and
other friends recently; s'so Henry
Psrzo and wife of Morrisville.
WILLIAMSBURG.
Mr.. and Mrs George Martin will
return this week to their home in
Washington, d. O.
Mrs. Anna Schofield Randall and
husband will go back to Chicago this
| week.
| On Labor Day the Gulf House pro-
| prietor put up 175 teams, and fed over
200 persons. The Bethel band fur
nished music to the crowd in attend
ance at the Springs.
| A daughter was born on Monday last
to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McIver.
Some of our folks know of the
amount OF work that Ernest Riddel
put into the farm lot opposite his
house on the west side of the road TO
thoroughly drain it. few years ago.
Doubtless they may have wondered if
it would pay. But Mr.. Riddel tells
us of the benefit he has already had
from it, and of course it is only the
beginning of the reward.
| The Universalist ladies will have
their annual sale of vegetables and
| plants on the 18th of October, continu-
ing through The evening.
Fred Bailey and wife, now of West
| Berlin, were recent guests at the home
of Olney f. Seaver.
j. j. Dashnar of Washington is cut
| ting corn with his Harvester, on
the east side of our town.
Mrs. Jerry Hutchinson at the north
end of our village, has taken a very
handsome sum of money this season,
as reported, from sales from her home
garden.
There was quite large assemblage
of citizens at the home of Representa-
tive-elect, Walter Z. Granger. last
Saturday evening. Our band was
present to dispense music; cake and
coffee were served; little speeches