The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-28
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]. G. NICHOLS has on exhibition at his store
the head of a buffalo which was sent him by
DR.. G. s. Putnam.
Mrs EMMA SMITH died at the residence Of
her son, David Smith, last Saturday evening
She would have been ninety years old about
the middle Of June.
THE Young Mems Christian Association will
hold sociable at the town hall on Friday
evening next Strawberries and ice cream
will be served to those desiring them, at the
usual prices
DECORATION DAY will be duly observed here
with the usual exercses-an Grafton by Hon
l.. G. Hinckey of Chelsea. music by the band,
marching, and placing tributes Of remembrance
on the graves of fallen comrades.
A Two-HoRsE lumber wagon that had stood
beside the park most of last week was found
on Monday morning safely housed in the band
stand. We hardly see how 1t got there, as the
wagon weighs nearly eleven hundred pounds
unless one of those western cyclones struck II
In the night.
REV. PETER MCMILLAN preached memo
rial sermon at the Congregational church last
Sunday, the Grand Army post of this place
being present in body. On account of this
service there was no preaching at either of the
other churches. The church was decorated
with flags, the larger ones over the desk being
trimmed with Grape, in memory OF those who fell
while lighting for the Union. Mr.. Mcmillan
rendered by male quartette.
SEVERAL runaways occurred last week. The
horses belonging to John Foss of West Tops.
ham started from depot square, and made
lively time through the street and up the hill
by the Academy, where Schofield OF the Acad.
envy succeeded in jumping into the wagon and
capturing them. No serious damage was done
A team from Orange containing a gen tleman
and lady, also ran from opposite the boarding
house to near the depot road, when the man
succeeded in controlling the horse.
Or late there seems to be something in the
air or ground of Academy Hill to raise trouble
with teams. W. c. Nye, in crossing water
bar there last Sunday. on his Way to church,
had his horse thrown fiat. Two of his sons
one about eight, and the other some twenty
years old-were thrown out, the oldest landing
on one side of the wagon and the youngest
between the horse and dasher of the wagon.
The horse commenced kicking but the boy,
very fortunately, was taken out before receiv-
ing any injury.
Ii. o. WoRTHEN, MD, met with quite a
painful accident last week Tuesday He had
started for Washington to see a patient, and,
when going past the Academy, he met double
team loaded with hogs The road being
washed out there somewhat, 1t was quite mar
row, and his young horse that he was driving,
being afraid of the hogs, turned little too
much, and a thill of the doctors wagon was
caught in the wheel of the loaded team. The
doctor was thrown out and his team came home
on the double.quck, making two sharp turns
to get into the barn, and no breaks. The doc
tor started again and went to Washington.
Finding his side very painful, he had an exam
ination, which revealed the fact that several
of the ribs on his left side were fractured.
After receiving medical treatment from another
physician he came home, and has attended to
his usual business since.
REV. AND MRS w. M. KIMMELL returned
home last Monday. Mr. Kimmell's health is
much improved. I'D. J. Peck is recovering
from his illness, being able to sit up portion
OF each day. Us. H. Nye is, we are glad to
see, able to be around some again after his long
sickness