The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-05
LamOille County.
Gilmore,

The Portuguese boy who has been sick so
long at Charles Parker's starts this week
Tor Portugal, through the kindness of the
other portuguese boys in town, who have
furnished him money to pay his passage.
- The school at the pond closes next
week Friday, when a picnic will be held to
which all are invited = Rev c. A.
smith and wife visited old acquaintance
ley of Chicago and Ned of Montpeiier, to-
gether with Lucius and Warren Moves of
Hyde Park spent last week at MIR. A.
M. Kelley's.
East Gilmore.
Miss JOSIE FIsKE is at home from Walden
being obliged to give up her school there on
account of poor health. - Ella and jim
mic Swift of Blackstone Mass, are visiting
friends in this vicinity. - Lucy Cave re-
turned to her home in Montpelier last week
- Mrs. w. Cook and daughter are visit
ing at w. Sideways.
Hyde Park.
THE wife Of Ed. Billiard was arrested by
Sheriff Lanphere, on suspicion of assisting
her husband to escape from Hyde Park iail
on the night of the 10Th of July, and was
brought before Justice L. f. Allen. She
waived examination and was required to
give bonds in the sum of $500 for appear
ance at county court. Her father, John
Bullard gave security for the amount. Bull
ard was in Jail, charged with demonstrating,
burglary and forgery. He has long been
noted character of North Hyde Park, and
since his escape no trace of him has been
| obtained. - Otis Griswold aged fifty
five years, who had been in poor health the
past two years, was taken with hemorrhage
of the lungs on Monday evening, the 2Oth
ult, and died almost Immediately. -
The No Name base ball club of Morrisville
played a game with the Red Stockings of
this place, on the grounds of the latter, on
the I'D ut, which resulted in victory for
the Hyde Park club at the close of the tenth
inning. Another game is to be played
at Morrisville to-day "wednesday by the
same clubs. - X. Fairbanks and Deacon
Wright are to open meat-market in the
basement of the old brick hotel some time
during the present week. - Petitions
have been circulated the past week for sign
ers asking for the removal of the postoffce
One party asks to have it located in the
Crane store and the other thinks that the
town will be better accommodated at the
store of f. r. Childs, in Pages block The
new postmaster favors the latter place.
- The union Sunday-school will 90 on
! picnic to Fletcher next Thursday, if the
weather is favorable. - Dr. A. Stewart,
, who has been practicng medicine in this
town the past year, has decided to leave us
and seek city practice in the West He
) has made many friends here, who will be
sorry to have him go. DIR. Petty of Burling-
ton takes his place. - The memorial
service, last Sunday evening, in honor of
General Grant, was well attended, and was
addressed by Rev e. j. Ward, the pastor,
and also by Professor X. w. Hulburd, Hon.
G.. S. Page, H. III. Lewis and II. NJ. McFar-
land.
e Morrisville.
; Mrs. REV. w. A. BUsHEE is visiting
|, friends in Brookfield. - The fall term
= of the village schools begins on We'd
T. nesday, September I'd, with Professor H. S.
= Wilson, Miss Lottie Williams, Miss Bertha
q q Holbruok, Miss Lottie Tenney and Miss
= Nettie Spaulding in charge. - A lively
: game of base ball is expected to-day WED
and the Red Stockings of Hyde Park. The
: No Names go to Cambridge on Saturday, Au
. gust Sth, to play the Underhill nine. -
= The Congregational ladies' bi-monthly gath
- - ering and supper at their vestry, Friday af
! ternoon, was largely attended. - The
- annual Methodist camp-meeting commence:
:, one week from to-day wednesday,, and
:, will be followed by the annual state temper
o ance camp-meeting - party of three
i all belonging in Gilmore, were recently
7 brought here and fined So and cost each fol
= intoXication and disturbing the peace il
u and near this village on Sunday afternoon
g The party visited the premises of A. Noe
. where general fight was participated in
a The trio were also very noisy and disorderl,
e on their way home from here.
n Wolcott.
u J. LARAwAY has purchased four horse
I. and several new carriages since he moved
y into the hotel. - George Tillotson ex
u poets to build a house next fall on the cor
y ner near the depot. - James Strattor
Is had a good horse die last week. - Mrs
e Lewis of Toledo, Ohio, is visiting Mrs. S
l, Gates. - S. A. Fife, wife and daughter
% were camping at Sheldon Bay last week
s. - Martin Bullock has purchased team
., horse weighing over twelve hundred pounds