The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-16
Washington County.
Barre.

Barre.
Mrs. WILLIAM DURKEE met with severe
accident last Sunday evening. Her COW,
which she was milking at the time, kicked
her, breaking her leg just below the knee.
- Truman Kenerson was thrown from a
wagon, last week, his horse being frightened
by a train of cars. Mr.. Kenerson was quite
badly bruised, but is now improving. -
o. f. Jackman is still very sick, with but
little prospect of recovery. His wife is
also sick, having overworked herself in
taking care of her husband. - The wife
of Rev. f. II. Roberts of Swanton is quite
ill at the residence of A. M. Jackman, who
is her father. Mrs. Roberts came here to
assist in taking care of her brother. "A
large number of our citizens are taking ad-
vantage of the very low rates to Old Orchard
to view the White Mountain scenery and
spend day at the seaside. - Our farm
ers have been very busy, the past few
pleasant days, in securing their grain and
second crop of grass. =" Last Thursday
evening Rev j. e. Wright of Montpelier
gave a very interesting lecture before the
students of Goddard Seminary. His sub
ject was I" A Bundle of Habits" - Any
one desirous of securing good farm will do
well to read the advertisement on the eighth
page. - Our genial cashier, g. NJ. Spen-
Ger, is taking vacation, and, like many
another cashier went to Canada; but we do
not understand that any measures have
been taken to secure his return, as 1t Is ex-
pected he will be here again the 1st of Oc-
tober, having engaged board and rooms at
w. A. Perry's. A glance at the marriage
notices will explain all. The happy couple
have our best wishes. - William Clark
is erecting dwelling-house and barn on his
lot near his greenhouse. - l.. Il. Kin
ney is raising the ell to his residence and
adding another story. - III. III. Wetmore
is soon to be in town, as he intends to be
here to attend the reunion of the members
of the legislature at Montpelier this fall.
- Mrs. Horace Fifield returned home
last Saturday from the West, where she has
been spending large portion of the sum-
mer. - Rev. j. r. Bartlett and wife
were in town one day last week. -
Goddard Seminary now has one hundred
eighteen students.
Cabot.
REV. S. S. MARTYR of Peacham supplied
the desk of the Congregational church very
acceptably last Sabbath, in exchange with
Rev. II. A. Russell. One remark in the
sermon was particularly worthy of note. 1t
was that some people, instead of going ahead
and building up by their own efforts were al
ways waiting for something to turn up. AS a
result in such cases, it usually turns up a
corpse. - c. w Seabury of Lower Cabot
planted one potato last spring "a Beauty of
HebrOn). Last week he harvested from it
sixty pounds of nice potatoes. If any one
can report larger yield, let us hear from
them - Miss Nettie knights has been
sick the past three weeks with typhoid
fever. She is now improving. - DIR. NJ
p. Wallace of this town went to Potsdam
n. Y, to visit friends, two or three weeks
since. While there he was taken sick and
has been suffering severely, but we under
stand he is now slowly improving.
East Calais.
In view of the prospective legislative re-
union at Montpelier, it has been ascertained
haf Cp1 niG haS fpt ,t,t;
and one ex-senator, that one being A.
Dwinell. The oldest living member is
Abdiel Kent, who represented the town in
1912 and 1S43 The others are David B. Fay
Rev. Lester Warren, H. X. Sayton, A.
Dwinell, j. V. X. Kent, A. NJ. Foster, S. H
Foster, w. p. Slayton, e. L. Burnap, B. p.
White, j. w. Leonard, l.. A. Kent and c.
S. Bennett. - The children belonging
to the Sabbath-school were taken out for a
ride and picnic on Saturday last. After
eating their dinner, the little ones helped to
entertain the older people who accom-
panied them by singing and few recita-
tions. A curtain was improvised from
wraps suspended from the limb of tree,
and two little girls gave spirited dialogue
in costume, in which the acting would have
shamed many an older person who attempts
to speak on the stage, and which created
much amusement among the spectators.
The remainder of the time was spent by the
children in play - L. s. Dwinell re-
turned last Friday from Irasburgh, where
he was summoned over week before to
appear as a witness in court. Marcus Waite
| also spent several days there on the same
errand. - Mrs. Laura Tucker, sister
of Mrs l.. b. Drew, and who has been spend
ing the summer with her, has gone back to
her home in Tunbrdge. - Mrs. Everett
Hersey is unable to walk or bear her weight
on her feet, being afflicted with rheumatism.
- John Thomas and M. S. Hathaway
have been summoned to Montpelier as
Jurors in the Stevens Us. Dudley case.
FaystOn.
JAMES c. BAIRD had one of his oxen Sc
verely injured by falling through the bridge
near the school-house in district Nos This
bridge has been an accident trap for the
past twenty-five years and in that time has
cost the town over $1,000 for accidents
There is general feeling that the selectmen
have been careless in not examining the
bridge and making it safe. - Mrs Hiram
Martin is very sick. - Farmers are feel
ing better about the corn crop, as a fair
average is expected. - Some have COM
menced digging potatoes, and report large
per cent of rotten ones. w. j. Max
well is running his threshing-machine in
Marshfield.
FROM the list of living ex-members of the
legislature chosen from this town, published
last week, the name of George A. Putnam
of Fargo Dakota, who represented Marsh
| field in 1874, was inadvertently omitted.
- The visitors to the state fair from
this vicinity were well treated, T.. V. Spen-
Ger and f. McCrillis taking premium on
driving horses and l.. ID. Mute a premium
on his horse and colt. w. e. Lamberton' s
span was favorably mentioned. - The
sick ones are gaining slowly. Allie Bailey,
sick with typhoid fever, is reported better,
and Hattie Il. Hills, who has been confined
at home for several weeks, is able to visit
her friends once more. - The smallpox
scare has stirred up our citizens to take
some precaution among the little folks, at
least, and the doctors have vaccinated many
of them. - The postoflice, which was
moved two weeks ago, is in very comfort
able quarters, and is kept in good shape.
- On his return from Boston, last week,
A. e. Lamberton brought the band three
new pieces of music, which were rehearsed
last Saturday night and found to be good
ones, showing him to be good Judge of
music as he heard it on the streets of the
Hub" - Some of our farmers have
been losing honey, it going off in the silence
and darkness of night, leading them to be-
! lieve that 1t was stolen =- The ladies'
of the Methodist church will meet this
| "wednesday afternoon with Mrs. James
| Bouletrey, at Peterville, and tomorrow
! Thursday afternoon, the ladies of the
Universalist society will meet with Mrs.
! George Wooster in social circle, to which all
are cordially invited. - Eli Edison has
spent the past week visiting in Brooktield
and dRandolph-scenes OF his early life. He
did the trip mostly with staff in hand. "
| 80 Mrs. o. d. Cole returned home last
Sunday from Wolcott, where she has been
! spending a short vacation. - Lille and