The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-12
LamOille County.
East Gilmore.

East Gilmore.
Miss ALMA SmLowAY is at home, having
finished her school at Calais. go The
school taught by Miss Aurilla Dugar closes
next Thursday, with an exhibition in the
evening. - Mrs. Vigeant has returned
from Massachusetts and is stopping with
her daughter, Mrs. A. b. Dugar.
1t was recently stated in these items
that &C. Benedict and wife of Barre "
had been visiting friends here. The
statement was erroneous. 1t was Mr.. G.
Benedict and his niece, Miss Hattie Cur
ley, instead. Mrs. Benedict died about
year ago.
Hyde Park.
LAST Wednesday evening George n. Ran
dali of this place was arrested for intoxica-
ton and creating disturbance in the house
of William Walker, where he was boarding,
and was taken to Jail for the night. The
next morning he was brought before JUS
tice Smalley and fined So and costs, amount
ing to about 50 in all, which he was unable
to pay, and on Monday he was taken to Rut-
land to work out his fine. He disclosed on
Charles Crane of this place and II. H. FL
more and w. M. Clark of Morrisville, and
each of them was fined the usual $40. -
Our new postmaster, e. l.. Noyes, took pos
session of the office last Wednesday. Mr..
Noyes is very popular here and will doubt
less make an efficient postmaster - The
annual picnic of the Union Sunday-school
came off last Thursday. 1t was held on
the grounds of Mr.. j. G. Reynolds in
fitted up with a band stand, seats, tables,
swings, a croquet ground and an elevated
wire railroad, all of which added to the
enjoyment of the children, as well as the
older ones; but to us, who were the re-
| cipients of their attentions the most pleas
ing feature of the occasion was the kindness
of the people of the neighborhood, who
came out with their teams and conveyed
our company, numbering about one hundred
| fifty, from the depot to the grove, dis
lance of a mile and half They also did
much for our enjoyment in running the
swings and the railroad. - Miss Phiura
Putnam, aged eighty-nine years, died at the
| house of her brother, Abel Putnam, on
| Tuesday of last week. - The base bal
club returned from Morrisville, last Wednes
day evening" feeling little less cheerful
than usual, having been beaten by the Nor
risville boys, the score standing ten to tif
teen. This club has played with nearly
every club in the county this season and MOI
lost a game before this one. 1t will try ant
do better next Saturday, when it will play
the third game with the Morrisville club.
Morrisville.
MRS f. b. LIVINGSTONE and Mr.. and Mrs
Pettigrew and daughter were all thrown
from carriage, Thursday afternoon, Will,
driving None were seriously injured, bu
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number turned out last Wednesday after
noon to witness the match game of ball be
tween the No Names of this place and thu
Rustics of Hyde Park. The game was un
doubtedly the most interesting and best
played contest that ever came off in thi
county. The Morrisville young ladie
very generously furnished lemonade, whicl
was found under the agreeable shade of
small tent erected by Them and at the clos
of the game the No Names-the victoriou
team-furnished supper for the Rustics
The game was very satisfactorily umpire,
by a gentleman from Swanton and resulte
in score of fifteen to ten in favor of tn
No Names. a report of the annua
Methodist camp-meetng, held this wee
and next, and the state temperance camp
meeting, to follow the Methodist meetings
will appear later. - No union Gran
memorial services We're held on Saturday
and, according to previous conditional az
pointment, memorial services were held an
largely attended at the Methodist church o
Sunday morning, Rev. M. p. Bell preachin
! an interesting discourse Post Warner, c
a. R., was present in a body.
Stowe.
ABOUT seventy-tive from the Sauveu
School of Languages, Burlington, visite
Mount Mansfield last Saturday. The da
was all that could be desired for the triy
- The Good Templars are to have a
open lodge at their hall next Saturday ever
ing. Interesting exercises will be furnishe
for the OCCASION - Mrs. Hyzer spoke 8
Unity church, last Friday evening, o
, Woman Suffrage" She is to deliver
temperance address at the same place ne,
Sunday evening. She is spoken of as bein
J a remarkably fine speaker, and those VIII
' hear her lecture Sunday evening III
1 doubleday will feel amply repaid. -
+. Jennie Wade, who has been in Mass
chusetts caring for an invalid sister, r.
a | turned last week, accompanied by brothe
- Healey Ackley of Minneapolis, Mil
. nesota, is in town visiting former friend
Mrs. Caroline Dodge is also here. -
Charles Raymond and family of Omaha, WI
have been visiting at George Raymond
started for their home Monday of this weel
- Mrs. Dell Spear of Amherst Mass
is visiting her father, Charles Hale. -
; Charlie Harris has been to Boston for h
e health. - Mr.. and Mrs Crabtree of Bo
n ton and Miss Mary Sheldon of Wolcott, VI
), are stopping at Myron Owens. Mrs. era
It tree will be remembered as Emma Morril
a formerly of this place.
Wolcott.
SERVICES in honor of General Grant we
3 held last Saturday. The sermon WI
= preached by Elder Story to large audienc
~ The house was draped with mourning al
. tastefully decorated with flowers. III
4 business places were also draped wi
n mourning. - Mr.. Russell had a We
- nice horse die last week. - George T
~ lotson and wife of this place, with other
i week. - Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Gates al
e an adopted daughter of Grand Detour, IL
p are in town. They are the guests of Mrs.
~ III. Peck, Mrs. Gates sister. - MIR. al
~ Mrs. Porter Crane and daughter of Concor
:. n. H., are visiting friends in this vicinity.