The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-02

The house at the south end of Main street
vacated by Mr.. Perkins has been taken pos
session of by Edison Kimball, who recently
bought it. - Last Thursday, as DR..
Mayo was driving down the hill near w.
w. Hoden's, the horse SHE'D into the ditch,
and overturned and demolished the TOP
buggy in which he was riding. Saturday,
as Mrs. Mayo was on her way to Williams
town, accompanied by Master Paul, her
horse became unmanageable while going up
mill hill and backed the carriage over
the bank. Fortunately the carriage came
against post, which held 1t and saved their
lives. With the assistance of " Uncle Dan "
Tyler, the team was extricated without
damage and Mrs. Mayo proceeded on her
way. Saturday night the two horses con-
cerned in the above accidents got to kick
ing in the stable and injured themselves
somewhat, one quite severely. Accidents
enough for one family in one week, we
think. - The band of French gypsies
who were recently prevented from landing
at New York and went to Quebec, whence
they were proceeding for the former city,
camped Saturday in Lemuel Chandler's
pasture on the hill just below Gouldsville.
There were about dozen men and women,
about as many children, six bears, four
horses, one colt and a monkey They re-
manned over Sunday, living in some small.
rough tents, with holes in the tops for smoke
to escape. Their camp was visited by quite
number. Monday afternoon they attracted
considerable attention in their passage
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on their backs and a child slung in a sack
on each side, were led by the women, the
men took charge of the bears and the mon
key was conducted by boy. They were
most importunate beggars. - Your cor
respondent returns thanks to Mr. G. A.
Tracy for wing and a claw of the owl cap
| tured at his place this summer. &C A.
Braley has sold the family farm near
Gouldsville in five pieces, as follows About
one-thrd of the land to Duran Snow, ten
| n inl u;x
Amos L. Rich, six acres to Robert Gillespie
and the balance, on which are the buildings,
to A. j. Moulton. The amount received for
the whole was little over $1,000. -
Pr NJ. MeClearn, accompanied by Miss
Alice Stoddard of Boston, was in town last
week to attend his sons wedding.
Ladoit Derby and wife started last Wednes-
day for their home in Iowa. =C G.. c.
Davis is in New Hampshire on business this
week. - Mrs. Judge Carpenter has re-
Woodstock has been visiting her friend,
Miss Abbe Mcintosh, during the week
- Miss Cora Brooks and her sister,
kittie, started Tuesday for Council Bluffs,
Wednesday, with her family to Exeter, N.
H., where they will remain. - Miss
Miriam kimball went to Waterbury Mon
day to resume her position in the graded
school. - A. G. Chase is in Waitsfeld
this week assisting the band in playing at
the fair. - l.. ID. Whittemore, with his
sister, Miss Evie, and his cousin, Austin
Denny, left Tuesday for Topeka, Kansas.
- Frank Bacon is shipping potatoes,
paying thirty-five cents per bushel -
Mrs. j. l.. Perkins of st. Johnsbury de-
livered an interesting and instructive tenn
perance lecture to good audience in the
Universalist church Sunday afternoon.
- List of letters remaining in the
postotfice at Northfeld for the week ending
September 1st: Mrs. A. f. Bean, Mrs.
Marion Curtis, Mrs. E. A. Gray, Mrs. Ell
vira Kingman, Miss Alice NJ. Stoddard,
Hon. NJ II. Boynton, John E. Clement, j.
NJ. Coburn, G. E. Fits, c. L. Hathaway,
n. l.. Stevens and Freeman w. Russell.
(Signed) II. L. Kenyon, Postmaster.
Plainfield.
OUR village school commenced this week
Monday, with Mr.. o. F. Davis of Corinth
and Miss Alice Martin of this place as
teachers Both have taught here BEFORE
and have given universal satisfaction. -
On Friday evening of this week cake and
coffee party will be given at the residence
of Mrs NJ. I. Page, for the benefit of the
Universalist society. A pleasing entertain
ment will be given, and an admission fee of
fifteen cents for adults and five cents for
children will be taken at the door -
The Carrick Brothers. granite workers, of
st. Johnsbury, have purchased an interest
in large granite ledge about three miles
from this village and have some talk of
moving their works here. Mr.. William
Martin has large, and apparently valuable,
granite ledge which he has just begun work
on. The stone will be brought here to be
dressed Mr.. Dilingno granite worker of
Hardwick, is also intending to move his
business here the 1st of October
Eugene Z. Hoyt is at Danville for few
days, engaged in several matters of litiga-
ton in which he is counsel. - Mrs: j.
b. Welles, Miss Laura Gale, Robert
Kenneston and Henry Bartlett, who have
been sick for several days, are all improv-
ing. - The wife of Rev. A. A. Hoyt of
Bristol, r. l., has engaged rooms here dur
ing the fall term of school, on account of
her health and to give her son the oppor-
tunity of attendingschool here. - Les
ter Dow cut off the end of one thumb with
a band-saw last week
Roxbury.
IT is found by examination that this town
has twelve eX-representatives to whom in
vitations will be extended to attend the legis-
lative reunion at Montpelier this fall. The
Oldest is Major Allen Spalding now of
White River Junction, who represented the
town in 1912, 1S43, 1852 and 1853. The others
are Elijah Winch of Northfeld who was a
member in 1854 Edmund Pope of Northfeld,
1857 and 1915; Seth NJ Bailey of Eaton
Corner. p G., 1861 and 1868; Chester Clark
of Montpelier, 1862; Austin A. Smith of
West Randolph, 1866; Samuel G, Stanton
of Valley, Neb, 1867 1868 and 1862 Erastus
n. Spalding, 1870; A n. Tilden, 1876; Hon.
! Wllnam Is. Orcutt, lSo9, 1860 and lS1S-SO;
George A. Young, 1882, and Zed S. Stanton,
1884. The last five named are still residents
of this town. - The hearing in the case
of f. p. Burnham as. Hiram S. Terry, before
Hon. Roswell Farnham of Bradford and
George w. Wing, Esq, of Montpelier ref
erees, was held at Hon. u. S. Stanton's office
last week Tuesday and Wednesday, and
was continued to Wednesday of this week.
Frank Plumley and Y. S. Stanton appeared
for the plaintiff, and Hon. n. l.. Boyden and
Hon. w. III. Nichols for the defendant
- Fred w. Roys has received the ap-
pointment of postmaster at this place. Mr..
Roys is "A capable and worthy young man
and, if n change had to be made, no more
acceptable man than he could have been Sc
lected. - The RoXbury Cemetery Asso-
citation lately received a gift from Mr.. o.
Richardson of Bellingham, Mass, in the
shape ofan elegant pair of coffin-rests -
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
held a meeting at the Congregational
church, last Wednesday, which was largely
attended. On Tuesday evening Mrs Per-
kins of st. Johnsbury delivered a lecture
that elected much praise. 60 The latest
sensation is the production of an original
song by local poet that has a political
point. We understand il is not in print,
but has been set to music. 1t purports to
| relate to the " late poStoffice fight" -
We learn that our townsman, Morris G..
Gary, has received an appointment in the
customs department of Vermont. He will
make good official. - George b. Hall,
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