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

UNION SerVlCeS Will De nelu al Jne COn-
gregational church next Sunday afternoon
at half-past one o'clock in memory of Gen
eral Grant The meeting will be under the
direction of II. b. Crandall Post, N. 56,
g. A. II. Rev. Peter Mcmillan will de-
liver the sermon and remarks are expected
from other pastors in town. The singing
! will be by select quartette - Mrs. III.
| 9. Leonard met with quite severe acci-
dent last Thursday evening. As she and
Mr.. Leonard were riding along, Scott George
came up with one of his fast horses and, at
tempting to pass, his wheel locked in with
a wheel of Mr.. Leonard's vehicle, tipping
| over the carriage of the latter. Some of the
ligaments in Mrs. Leonard's wrist were
broken and she received several severe
bruises. AT this writing she is quite com
Portable. - Mrs. Denison Batchelder
died quite suddenly, last Friday, after a
short illness. The funeral was from the
house Sunday afternoon. = The Uni
yersalist grove meetings at Queen City
Park, Burlington, next week Tuesday,
| Wednesday and Thursday, will afford all
who wish an opportunity to visit that city at
a very small cost. We understand an ex-
cursion train will be run from here Thurs
day, the 18th, and that tickets good for that
day will be sold at eighty-five cents. -
| There were several free fights in town Sun
day night and Monday forenoon. A few
efficient policeman would make the even
ings much more enjoyable to our law-abid-
ing citizens. - The band boys gave an
open-air concert last Saturday evening.
= Professor William Jackson spoke to
small audience on the park last Sun
day afternoon. - Rev. H. A. Spencer
preached at the Methodist church last Sun
day afternoon. - The masons have COM
menced to lay the brick on John Nichols
block. - A large amount of tiling has
| been laid in our streets this season by the
selectmen, thus giving us much better
drainage. = A. B. Fisher of Burlington
has secured the contract for the construc-
tiOu of the town hall The old hall 10
being rapidly put in good shape by Mr..
Bray and his assistants 1t is to be finished
off for offices and society rooms. The build
ing presents better outside appearance
than ever before. - Mr.. and Mrs. f. +.
French returned home from Saratoga last
Friday. - Mrs. Hattie Dickey has re-
turned from her visit to Waits River. -
Perley Chandler and family started last
Monday for two or three weeks vacation
trip. - F. King has been spending the
past week in New York. 90 F. Jack
man and wife arrived home last week from
their visit to New York state. ID
Edgar French and family of Milwaukee,
Wis, arrived in town last week on visit
to relatives and friends. Homer Fits
and George Farnham started for Saratoga
last Friday. - Rev. j. j. Lewis of
South Boston was in town last Saturday.
- Asa Hill of Whtefield n. H., was
in town Sunday. - Rev. j. F. Rhoades
and wife arrived here last Saturday. and at
present have rooms at K p. Banchard's.
Berlin.
CHAUNcY NyE of Peoria, ILL.,, is visiting
his old home, after an absence of nearly
thirty years. - Joseph Schofeld has
closed his engagement with G.. w. Dustin
and starts for Dakota next Monday to work
in grain elevator for f. Warren.
Miss Minnie Warren has gone West on a
visit. - Deacon E. E. Andrews expects
to raise his new barn this week on the
prOup1 ybprp his old yvo 1astrnya1 h,,
lightning few weeks ago.
BEMIs CAMERON of this town, who re-
ceived a severe pommeling at the hands of
Policeman York at Marshfield, July 4th,
still lies in q critical condition. He is con-
fined to his bed and suffers severe pain in
the head and eyes. To-day (Monday) it
looked as though Mr.. Cameron had not long
lease of life. - William A. Baker was
thrown from load of hay, last week. and
dislocated his right shoulder. 1t required
the united strength of three men to get the
shoulder back into place. - Mrs. V.
w. Hall was seriously injured, last Friday,
by fall. AS she is quite aged, her recovery
is regarded as doubtful. - Charles Per-
kins has received the appointment of post
master at Lower Cabot Last Saturday he
made formal demand for the Office of Seth
Adams, the clerk AS Postmaster Perry
was absent Adams did not accede to the de-
mand of Perkins, and the office still remains
in its old quarters. - The many friends
of Mrs Milton Fisher will be pleased to
hear that she appears to be slowly recover
ing from her recent injury. - H. B.
Whittier is to be postmaster at Cabot.
- John NJ. Stone has been granted a
pension of 81 per month"; with arrears
amounting to S1,142. Asa B. Marsh has
also been granted pension of S12 pei
month, with arrears amounting to over 81
| 0OO Mr.. Marsh was confined in Anderson
vile prison for several months. - Mrs.
Sarah Phillips is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred McDuffee - The hay
, crop is much larger than it was expected to
be at the beginning of haying.
Calais.
MEETINGS are now being held at the 90 old
, church." The first of the series was con
Quoted by Rev. j. j. Lewis, who, at the
close of his sermon, held talk on raising
church funds. AS bit of biography, the
remarks We're appreciated by the entire au
dience and will, without doubt, result in an
overfiowing treasury and beaming of the
committees countenance. At the second
meeting, services were conducted by Rev
j. Edward Wright of Montpelier while the
third and last will be held next Sabbath
Rev. Sanford Mitchell, officiating.
East Calais.
PROFESSOR G.. +. KENIsToN is visiting his
parents. He has been for some time super
intendent of schools at Attica, Ind, but has
resigned to accept similar but more lucra-
tive position near Springfield, Ill. - b
=. White has entered upon his duties as
postmaster. The office was moved to his
store on Monday last. - The families OF
A. ID. Pearce and l.. b. Drew celebrated
Mrs. Pearce's birthday, Thursday, with d
picnic at Dickerson pond. -" Uncle
Jacob " White has been disabled for several
days with a painful sore on his hand. 1t il
thought to have been caused by Paris green
- George Sumner of Boston, Mass, is
visiting his mother and friends in this vi
cinity. - Nora White is sick with lung
fever. -= Mrs. @. II. Dwinell is visiting
friends in Cambridge Mass. - Miss
Nora White is quite sick with lung fever
- AS Captain w. V. Peck and his son.
in-law, Fred Cole, We're going to Plainfeld,
last Friday, the horse became frightened
and jumped out of the road and over the
bank, throwing the two occupants out The
horse was stopped by one of the thills pass
ing through board of the fence, while the
driver and his companion continued their
, journey down the hill. No serious damage
was done - The promenade at North
Calais was quite well attended last Satur
day night.
Marshfield.
REV. GEORGE l.. WELLS preached at his
own church last Sunday morning, went
three miles TO attend funeral, then went
six miles and preached at Hookerville, re.
turning to attend a prayer-meeting at his
own church in the evening. The Sun.
Il ata1 hn .ftas.