The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-23

is ready to cut up as yet. 80 Some report
that their potatoes are rotting badly. 80
Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock of Mortified preached
here last Sunday morning. - Charles
Allen is quite low and it is thought that he
cannot long survive. - Mrs. Dudley and
son of Northboro, Mass, are spending
several days with her aunt, Mrs. S. II.
Allen. - Mrs. Daniel Braley is visiting
her daughter at West Randolph.
Waitsfield.
Mrs. ROBERT FULTON broke her arm and
put her elbow out of Joint last week 80
AS Walter and Anna Moriarty were driving
to the village, Thursday evening, they met
Orin Arnold and his COW, and, neither party
seeing the other, collision was the result,
the COW having the best of it. The horse
was frightened, threw out the young peo-
pie, demolished the wagon and ran about
mile before he was stopped. The COW did
not get scratch. 60 Charles Savage and
wife of Barre are visiting his father, l.. ID.
Savage 80 f. A. Pearsons has bought
the place on the Common where Mrs. Ar
mold lives. He is expected to show his skill
in both farming and blacksmithing. -
Mrs. Nelson Phelps, daughter of c. L. JOS
lin, spent the past week in town.
Warren.
GOSPEL meetings are to be held in the
church this week, beginning this (Wednes-
day) evening. Rev. G.. Il. Williams will
preach Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings. = The ladies of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will meet with
Mrs. T. Putnam on Tuesday afternoon of
next week - Mrs. j. Cardell and Mrs
S. Banister are visiting in Lowell, Mass,
and Mrs. Way is visiting in Randolph
- Mrs. Orville Richardson of Middle
sex is spending the week with friends in
town. -= Mrs. DIR. Green is on the sick
list. - f. G.. Sargent visited his mother,
Mrs. Laura Cuthbert, the past week. -
/ M, Af,u ,.,t.
their parents and other friends in town.
Waterbury.
OCTAvIUs HARRINGTON. while at work on
the bridge, fell distance of twenty-two
feet, striking among the stones on the bank
of the stream. He received severe injuries
about the head and side, but will recover.
| - Evan Evans, while riding a bicycle
on the track during the fair, received a
header" which SO benumbed him that il
was nearly six hours before he fully re-
! gained consciousness. - w. H. Billings
has decided to rebuild his steam mill and
has commenced operations. Mr. Billings
| has been very unfortunate while engaged
| in the lumber business, but his ardor is not
| lessened by misfortune. His business
ability and his honest and just dealings witt
all Will, eventually, crown his endeavOrs
with success. -= One person was "inter
viewed - during the fair for violating tn,
| liquor law, but promptly settled the matter
- An extended report of the fair will he
| found in another column. j. Billings
horse broke loose during the fair, Will,
being baited, and ran into the crowd com
| pletely demolishing the carriage. No one
was injured. == Several persons are at
tending the fair at Northfeld with theii
trotting horses. - Hon. George NJ
Dewey of Michigan will give a lecture OF
temperance in the Congregational churcl
next Saturday evening
Waterbury Center.
Mrs. JEROME b. AYERS of Stowe died las
Monday morning, of ovarian dropsy. Mrs
Ayers had been sick nearly year and haC
been great sufferer. She leaves husband
the whole community. - The friend,
and neghbors of Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Colby
gave them a friendly call last Thursday, ant
celebrated with them their golden wedding
James Gregg, who stood up " with then
fifty years ago. was present, and made som,
interesting remarks. About seventy y-tiv,
were present. Although no one was asked
TO contribute anything, still the friends
thought best to leave several valuable pres
ents as reminder of the event. 60 Mr.
and Mrs. Dickinson and daughter of Under
hill visited at Leonard Huntley's last week
- Mrs. G.. NJ Webster and Mrs. Uphan
and daughter of Boston, who have beei
spending the summer in this place, returned
home last Friday. - Mrs Sarah Chene,
has sister from SOmerville, Mass, and
neice from Coventry, VT, visiting her. -
Squire Bisbee of Barre spent last Sunda.
I in town.