The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-21
Caledonia County.
GrOtOn.


THE ice-cream festival given by the ladies
Of the Baptist society last Friday evening
was a decided success every way. -
There was large audience at the Methodist
church to hear Rev. j. A. Sherburn last
Sunday. - Corn-meal is very cheap-S1
per one hundred pounds. - Many have
finished haying, and report about an aver
age crop, it having been damaged and less
ened very much by the drouth during the
latter part of June and the first of July.
- Crops are looking well, except some
fields of grain which have suffered by the
drouth. - H. L. Gilman has nearly fin
ished extensive repairs on the under part of
his mill. - Mrs. Smith Dodge of Man
chester N. H., is visiting relatives in town.
- Mrs. d. N. Richardson and son of
Davenport, Iowa, are spending a short time
in town - Mrs. Burke of St. Johnsbury
was in town over Sunday.
Hardwick.
Two persons united with the Methodist
church here on Sunday, the 18th - M r..
McCrillis reappeared from his temporary re-
tirement on Monday, the 12th and was ar
rested on the indictment found against him by
the grand jury for liquor-selling. He obtained
bail for his appearance for trial, and so has
resumed work in his harness-shop. -
Two colts belonging to Mrs. A. J. Thomas
and horse owned by Albert Goodrich were
seriously injured on the 18th by vicious
bull belonging to j. F. Bunker. Weunder-
stand that Bunker had horse killed by the
same animal not long ago: - Henry
Bridgman and wife are visiting friends in
town Mr.. Bridgman has been soliciting life
insurance in the eastern part of Maine for
several months past, and expects to return
there about the first of August. He works for
an insurance company located at Auburn,
Maine. - COrrectiOn-Justice and more
reliable information impels us to say that
the allusion to the action of one of our citi-
zens relative to real estate appraiSals in an
item of last week, and the possible impica-
ton contained in the comment thereon,
were not fully justified. - Mrs. A. w.
Dawson of Chicago arrived here on visit
to her friends on the 14th. - John H.
Shedd has sold his place in this village and
the land connected Herewith to George B.
Wheeler, with possession given October
18th next. Price reported, which includes
some personal property, 81 800 - Louis
Hebert and family have returned here to
reside. He has formed a business partner
ship with w. W. Lawson, proprietor of the
lower blacksmith shop. - Will Houston
and family arrived here from the West on
Saturday for brief visit among friends and
relatives. Mr.. Houston is engaged in rail-
road business, we understand, in Iowa.
- Walter A. button, Esq, and Miss
Nellie Place were married at the residence
of the brides parents on Saturday, the 18th.
They went to Lamoille county. intending to
visit Stowe and Mt. Mansfield for we'd
ding tour. - George B. Kent is at home
on short vacation. - Mrs. Recta Nc
Leod has nearly recovered her physical
strength and activity, but mentally she is
badly broken by the recent severe shock.
East Hardwick.
REV. DIR. HUBERT of Lyndonville
preached at the Congregational church last
Sabbath in exchange with Rev. e. E.
Rogers. - Mrs. Albert Stevens had one
cow killed and another injured by freight
train last Thursday. - T. Miller's house
caught fire on the roof last Monday morning,
but 1t was discovered in season to be ex-
tinguished before great Roadway had been
made. - Albert Currier lost good
horse last week from epizootic. - G. l..
johnson is making improvements upon his
mill premises. - Miss Avis Pope has re-
turned from Saratoga, N. Y, and is stop
ping with her mother, Mrs. G. Keith. -
William Beane has sold his house to j. III.
Graham for $500 and the Benjamin Beane
place has been sold to Charles Ward for $3.50.
Mr.. Dorus Howard and family from
Boston are stopping at e. Towards. -
Miss Alice Delano of Waterbury is visiting
friends in town. Mrs. Nellie Hancock
has gone to to Melrose, Mass, to spend
several weeks. - 7. G. Bronson has re-
turned from Dakota and is arranging to live
on the old homestead.