The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-01

! to his brothers and sisters in this vicinity.
Mr.. Coburn always receives cordial well
come from his old boyhood friends here in
this his native town. His old townsmen ex-
tend to him hearty welcome 80 Quite
"a crowd from this town attended the excur-
sion to Saratoga Springs last week Wednes-
day. - Fred Goodwin, son of Hon. e.
M. Goodwin of Hartland, is in town on
visit to his uncle, Byron Goodwin, ESQ, of
this village - Mrs. Butterfeld of Ches-
terfield, N. H., is here on a visit to her son,
j. W. Butterfield. - The second lawn
tennis contest between our boys, o. X. Hol-
lister and Neale White, against II. G.. Brown
and Fred Laird, came off at Montpelier last
week. Wednesday, our boys getting four
out of six sets. They also played two sets
against Brown and Cross, in which the lat
ter came off victorious. - Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Shepard of Elgin, ILL.,, are East on
visit to Mrs. Sarah Merrill. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Lowering of Somerville, Mass, are Wis.,
iting with Mr.. and Mrs. George Kelton.
:" George d. Cutler, accompanied by
Miss Mary l.. West, started for Wakefield,
Mass, last week Wednesday to be present
at Mrs. Edward Vests funeral, which oc-
Cured on Thursday. M. V. B. Hollis
ter, while leading refractory COW to pas
ture last week Friday morning met with
quite an accident which resulted in the
loss of the index finger on his right hand
up to the first joint and general shaking
up. - Lu. Smith and wife of Plain
City, Ohio, are in this vicinity on a
! NlSlJ W ItldllNeS anu ITlbnuS. w aru
Cate, Miss Ruth Willard and Mary Hollis
ter went-to Barre last week to attend school
at Goddard Seminary through the fall term.
s. Davis, son of n. Davis, Esq, of
Montpelier, is clerking for w. c. Nye in his
store while he is absent upon his western
trip. - The children connected with
the Sunday-schoo in this village will give
a concert at Union church next Sunday
evening at the usual hour. Everybody is
invited. - William Chaplin has on ex-
hibitiOu in the store Of Nv Nvp q hnn6la
of common oats which measures six feet four
inches. Who beats it? - A young Kelly
boy, who was stopping with his sister, Mrs.
William Stanley, one day last week, see
ing red squirrel upon the fence, took Mr..
Stanley's rifle and shot at him. The bull
let passed on about fifty rods, hitting very
valuable mare belonging to George Davis,
Esq, just back of the shoulders, penetrating
completely through both lungs and almost
instantly killing her. 1t was very unfor-
: tunate shot, both for the boy and Mr.. Davis
} - One of the sharpest baseball games
in the state this year was played upon the
grounds of our club last Saturday between
the second nine of Plainfield and our nine.
The score stood seven to six in favor of the
: Plainfield boys. The score shows fine play
ing on both sides, and is almost, if not quite,
up to professional
North Fayston.
SEVERAL from this place went on the ex-
cursion to Saratoga last week. - John
Murphy recently saw an old bear and three
cubs when he was passing through the
woods, which, when they saw him, went up
a tree. Murphy not relishing the idea of
attacking them alone without gun, went
for assistance, but when he returned after
a few minutes absence they had made their
escape. A party went in search of them the
g nextday, but without success. Several claim
[ to have heard them since, and it is hoped
!, Porter, daughter Of the late DR.. W. W. Por-
3 ter of Syracuse, n. Y, is visiting friends
. and relatives in town.
$ Marshfield.
q THE republican caucus that was held Sat
: urday night was ad journed until Thursday
night at half-past six o'clock. There were
!. eight candidates in the field. - Mrs.
I Hickie has sold her old home the Aunt
:. Hannah Pitkn place. to Mrs. Frank
3 Wooster, and Mr.. Hickie has bought the
n Milton Fisher farm, stock and farming
l tools in Cabot, for which he paid $500.
+ He takes immediate possession. - Mr..
y Frank Huzzy and wife from Boston are
q visiting at Frank w. Coles. - The band
: will give another promenade concert Satur-
J., Packer is in town visiting his old home.
! The doctor enlisted from Marshfield, served
:. his time and has since been a practicing
physician in Lowell, Mass, for nineteen
y years - Gilbert Smith has gone with
q Charles Allen to Lynn, Mass, where he ex-
h poets to obtain work.
: MiddeseX Center.
e A RATHER tough couple of creatures from
Waterbury passed through here on Sunday
of last week. They tried to cross the noun.
y tain by the way of II. w. Nichols cow
:, pasture lane but did not succeed. At the
y cemetery some fine bouquets of flowers
l. were taken from the graves where they had
d been placed, and as this couple were seen to
n have flowers in their hands when passing
v through the village, and as some were also
d found in the wagon, it is probable they took
Il them. The man, on being questioned, said
l. they stopped at the cemetery, but that he
l. was so drunk he didn't know what the
;: woman did do We omit the Names as
q they may appear in the indictments of the
- next grand jury.
s Moretown.
> KATE HARRINGTON and Belle Taylor are
/ visiting in town, as is also Mrs. A. r.
q McElroy - Miss Flora Goss has gone
n to Randolph to attend school - Mrs.
ii Lila Evans, with her infant daughter, is
i stopping with her father, A. f. Lovejoy.
~ - Rev. and Mrs. NJ. II. Ryan of Han
n cock were in town last week. - Lena
v Evans attended the Spiritualist camp-meet-
= ing at Burlington last week. - A party
# of young people from this place and Dux-
e bury, including Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Pierce,
q Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Atkins, Miss Hattie
!. Pierce and f. A. Pierce, went trip to
,r Camel's Hump last week.
t. NorthfieId.
o G.. ID. EDGERToN, at F. Plumey's office
: over A. f. Denny's store, will receive sub
+ scriptions and advertisements for the
;; WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid to
u him. - AT the democratic caucus, Satur-
,; day evening DIR. w. b. Mayo was nom-
u u mated for town representative and the fol-
u lowing for Justices: II. w. Clark, G.. s..
,. Richmond, Henry Jones, Professor j. b.
= johnson, S. f. Judd, ID. b. Wooster, Luther
u Rich, Thomas Elliott Thomas Averill and
:, o. o. Miller. - The ladies of the Epis-
Z copal society will hold their regular sociable
u at their rooms in the depot building Thurs
u day afternoon and evening. - Mrs Mary
> b. Goodwin of Wells River, department in
), sttuting and installing officer of the
u Woman's Relief Corps, will come here Fri
. day to organize a corps. The applicants for
/ the charter are requested to meet her at
Grand Army hall in Metcalfs block at one
o'clock for organization. A public installa-
ton will be held at the hall in the evening.
', - The board of civil authority adj
J journed TO Thursday evening at seven
!, o'clock. - j. w. Jones has moved from
i the Robinson house on Main street. recently
i bought by NJ. j. Clough, to the tenement in
- r. X. Smiths house formerly occupied by
% William Parry. 80 The ladies' of the
- Methodist society will hold "A sociable at the
/ residence of Amos Plastridge this (Wednes-
= day evening. Supper will be served from
q five to six o'clock and ice-cream in the even