The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-11


vious her husband left for home, intending
to stop at several places on his way, leaving
her and their three children here to com
plete their visit Early Tuesday morning
moaning was heard in her room. Her serv-
ant on entering found her in great distress
A physician was called, who injected NOR
Prime, which gave her only temporary re-
Lief. She continued to grow worse until
one o'clock, when death came to her relief
She was the youngest child of Mr.. Freeman
Reyes, who died several years ago.
There are several summer boarders at the
Sawyer House. - Mr.. Wilcox and wife
from Boston, Mass, are in town. -
Rev. w. f. English of Essex junction
preached at the Congregational church last
Sabbath. Every one spoke highly of the
sermon and of MIR. English. - The mem
bers of the Methodist church are beginning
to get ready for the Lyndonvile camp
meeting, which begins the Odd instant.
West Randolph.
LAST Thursday evening Miss Alice, only
daughter of Willard Gay, Esq, and Edwin
| o. Blanchard, a young dentist of this viii
lage, were united in marriage in the Chris
| tan church, Rev. f. w. Peters officiating.
! The church was tastefully decorated with
| flowers and evergreens. Immediately after
the ceremony reception was held at the
| brides home. A very large number of pres
ents, both elegant and costly, were left. A
large number of prominent persons from
| bOWH anu dDTOdu were present. - "A. w =.
Edison, superintendent of the Jersey City
schools, and wife are spending their vaca-
ton here and in Brookfield. - Mrs. w.
! S. S. Buck was called to Wiliamstown last
week by the serious illness of her mother.
"777 Henry w. Tewksbnry, Esq, has
added "Some Wonderful Things" to his
list of lectures - Mrs. Dominic VIM
was buried last week. She was nearly
ninety years of age and one of the earliest
Irish settlers in town. - The state
auditor and inspector of finance made their
| annual settlement with Hon. William H.
| Du Bots, state treasurer, last week.
North Thetford.
REV. Mr.. BLANCHARD exchanged with the
minister at Post Mills last Sunday. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Marston have returned from
their vacation. - George Carpenter and
wife of Boston are in town for a few weeks
stay. - Frank Howe of New York is ex-
pected home this week. - A small party
of pleasure-loving young men from this
place are camping out at Fairee Lake.
- Mrs Mary Baxter is visiting friends
at the Latham House. - Mrs. Mary Sill
yer has returned from her summer vacation.
80 A. b. Howe goes to the mountains
this week, to be absent few days. -
Friends from Massachusetts are visiting
Mrs. Frank Moore. - Miss Lizzie Bax-
ter is tending the sick in Norwich. -
Miss Nettie Kinsman has gone to Boston to
receive training as nurse.
West Topsham.
FOXES are making havoc with poultry in
this vicinity, w. f. Kimball losing seventy
five and Lester Sanborn thirty turkeys re-
Gently. Others have lost less in number.
The intruders are very bold, coming within
a few rods of buildings. - Asa Magoon
came near losing his barn, filed with hay,
one day last week. His little son, about
four years old, got some matches and went
to the barn and kindled fire. 1t got well
to going on the side of the hay-mow, which
frightened the little fellow and he ran to the
house and gave the alarm. Fortunately
there were several people there and, with
a handy supply of water, they succeeded in
eXtinguishing the flames. - A party Of
a dozen or more from this place went to
Groton pond last week. where they met
several friends from Barre and Plainfield
and camped out during the week. They re
port fine time and all the fish and blue
berries they wanted. The same party in
tend to visit Berlin pond next summer anG
| camp out longer time. !" The check
list is completed and posted for inspection
, The board of civil authority will meet at thu
town clerks Office on Saturday, August 21st
to make all necessary corrections. Any ont
, knowing of any error in the list is re
quested to make it known to either tn,
selectmen or the town clerk. - Camp
meeting is now in full blast at Waits River
and will come to an end Friday evening
! - Victor w. Bagley, former residen
! of this place, but now resident of Missouri
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman
Bagey.
: Tunbridge.
! NORA WHITNEY of Canterbury, n. H., is
! at c. G.. Rowell's very ill. Clinton Buzzell
Elisha Jackson and his daughter Abbie
have typhoid fever and are very sick
Hazen Alexander is very low with blooI
poisoning. - Some explosive substance
was thrown upon the roof of the Cottag,
last Saturday evening. There has been con
siderable excitement since. - The
Womans Christian Temperance Uniol
meets at DR.. Fish's Friday afternoon of mex
week. - The examination of Vest;
Day, an old lady charged with having com
mitted burglary upon the premises of Dana
Wright, was commenced Monday in thu
town hall, which was packed. - Mrs
Mary A. Riddal is very ill.,
: West Fairlee.
7 LAST week news was received here of tn,
t sudden death in California of l.. ID. Burn
4 ham, who went from this place last spring
to live in Dutch Flat, Cal. We have no
the particulars in full yet, but he was driv
ing in a sx-hOrse team in the mountains
and was by some accident instantly killed
and four horses with him. His remains ar,
: on the way to Vermont. Mr.. Burnham wa
!. | widely known as a stage-driver and as
musician. He served awhile in the arm,
u and had bullet shot through his hand. IL
. was a kind-hearted generous man, and hi
!; sudden death is very sad. - Mr.. E.
! George, who went to Europe in July, ar
I rived there without an hour of sickness oil
!, the way and is enjoying his trip very much
) He was in Scotland short time ago
Williamstown.
9 Miss JULIA MCCARTY of Barre will begi
: August 20, at the school-bouse in this vii
. lage, term of select school, to continu
g eleven weeks. We hear her well spoken G
II as lady and teacher - Every vote
I in the place should now examine the check
0 list, just prepared by the selectmen for tn
y coming September election, to find whethe
T or not his name is there. If not, and h
!, thinks it ought to be, provision is made i
s the law for hearing of his case by the boar
u of civil authority. One may be entitled t
: vote for state and county officers when b
n law he would be cut off from voting for tow
: officers here. 1t behooves each one, theI
c who would, to ascertain, and use whateve
a rights may be his in the matter. The boar
. have appointed Friday, August 20th as tn
II day for the first hearing in the case of voter
81 not on the list. - Was it akin to havin
,: been fed by the ravens? One day last wee
u plump partridge came flying into our vi
IS lage and struck a building with such force a
e to break its neck, unmindful of the game
e law of the state. 1t was at once picked IL
d and prepared for eating. - Drs. Nicho
~ and Jackson of Barre were out last week I
see George w. Farnham, who has been a
invalid so long. DIR. Jackson tells us h
thinks the disease is of the spinal core
II Perhaps there is not another case of sicknes
) in town calling for more practical sympath