The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-12
Windsor County.


Ed. WILEY of this town and DIR. Nichols
of st. Adams had a very narrow escape
from serious accident by the breaking of
the neck-yoke of their wagon while coming
down Rochester mountain about twelve
O'Clock last Thursday night. - A tele-
gram announcing the death of Mr.. John
Taylor at his home in New York upon that
day, with Bright's disease of the kidneys.
at the age of siXty-tive years, was received
by his friends in this town Saturday after
noon of last week Mr.. Taylor married
Miss Elizabeth N, youngest daughter of
the late Samuel ellison of this town and
Stockbridge, and by whom he had seven
children, six of whom, together with his
wife, survive, him. Mr.. Taylor was the
founder and for many years the sole pro-
prietor of the famous European hotel in
New York city known as "Taylors Sa-
LOOM" by which he acquired a very large
fortune. III. H. Gibson, Esq, Mrs. NJ Syl-
vester and Mrs. e. Sturtevant, brother and
sisters of Mrs. Taylor, went on Monday to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Taylor. - The
Bethel baseball club has secured w. A.
Lord of Montpelier as umpire for the season.
- Ed. Wilson brought another carload
of horses from Boston last week. -
Hiram ellison has begun the foundation for
enlarging his mills &C. L. Frank has
bought the old Lewis Burrele place. -
There is to be a game of baseball here on
Wednesday, the 18th instant, between the
Bethels" and a picked nine - The
remains Oh SAMUEL barrett Oh w tdUnerS-
field were brought here for interment on
Saturday of last week. I. f. Wilson
was confined to his room by sickness sew
eral days last week. - A. l.. Stearns
was in Boston on business several days last
week. - Roscoe Morse has moved into
o. y. Shaw's house, near the Universalist
church, and Alvin Ringe has moved into S.
Chadwicks house, vacated by Mr.. Morse.
- Newell Byam and wife are spending
some time in Northteld, looking after some
property interests lately inherited by Mrs.
Byam from her fathers estate. - DR..
q. w. Sherwin of Woodstock was in town
on Saturday last as counsel with DR.. G. G.
Perry in the case of f. B. Wellington, who
is suffering from a disease of the heart.
- Mrs. Ellen VanWort (1ee Miss Ellen
Putnam, formerly of this town of Denver,
Col. is visiting relatives and friends in this
place.
East Bethel.
The brass band recently organized has
nineteen members. - III. w. Fowler has
improved his grounds by removing the door,
| yard fence. - The village school opened
| with only nine scholars. Belle Camp is
| teacher. - Albert King is convalescing.
Gaysville.
! REV. I. TREvILIIAN breaches at the
| Methodist church this year. - Rev. Mr..
McIntre breaches at the Universalist church
| the 23d. - Samuel Bean is going TO move
! into NJ. McLauthlins house and work at the
farm and dairy business this year, with
| Harrison Abbott as overseer. - Mr..
Lyndal Lamb has hired out TO Mr.. McIauth-
| lin for year. - Mrs. Eugene Spaulding
is out of town visiting. - Mr.. l.. p. Dean
came home from Boston Saturday. 20.
| H. Roberts has moved into part of Mr..
| Wakefeld's. house. - Our old towns
man, Charles Durkee from Maiden, Mass,
is in town. - Bert. Gay has bought
a horse ami carriage - Mrs. James
| Barnes died Thursday, May 9th, at the resi-
dence of her son, Harvey Barnes
SCHOOLS generally commenced in town
last week. The school in district No. did
not commence last week, on account of some
of the scholars being sick with the canller-
rash. - Miss Minerva Kemp is quite
sick 80 The mineral spring belonging
to Mrs. Chester Downer is proving to be a
great benefit to some. Not long since about
three hundred gallons We're sent to parties
in Boston. 60 Willard Baldwin and wife
arrived in town last Friday from California
having been ten days and nine nights on
the road. - Lyman Hart and wife have
moved to Hartford, where he is at work
at his trade. - Herbert +. Day, Gertie
M. Ferguson aud Mrs. S. f. Huckins were
chosen delegates from the Baptist Sunday
school to attend the Baptist State Sunday
school Convention, to be held in Ludlow
June LIST, I'd and Sd. 80 A. b. Preston has
recently bought the Patten place. -
Dogs have been killing sheep in town.