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

one-half mile long, and was pronounced by
good judges the best they ever saw in this
place. In the afternoon several races were
contested--a wheelbarrow race, in which
Ed. Muzzy was the successful competitor; q
running race, in which Whitman Harris
received the price a sack race, won by
George Hoisington; a tub race on the hotel
pond, won by Walter Slayton potato
race, also won by Walter Slayton, and q
creased pig race, in which Frank Tatro and
Fred Ploof were jointly declared winners
In the evening the horribles reappeared,
accompanied by the Grand Army of the
Republic post, all bearing torches, which,
amid the surrounding darkness, the boom
ing of cannon, the firing of crackers, shoot
ing of rockets and the general din and con-
fusion, formed strange spectacle. All in
all, it could not well have been bettered
between Waterbury, Stowe and Morrisville
- Several improved the Fourth in Wis.,
iting the mountain. - The weather for
several days past has been excessively hot
and dry. Vegetation is suffering greatly
for want of rain. - George Foss has
ton parties for $780, They are jet black
and well mated. - Judge Bradley and
party of Washington, d. c., are again to
spend the summer here and are expected
early this week. 1t will be remembered
that the Judge was the fifteenth man
on UIe Hayes bltCUOTdl COlulnlSSlOn.
A public way from Stowe to Underhill
through the Notch is much talked of. 1t
would be convenient, though expensive.
-C G, p. Brown lost mare last week
for which he recently paid $40 A distem-
per seems to prevail among horses, as many
have recently been sick. George Harris
lately lost one in about the same way val
ued at $500. - William Bennett, for
merly of Stowe but now of Iowa, is in town
on visit among relatives. - A Mr..
Leavitt of Lebanon, n. H. is the guest of DR..
Grout. - Fifty took dinner at the Mans
field House on Saturday. - Zimri Luce
aged ninety-one years, was on several morn
ings last week seen out moving at five
o'clock. He is the oldest man in town and
his health and mental faculties are yet quite
good.
WoIcott.
Mr.. HUBBARD has taken the job to saw the
logs in Bear Swamp where the steam mill
was burned short time ago. He has bought
most of the machinery that went through
the fire. - Edward Manns father and
mother have come to make their home with
him. - Darius Fellows died at the town
farm last week. - Charles Clark and
Anna Solomon were married by Elder Vail
last Saturday. They took the mail train to
his sisters in New Hampshire. - Peck
Il Fife have sold their farm in Bear Swamp
to S. G. Spaulding of Gilmore. &c. john
sons house, together with its contents, was
burned last week. - Leon Bullock has
been very i'll with inhammatory rheuma-
tism. - News was received last Thurs
day that Furney Patterson, formerly of this
place, had been killed by the cars. His re-
mains have not arrived at this writing, but
the funeral services were held Saturday at
the residence of his sister, Mrs. Cassius
Guyer. - Last Thursday Mrs. John
Fisk entered the school-house where Jennie
Cushman was teaching, and, taking her by
the arm, threatened to strike her with a
broom which she held in her hand. Help
soon arrived and put stop to the disturb
ance. Mrs. Fisk was arrested, but was re-
leased on promising to leave town.
Ora Boardman and Kate Paddleford were
married the 4th instant.