The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14

sprained ankle - Miss Helen Kenyon
is visiting with her sister in Windham
county. G. A. Gregg of st. Albans
was in town Sunday. &C. Misses Della
and Doska Kimball visited at ST. Albans
Saturday. = Mr.. Ebenezer Frissell of
Fort Atkinson Wisconsin, is visiting his
nephew, Squire Coblegh. Mr.. Frssel
built tannery here about fifty years ago
and carried it on for some time he has not
been here for some forty years. == Mr..
Stllman Ruggles of Boston is visiting his
niece, Mrs. Gilchrist. - f. ID. Worthen
is spending vacation in the eastern part of
the state. - f. L. Soper has been ap-
pointed commissary sergeant of the state
militia - Frank Morse is learning the
tnsmith's trade of S. w. Steele. - Miss
Miriam Kimball is at Burlington attending
the Sauveur summer school of languages.
- Herbert Reed and wife of Concord,
n. H. are visiting in town. - Miss
Angie Baker is at home from Connecticut
on a vacation. -C G. A. Bancroft was in
town the first of the week. == Saturday
evening there was some disturbance in the
| Salvation Army meeting, and afterwards as
! Captain Lewellyn White and George E.
| Hill were on their way to Gouldsville they
were assaulted by a crowd of young roughs,
! knocked down and somewhat bruised.
| Complaint was made to Grand Juror o. o.
Davis and warrants issued for Thomas
Doyle, William Doyle (l<nown as Buffer ~,
James McCarty Called Lucy y and Will
lam Yetter. The first three were arrested
Cobeigh Monday afternoon, tried, con-
victed and sentenced to a fine of $40 each
and COSTS which amounted to about So
apiece A mol pros. was entered in Yetters
| case, as there was no evidence directly con-
Meeting him with the affray. - The new
foot-bridge is completed with the exception
of "a coat of paint. 1t is one hundred ninety
| feet long and is a very substantial structure.
- WILDER G. Howe goes to-day to Went
worth, n. H., on the White Mountain
division of the Boston & Lowell railroad,
where he has the position of station agent.
- Miss Angie Badger is visiting her
classmate, Miss Sarah Taylor, at Brasher
Falls, n. Y. w E. Nichols family is
in Warren. - Harvey Pingree has gone
from Montpelier to one of the White Noun
tain hotels. - Mrs. G. ID. Williams of
Burlington is in town. DIR Nichols
and wife have been at the White Mountains
for a short time. - William Plumley is
stopping with brother in the northern part
of the state. C. ID. Edgerton is visit
ing relatives in st. Lawrence county, n. Y.
During his absence this department will be in
charge of Principal j. NJ. Hit. - There
} has been slow but decided change for the
, better in Jessie Jones condition, owing in
| large part to the cooler weather. -
Newell Byam has built small summer
cottage in the Keyes grove east of the viii
, lage and is now living in it, II. B.
Thayer is spending few days in town.
Gouldsville.
: LAST Saturday evening at about half-past
ten o'clock, as Captain White of the Saliva
; ton Army and George E. Hill were on their
1 way from Northfeld to this place, they
0 were assaulted by party OF roughs from
. the Depot village, who knocked them down,
kicked and pounded them in a most un-
/ merciful manner, until they We're frightened
e away by the repeated cries of murder by
0 Captain White. Mr.. Hill was seriously in
: iured. For particulars see Northfield items.
| -"C Cud Hurley, who was injured by
t a cannon, is improving and hopes are en-
e tertained of saving both of his eyes, which
s at first was thought very doubtful. -
= Jimmie Rich, who was severely burned on
the hand and arm by rocket, is doing
finely. - Mrs. Melcher of ca. ridge
port Mass, is visiting with her mother
7, Mrs. Simons
G A. H. HAzEN, Esq, of Fargo, Dakota, is in
n town, stopping with f. A. Dwinell. Mr..
Z, Hazen intends to remain East until August.
k - The infant child of Orrin c. Batchel-
l. who has assisted Postmaster G. ID. Kidder
/. in the office, is about to go to Cabot. Her
II place here will be taken by Miss Maud
k Mears of Marshfeld Miss Severance was
IS attentive to the business of the post-offce
d and was well liked by the towns-people.
n - Robert j. Keneston, who has been
Is quite i'll for the past few weeks, is slowly
s. recovering. - The band has had an
Il invitation to attend grand band tourna-
e ment to be held at Hardwck on the 11th of
s. August - The village schools closed
S last Friday. The public examinations held
s. on that day were very gratifying in charac-
or ter and results. The standing of scholars
II of the upper grade, as shown in the papers
le written by the pupils, was eighty-eight per
N cent The work of the primary pupils was
OF equally excellent, there being no failures
81 during the examinations. The teachers,
n Misses Laura Gale and Alice Martin, are
d entitled to great credit for the thoroughness
Il. of the work of the term and congratulations
it for the results of the examinations. -
s. Sabbath-school will be held next Sunday at
III Huntley school-house, Maple Hill, at half
ig past two p. NJ, and preaching services at
~ three o'clock. All are earnestly invited to
le attend
ed RoXbury.
81 JAMES c. MURPHY, a native of this town,
,i - died at Brookline, Mass, last week. Mrs.
~ ~ Grant, his mother, and his sister and her
N ~ husband attended the funeral. - George
-, ,n b. Hall, Esq, visited relatives in Bolton
,a and Williston last week. - A. n. Til
ie ne den has recently been in Northern New
10 York purchasing cattle. - The band
IN IN has received part of its instruments and
~ ~ has commenced practicing. - The demo-
~, 10 Gratis are to hold caucus at the town hall
! next Saturday evening to elect delegates to
~ their state convention. = Burt Water
man of Burlington is visiting his father, E.
l.. Waterman. = Miss p. j. Wiley OF
be Williamstown is visiting in town.
ay East Roxbury.
el THERE is to be general convention and
us tent-meeting here the last week in August,
III of which there will be due notice given at
,! another time. - Mrs. w. w. Rogers OF
,lr West Randolph spent last week with heI
:, parents. - Mrs. Betsey Fisk of Brook.
OF field is spending a few weeks with her
hg daughter, Mrs ii. p. Abbott. - Grand
~ mother Paige attended meeting last Sabbath
iu for the first time in many years She is up
wards of eighty years of age. - The
farmers are crowding their haying quite
10 fast for the time of year Some think it bet
I ter to cut early, while others are of the opin-
,c ion that it is better to let the grass mature
n' no more before cutting it. 60 The score of
-, ~ the target shoot last Saturday was as fol-
~ lows: n. Tyler, 49, William Stevens, 45
-, George Denny, At; Sylvester Motif, 81; l..
~ j. Motif 60; S. n Miller, 20; II, Spalding,
w. So; George Marsh 80. This score was a
aS possible of 10, each having fifteen shots at
on a distance of ninety-tye rods and ring
u el twenty-five inches in size. - Andrew
~ Ladd has the job of doing Mrs. Seviah
GU Steele S haying. - Hiram Henry finished
"a his haying July Sd. - Mrs. Lizzie Smith
ne ae of Concord, n H., is visiting her friends in
as this vicinity =- Luella Webster re-
ny turned last Thursday from a visit in Massa-
~ chusetts, = Miss Matte Hayward, who
m.a m is at work at j. Hazelton's in Northfield,
.ic has been home on a short visit SaVr