The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-22


be wrestling contest between II. M.
Dufur and Matsada Sorakichi, known az
the Jap" This match will take place
on the forenoon of the second day, unless
foul weather compels its postponement, and
will include bouts in the three usual styles
of wrestling-collar-an catch-as
catch-can and GrHco-Roman. The official
programme Is not yet announced. The GUS
tomary reduced rates can be had on the rail-
roads. 60 Much indignation was aroused
among the citizens Friday forenoon last by
the brutal manner in which a man from
Duxbury treated his horse. That the in
dignation did not materialize would indi-
cate a lack of authority in the local officials
or else an unwillingness to use it. In either
case remedy seems called for. g. Mr..
Markham, the vocalist, will take part in the
services at the Methodist church Sunday,
September2, instead of next Sunday, as an
nounced He has had a wide experience
with evangelists, and is also fitted by his
voice for work of this nature. - Thurs
day night the 10th, Harrison and Morton
banner was raised ut Ridleys The speakers,
NJ. f. Smile, ESD, and f. Palmer, ESQ.,
though laboring under difficulties, owing to
the arrangement of their audience, did
themselves credit. Considering the location,
the attendance was large. - Michael
O'Day died Sunday afternoon. He was an
old pensiouer, a veteran of the Seventeenth
Vermont Volunteers, and for the last few
years had been totally blind. as the result
of exposure in the field. He had been re-
ceiving a pension of So per month, the
highest amount granted for any disability.
80 The secretary of the Fourth Yer
mont Reunion Association, Mr.. T. Z. Far
rell, has made October ~ the date of the
reunion at Montpelier. This Is the ami
versary of the battle of Cedar Creek.
- j. w. Sleeper exhibits some remark
ably fine specimens OF potatoes The va,
riety was produced by Daniel Dolly and
they are known as the Dolly potatoes.
They are prolific as bearers and excellent
for table use. They mature in eight weeks
from planting and are ripe in nine weeks.
Mr.. Sleeper has a small amount of the seed
for sale.
Waterbury Center.
REV T.. G. FURGUsoN, Ph.D. who has
been spending his vacation in this place, left
Monday for Lebanon Ill.,, where he is pro-
fessor of languages in McKendree Col
lege. - Mrs. Puma Smith of Wor-
cester, Mass. is visiting NJ. l.. Dillingham;.
- Repairs have been begun this week
of Boston is with her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Cheney. - X. II. Mather and wife and
j. S. Wheeler and wife made a trip to New
York last week.
Woodbury..
THE board of civil authority will meet at
Town Hall at the Center Saturday, Sep
TENDER /, to finish the checklist of the town.
- Messrs Celley and Mccormick from
Brooklyn, n. Y, are with g. w. Fosters
people. - Mrs. Harlow Chase is quite
i'll. - Mrs. Mary Jackson is under the
doctors care. Her mother, Mrs. Paulina
Mack, arrived from Barre Saturday night to
care for her. - Mrs. Frank Batchelder
does not improve greatly in health. She is
not yet able to leave her room. Her sister
Mrs. Farnsworth, is taking care of her.
- w. b. Thomas has moved back to
East Hardwick.
South Woodbury..
Mrs. j. c. BROWN returned to Maiden,
Mass, last Monday. - Miss Zoe Witham
of Apalachicola, Florida, is visiting at r..
M. Pray's. - Irene Sumner of Tuncan-
non, Penn, is visiting friends here. -
II. s. Eastman went to New Hampshire last
week.
Worcester.
L. A. KEITH has decided to accommodate
the travelling public. - The neighbors
of Simeon Hatch, who has been in ill health,
turned out and helped him finish up hay
ing. - Rev. w. b. Howard supplied the
pulpit at the Methodist church last Sunday.
- About forty of the friends of +. NJ.
Hamblet and wife surprised them the 10Th
instant, the sixth anniversary of their mar
riage, and gave them several valuable pres
ents as tokens of friendship and esteem.
- There were republican fiag-raisings
at Shady Rill, Putnamsville and Worcester
the Goth instant Montpelier furnished
speakers and the Military Band. - j. A.
Kelton dressed hog the other day that
tipped the beam at $50 pounds He says
that it was a Harrison hog and there are
more in town.