The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-30
Anderson, officiating. The house was filed
and the display of flowers was very large.
Windsor County.
Bethel.

On Saturday last the building near Finley
bridge owned and occupied by G.. II. Chad
wick as a wheelwright, paint and black
smith shop was burned to the ground.
Some of his tools were saved. The fire is
thought to have taken from the chimney.
The loss is estimated at fully 500; insured
in the Vermont Mutual for S475. 60 G..
r. Irish's horse got frightened one day last
week, and, settling back, broke a shaft of
the carriage. The shaft was driven into the
horses shoulder, making an ugly wound
- The memorial service at the Uni
versalist church last Sunday evening was
interesting and well attended. - Mr.. G..
II. Dutton closed his labors with the Con-
gregational church on Sunday last. 60
The son of Collector Beard of Boston caught
forty brook trout in thirty minutes one day
last week. - Rev S. A. Parker preached
the funeral sermon of Dudley Strong in
Bethel at ten o'clock Tuesday morning and
that of Mrs. Robinson in Shoreham at ten
o'clock Wednesday morning. Thursday
morning he and his wife went to Lempster.
n. H., to visit his parents. - A team
driven by Archie Wallace colided with the
lumber wagon owned by NJ. NJ. Whipple last
Saturday. Both wagons were badly dam
aged - Parties from this place took
in the horse-show and Dixey at Montpelier
and the closing exercises of the Graded
School at West Randolph last week -
Mrs. f. j. Greene of California, formerly
president of the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union of Vermont, was the guest of
Mrs. Benjamin Heath of this place last
Thursday and Friday. - A. l.. Stearns
was taken on Sunday with severe attack
of sciatic rheumatism. - A. A. Smith
and wife of West Randolph visited her
sister, Mrs. A. l.. Stearns last week.
East Bethel.
THE season is very late Many gardens
are not yet plowed. The highways are in a
bad condition. The road-machine COM
menced work on them last week. -
Miss Lizzie Smith. who has been confined
to her bed four weeks with rheumatism, is
convalescing. 80 T.. =. Clifford has re-
turned from the Junction and is boarding
with Mrs. Nettie Wills. 60 Ella Morse is
at work at NJ. c. Fowler's. - The cornet
band plays at Royalton to-day. - Harry
Gage ate his breakfast as usual Monday
morning and soon after was found on the
ground near the barn by NJ. I. Wood and
his hired man, who were passing with a
drove of sheep. He was unable to stand
They carried him into the house and sum.
moned medical aid. Mr.. Gage is seventy
five years old and tleshy. His son was
away frCm home and his wife was alone
but too far from the barn to hear him. He
! lay on his face and was calling loudly fol
help - Mrs. l.. ID. Greene and two sons
from BrattlebOro are the guests of Mr.. and
| Mrs. ID. Paul.
Rochester,.
UNION memorial services were held at the
| Methodist church last Sunday. - Hon
Joseph Battell of the " Breadloaf " was il
! town Friday. - Jesse Smith of Rhode
Island was here last week and bought some
| good horses Still there are more goot
ones for sale. - Charles TownshenC
spent few days in town last week. -
George Goodno of Ames, Iowa, is visiting
relatives and friends in town. - George
Goodwin died Sunday evening. Funera
services were held at the house Tuesday
afternoon. - Last week Monday, "a
Milton Green of Stockbridge was on his
way to w. A. Goodnos, he had fit ant
| fell from his wagon, sustaining quite
severe injuries. He was able to be moved
home Friday. - Charles French o
Chicago is the guest of Colonel j. G. Brown
for few days.
Gaysville.
LETTICE Bowen is quite sick with bron
chitis. - John Broughton lost horse
Saturday by its eating too much grass
- Miss May Jewett is ill with pleurisy
- George T. McLauthlin of Boston ha
been up overseeing business on his stool
farm the past week. - Alfred Abbot
has moved into the Cozzens house. Clar
ence Bennett is to move into the Congrega
tional parsonage this week. - Franl
Gould has returned.