The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-31
From Our Town Correspondents.
Washington County.

Dartmouth. 60 Last Thursday, while
switching in the railroad yard, a car was
tipped over, by leaving the track at the
switch. No serious damage. - u would
not be a bad idea, now new crossings are
being put in, to have them kept clean.
= The game of football to have been
played, Saturday, between the Goddards
and the Down-towns was postponed on ac-
count of rain. 80 The Barre railroad
company expect to begins the laying of rails
this week. - The Barre toboggan club
is to hold its annual meeting in Fireman's
Hall next Thursday evening, November 1st
60 A new street is being worked paral-
lei to the Montpelier and White River rail-
road on the Smith farm. - III. l.. Aver
i'll and others are endeavorng to make ar
rangements by which the election returns
may be received at Barre on the night of
November 6.
EAST CALAIs.-Mr. and Mrs l. S. Dwinell
returned on Monday from their visit to
Taunton, Mass. 80 The funeral services
of Harvey f. Stoddard were held on Tues
day, October Odd On Wednesday following
was held the burial service of Harrison
Hammond of Orange City, Florida, who
died the 22d at the residence of his brother
in-law, G. Il. Dwinell. - Jacob White
has gone to Pawtuoket, Il. l., to visit his
daughter Mrs. A. r.. Pierce. 60 Gertrude
Hammond has gone to Newport n. H., to
work in an establishment for making ladies'
underwear. 80 Asa n. George has rented
his farm to VIII Pratt, but does not give
possession until the middle of the winter
- There has been no preaching for two
Sundays and will be none next Sunday
Sunday-school at eleven A. NJ.
MARsHFIELD.-O. G. Pitkn and wife have
gone to Sioux Falls Dakota. 60 ii. NJ.
Hobart and wife and Fred Lamberton have
gone to California. - AT the funeral of
Dean S. Bond the house was filled to over
flowing. Rev. o. ID. Clapp was the Off
ciatiuu CLERGYMAN and fOur pOuSiuS were
pall-bearers - The Methodist society
is making extensive repairs upon church
and parsonage. - Oliver f. Carpenter
has moved to Mrs Mears house on the
depot hill. - 5. w. Cole is putting in
the foundation of fine barn to be erected
in the spring. - Blanche Lucas is very
sick with fever at Charles Clarks in the
south part of Cabot. Two of John Getchell's
children are also very sick with the same dis
ease. - Lille Davis school has closed
- Byron Pitkin has put in a cider-mill
up the brook road. - Mrs. Sophia Nc
Crilis is unable to walk. She has been
visiting her sister and will remain with her
daughter, Mrs. iiah Bemis the coming
winter - Ardy Winter has returned
from the West with carload of horses
- The last band promenade concert
was well attended and grander affair is in
contemplation for thanksgiving night
60 The Methodist circle meets with
Mrs. r. II. Hudson, Friday afternoon and
evening. - Rev. j. d. Bailey went to
Woodbury. last Saturday to attend the
funeral of Nathan IMMERSION.
NoRTHFIELD. Calvin Farnsworth and
wife will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
of their marriage next week Thursday after
noon November 8. A general invitation is
given to their friends to visit them on that
day. Their oldest son, who has been in
Kansas twenty-one years since his last visit
home will be present 60 The first drive
whist parties of the season were held last
week by j. X. Egerton and w. +. Cush
man. - The Revelle from Nor
witch University for the month of October
has just been published. - The ladies
of st. Mary's church will hold their So
ciable at their rooms Thursday evening.
- Mrs. Hill of Arlington, VT, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. II. l.. Kenyon.
- Some parties attempted to break
into the drugstore of f. Porter last week.
The large light of glass in the front door
was broken out and the rear window and
door were somewhat broken. A railroad
jack was used in breaking open the door.
We understand that nothing is missing.
- The firm which purchased the North
field Ne,cs some months since will take
possession November LIST. f. Gerry will
assume the editorial management, while
Frank w. Sault, one of the firm, will be-
come local editor and business manager
F. NJ Whitney, the present proprietor. will
take charge of the Burlington Clipper
- n partridge HeW through lHt ldrRe
glass window of Father Brelivet last week.
- The result of the voting at the glass
blowers the past week was announced Sat
urday evening as follows: HandsOmest
baby, Cora NJ. Reed; most popular clergy
man, Rev. Father Brelivet; most popular
clerk, Frank Moriarty; most popular post
commander Post %, G. A. r., G. G. Gokey.
PLA1NFIELD.-Rev E. Snow, chaplain of
the house of representatives, will preach TO
the young people of Plainfeld at the Meth
Odist church at seven O'Clock Thursday
evening. - Shepherd Lodge, No. u,
Good Templars, elected new officers at the
regular meeting last week. 1t continues to
Joseph Teasdale of Boston is making few
weeks visit with A. n Greeley, and has
purchased several carloads of hay for the
Boston market. 60 Mrs. Curtis Bartlett
returned last week from Oregon, where she
had been visiting relatives for the past year.
- The Chautauqua circle will meet
with Mrs. III. II. Dewey next Saturday af-
ternoon. While threshing for Charles
Bancroft few days since, Joseph Bartlett
lost one of his horses. - Recently a
member of the present legislature stopped
over the Sabbath with his friend and former
pastor Rev. l.. f. Fortney Among other
| things that the parson did to make his
| guests visit pleasant, was to procure the
services of a little girl in the next house to
! sing to him some favorte pieces, which she
|
| But it is no longer secret that the little
| girl (whose name many readers of this item
will guess) actually had received the i'm
preston that the parsons guest was the
| president of this republic, and not "A legis-
| lator of little Vermont. 1t is not quite GER
! tain how the impression was received, as it
| is pretty well known that the parson has
very little respect for the present incumbent
of the presidential chair.
WATTsFIELD.-Th Highgate campers held
their first reunion on Friday afternoon and
evening at f. o. Trask's, at which nearly
every member was present. The absent
ones were represented by letter, among
them Mr.. and Mrs. Il. f. Linnel of Lowell,
Mass. The hostess spread royal repast,
largely made up from the toothsome
and gamy fish of Missisquoi Bay Intel
lectual viands succeeded, by way of des-
sert, the material ones, and it is difficult to
say which were most enjoyed After giving
hearty thanks to the host and hostess, the
happy party dispersed, resolved to have
another like pleasure in the future. -
The lodge of Good Tempars has adopted
resolutions of sympathy and coincidence
upon the death of Clesson f. Wilder, a
prominent and worthy member of the lodge.
- The butter-market was lively last
Friday, Our people are gratifed that butter