The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-31
From Our Town Correspondents.
Washington County,

BARRE.-The Green Mountain Trotting
Park Association holds its second meeting
August 9 and TO- The following purses
have been hung out: For four-year- olds,
$50; for the three-minute class, S125; for
the two-forty class, $50: for the three-ten
class, 500; for the two-ffty class, $3.50;
for the open race, S2O0-$SOO in all En-
tries close August > at nine p. NJ. All NOM
nations must be made to John Trow, Esq,
of Barre. - The five-year-old black
gelding, " Rocket" owned by n. ID. Phelps
OF Barre, last week trotted the Barre track
which is siXty-fve feet over a mile, in 2: ~:
last half in 20 The track was certainly
from five to seven seconds slow. This fell
low, well handled, is a sure candidate for
two-thirty hOnors this fall. - James NJ.
Rowland fell from the caves of his barn,
last week, and was severely injured. He
is out now, and at work.
CALAIs.-Mr. and Mrs. Van Ness Spauld-
ing, who formerly kept hotel at White
River junction, Barton and Newport, are
stopping at. Charles " Kent's. - Mrs
G. q. Hill has been confined to her house
ior the last three years, and on her last
birthday company of friends made her
pleasant call and left many gifts and re-
membranes. - The church at West
Calais was entered last week by burglars.
The parties gained an entrance through a
window, but secured nothing of value
- Farmers have nearly finished having
has been generally secured in prime order
although the season has been very rainy.
oats are rusting badly, many pieces being
nearly ruined.
DUXBURY.-Nine OF the fresh air chill
dren are entertained in the families of North
Duxbury and vicinity. A Sabbath-school
numbering over fifty members has been es-
tablished there and library purchased
Presiding Elder Truax held services there
last Sabbath. - j. V. Sturtevant, who
has been spending some time with his sister
Mrs, A. a. Lewis, has returned to his home
in New Haven. He goes into his school at
Essex junction the first of September
EAST MoNTPELIER.-M. Bingham Hamb-
lin, aged nearly seventy-fve. died last
Saturday night and the funeral was at
tended on Monday. - w. A. Kelley is
recovering from the mumps, and his sister
Miss Lila is having them. - Dr. Angler
OF Boston spent last week in town, the
guest of l.. ID. Hill. - The Daniels
brothers visited relatives in Woodbury. last
week. - Mr. and Mrs Parmenter from
Laconia, n, H., are visiting in town
j.. 5. Wheelock is building lighthouse for
the purpose of storing and drying lumber.
- Mrs. George Gilmore has been spend
ing several days at the Center. 60 Belle
Hersey, who taught the spring term in the
John Morse district in Calais, has engaged
10 teach there again next term. - Miss
Ruthie Clough celebrated her ninth birth
day by giving party TO her young friends.
- C.. III. Cross bread-cart took up it's
former route through the Center again last
Friday, and the gentlemanly salesman, who
is becoming quite favorite, says we may
look for him every two weeks on Friday.
FAYsToN.-Haying is progressing slowly,
owing TO rainy weather. Corn and other
grain is looking well Potatoes in some To-
calities show signs OF rust. Grand
Juror Billings has succeeded in quoting
the Neill and Little disturbance without
any damage to himself or cost to the par
ties The town is out S1.50. = Della
A Thompson has gone to Highgate Springs
- Mrs. Wilson and Miss Albina Niles
OF Manchester, n. H., are visiting their sis
Ter, Mrs. George Kew.
MARsHFIELD.-Mrs. Prudence Tanner
gave party, last week, to a few of her
friends, 1t being her seventy ninth birthday.
- Charles Allen and wife left for home
Monday, after stay in town of five weeks.
- jerry Carlton, formerly of this place,
has come from the West, with his wife, to
VISIT his parents, his father being in very
poor health - Alice Packer and Carrie
Packer Clark have come home from Massa-
chusetts. 80 Allie Bailey went back to
ms work in Massachusetts Monday morn