The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24
From Our Town Correspondents.
Washington County.

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w. Seeley of Jersey City. The following
officers were elected and installed Presi-
dent 4. A. Earle; vice-president, II. Il.
Chase; secretary, d. l.. Scott treasurer, l..
w. Watson; conductor, G.. ii. Flint; door
keeper e. A. Taft. 80 James Riley,
William Hannigan and James Henderson
were found last Thursday, in the cemetery
in such condition from the effects Of
taking Jamaica ginger as to disturb the
peace of that place, and were taken into
custody by Officer Cook. On Friday they
were taken before Justice Jackman and
were fined for intoxication. Two testified
that they obtained the ginger at Eastman
& Whitney's. w. II. Eastman was brought
into court on complaint of selling liquor
He denied selling for any purpose but for
medicinal use, but the court found him
guilty and sentenced him to pay fine and
costs amounting to about S25, which he
did. James Riley was unable to pay his
fine and Officer Cook took him to the work
house. - Three different parties have
recently been convicted of selling liquor in
bottles on the streets. 80 The little child
of Israel Wood fell, last Friday, from the
piazza of the second floor to the ground and
was killed. - Monday, July %, at noon,
Hon. Charles II. Heath of Montpelier.
while in Barre, was stricken with apoplexy
and fell dead on the sidewalk near Granite
block. He was carried into G. A. Smiths
drugstore and DR.. Jackson summoned. In
the afternoon the remains were taken to
Montpelier The VS. held lawn
party on the academy grounds Friday even
ing The members of the society, dressed
in tissue paper costumes, were escorted
from the hall to the grounds by the Barre
cornet band. Ice-cream and other refresh
ments were served. - j. II. Burpee was
in town on Monday. - DIR. j. G. Briggs,
now of Somerville, Mass, has been in town
the past week. f. w. Bisbee, Esq, is
improving and has been out to ride several
times. - DIR. Gale was out of town last
Sunday.
BERLIN.-A young man named Hurlburt,
who has been az work for Mr.. LOOMS, mar
rowly escaped death one day last week.
While getting in hay he was thrown from
the load and under the wagon, one of the
wheels passing over his body. ply
stefan was called who pronounced his in
juries fatal but at last accounts it was
thought that he would recover. An
drew Bailey, who has filed the position of
mal-carrier so acceptably for several years,
has at last given up the contract. Ira
Cameron is to take his place. - The
camping and boating season is at its height,
and the shores of Mirror Lake are covered
with pleasure-seekers from far and near.
- Miss Hannah Goodhue of Lowell,
Mass, is spending short time with rela-
tives in town. - Edward Stone of Cabot
who has been clerking for Charles Kimball
is spending few days at home. He is to
return and again assume his duties in the
store.
CABoT.-Rev. j. o. Sherburne reports his
COW for the season, thus far, as follows:
First one hundred days from calving, above
| 800 pounds of milk; best days, of which
there were several, forty-fve pounds: best
ten consecutive days, 40 pounds best fifty
days, one ton. - Professor +. A. Bishop
addressed good audience of representa-
tive people at the Methodist church, last
Sunday evening, on the topic of Christian
| Education" - Napoleon Biadau, one
of our wide-awake farmers, has commenced
digging his potatoes. He has sold twenty
eight bushels, delivered at ST. Johnsbury,
for ninety cents per bushel
CALAIs.-Harvey Ainsworth, over eighty
years of age, had sore on his foot and leg
which the physicians pronounced incurable.
At his urgent request DR.. Hunt, assisted by
Dr. Chandler, amputated the limb. He is
| greatly improved in health and is now able
to drive his own team about the neighbor-
hood - j. G. DeLang, who has been to
Fort Payne, Alabama, for his health, but
returned some ten days ago, advises in
valids not to go there during the summer
months. L. G. Pray, who went to Fort
| Payne to run restaurant, says that mas
much as his boarders had all gone North he
concluded to shut up shop and return
| home - Only three prospective teach
ers from this town attended the public ex-
animation of teachers at Montpelier last
week. They were Mrs. Villa Campbell and
Misses Ada Nye and Ina l.. Robinson
- William H. Wheeler returned to his
home in Iowa last Monday.
EAST MoNrPELIER.-Mis f. o. Peck at
tended the teachers examination at Mont
pelier, last week Tuesday, and took the first
! grade examination. She expects to teach
again next term in district No. II. Misses
A. b. Clark, l.. l. Woodward, b. NJ. Hersey,
r. b. and j. S. Hollster and Messrs h. b.
| and A Pierce a N al ia a.
ance upon the examination on Tuesday aud
Wednesday. Mrs. Villa (Carnes) Campbell
| of Calais, a former teacher here, has re-
turned from the White Mountains and was
present at the examination. Also Miss Ada
| |. Nye, who recently taught at the North
village. - Miss Belle Camp of Randolph,
one of our former teachers, is spending her
vacation at the Mountain View house,
Whitefeld, n. II. - II II. Templeton
has caught six muskrats at one hole. He
doesn't call It much OF hole for rats,
| either - George Daniels recently sold
young horse to his brother Harry, and
another to DIR. Lance of Woodbury. He
has several more that he might be induced
to part with for satisfactory consideration.
- Mrs. n. IL. Dodge is visiting her
daughter at the Center. - w. A. Kelly
has been quite i'll with the mumps, but is
improving. - Mrs. w. II. Gladding of
Barre was visiting in town last week.
- Mrs. Will Cleveland of Massachu-
sets is spending few weeks with relatives
IN this and neighboring towns. 60 Mrs.
Joslyn of Watsfield was a guest in the
family of A. ID. Arms last week. -
Quite number of prizes came into town
from the Grand Army fair. - p.
Richardson of East Calais, living at j T.
Willey's, is just alive.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cole and wife from
West Newton, Mass, visited his brother
Frank Cole of this place, last week, and re.
turned home Friday. Hattie Cole accom-
panied them for a short stay. Allie
Bailey is home from Haverhill, Mass, on
visit to his parents. - Emma Boyles
was in town over Sunday. - Silas Garlic
ton, a resident of this place, who has long
been somewhat deranged, took Paris green
on Sunday, but the dose was not sufficiently
large to prove fatal. - A son of Mr.
Colburn of Nashua, n. H., is visiting his
aunt Mrs. James Bouldry.
SHADY RILL.-A heavy hay crop is the
general report. - Il. w. Cummings Of
Bates Theological Seminary supplied the
pulpit for Elder Dickey last Sunday. -
j. f. George has his saw-mill in running
order. - Bert Lowell of Worcester
Mass, is visiting his uncles, Henry and A
j. Stone. - George Kenneston, from
the Soldiers Home in Ohio, is visiting al