The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26
From Our Town Correspondents.
Washington County.

week Tuesday afternoon. He had been
with George j. Towne to Brookfeld on a
fishing excursion and had just started for
home, when their horse became unmanage-
able and ran with them. By sudden bolt
of the horse Mr.. Bisbee was thrown with
great force from the carriage and his head
struck against tree with such force as to
render him insensble, and it is feared that
his skull is fractured. He has lain since
that time in partially unconscious state
at times conscious and at other times de-
lirious. He was taken to house near the
scene of the accident and medical aid was
summoned at once. His wife and brother at
Barre were sent for Immediately and have
been with him since. There are hopes of
his recovery but his condition is extremely
critical. - The Wetmore & Morse Gran
lite Company has nearly ready to ship a
monument well worth the trouble of going
to their shops to see. 1t is for James s.
Kirk, the great soap man of Chicago, who
pays between four and five thousand dol.
lars for it. The four bases, the die and
pliuth are nine-sided and together are
about seven feet high Above these is a
round die four feet high, surrounded by
nine round columns OF the same height, all
surmounted by round cap two feet and
six inches high. Above this cap is second
plinth, or base of the spire, which is thirty
three feet in hight. The spire and its base
are square. The entire height of the monu-
ment will be about fifty feet. The second
base is of one piece and is twelve feet in
diameter Forsyth q Ingrahm cut the
spire for the Wetmore & Morse Company,
as the latter had more work than they
could do. - The amount of granite
business in Barre is larger this summer than
ever before. - w. r. Durkee, while lay
ing water-pipe for the fountain at the Sem
mary, last week, was caught and partly
buried by the falling of the sides of the
ditch, but escaped with nothing more
serious than a severe straining of his ankle.
CABoT.-Leander Walbridge's barn, horse
barn, hog-house and sheds, ten tons of hay,
forty bushels of grain and the most of his
farming tools, also one horse, seven cows,
two yearlings, one hog and five pigs,
were burned on the night of June odd
Loss $500. insured for S420. - e. ID.
Waldo, who weighs 2l0 pounds, while at
work on Hiram Wells barn, fell thirteen
feet. His injuries were not of a serious ma
ture. - The hotel is once more in run
ming order, l.. D. Smith moving in last
Monday. - The centennial of the settle
ment of the town is to he duly celebrated on
the Fourth of July. - The game of base
ball between the Greensboro and Cabot
mines resulted in a victory for Cabot. AT
the end of the eighth inning the score
stood thrty-nine to fifteen. - Dr. War
rem received bad kick on the knee from
horse last week.
EAST MoNTPELIER.-Rev. A. j. Hough
is to preach at the Center next Sunday at
three o'clock. - Miss II. 2. Goodwin
returned from visit to Boston last Satur-
day. - Palmer Paine and his daughter,
Matte spent last week with relatives in
town. - Charles Nichols was here on
business last Friday and Saturday. -
Levake Ainsworth of Calais has commenced
making weekly trips to town with his meat
cart. - A successful term of school,
taught by Carrie Foster at the Four Corners,
closed Friday. - f. A. Pierce has re-
turned home, having completed an eight
There has been no school in the Bliss dis
trict this spring, although they voted at the
meeting in March to have one. Mr.. Bliss
was too busy to look up teacher, and no
one applied - j. S. Wheelock has pur-
chased a saw-mill in New York state and
will move the engine and machinery to his
mill at the East village. - Arthur Hub
bard is expected home this week. After
vacation he enters the senior class at Har-
ward. - Helen l.. Goodwin graduated
at the Randolph Normal School, Friday and
returned home Saturday. - Twelve
students from this town were in attendance
at the Vermont Methodist Seminary during
the school year, and there ought to be
twice that number the coming year. A
school of such excellence, located so near
us, affords an opportunity for securing an
education that should be appreciated and
improved by our young people, even
though it may cost them some sacrifice and
exertion. There were twenty-five or thirty
of our townspeople in attendance at the
closing exercises last week. - Edgar a.
Cummings gave party. last week Monday,
to " dedicate the new barn and celebrate
the forty-third anniversary of his parents
marriage. The barn floor, which is over
sixty feet in length. furnished ample space
for the one hundred seventy guests, and
Elmore's band discoursed lively music for
the benefit of those who cared to "trip the
light fantastic" Refreshments were fur
nished-in part, at least-by the guests, and
aplentiful collation. was spread All agreed
that Lucius Cummings and son know how
to make people enjoy themselves.
NORTH MoNTPELIER.-1her is to be
strawberry festival at Union vestry hall
next Saturday evening. Strawberries and
cream, vocal and instrumental music, select
readings, etc, will constitute the pro-
gramme The proceeds will be for the bene-
fit of the Sabbath-school and the library.
- Our college boys, o. X. HOLSTER and
|. w. Cate, arrived home last Saturday.
Both are graduates in the class of 'S9 at
Tufts College. - Our church is receiv-
ing much-needed coat of paint. The work
is being done by Mr. James Randall of
Montpelier, which is guarantee that it
will be well done. - Mrs. S. ID. Hollis
ter returned from several weeks visit to
friends in Chicago on Friday of last week.
MARsHFIELD.-Children day was OBJ
served at the Universalist church last Sun
day morning and at the Methodist church
in the afternoon. - A sociable will be
held this "wednesday evening at the resi-
dence of George English, - Mrs. DIR.
Carpenter of West Burke is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. C. ID. Smith. - B. b.
Martin has sold his horse to Mr.. Hooker of
Plainfeld.
NoRTHFIELD.-The baccalaureate sermon
and address to the class of 80, Norwich
University, was delivered by Rev. l. p.
Booth at the Universalist church at three
o'clock Sunday afternoon. The church was
decorated with flowers and flags. The
graduating class is the largest for years.
The speaker took his text from Ephesians
vi: IL" Put on the whole armor of God,
that ye may be able to stand against the
wiles of the devil" - Mrs. NJ. M. Gurley
of New Haven, Conn, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. j. III. Hurley, Mrs. Gurley is accom-
panied by her daughter. - Quarter
master-general w. III. Gilmore and Lieuten-
ant Charles III. Fuller, regimental quarter
master, inspected the mp of the Norwich
Cadets last Friday. - DR.. G. w. Em-
erson and wife of Boston are visiting in
town. - The Y's held sociable and
lawn party at Cora Egerton's last Friday
evening. Music was furnished by the Cadet
han of fha OH ,,1