The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-03

ticket-ofiices Of the road and the coupons
exchanged for tickets to the desired place
OF destination. Ossian Ray and George n.
Dale appeared for the company and ID. s.
! StOrrs and n. M. Mansur for the people.
The railroad company represented that its
| present system was just and reasonable;
| that It's method OF issuing tickets was neces-
sary to prevent dishonesty on the part of
patrons and conductors, and that to be com
| PEELED to change its system in the state of
| Vermont would cause great Inconvenience
to it and be Of no benefit to the public. The
| real cause OF the petition appears to be that
the company may continue its illiberal and
narrow policy Of issuing tickets for one
| year to one person, and to emphasize the
fact that 1t considers and treats all its en-
| ployes as rascals. Mr. Ray devoted his time
chiefly to the task of impressing upon the
! public Tor, perhaps, on the railroad officials
! presently the fact that the company was pur-
suing generous policy in charging local
fares of five cents mile to all points east
and three cents to points west. Governor
| Ormsbee asked If this was to encourage emf
| grafton to Canada. The decision of the
! board will be awaited with much interest.
- About twenty-five Odd Fellows from
! the local lodge visited Newport, last week
| Wednesday, to attend the district meeting
and enjoyed a sail on Lake Memphremagog.
| 80 The good nature of our democratic
| friends was aroused last week by an order
from the post-ofice department discon-
/ liz
want to know if " the democrats did it this
time" They will shortly learn that their
| glee is the result of clerical error, and that
East Newark, not East Brighton, is IN cant
- Porter Fl. Dale has returned, bring
ing with him the degree of b. o. from the
National School of Oratory at Philadelphia
- Rev A. l.. Cooper returned on Fri
day from two-months' vacation spent in
the West.
Lamoille County.
EAST ELMoRE.-Charles Dugar has taken
the contract to carry the mail between this
! place and Wolcott for the next four years
| commencing July 1st. 80 Rev. ID. p
Bragg and wife are visiting their children
and friends in Watervile and Georgia
| - Mrs. Gray, one of the committee
has been getting places for large number
of fresh-air children. - Forrest Green's
daughter got stub in her foot while at
school. The doctor removed it by taking it
through on the opposite side of the foot
- George LeBarron and wife were
called to Washington last week to see their
sick daughter. - j. Il. Parker and wife
have gone to Highgate to camp.
George LeBarron's wife is very sick.
HYDE PARK.-The hay crop bids fair to
be very good in this section and this week
farmers are beginning their having with an
energy that means business. Those who
commenced last week failed to make any
progress. on account of the heavy rains.
L. IL IL.
Farland exhibited straw berry, picked
from his garden, that measured seven inches
| in circumference and weighed a trifle over
one ounce and half. = Mrs. o. NJ.
Hendrick, who recently returned to her
home from Worcester, Mass goes to Bakers
field this week, to visit friends there. -
Mrs. John Riley is spending a few days in
Franklin. - Mrs John Hall, who re-
ceived quite serious injuries from a fall re-
Gently, is improving - P. d. Foster re-
turned last Saturday from Lowell, Mass,
| where he has been for some weeks taking
care of his father, who is quite ill. He re-
ports that his father is failing He expects
to return to Lowell soon. - Mrs. G. n.
Hyde, who is suffering from a stroke of
paralysis, is quite low, and seems to be fail
ing. - Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Shorey and
Miss Almond Shorey of Montreal, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. F. Hackett accompanied by their
two children, and Mrs. Albert Knight of
Stanstead are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
G. a. Knight at the American. - Mr..
b. M. Yaw and Miss Nettie Ewins of West
Berkshire are the guests of Miss ENERGY
Goddard
STowE-A two-year-old colt owned by
w. b. Alger was severely injured recently
by running against a wire fence. - Last
Friday evening Lewis Pixies bicycle col
lided with William Bailey's baby wagon
The bicycle was broken and the baby
thrown into the ditch No one was seri-
ously injured - Rev. Mr.. Smith of
| Townsend occupied the pulpit at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday. The
band will give a promenade concert at
bikes hall on the evening of the 4th lee
cream will be served
Orleans County.
MoRGAN.-A Sunday chool concert at the
| church the forenoon of the 23d ult. was
very enjoyable. - There will be only
three schools in town this summer. -
N.Nl.l 4
y. Bartlett has been chosen superintendent
of the Sunday-school in Mr.. Cobbs place
- Mrs. f. Il. Jenne is gaining slowly
from her recent illness. - w. A. Will
cox of New York has been in town on a
visit. - John NJ. Bartlett of Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, is visiting relatives and friends
here. - viii Litchfield is home from
New York sick with lung trouble. -
\. III. Piper has bought the John Fisk
house of Charles Ewens. - c. j. Morse
is giving us some very fine specimens of
penmanship. He is a self~taught penman
and quite an expert.
Windham County.
GRAFTON THE apple crop will be very
| light. The small grains and potatoes are
| looking well; corn not above the average.
Fl AT the school meeting, last week,
the following officers were elected: Mod
orator, Sidney Holmes; clerk, K. l., Walker;
treasurer, Charles Phelps; prudential COM
nllteei w .. EatOn, y. u. Adams ana d. w.
! Davis. 1t was voted to have two schools of
three terms of ten weeks each. A tax of
! twenty-five cents was voted - Repairs
have lately been made upon the Rider
bridge. - The remains of Mrs. Nancy
Fisher, widow of the late Ezra Fisher, were
| lately brought here from Claremont, y. H.,
for burial. - Rev. b. S. Morse of the
! Baptist church takes vacation this week.
- Alden Prouty, while at Londonderry,
last Saturday, was kicked in the face by
horse, but received no serious injury. -
f. G. Sherwin, who has been at Springfield,
! Mass, for the last few months is in town.
- A III. Willard and Maud Pettengill
were among the graduates at Vermont
Academy last week. - Miss Maud Pet
tengill of Virginia is stopping for few
weeks with her uncle, III. NJ Clark.
Windsor County.
NORTH PoMFRET.-The heavy showers
| the past week did considerable damage,
! lodging grass, washing roads, etc. -
Summer boarders have begun to arrive at
Obed Whipples. 60 There were four re-
ligious meetings in town last Sunday. At
the two o'clock meeting a Sunday school
was organized. 80 Bertha and Wilson