The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-10

seugers at twenty-five cents each. -
There was horse-trot on the Fourth at the
trottng-park. Last Saturday John
Burke was fined 500 and sentenced to two
months in the house of correction for the
third offense of intoxication. officer Cook
took him to Rutland Monday. John
Fenton was fined for first offense, and in
default was sent to Rutland, with Burke,
for twenty days - The Young Peoples
Christian League of the Methodist Episco-
pal church gave concert last Sunday even
ing in place OF the usual evening serv-
ices. g. The regular monthly meeting of
the directors of the Young Mems Christian
Association was held Monday evening.
80 Last Friday an accident occurred on
the Central Vermont railroad here which
nearly resulted in the death of Conductor
f. T.. McCarty. He was on the top of
the caboose, and had stopped to draw
the coupling, when the train suddenly
started, causing him to lose his balance.
The rear of the train was at that time in the
bridge. In order to avoid falling between
the cars he jumped to one side, but fell,
striking his back across the ties on the
bridge. He was injured so badly that he
could with difficulty be moved. Saturday
he was removed to his home in Northfeld.
CABoT.-The telephone Office has been
changed from S. G. Voodry's store to j. A.
Farrington's store, where it formerly was.
EAST CALAIs.-A N. Bliss closed his en-
II
T. Crane, student from Canton, n. Y,
will begin holding services next Sunday at
! 1870 p. NJ. Leavitt Brothers have con-
tracted for the mail route from Planfield to
Hardwick for another four years -
Miss Carrie Wing of Manchester, n. H., is
visiting her brother, c. A. Wing
EAST MoNTPELIER.-Most of the Center
boys spent the Fourth at home and
had quiet2) celebration in the even.
! ing. - Sydney Bennett has recently
! had fine monument set to mark the
! burial place of his father. - Mr.
and Mrs. George Goodwin and family
were in Chelsea last week, to attend the
died on Sunday. - I.ottie Woodward
has been quite i'll with an abscess in her ear
- e. A. Pierce and his sister, Miss
Hattie, visited in Moretown, recently, and
were in attendance at the calico ball il
Duxbury. 60 Misses Carrie and Abbie
Foster went to Chicago last week. -
Henry Holt is spending his vacation witt
relatives in Maine. - Tim Kellihei
has recently spent several days in town or
business" - A. III. Cutler is committee
man in district No. /.
NORTH MoNTPELIER.-Mr. and Mrs. A. J
Sibley of Montpelier spent Monday ant
Tuesday with Mrs. Sibleys mother in thi:
village. - Master Eddie Hammett o
| Philadelphia is here on his usual summer
vacation, guest of his sister, Mrs. L. c
Hammett. - The original Comica
Brown will give one of his unique entertain
ments in Union Vestry hall next weel
Thursday evening. He is assisted by
frst-class lady vocalist. - Our baseball
nine got badly beaten, last week Friday
by the Plainfeld nine, the score standing
fifty to six in favor of the Plantield team
FAYsroN AT the annual school-meetinl
prudential committees were elected as fol
lows: No. l., John Kew, Jr.; No. =, Or
lando Davis; No. 3, Joseph ?. O'Hagan
No. 4, John j. Nelson; No. 6, John Max
WE'LL No. Z, NJ. S. Strong; No. 9, e. A
Dumas. The legal voters in district No
. met, " agreeable to warning" but as M
one made any nominations the presiding
officer was Disguised and went home. Now
the people of the district are discussing thu
question, " Have we lost our organization
and If so, how can we regain it?" 30
d. Billings, our grand juror, is visiting
friends in Woodstock. His return il
anxiously awaited by few who have takel
advantage of his absence and INDUCED in
few knock-downs. Now they think he mus
help to settle the matter - Mrs. Cues
and her son, William j., of Ontario, ar
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Livingston
- Haying began last week. Farmer
report good crop, but are generally of tn
opinion that the crop will not be so good a
was expected a few weeks ago. -
Foxes killed forty turkeys for George Ke,
last Saturday night. - Six farmers il
the same neighborhood have purchase
new mowing-machines, all buying tn
Buckeye"
MARsHFIELD. - Among the arrivals il
town this week are Hiram Cutting of Bos
ton, Mass, Daniel Wooster of Northfie
and Bert NJ. Shepard of Montpelier. -
G.. f. Shepard trotted his Blackstone hors
at Barre last week, taking the first money i
the three-ten race. - James Newton ha
sold his black trotting mare to o. j. Smit
of Hardwick. - James Dwinell an
wife from Winchester, Mass, are visitn
his brother, E. B. Dwinell,
MISUNDERSTANDING is more than ha
done, in spite of the bad weather Oats
corn and barley are looking finely. Som
potato fields are infested with bugs. -
Charles Lewis died last Friday from the e.
fects of cancer that had troubled him 70
the last two years. O. b. Culver, ia
collector, in addition to his appointment
in town, will be at the Union house, Mon
pelier, Saturday afternoon, July ", to r,
ceiVe taxes.
SHADY RILL.-J. w. Markham and famil
are at home to do their haying. - EC
ward w. Cummings, graduate of the Bate
Theological School, is spending his vacatio
at home. He is soon to settle in East FarI
ham, p. q.
NoRrHFIELD-The school directors
UHe 11lBu OCnOOl nave StcuTtu LOT phi
cipal A. l.. James of st. Adams, VIII
is a graduate of Boston University an
comes highly recommended, and fC
preceptress Miss Georgia White of Nortl
field. Miss Mamie Wooster will tax
the place of Miss Thompson, resigned. TIL
teachers in the other departments renal
/ as before, - II. l.. Irish is to travel /
!, the interest of Norwich University the pre-
; ent summer. - Mrs. w. f. Cushma
! and daughter are visiting friends in Sout
, Royalton. - The Fourth was very quie
y Many went to South Royalton and BARR
The boys, as usual, made the night of til
q Sd sleepess one. - Mrs. n. Huntle
is at Berlin pond for few weeks. -
: w. Prescott, formerly principal of the Hig
School, and wife have been visiting
town. - The game of ball between IL
town nine and Gouldsville nine resulted
a victory for the former by a score of twent
six to fifteen. - Sunday was Children
day at the Universalist church. Exercise
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