The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-07
From Our Town Correspondents.
Washington County.

charge OF skipping their hotel bill, preferred
by Landlord Rugg. Officer Cook brought
them from South Royalton, and after pawn
ing their watches they paid fine and costs
and started on foot for Chelsea. - Last
week Constable Young of East Montpelier
made raid on the Central House and Sc
cured large quantity Of liquor, which was
turned over to the town agency 60 A
large number went on the excursion to
Providence Island last Saturday. wv
E. Barney and wife went to Warren last
Friday to the home of Mrs. Barney, where
she will remain for few weeks. 60 K.
w. Bisbee has so far recovered as to return
home and is now seen about town. -
III. .. Camp has been appointed deputy
sheriff. - The annual picnic and games
of Clan Gordon were held Saturday in
Bassetts grove. - The annual meeting
of the Green Mountain Trotting Park AS
sociation is to be held on Friday and Satur-
day, August and 10. - A call is posted
for village meeting for August 49, to hear
the report OF the bailiffs in regard to the
sewers and to see if the village will dis
charge Mr. Pratt and employ local en-
gineer." 80 There is to be a meeting of
the business mems association at the Barre
railroad office this "wednesday evening.
- II. o: Camp has been appointed
deputy sheriff in place of A. NJ. Jackman,
resigned - DR.. j. c. Briggs has had a
narrow escape from serious accident.
His vulcanizer exploded, part of it being
blown up through the ceiling and part
down through the floor, but the doctor es-
capped uniniured. - f. II. Gldden is
out of town on a short vacation. - Many
noted horses from all parts of the country
are entered for the races here this week
For the two-forty race there are fifteen
entries and nine for the open. - The
soon-to- be-famous Terminal City has in
deed marvellous prospects. See advertise
ment on the sixth page.
BERLIN.-George Bates of Waltham
Mass, is with his aunt, Mrs. G. n. Hub
bard, for a short time. - Miss Grace
Dewey, from Dakota, is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. II. g. Hayward. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams of St. Johns, Mich, are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. j. n. Perrin. - Owing
to the continued wet weather, a great deal
of hay remains uncut in the vicinity. Po-
tatoes are rusting and rotting badly, Oats
are rusted and lodged, and corn is the only
staple crop that is looking well. - Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Crandall 60 to Philadelphia
on Thursday. - The Perrins from all
parts of the United States are gathering in
town to celebrate the one hundredth ami
versary of their settlement here.
CABoT-Dr. S. L. Wiswell and family are
spending the summer at Pine Point Maine
- The Cabot boys went to Danvlle
last Saturday and defeated the local team
in a closey-contested game of ball. The
score stood eleven to twelve in favor of
Cabot. - The farmers are having hard
work to secure the hay crop, and at present
it looks as if the potato crop would be al
most complete failure. - Mrs. Emory
Clark Of East Cabot died last Thursday,
having been sick nearly all summer. The
funeral services were held at Mr.. Clark's
residence on Saturday and were attended
by many sympathzng friends and relatives.
EAST CALAIs.-The potato crop is suffer-
ing badly from rust. - The families of
w. l.. Pierce and III. w. Bullock are spend
ing the week in Whites camp at Green's
boro. - E. L. Richardson of Manches-
ter, y. H., G. F. Guild of Medford, Mass,
and Miss Caroline f. Wing of New Bedford,
Mass, who have been visiting at Mrs.
Eleanor Hicks have left for home. Mrs.
Hicks accompanied her niece, Miss Wing,
home for few weeks stay. - Mary
and ID. B. Dwinell Mr.. and Mrs. II. n
Pearce and Inez Pearce have been camping
at Camp Wilbur. - Mr.. and Mrs. Ly-
man Douglas are working for j. o. Lamb.
EAST MoNTPELIER.-The members of the
Center Sunday-school are invited to meet
this Wednesday, evening to make arrange
ments for picnic - w. A. Kelley has
been confined to the house over four weeks
with the mumps and is not able to be out.
- Mrs. Emma Hill of Boston is visit
ing in town. - Mr.. and Mrs. Elhanan
Andrews of Moretown were at the Center
last week. - a daughter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. II. c. Dodge July 80. -
Mrs. j. r. Young is entertaining a sister
from Providence - Allie b. Clark is to
teach at the Four Corners. - Ellen o.
Peck received five years certificate at the
recent teachers examination. Miss Peck is
native of this town and still resides
among us. She has been for several years
our superintendent of schools and is a
teacher of the first rank. - Haying is
nearly finished and there has been more
than an average crop. Oats are badly dam
aged by rust. Potatoes have suffered from
the wet weather, and apples are almost an
entire failure in some sections.
NORTH MONTpETIER Mise Martha Flint
of Boston, who has been here on vacation
visit at Byron Goodwin's has returned
home. - a large camping party from
this place, Plainfeld, East Calais and
tiful grounds near Sabin's Pond, Wood
bury on Saturday, July 2l. The company,
which numbered about thirty, comprised
Mr. and Mrs. c. p, Hollister, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Butterfeld, Mr. and Mrs George
Kelton, Miss Elsie Warren, Miss Laura
Cate and l., ID. Coburn of this village, Mr..
and Mrs. f, c. Wells of Plainfeld, Mr..
Henry Hollister, Miss Maud Whitney
Of Montpelier, Mr.. Del Dwinell, Inez
Pearce, Mary Dwinell and others of
East Calais. - f. T. Hutchns, as
sisted by Mr., Averill, held services at
Union church last Sunday morning. -
Miss Nellie Lynch of Boston, Mass. is
spending her vacation with friends here.
- There is to be a pirate party and
evening. Elmore's orchestra will furnish
the music. - There We're los visitors at
Camp Wilbur last Sunday TO listen to
Rev. j. III. Holden, who held services on
the grounds at two o'clock p. NJ The party
expected to break camp Tuesday (yes-
terday)
MARsHFIELD-Judge G. w. West, wife
and two daughters, from Rockville, Conn,
and VIII Goodwin, wife and son, from
Barre, visited their former home last week.
- Andrew Jaquith and wife from
Gardner, Mass were the guests of the
Wooster brothers 60 Warren Fiteld
and wife from Burlington are with her IA
ther, j. l.. Severance. - Nellie Wyman
from Connecticut is home with her mother.
- Mrs. Amos Hill from Boston is in
town. == Ira II. Edison has moved back
TO town from Cabot, - John Gitchel
has child six months old that only weighs
six and one-third pounds, but seems bright
and smart. - q. o. Davis, Daniel Hcl-
comb, Ben White of East Calais, Whitney
Davis and others went camping last week,
=- Charles Robinson and wife camped
two days near "Niggerhead " last week.
- X. III. Richardson and wife from
Newburg, n. Y, and S. b. Davage and
family from OsWaUO n xUara tho uuaafS