The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-06

Fairlee pond draws large crowds from
around this village every pleasant day, and
the popularity of the beautiful sheet of
water seems to be on the increase. One
great objection seems to be the absence of
sandy beaches suitable for bathing.
Visitors in town the past week were nu-
merous. Among the faces we recognize
Conductor Fred Earle of the Boston &
Maine railroad; Mrs Slater and family of
Springfield, Mass. Professor W. II. Cum
mings Of Merden, N. H.; Maurice Gale and
family of Newbury, Vt; David Carpenter
and daughters Of Chattanooga Tenn, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Latham of White
River Junction.
West Topsham.
S. X. Dexter of Lowell, Mass. held re-
union on July 80 of his relatives at the old
home farm, owned by himself, in West
Topsham. There are now an even one
hundred of Mr.. Dexter's relatives, EN-
braced in three generations. 1t was Mr..
Dexter's intention to have every relative
present, but some were detained by sickness
and others by disappointing circumstances.
However, seventy-siX OF the one hundred
were present. There were also Mrs. Dex-
ter's mother, now in her eighty-first year,
and as spry as a girl in her teens; Mrs.
Dexter's two sisters, Mrs. Townsend Carter
of Lowell and Mrs. Jerry Hutchinson of
Barre, VT, and their families In the after
noon fine collation. was served on the lawn
in front of the buildings. In the evening Mr..
Dexter gave a fine display Of fireworks.
People from all the neighboring towns were
present to witness the display. Mr.. Dexter
was untiring in his efforts to make the oc-
casion enjoyable to all.
Waits River.
Crops are promising.
Master Freddie Beebe fell on the tines of
a hay-fork, last week, while at play, wound
ing his left leg and narrowly escaping Sc
rious accident. He is doing well
Rev. Alonzo P. Corlss is in town. -
Mrs. Abbie Prescott of New Hampshire is
visiting here. - John A. Dodge has re-
turned from the West. 80 Damon Ma
has returned from Groton, n. II. - Mrs.
Harry Emery is gaining slowly.
WaitsfieId.
j. j. Kelly, the stage proprietor, lost one
of his best horses last week.
The campers, consisting of E. o. Trask o.
NJ. Eaton, j. j. Kelly, with their families,
u. II. McAllster Byron Palmer, Elmer
and Alice Baird, Sarah and Della Thomp-
son, Ella and Cora Kennedy, came home
last week They report the usual good
time and displayed goodly number of fine
pickerel.
A strange dog which has been hanging
around Irasville for some time bit Lloyd,
young son of Samuel r. Maxwell on the
face, in William McAllister's blacksmith
shop. Mr.. McAllister told his son to get a
rifle and shoot the dog. The dog, hearing
the command, took leg ball. and, although
Mr.. Maxwell has searched diligently for
him, he can not be found.
Washington.
The band serenaded Mr.. Warren Pepper
on Saturday evening.
Mrs. Ella Spencer of Gardner, Mass, is
in town - Mr.. George Calef of Provi-
dence, r. l., arrived last week Friday.
~ Mrs. A. NJ. Miles and Mrs Clara
Smith of Burlington are visiting in town.
- Rev. and Mrs. Mcintyre and son are
son spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Downing.
Waterbury.
Mrs. Frary of Jonesville and Mrs. Whit
tie of Chicago have been visiting the Frary
brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Thomas of Chicago
and the Misses Colby and Ropes made the
ascent of Mount Mansfield last week. sssi
The Waterbury band has reorganized,
and the people will doubtless soon be IA
vored with an occasional open-air concert
At the county convention, held in Mont
pelier last week, F. L. Knight made the
| senator.
| G.. II. Frary has gone to Mortified, Mass,
to attend the Summer Conference of Chris
tian Workers. held under the management
of Mr.. Moody, the evangelist.
Miss Morse and Miss Kimball have been
re-engaged for their respective departments
of the Graded School. Miss Alice NJ. Han.
cock of East Hardwick will have charge OF
the grammar room
The census of the town has been taken
but many in the village report not having
been interviewed at all Perhaps this is
one of the reasons why Waterbury shows a
falling off since 1880.
The good work on the sidewalks still
goes on, and many needed improvement,
have been made. The old complaint abou
the lack of crossings at the junction o
Main and Stowe streets will now be a thing
of the past.
The picnic for last Wednesday afternoon
| was, on account of the weather, held at the
residence of Miss Hattie Elliot, wher,
about twenty young people met in the even
ing and thoroughly enjoyed themselves un
til a late hour.
Twenty-Five fresh air children from the
cities have been quartered in Waterbur,
during the past week, They come mostly
from Brooklyn, n. Y, and it is remarked
that they present much neater appearance,
than did those of last year.
The much-talked-of baseball game be
tween the big fellows and the 4" kids
came off on the common last Thursday an,
resulted in a victory for the former, with
score of thirteen to six. The kids " Sc
up the suppers like little men.
The path of destruction in Thursday
storm was confined almost wholly to thu
DuXbury side of the river, where tree
were broken off or uprooted and building
and fences blown down. Several sheds oil
the fair grounds were reduced to ruins.
On July 20 a party of twenty-nine " oil,
folks" went to Jonesvile for an outing
taking dinner at the Jonesville house. Tn
members of the party speak in high term
of the entertainment furnished by Proprie
tor Gillett. When it comes to having
good time, it is whispered that the "olt
folks " of Waterbury are not to be outdon
by those younger in years
White River junction.
The Junction has built concrete sidewall
this summer to the amount of S1727. IA
very good beginning While many other
want it, they will have to wait for anothe
summer
Rev. Fred T. Crane, who has been wit
the Universalist church at Marshfield fey
months, has been engaged as pastor of tn
Uni ligf shn ut nla U N