The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01


10. All of the teachers are expected to be
present, together with many other friends
of education.
f. j. Somerville of Fayston goes to the
head on laying hens. From January IL to
September 2 he sold ninety-three dozen
from seven hens
A large amount of grain has been badly
damaged by the continued wet weather.
Potatoes are yielding uncommonly well and
are of excellent quality.
| Many farmers say +" it does not pay to
bother with poultry" but here are few
| figures given by one of our Waitsiield
farmers From his flock of seventy hens he
has sold, during the eight months from
January to September I, 1890, 736 dozen
eggs which brought him the neat little
sum of S11765; besides which he set ten or
twelve hens and raised about the usual
number of chickens.
Howard Josin, who has been suffering
for several weeks with broken leg is able
to be out on crutches. 80 Nathan Rob
inson is around again, after quite serious
| illness from pneumonia. 80 Sherman
Cady, who has been quite poorly for some
time, is more comfortable. 80 Mrs. Alice
| Joslin, the village milliner, is in New York
looking up the latest styles. 80 Eugene
| McCarty, Sr, whose house was burned last
! week, has moved into the vacant house of
Reuben Bates. go Rev. S. II. Wheeler
of Waterbury occupied the desk at the
OOuBItEdllODdi tluItu ldSJ OunudNy III en-
change with Rev. E. S. Fske 80
Charlie Berry of Montpelier was in town
over Sunday. - Mrs. l.. G. Berry spent
few days last week at the capital. -
Miss Clara Dana, who has been at Peter
boro, N. H., the past year or so, is Wishing
friends in this place and Fayston. -
Romeo McAllister is enjoying short vaca-
ton from his work at Barre, and is stop
ping with his father, w G.. McAllister.
80 Mrs. William Mills of Sodus, n. Y,
! 30 .tuft l..r 4 - EatA
80 Mrs Cyren Joslin is visiting in
town.
West Randolph.
On Sunday evening, October -, Rev. j.
A. Pierce will deliver his last sermon be-
fore the people here, at a union meeting to
be held in the Baptist church.
The cellar is being dug for the addition to
the Congregational church. Besides the adj
dition, the interior of the house is to be
materially changed, involving an outlay of
$500.
Mrs. David Dyer died Wednesday after
noon of typhoid fever. She was the eldest
daughter of Norman Nichols, and was
greatly respected by her wide circle of
friends. The funeral occurred on Friday
Rev. j. A. Pierce officiating.
Mr., and Mrs. E. n. Boyden, who have
been visiting at Mrs. DIR. Smiths, returned
to Boston on Monday. - Mrs. p. Butter
field has returned from Mary Fletcher hos
pital, much improved in health. She was
there seventeen weeks - Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Lane of GAINESVILLE spent Sunday
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Moul-
ton - Mrs. G. S. Nelson went to New
port, n. H., Monday. - Carlos Pratt is
home from Worcester, Mass, sick. -
Mrs. L. B. Smith of Castleton is here, the
guest of w. S. S. Buck. - Mrs. Ed
Strong returned to jamestown, North Da-
kota, last Monday. 80 G. II. Vogel Of
Memphis, Tenn, is visiting at Micah Mann's.
- Mrs. V. NJ. Hardy is at a hospital
in Boston for treatment of the knee. -
Gardner Brewer from Charlestown, Mass,
is here. His wife, who came short time
since, is quite sick. - Charles Nichols
and wife of Providence, r. L.. were called
to town last week because of the death of
his sister, Mrs. David Dyer. - John
Cram of Williamstown, Mass, is visiting
friends here. - l.. ID. Smith of Will
Jamestown is here, and Elmer Perry and
wife were in town over Sunday.
White River junction.
The savings bank will occupy its new
quarters in the junction House block this
week.
Mrs. Humphrey visited at Waterloo, p.
O.. over Sunday, to see her son who had
had both legs cut off by the cars. -
Mrs. G. e. Spaulding and her mother are
visiting Montreal few days. - III. f.
Tinker, wife and daughter, intend to visit
his sister and other friends in Illinois and
, Iowa the next three or four weeks.
A steel gas retort burst in DR.. Hoffman S
dental rooms last week, which would have
been fatal to Mrs. Hoffman if it had hap
pened half minute sooner. She had just
risen from her chair and passed into the
: waiting room when the explosion occurred
| A piece of the retort went straight through
$ where she was sitting and cut off leg OF
the table. A kerosene stove was knocked
/ into bits and the kerosene set atire, but
Mra InfIt aN.tl flarA lta
D fire with clothing and water. Three win
= dows We're cleaned out, two of them sash
= and all, and pieces of the retort went 15C
J., feet into the street. The doctor estimates
, the damage at $3.50, but doesn't mind that
A so long as Mrs. Hoffman was so miracu.
e lousy saved Her remarkable presence OF
e mind saved large fire.
|. Woodbury..
Mrs. II. c. McLary and little daughter
+ have returned to their home in st. Louis
= Mo. - Elgin Bill has returned to his
work in Lowell, Mass. His sister, Mrs
! Lima Daniels, went with him. - Mr.
and Mrs f. f. Gonyeau of Milton, who re
, Gently returned from San Francisco, ar,
+ visiting friends in town. - Mr.. and Mrs
n WILDER Hunt have been to Haverhill, n. H..
\ to see their daughter, Mrs. DIR. Newcomb,
o South Woodbury..
u Mr.. and Mrs Frank Gonyeau of Milton
. the past year, are visiting friends here.
t A catamount was seen in this place b.,
k Allie Bailey about five o'clock last Satur
S day night, not far beyond j. ID. Bailey S
e The animal crossed the road but shor
n distance in front of him, and made its wa.
/, across the fields to the woods
- Worcester.
: A lyceum is to be organized by the Crane
IS Army post for evening entertainment
If There is talk of promenade at the tow
z hall to be held October s, and the admission
l. fee will be twenty-five cents per couple.
II At the Grange fair in the town hall, SeT
TENDER 26, there was large variety of frui
N and vegetables on exhibition, and the qua
k ity was excellent. Mrs p. A. Kemp Shove
E. as fine collection of house plants as ar
At ever seen, and small potato of the crop c
N 1862 in good state of preservation. TIL
TO produce was given to the grange and sold a
Is auction, The art department was well SUI
Of piled with work from the pencil and brus
x of Miss Rozzie Kelley, who is at home ON
n vacation. At the close, there were reat
n ings and selections by the ladies an