The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-22

Beede last Thursday afternoon. A goo,
attendance and pleasant time.
The second quarterly meeting was hell
in the church last Sunday and Rev. A.
TruaX, presiding elder, preached an abb
sermon and administered the sacrament o
the Lords supper. He also conducted tn
evening service, and gave an instructive
nj iul ."cssive exegesiS to an appreciativ
audience.
Rev. George Byington made flying visi
TO the Methodist parsonage last Monday OF
his way to the Sunday-school convention
- John Dodge has gone into trade a
East Orange. - Hon. Willard Divoll o
New York city has made his sister, Mrs
PerSis Meserve, flying visit. - Mis-
Carrie Sawyer returned last Wednesday tC
stay with her father. - James Chy
noweth and wife of st. Adams were in town
last week.
Waitsfield.
1t is reported that L. d. Savage has solo
his farm, stock and crops to Lester Smith
for 81, 800.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Newcomb returned
last Saturday from four-weeks' visiting
tour, having spent most of the time in New
York and Providence, r. l.
Eugene Roys, who was burned out last
week, was so fortunate as to have an in.
surance of 81 800 on buildings and contents
which were nearly total loss.
A return game between the junior clubs
of the village and Irasville, last Saturday,
resulted in favor of the village lads by a
score of twenty-eight to twenty-three.
The Waitsfield baseball club played a
second game with the Warren club at War
rem last Saturday afternoon and were again
defeated by a score of thirty-tive to six.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church will have an oyster sup
per at their vestry next Wednesday evening
October 80. A general invitation is ex-
tended.
Rev. j. f. Wright of Montpelier is to give
lecture, free to all, in the brick church on
Thursday evening, October %. Subject,
Progress and Tendencies in Temperance
Reform"
Mr.. Patrick Of Mortified was in town
over Sunday, with his sister, Mrs. Eugene
Z. McCarty. - John w. Ramsay, assist
ant editor of the burlington Independent,
visited his parents here last Saturday and
Sunday. - William Kelsey and o. NJ.
Eaton attended the meeting of the grand
lodge of Good Templars at Roxbury last
Wednesday and Thursday. - James
Josln of Fitchburg, Mass, made a flying
visit to Waitsfield last Saturday. - AL
bert Thayer, a brother of Mrs. j. j. Kelly,
and his wife, are visiting in town. Mr..
Thayer has been working in a hotel in
Omaha, Neb., the past two years. -
Orville j. Gale, former Waitsfeld boy,
but now located in Boston, is calling on his
old neighbors and friends this week.
East Warren.
Mrs. Pliny Carroll cordially invites the
ladies of the Mite society and all others in.
terested to meet at her house next Thurs
day, October %, and sew for Mr. Roys
people.
Last week Tuesday evening, Eugene
Roys' folks had several tubs of but
ter stolen from their cellar through
the hatchway. In consequence of this
Mrs. Roysi was nervous and wake
full on Wednesday night. About eleven
o'clock, thinking she heard slight
noise, she arose and found the loft of the
barn in flames. She Immediately alarmed
her husband and daughter. The fire spread
rapidly, and the house and other barns
We're soon envelopcd in flames, Mr.. Roy,
succeeded in releasing his horses and cows
though he burned his hands severely in do
ing so. One heifer and four hogs wer,
burned, together with his hay, grain (ex
cept his corn, which was not gathered intC
his barn., potatoes and fifty cords of wood
The entire buildings, consisting of house
barns and sugar-house, were burned Will
almost their entire contents. The neigh
bors did not reach there in season to rem
der assistance as the flames spread so rap
idly. The cause of the fire was, wthou
any doubt, incendiary.
Charles w. Bragg has been seriously il
with la grippe. - Mrs. Charles Fitcl
and Master Harry of burlington are visit
ing at n. l.. Dickenson's. 60 Frank j
Tillotson OF Burlington is stopping in tow
at present.
Waterbury.
Quarterly meeting was held at the Meth
odist church last Sunday.
j. C. Griggs is improving the looks of hi
house greatly by painting
Some OF our sporting men attended TIL
races last week at White River junction.
1t is said that Will Carroll devoted las
week 10 hunting, and that he bagged
chickadee.