The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-24


"wednesday evening.
A number OF victims were recently called
before the grand jury at Montpelier.
Rev. l.. Warren preached for the Uni
versalists last Sunday, when four persons
were baptized and joined the church.
Robert Spencer and L. ID. Trow were
brought before Justice Edison last Saturday
for intoxication. Spencer settled for sec
ond offence, costing 1851, but Trow asked
for continuance to September 90. Spencer
procured his liquor from New Hampshire
firm.
Frank White fell from his horsepower
last week and injured his shoulder quite
badly. He takes his threshing.ma to
Greensboro next week to work out a num-
Der of contracts. 60 Warren Fiheld re-
turned to Burlington last Saturday, but his
wife remains awhile longer 49, X. II.
Farr and youngest son have gone to North
field to stay awhile = William Wilson
has rented his farm in Cabot and is soon to
move into the village.
Maple Hill.
James Mcknight is reported better.
There is to be tent-meeting, commence
ing October /, on jefferson Savery's farm.
1t will be conducted Ivy Rev. A. p Drown.
Middlesex.
Rev. L. Warren is to preach in Middlesex
next Sunday, September %, at one o'clock
p. NJ.
Moretown.
The Mortified fair was well attended last
week by Moretown people.
Mrs. Winship of Boston, Mass, wife OF
Albert Winship, a former resident of this
place, Is in town visiting friends.
Willie Foley a former Moretown boy, but
for some time past a resident of New Hamp
shire, Is in town visiting his mother. 60
Frank G. Evans of Waterbury, with his
family, spent part of last week in town
visiting his wfe's parents. 80 Barnaby
Mayo represents this town in the Washing
ton county court as grand juror, and Omr
S. Bruce as petit juror.
Mortified.
Rev. w. S. Hazen exchanged Sunday witt
Rev. John Hall of Berlin
o. d. Edgerton and f. w. Dutton are il
Boston this week, buying goods.
The proceeds of the militia sociable Friday
evening were about sixty dollars.
Mrs. Dan Guild and Mrs. Martin Cobleigl
have been quite i'll the past week.
The fall term of the University opened
last Thursday evening with large attend
ance.
Miss Amelia Maynard went to Connect
| cut Tuesday on a two months visit {,
friends and relatives.
w. w. Holden has sold his pair of arg
bay work horses to New York parties TO
500, and will ship them in few days.
1t is reported that the grand jury has in
vestigated the charge of arson against Mrs
William r. Grandtield and found 1" no bill
The Methodist church is undergoing SON
repairs, and no service was held in it las
Sunday. The pastor, Rev, j. Hamilton, il
visiting in Canada.
a mare and colt belonging to w. II. II
Slack were killed on the railroad track by
freight train on the 18th instant. They wer
quite valuable animals.
f. X. Dewey had an apoplectic shoe
Monday evening at his home at the Sout
Village, ard is now in an unconscious con
dition, with recovery doubtful.
Mrs. c. S. Richmond, Miss Lizzie KNAPP
and Mrs. F. w. Dutton WENT to Middlebury
Tuesday, the first two to attend the stat
convention Of the Woman's Christian Ten
perance Union.
Rev. CT. w. Gallagher of Montpelier is t
deliver a temperance lecture here mex
week under the auspices Of the Good Ten
plars' lodge. The time and place will b
announced in the churches Sunday.
Slack Brothers, new firm, consisting {
G.. l.. and II. H. Slack of this town, hav
bought the Kimball meat-market. The
ness, and also buy eggs and poultry.
j. X. Egerton has sold his house on Mai
street to three sons of John Baird of Ro2
bury, and the old people will make it thei
home. Samuel Howard, who now occupie
the house, has bought ID. ID. Fields hous
on Elm street and Mr.. Field has bought {
E. X. Dewey the place beyond the Cente
occupied by y. w. Cady.
Charlie Abbott, son of Frank l.. Abbott
10, a at >
fooling with some powder Sunday forenoon
when small quantity was ignited in a ca
which young Abbott was holding and h
clothing was set on fire. Before the fiji
could he put ont he was quite badly burne
about his hands, face and other parts of ii
body.
Nelson Hassam died at his residence, aboI
IA mile west of the village, Thursday afte
noon. He was known to have heart troubl
but his death was very sudden and une'
pected. Funeral services We're held at ii
house Saturday afternoon, and the burii
took place in Elmwood cemetery. He VIZ