The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-16

circulars propose a very helpful and inter
estng course of study. Both schools are
fortunate in securing the invaluable serv-
ices of PRINCIPAL Conant. Principal Camp
bell of the johnson Normal School proposes
to establish the White Mountain Summer
School this season at the very pleasant
and available point of Littleton, n. II.
East Montpelier.
Rev. j. o. Sherburn gave a very interest
ing discourse at tho Center last Sunday.
The foundation and platform for the new
scales, in front of Wilard's store, were
completed last week
A severe storm of wind and hail passed
through the town last week Tuesday, doing
considerable damage to crops, trees and
fences.
Mrs II. b. Woodward is expecting to 60
to Maine, to care for her father, who is i'll.
60 Lottie Woodward is engaged to teach
in district No. /. 80 Miss Lutte West is
at home from Wakefield, Mass, and is
quite i'll. - Henry Kelton has rented
and moved into the house owned by Mrs.
Goodenough.
Eden.
A tornado struck this place about five
P. NJ. Tuesday, July 8. Fourteen buildings
were demolished, including the tub factory
OF G. II. Stearns, a large building with
sheet-iron roof. Some of the roofing was
carried over the tops of two houses and left
in pasture one-fourth of a mile distant.
Strange to say, no lives were lost and not
dwelling house destroyed. Shade and
fruit trees were uprooted and hurled pro-
miscuously about. No fences were left in
its path
North Fayston.
The work with the road-machine has been
suspended until after haying
Mr.. John Little is quite sick, not having
recovered from an attack of the grip of last
winter.
Mrs. Clara Browne Miller of Boston is
spending the summer at her fathers Mr..
j. p. Browne.
George J. Newton of the Vermont Meth
odist Seminary occupied Rev. g. o. Howe's
pulpit on Sunday
Hardwick.
Edgar Perkins has sold the Conant farm
to Jabez Thornton. Price reported, $500
Mack & Rowe are building a shed for
granite-cutting on their land opposite the
depot.
The school census recently taken shows
36i children of school age in town-173 boys
and 19l girls.
Messrs. Hopkins & Ufford are rebuild
ing and enargng the carriage house at the
Maple Park house.
Three hundred four tickets were sold at
this station for the celebration at Norris
vile on the Fourth.
j. II. Drew has built an addition to his
building for the better accommodation of
Mrs. Lamson's millinery store.
The railroad company, to better accommo-
date the increasing business, will lay new
side track west from the depot to the curve
on the Bridgman meadow.
Z. f. Wetherbee, our ieweler, has
moved his business from Mrs Kittridge's
grocery-store to Kimball's drugstore, which
supplies better facilities for his business.
d. McDaniels purposes erecting a new
building at East Hardwick near and east
OF the present post-ottice, and reports says
will open general store in the present
post-offce rooms when the new building is
completed,
" Italy" with his dump-cart. has made
his appearance here, and the rapid con-
struction of the new quarry railroad is to
begin at once. A small force has been at
work for week or more on the ledge cut
near Mr.. Harringtons new house
Mrs. Mary Chubb celebrated the CEN
tennial OF her birth on Wednesday, the ID
Many relatives and friends gathered at the
residence OF her son, ID. S. Chubb, to con-
graduate the aged lady and commemorate
the event notable as the first of its kind in
the annals of this town.
The heated term last week was closed
with terrific thunderstorm and tornado
on Tuesday afternoon. The amount of rain
has often been exceeded, but the force of
the wind rarely, if ever equaed. The
damage was mainly limited to shade and
fruit trees, woodland fences and growing
crops. Campbell's new house was twisted
out of shape, but not seriously damaged,
and a small portion of the roof to the shed
of the Methodist church was torn off.
Fences were generally demolished.
Mrs. Jonathan Paige is severely i'll with
nervous prostration. 80 Charles Good
win and wife Of Chicopee, Mass, are Wis
iting in this town and vicinity. - Miss
Carrie Drew of st. Johnsbury is visiting
here, and Miss Inez Hathaway OF this place
is spending a week with friends in Sheffield.
- l.. II. Warren visited Fairee last
week, called there by the serious illness of
his mother. - Mr.. Brush and family re-
turned last week from their camping at
Greensboro pond. He owns a cottage there,
and occupies it part of the time every sea
son. - DIR. Rutherford and wife have
been in town the past week. visiting at
George II. SMILES. - Miss Carrie Fair
man is at home, having recently returned
from her musical studies at the New Eng
land Conservatory Boston.
Lowell.
On the Sth instant, at FIVE O'Clock, thun.
der-storm, with hail, rain and wind, burst
upon MS with scarce moments Fremont
~ Ntllhdl bdTll, III CLOSE ITOA-
unity TO his store and dwelling, was struck
by lightning and consumed. He had barely
time to get the horses out Swine and
poultry persisted. The adjacent building
was considerably burned, and most of the
furniture was removed from the house and
goods from the store, but the entire vii
lage turned ont, seemed TO fall naturally
into line from the burning buildings to the
river near by, and furnished plenty of
water Tor the men in the upper stories and
on the roof. BY almost superhuman eff
forts the store and dwelling were saved.
Goods and furniture were considerably
damaged. Daniel Stewards barn was
blown flat to the ground and his horse was
dug out of the ruins uniniured. Emory
Austin's new octagOn barn, sixty feet in di-
ameter, was moved from its foundation and
left in damaged condition. Edison Kinney
and Tom Patterson We're covering large
new barn for Andrew Richardson. The
barn, sixty feet by forty-tve, of very heavy
timber, was moved from its foundation.
Some of the timber fell to the ground, the
ladders and stagings were swept away, and
Patterson WAS left hanginn 10 a hraclet