The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02

scribed money to pay the rent and have the
track kept open this season. The grounds
are under Mr.. Harveys control and all who
Will use the track properly are at liberty to
drive on 1t. When in good condition It is
one OF the best and fastest tracks in the state.
The railroad summer timetable went into
effect Monday, with the following changes:
| The morning accommodation from the south
arrives at 1905, the afternoon mail at 1913
and the evening accommodation from the
north at 635. The other trains are un-
changed. The forenoon and evening trains
which have met here now meet at Roxbury.
Miss Sadie Kenyon is at home &c.
A. Edgerton returned Saturday from his
western trip. 80 Denison Brown and
wife are visiting his brother at Ogdensb burg,
! n. Y. - Miss Georgia White is spend
ing the week at West Randolph. - Pro-
lessor Cheney and his sister have started to
drive to their home in Connecticut, 1t is
reported that he will not return to the uni
versity. - f. o. Thurston has moved
out OF r. Huntley's store and gone out of
business here. 60 Miss Fannie Brown
has returned from her visit to her sister in
81. Johnsbury = Miss Frances Hazen
has come to spend the summer vacation
with her brother, Rev. w. S. Hazen.
East Orange
| Rev. G. II. Richardson supplied on Sun
day for Rev. G. e. Davis, who was called TO
attend funeral at Corinth.
Mr.. and Mrs Leon Stickney of Plainview,
Mimi, were visiting friends in town last
week, Orange is the birthplace of Mrs.
Stickney.
/ c. NJ. Colby and sister Joined fishing
party at East Topsham, last week Tuesday,
and went to Ryegate pond, returning
/ Wednesday. A good time was enjoyed by
all, with few fish and plenty of musquito-
bites.
Plainfield.
Last Friday Charles Lombard's favorite
horse, " Pirate" ran into a barbed wire
fence and was severely injured
Children's day was observed at the Con-
gregatonal church last Sunday and at the
Methodist church the Sunday before
The Christian Endeavor Society is to have
a lemon social in the vestry of the Congre-
gational church next Tuesday evening.
Our respected citizen, n. C. Lombard.
suddenly became unconscious from a stroke
OF apopleXy last Thursday afternoon, and
still remains in a critical condition. His
recovery seems more than doubtful Thus
another afiiction has come to our Commu-
nifty close upon the death of our esteemed
and lamented citizen, the late w. ID. Marsh.
Last Thursday night Frank Yeartaw and
George Fowler caught from North Mont
pelier pond large number of pouts in
very short time. As neither George nor his
people were fish hungry, he generously
gave his share to Yeartaw who, in turn
gave twenty-eight to the census enume-
rator, twenty-eight to the village clerk and
as many to the treasurer. The clerk and
prudential committee of school district No.
were equally well remem bered and so
was certain minister Lastly, but not
least, the coal dealer of our village received
his twenty-eght pouts. The total number
given away, as above mentioned, was four
less than one ninth of the whole number of
pouts caught How many pouts in the
whole catch?
West Randolph.
Seven bicyclists from Barre took dinner
at the Red Lion Inn on Sunday. "a
INV, Bates Nichols, s-wife and daughter
Gretchen arrived from Nova Scotia last
| Friday. Mr. Nichols remained day with
his parents, and then started for Mexico,
where he has a desirable position as man
ager of large mine owned by a Canadian
company. - Professor Whitehill was in
town the last of the week enumerating the
manufacturing interests. 60 Misses Lu-
Gina Saxton and Florence Brooks are
spending the summer at Greensboro.
w. w. Morton has been engaged by G.. H.
Cross Son of Montpelier as a travelling
agent. - Julius Lamson and family
Judge Nichols and family, accompanied by
Mrs. Bates Nichols and Miss Ruth Nichols
are to spend few weeks at Highgate.
South Royalton.
MT. ana MIS- brown or heene, n. Ill ID,
are visiting at Charles Southgate's
There is to be fag-raising in the school
yard Friday, under the auspices of the
Grand Army post.
Mrs. A. C. Waterman has rented her house
to G.. Fl. Abbott and moved into the tene-
ment over her store.
Frank Lyman has purchased water priv
ilege and building lot of j. n. Cloud and
intends putting up finishing and job-shop
for all kinds of woodwork.
The machinery for the shoe factory has
arrived and will be set up ready for work
by next Wednesday. The freighting to and
from the shoe factory was bid off by L. d.
Abbott.
WaitsfieId.
Our Christian Endeavor Society was
represented at Berlin by twenty of its mem
bers. They report pleasant and profitable
time, and are sorry for those who did not go.
The schools throughout the town closed
last week. Miss Edna Boyce of Waterbury,
who has taught successfully for the past
two years has resigned. She has proved
herself conscientious, faithful and compe-
tent teacher.
Miss Abbie Jones arrived at her home
last week Tuesday. She has been teaching
in Lockport, Ill.,, but has resigned in favor
Of a position in Chicago, Her brother,
George NJ. Jones, came home Saturday
from Stowe, where he has been for two
terms. They are both efficient teachers,
and we wish they might be induced to
work in their own town. - Ella Ross
of st. Johnsbury is the guest of Ida Fisher
- Alice Bushnell returns to Connecti-
cut this week. - DR.. w. A. Jones is
still improving. - Clara MOriatta is at
home for the summer.
Waits River.
Walker Wright died at his home June 26,
Quarterly meeting, conducted by Rev. II
f. Reynolds of Chelsea, was held June y.