The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-07


months His family has the heartfelt SYM
pathy of the entire community.
Newcomb Kinney lost valuable horse
last week, the animal getting cast in the
stall.
The Good Tempars are to have a sociable
in the vestry OF the Congregational church,
next Friday evening.
As some young men drove through our
village on a recent Sunday, one of them
fred upon and killed a fowl belonging to
citizen. They were pursued by Officer 7.
7. Bartlett and an assistant, and the matter
was settled, all but the offence of using fire.
arms on Sunday.
Some interesting meetings were held in
the Congregational church last week, con-
sisting of an excellent sermon Monday
evening by Rev. G.. w. Gallagher of Mont.
peler, er-meeting Tuesday morning, a
talk on The Love Of Christ " in the after
noon, by Rev. w. s. Hazen of Northfield,
which was full of instruction and encour-
agement to the church, and sermon in the
evening by Rev. G. w. Longren of Barre,
which was listened to with marked inter-
est. 1t is hoped we may have like help and
encouragement again in the near future.
Dr. Carlos Colburn of Michigan is in town
for the first time in twenty years, visiting
his brother, A. ID. Colburn, and old friends
here. 80 Miss Emily Spencer has gone to
Barre to work at dressmaking with Mrs. j.
L
Mass, was visiting in town last week,
- K. G. Kiser has gone to Warren N.
H., to work for the present - William
Hall and family are to move to Cabot this
week. 80 Augustus Lyford and his
daughter, Mamie of Java, n. Y, are visit
has sold a half interest in his hotel to John
Ryan. - Hugh O'Rourke and family
are spending few days in Boston.
Randolph
Our summer visitors have left us The
Maplewood has had a short season, but
better one than many mountain houses. In
all there have been about one hundred
seventy-five guests since the first of July.
The Farmers were being badly beaten
at baseball by the Normals," last Satur-
day, when one of the latter was knocked
senseless by collision. He was not seri-
ously injured, but it ended the game, and
probably the season here.
Good crops well harvested, nuts and
apples in abundance, silos being filled to
the top, sound potatoes, buckwheat cakes
assured, and cans of maple syrup in the
cellar, no use for doctors, no abandoned
farms" and only one for sale.
The Normal school enrolls about ninety,
a larger number than for several years in
the fall term, with the largest entering class
for nine years. Some needed repairs have
been made in the building, and some valu-
able additions to the library. The popular
b class exhibition" at the close of each
term, affords quite fund for the library
and reading-room, and all who know Pro.
lessor COnant need no assurance that it is
expended in helps for teachers. | doubt if
another such special teachers library can
be found in Vermont. Monday is now the
holiday instead of Saturday.
West Randolph.
Many are waiting for the annual excur-
sions to go to Boston and New York
The concrete sidewalk men are expected
here soon with large job before them.
Mr. and Mrs. G. f. Moulton were in New
York last week. - w. II. Messer has
gone to Boston. 60 Rev. j. j. Cooper has
returned to his home at Wilimantic, Conn.
- Hon. n. G.. Wheeler who has been
visiting at the Green Mountain Stock Farm,
has gone to Concord, n. ii. - Carlos
Pratt is working at Claremont, n. III.
l.. j. Clough has rented the tenement over
Lamson Tilton's store. - Charles Ga
brelle is home with a sore hand, cut on a
planer. - Clarence Moulton has gone to
Montpelier to work. - X w. Morse
and wife are visiting in Athol, Mass, and
the new proprietor, Mr.. Battles has taken
possession of the Red Lion Inn.
Frank Wadleigh has sold his meat market
to Pope & Whitlock
Roxbury.
1t is expected that Roxb bury will be rep
resented at the Grand Lodge at Rutland,
next week, by Elmer L. Ellis and wife, H.
Carl Ellis, Miss Lizzie Butterfeld and Mrs.
Ida Orcutt.
Deputy Sheriff II. G. Ellis was called TO
take Charles Howe to Montpelier. Friday.
where he was put under 81 200 bonds,
which were promptly furnished by w. f.
Edwards. We understand that the iury
has found eight indictments against him.
State Deputy Elmer e. Ellis, assisted by
thirteen other members of Roxbury lodge,
visited Snowsville, Friday night, and Or
ganized a lodge there, arriving at their
homes at an early hour in the morning.
Though their countenances the next day
exposed them to the accusation of having
been son tear" we trust they were up-
held by the proud consciousness of we'll
doing.
The steam-whistle was heard last Tues
DAY shrleking in an unusually agitated
manner, and the crowd who responded to
its call found the shed north of the mill to
be on ire. The fire-engines were summoned
from Northheld, and, as the wind for
tunately carried the flames away from the
village, the fire was eXtinguished with the
loss OF the shed and about $1,000 worth of
lumber.
G Rey. T. B. Hyde exchanged pulpits last
Sunday with Rev. Mr.. Whitney of Marsh
field. - Mrs. w. l. Simonds is suffering
from sprained ankle, caused by an mn,
lucky misstep while cleaning windows
- Clark Wiley has been quite i'll the
past week. - Singing school is not yet
settled fact, as the teacher is yet to be de-
cided on. We believe Professor Gale is to
meet the singers next Wednesday evening.
South Ryegate.
The members and friends of the Presby-
terrain church, to the number of one hun
dred, met at the parsonage, on Friday
evening, and rendered the pastor and wife
a cordial reception. Refreshments were
served, and after spending few hours in
social intercourse, interspersed with music.
the company separated in the best of spirits.
North Thetford.
Frank Wilcox and wife and Mrs. Martha
wilcox start for the state of Washington this
week, to visit the latter's daughter. -
Tracy Hosford has so far recovered from his
sickness as to be about and ride out.
Mrs Margaret Benjamin returned to her
home in Binghamton, n. Y, last week. af
ter pleasant summer among old friends.
- Willis Earle has returned to Nor
walk, Conn, where he is assistant principal
In the Military Institute. - Professor
Bradley Hosford of Melrose, Conn, il here
Tor three weeks visit among kindred.