The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-09

business men.
West Randolph.
j. W. Ford arrested for drunkenness,
has been sent to Chelsea Jail
Great injury was done to campaign ban
ners by the storm last Saturday.
@. w. Barnes has made great improve
ments on the interior of his store.
The ladies of the Methodist church gave
boiled dinner in the vestry last Tuesday.
l.. S. Sparhawk is showing fine views of
the Columbus day procession as it appeared
in the school-yard.
r.. j. Kimball of New York is spending
#. Upham and Mrs. Martin Tewksbury
have returned from visit to Boston and
Manchester. j. n. Mccall and family
have returned to New York, 60 George
l.. Spear has returned from Maine, bringing
with him fine deer which he shot there.
South Ryegate.
Communion services next Sunday at the
old church,
The side-track for the Ryegate granite
works has been completed.
Fred Doe and wife have bought the home
farm and have moved to It.
Alexander Cochran of Groton has put
new boiler in his stone shop
A. A. Nicholas is going to work for Sam
uel Mills learning the blacksmith trade.
George Lackie and Miss Cora Brown were
married, last week, by Rev. S. A. Jackson.
Ryegate Granite Company is doing good
business. 1t has now about thirty cutters
at work.
David Sargent and Ward Sargent have
been buying goods in Boston and are going
into trade at Corinth Center.
James Doe has sold his farm and moved
into the village He has opened a work.
shop, and is now ready to do all kinds of
wood work.
The school in the village closed last Satur-
day. Friday evening the pupils gave. free
public exhibition which was enjoyed by all
Every student who had a part did we'll
Lora Morse has returned from st. Johns
bury and has opened her millinery store.
- Mrs c. j. Bailey has returned from
her visit at Chelsea, Mass. == Mrs. Nut
ting of Wilton, N. H., is visiting Mrs Gym
thia Colburn, her aunt, - Mrs George,
who has been sick for the past three months
is reported a little better. Elmer
Batchelder is keeping-house in the VIII
Darling house.
Stowe.
Miss Milton and Miss Rodgers, lady evan
gelists, are working in Moscow. Meetings
will be held in the school-house every even
ing, except Thursday, at seven o'clock.
Amos Bigelow is visiting friends in Salem
his sister, Mrs. Phoebe Mower, in Lowell,
Mass. - Mrs. Almira Warren had par
tal shock on Thursday.
West Topsham.
The excursionsts returned on Friday and
Saturday from the Hub.
School has two weeks to keep. Mr. Davis
has been very well liked by both scholars
and parents.
o. S. Sanborn drove a nail into one knee
last week, while shoeng colt, and il is
troubling him some.
Through the non-appearance of Rev Mr.
Downing, Mr. White read very interesting
sermon last Sunday.
G. F. Smith is earring lumber at Bradford
as fast as possible That with his other
increasing business, keeps him very busy.
Mrs. Hight is visiting in Nashua, n. H.,
for little while. She is to be matron at
Methodist Seminary, Montpelier, for the
winter term.
Teamsters report the roads in terrible
condition. If they had been properly
worked, they would not have been as bad
More work and less talk will accomplish
more
John Carleton of Vershre was in town
last week. - Mr.. Rinaldo Hood is fail
ing in health slowly.
Waitsfield.
The schools closed their fall term last
Friday.
Nathan Hill is quite sick with the grip and
a kidney trouble.
Mrs. S. McAllister, who has been having
run of lung fever, is convalescent.
Charlie Newcomb captured fine speci-
men of black squirrel last Friday and has
sent it to taXidermist.
Be sure you don't forget the chicken pie
suDDar at the CONGREGATIONAL yastrv
Wednesday, evening.
Rev. o. d. Clapp will lecture in the Meth
odist church on Thursday evening, Novem-
Der II. Subject" Travels in Scotland"
Admission fifteen cents; refreshments ten
cents extra.
Although very stormy afternoon and
evening prevented a large attendance, a
jolly company of about fifty enjoyed a capt.
tai supper at Odd Fellows hall last
Wednesday evening.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather
the installation of officers at Good Tenn
plars lodge, last Friday evening, was post
poned one week, when it is hoped there
will be larger attendance.
Captain II. n. Bushnell, who has been
away on visit in New York state for the
past three weeks, is quite sick at Hudson.
n. Y. 60 G. j. Bushnell, who has been
stopping in town for several weeks, returned
on Monday to Thompsonville, Conn, in or
der TO add one to President Harrison's ma
iority in the Nutmeg State.
Warren
Whoopng cough in town.
e. Miller has sold his team to e. w.
SlaytOn.
Ladies of the Unitarian church will have
fair the week before Christmas.
E. Miller and family have moved into the
house lately vacated by Mr.. Solger and will
board lumber hands this summer.
East Warren.
WhoOping cough prevails here, many
children having it quite hard.
j, j. Elliott is quite sick with throat diff
ticulty, - Mrs. Hosea Newcomb, aged
over eighty, is quite sick at the residence of
her son, G. b. Newcomb
Washington.
The village schools closed their fall terms
on Friday of last week.
The Ladies' Mite Society meets with Mrs.
George w. Downing this "wednesday
afternoon and evening.
Carl Carpenter was agreeably surprised