The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-09-28

or societies.
Charles White, wife and baby, were riding
on the Center road last Saturday evening,
when their team collided with one driven
by Mr.. Flint. Mr.. and Mrs. White were
somewhat bruised, but the baby escaped
unhurt. Their wagon was demolished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone will take carriage
drive to Hartford, Conn, starting to-day.
Charles Smith lost valuable horse
by breaking leg last week. A subscrip-
ton paper Is being circulated to assist him
in buying another. - Carl Tracy and
Newell Bickford went to Burlington yester-
day Tuesday to enter college.
South Randolph.
j. f. Green moved off his dogs legs, the
other day.
G. L. Greene and wife lost their way in
the darkness, the other evening, returning
from N. w. Hunts and were upset. No
serious damage done.
Moses Gage of Hartland, who for many
years was station agent at Royalton, and is
ninety-two years of age, visited his sister at
East Randolph recently.
A curious light was seen in the eastern
horizon, last Monday evening. The sky
was clear, the air still. The light seemed
to keep flashing brightly.
Dan Hunt and wife of Worcester, Mass.
are stopping at his fathers. - The
friends and relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. n. W.
Hunt gave them pleasant party, the Odd
it being the fifth anniversary of their mar
rage - Mrs. Jennie bearing and child
are stopping few days with her mother.
- Miss Lillian Sprague OF East Ran
dolph is to teach in South Randolph, as
Miss Metcalf is still unable to return.
West Randolph.
The Ideal Male Quartette of this place, as
sisted by Miss Agnes Dooley of Mortified
and Miss Lizzie Adams of South Royalton
will give concert here next Friday even
ing.
E. g. Burridge of Somervile, Mass, has
been spending a weeks vacation in town
j. f. Hobart and wife spent Sunday
with friends in Lebanon, N H. - G.
NJ. Howard is making arrangements to put
in large storehouse for fertilizers, for
which he is agent. - Mrs. G. d. Will
liams of Burlington is spending few
weeks in town with her mother. - A.
A. Neibaum Of Hotel Burlington was in
town over Sunday, - Mrs. Charles
Thurston has returned from a visit to rela-
on the Central Vermont railroad, has been
home, sick, for the past week. - w. b.
Wall started ON Monday for few days trip
to Bellows Falls and Brattleboro.
Stowe.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Savage of Stowe cell
ebrated their golden wedding the afternoon
and evening of Tuesday, the Goth instant
About 125 invited guests were present, and
many valuable presents were left. The
company was richly entertained socially
with refreshments and music. The house
was beautifully decorated with flowers. Mr.
and Mrs. Savage have a family of one son
and two daughters-one of the latter the
wife of Rev. A. II. Ball, DID,, who has had
charge OF large church in Elgin, ILL.,, for
the last few years. the other an accom-
plished teacher in Montpelier. The son.
Rev. G. A. Savage, stood high as teacher
of science, literature and theology in an
American college in Constantinople, and
is now pastor of church in Orange, N
j. There has never been death in the
family. Mr.. Savage is we'll known in this
county and state, having held offices of
trust and responsibility, and during long
period has been an officer of the Congrega-
tional church, which owes much to his
counsel and support
South Strafford.
Miss Margaret J. Carrigan of West RAN
dolph, former teacher here, is spending a
vacation with her many friends in town
Miss Emma V. Eastman of Bradford a
teacher of large experience, is teaching a
very successful term of school, with thirty
four pupils.
Mr.. Goddard and Mr.. Blake, who have
spent so many hunting seasons at the Bar
rett house, are again at their old haunts in
pursuit of birds, having arrived from
Woburn, Mass, on Saturday last. Their
repeated returns show their appreciation
of Vermont woods.
Strafford.
About seventy summer boarders have en-
joyed our pure air and water and delight
1ul scenery this season.
Our farmers are harvesting bountiful
crops OF all kinds except of potatoes, which
are few, small, and are decaying badly.
There vii he a union celebration of
Columbus day by the schools of STAFFORD
at the town house, October 81 beginning at
ten o'clock in the morning.
The life of William Rogers came to
tragic end at about five p. NJ, on Friday,
the 23d, Descending hill in the Copperas
Hill neighborhood, he slipped from the seat
across the front of his lumber wagon, his
right foot catching between the wheel and
the projecting end of the cross-bar, and fell
with his face TO the ground. In this posi-
ton he was dragged more than half a mile
before the accident was discovered. 1t is
thought that his horse kic ked him when he
fell, as several ribs were found broken, and
that life was then extinct. Mr.. Rogers was
a veteran of the late war
Topsham.
Emma Bacon is failing. William
Carruth is very low. Robert Richard
son is teaching in district No. 8. Miss
Clara Chalmers spent the simmer season at
the White Mountains and has now gone to
visit Mrs. Charles Wilson, a married sister
living in Colorado - George and
"Uncle" Robert McLam went to Manchester
last week. - Misses Matte, Lizzie and
Anna Chalmers, who have absent greater
part of the sum mer, are at home on account
of the serious illness of their mother.
j. p. Tabor inflic ted a serious wound in one
knee with an axe while mending fence last
week. - Mr.. and Mrs. George Eastman
are again grandparents through the birth of
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter White
hill of Ryegate. w. V. Hood took
twelve yoke of fine cattle to Ryegate fair
last week and took first premi um for town
team, also two prizes for draft cattle.
Among other friends who have visited and
cared for Mrs. W. w. Chalmers is Dr.
Rachel Allen of Lowell, Mass, lady eighty
two and one-half years old. Mrs. Chalmers
was pronounced more comfortable by her
physician ON Sunday. - heavy thun-
der shower was first on the list Monday
morning.
West Topsham.
Miss Inez Tubbs OF Barre visited in town
last week. - Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Rice are entertaining company from Massa-
chusetts, - Gilman Bagley, with his
t1qu hall atta linz, 70,