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

here Saturday night. He attended the ma
came East in charge of carload OF people
from Iowa.
East Calais.
About fifty men and women, lads and
lasses, responded to the invitation to an old
fashioned husking" at A. Dwinelrs last
Wednesday evening. On Thursday even
ing Frank Marshall gave husking with
about forty in attendance.
Mrs c. r. Dwinell is in Boston for a
couple of weeks. - Mrs. Asa button
started for New York last Monday, expect
ing to be gone several weeks. - Freem.
Gray and Will. Hall are running meat cart.
- Farmers report potatoes rotting, but
corn in extra good condition.
Chelsea.
William d. Walker is at his mothers,
sick with slow fever complicated with
rheumatic troubles.
Rev. b. B. Sherman, superintendent of
schools, is planning for celebration of Co
lumbus day, October 81.
The public library is now open on Satur-
day evening" between 1880 and 4:30. An
increasing number OF persons are availing
themselves of its privileges.
Frances Ella, aged eight years, daughter
OF George II. Bacon, died Sunday morning
of Inflammation of the bowels. The funeral
services were held on Monday, Rev. Mr..
Sherman officiating.
1t was quarterly meeting at the Methodist
church last Sunday, and Presiding Elder
TruaX preached There are to be special
meetings at the church this week, Rev. j.
A. Wright assisting the pastor.
DIR. F. II. Godfrey has returned from
New York, where he went for medical treat
ment. His disease is pronounced to be ca
tarrhal liberation of the throat, and he is
slowly gaining, though he must give up
practice for weeks.
East Montpelier.
j. S. Wheelock is painting his residence.
A hard thunderstorm, accompanied by
wind and hail, visited this place early
Monday morning,
W. L. Clark's new house will be ready
for occupancy in few weeks. Mr.. Jarvis
will occupy the house vacated by Mr.. Clark.
Captain Dwight H. Kelton will give il
Illustrated stereopticon entertainments at
Village hall on Tuesday and Friday even
ings, October 4 and 7.
Work on the stone sheds is rapidly pro-
crossing, and the place generally presents a
lively appearance, caused by the possibil-
tiles OF what granite may do for us.
F. E. Worcester and family move to
Barre this week. where he has a job at
polishing. - Mrs Gorilla Hammett is at
Groton.
N. A. Whitehill had corn husking last
Friday night.
Farmers report small crop Of potatoes.
Cause, the rot
George Mandigo had one OF his fingers
cut off, last week.
F.M. Weld is to bnild house on his
fathers farm. What does this mean2
Do, L.
to be the new pastor of the Baptist church.
Robert Richardson is teaching school in
the Fuller district, and is improving in
health.
Mrs. Bradley Frost has bought the Mary
]. Randall place of Thomas Fellows, and
Mr.. Fellows has bought the Morrison farm.
Miss Rosa Whitehill finished her term of
school, last week. The people of the dis
trict report that it was successful in all
ways.
A pair of horses ran from WEIGH & Oar
ling's storehouse through the village, the
other day. The runaway collided with a
single team, badly smashing the wagon.
Rev. w. w. Roberts will preach next
Sunday at Topsham. Mr.. Hutchinson, who
has been preaching in the west part of the
town, will preach at The Methodist church
next Sunday.
There has been organized in West Groton
d N.
This is what is needed, and it is hoped
the people in the village as well as in the
west part of the town will help on the good
work.
A fisherman in the west part of the town
recently caught nice string of trout. An
officer proposed to fine him; but the law
breaker begged for clemency, and he was
forgiven after promising that he would sin
no more against the fish and game statutes
A subscription paper is being circulated
for money to buy flag for the school-house.
Rev. Mr.. Roberts says: "Let it not only
catch the eye, but the pocket also. Let
every one have patriotic interest enough in
the school building to see the Stars and
Stripes floating above its roof"
Reference was made in the WAToHMAN's
state news, last week, to the railway acct
dent in this town September Il, resulting in
the death of Mrs. Ella Eastman of Bath,
n. 81. 1t may be added that the west wind
was blowing at the time, the water in the
river was high, and that the driver of the
vehicle, Morris Page, did not, by reason of
the direction of the wind and the noise of
the waters, hear the sound of the approach
ing train or the warning whistle. He es-
capped with some slight bruises, but the
horse was killed and Mrs. Eastman thrown
some sixty feet into the river. Her injuries
were such as to cause instant death. Acct
dents have often been feared at this cross
ing, but this is the first that has occurred
1t was the intention originally to carry the
highway under the railway track but this
has been neglected from year to year till
the fatal result of neglect is now apparent.
The change should, and doubtless will, be
made now, and another fatal casualty
averted. The railway commissioners were
here last week investigating the cause of the
accident.
George Melville of Harvey, Ill.,, former
resident of this place. is i'll and not expected
to recover. - Mr.. and Mrs. Sanderson
and family of Brighton, Mass. are visiting
at A. NJ. Heath's. - l.. N Richardson
and wife and Mr.. Nutting and wife of Daven-
port, Iowa. are visiting at 1. NJ. Ricker's
- Miss Matte Chalmers was called
home last week by the sickness of her
mother. - Mrs. Bird, who has been Wis
iting at |. n. Halls, has returned to Chicago.
- Mrs. Betsey Homer of Lynn, Mass,
is to move into Mrs. Bliss house
East Hardwick.
w. @. Kinney of Plainfield, N. j. is
spending a few days at j. H. Georges.
- A. K. Fort has sold his blacksmith
shop TO Mr.. Morgan of Barnet. &C. j.
Bell, q. l.. johnson, j. II. Graham and n.
Field attended the encampment at Wash
ington. - A. G. Aston has put in
stock of groceries - f. Thayer moved