The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-16

obliged to go to the station before he went
to the hall TO vote for Cleveland. While he
was on the way to the hall some one bought
his vote, and he voted for Harrison Mr., G.
says 1t is the first time that the old horse
ever went back on him.
Hardwick.
Election day passed off very quietly here.
Number of registered voters, 512 votes
cast, 81 Harrison, 266; Cleveland, 80; Bid
well, "a.
Rev. G. w. Pierce OF Greensboro Bend is
announced 10 give lectures on temperance,
at the Advent church here Monday and
Tuesday evenings of the present week
The Union Granite Company is erecting
derrick at its new shop. The railroad com
pany declines to put in a side-track to accom-
modate the three cutting-shops on the north
side and west of Main sueet-those of
Davis, Bashaw Bros, and the Union Com
pany.
Mrs. Bridgman, widow of the late John
Bridgman OF this village, recently suffered
paralytic shock from which she died on
Wednesday evening last, aged seventy
years. -Four children survive her, and
though somewhat widely scattered in their
residence were all present at her death
bed.
The exhibition car of the Northern Pa
cific railroad, illustrating in practical man
ner the natural and agricultural products of
the new and tiourishing state of Washing
ton, was here on Saturday, Sunday and
part of the day Monday of last week, and
was visited by large numbers of our citi-
zens.
Rev. j. NJ. Nelson has recently visited
the Fletcher Hospital at Burlington for
surgical treatment in the removal of large
tumor, which has for many years afflicted
and seriously disfigured one side of his face
An operation was performed with success.
Rev. w. II. Worthen, pastor of the Metho-
dist church, accompanied him.
The pure and indebted democracy"
held grand jubilaton here on Saturday
evening last, in honor of Cleveland's cleo
ton, or the victory of the Southern brig4-
diers' e. the power behind the throne" of
the modern democratic party. Torchlight
| procession, rockets and a few guns con-
stitued most of the exercises. The local
band furnished music.
The fall term of village school closes
with an exhibition of a musical and rhetori-
cal character this Wednesday, evening,
to be held at town hall. The term has been
a very successful one in attendance The
school now consists of four grades or de-
partments-the academic presided over by
Professor G.. II. McNair, who so SUCCESS
fully conducted the schools the past year
The winter term begins on Monday, No
vember %.
East Hardwick.
Chairs have been placed in the Baptist
vestry.
Several from this place will attend the
session of the national grange at Concord.
this week.
There have been some changes of tenants
of late. John Smith has moved TO the
Bedelle farm in Walden; John Chandler
leaves the Goodrich farm and moves to
eensboro, and Albert Ford has rented the
farm Mr.. Chandler vacated; the old gentle
man Chandler has moved into the house
near Freeman Waterman's.
While L. G. Bronson was driving a colt
up the hill near the postoffice, yelpinp
dog ran out, frightening the horse and caus.
ing II to turn suddenly. Mr. Bronson was
thrown out, and the animal ran to near THE
bridge, where it collided with a fence in
such way as to plunge piece of board
into Its breast and back under the shoulder
and skin two feet and eleven inches The
animal is alive with chance of recovery
Mr. Bronson escaped serious injury.
B. II. Hunt and wife of Lebanon, n. H.
visited here last week. Hunt & Bah
bitt are adding to their room by taking ou
the front stairway. - Miss Ola johnson
winter. - MIR. and Mrs. w. ID. Bronson
home in Grafton county, n H., last Thurs
day.
MarshfieId.
, The Universalists held a fair and ovste
supper at the yestry of their church. las
Thursday night. The proceeds amounted
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