The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-19

been upon the sick list for some time. He
now occupies his new house erected this
season on Wakefield meadow. 60 Wesley
Spencer has sold his residence here to Alex
Parker. 60 George b. Wheeler and wife
recently returned from visiting friends in
Vineland, N. j. Mr.. Wheeler extended his
trip to Philadelphia and Washington and
reports pleasant trip. - Miss Matte
Weeks is at home from Manchester, N. H.,
where she has been for the past few months
for instructions in photography.
Fernie Foss is recovering from his recent
serious Hines from blood poison. For some
days lockjaw was feared. - Mrs. A. i.
Newton went to Washington, ID. c., the
past week for treatment of her eyes. She
has for some time been partially blind from
cataract affecting both eyes. - j. S.
Drenan is reported quite seriously ill.,
- Butler Shipman is slowly improving
from his recent paralytic attack. He is now
able to be around the house.
Hyde Park.
Governor Page has returned from few
days absence in Boston and New York.
Rev. f. G. Taylor exchanged pulpits last
Sunday with Rev. Mr.. Wheelock of Cam
bridge.
G.. e. Stratton purchased fine young
mare in Chittenden county last week. and
has sent her to Morrisville to be trained.
AS Judge Sherwin was driving up Main
street one day last week his horse became
unmanageable, and as it came up with a
team just turning from Main street to
Church street it undertook TO jump the
rear wheel of the front wagon. One of the
shafts passed through the rail of the front
wagon, and the horses hind feet through
the wheel, throwing the occupants of the
wagon into the street No one was seri-
ously injured, however, and only slight
damage was done.
Last Saturday as Mrs Afford Jones, ac-
companied by her daughter-in law and a
young child, were driving up Church street
when near Joseph Bishops, their horse be-
came frightened by straw bed on a wheel
barrow, turned suddenly around in the
road and ran back to the livery barn The
ladies were thrown out violently bnt no
one was seriously injured. AS the run
away horse turned back to the village it
frightened MIR. Goulds team, which turned
so suddenly that Mr. Gould was thrown
out of his wagon, but held his horse from
running and no serious damage was done,
The wagon attached to the runaway horse
was pretty thoroughly smashed.
Middlesex.
Mrs. Ruth Wiley and Mr.. Elmer Cum
mings have been visiting Mrs. Wiley
father, w. II. Root.
MarshfieId.
Harvey Burnap has gone to work for
Edwin Lane.
Quite a number took in the Apollo Club
Minstrel show at Montpelier last week.
Benjamin Chester has sold his place to
Duran Baker. 1t is reported that /" Ben -
has bought the Bemis pike farm-the one
he lives on now and rents.
Charles H. Lewis, an old and respected
citizen, died at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Hayes, last week. - Dr. Spauldinc
and wife from New Hampshire stayed at
Meader's hotel over Sunday.
Moretown.
Trip, Tenant & Co. have put into their
works a machine for the manufacture OF bed
| frames
Several Middlesex people went through
here on Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs
A. b. G. Davis, at Waitstield.
Two two-horse loads of young people
went to Waitsield on Wednesday evening
of last week, besides several single teams
to enjoy the military drama, The Scout Of
the Rappahannock."
Mr.. and Mrs A. E. Lovejoy took car
rage drive to Bristol last week. -
Frank Page and wife, from Corinth, have
been in town the past week, visiting at j
III. Sawyer's. - Warren Trip, from
New Hampshire, was in town the past week
Mortified.
Miss Lucille Harrington of Rutland is Wis
itng Miss Hattie Loveland.
Amos Plastridge has sold his old farm
near the Four Corners to Paul Kingston.
Davis & Phillips are building an addition
40x50 feet on the west end of their granite
shed in the railroad yard.
The young people of the Congregations
society have arranged a concert, to be
| given in Howes' hall this "Wednesday even
ing
Rev w. S. Hazen exchanged on SUNDAY
with Rev. S. +. Drew of Stowe. Mr.. HazeI
went by carriage, and his wife accompanied
! him.
The remains of Mrs John Greene of Brook
| field, former resident of this town, were
brought here on Wednesday and buried il
| Elmwood.
L. II. Keith has moved from the Braley
house on Water street to q. G. Randall.
house near the railroad crossing. Mr.. Ran
dali is TO board there.
Nelson johnson died of pneumonia at tn,
residence of his son, r. n. Johnson, OF
Slate avenue, Wednesday night. The buria
was at Barre on Friday.
Rev. 1. p. Booth being called to Waits
field to attend the funeral of Mrs. Charlie.
Davis his son Alfred read a sermon from
the Universalist pulpit at Stowe on Sunday
Columbus day will be observed by tn,
| graded and high schools, with the follow
ing programmes The schools will be called
together at the school building at 900 A. NJ
AT 8: 80 the Grand Army posts and schoo
will march in a body to Concert Hall
where, at 10: 90 o'clock, the Columbian ex
ercises will be held. The programme at til,
hall will consist of songs, rectatons, es
says, remarks by members of the Crane
Army, a jubilee of nations, and nationa
songs by the school. The exercises ar,
open to all, and the public are cordially in
vited to attend,
Mrs. S. V. Avery, who has been for SOM
years matron of the orphans home at Bur
lington, is to leave that position the first O
January next, and go to Minneapolis, wher
she has been engaged as superintendent o
the new Young Mems Christian Asssocia
ton building at salary of $1,000 the frs
year and 81 200 the second. - Mrs Gil
christ returned Thursday from Oberlin
Ohio. - Harry Pearsons of Emporia
Kan, has been visiting his father, Amas
Pearsons. - Miss Roxanna Orcutt i
spending vacation of few weeks in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts. Her plac
in the post.offce is taken by Miss Heller
Kenyon. - b. S. Sylvester has gone d
St. Adams, where he has a situation in
printing-ofice His mother has gone witt
him and will remain this winter. - 4
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