The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-08

The funeral was held on Tuesday at the
house.
Two new men commenced work at the
quarry last Monday for the Blue Mountain
Granite Works.
The machinery il being nut into the cream
cry this week, and South Rvegate will have
plenty OF buttermilk next week.
Mrs NJ. f. Sargent read very interest.
ing report, last SUNDAY, Of the Sunday
school convention held at Rutland.
Wilson Brattie and Granville Meader
made things lively in the store last Friday
night, and created much excitement.
Charles Webber has purchased fine
blooded colt, aud Charles says there is
something there that will make dust fly.
Harvey Gray and Marian Mcleod were
married last week Tuesday night, and
started on Wednesday, for their future
home in Burlington, Kan, where Mr.. Gray
is in business.
The Ryegtte Granite Works shipped
building front to New York and vault to
Rose Hill cemetery, Chicago, this week.
The company has tftytwo employees and is
doing good business.
The annual union Christian Endeavor
convention will be- held in the Presbyterian
church to day. The church is tastefully
decorated for the occasion, and a very in
teresting programme is to be carried out
The depot hall was well filed last Satur.
day evening to listen to the first concert
given by the Rvegate Concert Company.
Miss Buck OF Wells River sang two numbers
| in most pleasing manner. The music was
very good, and none but words of praise
can be given.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
| OF the fair ground was held Thursday even
| ing and the following office were elected:
| President, j. ID. McAllister; vice. president,
| James Johnston; secretary aud treasurer,
| w. A Gibson; directors, j. ID McAllister,
James Johnston, George w. Darling, w. A.
Gibson, George Cochran George G. Nelson,
| w. T. McLaln. After this meeting was al
| iourned the eighth annual meeting of the
| Ryegate & Wells River Valley Fair Assoc
| citation was held and the following officer $
elected: President, George Cochran; vice.
| presidents, w. N. Gitllan and j. A. Nc
Llm; secretary, Henry j. Park; treasurer,
w. A. Gibson; agent, II s. Powers; drec-
tors, j. w. Nelson, j. =. Miller, I. A.
Meader, w. A. Gilchrist, f II. Mccall, A.
! Ii. Gibson. Tue treasurer's report showed
a good balance in the treasury, which will
be expended for improvements on the fair
! ground. 1t was vo ed to instruct the score
tary to invite the state board of agriculture
to hold an institute in town the coming
winter.
II. Mandigo is to move to the Qrint place.
- The Craige family are moving in M.
F. Sargent's house this week. - Frank
| Dalton proved himself 10 Os an expert AT
cll'nolng last MONDAY. - Ne.S W lark
returned RON ms western "TRIP 'aSU e,tnG 1s
IN r.Inrn,d from tha Wnrld's Fair iast
WadnssJ,v Tnev came nv the wav Of
! WASHINGTON ID g.
r.,
oou'h iuhpriuse'
/ Mr.. and Mrs K. IL. Wells, A. j. wills
ana >, n NorthroP went 70 nosoon gu CIe
excursion, - ". ID, DoIso o"u " Svs,;
1els sisi lieu q" sI" her scSooI in C6aI,as
and is at home. - The Womans Chris
tian Temperance Uuion met with Mrs. )
E. Wills, Friday afternoon. - Mary Os
man has returned TO Athol, Mass
'ers"ire'
Creamery butter brought twenty-sever