The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-16

usual feasting all enjoyed literary exer
else, which consisted of Rotations, adj
dresses by the different ministers, inter
spersed with music.
Charles Weber recently caught thre,
pickerel, weighing three pounds each, a
Ryegate Pond.
II. G. Darling has completed his fist
pond and will soon have it filed with some
fine seed trout.
Terry, George & Gay, in addition tC
their mercantile business, have put in
large line of clapboards and lath.
Last Thursday Rev. j. j. Hall and famil,
started for Old Orchard, where he is to spen,
his vacation. Rev. A. F. Mcleod will sup
ply during his absence.
II. G. Darling appeared quite uneas,
about his fish pond last Friday morning
as there were rumors about town that Georg
Robin was intending to "pull the plug"
In hauling large stone from the Blu
Mountain for the Ryegate Granite Works
the wagon broke in front of j. b. Nelson
sugar orchard, obstructing the passage.
Appleton Perry and friend were TIN
main attraction at Barnet Pond last weel
Tuesday. The horse ate so heartily of tn,
cream puffs that they were delayed on tn
road several hours.
Misses Flora and Marian Mcleod of Den
Hail of South Ryegate, are enjoying stay
at Old Orchard, and from there they, the
Mcleod girls, will return to Denver TIL,
Misses Mcleod are old and successful
teachers here, and their return from tn
West was hailed with pleasure by many.
James b. Darling and daughter of Barr
are visiting at DR.. j. B. Darling's. -
Daniel NORWOOD is spending a short va
cation at Barnet Pond. = w. A. Glib
son and family and DR.. George Darlin
and family are at Barnet Pond. - MI
and Mrs. Samuel Mills visited at Topshau
last week. - William Terry was at tn
White Mountains on business last week
- Samuel Mills, Jr.. was sick las
week. - Mrs. Alice Whitcher is visit
ing friends in Marblehead, Mass. -
George Robin and wife were in Barre las
week. - Mrs. James Mckenzie, VIII
has been visiting in South Ryegate, re
turned to Barre last Friday. - Grac
White last week. - A. f. Gay has re
turned to Maine to secure a fresh suppl
of his popular Maine STORIES" - Re,
S. A. Jackson aud wife will visit j.
Grant at st. Johnsbury the last week {
August - Mr. Harding and Mr.. Stel
bins OF Boston are guests Of Mrs. Jane
valescent. - Lora McAllister returne
to her work in Manchester last Wednes
day. - Ellen Hubbard of Berlin wa
the guest of Rev. j. j. Hall last week,
Stowe.
George Town and wife have returne
from the Worlds Fair.
Joseph Stone has sold his place to Nj
Gillett. DR.. Gillett will soon abide here.
Mrs. Il. X. Cheney of Anderson, H., is i
town. Her mother, Mrs. Craudall, who
in feeble health, will return with her.
We chronicle another shocking accider
this week Philip LAPEL, aged abor
twenty years, was instantly killed last FIR
day afternoon. He was alone, choppinl
When night came, his mother thought Il
had, perhaps, gone to neighbor's, and $
no search was made until morning. Ev
IDENTIFY he had cut down a tree and had bee
struck by falling limb. He was foun
face dOwnwards. One hand still graspe
the axe helve, and the axe blade was in h
throat. The jugular vein being severed, l
must have died almost instantly.
South Stanford.
The village school opened on Monda
Miss Eastman teacher.
=" Reason in Religion " is the subject
the Universalist church next Sunday NOR
ing.
Rev. Mr. Bennett of Tufts College, Mass
breaches at the town house Sunday evenil
at six o'clock. Subject, " Becoming IL
Other Man"
Nellie Church began her school at Il
Old City on Monday. - Charles Bur
ham enters college this fall. - Ho
Royal Durham has quite recovered fro
his recent severe sickness. - Mrs. Or
way is entertaining her two sisters at u
Barrett House.
West Topsham.
A few from this place are expecting
see some fine trOtting at Barre to-day al
tomorrow.
Rev. M. ID. Mack occupies the pulpit
the Union church next Sunday, his last st