The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30

Several of the Methodist people attended
the camp-meeting at Lyndonville last week.
This place was visited last week with one
of the heaviest thunder storms ever known
in town.
Mary Ford has finished teaching in the
Seminary and will enter Wellesley College
this fall.
Business is picking up in Newbury. The
village blacksmith has been obliged to hire
a helper.
While working at the creamery last week,
Elmer Avery sprained his ankle and was
unable to work
Charles w. Keyes, of the Pine Grove"
farm, is at the Stanstead fair with fine
exhibit of stock.
Carlton Hale, who is stopping at the
Sawyer House, attended the coaching pa
rade at Bethlehem.
The steel sheathng for the Congrega-
tional church arrived last Saturday, and the
work will be pushed.
George Leslie and family and Mrs. Free
man OF Montpelier were at the Leslie
homestead last week.
Harvey Clark has finished his work at
Springfield, Mass, and is going on the road
for George w. Smith & Son.
George Barnet left last week Tuesday for
Michigan, where he will meet his wife and
they will visit the Worlds Fair
The ladies of the Congregational church
met last Wednesday and commenced sew
ing ON the new carpet for the church.
The friends of DR.. II. r. Watkins will be
glad to learn that he reports very good
opening in his practice in Burlington.
Mrs Tracey Hazen and daughter Grace
were in town visiting last week. Mr..
Hazen was formerly resident of this place.
Edison and Cliff " Bailey, sons of +. f.
Bailey, visited at home last week. "Clif 1"
will spend the rest of his vacation at Dan
vile.
Some things are hard to explain. One is
why there has been no water in the village
watering trough when there was plenty in
the well.
The friends of Mrs. ID. NJ Bond are sorry
to learn of her recent attack of paralysis in
the left side, and it is hoped she will regain
her usual health soon.
Miss Edmond, who is spending the sum
mer at Henry w. Bailey's, met with pain
full accident last Wednesday by jamming
her thumb in the door.
Judge James r. Richardson of the Mas
sachusetts supreme court and ex-senator
Wilbur of Massachusetts called on Hon. A.
K. Pillsbury last week.
T. c. Keyes has a book that was printed
in Newbury by Daniel Coverly, near the
court house, in 1896. This shows two facts
that Newbury once had court house and
printing office.
A number of citizens of Newbury and
summer boarders went to Mount Pulaski
Park last Saturday and cut the bushes along
the road that INSTRUCTED the view north and
south. The view is now one of the best in
Vermont
Frank Bailey of Boston is stopping at the
Sawyer House. He is one of the direct
descendants of General Jacob Bailey. Mr..
Bailey is working up matters relating to
the family. He is a son of Ladd Bailey,
who left here many years ago.
purpbar at on MnDtahallo Last
Wednesday night for their annual corn
roast. The bill of fare consisted of roast
corn, apples and walnut maple candy. The
candy was made by Hattie Brock of South
Newbury and was fine. After the feast
there was singing and general good time.
Quite little excitement around the post
Office Monday. On Thursday, while a
couple of young ladies were turning their
horse around, the animal became frightened
and ran them into a htching post and
broke shaft On Friday, Postmas ter
R. Chamberlain left his horse at the door of
the post-office for a minute, when the ami
NAL, becoming frightened, ran into post
and released herself from the wagon and
started at two-minute gait, tearing down
two lengths of fence and post of gate on
the way home. The animal, strange to say,
did not receive any injuries
Boltonville.
A special freight was wrecked at bridge
No g. between South Ryegate and Bolton
vile last Friday. A car loaded with corr
for Lancaster was derailed The cause o.
the wreck was broken journal. Passenger
trains were delayed two hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bone returned from York
Beach, Me-, last Thursday. - Bertha
Sly and Jesse Bolton visited in st. Johns
bury and Lyndonville last week. -
Walter French of Washington, d. C.
is visiting at Freeman fuckers. -
Whoopng-cough is severe with some Of tn,
Childran - lillian RaUfraw visit tad Va
j. II. Gardeners last week.
Wells River.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
George Kelley last week Tuesday.
Erastus Baldwin is spending his spar,
time learning to ride the bicycle, but il
obliged to hire one man to hold the whee
and two to hold the man.
The Congregational society held an en-
joyable concert in the village hall last Fri
day night. Alice Brock, Lille Moore anC
Winnie Butler sang beautifully and wer'
highly complimented by the large audience
Miss Page recited some interesting selec
tons. The ladies realized $50.
Henry Smith of Melrose, Me-. is stopping
at the Wells River House. - Franl
Markham and wife of Northampton, Mass.
visiting at Martin Markham's. -
Mr.. Melvine and wife OF Lawrence, Mass.
are visiting at A. T. Davis Samue
Hutchins went to the Worlds Fair las
Thursday. - George Leslie and famil,
spent Sunday at Lake Morey. - Louis
Whitney visited in Craftsbury last week
- Herman Chamberlin has gone t,
Lancaster, n. H., to work in meat mar
ket. - William Slack is at home from
Boston on a short vacation. - Mrs. j
f. Putney and daughter visiting in Dan
bury, n. III. - Ella Dunlap returne,
from the Worlds Fair last week Tuesday
- Will Abbott returned last Monda
from his vacation. - Alice Deming re
turned from Boston last Saturday -
A. +. Davis was out of town over Sunday
visiting. - Mrs. ID. ID. Davis of Mont
pelier and Miss Lincoln of Maine visited i
town last week. - Rev. G. l.. Thwin
of Brooklyn, n. Y, returned home las
week. g. Mrs. Allison had a famil
gathering of her sisters last week. -
Professor Goodhue and wife of NorthfielC
Mimi, visited at Erastus Baldwin's Las
Friday.
Northfield
The public schools in town open neg
Monday.
Horace w. Davis is building a new hous