The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-14


quite rapidly taken, and success seems
reasonably sure.
Jacob Farwell, who has been in falling
health for some time, died Saturday even
ing. He was seveuty.five years old, and
was veteran of Co. f, Fifteenth Vermont
Volunteers. He was formerly resident Of
Topsham, but for some years had lived
here with his son-in-law, Benson Sanborn
Bethel.
The graduating class took ride to Brook
field pond last Saturday.
The hose company was called out for
practice last Saturday evening
The guild of the Episcopal church met
with Mrs. @. g. Stearns last week Wednes-
day.
NJ. G. Stafford has sold his fine four-year.
old Hickey colt to Leonard G.. Smith of
| Manchester.
A tramp with red feather in his cap
created good deal Of stir on Royalton Hill
the last OF last week, but kept within the
pale of the law, so nothing could be done
with him.
The West Randolph second nine played
the Bethel second nine last Saturday morn
ing at Bethel. 1t was rattling good game
and the score resulted in 10 to II in favor of
the strangers, Atkins was umpire.
A large band of gypses passed through
here last Thursday, camping our at the
mouth of Cleveland brook. There were
three big covered carriages, seven horses
and many babies. Bert Rogers, learning OF
their presence, speedily fastened to their
rendezvous and traded horses with them.
There was big trout, seen of many and
fished for by many, and he lurked beneath
the button shop dam in Bethel village until
last Friday evening when ID. a. Beckwith
went down there with fishing tackle AZ
ter fishing for some time he laid down the
pole on the ground and pulled out paper
and read for about ten minutes. When he
pulled out there was a twenty-five ounce
trout on the hook, or rather he had swal-
lowed the hook.
The town hall was filled to OVERLOOKING
last Friday euening TO hear the graduating
exercises of the school Plentfuly inter
spersed among the literary efforts of the
graduates was music by the Ideal Male
Quartette, and their frequent encores tes-
titled to the favor with which their songs
were greeted by the audience. Miss Abbie
f. Clark presided at the piano for the entry
of the class, headed by Miss Anne f. Kim
ball, marshal. The exercises reflected
great credit upon Principal Basdel and
his assistants.
At the annual banquet of the alumni of
Whitcomb High School at the Wilson
House, last Friday evening, covers were laid
for sixty persons, and there We're but few
delnquentS Landlord Brown fairly outdid
himself in his efforts to feast the eye and
palate. The dning-hall was ta5tefully dec
Grated with ferns and plants in festoons.
At the annual meeting, after the banquet,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year. President, DR.. H. ". Bur-
rows, 'S7; ce-president, Lila G. Martin,
81; secretary and treasurer, Harry e.
Adams '90 banquet committee, Mark
Stanley, 81, George w. Whitney, 80, and
Alice A. Sheldon, 80. The office of histo-
rian was created for life or during good be-
havior, to which Fannie w. Fisher was
elected, with the duty of keeping track of
the graduates.
Florence Adams of North Adams is visit
ing her father, w. h. Adams. - Mrs
ID. l.. Child has been laid up with severe
attack of rheumatism. - George III
Upper and wife go to Chicago this week
with friends from Boston. - ID. G
Stoughton has bought building lot of w
II. Hartwell and wife. - Professor anC
Mrs. j. III. Blaisdell have gone to the HON,
; of Mr.. Blaisdell's parents at Laconia, n. III
= @. G.. Ainsworth of Salem, Mass, is
in town. - Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. ReaC
were in Boston last week.
. Hardwick.
McLoud & Co. are building river banl
wall in the rear of their new block.
: l. P. Titus is building an extension to hi
9 barn at his residence and has rebuilt til,
. hay scales near his store.
I Nathaniel Hersey and his son Jay w. ar
building two tenement houses at the soutl
: end, near those erected by them in 1892.
I The stock subscribers to the new banl
are TO effect an organization June 10,
: meeting having been called for that pur
i pose.
Landlord Newell of the Centennial ha
!, been dangerously i'll for several weeks. HI
is now reported as improving, with gooC
; prospects of recovery.
George w. Bridgman is erecting build
= ing in his pasture near Eaton brool
= bridge, to be used for slaughter hous
by Cutler K Parks, local meat dealers.
T.. Another delay in the matter of school
house building. This time the building
/, | committee ask for more instructions from
q the district as to the location of the house.
:. The Free Baptist church society is tryin
e to secure the use of the academy hal
s here for religious meetings, and an applica
:. ton to the trustees for that privilege ha
Il been made.
:. DR.. s. f. Darling has been i'll with wha
u was supposed to be scarlet fever, of which
l. there have been several cases in this viciu
: ity. He has recovered SO as to resume hi
3 practice again.
- Charles Lane has purchased King @
the Corn Field corn planter and ha
planted about fifty acres of corn for himsel
, and others in his vicinity. The machine
regarded as great success.
n W. j. Perrin has sold lot on " sand hill
. there for Emerson. The excavations hav
81 been made for the foundation, which wi
be put in as soon as possible.
! The dwellng-house of Justin Paige, nea
% East Hardwick, was burned Wednesda
evening with most of its contents. The e1
g plosion of a kerosene lamp was the cause
IS A small insurance on buildings reported.
Several of our villagers have spent mos
II of the past week a. Greensboro Pond, wheT
1t o. b. Hall and Emerson Brush have camps
d The fishing was reported veIy good an
many of the "speckled beauties )" were cal
le tured.
7, The selectmen have examined the rout
s of the proposed new road connecting th
n Wolcott road at the lower end of til
village with Buffalo Junction" so calleC
n on the Woodbury. road, but with what re
s. suit we are not informed
T. West Randolph.
r. Many young men attended the ball game
s. at Hanover, Friday and Saturday.
n Children's Day was observed at tn
churches, on Sunday, with appropriate e.
ercises of music, Rotations, etc.
Somewhat over $500 has been raise
TX toward Fourth of July celebration, and
good time is promised by the committee.