The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-28

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North Pomfret.
The funeral of Mrs. Julia Lamberton was
held at her daughters residence last
| Wednesday.
Most of our young people have gone away
for the season to work in summer hotels
Eight from here have gone to Maine
Haying is well begun, with the usual
scarcity Of help. A man readily gets So a
day. Grass and corn are looking well.
Schools closed last week. - Annie
Sherburne is at home from college and
Edith Leonard from school. - Summer
boarders have begun to arrive.
Randolph.
Commencement at the Normal School oc-
| Cured last week, beginning with the ser
mon before the graduates by Rev. w. Il.
| Davenport of Barre, Sunday evening, June
| Is. The first days of the week were spent
in the usual examinations, Superintendent
Stone and Examiner Locke being present.
Thursday afternoon there was full attend
ance at class day exercises which were held
| in the hall. The speaking on Thursday
evening was exceptionally good and was
enlivened with music furnished by the V.
| NJ. S. Banjo and Glee Club Friday morn
ing, at graduation exercises, Prof. Nj. ID.
Bsbee of Dartmouth College delivered an
| eloquent address upon 81 New Knight
| hood" The past year has been one of
| prosperity for the school. Improvements
| on the building are to be made this summer
| by putting in steam heating apparatus and
adding a new room for laboratory purposes.
The school enters upon new year fully
| equipped for successful work.
South Ryegate.
The new sidewalk is being laid in the
village this week.
The trotting track on the fair ground is
| being put in order.
George Nelson received a car of fancy
horses from the West last week.
The creamery at the Corner will be ready
| for business the first of next month.
Communion services were held at the
Presbyterian church last Saturday
Robin & Darling shipped a large monu.
ment to Columbia, Wis, last Monday.
The Beatte store at the Corner is pro-
crossing rapidly and will be completed
| soon.
The Reformed Presbyterian church has
the underpinning set, and ready to grade
the grounds.
The Ryegate Granite Works hauled a
large stone from the quarry last week for
the roof of a vault in Chicago.
Charles Varnham commenced picking his
straw berries last Thursday. He expects to
pick one hundred bushels this year.
Terry, George & Gay have put a new
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artist when Professor Gay is away fishing?
At the meeting last week committee
was appointed to visit other creameries, and
report at the meeting to be held last Mon
day morning.
William Stewart of Barnet was at the
depot hall last Thursday night with his
phonograph, and at Terry, George & Gays
store on Friday.
Professor Gay and John Rogers INDUCED
Grt.. 4
met on the way to the pond with delight
full smile on his face, but he soon grew sad
when he remembered that he ought to be al
Bath, n. II.
The Ryegate Granite Works have the
large Confederate monument nearly com
peted. 1t is going to GAINESVILLE, Tenn
The company is working on a large monu
ment for the late George Bancroft, the his
torian, to go to Worcester, Mass.
Certain injurious reports having been made
about Henry III. Randall of Folsom City
Cal, Mr.. Randall publishes a card asking
his friends to assist him in finding the
author of the false stories Persons inter
ested in the matter of the truth or falsity o
the reports are referred to j. H. Folsom
banker j. Hyman, III. NJ. Smith, j. p. Cox
Phillip Cohn, merchants, all residents o
Folsom, or to any other of the leading citi
zens of that place.
Emma Gregg of Brattleboro is visiting al
Mrs. Cochran's. - Mr. and Mrs. j. b
Darling have returned from Barre, leaving
their son $ wife much improved in health
- Belle Sargent has returned from
school. g. Terry brothers have gone t.
work in the Lancaster House. - Oar
McFarlane went to Boston last Saturday Il
procure an artificial arm. - Mrs. Henry
White is quite sick. - Mrs. Libby is il
Boston visiting. - Mrs. Greeley Oar
ling and daughter are away visiting Mrs
Darling's home. - Adelbert MandigC
has finished his labors with the Ryegart
Granite Works. - Samuel Mills anC
hired man, while setting tires last Wednes
day afternoon, were completely overcome
by the heat, and neither has been able t,
work much since. - Nj. f. Sargent anC
daughter Belle have gone to Chicago to at
tend the Worlds Fair. They expect to b.
away two weeks.
STAFFORD.
| George w. Newton was badly injured
| few days since by an axe in the hands of hi
son, with whom he was at work, flying from
r the helve and hitting him in the leg JUS
! above the knee. The force of the blow wa
such as to cut fearful cash in the leg ant
to fracture the bone Loss of the leg wa
, feared at first but it now seems the linn
may be saved and become useful again
r The tenth reunion of the Orange Count.
g Veterans Association was held here OF
D Tuesday, the Goth inst. The day was on
= of the rare days of Vermont June AT al
4 early hour our farmers and people from ad
joining towns began to throng into the vii
| lage. All the exercises were of high order
In the forenoon our honored governor
Levi X. Fuller, gave an address abOuudin
in greetings and fluctuations, with allusio
: to the excellence of our roads, the beaut
' of our scenery and the loneliness of GU
Q gem of a village. At two p. M. we were ia
5 vored with an exceedingly able and in
5 structive address by Congressman Powers
who dwelt upon the opposing political idea
prevailing in earlier times as to stat
rights on one side and the powers of tn
t general government on the other, with tn
u elimination of the former idea in the war
!, the rebellion. Short addresses, war remin
| iscences etc, were made by Senator Mo
g rill, Department Commander Doty, Col. W
. G. lVeazey, Rev. X. Udall and others. n
+ accident occurred during the day Share
+ Cornet Band and STAFFORD Glee Club ful
d nished the music for the occasion. No sue
r gathering has been in town since our cer
:, tennial celebration in 1876.
. Waitsfield.
d David Gleason is said to have sold hi
. house in the village and farm and suga
l. place, and TO have bought residence !
), Waterbury, where he will move by Septen
n Der l.