The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-13

OTC0HrU Beach. = MI. " Ntll HIS ItCON-
cred from the kick he got last week and is
able to be about his work. - Leon Cole
is attending school at Hardwick Academy.
East Cabot.
Mrs. Pierce, who has been visiting at n.
X. Abbott's, has returned to her home in
Boston. - w. l.. Adams expects to start
on Tuesday for Meriden, Conn, to attend
the state fair. - The fall term of school
has commenced, with Miss Luna Atkins of
Cabot as teacher. 60 Mrs. j. Darling,
from the West, who has been visiting at r.
s. Bars, has gone to st, Johnsbury. -
viii Abbott has been to Barnet for a change
of air.
Lower Cabot.
Filling silos with The large crop they are
harvesting is the business of a large number
of farmers now.
Since farmers have had to buy at the
creamery the butter they use in their own
families, they have found out what it costs.
Aureliau Clark is putting a new single
machine into his mill and will have it ready
for work in a few days. This is a much
needed industry in town.
Mrs. f. c.. Haines has presented to
the congregational Sunday-school library
thirty-one books IN addition to the sixty
three presented last year. These gifts are
highly appreciated.
The dogs here have been doing quite a
business among the sheep in the pastures on
the Plain, the number of killed and injured
amounting to fifteen. The selectmen have
been taking the matter up.
Calais.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Pasco of Boston, who
have been visiting at +. II. Stickney's, re-
turned on Saturday.
There is to be a harvest ball at Memorial
Hall on Friday evening, September %, with
music by the Montpelier orchestra.
The annual conference of the Christian
denomination was held with Rev. Grin
Davis church, commencing Thursday, Sep
TENDER Z, and holding until Sunday the
10th. Among those from out of town were
Rev. A. A.. Williams of Lynn, Mass, Rev.
L. G. Moses from New Hampshire, Rev. G..
W Morrow Of West Randolph, E. G.. Frye
of Woodstock and II. G. Sisco. There was
a good attendance.
East Calais.
The Union Aid Society meets on Thursday
afternoon and evening with Mrs. G. II.
Dwinell.
Next Sunday is the last service for the
year by Rev. NJ. b. Davenport. Efforts are
making TO retain him for another year.
Last Sunday morning the " Pekin'' bridge
gave way and went down as Merne Haw-
kins, with some young ladies. was driving
over IT., The horse and carriage went down
into the stream below, the former getting
badly scratched and the buggy smashed;
but, fortunately, no one was injured except
by bruises. AS one of the selectmen said,
lit was bad enough, but it might have been
bladder"
Chelsea.
Archie c. Mills enters Dartmouth College
this week.
Mrs. II. j. Bell, now of Massachusetts,, is
spending some weeks at the hotel.
Franklin e. Davis has bought of G.. F.
Folsom the house now occupied by A. b.
Flanders.
Hugh Clark goes this week to Farming
ton, Me-, to attend the Abbott Family
School for Boys.
DR.. Arthur V. and Walter S. Goss are at
their old home, and the reunion of the Goss
family is complete.
1t is to be the National Bank of Orange
County, and the directors hope to be able
to open for business by the last of this
week.
j. A. r. Corwin and wife have been for
some days in Somerville, Mass, where Mrs.
Corwin's sister, Mrs. Veazie, died on Mon
day OF last week.
Charles X, son of j.. X. Darling, who is
prominent in Massachusetts military circles,
has been appointed ad jutant in the ma
tional organization of the Sons of Veter-
ans.
The Union Veterans Union lately formed
here has taken time by the forelock in en-
gaging George NJ. Dearborn of Corinth to
deliver the address on Memorial Day of
next year.
The Methodists served ice.cream on
Wednesday evening OF last week at H. w.
Dearborn's furniture rooms, and Melted a
good sum to be applied towards painting
their church.
Chester.
1t has been so wet it has been difficult
harvesting grain. Potatoes yield well, but
are rotting slightly. Corn is fine.
w. S. Hoyt fell in a fit while standing in
tho nOaf. offipp striking hia hpad on the rap-
lister and causing conclusion of the brain,
from which he died.
Corinth.
Almon Rowell and family are visiting in
Williamstown and Barre. - Mrs. Albert
Mcconnell has returned to Lakeport, N. FL.
- Van Dearborn is attending school
at Meriden, n. H. - George Hastings
has fitted up the grange hall for the post
office.
E. A. Mutt, local editor of the WATCH
MAN, was in attendance at the fair last
week, writing up the history of the town
and doings at the fair. [See page three of
this issue.
The receipts from the promenade concert
were $50.
About $50 was paid on premiums in
Floral Hall.
Clarence Huntley of Brattleboro was in
town during the fair.
Bert Hatch went to Newbury last Mon
day to attend school.
Walter Hatch and wife of Danville are
visiting f. w. Hatch.
Mrs. Charles Page went to Boston last
Saturday, taking the Burton children with
her.
r. ID. Currier and wife of Brockton,
Mass, are spending their annual vacation in
town.
c. X. johnson and III. w. Kemp of Bris-
tol, n. H., were in town a few days last
week.
The Bradford cornet band furnished mu'
sic for the fair and was a complete flush
1t could not play "Home, Sweet Home"
Owing to the rain on the last day of the
fair, only about 100 people were present
Abou three o'clock in the afternoon the
storm abated so that the races were con
tinued, The first one was the green race
which was started the second day, but, ow
ing to limited time, was postponed until the
last day. The balloon ascension was {
great success, and but for the storm the