The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

week to visit their sons, who are working in
! the Lancaster House.
A large number of the farmers met last
Saturday to grade the fair ground and put
things in good shape.
There will be a dance in the depot hall to
night Music will be furnished by the
Woodsville orchestra
II. G. Darling's Gladys D." took third
money at St. Johnsbury last Thursday in
the green race. The time was q 80.
The supreme court has reversed the de-
cision of the county court in the Mckay and
Darling case, finding for the defendant.
l.. 7. Baileys horse ran away last Friday
Just as the children were coming from
school, but fortunately none were injured.
While Mr.. Moody was riding out with his
colt last week, the horse became frightened
and several hairs in Franks head were dis
located
The Ryegate Granite Works shipped a
large shaft to Minneapolis on Wednesday,
and some stones for a vault at Wheeling,
w. Va, on Saturday.
Abner Whitcher died last Saturday, aged
seventy-three years. His funeral was held
at Newbury on Sunday, Rev. S. A. Jackson
of South Ryegate officiating.
All the farmers are busy cutting their en-
silage. Twenty-three new silos have been
built during the past summer and several
ensilage cutters have been put in.
Mrs. Robert Gates, Mrs. NJ. r. Gray
and Mrs. j. j. Hall were delegates to attend
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
convention at Montpelier last week
The celebrated stallion, Galen Prince, -
owned by DR.. o. o. Davis of Mortified
will trot in the open race at the fair Mon
day afternoon. This animal has record
of 2:19.
The new school-house in district No IL
was dedicated last Friday night with a
dance. The building is a two.story one and
is well finished. Districts 20 and s have
been united with No. 10.
c. w. Hanson of Manchester, n. H., who
has been the guest of W. T. George, re-
turned last week. He has shot during the
past three weeks twenty-one woodchucks,
and says it is not much of year for wood
Chucks either
Those who are opposed to having the
Ryegate creamery in operation on Sunday
are inclined to see dispensation of Provi-
dence in the fact that w. f. Bailey's horse
ran away last Sunday morning while he
was on the way to the creamery, and in the
scrape Mr.. Bailey received badly frac-
tured elbow The fact is overlooked, how
ever, that while two or three men are
obliged to work at the creamery, the tired
wives of the fifty farmers who take their
milk there are enjoying a Sunday rest that
it would be impossible for them to have
were there no creamery in operation, and it
is very probable that the same thing would
have frightened Mr.. Bailey's horse on Sat-
urday or Monday morning.
Harry Meads and wife of Boston were
guests at John Whitehill's lastlweek g.
G. B. Smith has moved into his new house.
- Mrs. Henry White is reported a little
better. - William Terry is on q trip in
New Hampshire. 60 A. 4. Gay has an
abscess on his hand and is unable TO work
st. Johnsbury.
Albert f. Mason of the New York police
force is spending his vacation in town.
A Home Missionary rally will be held at
the South Congregational church next Fri
day evening.
w. A. Darlington, band-master, has gone
to Keene, n. H., where he is to be conduc-
tor of Beedle's orchestra for the coming
winter
The lumber for the dam at the fish hatch
cry has arrived and work is to be COM
menced at once. Superintendent Titcomb
has opened an Office in the Rowell tenement
in Bank block.
Major Allen Spaulding died last Sunday
evening, never having recovered from the
shock received by him about two weeks
ago. He was in the ninetieth year of his
age.
Mrs. Garfield of Burlington will read a
paper before the Woman's Auxiliary of st.
Andrews church at meeting to be held on
Thursday afternoon. Delegates to the state
convention which meets at Woodstock,
October 4, will also be elected at this meet
ing.
Further investigation into the affairs of
the defunct Northwestern Guaranty Loan
Company discloses state of rottenness and
fraud that was little dreamed of at first.
About S12 ,000,0 600 has disappeared. OF the
S750000 placed by Streator in Verm ont, st,
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