The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-23

Maud Harris - Horace w. Bailey was
in town last week. - Fred Kemp was at
muster last week. - Bert Sleeper of
Wednesday. - Misses Louise and Flor
ence Garfield are visiting friends at Little.
ton, N. H., and will visit the White Noun
| tains before their return. - James Tar
| box has been i'll, but is so much improved
that he is able to be back at his old work.
Chelsea.
The fall term of Chelsea Academy begins
next Monday.
G. s. Emery has been appointed admin
istrator of G. w. Clark's estate.
Fred e. Hood of Brockton, Mass, was in
town last week, and took his father, AFRO
Hood, back with him.
There is to be public temperance meet.
ing under the auspices of the temperance
unions at the Methodist church on Wednes-
day evening, August 80. Two papers which
were read at the county Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union convention will be given
that evening, and the children will take
part.
st. Johnsbury.
Forepaugh's circus will be in st. Johns
bury next Saturday.
G. s. Chalmers has been engaged as drum
major for the ST. Johnsbury Cornet Band.
DR.. c. Bricaut, the veterinary surgeon,
has skipped, leaving many financial mourn
| ers.
George Moore went to Boston last week,
where he is employed in the Office of CHM
& Co.
Mrs. II. Moulton of East st. Johnsbury
was severely injured last Monday by falling
| through a trap door.
Joseph A. Thompson of Nashua, N. H.,
| visited last week at the home of j. G.
Thompson, his father.
The furniture establishment of Switzer 81
Miller was Quilted by fire last week. Loss,
5000; insurance, $1,000.
Miss Florence Willard of Providence, r.
l., visited in town last week, as did Rev.
L. p. Frost of Baltimore, Md.
II. j. Dawes, who lately resigned as post
man, is to open hardware store in st.
Johnsbury with A. V. Andrews.
A civil service examination for the grades
of clerk and carrier will be held at the post
office in St. Johnsbury, September Q.
George G. Lemear has been appointed sub
stitute letter-carrier to fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Carrier French
DR.. II. S. Calderwood died last Wednes-
day of muscular rheumatism, aged forty
seven years. He leaves daughter, by his
first wife, and a widow.
Robert Fraser died last week at Maple
Grove, p. @. Mr.. Fraser was former we'll
known citizen of ST.. Johnsbury: and in
tended to return here to reside.
Miss Lucie Thompson of Rutland is visit
ing in town. Miss Thompson is the artist
who painted the portrait of General w. g.
Veazey, which hangs in the Vermont build
ing in Chicago.
1t is said that Louis F. Menage, unpeas-
antly remembered in st. Johnsbury from
his connection with the Northwestern Guar
anty Loan and Investment Company, is
hiding in the mountains of Chill.
A district meeting of the Womans Aux.
Hilary will be held to-day in st. Andrews
church. Rev w. j. Harris, diocesan mis-
sionary, will preach in the morning, and in
the evening general missionary meeting
will be held at which several of the clergy
of the diocese will speak.
The late DR.. III. S. Calderwood carried an
accident insurance policy of $4,000. After
his death an autopsy was performed to as
certain whether the cause of his death was
the result of an accident with which he met
while trying to stop his runaway horse ten
days before his death. The unanimous
opinion of the physicians making the exam
ination was that his death was due to this
cause. IL so, his widow will put in claim
for the money.
West Randolph.
Work was resumed at both Saisbury's
and Princes mills last Monday morning.
Difficult feats in bicycling are being per-
formed every night on the fair ground this
week by one of the beginners.
The normal school pupils arrived Monday
and Tuesday, giving the station force plenty
of work on the arrival of trains.
Bishop Littlejohn of New York, who is
guest at the Maplewood, Randolph, preached
at st. Johns church last Sunday.
Rev. j. j. Lewis OF Boston gave the first
of a series of four illustrated lectures last
Friday evening on the passion Play"
Owing to bad weather. the attendance was
not large, but those who did 60 felt amply
rewarded in the magnificent views given
by Mr. Lewis.
III NJ. Dufur won the first of three prizes
offered by the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York for the largest number
of policies written by any agent during the
month of July. Mr.. Dufur secured twenty
five, thereby gaining the $50 in gold offered
by the company. He is justly proud of the
feat.
Harriet Angel is again at work in r. g.
Morton's drug store after short vacation
- Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Allen have re-
turned from their wedding trip in New
Hampshire and will reside on Central
street. - Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Granger
returned to their home in Barre, Saturday
afternoon. - Hon. w. IL. Dubois and
wife were in Brandon and Rutland last
week. - j. j. Butterfield is having con-
siderable trouble with his hands, both being
in bad shape from blood poisoning.
Granny.
The hay crop is excellent and has been
mostly secured in good condition.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at
the parsonage on Wednesday afternoon.
Edith Parker of Vershire, who has been
in town for few weeks, is now visiting in
SCOTS, n. III.
Lucy e, Rice is stopping for a few days
with her brother in Scott's n. H, before
visiting her sister, Mrs. Parker, in Vershire
A friend has furnished the Christian En-
deavor Society of CRANKY and Victory with
new singing books which, il is hoped, will
add much TO the interest of the meetings.
Homer Rice has been dangerously i'll from
the effects OF cherry stones lodging in his
bowels. 1t was eleven days before the OBJ
structon was removed, but he is now gain
ing rapidly.